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DESCRIPTION:The Working Centre\, A Better Tent City\, and Kitchener Rotary 
 an Update with Joe Mancini For several years Kitchener Rotray has had a su
 pportive relationship with A Better Tent City (ABTC) which has now come un
 der the control of The Working Centre.  On September 14 our guest speaker
  will be Joe Mancini\, the Director of the Working Centre who will tell us
  what this change in management structure will mean for A Better Tent City
  and our relationship with them. Joe Mancini was part of the group that es
 tablished ABTC back in 2020. During those years\, The Working Centre (TWC)
  focused on responding to growing homelessness.  At the height of the COV
 ID Pandemic\, TWC supported 230 people in shelter.  Five years later\, pr
 esently\, each night the Working Centre is supporting close to 220 people 
 in different shelter forms including ABTC.  Joe will describe this work a
 nd give context to the wider work of The Working Centre. Be sure to join u
 s for this important and timely presentation. NB! Pre-Registration and mea
 l selection is required! We will be at the Charcoal Restaurant for this me
 eting in the Board Room with lunch served at a cost of $32\, tax and gratu
 ity included\; paid in advance when registering.  Doors open at 11:30 wit
 h the program commencing at 12:00 noon.  Lunch includes coffee or tea and
  one of the main entrées listed below.  Indicate your meal selection an
 d any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirma
 tion screen. Deadline for registering is Thursday\, September 10. Main Ent
 rée Options: Charcoal Burger: fresh ground prime rib patty\, smoked bac
 on\, monterey jack cheese\, dill pickle\, tomato\, shredded lettuce\, roas
 ted garlic aioli\, toasted brioche bun with fries. Turkey Burger: fresh s
 eared patty\, pickled red onion\, chimichurri\, guacamole\, arugula\, toma
 to\, cotija & crispy prosciutto on a toasted potato chive bun\, served wit
 h fries. Creole Chicken Naan'wich: blackened and griled chicken breast se
 rved in a garlic buttered naan bread\, cabbage slaw\, tomato\, chili crema
  & onion crisp\, served with fries. Applewood Cobb Salad: grilled marinat
 ed chicken\, romaine\, hard egg\, tomato\, cucumber\, avocado\, bacon stri
 ps\, applewood smoked cheddar\, crispy shallots\, smoked paprika & butterm
 ilk\, ranch dressing. Vegetarian Pad Thai: stir-fried vegetables\, fried 
 egg\, bean sprouts\, spiced peanuts\, rice noodles\, scallions\, cilantro\
 , sweet + sour peanut sauce. 
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DTSTART:20260914T160000Z
LOCATION:Charcoal Steak House
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Club Meeting - The Working Centre & ABTC
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="c
 olor: rgb(0\, 0\, 205)\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="fon
 t-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><strong>The Working Centre\, A 
 Better Tent City\, and Kitchener Rotary<br />\nan Update with Joe Mancini<
 /strong></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><sp
 an style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">For several years Kit
 chener Rotray has had a supportive relationship with A Better Tent City (A
 BTC) which has now come under the control of The Working Centre.&nbsp\; On
  September 14 our guest speaker will be Joe Mancini\, the Director of the 
 Working Centre who will tell us what this change in management structure w
 ill mean for A Better Tent City and our relationship with them.</span></sp
 an></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verd
 ana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Joe Mancini was part of the group that establis
 hed ABTC back in 2020. During those years\, The Working Centre (TWC) focus
 ed on responding to growing homelessness.&nbsp\; At the height of the COVI
 D Pandemic\, TWC supported 230 people in shelter.&nbsp\; Five years later\
 , presently\, each night the Working Centre is supporting close to 220 peo
 ple in different shelter forms including ABTC.&nbsp\; Joe will describe th
 is work and give context to the wider work of The Working Centre.</span></
 span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:ve
 rdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Be sure to join us for this important and tim
 ely presentation.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="background-color: r
 gb(246\, 246\, 246)\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: verdana\, gen
 eva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">NB! Pre-Registration and meal select
 ion is required!</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span st
 yle="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb
 (0\, 0\, 0)\;">We will be at the Charcoal Restaurant for this meeting in t
 he Board Room with lunch served at a cost of $32\, tax and gratuity includ
 ed\; paid in advance when registering.&nbsp\; Doors open at 11:30 with the
  program commencing at 12:00 noon.&nbsp\; Lunch includes coffee or tea and
  one of the main entr</span>&eacute\;<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"
 >es listed below.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)
 \;"><strong>Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in t
 he comment box on the registration confirmation screen.</strong></span></s
 pan></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;"><strong><s
 pan style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\,
  sans-serif\;">Deadline for registering is Thursday\, September 10.</span>
 </span></strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span st
 yle="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb
 (0\, 0\, 0)\;">Main E</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdan
 a\, geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">ntr</
 span><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 
 16px\;">&eacute\;</span><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-
 serif\; font-size: 16px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">e</span><span style="fo
 nt-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;
 "><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">&nbsp\;Options:</span></span></spa
 n></p>\n\n<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="fon
 t-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb
 (255\, 0\, 0)\;">Charcoal Burger:</span></strong>&nbsp\;fresh ground prime
  rib patty\, smoked bacon\, monterey jack cheese\, dill pickle\, tomato\, 
 shredded lettuce\, roasted garlic aioli\, toasted brioche bun with fries.<
 /span></span></p>\n\n<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span
  style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span style=
 "color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">Turkey Burger:</span></strong>&nbsp\;fresh sea
 red patty\, pickled red onion\, chimichurri\, guacamole\, arugula\, tomato
 \, cotija &amp\; crispy prosciutto on a toasted potato chive bun\, served 
 with fries.</span></span></p>\n\n<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 1
 6px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><strong>
 <span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">Creole Chicken Naan&#39\;wich:</sp
 an></strong>&nbsp\;blackened and griled chicken breast served in a garlic 
 buttered naan bread\, cabbage slaw\, tomato\, chili crema &amp\; onion cri
 sp\, served with fries.</span></span></p>\n\n<p align="left"><span style="
 font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif
 \;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">Applewood Cobb Salad:<
 /span></strong>&nbsp\;grilled marinated chicken\, romaine\, hard egg\, tom
 ato\, cucumber\, avocado\, bacon strips\, applewood smoked cheddar\, crisp
 y shallots\, smoked paprika &amp\; buttermilk\, ranch dressing.</span></sp
 an></p>\n\n<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="fo
 nt-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span style="color: rg
 b(255\, 0\, 0)\;">Vegetarian Pad Thai:</span></strong>&nbsp\;stir-fried ve
 getables\, fried egg\, bean sprouts\, spiced peanuts\, rice noodles\, scal
 lions\, cilantro\, sweet + sour peanut sauce.</span></span></p>\n
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