The Walkerton Rotary Lottery tickets are now on sale! Contact walkertonrotary@gmail.com if you would like to purchase a ticket. First draw is December 10, 2020. This makes a wonderful stocking stuffer!
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Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 102
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505 Scott Street
PO Box 103
Walkerton (Municipality of Brockton), ON N0G 2V0
Canada
PO Box 103
Walkerton (Municipality of Brockton), ON N0G 2V0
Canada
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Rotary Foundation Trustee Jennifer Jones from Windsor, Ontario has been named as the President-elect of Rotary International for the year 2022-23. Jennifer is a former Vice-President of Rotary International and she will be the first female president of Rotary!
Walkerton Lottery Winners – For April 2020(Draw made on April 6, 2020 – by Pat Wendorff. Witnessed by Flo Gutscher and Don Moore.
PRIZE WINNER SOLD BY
$1,000 - Jeanette Lobsinger Dave Ferguson
$500 - Nancy Bajurny Albert Zwart
$300 - Agnes Hallahan Don Moore
$250 - Mary Jan Buschell Ash Puri
$200 - Rita LaPointe Gerry O’Gorman
#150 - Carolyn Thibaudeau Scott Thibaudeau
PRIZE WINNER(S) SOLD BY
$1,000 Bob/Winnie Schmidt Mac Bolton
$500 Maureen Schular Bill Schmidt
$300 Aaron Fleischauer Paul Kueneman
$250 Dave/Marlene Batte Brian O’Hagan
$200 Walkerton Meat Market Bev MacDonald
$150 Jill Plantz Bill Schmidt
October 24th is World Polio Day and Walkerton Rotary is hosting the World's Greatest Meal to help eradicate polio. OUr meal consists of soup and sandwiches and your donation of $20 or more will help our cause. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will match these contributions 2:1.
The Rotary Club of Walkerton has provided $900 towards the Saugeen Student Startup Program sponsored through Saugeen Connects and the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation. This program will give young student entrepreneurs the opportunity to experience the creation and development of their own businesses. L-R Rotarians Don Moore, Doug Schaab, Community Development Coordinator Paulette Peirol, and Deputy Mayor Dan Gieruszak .
The Rotary Club of Walkerton is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for Twice the Ice.
Members of the Three Fingers' gang were recently rounded up by Constable Otto McClevis....the result was our exchange student was cited for bootlegging beer, the root kind.
We celebrated a special birthday this week for a special Rotarian ....Gerry O'Gorman turned 94 on September 21st!
Rotarian Ash Puri, also a member of the VJH Committee, presents 4 Canada Flags to Bob McCulloch which will be on display on all four sides of the cupola for Canada Day. Each flag has grommets on each corner allowing easy installation in the bell tower.
For many years now the members of the Rotary Club of Walkerton have assisted the staff and cast of the annual CTP productions at Victoria Jubilee Hall. Rotarians help with ticket sales and provide volunteers for the performances each night. They also help in the construction and taking down of the set each year. Here CTP executive members Sherry McIntee and Janice Swanton present a cheque to President Bev MacDonald for their participation in the production of "Sex, Sin, and the FBI".
Walkerton Rotary celebrates two new Paul Harris Fellows!.jpg)
President Bev MacDonald presented Rotarians Tammy Smailes and Ash Puri with their Paul Harris +1 and +2 pins respectively. For every $1,000 USD contribution to the Rotary Foundation increases a person's recognition level. The Rotary Foundation has achieved top honours for the last 10 years as an outstanding charity.
Walkerton Rotary welcomes Denisse Inman from Chihuahua, Mexico as our first New Generations Exchange student. Denisse will be shadowing various positions at Veolia in Walkerton thanks to project manager Scott Gowan's interest in this program. Denisse is an Environmental Engineer and will be pursuing her Master's Degree when she returns to Mexico. The NGSE program is designed for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 who have interest in their own vocation or a vocation they wish to purse. The program lasts up to a 3 month placement. Denisseis shown with host parents Adam and Jackie Hofmann.Our exchange student, Dayana Calderon Gutierrez, arrived at Pearson International Airport on Thursday, August 17th, Daya was sponsored by District 4455 in Peru and she comes from the city of Arequipa, south of the country capital Lima. Shown with host mom, Chris Motsch and host sisters Jewel and Rosie.
Enya Lin, Rotary Exchange Student, was able to attend the Rotary International Convention and YEO Pre-Convention meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tomas Nesnidal sent Walkerton Rotarians a gift from his home country .... 10 beautiful Christmas tree ornaments. Enya and Walker are looking them over.Cheque presentation to Len Kraemer (Jubilee Acres) for $1,000. Rotary has been supporting this project since 1998. This is part of Rotary Serving Humanity and trying to feed the hungry..jpg)
Walkerton Rotary is so fortunate to welcome our newest inbound Rotary Exchange Student, Enya Lin, from Taiwan. Enya arrived late Saturday night (August 20) at Pearson where host family Adam and Jacky Hofmann were accompanied by YEO Don Moore.
Home Page News
Apr 12, 2010
by Adam Hofmann
The Walkerton Rotary Club members promoted Shelterbox to the community during the Home Show in Walkerton from April 9-12 2010.
Apr 26, 2009
by Don Moore
Sep 24, 2009
by Don Moore
Sep 19, 2012
by Don Moore
Rotary District 6330 has been hosting the annual Seminar for Tomorrow's Leaders conference (RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) for over 50 years in beautiful London, Ontario at the campus of Western University. Kelsey Simpson and Nellie Spitzig were the two Walkerton representatives who come from Walkerton District Community School and Sacred Heart High School respectively.
Nov 26, 2012
by Don Moore
Walkerton Rotary Club is again selling Christmas trees at Wright's Foodland in Walkerton. Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, and Scotch Pine trees are on display and available 7 days a week. Help Walkerton Rotary help others in our community and around the world.
Get your Christmas Tree at Wright's Foodland ....
Feb 21, 2013
by Don Moore
The dedicated Walkerton Rotarians who organized and presented the annual Charity Fundraising Dinner again had tremendous support from local businesses, individuals, and members of the Rotary Club of Walkerton....
For true economic development, women are essential
Here’s why these organizations and their Rotary club partners are supporting local women’s entrepreneurship with financial literacy, small business loans, and one-on-one advisors.
A hurricane force in every phase of Rotary life
This Bahamian Rotarian has been a whirlwind of energy since he began volunteering in high school.
Alleviating an environmental crisis in Mongolia
Alleviating an environmental crisis in MongoliaRotary Peace Fellow builds consensus among goat herders to help them earn a decent wage, protect
For love of alma mater
For love of alma materWhen Rotary Scholar Chen Lin learned Kobe University in Japan was facing a COVID-19 related mask shortage, he united other alumni to
Using cross-cultural skills to protect public health
Using cross-cultural skills to protect public healthRotary Peace Fellow leads teams that screen travelers in Taiwan to prevent the spread of