Events

Speaker(s): Richard Delongte from Our Club

Topic: Rotary Foundation

Reminder: Closing time of 3pm on the Tuesday afternoon prior to the Wednesday Breakfast meetings.  Jesse's @ The Guelph Country Club Needs Confirmation for Food at Breakfast and Set Up of the Venue.

Speaker(s): Dan Brown

Topic: Dan's Classification Talk & Board Elections if Needed

Reminder: Closing time of 3pm on the Tuesday afternoon prior to the Wednesday Breakfast meetings.  Jesse's @ The Guelph Country Club Needs Confirmation for Food at Breakfast and Set Up of the Venue.

REGISTRATIONS ARE CUT OFF DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS

 WE ARE FULLY STAFFED - THANK YOU!

Keep Kids Fed at Home packing party

Wednesday November 26, 2025

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, followed by an optional get together at The Real Deal Sports Bar

Our hands on activity for November is a evening of packing weekend food bags for the Children’s Foundations Keep Kids Fed at Home program.   These are food bags filled with kid-friendly nutritious food which will be delivered to area elementary schools for children in need the next morning.  We are looking for 12 members and/or partners and friends to come out for a fun and rewarding evening of packing about 600 food bags.   Following our packing party, those who wish to can head over to The Real Deal Sports bar for a snack and beverage. 

Please register yourself and anyone you are bringing with you at the link below. 

Date/Time:  Wednesday November 26 approximately 6pm-7:30pm (please try to arrive 5 – 10 mins early)

Location: 69 Huron St, Guelph ON, in the middle unit (the door under the blue awning). Because multiple organizations use this building, reserve the front parking lot for folks with accessibility needs. Everyone else is encouraged to park around the side of the building, or on the street where signs allow.

Dress Code:  wear comfortable clothing and shoes. 

Responsibilities:  “Packing Party” where we will pack weekend food bags filled with kid-friendly nutritious food. Please note that you will be walking in circles for this role.

Misc.:

1. We are looking for 8-12 people.  Please register below.
2. Please feel free to bring a reusable water bottle with you.
3. When we arrive, we will be given an overview of the Keep Kids Fed program and tour of the facility.
4. At the end of our shift we will take a group photo.
5. Please fill out two forms ahead of the shift
   1. The Volunteer Agreement - please be sure to click “submit” on the second page
   2. The Photo Consent Form - please be sure to click “submit” on the second page
   3. There will also be paper copies of these forms on site if needed.

Come on out for a fun and rewarding evening of Rotary Fellowship 

Join us for our annual Holiday Party on Wed December 10th at 25 Somerset Glen. Partners are also encouraged to join us.  

There is no breakfast meeting on Wednesday December 10th as we are having our Holiday Party that evening.  The location is the social club that is part of Phil McAllister's condo complex on Somerset Glen.  Sharron Riley-Persson will be catering the event.  

This year we will be having finger food stations rather than a sit down dinner. We are planning for 4 Grazing Stations located at in different corners of the room:

1. Cold Food Table
2. Warm & Comfort Food Table
3. Seafood Table
4. Dessert Table

Please reach out to Laurie (laurie@childrensfoundation.org) if you have food allergies/sensitivities so she can pass those along to Sharron.  

Non-alcoholic drinks as well as beer & wine are being provided.  

Dress for the event is business casual & we encourage folks to wear holiday attire.  

Registration fee is $25 per person. You can pay by etransfer to treasurer@trilliumrotary.org or pay at an upcoming Rotary meeting (cash or cheque).  

Deadline to register: Saturday November 29th  

The end time is listed as 10PM but the space is available to us up to midnight. 

We look forward to seeing you there!