The Rotary Club of Fort Erie reached out to Rotary clubs in Niagara Falls to work on assistance with efforts to settle refugees
in the community. The Canadian Government in their enthusiasm for helping refugees have allowed many to squeak into Canada via
the border near Montreal. The refugees are filling up the available living spaces there and the Gov’t has moved about 1000 refugees
into the hotels in Niagara Falls.
Matthew House in Fort Erie is one organization that specializes in refugee help. They provide refugee claimants, broken families, and homeless
people with emergency shelter and transitional housing. Right now, Matthew House is working on over 300 claimants that is spilling over
from Niagara Falls.
The Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise has responded to the call for help and generously donated funds of $1000 to support the
refugee settlement efforts. A few members from the Sunrise club (Dennis Gilmore and Carrie Zeffiro) visited the Fort Erie club to help with
the efforts and build camaraderie between the two clubs. The Fort Erie Club also presented a $1000 to Matthew House as a matching donation.
Together, the two clubs were able to make a positive impact in the lives of the refugees and strengthen the bonds of friendship within the Rotary
community.
Rotary helps solve Refugees Filling Niagara Falls’ Hotels 2023
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