Our meeting on October 28th was a “Membership Lunch” where many of our members invited non-Rotarians to hear about Rotary. We had one member sitting at each table to talk about Rotary. We had a great afternoon! Thank you to Jamie from Average Joe's for a fantastic meal, Trudy for the Monster Mash and Halloween decor. We are hoping to increase our membership by 2-4 from this event alone! We were also pleased to present the “Big Cheque” to St. Brice's Anglican Church to help fund their Teen Lunch program.
Many of our members have been involved in the delivery of funds to the various school boards in our community. 4 out of 5 have been delivered and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Teachers and administrators have been sharing stories of the impact a little food can make in a child's life!
Earlier in the year, we had a visit from Chewie and Gillian MacIntosh from Victim Services. Chewie is a support dog and Gillian is his handler. Chewie was having some unexpected medical issues and the board agreed to increase the coverage for his vet bills by $1500 to ensure he was able to perform the work that he so loves and is so well trained for. He is doing much better and back to work. We had a very nice email come back from Victim Services and I wanted to share a bit of the email with you:
"I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your generous decision to increase funding for the Trauma Support Dog Program. Your continued commitment and belief in this initiative make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children we serve. We’re proud to have the Rotary Club of North Bay as a valued partner in this important work." ______________________________________________________________
Please note that the meeting coming up will be our annual Remembrance Day Program. The meeting will take place on MONDAY, November 3rd at noon. We will be in the Grande so enter off Main St. The meeting is open to friends and family so please do invite others to share in this special meeting to recognize and show our support for our soldiers and pay respect for all of the sacrifices made to give us the freedom we have.
In keeping with the Rotary Club of North Bay's tradition at this meeting, we ask the men to dress in suits and ties Or a Blaser and tie.
Reminder about November 7th dinner event - please share the post in Facebook and other social media you may have.
Kevin Oschefski was recently recognized by Association of Broadcasters for his community service! Congratulations, Kevin!
There are very few seats left for the dinner so if you are looking at joining us, please do contact Ghislaine Cote to ensure seats are still available.
Our annual Great Student Awards are moving ahead! Thank you to Krista Tucker Petrick for taking on this important event that Henry Drenth and Trudy Lang have been organizing wonderfully for many years. Hoping both Henry and Trudy are able to continue with their work on this committee once they are ready! If you would like to help, please do reach out to Krista!
November is a special time of the year as we celebrate our Rotary Foundation and the impact that we are having around the world. And our impact is significant! During the 2024–2025 Rotary year, our Rotary Foundation raised over $569 million in gifts and commitments. This total surpassed our ambitious fundraising goal of $500 million for the year. The fundraising highlights for 2024–2025 include:
Total funds raised:
Over $569 million was collected through donations and pledges.
Programs funded: Rotary and Rotaract clubs were able to fund thousands of projects around the world addressing challenges related to disease, clean water, peace, education, and economic development.
Global Grants: 1,424
District Grants: 468
Disaster Response Grants: 74
Endowment milestone: The foundation exceeded its $2.025 billion by 2025.
Major partnership: A new agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was renewed to continue the collaborative fight to end polio.
Programs of Scale grant: The Pathways to Peace and Prosperity in Colombia initiative was selected for a Programs of Scale grant. The program aims to strengthen conflict resolution capacity in affected areas.
Our Rotary Foundation’s financial achievements in 2024–2025 were made possible by our global network of supporters, whose contributions fund humanitarian projects and international aid.
For the 17th consecutive year, our Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating of four stars from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. This is an accomplishment of which to be very proud. I thank you for supporting our Rotary Foundation programs as we are truly “Doing Good in the World” every day. _____________________________________________________
Please join me in congratulating Rhyan on his 2 year anniversary with Rotary.
Birthday greetings and best wishes to Craig Rodwell celebrating his birthday on November 2!
Rotarian Mukti Suvedi is looking to start up a Peace Committee in our club. His professional background and passion lie in peace and peacebuilding work. If you are interested in working with Mukti towards putting a committee together and doing work in our local and international community for Peace, please do reach out to Mukti.
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