We had a great presentation from Capitol Centre! They have put on some amazing performances geared towards youth in our community and Rotary supported this program with wonderful spotlights on our support.
We were given an overview of the programming for next year and the board is reviewing the support for the coming year. Members will be notified after our board meeting on April 28th.
April 27th meeting is the formal induction of one of our newer members, Tamika Daniels, Regional Manager, Nipissing/Parry Sound . She will give her vocational talk so looking forward to learning more about Tamika!
Our International Toast was to recognize the great work done by Rotary Action Groups (RAG) and spotlight the very important WASH Rotary Action Group working for long-lasting clean water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Here is the web site for more information: https://share.google/BE4MlyusMqyiBjASu _____________________________________________________
DID YOU KNOW….. our club has recently donated to One Kid's Place the amount of $ 2,500 and to HANDS for world Autism Month (Michael Jacques sponsorship - here is the link for more information: www.heresmybook.com) $ 2,500!
Our club had the pleasure of supporting Chewie with his care for the past year. Chewie has been an important part of the Victim Services Unit and has touched many hearts! He is retiring and we have been invited to recognize his service and impact to the community. Please come out on Thursday April 30th to the YMCA to celebrate his retirement.
Here is a listing of what is happening in May so far:
May 4 - Bears Who Care - an amazing group of students - hear what they do to help in the community
May 11 - no meeting - we are going to have a joint meeting May 13th with Nipissing Club to hear the latest about the Waterfront project - you don't want to miss this meeting as it will outline Rotary's involvement in this project. We will be meeting in the Grande
