Recently the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club presented Red Roof Retreat executive director Steffanie Bjorgan with a cheque for $11,500. The donation was raised by the Rotary’s Icewine Cocktail Party held in September at the Hiscott House.
“Red Roof Retreat is an organization that we’ve been supporting for many years at The Rotary Club,” said Chris Hatch, chair of the community services committee at the Rotary Club.
The event raised $23,000, surpassing their goal by $3,000. Funds were split between Red Roof, a local respite and activities-based organization for youth and adults with special needs, and international projects that the Rotary club regularly invests in.
“The international committee will decide how those monies get spent overseas,” said Hatch.
Icewine Cocktail Party co-chair Stewart Istvan noted that all food was donated by several local restaurants and live music was supplied by The Athertones for the second year in a row.
Bjorgan, who attended the event, said the donation will go into their “future expansion fund.”