Photos courtesy of Frank Scott.
It was a good event with the breakfast and giving us a chance to mingle In addition to commemorating the continuing efforts to eradicate Polio.
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Desk: Nancy and Donna G. Greeter: Dave R. Guests: Evan Ferrari (Guest Speaker), Jim Weir (prospective member), Lynda Moore (RC of Orangeville Highlands, and former member of Guelph Trillium), Jason Blokhuis (former member) HB and Fines: Robert – surprised that his wife seems to have now decided that the boat is a good idea, and wants to move it to be moored at Port Credit next summer. Sonia – Daughter in England has a new position as Head of Science, and their son has a new position as Head of Global Procurement Don – he and John B. were both at an apple farm. Don was buying an apple pie, and John was buying one apple. Don wanted to write John a prescription for a whole pie, but John stuck with one apple. Lynda – Happy to be back and see everyone. She is now President-Elect of her club Orangeville Highlands. She is also involved on a lot of volunteer boards and organizations. Mary – Celebrated her 35th wedding anniversary. Secondly, thank you to Don and Dave for a great Ribfest Committee wrap up meeting. Finally, she will be achieving a long term dream and is going to hear Jane Goodall give a talk in London this evening. Laurie – To celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary, they went to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior Provincial Park. Lake Superior Provincial Park was spectacular. Sad that she missed Suzanna’s classification talk last week. Maureen – A happy buck for generators. She was able to keep the power on at the cottage last week after the storm, when the power went out. Leslie – She reconnected with a chef friend at the Soup Sisters event last year, and is now going to be a chef in residence as Soup Sisters starting on Monday. Frank – went to a Blue Jays game for the first time in a long time, and they won! Suzanna – continuing on the theme – they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday. As well, her son flew home from Yellowknife for a day. John K. – also celebrating his 35th wedding anniversary. Cam – went to a Dwayne Gretzky show, a musician he had never heard of – but they were amazing. As well, saw a great TV special about Quincy Jones 50-50: Trent pulled the 4 of Diamonds Announcements and Club Business: Pres. Mike - Ave is currently on LOA as she travels in Europe John B. – our October 24th meeting will be an off site meeting to raise the End Polio Now flag at City Hall. We will meet for a short meeting at the Breezy Corners restaurant first, and then go to City Hall. More details to come. Frank – Met with the President of the Guelph Rotaract Club. They have 30 members, and are doing very well. Stay tuned for an upcoming opportunity to meet with them at the Brass Taps. Dave R. – First meeting of the International Funding Committee will be on October 9th. Anyone still interested in joining this committee and helping to determine how our International Budget should be allocated should contact Co-chairs Dave R. or Maneesh. Program: Greg J. introduced our Guest Speaker - Evan Ferrari, Executive Director of eMERGE Guelph. The City of Guelph, as an organization, has committed to reaching a goal of 100% renewable energy by the year 2050. The goal now is to get the citizens of Guelph to make the same commitment, so that the whole City will reach that goal. To reach that goal, we need debunk some of the myths about what this means – Change the Channel on Climate Change. As a province and as a city we have made progress. Greenhouse gas emission in Ontario’s electricity generation system have been drastically reduced by the phase out of coal. That has also resulted in much better air quality and health benefits. Waste diversion is making gains, and as a city our water consumption in Guelph is quite a lot less than the provincial average. Guelph, as a community, is predisposed to doing our part. To reach a goal of relying 100% on renewable energy by 2050 (or sooner) we need to take action on six fronts.
What can each of us do?
For more information - have a look at eMerge Guelph’s website emergeguelph.ca Norm L. thanked Evan for his presentation, noting that Evan’s focus on strengthening our local community is well aligned with the goals of our club. |
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This year, the Club had approximately $32,000 to allocate to community organizations, proceeds from Ribfest, Tour de Guelph and Scotch Nosing. 21 recipient organizations attended club meetings in February and March to receive their funds. Pictured below are this year's recipients.  L-R: Dan O'Donnell, Allocations Chair, Peter Gill, Chalmers Community Service Centre, Laura Muirhead, Child Witness Centre, Mira Clarke, Action Read, Mike Treadgold, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Guelph, Brittany Webb, Diabetes Canada, Cherylynn Lumsasag, Beginning Family Services, Anita Macfarlane, Children's Foundation, Norm Greensmith, Club President.  L-R: Dan O'Donnell, Allocations Chair, Simon Bell Focus on Nature, Leslie Fisher, Guelph Contemporary Dance, Justine Morgan, G-W Women in Crisis, Susan Carey, St James the Apostle Anglican Church, Pat Stuart, Wellington Hospice, Kristin Tilley, Lakeside Hope House, Beth Harris, Michael House, Norm Greensmith, Club President.  Front L-R: Penny Jamieson, Power of Hope, Kim Rodrigues, Hopewell Homes, Karen Semma, St. Joes Health Care, Sharon Stewart, The Julien Project, Eric Charlesworth, YM-YWCA, Back L-R: Dan O'Donnell, Allocations Chair, Colin McVicker, Sanguin Health Centre, Jackson Mathieu, Guelph Enabling Garden, orm Greensmith, Club President. Community Funding - Guelph Rotary Trillium 2017-8 Disbursement
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In recognition of her outstanding contribution to volunteering and leadership in the community, the Club presented Suzanne with a PHF this past Wednesday, January 31.  Suzanne Bone is CEO and President of The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital. She joined the Foundation following a placement at Guelph General Hospital as part of her Masters in Health Administration in 1991, and since that time has directed fundraising activities for the organization that have raised more than $50 million. She is a certified fundraising executive, and the 19th Canadian to hold the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Fellows designation. She is also a Guelph YMCAYWCA Woman of Distinction in the Public Service category and was a Guelph Chamber of Commerce board member. Currently she is on the Board of Innovation Guelph. She has been a very active volunteer including serving as a member of the Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington Leadership Advisory Committee and the Association for Health Care Philanthropy Canadian Cabinet, treasurer of the Hospital Development and Education Fund of Canada, and she is a past board member of the Victory Kids Club and the United Way of Guelph Wellington. |
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This years recipient is Seelan Moodley. Dr. Moodley has been a member of our Club since 2004. He is a Past Board Member and has been very active in hands-on projects. He annually organizes pyjama collection at Christmas time for the Power of Hope charity. He also has organized hands-on Day of Giving at the Drop In Center. He regularly mentors medical students from McMaster University.  |
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Several Paul Harris Fellowships were presented on December 13th recognizing both Club Members and local community leaders  Two members were presented with their multiple PHF's - Patsy Marshall with her +7 and David Halls with his +5.  Rosemarie Coombs, recently retired founder of Michael House seen here with President Norm Greensmith and PHF Committee Chair, Peter Moore.  Penny Jamieson, Power of Hope  Glenna Banda, The Children's Foundation, seen here with colleague and Club Member, Laurie Lantaigne  Emma Rogers, United Way with President Norm and Club Secretary, Ken Boyd |
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Our Beginnings: The Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium was officially chartered in October 1991. The committee to form the club began its work in the early months of 1991 with the development of a list of potential club members. Committee members from both the Rotary Club of Guelph and the Guelph-Wellington Rotary Club submitted names of those who they felt would be potential Rotarians. A list of 30 potential members was drawn up and invitations were extended to the first provisional meeting which was held at George Michals Restaurant on Woodlawn Road. This meeting began at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday March 27th, with an attendance of 49 people, of which 20 were Rotarians from other Rotary clubs and the rest were potential Rotarians for our new club. Today, the club has over 50 members and annually hosts one of Guelph's favourite festivals, Ribfest. |
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 On June 25, 2014, our very own Patsy Marshall will take the helm of the good ship District 7080. District Changeover Night will be a gala event at the Hanlon Convention Centre, 340 Woodlawn Rd. W., Unit #26 in Guelph where retiring DG Mike Gauthier will be honored along with the many other Rotarians who have made the past year a success.Patsy has a distinguished record in Rotary and is a highly regarded speaker, trainer, consul;tant, volunteer and teacher. She currently teaches at several area Colleges and Universities. For over 20 years, Patsy has had her own training and personal development company, Train On Track. She received the 2012 YM/YWCA's Woman of Distinction Award for Education and Training and the 2007 David J. Stewart award for teaching excellence and leadership, from Conestoga College. She is an inspirational member of the Guelph Community on all levels. As the new DG, she wants to encourage Rotarians to reflect on what Rotary means to them and their contribution to the World of Rotary.
(excerpted from Business Venture Publication, April/May issue)
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The Rotary Club of Guelph Trillium organizes and runs an annual Ribfest at Riverside Park in late August. Proceeds from Ribfest are allocated to local organizations, which apply for grants, to help support their good works in the community. On Wednesday, February 12th and 19th, area groups were presented their grants by Dan O’Donnell, Chair of Funding Allocations, Rotary Club Guelph-Trillium, at a breakfast meeting. Each representative spoke at the meeting on how their grant will be used within their organization.
 February 12,2014Front row : Heather Fowler, Big Brothers /Big Sisters of Guelph; Barbara Macrea, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation; Karen Kamphuis, Lakeside Hope House; Dawn Nicholson, Westminster Woods Public School
Back row: Dan O’Donnell ,Chair of Funding Allocations, Rotary Club Guelph-Trillium; Shirley Hunt, Focus on Nature; Rosemary Coombs, Michael House Pregnancy Care Centre.; Jane Colwell, Hospice Wellington; Sly Castaldi, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis; missing from photo is Allison Stoffman, Ottawa Crescent Public School
 February 19,2014
Front row: Mira Clarke, Action Read Literacy Centre; Michelle Hughes, The Elliott; Susan Wahlroth, Community of Hearts Learning Centre; Amy Baskin, J.O.E. (partner with Guelph Public Library)
Back Row: Dan O’Donnell, Chair of Funding Allocations, Rotary Club Guelph-Trillium; Laurie Lantaigne, Food& Friends (Children’s Foundation); Dan Evans & Peter Wilks, Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood ; Trevor Barton, Guelph Enabling Garden; Ann Caine, Sunrise Equestrian
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Fellow Rotarians: This message is to let you know the Wema Centre – Transportation Project successfully ended and closed! The project started for us in late August 2012 and concluded with a cash transfer to the bank account belonging to the Wema Centre Trust, Mombassa, Kenya, on March 6, 2013. However, one detail of our agreement remained to be completed. That was to affix a reference to Rotary International on the side of the bus. As you can see in the attached pictures, a label has been affixed which reads "Rotary Clubs of District 7080, Ontario, Canada". The wording is my doing. Please extend a whole hearted "thank you", from the leaders at the Wema Centre in Mombassa, Kenya (Lucy Yinda, Lloyd Muriuki & others), to your clubs for their most generous donations towards financing the first year’s loan payment on the new bus. The Rotary clubs who partnered with the RC of Burlington North include: Burlington Lakeshore, Burlington, Bolton, Guelph-Trillium, Oakville Trafalgar and Cambridge North. A member of our club (Rotary Club of Burlington North) travelled to Kenya in August 2013 and has ridden on the bus. Fareen Samji has reported that the bus has multiple uses of which the most innovative use is a mobile computer lab. The lab enables children to learn and experience the ways to use the internet as the bus is parked in the their city area or in one of their local villages. In the near future, the RC of Burlington North may offer the opportunity to help in purchasing laptops for the bus. The Wema Centre is currently using PCs but they don’t travel well over the rough roads. My contact, Lucy Yinda, has agreed to provide a report of exactly what they need in the future. Link onto the Wema Centre Facebook pages. They provide us with an even better insight to the work they do (The new bus is displayed in a photograph). https://www.facebook.com/wemacentre I extend my personal thank you to all of you! Regards John Zinkie, International Service Committee Rotary Club of Burlington North |
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Article from May 25, 2013 Guelph Mercury
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For a unique opportunity to support this project, championed by our own Bruce and Lorraine Macpherson, click on the "Uganda Project" located under Site Pages to read more and see how you can, personally, help out.
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Local and International Projects: In the past five years, funding was provided to the following organizations. Community: A Step Up Action Read Alzheimer Society Beginnings Pregnancy Care Bereaved Parents Network Big Brothers/Big Sisters Unmatched Children Program Chalmers Community Services Child Wellness Centre Children's Foundation Food & Friends Children's Foundation of G-W Diabetes Assn.-Camp Huronia Dunara Homes Edward Johnson Music Found. Fred Hamilton Breakfast
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