SPARKLES IN THE PARK is almost upon us and many volunteers are needed.
Set-up tasks - between November 29th and December 13th.
Gate Collections, from December 13th to December 31st. Members who could perhaps help us with Shift Opening and Shift Closing should please email Janette Hogan.
Take-down tasks - starting on New Year's Day, January 1st, 2026.
December 19th - Our club's Christmas Lunch will be held at the Guelph Country Club on Woodlawn Road. Details to follow by email.
There will be NO CLUB MEETINGS on December 26th or January 2nd. Happy Christmas and New Year!
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR BILL STEVENS on Saturday, January 10, 2026. A celebration will be held at the UofG Arboretum Centre (off College Road) on January 10th at 11am. Join us as we form a Rotary Honour Guard for Bill's family as they enter the hall, a little after 11am. Read about Bill here (a member of our club for 53 years): Remembering Bill Stevens
OUR CLUB'S AGM
Our club's Annual General Meeting was held on Friday, November 28th, 2025. Thanks to the technical wizardry of Matt Webster, a number of members were able to attend remotely via a Zoom link, virtually joining the members at the ICC. Meeting highlights included:
A brief overview of our club's granting process and funds granted this year, was presented by Crista Renner.
Presentation and explanation of the club's Financial Statements for July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Trevor Lee braved the heavy snow to travel all the way from his home in Orillia to personally present this information in person and answer questions. It was great to see him again! The Financial Statement will be posted on our ClubRunner site soon.
Two board members were electedby acclamation to join our board of directors for the next Rotary year beginning July 1, 2026. We are delighted and grateful for their willingness to serve on our 9-member board. They are:
Tracey Curtis - past club president, past Assistant District Governor for our Guelph-Wellington Cluster of clubs, and a Rotarian for 10 years.
Patrick (Paddy) Grist - a member of our club for almost 3 years, and previously a member and past president at the Rotary Club of East York in Toronto for 21 years.
BUY COFFEE!
Do you know that you can now purchase our Good Coffee for a Better World in three varieties? Medium Roast, Dark Roast or Decaf, in your choice of whole beans or ground. These bags make a great hostess gift, teacher gift, employee gift, etc., not to mention for your own enjoyment. As we like to say, “Doing good has never tasted better!” Click on the bag to place your order.
