April 17, 2021
Our wonderful Hospice Wellington invites the community to participate in their 17th Annual Hike for Hospice. Although virtual again this year, Hospice Wellington is committed to making this campaign as much fun as possible for family and friends, many of whom join to celebrate a loved one. This year's event will conclude on June 6, 2021.
Our Rotary Club of Guelph president Tracey Curtis is forming a Rotary team to participate. Email Tracey here to join the team.

- Full Retail Members will pay 100% of the average price in local stores, and provide the satisfaction of knowing their food dollars are helping others access good food too.
- Discount Members will pay what they can, which could be:
- 75% of Retail Price
- 50% of Retail Price
- 25% of Retail Price, the lowest price that The Seed can offer
- Access to high quality groceries at competitive prices
- Groceries delivered to your door
- Innovative pay-what-you-choose pricing offers choice and dignity to low income community members
Go here for details and Membership sign-up: https://theseedguelph.ca/groceries/


- Rotary Forest Final Planting Day with public help - postponed to April 2022. Read about Guelph's amazing Rotary Forest project here.
- The City of Guelph's Clean and Green Cleanup is STILL HAPPENING this year, but is modified. Check details here.
- The Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup is postponed from April 17-24 to June 2021. Details to come.

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

- District Governor Dr. Michael Lawrie
- Guest speakers Valarie Wafer (RI Vice President 2021-2022)
- Ian Riseley (Rotary International Past President 2017-2018),
- Entertaining keynote speaker Boris Cherniak (motivational hypnotist, comedian, speaker, and author)



Please be advised it is a two step registration process.
The actual cooking event is on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm
$125 (serves 2)
How to Participate:
1. Make your minimum donation of $35 (click here)
2. Register for the event - $90 + HST (click here)
A ZOOM link will be sent closer to the event date.
For all event details please see The Culinary Studio website or email Paige Phillips at KidsAbility.



- Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjlik, primary care physician and
- Helen Fishburn, Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington, with
- special guest Dr. Nicola Mercer, the GWD public health unit's medical officer of health,
March 27, 2021
There are three common acronyms at Rotary that are important to know:
- RI - Rotary International
- TRF - The Rotary Foundation (of RI)
- PHF - Paul Harris Fellow
Read on to learn more, also about an Honourary PHF, and how donors can track their overall donations online.






This year's Guelph Y "Women of Distinction" recognition is a scaled back event but going ahead for the 25th year, in a new partnership with Innovation Guelph for a fabulous International Women's Day celebration on March 8, 2021.
We could not be more proud of these Rotarians from our club who will be honoured during the virtual celebration.
- Cyndy Moffat Forsyth (Member RCOG)
- Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjlik (Member RCOG)
- Charlotte A.B. Yates (Hon. Member RCOG)
Get your tickets here for $29 and receive access to the online marketplace of female entrepreneurs and a fabulous celebration of women in our community!







- Rotary International in 1905, celebrating 116 years in 2021
- Rotary Club of Guelph in 1920, celebrating 101 years in 2021




- Go here to register: https://www.ifixtheplanet.org/register/
- Then go here to watch and vote: https://www.ifixtheplanet.org/contestants/trees-trails-a-nature-centre-observatory-and-planetarium/



February 15, 2021
Most of us know that the third Monday of February is a public holiday called FAMILY DAY in Ontario and four other provinces. This year, it falls on Monday, February 15. This holiday celebrates the importance of families and family life to people and their communities. Family Day is a public holiday where it is a day off for the general population, with schools and most businesses closed.
But do you know that February 15 is also the NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA DAY? At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same date in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was declared. Our national flag is a symbol that unites Canadians and reflects the common values we hold dear — equality, diversity and inclusion. You can read more interesting history about our flag on the government's website here.
On February 15, 2021, let’s celebrate the #CanadianFlag!


















- Marva Wisdom (Rotary Club of Guelph) - Webinar Moderator
- Tracey Curtis (Rotary Club of Guelph) - Webinar Host
- Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjlik (Rotary Club of Guelph) - Family Doctor, Bracelet of Hope Founder, Covid Warrior on Facebook
- Helen Fishburn - Executive Director, CMHA Waterloo Wellington, Mental Health Expert

- Dr. Nicola Mercer - Medical Officer of Health and CEO, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

- Christmas Bags from ourselves, the Rotary Club of Guelph
- The annual Christmas Joy Home Tour fundraiser for HOPE House.
- The annual Guelph Toy Drive for kids in need.
- The annual Cheese Gift Bags from our friends at the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora.
Each November, leading up to Remembrance Day on November 11, red poppies are worn in honour of those who have sacrificed so that we can be free, and to raise funds in support of veterans from all wars and defence forces.
Poppies were highlighted in the famous poem, In Flanders Fields, written on the 3rd of May 1915, by John McCrae, a soldier-poet-physician who came from Guelph. The City of Guelph feels a particular attachment to the poem and to the commemorative red poppies worn each November.
