Local Projects

Ribfest
Ribfest is an annual family friendly free admission event held at the Forks festival ground with the goal of raising funds for youth projects in Winnipeg. The festival attracts the best ribbers from across Canada serving delicious BBQ ribs and chicken. Other treats include corn bread, ice cream, churros, hot dog, 50/50 contest, raffle prizes, kid zone, etc. Several local music bands also perform live at the event. See www.ribfestwinnipeg.ca for more information regarding Ribfest.
Currently in it’s fourth edition, Ribfest is held every last weekend of August. Next edition would be August 23 – 25, 2019. Below are some key Ribfest 2018, August 24 – 26, summary by the numbers:
- 14,000 people attended over 3 days and Sunday was the busiest day
- 3 Ribbers, 4 food trucks, 2 large tents, 1 stage , 80 tables, 550 chairs
- 120 volunteers, filling 1,260 volunteer hours
- 39 Sponsors/donors - CBC Manitoba our Gold Sponsor
- 14 Manitoba bands for music during the three days
- 177 bicyclists used the bike corral
- 23 yards of cardboard and beverage containers diverted to recycling
- 2,250 beer cans collected and recycled
- 20 yards of food waste and compostable food containers diverted to the Forks compost site
- 475 gallons of cooking grease collected for recycling
- 16,764 people reached through Facebook
- 615 ATM transactions for approximately $43,000
- 3 days without rain!!!
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Great participation from youth as volunteers







Rotary Career Symposium
Started in 1997, the Career Symposium was created to expose students to a variety of occupations, educational institutions and employers. The two day event, is attended by 14,000 students, teachers and parents. Students can visit the Career Café and over 200 exhibits; and choose from 35 speakers sessions.
For more information please go to http://careersymposium.ca/.
Rotary Leadership Circle
The Rotary Leadership Circle (RLC) program, established in 1996, is a youth leadership development and summer work project for 165 youth ages 10 – 14 years of age. During a six-week period in the summer, youth leaders become positively engaged within their neighbourhood by taking on leadership and volunteer roles. Youth Leaders who complete 60 hours of service can earn $200 towards a supervised shopping trip before the start of school.
For more information call 204.982.4946 or email coordinator@ccbysa.com

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