This is a reminder that the December 23 meeting will be our last in 2022 will be happening at DASC. Please read the important information below if you plan to attend in person.
Our Club member Henk van Leeuwen is the Executive Director of DASC (Dartmouth Adult Services Centre), and our Club member Ashley Butt is DASC's Manager of Business and Fund Development! DASC is a not-for-profit social enterprise which serves persons with intellectual disabilities, and was Rotary's Ribfest charitable partner at Ribfest last summer. You may have seen DASC participants or employees volunteer at the Ribfest gates. You can learn more about them at www.dasc-ns.ca.
If you plan to attend the meeting on December 23, please carefully read the important information below:
Important Information:
- DASC is a high-risk setting that serves persons with disabilities. If you plan to visit DASC on December 23rd you must show proof of COVID vaccination and wear a mask when not in the meeting room space (entering the building, visiting the bathroom). You don't have to wear a mask in our meeting room space.
- You can join us in person and on Zoom.
- DASC will talk to us about their work, and Henk will happily show folks around after the meeting.
- There are no food options available to purchase at DASC, but there will be coffee and tea. Please bring $5 (or more) that we usually give to the Westin as a donation to DASC.
- Optionally, folks can bring treats to share with others. Remember to bring some to-go containers if you want to enjoy treats later in the day. Please sign up with what you plan to bring here.
- The meeting will start and end at our normal times (0730-0830).
- As always, guests are welcome.
About DASC Industries
Dartmouth Adult Services Centre (DASC) has been serving the Dartmouth community for 55 years. DASC is a not-for-profit business and social enterprise which supports adults with intellectual disabilities, dual diagnosis, and/or fragile health and complex needs. In partnership with Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services, DASC serves nearly 200 people annually through a diverse range of services including community employment, vocational, skills development, life enhancement, active lifestyles, recreation and leisure, individual support, and youth programs. Revenue generated through our social enterprise (the rental of our modern boardrooms, production of buttons, or business contracts such as labelling, assembly, mailing, and packaging) helps us host our services for persons with intellectual disabilities.
