August 2024
upcoming Meetings
01-Aug-24     Service Project - Preparing                                            Backpacks for the Backback                                          Program
08-Aug-24    Summer Break - No Meeting
15-Aug-24     Summer Break - No Meeting
22-Aug-24     Summer Break - No Meeting
29-Aug-24     Summer Break - No Meeting
05-Sep-24     Rotary District Governor - Sohail                                Naseer (from Milton Club)
12-Sep-24     Rotarian Will Pugh - Rotary                                          Youth Exchange followed by                                        presentation of                                                                the Shelburne Rotary Website                                      and Newsletter
19-Sep-24     CDDHS Girl's Rugby Team
26-Sep-24     Rotary Pictures at the Splashpad

Upcoming Events

September 13, 3:30-6:30 pm: Blood Donor Clinic at Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
 
 
October 12: Pumpkinfest Fundraiser and Food Bank Collection at Natasha Paterson Park
 
November 16: Gala Dinner Fundraiser at Shelburne Golf and Country Club
 
December 13, 3:30-6:30 pm: Blood Donor Clinic at Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
 
March 7, 2025, 3:30-6:30 pm: Blood Donor Clinic at Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Finally some summer weather!  
 
We hope all the children are again this summer enjoying the Shelburne Rotary Splash Pad. Enjoy, play safe!
 
 
This month Rotary kicked off our Backpack Project to support those students in need. (Please donate as you can).
 
Rotary is also supporting the Shelburne Food Bank with their fundraising effort for a much needed cargo van to better serve the people using the Food Bank.
 
I am pleased to announce that Shelburne Rotary has pledged $20,000 as a Community Partner.  
 
Shelburne Rotary gives our time, energy, and passion to improve our community and the world. Our service projects and donations to charitable causes make a difference in people's lives. 
 
Are you ready to Join Us To Make A Difference? See what we do at: www.ShelburneRotaryClub.com
 
President Bill Waite

backpack project

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Food Booth at Pickin' in the park

July 26 & 27

The Shelburne Rotary Club will be having a food booth at Pickin' in the Park on July 26 and 27 at Fiddle Park. Watch your email for further details and requests for volunteers!
 

what we heard  - dufferin community foundation

On July 11 we heard from Gord Gallaugher,  Founding Director of Dufferin Community Foundation.
 
Shelburne Rotary is a Member of the Founders Circle.  In fact, Shelburne Rotary was the first organization to financially support Dufferin Community Foundation.
 
Read about the great work they do and how you can support them at: www.dufferincommunityfoundation.ca
 

member profile: bill waite

Our current President joined Rotary in 2003.
 
After attending several meetings, Bill knew Rotary was a means of meeting and helping people in his new community and around the world.
 
Through Rotary Bill has met lots of amazing people, and developed many strong and lasting friendships.
 
However,  the most satisfying aspect of being a Rotarian is "the impact you have to make people's lives better".
 
Whether fighting food scarcity, supporting sports, student scholarships or providing students with a backpack for school or a Splash Pad to play in, Shelburne Rotary makes a difference in people's lives.
 
It was during a business trip to Washington,  DC and attending a Rotary meeting there one evening, that Bill learned about the Grade 3 dictionary project.
 
Bill proposed, and Shelburne Rotary approved, providing local grade 3 students with their own dictionary to help literacy and learning. 
 
(After many years of giving local grade 3 students their own dictionary, with technology replacing printed dictionaries, the club no longer supports this project).
 
Thank you Bill for your over 20 years of service to Rotary and our community.

What is Rotary?

In our May Newsletter, we described Rotary's 7 Areas of Focus. 
 
Last month we spoke about Water Sanitation and Hygiene.
 
Another area of focus is Education and Literacy. While a major focus of literacy is International, Shelburne Rotary also supports literacy in our community.
 
Whether it's our support of the School Breakfast Program (no student should go to school hungry) or our School Backpack Project, Shelburne Rotary is there to help.
 
Shelburne Rotary also provides elementary and high school awards. 
 
In the past, Shelburne Rotary supplied local grade 3 students with their own dictionaries. 
 
Last year Rotary District supplied Shelburne Rotary a matching grant towards books for the Shelburne Hamper Program. (See picture attached of District Rotarian Ingrid Sproxton, presenting a cheque for the books to Shelburne Rotary).
 
For more information about Rotary International, visit www.rotary.org.
 
To learn more about what Shelburne Rotary does, visit us at: www.ShelburneRotaryClub.com

Join Us To Make A Difference!

Executive 2024-2025

President Bill Waite
Past President Bill Waite
President Elect Karen Webster
Secretary Michelle Chidwick
Treasurer Sandra Gallaugher
Director, Community Service Bobbi Ferguson
Director, Foundation Michael Conte
Director, Publicity Caroline Mach
Director, International Service Michael Conte
 

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