The Rotary Club of Peterborough has raised $25,000 for YES Shelter for Youth and Families’ Rise Youth Housing Program to help teens stay off the streets.
The funds were raised at Rotary’s annual dinner and auction charity fundraiser last Friday night (April 28) at Peterborough Golf & Country Club. It was the club’s first in-person auction in three years.
Almost 90 people attended the event, co-chaired by Rotarians Bruce Gravel and Amy Simpson and emceed by Rotarian Catherine Hanrahan, which featured dinner with wine and appetizers, and live classical music.
The event also include a silent auction and a live auction hosted by local professional auctioneer Rob Rusland, who has led the bidding at the club’s auction every year since 1993 when the event was founded. There were more than 120 items to bid on, including a South African photo safari.
Beyond the money raised for YES Shelter for Youth and Families, auction proceeds will also go to Rotary’s other community projects.
Founded on April 1, 1921, the Rotary Club of Peterborough is Peterborough’s first and oldest service club. In the past, the club has supported many community projects including the Rotary Greenway Trail, Camp Kawartha, Five Counties Children’s Centre, Easter Seals, the education centre at the Riverview Park & Zoo, food programs, and — in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha — the adult outdoor gym at Beavermead Park, Victoria Day and Canada Day fireworks, and Peterborough’s outdoor dog park.
