The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie released another round of COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund cheques totaling $90,800 to area food banks. 

Peace River Salvation Army Food Bank (courtesy Rotary Club of Grande Prairie)

Today’s cheque totals:

  • Grande Prairie: $71,545
  • Beaverlodge: $3,670
  • Fairview: $3,670
  • Hythe: $2,750
  • Sexsmith: $4,580
  • Wembley: $2,750
  • Peace River: $1,835

The above amounts are from Rotary Dream Home ticket sales from April 13 – 20. With the cheques delivered on April 6 and 13, the food banks have received $169,650.    

In addition to this, the New Horizon Co-ops in Grande Prairie, Falher, Valleyview, Rycroft, La Glace, Grande Cache, Beaverlodge and Hythe donated 3% of their food sales last Thursday for a total of $5400.

Ticket sales end this Wednesday (Apr. 22) for the dream home lottery and the final cheques will be announced Thursday.   

Raffle Manager Kevin Hilgers says “We have people buying Dream Home tickets for a second or third time. People who have not bought this year or for a couple years are buying. They really want to support the COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund.  It’s given them an opportunity to support the community and dream a little.”

Dream Home tickets are available at 780-513-8887, 1-855-230-8887, or winadreamhome.ca.