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The Kitchener Grand River Rotary Club is a diverse and engaged organization dedicated to supporting children, youth and future leaders locally and internationally by way of living and promoting the ideals of Rotary

Skate 48 Top 50 Celebration

On March 2^nd, the Skate48 committee welcomed the top 50 fundraisers to a celebration at St. Louis Bar and Grill in Waterloo. The event was to celebrate the success of the 29^th Skate48 held in February which raised $173,000 for the club to donate back to worthy causes primarily within our community.

Graham's Transplant Journey

On February 25th, we were joined by Graham and Louise Gardiner to talk about Graham's double lung transplant journey.

Caborca Mexico NID Trip

From Feb 17-21 member Paul Walman attended a National Immunization Day Polio trip to Caborca Mexico.

Skate 48 2020

On Saturday Feb 8^th, after weeks of preparation, our club held another Skate 48 hockey event.

Roberto Angellis Lyra-Poetry

Our speaker on January 28, 2020, was Roberto Angelis Lyra, who had previously spoken to our club some time ago. Roberto gave us a dramatic reading of his poetry.

Anishnabeg Outreach

On January 14^th our meeting was offsite at the Anishnabeg Healing Centre in Kitchener and our speaker was Stephen Jackson, CEO of Anishnabeg Outreach (AO).

Rancheria Update

On January 7th our speakers were members Steve K. and Martin B. presenting on their recent service trip that included Pierre L. to Rancheria Nicaragua.

The Rotary team in their standard poses!

Ray of Hope

Posted by Rob D. on Dec 03, 2019

On Dec 3rd we were joined by Tonya Verburg, CEO and Scott Brush, Chief Development Officer of Ray of Hope.

Now that's a makeup!

In November, Afroza visited the Rotary Club of Barbados for a makeup.

Tom O'Donnell Comedian

Posted by Rob D on Nov 26, 2019

Our speaker on November 26^th was Tom O Donnell who entertained us with a comedy set.

Frank Oudesluys Rotary Club of Guelph South

Apr 14, 2020

Nogales Mexico International Project

Lisa Talbot and Linda Kenny

Apr 28, 2020

Kidsability Update

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Rotary clubs help fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Members use ingenuity, flexibility to help people affected by coronavirus and to stay connected

Sarah Parcak and the secrets of the satellites

Inspired in part by Indiana Jones, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses futuristic airborne technology to unearth the treasures of the past.

The Plastic Trap

How do we escape our tangled relationship with a throwaway culture? Rotarians are pointing the way.

Exodus

Since 2015, more than 4 million people have fled an economically devastated Venezuela. Tracking the stories of three who left puts faces on that staggering statistic.

Scientist, farmer, innovator, Rotarian

A plainsman with a PhD, Bob Quinn uses his 4,000-acre Montana spread as a laboratory to revive an ancient grain, rethink agricultural practices, and reinvigorate rural communities