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Club gatherings postponed until end of April

Dear club members,

As you know, the COVID-19 situation is fluid. Earlier, public health officials have asked Canadians to limit gatherings in an effort to slow down the spread of the disease. Practice Social Distance – person to person contact of any kind should be stopped. Whenever possible, maintain two meters between yourself and others to avoid contamination.

As leaders in Etobicoke, we think it's important to lead by example. So, in keeping with the best advice of the experts, out of an abundance of caution and with due concern for some of our members, it was decided to postpone all in-person club events that have been scheduled until the end of April. This includes our twice a month lunch meetings, committee meetings, the 90^th Anniversary Celebration, the Rethink Plastics Event and Hands on Projects.

90th Anniversary celebration postponed

Rotary Etobicoke Sorting Donated Hockey Gear for First Nations Communities

Saturday, January 18th, in the empty Target store at Cloverdale, was the first day of sorting the donated hockey gear for fly-in to isolated First Nations Communities and Nunavut.

Rotarians Sharing Halloween with Local Youngsters

Rotarians and friends donated and packed around 300 bags!

Hockey Drive News

Rotary Club Hockey Drive has donated over 50 tonnes of new and gently used hockey equipment to remote First Nations.

Bowling @ Strikes for STEM

Last Saturday six Rotarians and others sponsored our team.

Second Annual Food Drive - Thanksgiving

Second Annual Food Drive - was completed on Sunday the 6th of October – 141 food bags were collected with a value of approximately $2900 plus three cheques 1)50,2)40,3)$40 , the money will be sent to the Salvation Army Food Bank. The Food collected was distributed to the North and South Salvation Army Locations.

About a 35% return an increase from last year of 23%. DUCA was our sponsor and provided us with 400 bags.

Thank you for all who participated, this year we had Toronto Police Service, CPLC Community Police Liaison Committee, YIPI Youth In Policing Initiative, the Auxiliary Police (Samantha created the video, Thank You).

Thank you for the Backpacks!

After the successful packing of the Backpacks for kids in need, Rotarians distributed the Backpacks to the community organizations.

Gill, Andre, Lincoln and Samantha went around to drop off the backpacks, while there Samantha video taped their reactions.

Please see video below:

Kids Going to Camp! ET Blaze Camp 2019

For the second year our Community Service Committee provided a cheque for $1,000 to cover the transportation costs.

The Salvation Army Kipling Temple's rented bus leaving to take the youngsters to ET Blaze Camp in August.

Many children were Happy to take part in the Camp!

Backpacks Packing Project

Posted on Aug 15, 2019

On Thursday, August 15th, Rotary Etobicoke members, family and friends packed 130 backpacks and 10 binders to support students returning to school. The bags and binders will be delivered to community partners for distribution to families across Etobicoke.

Cheque Presentation at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School

Rotarian Kester Trim is presenting a cheque for $1,700 to Michelle White and Peter Miller at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School. The money will be used to provide transportation and accommodation support for the more than forty athletes going to the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associations track and field meet scheduled for June 6 - 8 this year.

Michelle is a Child and Guidance Counselor and is one of the coaches for the track program. Peter is teaches at the school and is head coach for a very active track and field program.

The Rotary Club of Etobicoke wishes them every success for the upcoming meet in Guelph this June!

Rotary Etobicoke Support for St. James Food Basket

Rotary Etobicoke provided a cheque for $1,000 to Marie Truelove, Director of the St. James Food Basket, to support their many programs that provide for a large number of community families in need. In 2018 St. James' Food Basket provided food to an average of 202 families or 700 people weekly.

The Salvation Army Cheque Presentation

The Salvation Army is sending eighteen children to summer camp this year and will give them a week of fun and learning. In this picture Rotarian Kester Trim is presenting a cheque for one thousand dollars to Community Services Coordinator Rosemarie Bryan to fund transportation for the children to and from camp in Jackson's Point on lake Simcoe.

Rotary Etobicoke provides a Bursary for a Young Musician

On Saturday, May 11, Gillian, on behalf of Rotary Etobicoke, presented a $1,000 bursary to a young Etobicoke musician in the Ontario POPs Orchestra. Carlos Bastidas, Director and Principal Conductor of the Ontario POPs Orchestra is seen holding up the cheque for all to see. The presentation took place at a performance of A Present for Mom - The Best of Ontario Pops Concert. This was the second Rotary Etobicoke bursary for a young musician in the Orchestra. To gain concert experience Keimo, Apprentice Conductor, took over to lead the orchestra for one performance much to the delight of the audience and her family.

Rotarians Helping Dorothy Ley Hike for Hopsice Fundraiser

On Sunday, May 5th, for the fifth year, The Rotary Club of Etobicoke provided a team of club members to support the annual Dorothy Ley Hike for Hospice Fundraiser.

Club members conducted the 50/50 lottery and raised a record amount of almost $1,700. Other club members set up a refreshment table at the route's mid point location and served walkers with water, juice, fruit and energy bars and didn't forget water for the many dogs that joined in the hike.