Lac Megantic Initiative

At the club meeting on July 12 2013, it was decided that the club takes two prong approach to the support of the victims of the Lac Megantic disaster:

·         Immediate – short term support

·         Following by a long term support initiative.

In terms of the short term funding the motion was carried to through or support behind the current  Salvation Army initiative in Lac Megantic. A sum of $1,000.00  was allocated to this effect.

As for the long term approach we want to try to structure our contribution is such a way as to be eligible for an RI matching fund which will effectively double the moneys we raise for that purpose. This (somewhat complicated) structure will take time and we have already taken steps to put it together. We will follow up with regular reports on the follow up of this initiative.

Mike Zivic
President
Rotary Club of Montreal.