The Dream Home Lottery may have wrapped up for 2020, but the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie will be continuing with its Rapid Relief Fund to help support area food banks through the COVID-19 outbreak.

The fund started at the beginning of April, with 50 per cent of all proceeds from ticket sales for this year’s Dream Home from April 1 until April 22 going to Northwestern Alberta food banks. $271,790 was raised during to help support food banks in Grande Prairie, Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, Fairview, Hythe, Wembley and Peace River.

Melissa Coulombe, Chair of the Rapid Relief Fund said that they received positive feed back from the community.
"We've had people contacting us, business owners contacting us, just asking how they can help, and how they can get involved"

The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie match the first $25,000 in donations, with proceeds going continuing to go to area food banks.

For more info on how you can help go to the Rotary Club of GP website.