For the 36th time, the Rotary Club of Guelph Wellington’s famous “Got Duck” fundraiser delighted onlookers, prize winners and beneficiaries alike. This year's iconic duck race had a combined impact of $95,000. It’s an astonishing result for a small but mighty Rotary club of just nine members, bringing together their many years of duck race experience and tireless efforts.
Join us to commemorate this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Rotary Club of Guelph in partnership with True North Aid invites you to bring the family to the 2024 Reconciliation Walk in Guelph, Sunday September 29 @ Riverside Park. The gentle walk takes about one hour, any time between 10am and 3pm - rain or shine. Remember to wear your Orange Shirt and bring your own water bottle (Guelph Water Truck will be on-site for free refills). Volunteers are needed!
The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs of Wellington County and Guelph are one more shining example of THE MAGIC OF ROTARY. Rotarians are invited to the Grand Opening of the newest Grove Hub on Woolwich Street in Guelph, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. See for yourselves what our contributions have helped to accomplish. RSVP is required.
September 2024. The world is facing an affordability crisis, and a climate crisis. This POWERING HOPE project seeks to help address both by working with Habitat For Humanity on Canada’s first-ever Habitat for Humanity solar project right here in Guelph!
We are proud to present the 43rd edition of an iconic local event: GUELPH LOBSTERFEST. It's on September 28, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Italian Canadian Club of Guelph. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE.
Our local libraries are a community asset deserving of our support. The 16th annual Big Book Sale run by Friends of the Guelph Public Library is coming soon and it will be GIANT. Check details below.
The annual theme of Rotary International's President for 2024-2025, Stephanie Urchick, is "The Magic of Rotary". She says members create that magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member of Rotary. We agree. Bring a guest to a club meeting, or get in touch with our club here.
On Tuesday, June 23, 2024, the Eradicating Human Trafficking Committee held its annual Flag Raising Day at Guelph City Hall.
Our dear friend and Rotarian for Life, Clay Switzer, passed away on July 1st, 2024, just shy of his 95th birthday. He was an esteemed member of our club for 34 years, from 1989 until 2023. His remarkable life and legacy is captured in his obituary, here. Tom Funk's wonderful tribute to Clay is below.