The Rotary Club of Victoria-Harbourside presents a fun, delicious fundraiser. Lovingly made Christmas Fruitcakes are now on sale while they last.
- There are truffles as well.
- Cakes come in two sizes, and yes they deliver.
- FAQ
These cakes have always been popular and always sell out, get yours before
it’s too late.
Yes! These are the cakes voted best cake a few years ago by CBC hosts Don Genova, a journalist who specializes in writing and broadcasting about food and travel, and Jo-Anne Roberts, then host of All Points West.
Last year, Harbourside Rotary funded almost $165,000 in our local community, some of which was raised through these cakes. Here is some of what Harbourside supported last year.
Locally
- Centre for Outreach Education: reading, writing and math support to at risk children
- George Jay Elementary: facilitating the inclusion of low income families into the community
- Mustard Seed Church: providing access to healthy food to youth at risk
- Braefoot Community Association: supporting low-income families attend summer camps
- Disaster Aid Canada: Soap for Hope program providing hygiene products to people in need
- Breakfast programs at Quadra Elementary, Central Middle School, and Vic High
- programs to develop youth leaders, and
- scholarships for students graduating from high school in School Districts 61 and 63.
Internationally
- capital funding for micro credit loans and basic business training for women in Guatemala
- scholarships to a girls’ school in Malawi
- programs in Afghanistan supporting education for girls
- physician travel packs fur use in central America
- a program for sustainable reforestation in Zambia