For the 28th year, Riverside Park will light up for festive cheer thanks to the Rotary Club of Guelph. The park will be open for public viewing for 19 evenings from Saturday, December 13 to New Year's Eve on Wednesday, December 31, culminating with fireworks on the last night.
At our club's recent presentation about ShelterBox, we were very impressed by this inflatable BioLite Solar Lantern that even includes a USB port for charging a cell phone. A club member suggested the idea of Rotarians buying one Biolite and donating one through ShelterBox, and it turns out that the Biolite company already has such a program. In their words:
YOUR PURCHASE HAS IMPACT For every product sold, a person living in energy poverty gains access to safe lighting and charging through BioLite. To date, we've impacted the lives of 14.6 million people - and we're just getting started.
On November 26, 2025 a group of Rotarians and friends from our club enjoyed a delightful and informative visit to the Ontario Legislative Assembly building at Queen's Park in Toronto, where they were warmly welcomed by our Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner. Mike is also an Honourary Member of our club and a frequent volunteer at Rotary events.
On November 14, 2025 one of our newer club members, Jessica Hill, gave us an insight into the extraordinary experiences of herself and her family. Their story is both heartbreaking and inspiring.
Our club has started a Shelterbox fundraiser for disaster relief in Jamaica following catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Melissa in November 2025. Click this link to donate as part of the Rotary Club of Guelph Team for Shelterbox: https://tinyurl.com/5bkhd42h or use this QR code.
On Monday evening, November 10th, 2025 the weekly Rotaract meeting at the University of Guelph had a fun fellowship activity. Our club member, renowned sculptor Ben McCarl (watch this documentary about Ben) had readily accepted an invitation from them to run a sculpting session with their members. Rotarians like Ben are so generous with their time and talent! Their Service Above Self makes the world a better place.
Every year, our club pauses to reflect on Remembrance Day, at our meeting on the closest Friday to November 11th. This year, on November 7th, we had a very special speaker via a Zoom call. Joe Dittmar, a 9/11 survivor from 2 World Trade Tower in New York City in 2001, shared his remarkable experience. The video of him telling his story is well worth watching.
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