Events

Board Meeting

Jan. 07, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Jan.

Let's start the New Year with Celebrating!

Jan. 08, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome back and let's Celebrate Doreen Kajumba's Classification talk

Meeting Date:- January 8th, 2025 @ 6pm

Where: - The Clubhouse - 4195 Dundas Street

Cost - $15.00

Programme

Doreen Kajumba and her journey to Canada -

"You can never Cross the Ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the Shore":

Also, an update from your board on their meeting of January 7th.

Bingo Status -- Tom Sanderson

Ribfest - Gerald Lue

RLI & Learning Tuesday's - Iosif Ciosa

Please RSVP - Accept or Decline.

Lynda

Jan.

Luncheon Meeting

Jan. 22, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

ROTARY CLUB OF ETOBICOKE

Club Meeting - January 22, 2025

Please note:

The Old Mill has increased their prices - the meal's price will be raise to $25.00 and when we include gratuity, WiFi, parking and taxes the amount comes to $32.75. Ron has recommended, for ease of accounting, to collect $33.00 per attending member. We will be discussing this increase at our next board meeting.

In the meantime ----

GREAT NEWS!!

The Rotary Club of Etocioke as won the Outstanding volunteer service to the community Award.

(email from Yvan Baker MP)

The recipients of the Community Recognition Awards have been selected by a community-based selection committee who themselves have a wealth of volunteer experience.

Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Etobicoke on this well-deserved recognition of your team's hard work and significant contribution to our community. Thank you for making a difference in our community!

I would like to invite you to my New Year’s Levee and Community Recognition Awards on January 26th, 2025, starting at 2:00pm at the Plast Huculak Centre, 516 The Kingsway, in Etobicoke Centre, when the awards will be presented. The presentations will begin at 2:30pm.

Thank you to all for my amaziang birthday party!!

I have asked our District Diversity Chair, Shauna Moore, to speak on the 22nd and I await her reply.

Lynda

Board Meeting

Feb. 04, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Club Meeting

Feb. 12, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Classification Talks

https://meet.google.com/tct-mtnr-dqz
Or dial: +1 320-372-1123
PIN: 880036378

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Rotary Club.

Rotary Etobicoke - Building Community and Connections

Rotary Rollers - The Coldest Night of the Year

Feb. 22, 2025 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

It's cold out there and the Rotary Rollers will do something about it!

This February 22nd, club members, family, and friends will be walking and fundraising for the incredible Haven on the Queensway, an organization that provides vital support to individuals and families facing hurt, hunger, and homelessness in Etobicoke.

You can support the team online or join the walk in person! We kindly ask each walker to consider donating a minimum of $20, as we aim to surpass $1,000 in donations.

We are grateful for your donations! Thank you so much!

The donations will be made directly on the Coldest Night of the Year website.

-> To donate to the team

-> If you want to participate, create your account and join

Doug Hartry - Rotarian Extraordinaire

Feb. 26, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Doug Hartry - Past President - Rotary Club of Etobicoke

Our Rotarian Family

Speaker - Nancy Hartry

Nancy Hartry is a best selling children's author. Her novel Watching Jimmy won the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award 2010 and was a finalist for the TD Bank's Canadaian Children's Literature Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Historical Award and the OLA's Golden Oak Award. She is a past president of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP).

Also, Doug & Maxine's daughter, Sue Hartry, was our millenium President - A true Rotarian Family

In attendance - St. Augustine Centre - Recipient of the Doug Hartry Legacy Fund

Other Information - From Ron Miller's Bulletin

St. Patrick's Day Parade - Team Meeting - zoom - February 19th - 6:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Day Parade - March 16th - Route down Yonge Street
Rotary Leadership Institute - Centennial College - March 29th - 3 members have already registered
Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium - April 10 - 12th
Watershed Cleanup -- April 26th - Rotary Peace Park - bottom of 11th Street

Future Club Meetings

March 26th - Diversity - Shauna Moore - Chair of District 7070 Diversity Team - Old Mill - 12:00 p.m.

March 12th - Classification Talk - Ade Finni - Club House - 6:00 p.m.

Luncheon - Wednesday,February 26th

Feb. 26, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Please register or decline for Wednesday's Luncheon at the Old Mill,

Thank you

Lynda

Luncheon Meeting

Feb. 26, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon

On February 26, at Old Mill, we will have Ms. Nancy Hartry as a keynote speaker.

Biography: Nancy Hartry is the author of two picture books, Hold On, McGinty! and Jocelyn and the Ballerina. Nancy finds inspiration for her stories in the antics of her children and her larger family, as well as strangers who have no idea that their quirks and foibles will find their way into books. Watching Jimmy grew from her short story “Thunderbird Swing,” which appeared in Secrets, published by Tundra Books. She is currently writing another novel, inspired by her short story “Fore,” which appeared in First Times, also published by Tundra Books. When Nancy is not writing stories, she works as a lawyer. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Rotary Club.

Rotary Etobicoke - Building Community and Connections

Board Meeting

Mar. 04, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

International Women's Day Celebration

Mar. 06, 2025 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

You are invited to a special District 7070 celebration of International Women's Day! We have invited some women who have contributed significantly to Rotary and have powerful stories to share about their unique Rotary journeys and making positive changes in their clubs and communities.

We look forward to hearing from

Sonam Choeden, Deb Murray and Lynda Ryder!

They will inspire us to make magic happen by getting involved and leading!

Women continue to be leaders and change agents in District 7070 and Rotary. Join us for an evening of conversation, motivation and fellowship!

District 7070 is incredible because of the many "Women of Action" who work passionately and tirelessly to make "magic" happen locally and globally!

"Where there is a woman, there is magic." (Ntozake Shange)

Join us for a conversation, inspiration and fellowship with some of the "Women of Action" in District 7070

Thursday, March 6, from 7-9 p.m.

Cost: $17. Light refreshments will be served.

Link to sign in: https://rotary7070.org/event/international-women-s-day-celebration-2025/

Parking will be in Founders Lot 2 @ Durham College. Parking will be $3.00. Parking map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BxKBqPJyHQpXacNG8

Stay tuned for an agenda!

We would love for you to join us in person; however, if you cannot make it, a link to join online will be provided shortly.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Shauna Moore - shaunanmoore@gmail.com

ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!!

Mar. 12, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

SPEAKER - ADETUTU FINNI - CLASSIFICATION TALK

iN ADDITION,

WE WILL BE PUTTING ROTARY STICKERS ON BOXES OF TEA FOR THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE

Tonight, our St. Patrick's Day team will meet at the Exhibition to deliver more tea and work on the float (we will send pictures)

It's been a very busy month and lots more to come:

1.March 16th - St. Patrick's Day Parade - join your district and your club on Sunday morning to walk down Yonge Street -- Rotarians & families welcome

2. March 19th - President Elect's training

3. March 26 - Diversity talk with District Chair, Shauna Moore at the Old Mill - 12:00 p.m.

4. March 29 - Rotary Leadership Training - We have 3 members signed up

5. Aprl 9th - Evening meeting at the Clubhouse - John G.'s Classification talk

6. April 23rd, Old Mill luncheon 12:00 p.m. - speaker regarding indigeneous water

7. April 26th - Saturday - Watershed Clean up -- Etobicoke Collegiate with the Interact Club & Clean up at our own Rotary Peace Park (floot of 11th Street

Mark your calendars!!

Choose one or all -- you will find a warm welcome.

Lynda

2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade

Mar. 16, 2025

TBD

St Patrick's Day Parade Contribution

Mar. 16, 2025 7:28 a.m. - 4:28 p.m.

Contribution for the Parade

Rotary Peace Conference - 2025 - Zoom Event

Mar. 18, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate the Harmony of Peace at the Rotary Peace Conference! Be part of an impactful evening with the theme:

Luncheon Meeting

Mar. 26, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon

On March 26, at Old Mill, we will have Ms. Shauna Moore as a keynote speaker.

Biography: Shauna Moore is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Lead at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. She continues to develop and lead the equity and inclusion initiative, which aims to foster an environment of belonging for patients, staff, volunteers, and the community.

She is also a part-time professor at Durham College in the Social Service Worker program. She is passionate about creating barrier-free spaces for students to learn and achieve success. She built a post-secondary program, the RISE Program that supported under-served and equity-deserving youth to find pathways to post-secondary and worked to create pathways to meaningful employment for students with learning and intellectual disabilities.

She is committed to building community and creating spaces where everyone can find their place, have their voice heard and be celebrated for their uniqueness.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Rotary Club

Rotary Etobicoke - Building Community and Connections

Apr.

Board Meeting

Apr. 01, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Apr.

To register: https://rotary7070.org/Redirect/GotoOld/?ResourceId=767&AccountId=50157&EventId=85a77a0f-ca64-49f7-922a-b84485d889bd&TimezoneId=Eastern+Standard+Time

Learning Tuesday - Membership Workshop - Online

Apr. 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Apr.