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Service Above Self

We meet Fridays at 12:15 PM
Italian Canadian Club

135 Ferguson Street
Guelph, ON N1E 1L4
Canada

Phone:

(519) 821-3863

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Rotary Club of Guelph supports the Guelph Lake Nature Centre

Rotary Guelph supports Beyond Borders Charity Gala 2020

The four Rotary Clubs of Guelph proudly came together as a Diamond Sponsor of the Beyond Borders Charity Gala for 2020. With Rotary celebrating 100 years in Guelph, it was a great opportunity to showcase Rotary in the Guelph community.

Beyond Borders is a unique one-semester program offered to Grade 12 students in Guelph. The program focuses on leadership development, business, math, and global development and sustainability. There is a strong emphasis on team-building, skill development, and experiential learning. This inspiring program is led each year by teacher Mike Parsons, in the Upper Grand District School Board.

This year, around 50 students participated in the Beyond Borders program, culminating with their Charity Gala at the River Run Centre on Saturday evening, January 18, 2020. All 750 show tickets were sold out, and they also had a wonderful silent auction with over 100 items, plus exceptional food treats for guests in the lobby.

The students are only given about 6 weeks to prepare this huge Charity Gala event, and each year, the students do an amazing job. It's hard to imagine how each gala could possibly be better than the one before, but somehow they continue to raise the bar with their amazing effort and talent. The 2020 gala was called "Illuminate: Be The Light". And wow - these students shone in a big way, raising $114,500 for charity!

Membership, what's it all about?

Watch this video put together by President Carolyn for an interesting perspective on membership.

Centennial Pins now available

Celebrate 100 years of Service above Self by wearing the new Centennial Anniversary Pin.

Lapel pins will be available to purchase ($10 per pin) at the club meeting January 3 and subsequent meetings.

Wear the Centennial Pin and show the community you are a proud member of Rotary in Guelph.

Yes! There is a Santa Claus

Five local families will wake up Christmas morning and know for a fact that the spirit of Santa Claus is alive and well, thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Guelph members. Our club members donated $3,000 and with a corporate donation from Walmart of $1,000, 8 adults and 11 children will have presents under the tree for Christmas morning. These families are referred to the Adopt-A-Family program by social workers and community agencies who will also deliver the presents to the families.

The gifts we purchased for these families were largely items they NEED such as food gift cards, winter clothing, diapers, car seats, boots, bedding, etc. However we were able to also buy gifts on their WANT list, like lego, chromebooks, wagons, LOL dolls, electronic games, learning toys, jewellery kits, markers and art supplies.

A sincere Thanks and WAY TO GO from the Children and Youth Committee

Pictured above are Courtney McGillivray, Store Manager, Walmart, Guelph Stone Road store and on right is Rotarian Dianne Dance.

Doc Doc

No one is going to win a prize for identifying the licence plates on a vehicle that is parked near 135 Ferguson Street in Guelph most Fridays. These special plates read DOC DOC and belong to non-other than Rotarian Dr. C. Harold “Hal” Jackson, a member of the Rotary Club of Guelph who holds two PhD degrees (Doc Doc) from the University of Western Ontario, now corporately branded as Western University since 2012.

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Carolyn Weatherson

2019/20 Year.

It is an incredible honour to be the President of the Rotary Club of Guelph for our centennial year.

I am deeply looking forward to celebrating 100 years of "Service above Self" with all of you.

Our centennial year will provide an opportunity for us to appreciate, and be inspired by all the Rotarians, and all of our Club's projects, that have made the world a better place. It is also an opportunity to look celebrate the passion of our current members and the incredible projects and events that we're undertaking as a united team this year.

Lastly, it is an opportunity to look forward to a bright future and dream big about future projects that we can accomplish together. The excitement of our Centennial Year promises to uplift us, revitalize us, and inspire us to continue achieving great things together. Let's use this opportunity to the fullest to have fun, create even deeper bonds among us, modernize, showcase our projects, and grow our Club.

The Rotary International theme this year is Rotary Connects the World. Let us honour this theme by building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve.