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Rotary TV Bingo Winners 03-05-2024 |
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
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Tampon Tuesday |
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Donation to TJ Stables |
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Ghostly Social |
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Literacy on the Agenda |
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Paul Harris Pin |
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Victoria Bodnar |
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Barbara Palace - Classification TalkThe Club learned about Barbara's interesting personal story and the career path that led her to Chatham-Kent. |
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Rotary TV Bingo Winners 05-23-2023 |
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Our first meeting of 2023 |
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Rotary TV Bingo Winners 12-20-2022 |
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Latest Rotary TV Bingo WinnersWe celebrate our bingo winners from August 2021.
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Supporting WheatleyThe residents of Wheatley have been severely impacted by old gas well explosions. Find out how Rotary is helping.
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Rotary Eco-Trail WalkRotarians took their Ride Don't Hide campaign to the Rotary Eco Trail.
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Rotary Rocket |
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Pizza For Polio October 28Find out how Rotarians are using Pizza for Polio in 2020.
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Rotary Again Connects with GoodfellowsCall Keith to take part in the door-to-door porch-light drive, or the street-corner collection. You will recall the objective/motto: "NO CHILD WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS" |
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Rocco Rossi Wows at Rotary Annual BanquetWe recently held another excellent Rotary Banquet with a full house at the Chatham-Kent John D. Bradley Convention Centre. Sincere thanks to everyone who attended and supported our banquet. And a special thanks to our dynamic and engaging keynote speaker, Mr. Rocco Rossi, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. He made some excellent points about the future of our workforce and definitely made us think. Thank you Mr. Rossi! And thanks to all who joined us. We appreciate your continued support. Here is a little more detail about the evening courtesy of Ellwood Shreve and the The Chatham Daily News. |
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PIZZA FOR POLIO FOLLOW-UPOnce again on World Polio Day October 24 2019, local Pizza Parlors donated a portion of their proceeds towards the Rotary and World Health Association objective of stamping out the last lingering traces of this ancient disease in Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan. This year's contribution of $1600, tripled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will pay for 4 oral immunizations of 1200 children in those areas. Thanks to: Konstantino's, Andy's Place, Mike's Place, Steve's Pizzeria, Pizza Tonight, Godfather's Pizza, Original 2 Pizza, Boston Pizza, Quo Vadis Pizzeria, Pie Zano's, & Koka's Pizza. Click below for more on Pizza Day. |
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Special Olympics Torch Run - Rotary Keynote May 2019We were happy to welcome Jason Herder from Chatham-Kent Police Service as our Rotary Keynote this week.
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Donation to the Children's Treatment CentreThe Rotary Club of Chatham was pleased to present to the Children's Treatment Centre a cheque for $20,000.
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Xmas 2017 Social |
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Beach Boys Live August 8!Thank you, Chatham-Kent and visiting Beach Boy fans, for a great Evening. Picture have been added to the website - scroll down at the Left for Photo Albums.
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Rotarians Support our Community HospiceThe official ground breaking of the future Chatham-Kent Hospice took place in Chatham on April 17. The 7 Canadian Rotary Clubs in District 6380 all support the Hospice, and in response the District has contributed grants of about $3,000 to each Club to aid in this signal project. Pictured with Hospice Fundraising Chair Jennifer Wilson are District Governor Don Riddell (Troy MI), Assistant Governor Barry Fraser (Chatham) and 2015-16 Governor Elect Henry Dodson (Auburn Hills). Watch this spot for future news.
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Chatham-Kent Chamber Recognises RotariansBarry Fraser and Don Leonard were singled out for honours by the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce this week. Barry is of course a former Club President, current Assistant Governor, has been elected District 6380 Governor for 2017-18, and is now in addition Chatham-Kent Citizen of the Year. Sparky is our current Club President, marking his year with big fund raisers, big events, and big service commitments, and in his spare time is General Manager of Victory Ford-Lincoln. His firm has been named Corporate Citizen of the Year by the Chamber. Both are also local television personalities, appearing regularly on Cogeco with TV Bingo and taking the opportunity to talk about the service activities of the Rotary Club of Chatham.
Congratulations to Sparky, Laurie, Barry and Carolyn.
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Poinsettias for RotaryPOINSETTIAS FOR ROTARYThe Club has partnered with Ross' Nurserymen to provide an array of great*
Poinsettias from now to Xmas. Coupons priced at $15,$25 & $35 are available
and can be gifted or used yourself at Ross'. Rotary will receive a portion of
the sale price for the Service Fund charitable causes.
See the poster under "Downloads" at the right for details.
*Yes! I picked up 2 today and they are!
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NO TV BINGO REMEMBRANCE DAYNext TV Bingo November 18!To observe Remembrance Day, there will be no Bingo November 11...
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PLAY BINGO AT HOME OR WITH FRIENDSTV BINGO SUPPORT MANY ROTARIAN COMMUNITY EFFORTS, LIKE FREE SWIM PERIODS THIS SUMMER AND FILLED SCHOOL BACKPACKS. PLAY THIS TUESDAY 7 PM ON YourTV CHANNEL 6 IN WALLACEBURG AND 11 IN THE REST OF CHATHAM-KENT, CLICK ON TV BINGO FOR MORE. CLI POSTERS!
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Members HonouredA number of Club members were recently recognized for their service efforts in the community and within their professions. Recipients of 2014 Ontario Volunteer Awards were: Mike Davidson, Keith Dawson, Moira Kerr, Tom McCarthy, Paul McDonell and Brian Reid. Fannie Vavoulis earned the Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters award for excellence in her field, while Kelley Doyle garnered the Citizenship Award from the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres, citing her volunteerism in Rotary, community development, and care for our aging population. Bill Grin completed his year as co-chair of the United Way Appeal.
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Our Council on Legislation RepresentativeEvery three years, Rotarians meet at the Council on Legislation to review and vote on proposed legislation. The Council gives us a voice in how our organization is governed.
Each Rotary district sends a representative to the Council. Representatives deliberate and act upon all proposed enactments and resolutions. Enactments seek to change Rotary’s constitutional documents, and resolutions express an opinion or make a recommendation to the RI Board.
Our own Past President and Past District Governor Keith Koke has been selected to be District 6380's representative at the next Council - a well deserved and unsurprising choice!
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200 C-K Shelterboxes for Typhoon Relief
This represents the total donations collected for by the 7 Chatham-Kent Clubs of Rotary District 6380. Over $100K was elgible for doubling by the Canadian Government, thus providing shelter and basic utensils for over 2,000 people. Thanks to all those members and others who responded, and to the Chatham Board of Directors for our Club's contribution from the Service Fund.
ShelterBox was started by a Rotary Club in England, and ShelterBox Canada continues to partner with individual Rotary Clubs in humanitarian efforts.
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Rotary ScholarshipsLearn who won the RL Stratton Scholarship for 2019
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ROTARY ECOTRAIL RIBBON-CUTTINGThe newest addition to Chatham-Kent’s trail system - Rotary Eco Trail in the O'Neill Nature Preserve was officially opened. The Thornhill Park ceremony at 114 Thornhill Crescent in Chatham saw the cutting of the ribbon at the trail head . Two Rotary Club of Chatham members did the deed - Environment Committee Chair Barry Fraser (L) and Councilman Doug Sulman, who also represented the Municipality. Joining them was a vital member of the effort, the Manager of Parks, Cemetaries and Horticulture Tom Beaton (R).
Also on hand were Kathryn Kielstra of C-K, Bronwen Buck of the Carolinian Canada Coalition, resident neighbours of the Nature Preserve, walkers, Rotary members, and the Press. Following the official duties, Randall Van Wagner with the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, who has been invaluable in cataloging the Preserve, led an interpretive tour of the attendees and their families. This granular surface trail forms an 880 metre loop through the O’Neill Nature Preserve, formerly Paxton’s Bush. Building the trail has been the result of a collaborative effort between the Rotary Club of Chatham, Carolinian Canada Coalition, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
The trail will be developed as an “EcoTrail.” It is an interpretive trail with a difference. Hiking and biking are good for you and the environment, but this trail will go the extra mile to help nature as well. Features along the trail will inspire users to learn more about nature in their own backyard, and to make a difference in the environment where they live, work and play. |