Rotary History & Special People

This Friday, March 17, is a club meeting not to be missed. It's going to be heartwarming!

We will honouring several people for their important contributions in our club, as well as learning about a valuable local organization that we helped get started a long time ago.

Assistant District Governor Tracey Curtis will be giving special recognition to two amazing individuals, along with special congratulations from District 7080.

• Luisa Del Rosario, our one and only, will be recognized for her incredible service in making the world a better place by using her sewing skills, soul and heart. Also for her help and leadership with Lobsterfest for many years.

• Chris Vandergrift, the husband of Jane Armstrong, who got voluntold by Jane so often to help with Sparkles in the Park that he became a natural, core volunteer every year, that we greatly depend upon and appreciate. 

The main part of our program on Friday will be about 2nd Chance Employment Counselling. Executive Director Chris Baginski-Hanson will update us about developments at 2nd Chance in helping individuals find employment or explore their training and career options. We'll also hear about the role that our Rotary Club of Guelph played in the founding of 2nd Chance several decades ago, and the ongoing service (still today!) on the 2nd Chance board by Randy Wilson and Reny Pietroban.  

Finally, volunteer race director Ashley Burr (who happens to be a counsellor at 2nd Chance) wants to thank the club for supporting the highly successful SECRET 3K event in Guelph last week, raising awareness about safety for women and girls in sport. And we want to thank Ashley for her extraordinary efforts and success with this Rotary-sponsored event.