Club Information

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:00 PM
The Charlottetown Library and Learning Centre
97 Queen Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 4A9
Canada
Our meetings are bi-weekly on Monday's 12:00pm - 1:00pm at the Library Rotary Auditorium
Rotary Radio Bingo PEI
Rotary Radio Bingo is a media Bingo broadcast on CFCY the Island’s Country music station,
95.1FM
, every Tuesday night from 7:00PM until 8:00PM. The Rotary Radio Bingo operates in
the CFCY listening area (island wide) and is operated by the Rotary Club of Charlottetown - click here for full rules.
 
Bingo Cards are sold through a number of retail locations, please click here to see a complete list of distributors.
 
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Message from the President

Welcome,

Dr. Najam Chishti is the new 2023-2024 President of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown. A retired research scientist, Chishti has lived in Charlottetown for the last 42 years. He is a well-known community leader and his goal as President of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown is to create awareness about Rotary and its activities in the community and internationally.

Rotary is a service organization consisting of over 1.2 million members whose main objective is to serve the local communities in which they live as well as around the globe. This year, the Rotary International theme is HOPE. As a club, we look forward to creating hope through opportunities to engage with one
another and to provide leadership through our club projects and activities. We will continually strive to build a just and equitable society where people can live in peaceful environment.

As Rotarians, we are people of action. One prime example of Rotary in Action is the partnership between Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to eradicate Polio. Currently, there are only seven known reported cases of polio in the world (Afghanistan and Pakistan). Rotary is admired for its vocational service and it connects the world. Rotary is involved with farmers helping farmers in Kenya, improving the lives of orphans and mothers.

The Rotary Club of Charlottetown was established in 1917 and has had a long history of supporting local and international projects. We are proud to support Easter Seals PEI, Camp Gencheff, the Soup Kitchen, and the new Charlottetown Library and Learning Centre. Other club activities include volunteering at the breakfast clubs of St. Jean and Prince Street School, our food hamper program, youth exchange, youth parliament, and our dialysis transportation program for patients in need.

We are able to support our local communities and internationally through the success of our Rotary Radio Bingo Program every Tuesday evening at 7 pm on 95.1 FM CFCY.

Let us embrace diversity and grow stronger in achieving our goals!

Home Page Stories
Lorne Moase has been a member of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown for over 47 years having joined the Club on June 14th, 1976. 
 
Lorne served on almost every Club Committee including Club Director 1988 - 1989, Membership Secretary 1989 - 1990 and Club President 1990 - 1991. In 1992 Lorne was proclaimed Rotarian of the Year. Lorne also served the Rotary District 7820 as Secretary 1992 - 1993.
 
Lorne was a member of the committee researching the Club History from 1980 - 2005 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Rotary International 1905-2005 and had great input into the publication of the Club Centennial Publication. Lorne continued to share his knowledge and wisdom on the Club Centennial Committee from 2014 - 2017 to mark our Clubs 100-year Celebration. Lorne was the original chair and continued as co-chair and secretary.  
 
Lorne has continued to support the Rotary Foundation and achieved a Paul Harris Recognition at PHF (1992-1993), PHF+1 (2019-2000) and PHF+2 (2021-2022). 
 
The Rotary Club of Charlottetown holds the franchise for the Provincial Easter Seals Program which was led by Lorne for many years.  
 
Rotarian Lorne Moase has provided exceptional Service Above Self and on behalf of Club President Najam Chishti, I was pleased to present a Honorary Member Certificate to Rotarian Lorne Moase in the presence of his wife Shirley, Son Christopher, Daughter-in-Law Michelle and Grandson Noah at Whisperwood Villa on December 28th, 2023. 
 
Submitted By: PDG Robert Moffatt

The 33rd Rotary Youth Parliament 33rd Rotary Youth Parliament occurred on March 31, 2023 - April 1, 2023. We are pleased to bring back this Program after a break due to COVID.
 
The winner of the Frank Zakem Memorial Award for the outstanding Youth Parliamentarian to Kelly Tuttle, Youth Deputy Premier and Minister of Indigenous Affairs.
 
President Elect Najam Chishti, and RYP Committee Chair Chelsey Rogerson also presented tokens of thanks to Hannah Bell and James Aylward for their involvement both in the Speaker's Chair and as mentors throughout the weekend. 
 
 
 
 
 
Since 2021, the Rotary Club of Charlottetown has been sponsoring 1 meal per month at the Upper Room Soup Kitchen in Charlottetown. 3-4 Rotary volunteers spend 2.5 hours once a month serving the cooked dinner at the soup kitchen. 
 
In 2022, the Rotary Club of Charlottetown proudly served 1090 meals!
 
A big thank you to Rotarian, Najam Chishti, who has spearheaded this initiative. Every month Najam purchases the food items needed and delivers it to the Upper Room. The meal is then cooked by staff and Rotary volunteers help serve the meal along with dessert, milk, juice, tea, and coffee. The menu is always healthy and different everytime and has been much appreciated by the guests. From spaghetti and meatballs to parmesan chicken with pasta, the meals are always nutritious and delicious!
 
Rotarians from the Rotary clubs of Charlottetown and Charlottetown Royalty gathered with Premier Dennis King as he declared October 24,2022 World Polio Day. Rotary has contributed more than US $2.4 billion and countless volunteers to protecting the children of the world in it’s effort to rid the world of polio. Rotary is working to raise an additional $50 million per year, which will be leveraged for a maximum of $100 million annually from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The premier joined with Rotarians to encourage all citizens to fight for a polio free world.  For more info:  https://www.endpolio.org  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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