On Monday, the Rotary Club of Peterborough presented Camp Kawartha with a $25,000 donation, bringing the contribution up to $75,000 to support a new health centre at the camp.
On Monday, the club presented Camp Kawartha with a $25,000 donation, bringing the contribution up to $75,000 to support the newThe centre is a carbon-neutral straw bale building that replaced a smaller, poorly insulated and energy-efficient cabin that had been in use since 1955.
“Rotary has always been involved with programming to develop the youth of today to be the leaders of tomorrow and that is what Camp Kawartha programming is all about. This new Rotary Health Centre is not only a necessary component of the Camp infrastructure, but it is also a shining example of construction methodology that is mindful of the environment that it is situated on.”At 186 acres, Camp Kawartha is located 30 kilometres north of Peterborough along 800 feet of waterfront on Clear Lake.
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