The Rotary Club of Dauphin has announced that proceeds from last month's Holiday Smile Cookie campaign with Tim Horton's have been placed in a new fund established through the Dauphin and District Community Foundation.
Club President Darren Eddie says the Rotary Centennial Fund will benefit the club and the Dauphin area both near and long term.
"Near term, the funds will probably be between five to six hundred to maybe $1,000 a year. It will be small to start so it will probably support the scholarships that we provide funding for. But long-term, if it can get growing, it can be substantial."
After receiving over 87 hundred dollars through the Smile Cookie campaign, Rotary topped up the fund to $10,000, which is the minimum that the DDCF has to have to be able to provide grants.
Eddie adds the public can also make contributions if they wish to the fund through the Community Foundation.