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DESCRIPTION:THE MAGIC OF ROTARY happens when Rotarians become aware of a pr
 oblem and pull together to make a positive difference. Such was the case 
 in mid-2017 when local Rotarians learned that around 5% of school children
  in our own community risked going hungry on weekends\, in families strugg
 ling to make ends meet. In Guelph?? We were shocked. Research quickly id
 entified that many children depend on getting free food at school Monday t
 o Friday but often struggle with insufficent food on weekends. Finding tha
 t no organization in Guelph was addressing this weekend food gap\, the fou
 r Rotary Clubs in Guelph pulled together to find and build a solution. By 
 early 2018\, a weekend food bag program was launched. It started small\, s
 upporting 43 kids at 3 schools. Each year since\, the FOOD4KIDS GUELPH pro
 gram has grown and grown until today the program is now supporting 500 chi
 ldren at 31 elementary schools\, year-round. On July 1st\, 2024\, this Rot
 ary-inspired food program was handed over to the esteemed Children’s Fou
 ndation of Guelph and Wellington. Under their umbrella\, the program will 
 keep going and growing under its new name\, KEEP KIDS FED AT HOME. Come an
 d hear how THE MAGIC OF ROTARY made all this possible.  Kindly REGISTER o
 r DECLINE no later than 2pm on Thursday September 19th 
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SUMMARY:Friday Sept 20 - Food4Kids & The Magic of Rotary
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; fon
 t-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">THE MA
 GIC OF ROTARY happens when Rotarians become aware of a problem and pull to
 gether to make a positive difference.</strong><span style="font-family: &q
 uot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;Such was th
 e case in mid-2017 when local Rotarians learned that around 5% of school c
 hildren in our own community risked going hungry on weekends\, in families
  struggling to make ends meet.&nbsp\;</span><em style="box-sizing: border-
 box\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\
 ;">In Guelph??</em><span style="font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, san
 s-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;We were shocked. Research quickly iden
 tified that many children depend on getting free food at school Monday to 
 Friday but often struggle with insufficent food on weekends. Finding that 
 no organization in Guelph was addressing this weekend food gap\, the four 
 Rotary Clubs in Guelph pulled together to find and build a solution. By ea
 rly 2018\, a weekend food bag program was launched. It started small\, sup
 porting 43 kids at 3 schools. Each year since\, the FOOD4KIDS GUELPH progr
 am has grown and grown until today the program is now supporting 500 child
 ren at 31 elementary schools\, year-round. On July 1</span><span style="bo
 x-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 10.5px\; line-height: 0\; position: rela
 tive\; vertical-align: baseline\; top: -0.5em\; font-family: &quot\;Open S
 ans&quot\;\, sans-serif\;">st</span><span style="font-family: &quot\;Open 
 Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">\, 2024\, this Rotary-inspir
 ed food program was handed over to the esteemed Children&rsquo\;s Foundati
 on of Guelph and Wellington. Under their umbrella\, the program will keep 
 going and growing under its new name\, KEEP KIDS FED AT HOME. Come and hea
 r how THE MAGIC OF ROTARY made all this possible.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p>
 <span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Kindly REGISTER or DECLINE no lat
 er than 2pm on Thursday September 19th</span></p>\n
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