WHY WE ARE ROTARIANS

Fellow Rotarians

The Village of Perth-Andover suffered devastating losses on March 23, 2012 when the Saint John River overflowed its banks and flooded the Village on both sides of the river.  Many businesses including two banks, two pharmacies, restaurants, service stations, the Post Office, library, Hotel Dieu Hospital, two schools, four churches and many more too numerous to mention, were severely damaged by the flood waters.   It has been three weeks since the flood and most businesses have yet to re-open.  The devastation to many homes is difficult to adequately describe.  Many residents are still displaced, living in local motels and some are staying with friends and family. 

There is much to be done to help people get back on their feet and start rebuilding their lives.  We are very grateful to the countless numbers of volunteers from the community and surrounding areas who exemplified "Service Above Self" by helping with the monumental cleanup, which is still ongoing. 

Our club has received offers of help from some clubs in the District and we thank them for their concern and generosity.  If your club would like to help our community with financial assistance, we would be most appreciative.

I am attaching an information sheet that outlines a fund set up by a group of local citizens to help the victims of the flood.   If you would like to make a donation to the fund, the contact information is on the sheet.  If you prefer  to channel your donation through our club, we will see that it gets to the proper authorities. 

Our club will be holding our annual Cash Draw fundraiser on May 4th and we are donating all proceeds to the victims of the flood.  We have tickets available at $60 each.  The top prize is $10 000 with three $1 000 Early Bird prizes to be awarded on April 23rd.  If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please let me know.

Thank you for giving this request your consideration.

Yours in Rotary

Sharron Moffatt, Secretary

Perth-Andover Rotary Club

75 Hillcrest Drive

Perth-Andover, NB   E7H 2G7