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Left to Right- David Dupuis and Anne Gagne of the Samuel de Champlain Committee, Rotarian Liz Stewart, Rotary Club of Penetanguishene President Anita Dubeau

On August 20, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene convened for their weekly meeting at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene http://www.lacle.ca/.  Rotarians were treated to a special PowerPoint presentation by David Dupuis and Anne Gagne on the upcoming Samuel de Champlain 400 year celebration event scheduled for August 1, 2015. They provided an overview of the historical event that occurred back on August 1, 1615 and its significance to the Penetanguishene area and its residents, and how it continues to this day. Also highlighted were the celebration plans to be held in and around an upgraded Rotary Park in the Town of Penetanguishene

For more information of the upcoming Samuel de Champlain celebration please visit the following links:
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http://news.ontario.ca/ofa/en/2013/06/commemorating-400-years-of-francophone-presence-in-ontario.html
- https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/news/seeing-student-designs-come-life

The Club thanked David Dupuis and Anne Gagne for presenting to the Club by supporting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe.