April 1, 2021
Get you passport to support local culinary establishments and a chance to win a $60 restaurant voucher to be used at any participating restaurant.
The Rotary Club of Bracebridge, Muskoka Brewery and the Town of Bracebridge would like you to help our eateries during Covid restrictions. Each time you order take out from a participating restaurant, have them sign your passport. Once you have three different restaurants in your book, cut out the page of signatures, fill out the back and drop it off at BDO for a bi-weekly chance to win a $60 gift voucher to a participating restaurant. Books are available at the 28 participating restaurants or from any Rotary Club of Bracebridge Rotarian. Lets help our community by supporting our businesses. Draws will be held every two weeks until June 30th. There is no limit to how many times you can win!
The Rotary Club of Bracebridge, Muskoka Brewery and the Town of Bracebridge would like you to help our eateries during Covid restrictions. Each time you order take out from a participating restaurant, have them sign your passport. Once you have three different restaurants in your book, cut out the page of signatures, fill out the back and drop it off at BDO for a bi-weekly chance to win a $60 gift voucher to a participating restaurant. Books are available at the 28 participating restaurants or from any Rotary Club of Bracebridge Rotarian. Lets help our community by supporting our businesses. Draws will be held every two weeks until June 30th. There is no limit to how many times you can win!
FROM: MEDIA RELEASE, MARCH 31, 2021
Easter will be a bit sweeter for some children this year!! The Rotary Club of Bracebridge in partnership with an anonymous donor has purchased and delivered chocolate treats to the Manna Food Bank. The chocolate treats valued at $2500 were purchased locally to also support Bracebridge's business community.
Paul Hammond, Chair of the Club's Human Services Committee said, "The Manna Food Bank supports many families in our community. Through this donation, we hope this brightens the day for some children that might not be visited by the Easter Bunny this year."
Picture: Club Member & Chair of Human Service Committee, Paul Hammond and Manna Food Bank Volunteer, Denis Grenier
At the Club's February 26, 2021 virtual members' meeting, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge celebrated two significant events including the renaming of the Club's Citizen of the Year Award and announcing the 2020 award recipient.
The Club recognized the lifetime contributions to voluntarism of William E. Towns by renaming the Club's annual Citizen of Year award in his memory. William "Bill" Towns passed away in 2020 and had served the community as a club member from 1948 to 2020. His 70th year as a Rotarian was celebrated by the Rotary Club of Bracebridge in 2018 at a luncheon of dignitaries from all walks of life at South Muskoka Curling and Golf Club. Bill and his first wife Helen were named by the Club as Citizens of the Year in 1993 for their contributions and support of many charities and organizations in the Bracebridge community. Bill's second wife, Ruth (also a Rotarian) was on hand for the dedication of the new plaque and for the presentation to the 2020 Citizen of the Year Evelyn Archibald.
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As part of our International work, the Club sent Little Dresses to Dominica.
We were thrilled to hear that the girls really like them.
Thank you to Susan Montgomery who headed up the sewing circle. The circle consisted of Rotarians and community members who came together to make the dresses!
Through a District 7010 Grant, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge has produced an average of 120 ready-to-heat meals each month from January to June. All meals are boxed and brought to Manna Food Bank freezers, ready for distribution. The "catering" crew who created the meals at the Rotary Centre for Youth, are Rotarian Mike Galbraith (Chef), Dave Stevenson, Andrew Smellie and Jon Denbok (the organizer behind the project). Manna Food Bank Director, Sam Robinson is very happy to receive the food donations. Hungry families and individuals are also happy to receive homemade meals, ready to serve in minutes.
Members of the Columbian community in Toronto and from the Rotary Club of Bracebridge raised over $20,000 in funds for Colombia’s San Andrés Archipelago, hit hard by a Category 5 hurricane in November, 2020. Located about 230 miles off of the coast of Nicaragua, the storm primarily hit the island of Providencia, demolishing the scant infrastructure, including thousands of homes and the local hospital. Bracebridge Rotarian Gabe Rubio-Cotte (born and raised in Columbia), Pres. Brenda Rhodes and Rotarian Richard Borland, receive a cheque from the members of the Toronto-Columbian community that will be sent, along with Club funds, to a Columbian Rotary Club in Bogota, who are helping with relief efforts.
The Bracebridge Santa Claus parade was quite a bit different this year. The floats were stationary and the spectators drove past!! As well, our float was all upside down and made up of all kinds of themes! Rotarians Dave Brouillette, Dave Stevenson, Darcy Hammond and Don Wilton were on hand to greet the drive-bys!!
Rotarian Susan Montgomery has taken on coordinating a grocery pick-up service for those who cannot get out.
Along with Susan, there are 3 Rotarians who have volunteered to help.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON NEEDING SOMEONE TO PICK UP YOUR GROCERIES OR PRESCRIPTIONS AND DELIVER THEM FOR FREE
we are the people you need to call.
FOR HELP CALL SUSAN AT 705-644-7527.
Rotarians Ron Nicholson, Joanne Wolochatiuk and Linda Brouillette (taking the pictures) put together Christmas Gifts for Men to be handed out by the Salvation Army during their annual Christmas hamper campaign.
Several members of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge brought Christmas to Taylor Road in December. Pine boughs were decorated with red berries and bows with a dash of white and
hung in the middle of nineteen sections of the 160 ft fence along the side of the Rotary Gardens fence facing onto Taylor Road.
Judging by the car horns tooting, the thumbs up signs and the yelled “ looking great “comments from passing cars, the decorations lifted the spirits of all those that drove by.
In these difficult times Rotary wishes everyone a peaceful and happy Christmas.
As it has done for many years the Club will be helping out those families at Christmas in need of help.
Rotarians John Mullen, Paul Hammond, Gary Austin, President Brenda Rhodes, Kent Phillips, Doug Marshall and Don Wilton blitzed the Town of Bracebridge on November 12th with a second round of hand sanitizer for the local businesses. All those receiving the sanitizer were very appreciative of the gift since hand sanitizer has become a common product to use in our daily lives.
On behalf of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge, President Brenda Rhodes gives Bracebridge Legion Poppy Campaign Chair Shirley Ruttan a cheque for $500. The Club annually gives to the Poppy Campaign that goes directly to helping improve the lives of our veterans in their later years.
This year's donation is in memory of Rotarian Bill Towns and in honour of Rotarians Steve Newroth, Gabe Rubio-Cotte and Oliver Reprich who each have served their country through military duty.
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