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Rotary Centre for Youth

131 Wellington Street,
Box 1140
Bracebridge, ON P1L 1V3
Canada

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WIN A STACK OF CASH

NOVEMBER 25TH EARLY BIRD DRAW OF $500

HAS BEEN WON BY ANTHONY PETERKIN OF BRACEBRIDGE.

THE TICKET WAS SOLD BY PAUL HAMMOND.

THE RAFFLE IS 65% SOLD.

GET YOUR TICKETS WHILE THEY LAST.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A SELL OUT.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ANY ROTARY CLUB OF BRACEBRIDGE ROTARIAN OR BY CALLING KELLY AT 705-394-6120

THE CHRISTMAS TREES ARE HERE!!!

All hands on deck for the loading and unloading of our Club's Annual Christmas Tree Sale.

Eighteen Rotarians came out to help. It was a lovely sunny day for this to happen and

the lack of snow made it even easier!!

CHRISTMAS COMES TO THE ROTARY GARDENS

Several members of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge brought Christmas to Taylor Road on Saturday

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.

DELIVERY OF HAND SANITIZER - PART 2

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.

LEGION POPPY CAMPAIGN DONATION 2020

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.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2020 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

photo of 2019 Citizen of Year - with Pres Andrew and Doug

Do you know someone who has displayed a pronounced and continued pattern of exemplary civic duty and self-less volunteer service in our community?

Nominate them for the Rotary Club of Bracebridge's Citizen of the Year for 2020

Annually, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge celebrates the volunteer achievements and contribution of one individual through naming them Citizen of the Year.

It is a great honour for our club, and a wonderful opportunity to show our appreciation for those in our community who give back continuously and who help make Bracebridge an amazing place to live. Past recipients include Mayor Graydon Smith, Jean Polak, David Crossthwaite, Cathryn Willard, Brock Napier, Audrey and Wayne Forth, Lyle Cathcart, Bruce Evans, Gerry Fox and Shirley Finch - all who have contributed to Bracebridge in their own way.

For a full list of previous recipients visit the Club's website.

Nominations can be made in 3 ways:

Electronic Submission - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RotaryCitizen2020
Downloading a Nomination Form
By calling the Committee Chair at 705-645-5508 to obtain a form or by email to bbrotary2020@gmail.com

The Citizen of the Year for 2020 will be announced in December and the winner decided upon by the members of the Nomination Committee for 2020. Members are Committee. Chair Cheryl Kelley, Art Cox, Ron Doty, Andy Fox, Doug Marshall, Karl Smith and Don Smith.

ROADSIDE CLEAN UP

As part of our club's Environmental support, it was great to see Rotary friends getting together to clean up both sides of Hwy 118 from Golden Beach Road turn off to Ziska Road turn off on Thursday October 8, 2020. It only took about an hour to make the area spotless, followed by a social distancing bonfire with beverages. Those attending were (Lt to Rt): Ron Nicholson, Sue Nicholson, Joanne Wolochatiuk, Susan Montgomery, Keith Montgomery, Neil Hutchinson, visitor Marnie Clark, Karen Quemby, Jean Polak, Gord Nielsen and (photographer in front) President Brenda Rhodes.

ASH CAN DISTRIBUTION - SAVE THE TREES

The Friends from the Watershed, along with the Rotary Club of Bracebridge, held an ash can distribution day on October 3, 2020 at the Rotary Centre for Youth.

Present on this day were Friend of the Watershed Paul Grinnell, Rotarian and Friend of the Watershed Neil Hutchinson and Rotarian Nancy Cox-Godfrey.

Fireplace ash is collected to spread on forest floors to help trees absorb much needed calcium. Calcium then helps the trees absorb water which, in turn, helps reduce spring flooding.

This is a Muskoka wide project for the Watershed Council.

ROTARY DISTRIBUTES HAND SANITIZER

Rotarians Hit The Streets Of Bracebridge To Deliver Hand Sanitizer To Local Businesses

On Wednesday, June 3, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge launched another Covid 19 related program, this time to assist local businesses who are adapting to the new rules and safeguards regarding reopening their businesses.

During these very difficult and unprecedented times, the club quickly developed several programs to help individuals with groceries and a grocery delivery service for vulnerable individuals, organizations such as Manna Food Bank and the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital and now local businesses.

"We decided to help by providing hand sanitizer to over 200 businesses so that customers may use it during their visit to these businesses. We know that the added costs of providing personal protective supplies come at a most challenging time for businesses", said Paul Hammond, Co-Chair of the Rotary Cares Committee.

The label was designed by Rotarian Andrew Smellie and incorporated the club’s message as well as the technical details provided by Muskoka Brewery, the manufacturer of the hand sanitizer. "The club was pleased to support Muskoka Brewery with the acquisition of their manufactured sanitizer because they are an important and long-standing sponsor of Rotary's Canada Day Fireworks and Beer Garden", said Dave Stevenson, President.

Ten local members of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge fanned out around town and started delivering Muskoka Brewery hand sanitizer to businesses in the BIA, restaurants who are especially challenged, our Canada Day sponsor businesses and other businesses who are strong supporters of the club. These businesses are in various stages of reopening.

"Club members wish all businesses in the community all the best as they “come back” to the new normal way of operations", said Stevenson and he encourages, "all residents of the Town of Bracebridge to support all these local businesses, now more than ever!"

ANOTHER DONATION TO THE MANNA FOOD BANK

(Rotarian Carrie Fellows loads her car with cases of food destined for the Bracebridge Manna Food Bank.)

On Monday, May 4, 2020, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge purchased and delivered $1,140 worth of food from a local grocery store to the Bracebridge Manna Food Bank. The casegoods were made possible with a Rotary District simplfied grant for COVID19 community relief applied for by Rotarian Linda Brouillette. Rotarian Susan Montgomery organized the volunteers from her Rotary Delivery Program and Rotarians Carrie Fellows, John Mullen and Rotary Past District Governor Margaret Walton provided the pickup and delivery.

Thank you to Your Independent Grocers for providing the best possible discount on the goods and to their employees Mar and Kevin for organizing the purchase of the food on short notice.

In late March, the Rotary Club of Bracebridge also made a $5,000 cash donation to the Manna Food Bank directly from the Club.

(Members of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge delivering cases of food to Sam Robinson (second from left) of the Manna Food Bank. Those who helped with the social-distancing delivery were (from left) Rotarians Linda Brouillette, John Mullen, Carrie Fellows and Margaret Walton. Rotarian Susan Montgomery organized the delivery and Rotarian Dave Brouillette took all the photos!)