On February 27, 2025, Senior Regional Director of the Dollywood Foundation of Canada, Jeanne Smitiuch, provided an update on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, of which Rotary Sunrise has been an active supporter.Imagination Library has sent out over 280,000 books to the children in Brantford/Brant over the past 16 years.
Seventy-eight percent of the books distributed in Canada are now Canadian.
Rotarian Mike Bijman presented Jeanne with a cheque for $1,000.00 in support of the program.
Also on February 27, Club Treasurer and Charter Member, Mike Bijman, received his Paul Harris Fellow +2 Recognition from the Club’s Foundation Committee Chair, Glen Christensen.
PHOTOS: LEFT: Rotarian Mike Bijman presented Jeanne of the Dollywood Foundation with a cheque for $1,000.00 in support of the program.
RIGHT: Mike Bijman receives his Paul Harris +2 from Sunrise Foundation Committee Chair, Glen Christensen.