SIGNING OF AGREEMENT - L-R - Dr. Sarah Gower, Dr. Alan Simpson, Dr. Bob Wright- Rotary President, Norman Manning (sitting) Rotary President, Rob Galloway-Rotary Past President, Leanne Iravani - Rotary Past President
Dr. Bob Wright's Speech -
What a wonderful day for this very important event. I am Bob Wright Co-president of the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora
It was more than 4 years ago that members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora met with Drs Sarah Gower and Alan Simpson to share in their goal to build a hospice facility in Centre Wellington.
During Past President Rob Galloway's year as president, the Rotary Club members approved that the Club's highest long term priority should be the financial support to help build a Hospice facility in the community.
During Past President Leanne Iravani 2 years as president, Rotary members and the Hospice committee kept this priority moving forward throughout the difficult times brought on by the pandemic.
Today Co-president Norm Manning and myself have the pleasure and honour to announce that the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora is committing to support this project by pledging $500,000 towards the capital campaign. This sum will be paid over the next 10 years. We will formalize this pledge by signing an agreement with Aboyne Rural Hospice and by presenting them with the first $10,000 to kick start this project.
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Gower and Allan Simpson for their leadership and to all of the medical professionals in our community who have recognized the need for this facility and for bringing us through the last difficult 30 months.
The Interact Club of the Fergus Elora Rotary Club, is a small but mighty team of dedicated Interact members. The group of 10 – 15 students is committed to serving their community in as many ways as possible, as often as possible.
During Covid, they have gathered weekly online - almost without fail. Although the group normally meets in the local high school at lunch, it’s not a school-based club and is in fact, community based. That said, there is no teacher overseeing the students, rather the director of Youth Services from the Rotary Club that sponsors it, is the person who works closely with the President, Vice President, and members at large. This year also sees the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora offering a financial award to be used towards Post-Secondary Education to one (or more) graduating Interact members.
The Fergus Elora Interact Club has been operating for many years, has undergone plenty of change in that time, and is very proud to share that everything that is done now, is done through the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lens. This means everyone is welcome and we (the club) will do whatever we can do to both invite and maintain membership, that’s truly representative of all.
In the past, the club has made trips to New York for United Nations Day, to Port Elgin for a fun Halloween Haunt, and to Kitchener, Waterloo where everyone had a great time visiting museums, going hiking, taking part in a bowling tournament, dining out together, and doing activities (like a treasure hunt) to get to know one another better.
Choosing the annual causes is always great (it’s done in the Fall as membership changes quite drastically between June and September) and the club always try to pick one local, and one international initiative to get behind. Past choices include, Human Trafficking Awareness, Food Safety, local Hospital support, and so much more.
During the last year, much was achieved by this group of amazing young people ...they did something called the POP (Power of Positive) Project. The Rotary Club of Fergus Elora sponsored the costs of all materials, put the ‘packages’ together, and did deliveries and pick-ups to the homes of many children who couldn’t otherwise get involved. There was opportunity for local youth to make arts and crafts, enjoy painting and delivering rocks, and ultimately serving the community by ensuring most of the completed art work went to places where the messaging continues to uplift and inspire!
In addition, they wrote cards to the front-line workers, and then to the members of the local club as a way to keep people connected and motivated to share a friendly word.
The focus looking forward includes celebrating Pride Month this June, and planning ahead to 2021/22 school year with tons of new and exciting ideas. The most defining trait of the Fergus Elora Interact Club, is that it lives by the concept that kindness and service above self, really IS the Rotary Way!
We have re-started our Rotary Bingo. Dates under Licence #M805488 are Sundays Nov 6/22, Dec 4/22, Jan 8/23, Feb 5/23, Mar 5/23, Apr 2/23 (the 1st Sunday of each month, excluding New Years Day). See below for details:
Janette Gagic, a member of our club, along with numerous club member have made donations to the Community Resource Centre's project of "School Backpack Supplies Program". Accepting is Ron MacKinnon, Executive Director of Community Resource Centre.
Congratulation to our jackpot winner, Rosemary Skilling of Fergus who caught the Ace of Spades in envelope #32 on draw #47 held on Aug 21/22. Thanks to all of our ticket purchasers and vendors.
From left – John Martin, Dave Evans, Bruce McLeish, Jim Gibbons, Rosemary Skilling, Janette Gajic, Leanne Iravani, Brian Bielby, and Gil Plummer. Photo by Joanne Shuttleworth
The world’s first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on February 23rd, 1905 by Paul Harris, an attorney who wished to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members offices.
Rotary’s popularity spread, and within a decade, clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York to Winnipeg, Canada (chartered April 13/1912). By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents. The organization adopted the Rotary International name a year later.
As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving club members’ professional and social interests. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The Organization’s dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
By 1925, Rotary had grown to 200 clubs with more than 20,000 members. Over the years the organization’s distinguished reputation attracted prime ministers, presidents, mayors and distinguished luminaries -among them Neil Armstrong, Angela Merkel, John Kennedy, Walt Disney, Bill and Melinda Gates
Rotarians take pride in their history. In honour of that first club, Rotarians have preserved its original meeting place. Room 711 in Chicago’s Unity Building, by re-creating the office as it existed in 1905. In 1993, the R.I. Board of directors set aside a permanent home for a restored Room 711 at R.I World headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. Rotary International in 2022 now has 1.4 million Rotarians, in 130 countries with over 46,000 clubs.
Happy Birthday Rotary International Feb 23, 2022 for helping others for 117 years. Thank you, Fergus-Elora Rotarians, for being part of this great organization.
Rob Galloway-President Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora 2021-22
John Campbell, Club Treasurer presents a cheque to Sally Litchfield of Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora is pleased to sponsor the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Rapid Screening Initiative. Through this initiative, the Centre Wellington Chamber is providing free rapid tests for small and medium-sized businesses in Wellington County.
Our 2nd funding opportunity during 2021 for the distribution of funds to local organizations is now underway. Applications can be downloaded from our website. Look for 'Home Page Download Files' on the left side of this webpage. Below is our ad as it appears in the Wellington Advertiser. While not indicated in our ad, we will consider all applications.
All the members of our Rotary Interact Club created these Thank you notes designed for the hardworking Covid Team at Groves Hospital. The youth of our community continue to amaze and inspire us.
Fergus Elora Rotary Club member Neil Dunsmore took the first steps to stopping the silence around mental health and suicide by walking 531 km or 330 miles from The Township of Centre Wellington to the nation’s capital Ottawa. When asked why he would take on such a challenge, Dunsmore answered with a typical Rotarian response “It’s about my community! We are 2.7 times the national average for suicide and that’s an issue for me. Someone needs to raise awareness and get this issue on everyone’s radar, the Federal Governments, the Provincial Governments and the service clubs. Our community is in crisis and when a crisis hits, we have no choice but to act. Service above self!
In 1996, the great African leader Nelson Mandela launched the Kick Polio Out of Africa campaign with Rotary International’s support, setting out a vision for a polio-free Africa. At the time, wild polio paralysed 75,000 children each year. To protect communities from this crippling disease, African leaders, health workers, volunteers, parents, global donors and organizations united to reach every child with polio vaccines.
To recognize the generous contributes from the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora to the Groves Hospital Foundation, the Emergency Department at the New Groves Hospital was named Rotary Club of Fergus Elora in perpetuity. To date, the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora has donated $500,000 to Groves Hospital Foundation.
The $2000.00 given to the Food Bank is unique in that we provided 80 twenty-five dollar grocery gift cards to purchase food at a local grocery store. In order to keep their distance Jackie Andrews on the left and Brian Dowling on the right accepted the cards on two miniature hockey sticks. The others in the backround are co-presidents Ed Davis on the left and Bob Wright with manager of the foodbank Fred Aleksandrowicz on the right. Chair of Centre Wellington Board of Directors, Jackie Andrews mentioned this program will have a very positive impact on the people coming into the Food Bank as it gives them a chance to go and purchase some food they like.
I should probably be fined for this but I picked up on the idea from Guelph Rotary on tying a red ribbon around your tree or front porch rail to show our support for the front line and essential workers. Got the word out to 195 homes here in Pine Meadows and I am happy to say that about 60% of the homes have already so and the number is growing. Very happy not only because of the red ribbon campaign but also because we live in a very caring community.
That's all for this Tuesday.
Send me your note anytime about why you are Happy for next week's bulletin.
At their Annual General Meeting, Centre Wellington Food Bank provided the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora with the Friend of the CW Food Bank Award. This was received for Hall Rental for Annual Christmas Hamper, Food Drive volunteers, and Christmas Children Book Drive.
Pictured is Leanne Iravani , President of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora with the award.
Pictured above: John Martin, Vice President -Royal Canadian Legion, Fergus; Stephen Street, Groves Hospital CEO; Leanne Iravani, President-Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora; Lori Arsenault, Executive Director-Groves Hospital Foundation; Randy Graham, President- Royal Canadian Legion,Fergus and Bruce McLeish Secretary-Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora.
The Rotary Club held a Catch the Ace draw to raise funds for our new hospital and help to fulfill the $500,000 pledge that the club made to the hospital. The $44,707.15 is the full net proceeds of the Catch the Ace draw. Thanks to Wellington Advertiser and Fergus Printing who helped substantially to make this draw such a success.
The $30,000 jackpot winner on April 28, 2019 was John Fines. He holds the Ace of Spades that was contained in envelope #37 that is held by his wife Kathy. Congratulations to the winner and thanks to everyone who purchased tickets during this lottery draw. All net proceeds that will be in excess of $40,000 will be donated to Groves Hospital Foundation.
Round # 2 of Catch the Ace is underway with draws every Sunday at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 275, Fergus with the 1st draw on May 5, 2019.
Jim Dixon, draw winner Jan 20/19 received a cheque for $590 from Jim Gibbons, Chair of the Catch the Ace Committee of Fergus-Elora Rotary Club. Jim Dixon hoped that his selection of envelope #3 would contain the Ace of Spades and he would have won an additional $9,553.50 that is in the jackpot. Tickets for this weekly draw are available at Fergus Legion and Dixon Home Hardware and cost $5 each. All net proceeds will go to Groves Hospital Foundation..
From now till Christmas all members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora are selling ham and/or cheese. The ham is a premium Schneiders cooked ham approximately 4 1/2 pounds. It comes in a festive gift bag. Cost is $30.
The cheese package consists of 4 blocks (each 280 g) of Balderson cheese (as indicated in the picture, 1 jar of peach chutney and 2 packages of President's Choice crackers, nicely done up in a gift bag. Cost is $35 ( which is below retail).
A "Catch the Ace" progressive (accumulating jackpot) raffle lottery is a multiple draw game in which participants purchase tickets for a chance to win:
A. a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of tickets from one draw and;
B. the draw winner also gets a chance to win a progressive (cumulative) jackpot by selecting a new card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
• The person who holds the winning ticket selected in each draw has an opportunity to select one playing card from the single deck of 52 playing cards. If the Ace of Spades is selected, in addition to winning a percentage of the proceeds from the draw, the person will win the progressive jackpot.
• If the card selected is not the Ace of Spades, the selected card is removed from the deck and the progressive prize portion of the ticket sales for that draw is rolled over into the progressive jackpot for the next scheduled draw.
• The licensee conducts the scheduled events until the Ace of Spades has been selected and the progressive jackpot has been awarded.
• Tickets are valid only for the draw they are purchased for. Once the draw is complete, the non-winning tickets are removed from the draw container and a new series of tickets will be sold for the next draw.
Rules for Catch the Ace - Round 4 - Commencing Dec 11, 2022
Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora
Catch the Ace – Rules of Play
Prizes and Distribution
Weekly prizes is in relation to the income from same-week ticket sales:
20% will be awarded to the winning ticket holder
30% will be added to a rising Progressive Jackpot.
50% of the net proceeds (less allowable expenses) will go to The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora for distribution to various charities within the Province of Ontario.
Prizes will be allocated each Sunday
All prizes will be paid by cheque and either mailed to the winner or picked up at the Fergus Legion with suitable photo ID .
Sales and Tickets
Ticket sales outlets will include the Fergus Legion Branch 275 as well as other outlets in Fergus, Arthur, and Elora and/or outlets in Wellington County as arranged by the licensee. Sales at the Legion will be cut off at 2 PM each Sunday and at 2 p.m. each Saturday at other locations. Online sales will cease at 6 p.m. each Saturday. Ticket sales for the next week will commence after the draw as soon as feasible at all outlets as determined by the licensee.
Two-part numbered tickets will be sold at a cost of $5.00 per ticket, one part is the ticket with the purchaser's information to be utilized for the current week's draw and the second part is the ticket stub. To play, ticket purchasers must be over 18 years of age and located within the Province of Ontario. Tickets cannot be purchased on behalf of a person who is under 18 years of age and if the winning ticket holder is under age 18, they will be disqualified from winning and funds will go to a charity. Photo ID may be requested for Proof of Age.
For online sales, ticket numbers will be sent to the purchaser by email. The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora will print your name and contact information onto tickets of the same size and weight of paper as the tickets that are sold in-person. Each ticket will be added to the raffle drum for that week’s draw
Each purchaser is responsible for checking their purchased ticket(s) at the time of purchase to ensure tickets have been properly separated, numbers and names are printed and that they have chosen an available envelope number. Tickets must not be folded and if they are, they will be disqualified.
The name of a real person or a maximum of 2 persons must appear on all tickets. In the case of 2 names on any winning ticket, all prize amounts will be equally divided.
The licensee reserves the right to limit the number of tickets sold to an anyone per weekly draw or refuse ticket sales to anyone.
Tickets will be valid only for the weekly draw indicated on their ticket.
All tickets shall be sequentially numbered and dated for each draw date with no duplicate numbers
Tickets will include space for name, town or email address, and phone number and the number of the envelope they would like opened if their ticket is drawn, with all information clearly printed. Online ticket purchasers must also indicate their mailing address and email address.
The available/remaining envelope numbers will be prominently displayed in the sales area.
Tickets are only good for the week they are purchased for.
The name on the ticket will be deemed the Ticket Holder. Prizes will be awarded to the Ticket Holder
In-person sales must be purchased with cash ONLY. No credit card, bank card or cheques may be accepted.
Online ticket purchasers will receive a confirmation email containing their ticket numbers.
Group Play (In-Person Sales Only)
● Group play is considered more than 2 individuals names on a ticket
● The person in charge of the group (the captain) will print their first name and surname on a ticket followed by the word “captain” in brackets after their surname
● The name of the group should be printed on the back of the ticket
● Any winnings will be paid to the captain of the group. The captain will be the person responsible for the fair and equitable distribution of prize money among the group play members.
Draws
All draws will be held at Fergus Legion Branch 275, 500 Blair St, Fergus, ON every Sunday at 3 p.m.
Fergus Legion Hours are:
Mon. 2 PM to 6 PM Tues. to Thurs. 2 PM to 11 PM Fri. 1 PM to 11 PM Sat. 12 PM to 10 PM Sun 12 PM to 5 PM
Draws will made for 52 consecutive weeks commencing December 11, 2022
All aspects of the draw will be video recorded to ensure a record of the stub draw, confirmation of winning stub, selection of the envelope and subsequent destruction of the card in the selected envelope.
Just prior to the draw, the following will be announced:
Number of tickets sold that week
Current week prize amount (20% of current / same-week sales.)
Catch The Ace accumulated Progressive Jackpot (including 30% of current sales)
Once all ticket have been placed in the draw box, the box will be agitated sufficiently and at least 3 times to ensure complete mixing of the tickets.
One winning ticket will be drawn under the supervision of a bona-fide member of the Fergus-Elora Rotary Club. The bona-fide member or the person drawing the ticket will not have a ticket in their name or an interest in any ticket for this draw.
Once the winning ticket is drawn, the envelope indicated on it will be opened (in clear view of the public) to reveal the enclosed card.
Only the envelope number stated on the ticket shall be opened.
In the case that the ticket drawn does not have an envelope selected, the number is illegible or ambiguous, the lowest numbered available envelope will be opened.
In the case that the envelope selected on the drawn ticket has already been opened, the lowest numbered available envelope will be opened.
If the Ace of Spades is not revealed in the envelope selected, the ticket holder will be awarded only the 20% of the current weeks' prize.
In the event the Ace of Spades is revealed in the envelope selected, the winner will be awarded both the current rounds same-week prize amount and the Progressive Jackpot. The event and the license are then concluded
The selected card/envelope will be destroyed by 2 members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora and a log kept of all destroyed cards.
Only the envelope number stated on the ticket shall be opened if still available.
The purchaser of the winning ticket is not required to be in attendance at the draw.
All winners will be contacted by telephone or in person or email.
For each round the original deck of 52 cards will be used
The "deck" (this refers to unselected envelopes/cards) will be secured and locked. This will continue weekly until the Ace of Spades is chosen.
Once the draw is complete, the non-winning tickets are removed from the draw container and retained in a secured area for a minimum of 30 days. Winning tickets will be retained until 30 days after the conclusion of the license. A new series of tickets will be sold for the next draw date.
Catch the Ace - Draw Preparation:
A standard deck of 52 playing cards will be shuffled face-down, then placed in identical opaque envelopes The sealed envelopes will then be shuffled and randomly numbered from one (1) to fifty-two (52). Each envelopes will be signed on the reverse by 2 members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora. The envelopes will then be placed in numerical order in a secure display case (the draw board)
The entire procedure will be video recorded (minimum , and the recording retained for 1 month after conclusion of the lottery.
The draw board will be under the care of a member of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora and will be on display for every draw.
Card Draw Week 52
If the lottery proceeds until week 52, that is, when there is only one unopened envelope remaining, there is no need for anyone to choose an envelope number as this remaining envelope will contain the Ace of Spades. At that draw, the winning ticket holder will receive the weekly prize of 20% of the weekly ticket sales in addition to the Progressive Jackpot increase of 30% of weekly sales combined with the Progressive Jackpot prize amount to date.. In other words, winner takes all.
General
Following the draw, the Winners name, Ticket number, Envelope selected, & Card revealed will be posted: on the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora YouTube Channel .
Video recordings will be made of each draw in high definition resolution (minimum 720p) and will be secured in a safe location for a minimum of 30 days following each draw.
Winners must agree to the use of their name and photo for publicity purposes by the licensee
Winners have up to six months after the date of the draw to claim their prize. Thereafter it will be donated to a charity approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
"Please Gamble Responsibly, Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-230-3505" shall appear on all tickets.
The liability of the licensee of this lottery shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.
The Rules of Play will be made available to all participants through our website (www.ferguselorarotary.com) and at the draw venue
With the approval of AGCO, the published Rules of Play may be updated as the draw takes place, and such will be posted on our website and at the location of the draw.
Any concerns or complaints with this process are to be brought to the attention of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora, P.O. Box 111, Fergus, ON N1M 2W7
Catch the Ace — Special Circumstances:
In the event of storms, power outages or other catastrophic event(s) which cause a delay, the raffle will continue as usual on the next available day
If it is deemed that at any point during the lottery, bona fide members who are conducting and managing the draw cannot ensure the safety of participants, staff, volunteers and the public though every reasonable measure has been taken, those bona fide members will conclude the current lottery on the following Sunday.
Thanks to all our bingo players who played TV bingo in the Fergus and Elora area during the past year. We will be returning near the end of October 2018 on Wightman TV channel 1 on Monday nights.
A huge thank you also to our sellers of bingo cards who gave their commission back to the club so that we could help worthy charities in our community. We hope that you will continue to shop in their stores. These card sellers were:
Rotary tree planters receive planting instructions .
From left to right Toni Ellisof Neighbourwoods, Don Fisher, Councillor of Township of Centre Wellington, Bruce McLeish, Matt Alain, aborist from Township of Centre Wellington, Karen Welch, Donna Humphrey, Bob Grant, Don Darroch, Cecil Wolfe, Bryan Welch, Jim Gibbons
Rotary Club President Leanne Iravani with Toni Ellis of Neighbourwoods.
Pat Espina of Fergus Elora District Soccer receives a cheque from Leanne Iravani, President of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora. The cheque is for the special needs soccer program.
Leanne Iravani, centre, presented a cheque to Lindsay Cowan, Supervisor of Early ON and Alyssa Cunningham, Supervisor of Outreach and Support Services of Community Resource Centre. $1200 will be used for books for the Literacy program, $500 toward startup of Memory Cafe. and $1500 for swim passes.
Mar 27/18 - Kristen Drexler, Executive Director of Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Centre Wellington receive a $1500 cheque from Leanne Iravani, President of Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora. Funds were used towards the first ever URU Camp in Centre Wellington that is designed toward Grade 5 and 6 students.
December 19, 2017 - A number of children from KidsAbility joined in with our related young ones to have lunch and meet Santa at our Annual Children's Christmas Party with KidsAbility.
Brian Pollock (right)worked with Rotary and installed a large stone where a plaque was mounted that commemorated World War 1 veterans. This Vimy Oaks site in Victoria Park, Fergus was developed by the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora.
Ivan Ostic, centre, was congratulated for his 50 years in Rotary and was presented with a suitably engraved clock.
Shirley Scott (left) received a special memento from the club. Shirley is a Friend of Rotary that has faithfully helped us by selling bingo cards for the past 10 years.
Donald Darroch, centre, was congratulated for his 50 years in Rotary and was presented with a suitably engraved clock.
A strong role model can make all the difference during a child’s formative years. For Bob Grant, his father Roy set the standard as a Charter member of the Mount Forest Lions Club and by serving his community in humanitarian needs.
From now till Christmas all members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora are selling ham and/or cheese. The ham is a premium Schneiders cooked ham approximately 4 1/2 pounds. This size is not available in retail stores and has been made especially for us. It comes in a festive cello gift bag. Cost is $30.
The cheese package consists of 3 biocks (each 280 g) of Balderson cheese (extra old, old and medium) 1 block of PC Gouda cheese, 1 stick of dry sausage, and 2 packages of President's Choice crackers, nicely done up in a gift bag. Cost is $35 ( which is below retail).
They make excellent gifts, for family, friends and employees. Orders will be delivered to you on your requested date up to December 22. To order either ham or cheese or both and pay with Visa or Mastercard click here.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora is running a fundraiser that starts in mid-October and runs to mid-November. All members of the club solicit your support to help us to raise funds for our many community and International projects.
Hamscan be purchased at a cost of $30. These hams are approximately 4 1/2 pounds, are made by Schneiders, are fully cooked and are a size that cannot be purchased in grocery stores. They make excellent Christmas gifts for yourself, your employees, relatives and friends. They come packaged in a festive cello bag. They will be delivered to you on your choice of dates up to December 31, 2017. Your order and payment in advance by Visa or Mastercard can be made by clickinghere.
Cheese assortment packages can also be purchased at a cost of $35. The cheese is Balderson brand and comes in packages of 280 g. Included in the assortment is a package of medium, old, extra old and PC Gouda cheese (200 g) along with 1 package of President's Choice garlic crackers, 1 package of President's Choice rosemary crackers and a stick of premium dry Italian salami. They come packaged in a festive cello bag. They will be delivered to you on your choice of dates up to December 22, 2017. Your order and payment in advance by Visa or Mastercard can be made by clickinghere.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora considers funding requests from other community organizations on a semi-annual basis. These requests will be considered in April and October each year and must be requested by completion of an application form that is available for download. The application form for requests that will be considered in April 2019 is now available in "Word" format and in "pdf" format by download under "Home Page Download Files" on the left side of this page.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora considers funding requests from other community organizations on a semi-annual basis. These requests will be considered in April and October each year and must be requested by completion of an application form that is available for download. The application form for requests that will be considered in October 2018 is now available in "Word" format and in "pdf" format by download under "Home Page Download Files" on the left side of this page. The closing date is October 19. 2018.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora considers funding requests from other community organizations on a semi-annual basis. These requests will be considered in April and October each year and must be requested by completion of an application form that is available for download. The application form for requests that will be considered in April 2018 is now available in "Word" format and in "pdf" format by download under "Home Page Download Files" on the left side of this page.
Aug 15/17- Thanks to Don Vallery and Pine Meadows Retirement Community, we were able to use the community hall and facilities for our member and guest BBQ. A good time and excellent food was enjoyed by all.
Jun 20/17-Charmaine Brown from KidsAbility receives a cheque from President Jim Waites. Funds are to be used for their "6 and up" program in Fergus that is estimated to cost $10,000.
Oct 10/17 - Leanne Iravani, Club President provided a Polioplus thank you certificate to District Governor, Kathleen Dick who visited the club on her annual official visit.
Oct 10/17- Les Frayne from S.H.A.R.E. Foundation received a club cheque for $2,000. to help with that organizations international water projects. Also in the photo is Club President Leanne Iravani and Marg Frayne.
Jun 13/17- Valerie Tibbles representing Wellington Centre for Sustainable Agriculture was presented with a cheque in the amount of $750 by Club President Jim Waites. Funds will be used to build a cob pizza oven on their premises.
Jim Waites, Club President presented a $5,174.00 and $250.00 to Lisa Talbot, CEO of KidsAbility Foundation. The larger amount is the second half of a donation that was approved last spring for a speech pathologist on a part time basis at the Fergus location. The smaller amount was to put together a pilot program for boys in Fergus with disabilities for socialization.
Jim Waites, Club President presented a $1,000 cheque to Margaret Hill of Spark of Brilliance. The funds will be used for art and other material used in putting on workshops that are open to anyone but are particularly geared to those individuals who are coping with mental health issues.The organization aims to bring together those who might otherwise be socially isolated.Many of the attendees live below the poverty line, most being on disability pensions. The workshops promote an atmosphere of acceptance and a sense of accomplishment and well-being.
Jim Waites, Club President, presented $1,000 cheque to Centre Wellington Food Bank Chair, Jackie Andrews. The funds being provided are used by the food bank to partly cover the cost of renting space in Centre Wellington Sportsplex for their Christmas Hamper Program. A Township grant is no longer available for this rental.
Jim Waites, Club President presented a $1,000 cheque to Maggie Baratto and Vanessa Belanger from Father's Heart Healing Ministries. That organization operates a residence home for women exiting human trafficking, the sex trade and addiction. Funds will be used to purchase tables, chairs, hair salon equipment for new salon for hair and make up to be established as a part of their operations. This will assist in the increase of self esteem in their clients through appropriate self-image and self-care.
Jim Waites, Club President presented a cheque for $2,700 cheque to Alissa Cunningham and Ron MacKinnon from Community Resource Centre. $1,500 of the funds will be used to purchase swim passes for children age 1-19. Last year, 90 children from 39 families were enabled to engage in a healthy activity within walking distance of most individuals. The balance of $1,200 will be used to purchase books for young mothers as part of a kit to build literacy in young children.
Friends of the Grand River represented by Jason King and Terry Ryckman were presented with a cheque by Club President Jim Waites. $1,962 will be used toward the planting of new trees along the river and $500 will be used to assist with the deep water fish habitat.
Sep 20/16-Lori Arsenault, Executive Director of Groves Hospital Foundation receives a $10,000 cheque from Jim Waites, Club President. This cheque brings to $30,000 the amount that has so far been contributed under the Rotary gift agreement pledge of $100,000 to the new Groves Hospital.
On Sep 13, 2016, 6 new members were inducted into The Rotary Club-of Fergus-Elora. These 6 new members will meet at our satellite club that meets in the evening, The inaugural meeting of The Rotary Satellite Club of Fergus-Elora Evening will take place on Sep 28 . Jim Waites (left), Club President, is pictured with the six new members that are from left to right Don Vallery, Dave Roberts, Angela Tamblyn, Claire Warren, Carl MacArthur, Rob Murray. A big welcome to these new members.
Leanne Iravani, Director of International Service, Marg Frayne from SHARE, Jim Waites, President of Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora and Les Frayne, Project Manager from SHARE. A cheque for $3,000 was presented by the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora to S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation for the purchase of 44 eco water filters for 44 families (250 people) in a remote area of Guatemala where young community members help to improve conditions in their underserviced communities.
There are few supports to communities in this area of Guatemala and the project work is done in Mayan villages which are very isolated and impoverished. All but a few of the communities are accessible by long and difficult jungle trails. A few communities are accessible by boat. The families grow corn on the hillsides to feed their families. Some families have a pig or some free range chickens or turkeys. Some that live nearer the water are fishermen. The homes are traditional thatched huts with dirt floors and wooden walls. Women cook on open fires in the hut. The water in many of the villages is sourced from streams and springs sometimes at a distance from the villages and it is polluted. Families suffer from recurring intestinal illnesses from using this water.
Linda Kenny, CEO of KidsAbility receives a cheque from Fergus-Elora Rotary Club President Jim Waites. The funds will be used to assist KidsAbility to provide a speech and language therapist at their Fergus office on a part time basis. Over the years, the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora has been a strong supporter of KidsAbility for the work that they do in supporting families and children.
For a number of years, the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora has provided a Community Service Award to a graduating student from each of the local elementary schools. The above picture is Leah Hutchinson, a student of John Black Public School who received the award that was recently presented at their graduation ceremony in June 2016. Congratulations to Leah and all of the other students in Fergus and Elora who received this award.
Dave Beynon and President Ed Davis present a cheque for $3,000. to Michael House Pregnancy Care Centre, 187 Bristol Street, Guelph. The centre serves women not only in Guelph but Wellington County. Funds will be used to equip their teaching room at their newly opened supportive housing building. Funds will be used for board room table and chairs, refinish floors and paint the room and the purchase of audio visual equipment.
Cecil Wolfe and Bruce Oldfield are both Charter Members of the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora. The club was officially chartered on May 26, 1966 and they have now been members for 50 years. At a 50th anniversary club luncheon on May 31, 2016, they were presented with special gifts in commemoration of this event.
Past President Paul Rogers and President Ed Davis make a presentation to Jackie Andrews of Centre Wellington Food Bank. Funds from the donation are used to assist with rental costs of space at Centre Wellington Sportsplex for their Christmas hamper program.
Past President Bob Wright and President Ed Davis make a presentation to Alissa Gibson representing Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre. Some of the funds will be used to purchase ribbons for their annual horse show. Regardless of where they place, the ribbons are all stunning and the children are thrilled to receive them. Many of the riders have never before had an experience of winning an activity, so it is a special moment. The other part of the funds will be used to purchase new feed bowls and hanging water buckets as well as grooming supplies for the therapy horses.
Jim Gibbons (left) and Ed Davis display ShelterBox Hero Award that was recently received from ShelterBox. The ShelterBox Hero program recognizes Rotary Clubs who make a multi-year commitment of $1200 every year for three years , or contribute $3500 in any one year. The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora made a donation of $4600 last year. Rotarians across Canada, and around the world have supported ShelterBox when disaster strikes and have allowed it to deliver life-saving supplies to victims around the world.
President Ed Davis makes a presentation to Sara Wilbur, Executive Director, and Richard Seibel, Board Member, of Grand River Conservation Foundation on behalf of the club. These funds will support the development of the new Guelph Lake Nature Centre, which supports about 1,100 students from the Centre Wellington Area each year (in 2014, thirty-one elementary classes and ten classes from Centre Wellington District High School.) Students at the Centre make essential connections with nature at a time when children no longer simply go out and play; the lessons learned there increase their interest in the outdoors, foster self-reliance and encourage our community’s young people to become our next generation of environmental ambassadors. Exposure to the outdoors helps promote physical and mental health in kids, reduces anxiety and offers young people who may not thrive in a traditional learning environment to feel good about their accomplishments.
The Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora considers funding requests from other community organizations on a semi-annual basis. These requests will be considered in April and October each year and must be requested by completion of an application form that is available for download. The application form for requests that will be considered in early April 2017 and is now available in "Word" format by download under "Home Page Download Files" on the left side of this page.
Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—we’ve been a part of them. From the beginning, three key traits have remained strong throughout Rotary:
We’re truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today we’re working together from around the globe both digitally and in-person to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
We persevere in tough times. During WWII, Rotary clubs in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan were forced to disband. Despite the risks, many continued to meet informally and following the war’s end, Rotary members joined together to rebuild their clubs and their countries.
Our commitment to service is ongoing. We began our fight against polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. By 2012, only three countries remain polio-endemic—down from 125 in 1988
Past President Bob Wright and President Ed Davis present a cheque for $1,000. to Linda Mark of Child Witness Centre. Funds will be used toward their 2017 Youth Symposium for up to 1500 Grade Eight students and teachers in Guelph and Wellington County of which 230 are from Fergus and Elora.
During the course of the day students and teachers have the opportunity to hear 3 inspiring speakers. Key messages include: You can be the change ! It takes ONE to make a difference ! Step outside your comfort zone and try new things ! Be an 'energy giver' not an 'energy taker' ! Students are given tools and strategies to help them face challenges in their own lives as they enter high school, a key point in their development.
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