Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience.
Thank you to Rhyan Tourout for introducing us to Packsac Smiles organization at our meeting on Monday. This amazing group of volunteers' mandate is: “We provide children with the essentials required for school, trusting that this will assist in increasing the child’s self-esteem, as well as create a positive experience towards returning each year. We sponsor children that will benefit from our program, chosen directly by the schools based on their knowledge of the child’s needs and situation. Confidentiality is a priority for us. Once a child is chosen, volunteers shop with care, customizing each backpack. Volunteers then sort and deliver these backpacks to students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 in North Bay and surrounding areas serving both the English and French Public and Separate School Boards.”
To find out more about this great community service, here is the link to their website:
Camp Tillicum Clean-up day! What a great day…the rain held off until we were just about finished and when it did start to drizzle, the wonderful group of volunteers just kept going! Assistant Governor Peter joined in the work and fun plus as a bonus, brought South African sausage - what a treat! Thank you to all those that came out (i think the count was 28 total!) First timer's to the Camp were very impressed by the building and the property. The Camp really is such a treasure!
President Jeff had his weapons ready and BBQ'd up a storm of hamburgers & hotdogs!
Our next meeting - Monday June 8th - we will have Lori Cappadocia from the Canadian Red Cross as our guest speaker.
June 15th will be our annual Rose Day meeting - for anyone that needs more booklets or has any questions on Rose Day, please reach out to Steve Wright.
June 22nd will have a special committee announcement as well as committee reports PLUS a NEW MEMBER introduction.
June 29th - year end BBQ Fellowship at the waterfront - make sure to mark that day in your calendar!
President Jeff shared the details regarding the visitation and funeral service for our dear friend, Trudy Lang-Flumerfelt. Here are the details in case you missed the email:
Visitation at Hillside Funeral Home on Friday, June 12th in the afternoon and evening
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 13th at 11:00AM at the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption
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!
Keep an eye on your email inbox on or about June 1st, as members will be receiving an invoice for our annual club dues for Rotary year 2026-2027. Payment to continue your Rotary membership should be received by Friday, June 19, 2026. If you do not intend on renewing your membership, please send an email to rotaryclubofnorthbay@gmail.comno later than June 19th. It is important to pay your dues by the deadline as the club has strict payment deadlines with Rotary International and District 7010, and we do not want to make unnecessary payments for those who have decided to discontinue their membership. Thank you for your cooperation.
We are going to be participating once again with the City’s Canada Day celebration.
This will involve us handing out delicious red and white cupcakes at the A.C.T. Shelter (next to the King’s Landing Wharf) from noon until approximately 1 PM. We are looking for up to 5 volunteers (2 spots are already spoken for) to come out by 11:30 am on July 1st.
Rotary Club of North Bay 1145 Cassells Street North Bay ON P1B 4B4
Since renting out the storage area on Cassells, the landlord has given us the use of the office to have our mail received which will save us a few dollars in Canada Post box office rental. Please start using this as our address and ensure you notify any companies, individuals that you know would mail us that we are changing our mailing address. The post office box will stay available for the next few months to ensure we catch the mail and notify those that are coming to the old address of the change.
