For over 75 years, students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary Youth Exchange. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs.
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH BAY - WEEKLY BULLETIN
May 16, 2026
Important notice: As of our May 4th meeting, we will not be meeting in the Map Room due to construction in Cecil's Restaurant. We will need to access via Main St. - The Grande
May 13th - we had a joint meeting with North Bay-Nipissing Club where Bev Hillier with City of North Bay gave us a presentation on the future plans for our waterfront and how our two Club's will be such an important part of the proposed design.
May 18th - no meeting - have a great Victoria Day long weekend!
May 25th -moved to May 26th - Invitation to Leadership and Service: Rotary Club Open House. We will gather at Average Joe’s in North Bay starting at 4:30 PM. The program will provide a comprehensive overview of our current projects, the expectations of membership, and the ways in which your professional expertise can contribute to our local and international efforts. The formal presentation will conclude at 6:00 PM.
June 6th - Camp Tillicum Spring Clean Up - this annual event has been a lot of fun over the years with great fellowship and some hard work but so worth it at the end when we get treated to a BBQ!
June 20th - Annual Rose Day - yes, a day to treat your friends, family, co-workers and business associates to a dozen roses! This is a fundraiser that helps with international service projects, local community projects and some of the Club's administrative costs. Send a dozen roses to someone special - details on how to follow!
We have our outbound Youth Exchange Student, Tala leaving for Taiwan in mid-late August and our inbound, Olaia, arriving mid-August. The students have a special jacket and if you have seen any of the exchange students around you will notice they love to decorate them with club banners and pins! The jackets wind up weighing in at 20 lbs. one student told me! I would ask if you could check your drawers, attics, vehicle glove compartments to see if you have any pins that you are willing to part with - they don't have to be Rotary pins - and bring them to the next few meetings so we can present them to both our outbound and inbound students so they have a good start in decorating their jackets. Leave them on the front table and they will be collected.
Our Club has a membership with the North Bay District Chamber of Commerce. There are many benefits to businesses to belong to the Chamber and as members, we are always welcome to events and lots of great information plus the perfect place to look for local businesses.
INVITATION FROM NIPISSING CLUB: Dr. Sandra Efu, President of Canadore, will be guest speaker at the club meeting on June 4th. Time & location to be determined but there is an invite to anyone from our club to join. Once we get the location/time and how to register, it will be shared with our club.
It's not too late to register for the District Conference. Check on the link above for all the details. There is a great video to showcase some of the activities!
Get to know our incoming District Governor as well!
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