Program: Tracey's Final Meeting as Club President, 2020-21
Messages this week from our Club President, Tracey Curtis
Please note there is no club meeting next week, July 2, 2021.
There was no time today for Club Announcements, so please catch up below.
Hello Rotarians. It's hard to believe that my Rotary year as club president 2020-2021 is coming to an end. In today's meeting, I reflected on the past year with pride in Rotary and this club. It may have been mostly on Zoom, but WE DID IT and we did it TOGETHER!
Next week, at the start of July, our NEW club president, Mahmud Hassain, takes office. His inaugural meeting will be on Friday, July 9. Don't miss it!
Read Mahmud's President's message on our home page at RotaryGuelph.ca.
In today's meeting, here is Mahmud showing the traditional handoff and receipt of our club's presidential medallion. Learn the backstory about this medallion here. https://rotaryguelph.ca/Stories/handing-over-the-club-president-medallion
O CANADA
Special thanks to Rick Le Feuvre. He not only supports us with Zoom technology every week but also carefully selects a different recording of O Canadato fit the occasion and entertain us. This week's version is a favourite performed by the Canadian group 'Walk Off The Earth'.
We hope you saw the double page ad this week in the Guelph Mercury Tribune (if not, take a look here).
14 PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARDS TO CLUB MEMBERS, IN MEMORY OF CHARLIE WHITTAKER
Michele Richardson paid tribute to her late and great dad, the one and only Charlie Whittaker. Read it here.
DARLENE CARPENTER, ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR, RECOGNIZED AND THANKED TRACEY
Darlene complimented the Rotary Club of Guelph for its achievements this past year, in spite of all the Covid restrictions, and she warmly thanked Tracey for her personal leadership and involvement with the seven clubs in our geographic cluster. In fact, as Darlene retires from her ADG role after four years, she is delighted to be handing over the reins to Tracey as the next ADG for the Guelph-Wellington Cluster of seven local Rotary Clubs! Here is info about our GW Cluster within District 7080. https://rotary7080.org/page/rotary-in-guelph-wellington-club-info/
Rotary News and Events:
SPECIAL OFFER FOR CLUB MEMBERS
The Sleeman beer donated to our club for our fundraising efforts is now available for club members. We have 20 cases of 24 cans to be sold at $40/case or $20 for 12. Please contact either Matt or Helmuth and arrange payment with them either by cash or etransfer.
Just hours left to get your duck tickets for the Rotary Club of Guelph-Wellington's virtual Duck Race fundraiser. Go to GotDuck.ca.
The Grand Prize is $500 per month for a year of food from Zehrs (worth $6,000!) and will be drawn at 2pm on July 1st
Net proceeds from the Duck Race will go to Food4Kids Guelph to help feed local children living in severely food-insecure families.
GET YOUR ORANGE SHIRT
The Indigenous Awareness Committee is taking orders for Orange Shirts to be delivered in time for our Club’s Orange Shirt Day Meeting in September. We will be working with Woodland Cultural Centre (as long as supplies last) to purchase the shirts and, this year, hoodies as well. T-shirts are $20 and Hoodies $40. Please send orders to joannemcauley43@gmail.com. You may also purchase your own Orange Shirts online yourself on many websites - just be sure the proceeds support an Indigenous business or organization.
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Member Birthdays & Rotary Anniversaries:
Many happy returns to:
Ron Hearnden - June 29
Randy Wilson - June 30
Gary Stewart - July 3
Faz Ashkar - July 4
Paul Taylor - July 4
Randy Seager - July 5
Sharon Rice - July 6
Congratulations on these membership anniversaries:
Domingo Bernal - 3 years (June 29, 2018)
Paul Truex - 42 years (June 29, 1979)
Tim Mau - 21 years (June 30, 2000)
Felix Arndt - 1 year (July 3, 2020)
Thank you for your service, Rotarians! We truly appreciate you.
Summarizing a year of Rotary is always a challenge, but President Tracey didn't skip a beat in remembering all our activities and thanking members for their support throughout the 2020-2021 Rotary year.
And what a year it was! In spite of the challenges presented by the pandemic, our club had an extraordinarily successful year with wonderful weekly programs, amazing fundraisers, new members joining, members caring for each other, and Rotarians pulling together within our club, Cluster, District and around the world.
It was a year that required CHANGE on many fronts, and Rotarians stepped up.
With too many points and accolades to cover in this bulletin, please watch the recording of the meeting here.
Thank you, President Tracey, for being the right person at the right time for our club, and for giving so much of yourself for the benefit of others. WE APPRECIATE YOU!
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If you're happy and you know it, contribute your Happy Bucks on our club's GiveSome pages here. There are four different topics you can donate to.
givesome.org/rotaryclubguelph/
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Upcoming programs
Check our home page for upcoming speakers. Invite guests!
Friday, July 2, 2021 - NO MEETING
Friday, July 9, 2021 - Club President Mahmud's Inaugural Meeting. Mahmud Hassain will share his excitement and vision for the 2021-2022 Rotary year. It's going to be another amazing year for our club!
Friday, July 16, 2021 - Lucy Mutharia, Up Close - Personal Introduction. Another of our favourite meetings with the opportunity of learning more about a newish club member.
Next week, at the start of July, our NEW club president, Mahmud Hassain, takes office. His inaugural meeting will be on Friday, July 9. Don't miss it! 
Special thanks to Rick Le Feuvre. He not only supports us with Zoom technology every week but also carefully selects a different recording of 
Rotary Club of Guelph-Wellington's virtual Duck Race fundraiser. Go to 
GET YOUR ORANGE SHIRT 
Many happy returns to:
If you're happy and you know it, contribute your Happy Bucks on our club's GiveSome pages 
