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We meet In Person

Fridays at 12:15 PM

Italian Canadian Club

135 Ferguson Street
Guelph, ON N1E 1L4
Canada

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(519) 821-3863

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Weekly meeting July 31, 2020
Program: BACK TO SCHOOL

This week's program featured a panel discussion by four esteemed educators, all members of our Rotary Club, discussing plans for BACK TO SCHOOL. We heard from Martha Rogers, Bonnie Evans, Barb Holmes and Marguerite Campbell.

This topic is on everyone's minds these days, being mindful about the pandemic whilst balancing the urgent need for schooling. The timing of today's discussion today was perfect, coming right after yesterday's announcement of the Back To School guidelines announced by the Government of Ontario.

For such a contentious topic, the presentation ended on a positive note of optimism, with deep appreciation for the commitment of our educators in helping to steer along this difficult path.

Our centennial exhibit at the Guelph Civic Museum

July 28, 2020

NEWSFLASH:

ROTARY'S CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2020

On July 24, the Guelph Civic Museum finally re-opened to visitors after a long closure due to Covid-19, but you can't just drop in. You have to book a "timed admission ticket" online through their website. No worries - their booking system is pretty easy.

Terrie Jarvis said, "I was very keen to visit the museum to see the Rotary Guelph Centennial exhibit created by our talented Rotarian, Ben McCarl." As a member of the Centennial Committee, Ben had brought both his creative and engineering skills to this wonderful Rotary display at the museum.

Here are some pictures of our exhibit ... but seeing it in real-life is even better.

18 remarkable years of the 1*2*3 GO! program

July 31, 2020

Today our club paid warm tribute to Jean Truex, wife of our club member Paul Truex, for her 18 years of dedicated service in creating and running the Rotary-supported pre-school and early literacy program in Guelph called 1*2*3 GO!

Brian Martin, chair of our club's Literacy & Numeracy Committee for two years, reported that the 1*2*3 GO! program would not be resuming when schools reopen next September because the program's operating space at the Tytler Public School is no longer available due to renovations.

THANK YOU, Jean, on behalf of the hundreds of children whose lives you have improved.

Weekly meeting July 24, 2020
Program: STAYING TRUE TO YOUR BRAND IN TIMES OF CHANGE

A huge advantage of meeting via Zoom is that members can join from wherever they are. Today, President Tracey called in on her cell phone from her holiday while sitting under a shady tree somewhere north of here, and it worked perfectly!

Rotary Centennial Book - now available

July 27, 2020

Here is news we have all been waiting for.

Our club’s Centennial Book (1920-2020) is finally available in print, and it is fantastic.

Congratulations to Tom Funk and Justin Funk for producing this incredible record of Rotary's remarkable history in Guelph. It’s beautifully assembled, very informative and totally inspiring.

This is a great opportunity to relive many great Rotary memories. Every Rotarian should have a copy on his/her coffee table.

New Member: Welcome Lucy Mutharia

July 17, 2020

This week, our Rotary Club gained another awesome member, Dr. Lucy Mutharia, who was warmly introduced by Noma Vales.

Lucy, we are all looking forward to getting to know you.

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Tracey Curtis

2020-2021 Year.

I will never forget my introduction to Rotary. I was in Lesotho with Bracelet of Hope, along with Jim Wadleigh and Noma Vales who were representing Rotary. I saw the impact of delivering computers to schools and of gardens planted in the foster homes and of chickens laying eggs for our foster children … and I got it … this was all because of Rotary! I saw for myself the power of being a Rotarian and serving those who need it most. Now I, too, am proud to call myself a Rotarian for life and am further honoured and so humbled to serve as your 2020-2021 president. Thank you for your confidence in me!

I never imagined becoming your president and certainly not in the middle of a world-wide pandemic. Regardless of what life has in store for us, some of it outside our control, I promise to make our Rotary year meaningful, both for members and for those we serve. For that, I humbly ask for your support … because I will need it.

This year I want to focus on the health of our club, our members and our families. Each have different needs to be met which we must understand to be able to tackle them head on. In this, we can each serve in whatever capacity we are able.

Here we are in 2020 and the world seems upside down. Who would have thought that the pressing issues that confront us at the writing of this introduction, including the fight for racial equality and the fight against a deadly pandemic across the world, would be our most significant challenges? Sadly, it is like a throw-back to fighting the polio epidemic or the AIDS crisis and fighting for equality in the 1950’s and 60’s. We may find that we are even better equipped to confront both.

Our world today more than ever needs Rotarians – strong, caring, empathetic, service-focused. We as Rotarians are uniquely positioned as a truly global organization to elevate discussion and dialogue toward better understanding of each other. Our theme for the 2020-2021 Rotary year, Rotary Opens Opportunities, is timely. It serves as our 2020 call to action. Our 1.2 million members around the world are a literal United Nations of ethnicities, working together for the greater good.

I am grateful to be your president on our journey together where we can individually and collectively commit to opening opportunities for all.