Edmonton’s Downtown Rotary Club has provided support to Inner City over the course of this year. In April 2023, the club nominated ICYDA’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Education, Joe Cloutier, for an Integrity Award. This award recognizes local individuals who promote high ethical standards and who raise awareness of Rotary ideals. Essentially, the award honours non-Rotarians for their integrity as citizens, highlighting and celebrating their work in the community. To be nominated for this award the recipient needs to demonstrate:
a lifestyle that is consistent with the Rotary Four-Way test.
a life showing purpose and expressing principles widely accepted in the community.
demonstrates integrity without the need for recognition within the community.
they have made a personal contribution to the region that warrants special recognition.
In April, participating Rotary clubs in the capital region nominated a recipient and recognized them at a formal dinner. This year the Integrity Award recipients were celebrated at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre on May 18, 2023.
All told, the Downtown Rotary and their Foundation have provided ICYDA $13,000 in donations which supported our June graduation, as well as financial support for adult learners completing high school and the school’s Food Program.
We would like to thank the Downtown Rotary Club and their Foundation for their continued support and we look forward to working with them again this fall. A proposed BBQ and Community Clean-up event is being discussed with Rotary for this September.