The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie has cut their first COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund cheques resulting from Rotary Dream Home tickets sales.

Last week, the Club announced that during April, 50% of Dream Home ticket sales will be targeted towards the Fund to aid local food banks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cheques are being distributed this week in the following amounts to area food banks:

  • Grande Prairie $26,000.00
  • Beaverlodge $970.00
  • Fairview $940.00
  • Hythe $940.00
  • Sexsmith $1,280.00
  • Wembley $1,125.00

Steve Madden, Club President, says, “We are putting dollars where they are needed within days. We will do this until the lottery wraps up, April 22. I’m proud of how the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie has moved this along. It will make a difference.”

These cheques came from the sales of tickets from April 1-5. New cheques will be given again next Monday.

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