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Rossbrook House Fundraiser

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg Charleswood is very pleased to be sponsoring a special fundraising dinner in support of Rossbrook House a neighbourhood drop-in centre with a simple mission: “No child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be.” Located at the corner of Ross Avenue and Sherbrook Street; it offers a constant alternative to the destructive environment of the streets by:

Keeping the doors open 365 days of the year and 24 hours every weekend & period of school holidays
Recruiting its staff from the young people who come to the centre on a regular basis
Driving participants safely home each evening

Today, over 1,000 children and youth ages 6-24 years come through the doors annually, and up to 80 participants on a daily basis.

The dinner event will include presentations from current youth participants and alumni of Rossbrook House. The evening will also serve as a meeting of our Rotary Club, open to all. There will be time for fellowship, a silent auction and a raffle (LGCA-14881-SOR). All proceeds will be donated to youth programming at Rossbrook House. Those wishing to attend may purchase tickets from cathy.skene@gmail.com or online here. Tickets will also be available at club meetings held Monday evenings at Breezy Bend Golf Club.

Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Where: Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Ave. Winnipeg, MB

Time: 5:45 - 7:30 pm

Cost: $60/ per person

Thank you to Morris Insurance Brokers for its sponsorship of this important fundraiser!!

Charleswood Resource Fair

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood is pleased to be involved in the upcoming Charleswood Community Resource Fair on April 15. We look forward to joining other community organizations and meeting with the others attending. Mark the date and join us!!

Annual Lobsterfest - Friday, June 13, 2025

REGISTRATION CLOSED

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg Charleswood is holding its annual Lobsterfest on Friday, June 13, 2025. Lobster and chicken meals will be provided on a curbside pickup basis. We encourage participants to plan an event with friends and family, to celebrate and contribute to this important annual fundraiser.

Pick-up - meals may be picked up at the Varsity View Community Centre, 315 Laxdal Rd. on Friday, June 13 from 3-7 pm. Participants must present a ticket or confirmation of an online purchase. The meal is already cooked, ready to warm up at home. See tips for meal preparation.

Tickets - $65 lobster dinner or $50 chicken dinner. Includes all the fixings (bun, salad, potato), dessert, and white wine - Special Sale Permit #000041125

How to Register? - REGISTRATION CLOSED

Questions? - Online tickets: Glenn Campbell at rglenncampbell@gmail.com 204-915-5062. Tickets from Rotary Club members: Cathy Skene at cathy.skene@gmail.com 204-294-1359

New Sign at Assiniboine Forest

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg Charleswood is pleased that the new Assiniboine Forest sign has been installed at the corner of Grant and Chalfont. The installation is an important part of the plan for enhancements at the main entrance to the Forest, which will see additional signage (history, trail map), an interpretation area and plantings. The new sign profiles the colouring used to identify the trails in the Forest.

Bridge of Hope Ukraine

We are all seeing the current devastation in Ukraine and the current refugee crisis. The need is continuing to grow and many Canadians and people around the world are considering ways they can help. The Rotary Club of Winnipeg - Charleswood is working to bring Ukrainian children safely to Canada through the Bridge of Hope Ukraine – Family Support Project. All funds raised will be used to help Ukrainian families. More information is available and financial donations can be made by clicking this Link: Bridge of Hope Ukraine. Thank you for your generous support including donations of furniture and household items for those who have arrived in Winnipeg!

Land Acknowledgement

“I would like to begin by acknowledging the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. While we meet today on a virtual platform, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the importance of the lands, which we each call home. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to improving our own understanding of local Inuit, Metis, and First Nations Peoples and their cultures and rights. We are on Treaty 1 territory and the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. From coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations Peoples that call this land home.”

Assiniboine Forest Campaign

Important Update!!

Nov. 4, 2024 - Beginning today, those visiting the Assiniboine Forest, will see equipment upgrading a portion of the Sagimay Trail loop (currently wood chip) to a barrier-free compacted limestone pathway. Public access into Assiniboine Forest from Grant and Chalfont entry is to be maintained. The planned work is scheduled to be completed by mid-November.

For further information, please see the attached 'Background and Project information'. A question and answer document will be posted as well.

History - The Charleswood Rotary club has been stewards of the Assiniboine Forest for over 30 years. Together with the City of Winnipeg Naturalists’ office, we carry out annual maintenance and upgrading to Assiniboine Forest.

The forest is a unique jewel in the suburban Winnipeg landscape that is cherished by its visitors, and community. Comprised of over 700 acres of primarily undisturbed wilderness, Assiniboine Forest is one of the largest urban nature parks of its kind in Canada.

Only through careful management can the future preservation of the Assiniboine Forest be reasonably assured. The Charleswood Rotary Club enhancement initiative will initially focus on general trail maintenance, a cross-country ski trail, improvement to signage, the addition of a new trail in the eastern section of the forest, parking alternatives to Chalfont and Grant and enhancing accessibility to the Sagimay Trail.

Longer term projects will be considered. The Charleswood Rotary Club as Stewards of the forest will continue to work to secure the forest’s future. To donate, click here. For additional information visit https://assiniboineforest.ca

Rotary Podcast

Mandy Kwasnica and Peter Tonge have developed and are co-hosting a Rotary themed podcast called Talking Rotary. They have some exciting guests lined up, featuring Rotary stories both locally and globally. Talking Rotary can be found at the website: http://www.talkingrotary.org.

Podcast episodes can be found on the website media page or on popular podcast sites. To find Talking Rotary on popular podcast sites, please follow this link: https://talkingrotary.buzzsprout.com. For those who use social media, Talking Rotary can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please follow for regular updates.

Thanks for your support. Let's start Talking Rotary!

Chase the Ace Lottery

Chase the Ace Lottery - in support of the Assiniboine Forest

The Charleswood Rotary Club is offering the Chase the Ace Lottery in support of enhancements to the Assiniboine Forest. Tickets are ten for $10, forty for $20, and two hundred for $40. A guaranteed $2,500 accumulator pot for the first TWO SERIES, it is a chance it is a chance to win a great cash prize while helping enhance the Assiniboine Forest.

The draw date is every Thursday at 5 pm! Tickets can be purchased online. click here. Good luck!!

All proceeds will go towards the Charleswood Rotary Club's commitment as custodians of the Assiniboine Forest. This initiative will improve the visitor experience while maintaining the environmental sensitivity of the Forest. Visit our website www.fundourforest.org for more information about the project and how to be a Friend of the Assiniboine Forest.

Golf for Literacy 2019

The Golf for Literacy fundraiser took place on Monday, 9 September. The weather wasn't ideal but the participants didn't let that dampen the fun. Click here for photos from the day.

District Conference 2019

Posted by Rod Delisle on May 06, 2019

The club hosted a successful district conference here in Winnipeg.

Click here to view some of the memories.

Garden Boxes for Charleswood School

The Charleswood Rotary Club recently completed a project to provide garden boxes at Westgrove School. The boxes allow students to learn about where their food comes from. Principal Troy Calder is raving about the benefits they already see from the gardens. The teachers and students are very excited about what they see as potential for the garden and further development of outdoor education programs. He is hoping in the fall to have parents come when they go to harvest the garden.
The students have in turn thanked the members of the Rotary club with giant cards. The club has done an excellent job in completing this project. It is very obvious the appreciation of school staff about the work completed. The site looks very impressive.

Charleswood Rotary Supports Shelterbox

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood continues to support Shelterbox through donations in honour of our guest speakers to our meetings. The Shelterbox organization responds instantly to natural and manmade disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who are most in need. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.