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Jul. 08, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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. |
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Speakers Bryn Jones & Dave Chatson
Jul. 08, 2024 5:30 p.m.
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Jul. 15, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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. Lunch includes coffee or tea as well as one of the following main entrée options. Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirmation screen. CORDON BLEU SANDWICH lightly breaded chicken breast, slow roasted ham, fontina cheese, honey dijon, garlic aioli, on an artisan bun. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD grilled marinated chicken breast, romaine, radicchio, bacon, grana padano, croutons, lemon, with house Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN PAD THAI stir-fried vegetables, fried egg, bean sprouts, spiced peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, cilantro, with sweet + sour peanut sauce. Riviera Salad blackened breaded chicken breast, avacado, cotija cheese, rice & beans, charred corn pico, iceberg lettuce, lime house tortilla chips, creamy southwest dressing. CREOLE CHICKEN NAAN'WICH blackened seared chicken served in a garlic toasted buttered naan bread with cabbage, tomato, spicy roasted vegetable aioli, and, onion crisps with fries. |
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Speaker - President Dave Chatson welcoming in the new Rotary Year
Jul. 15, 2024 12:00 p.m.
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Jul. 20, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF ROTARY
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Jul. 22, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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 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 |
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Rotary Bandstand dedication and musical performance
Jul. 22, 2024 6:30 p.m.
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Aug. 19, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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. Lunch includes coffee or tea as well as one of the following main entrée options. Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirmation screen. CORDON BLEU SANDWICH lightly breaded chicken breast, slow roasted ham, fontina cheese, honey dijon, garlic aioli, on an artisan bun. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD grilled marinated chicken breast, romaine, radicchio, bacon, grana padano, croutons, lemon, with house Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN PAD THAI stir-fried vegetables, fried egg, bean sprouts, spiced peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, cilantro, with sweet + sour peanut sauce. Riviera Salad blackened breaded chicken breast, avacado, cotija cheese, rice & beans, charred corn pico, iceberg lettuce, lime house tortilla chips, creamy southwest dressing. CREOLE CHICKEN NAAN'WICH blackened seared chicken served in a garlic toasted buttered naan bread with cabbage, tomato, spicy roasted vegetable aioli, and, onion crisps with fries. |
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Words from our outgoing student Ella & RYLA participant Marco
Aug. 19, 2024 12:00 p.m.
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Aug. 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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 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 |
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Fun Night at Market Sports in Waterloo - sponsored by Membership
Aug. 26, 2024 6:00 p.m.
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Sep. 09, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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: 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. |
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Sep. 16, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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 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. Lunch includes coffee or tea as well as one of the following main entrée options. Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirmation screen. CORDON BLEU SANDWICH lightly breaded chicken breast, slow roasted ham, fontina cheese, honey dijon, garlic aioli, on an artisan bun. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD grilled marinated chicken breast, romaine, radicchio, bacon, grana padano, croutons, lemon, with house Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN PAD THAI stir-fried vegetables, fried egg, bean sprouts, spiced peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, cilantro, with sweet + sour peanut sauce. Riviera Salad blackened breaded chicken breast, avacado, cotija cheese, rice & beans, charred corn pico, iceberg lettuce, lime house tortilla chips, creamy southwest dressing. CREOLE CHICKEN NAAN'WICH blackened seared chicken served in a garlic toasted buttered naan bread with cabbage, tomato, spicy roasted vegetable aioli, and, onion crisps with fries. |
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Speaker: Ailton Santana - committee chair
Sep. 16, 2024 12:00 p.m.
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Speaker:Tracy Vankalsbeek, Executive Director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest
Sep. 24, 2024 5:30 p.m.
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Sep. 30, 2024 9:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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. |
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Healing of the Seven Generations
Sep. 30, 2024 10:00 a.m.
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Oct. 07, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 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 Vegetarian Spring Rolls *GLUTEN FREE* Italian Ciabatta Sandwich Deadline for registering is Thursday, October 3. |
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Pre-Registration Required - email info@kitchenerrotary.ca for further info
Oct. 19, 2024 5:00 p.m.
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Oct. 21, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Member Mixing and Youth Exchange! In response to suggestions made at the club strategic planning brainstorming session our meeting on Monday October 21 will provide an opportunity for members to interact with and get to know fellow members. There will also be a couple of other timely items on the program. > Member Mixing & Fellowship– Get to meet and learn about fellow members 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 the program will begin at 12:00 noon. Deadline for registering is Thursday, October 17. Lunch includes coffee or tea as well as one of the following main entrée options. Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirmation screen. CORDON BLEU SANDWICH lightly breaded chicken breast, slow roasted ham, fontina cheese, honey dijon, garlic aioli, on an artisan bun. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD grilled marinated chicken breast, romaine, radicchio, bacon, grana padano, croutons, lemon, with house Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN PAD THAI stir-fried vegetables, fried egg, bean sprouts, spiced peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, cilantro, with sweet + sour peanut sauce. Riviera Salad blackened breaded chicken breast, avacado, cotija cheese, rice & beans, charred corn pico, iceberg lettuce, lime house tortilla chips, creamy southwest dressing. CREOLE CHICKEN NAAN'WICH blackened seared chicken served in a garlic toasted buttered naan bread with cabbage, tomato, spicy roasted vegetable aioli, and, onion crisps with fries. |
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Oct. 26, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Online Auction Sign Distribution A significant number of people who purchase items on our Online Auction indicate that they learn about the auction through our roadside / lawn signs. And, again this year we need your help to distribute these throughout the region. Our Sign Distribution has two components again this year. 1. All members are asked to pick up 2 or 3 signs to put up at their homes and/or place of business. 2. We need an additional 8 to 10 members to take about 10 to 15 signs each and distribute them in a geographical area in the region assigned to you. This will only take about 1.5 to 2 hours and after you have picked up your signs you can set them up as soon as of the start of the Auction on November 2. We wil provide you with the rules for where signs can be placed. Signs will be available at our meeting at the Charcoal on October 21 and at our Auction Warehouse on the morning of Saturday, October 26 - 128 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener. All members are asked to respond by Thursday, October 24 and indicate in the Comment Box that: 1. You will participate in the full Sign Distribution in the region and pick up the signs on Saturday, October 26 or at the meeting on October 21. OR 2. You will just be able to take 2 or 3 signs for use at your home and/or office and will pick these up on Saturday, October 26 or at the meeting on October 21. OR 3. You would like to have 2 or 3 signs to have at your home and/or office but are unable to pick them up on either October 21 or 26 and will need to make alternate arrangements to get them. We can deliver! Please remember, we need your help to make the Auction a Success! Your 2024 Online Auction Committee |
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Oct. 28, 2024 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
FALL DOM CARDILLO TRAIL CLEAN UP Our next Dom Cardillo Trail Clean-Up will be on Monday, October 28 (we go rain or shine unless there is thunder and lightening). As uusual we will meet at Stanley Park Mall by the new Canadian Tire Store 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. |
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Oct. 29, 2024 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Nov. 02, 2024
Visit the auction website rotaryonlineauction.ca The auction starts on Saturday November 2nd at 9AM The auction ends on Saturday November 16th at 10PM Please contact auction@kitchenerrotary to donate items, become a sponsor or ask questions.
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Speaker: Badar Shamim District 7080 Polio Plus Chair
Nov. 04, 2024 12:00 p.m.
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Nov. 05, 2024 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Club Fall Tree Planting Outing On Tuesday, November 5 we will be joining staff from the city of Kitchener for tree planting in Lynnvalley Park from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. We will be adding potted trees and shrubs to naturalized areas within the park to increase canopy cover and improve biodiversity. Shovels, gloves and all materials will be provided by the city, please wear comfortable clothing suitable for the weather and sturdy foot wear and bring your own water bottle. Lynnvalley Park is in the Highland West Community in the University Road / Fischer Hallman Road / Victoria Street South area. Access the park through the sidewalk near 166 Lennox Crescent. Family and friends are welcome to join in, please register by Monday, November 4. |
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Nov. 11, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Kitchener Rotary - Remembrance Day Program Our Remembrance Day program for this year will have several of our members telling personal stories related to previous wars and conflicts - fathers coming home from the war, family remembrances, the loss of relatives, all from the heart. Please join us for what will be a touching and meaningful tribute - Lest We Forget. 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 the program will begin at 12:00 noon. Deadline for registering is Thursday, November 7. Lunch includes coffee or tea as well as one of the following main entrée options. Indicate your meal selection and any dietary restrictions in the comment box on the registration confirmation screen. FISH TACOS trio of blackened blue cod tacos with cabbage, guacamole, cotija cheese, and pico salsa topped with a roja aioli, cilantro & green onion. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD grilled marinated chicken breast, romaine, radicchio, bacon, grana padano, croutons, lemon, with house Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN PAD THAI stir-fried vegetables, fried egg, bean sprouts, spiced peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, cilantro, with sweet + sour peanut sauce. Riviera Salad blackened breaded chicken breast, avacado, cotija cheese, rice & beans, charred corn pico, iceberg lettuce, lime house tortilla chips, creamy southwest dressing. CREOLE CHICKEN NAAN'WICH blackened seared chicken served in a garlic toasted buttered naan bread with cabbage, tomato, spicy roasted vegetable aioli, and, onion crisps with fries. |
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Nov. 16, 2024
Visiit the auction website: rotaryonlineauction.ca The auction is open for bidding until 10pm Saturday November 16th. |
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Nov. 25, 2024 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
A Tour of the New KidsAbility Kitchener Facility The connection between Kitchener Rotary and KidsAbility goes back to our very origins. With our support, KidsAbility has continued to grow and increase the number of clients they can service. They have recently opened a new facility in Kitchener and our meeting on Monday, November 25 will be a tour of this site and an overview of all of the services provided there. Please note that this is in the South Kitchener / Sportsworld area and the start time for the tour is 10:00 a.m. In response to comments at our strategic planning, information gathering sessions we are continuing to explore alternate meeting locations and meal options. At the new KidsAbility Kitchener location there is space for regular club meetings and in addition to learning about the whole site and the services offered we will have the opportunity to use and check out this area for some lunch and regular club business. This will be a BYOBBL event - "Bring Your Own Brown Bag Lunch". As an alternative to catered or restaurant meals we are going to try this approach. Pack a lunch or stop by one of the many food shops in the area to pick up your favorite snack. As always, to help with planning, members are asked to register with a deadline of Sunday, November 24. |
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Members Only
Dec. 02, 2024 12:00 p.m.
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Dec. 09, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
You don't want to miss our annual Holiday Social! This year at the Westmount Golf & Country Club, Kitchener, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 09. Dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Private Room Price is just $75.00 per person At this meeting we will also be collecting winter clothing and outdoor wear for the reistents of A Better Tent City. We need to confirm numbers with the venue, please sign up as soon as possible (don't forget to include your guests). Deadline is Wednesday, December 4. Please indicate any food allergies or dietary restrictions in the Comment Field on the registration page. *Note: For the Pie / Dessert Auction again this year payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card and not charged to your account. |
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