By Staff
June 4th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
Parking spot for those getting tested.
Some of the negative and positive fall on the COVID19 front.
Testing at Joseph Brant has gone up 70% since the Premier encouraged more people to get tested
Test results are taking 24-48 hours to come back, on average
A big question being asked, being led to a large degree by Collen Mulholland, is how charities will have to do things a lot differently in the years ahead.
This is what the Salvation Army would like to see – it may not be what will happen.
The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign won’t be able to proceed as usual without retail locations they can be in front of and the handling of cash will be different – that’s a $400K campaign for them annually.
A very successful event that raised thousands for Rotary and was heavily attended. Can the event recover if they close for a year.
Cancellation of Ribfest is a huge loss for Rotary fundraising.
There is a need to look at innovation and flexibility in how charities fund raise – something to give thought to in future meetings.
Domestic/family violence/mental health continues to be an issue – upcoming June public meeting to hear messaging around support.
There are a lot of questions that have to be addressed.
Charities raise a lot of money in cash, which nobody wants to handle. In the case of my Lions Club, fundraising revenues will dip to zero until the Farmers Market gets going, and then we’ll see. However, some leadership from the banks would help….how do they clean all their cash, and what guidance can they give to help individual charities?