Events

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A Better Tent City - A Local Success Story Helping The Homeless

Over the past few years our club has been supporting A Better Tent City in Kitchener through financial aid and volunteer work.  On Monday, April 15 we will get to hear the background story of this unique organization and lifesaving operation.  Our guest presenters will be Nadine Green and Jeff Willmer.  Nadine ha been the site coordinator for A Better Tent City since it was started.  Jeff, along with Ron Doyle, brought A Better Tent City from concept to reality in April 2020. He continues with ABTC as a volunteer on the leadership team and the board of directors.

Please join us for this fascinating story.

NB! Pre-Registration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon.   Deadline for registering is Thursday, April 11 .

SPRING DOM CARDILLO TRAIL CLEAN UP

Our next Dom Cardillo Trail Clean-Up will be on Monday, April 22 (we go rain or shine unless there is thunder and lightening).  As usual, we will meet in the Stanley Park Mall parking lot near the former Walmart and the River Road entrance at 4:00 p.m.  

If interested, please join us afterwards for a social at the Whale & Ale Pub on Victoria Street

To help with planning we would like members to sign up.  As always, though, feel free to bring along friends and family members but please indicate if you are doing so in the comments box on the registration page.  

Smile Cookie Volunteer Info:

We are looking for Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to support KidsAbility. 

Volunteer sign up sheet will be emailed to your inbox where you can volunteer 

1. Volunteer task: decorating cookies with frosting – adding the signature smile 😊
   1. Transferring onto sheet pans or boxes (as needed)
2. 1-2 volunteers on-site per shift
3. 1 hour shifts, 2 hours if preferred (longer duration is not recommended)
4. Volunteers to wear any KidsAbility top or lanyard (if owned) to help with visibility/presence in stores

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District Governor Brenda Halloran

with Doug Edwards - Cluster International Projects

Our program on Monday, May 13 will begin with district updates and words of inspiration from our District Governor, Brenda Halloran, of the Rotary Club of Waterloo.  Our KW Rotary Clubs are working together on joint international projects and at our meeting we will also hear from Doug Edwards from the Rotary Club of Kitchener Conestoga, and, chair of our Five-Club International Project Committee to learn about the project our club is taking the lead on.

Don't miss this informative inspiring meeting.

NB! Pre-Regiostration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon.   Deadline for registering is Thursday, May 9 .

A Kitchener Rotarians In Action Project
Raised Garden at A Better Tent City

As part of our ongoing support of A Better Tent City, again this year, we will be assisting with the preparation and planting of several raised gardens for them and your help is requested.

The project is scheduled for Saturday,May 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at A Better Tent City on Ardelt Avenue in Kitchener (beside the Board of Education Offices).

Some equipment will be needed - wheel barrows, shovels and garden tools.  Please indicate what, if anything, you are able to bring in the comment box.

Please register (or decline) by Wednesday, May 22.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Its Meaning and Importance

Please join us on Monday, June 10 for our regular meeting with guest speaker Fionna Ferguson from the Rotary Club of Brampton Heart Lake who will provide information and insight into the important topic of DEI.

NB! Pre-Registration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon.   Deadline for registering is Thursday, June 6.

Annual Year-End Celebration and Turnover Meeting

Our annual Year-End Celebration and Turnover event will have some special elements this year in addition to the official passing of the gavel from Bryn to Dave.

Honourary Member Presentations

New Member Inductions

YFF & PHF Pin Presentations

Please join us as we celebrate and thank Bryn for his year of service as club president and welcome Dave as our new leader.  Our event will be at the Memory Gardens Function Room & Patio. Angie Conception Catering will be providing the gourmet buffet dinner, including coffee and dessert.  Two drink tickets per guest will be included (wine, beer or soft drinks) Cost is $40 per person, and guests are welcomed and encouraged.

Please note any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration page.

Deadline for registering is Tuesday, July 2.

Our Year Ahead with President Dave

Please join us on Monday, July 15 as we kick off the new Rotary Year and the Magic of Rotary with newly inducted president Dave Chatson.  Come and hear about what the year will have in store for us as we continue to build on past and current successes and plan for an exciting and productive 2024-2025!

NB! Pre-Registration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon. 

 Deadline for registering is Thursday, July11.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF ROTARY

• ScoreKeepers - an understanding of hockey is required
• Classic street hockey tournament for all ages playing alongside NHL and professional hockey players
• Played with full rink boards and netting for safety. Certified referees officiating each game.
• The Scoltand's Yard Road Hockey Classic brings the community together through the passion of sport and makes for an incredible all day experience
• Information on the tournament is here at www.syhockey.ca - all proceeds from this tournament support Kids with cancer and other critical illnesses.  Last year we had approximately 1500 people throughout the day, over 45 teams playing, with 20 professional hockey players and raised over $350,000

Dedication of the Rotary Band Stand in Victoria Park

As previously announced, the renovation of the Band Stand in Victoria Park, sponsored by Kitchener Rotary as our gift to the City of Kitchener in honour of our 100th year,  is now complete and the dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday evening, July 22.

6:00 to 6:30 - Arrival, Networking, Photo Opportunities
6:30 to 7:00 - Formal Program Begins
7:00 to 8:00 - Musical Performance

All good things worth doing are worth waiting for, please accept this invitation to join us for the final step in this “once in a 100 years” Kitchener Rotary project as the now to be known Rotary Band Stand is officially dedicated!

Please wear your Rotary attire (100th Anniversary if you have it).

Yours In Rotary
Dave Chatson, President
Adrian DeCoo, 100th Anniversary Year President

Youth Programs Update

Please join us on Monday, August 19, as we send Ella Mironescu off to Japan for a year as our next outbound Rotary International Exchange Student and as we welcome our new inbound Exchange Student, Saimi Vieno Allisa Hartikainen, from Finland.  Also on the program will be Marco Gorici, the student we sponsored to the recent Rotary Youth Leadership Academy. 

Let's show our support for these outstanding, young, Canadians as we hear how Rotary is changing their lives.

NB! Pre-Registration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon. 

 Deadline for registering is Thursday, August 15.

Kitchener Rotary Inaugural Mini Golf Tournament

Come and enjoy a fun and exciting night of mini golf and socializing at this event sponsored by your Membership Committee. 

6:00 - 7:00 Tournament
7:00 - 8:00 Drinks, & Snacks at the Weed Wacker Pub

Cost just $20, Winner gets a $200 Keg Voucher!

Event Flyer is available through the link on the left.

Deadline to register is Sunday August 25th at 5pm

A Presentation and Tour at the Research Institute for Aging

Our noon meeting on Monday September 9 will be an informative and engaging visit to the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and will include a buffet lunch, presentation and tour.

Agenda:
11:30 - 12:00 - Arrival, Networking
12:00 - 12:30 - Greetings from Hilary Dunn-Ridgeway, Director of Community Relations, Lunch
12:30 - 12:40 - Rotary Business
12:40 - 1:00   - Presentation by Shira Ginsler, Fundraising and Development Manager, How Research Goes from Lab to Living Room to Change the Way We Age.
1:00 - 1:45     - Tour Group 1
1:15 - 2:00     - Tour Group 2

The Institute: The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) is a charitable, non-profit organization that enhances the quality of life and care for older adults through research, education, and practice. We connect research to the real world and tackle the biggest issues facing an aging population. Our innovative approach to research is helping to change the way we age in Canada.  For more information go to https://the-ria.ca

Lunch: A buffet lunch will be provided with options for all (Fish & Chips Bites, Spaghetti Meatballs, Chicken Schnitzle, Seasonal Vegetables,) at $26.00

Parking: Paring will be available in the RIA/University Gates lot but please respect the Reserved Spots with overflow parking, if needed, available in the YMCA lot across the street.

Registration: NB! The deadline for registration is Wendesday, Sepetmber 4, but we are limited to 30 participants so it may close sooner if this limit is reached.  Family and friends are welcome to attend as well up to our registration limit.

Online Auction Kick Off

Our Online Auction will be our major fundraiser for this year and its success depends on all of us doing our part.

Please be sure to join us on Monday, September 16, as we officially kick off this major event in our Rotary year.  Topics covered will include:

> How the Auction works
> History of the Fundraiser
> Auction Action - Your Role
> Auction Action Tools and Tips
> Alleviating Auction Action Anxiety

The funds we raise through this event allow us to do much of the good we do in our community.  Please make a special effort to attend this meeting and make your commitment to its success!

NB! Pre-Registration and meal selection is required!

Our meeting will be held at the Charcoal Restaurant.  We will have a fully private room with lunch served at a cost of $32.00 with tax and gratuity included which is to be paid in advance as part of registering for the event.  Doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon. 

 Deadline for registering is Thursday, September 12.

Registration link:  https://www.crsadmin.com/eventportal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=c0ad9eb9-2e8c-4adf-bcc8-4d52bffb1e7a

The Orange Shirt / National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day Walk

Each year, September 30, a federal statutory holiday, marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

Wear Orange

Orange Shirt Day, also taking place on September 30, is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

Local Event

One of the local events in recognition of Orange Shirt Day will be a walk from the Healing of the Seven Generations building at 300 Frederick Street to Victoria Park starting at 10:00 a.m.   There will be drumming and Indigenous dancing once the group arrives at Victoria Park.

As part of our club’s efforts toward Indigenous Learnings and Reconciliation we are inviting members who are interested and available (along with family and friends) to wear orange and join in the walk.  We will be gathering at the Frederick Street and Edna Street corner of the Frederick Street Mall at 9:15 a.m. (by the Tim Hortons).  We will have Rotary Vests to wear as well.

So we know who all to expect and so we can join/walk as a group we are asking those planning to attend to please register by Saturday evening, Sepetmber 28, at 6:00 p.m.

Presentation and Tour of KW Habilitation

Please join us on Monday October 7 for a tour and presentation at KW Habilitation highlighting affordable housing initatives.  Our host will be Ann Bilodeau, the CEO of KW Habilitation, the tour will be conducted by clients who use their services.

Parking will be available, please enter though the main entrance.

We will have a catered boxed lunch from EVO at $24.  Please indicate your choice from the following in the comment box on the registration page:

Griiled Chicken Foccaci
• Fresh Focaccia Bun, Grilled Chicken, Roasted Red Peppers, Grilled Portobello Mushroom, Spring Mix, Goat Cheese, Pesto Mayonnaise
• Spring Mix Salad with Strawberries, Grape Tomatoes, Red Onions, Candied Almonds and Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Fresh Fruit
• Peanut Butter Stack
• San Pellegrino (250ml)

Vegetarian Spring Rolls *GLUTEN FREE*
• Two Fresh Vegetarian Spring Rolls with Thai Sauce
• Quinoa Salad with Dried Cranberries, Sweet Potato, Black Beans and Pumpkin Seeds
• Fresh Fruit
• Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
• San Pellegrino (250ml)

Italian Ciabatta Sandwich
• Fresh Ciabatta Bread, Provolone Cheese, Prosciutto, Genoa Salami, Spicy Calabrese Salami, Green Leaf Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes, Honey Mustard
• Cold Penne Salad with a Creamy Pesto Dressing, Red and Green Peppers, Sundried Tomatoes, Black Olives
• Fresh Fruit
• Peanut Butter Stack
• San Pellegrino (250ml)

Deadline for registering is Thursday, October 3.