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THE BABY NEEDS DEPOT Penetanguishene

In lieu of providing our guest speakers with a gift, the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene annually donates $500 to a charity in honour of our guest speakers.  For the 2016-2017 Rotary year, which began on July 1^st, the club is supporting "THE BABY NEEDS DEPOT".    The Baby Needs Depot provides baby formula, baby food, a limited supply of diapers sizes newborn-6 at no cost to families in need and is a Community Reach program.   This Depot is located at Le Cle (aka French Centre) at  63 Main Street, Penetanguishene.  You can drop in or call 705-549-3116 between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.               

For the 2015-2016 Rotary year, the club supported "The Guesthouse".

From left to right:

Fire Chief Tony Mintoff with Rotarian Bob Drapkin

Submitted picture from left to right:

Deputy Fire Chief Pierre Genier with David Hobson, President of the Penetanguishene Rotary Club.

Submitted photo from  Left to Right:

Penetanguishene Secondary School Teacher Mitch Plantt, Student Katarina Holt
Ecole Secondaire LeCaron Teacher Kristie Presse, Student Hannah McDowell
 

Submitted photo from  Left to Right:

Acting District Governor Reid Asselstine and Rotarian (President) David Hobson

On September 2, 2014 many Rotarians participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge which turned out to be a real success.
What a bunch of good sports!!

In lieu of providing our guest speakers with a gift, the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene annually donates $500 to a charity in honour of our guest speakers.  For the 2014-2015 Rotary year, which began on July 1^st, the club is supporting "In Grandmothers Hands Huronia".  They locally support the Stephen Lewis Foundation's "Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign".

                                          

For the 2013-2014 Rotary year, the club supported Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Simcoe.

Don and Liz will talk about their Rotary Volunteer trips.
Although most of their focus the past few years has been 
Filters and teaching Sanitation and Hygiene, they are always
conscious of ways to Serve in Rotary's Six Areas of Focus:
PEACE & CONFILT  -  DISEASE PREVENTION & TREATMENT
WATER & SANITATION  -  MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
BASIC EDUCATION & LITERACY  -  ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.

Left to Right: Ecole Secondaire LeCaron Teacher's Danielle Cook, Paul Laforest, Students Benoit Chin, Emily Robillard, Penetanguishene Secondary School Student Tim Monague, Rotarian Elizabeth Stewart, PSS Student Laura Wood with Teacher's Deanna Bastarache and Betony Main

Click below to read more about the students and their accomplishments

 

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene was proud to induct new members Mary Ellis, Brenda Slater, and Michelle Gilleby into the club on Tuesday January 14th. Pictured above with their sponsors are Brian Angus, Mary Ellis, Brenda Slater, Liz Stewart, Michele Gillesby, and Jill St. Amant.

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene would like to thank our sponsors and patrons during the 2013 Rotary Festival of Trees.  Countless patrons viewed and purchased raffle tickets for the decorated trees, guft trees, and ornaments in all four locations, making it our most successful year ever.

The generous support allows the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene to benefit our local community by way of financial support as well as hands-on projects.  In addition, we are especially able to reach out to those less fortunate.

Click below to see a list of all raffle winners.

Pictured are: Kathy Hayden Principal of James Keating School, Rotary Club of Penetanguishene President Anita Dubeau, and Rotarian James Whittier

 

On November 26, 2013 at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene, a cheque presentation was made to James Keating Elementary School of Penetanguishene.

A cheque for the amount of $1500.00 was accepted by James Keating Elementary Principal Kathy Hayden for the "Weekend Snack Program" which operates out of her school.

The program primarily supports those students who participate in the daily  "Breakfast" program over the weekend and the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene is pleased to support this program.

 

Pictured are: Penetanguishene Secondary School Guidance Councillor Lee Moreau with Student Lauren Mavrou, Rotarian Gall Marchildon, Student Melanie Forget and Music Teacher Una Brouillard of Ecole Secondaire LeCaron.

The Penetanguishene Secondary School (PSS) Grade 12 Student for the month of November is Lauren Mavrou who was introduced by Mrs. Lee Moreau, Head of Student Services/Guidance at PSS.

The Ecole Secondaire LeCaron Student for the Month of November is Melanie Forget who was introduced to the Club by Music Teacher Una Brouillard.

Both students will also be recognized for their dedication and commitment to their academiC, sports and community minded achievements by MP for Simcoe North Bruce Stanton and MPP for Simcoe North Garfield Dunlop.

Click the link below to read more about these wonderful students.

Pictured is Penetanguishene Rotarian and Past District Governor Sue Cook presenting the 2012-2013 District Governor's Award to Rotarian Rob McLaughlin for his commitment to the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene!

 

Left to Right, Rotary Club of Penetanguishene President Anita Dubeau, Mr. Tom Kayser Capital Campaign Director for The Guesthouse Shelter.

On October 29, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene convened for their weekly meeting at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene http://www.lacle.ca/.

The Club was treated to a thoughtfilled presentation on Homeless, Not Hopeless activities and new direction of The Guesthouse Shelter, formerly known as "Midland Out Of The Cold". Tom Kayser, who is the (volunteer) Capital Campaign Director, explained that the Guesthouse Shelter is all about helping the homeless by providing them emergency shelter and with programs so they are not left in an environment of hopelessness. He went on to say that 20% of Canadians will experience a psychiatric illness during their lives and of those with chronic mental illness, 50% will be homeless at some point.

Currently, The Guesthouse has become a registered charity # 845435007RR0001 and is fundraising to renovate the second floor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Midland into a Permanent Emergency Shelter.

Anyone wishing to assist can donate to them directly at www.theguesthouseshelter.com  or participate in an online voting program to obtain funding from the Aviva Community Fund to assist in funding the renovation project. Connect to the Aviva link below and register as a voter, then vote every day, please.  www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/ACF17161

In lieu of a gift, the Club thanked Tom for his presentation by supporting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe with a donation.

 

Rear Row- Penetanguishene Secondary School Teacher Ms.St.Amant, Student Joey Wilson, Student Hannah Thomas, Treacher Mr.Holt, Student Gillian Hutton, Ret.Educator Mr.Bissell, Rotarian Gail Marchildon, Teacher Mr.Daigle of Ecole Secondaire LeCaron.
Front Row- Ecole Secondaire LeCaron Teacher Danielle Cook, Student Eric Lefaive,  Student Patrick Mayer.

On October 15, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene convened for their weekly meeting at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene http://www.lacle.ca/.

From Penetanguishene Secondary School, the Student of the Month recipient's are as follows for June Hannah Thomas, for September Gillian Hutton and for October Joey Wilson.

From Ecole Secondaire LeCaron, the Student of the Month recipient's are as follows, for the month of September Eric Lefaive and for October Patrick Mayer.

(Please click the More... link below to learn more details about each of these incredible students!)

 

Midland and Penetanguishene Rotary Clubs, along with the Barn Foundation, joined together to fund the purchase of a SMART Board along with an installation and user instruction/education package for the Gateway Centre in Midland.
 

As has been the club's practice over the past several years, the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene will once again be making a donation of $500 to a local charity in lieu of providing guest speakers with gifts.  For the 2013-2014 Rotary year, which began on July 1^st, the club will be supporting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Simcoe.  Past recipients of this particular donation have been: Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre, Midland Area Reading Council (now Gateway Centre for Learning), and the Learning Disabilities Association of Simcoe County.

For more information about Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Simcoe, click here.

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:
- 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.

TD Canada Trust has generously sponsored The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene's "Party in the Park" event to the tune of $1,000.  Rotarian and Penetanguishene TD Canada Trust branch manager Jackie Stott helped secure the sponsorship along with event sponsorship chair Ray Marchand.

Pictured are: Rotarian Jill St. Amant, Jackie Stott, Past-President Sue Cook, President Anita Dubeau, and Rotarian Ray Marchand.

"Party in the Park" takes place on Saturday August 24th in Penetanguishene Rotary Park.  More details are available in the event listing on the right.

During the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene's annual President's Night on July 2nd, Rotarian were recognized for various accomplishments during the 2012-2013 Rotary year.  Rob McLaughlin received "Rotarian of the Year" recogniution, while Liz and Don Stewart received Rotary "Family of the Year" recognition.  In addition, Sue Cook received her 2012-2013 presidential plaque; and several members received "Perfect Attendance" pins.  Also picture below is 2013-2014 president Anita Dubeau.

At a special "President's Night" meeting on July 2nd, Sue Cook turned over the chain of office to Anita Dubeau, the new President of the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene.  The "Rotary year" runs from July 1st until June 30th.  Sue Cook will remain on the board of directors acting as immediate Past President.

The Rotary Club is excited to announce that Peter DeWaard of Penetanguishene was the winner of the $500 Winterama Draw.  Peter's ticket was #731 and was drawn just after 6:00 PM on Monday February 18^th, 2013.

Saturday June 2nd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Penetanguishene Centennial Arena (Inside)

 

Parents bring along your child with their bicycle and helmet and head on over to the arena for a free Tim Horton’s coffee and Tim bits courtesy of Tim Horton’s Penetanguishene.

 

Members of the SIMCOE-MUSKOKA Health Unit will be on hand to check your child’s helmet for fit and condition and replace it if need be courtesy of the Penetanguishene Rotary Club. They will also demonstrate why all riders should wear their bicycle helmets.

OPP officers will be there to inspect the bicycles for fitness and each rider will be given a reflective wrist band courtesy of Penetang Home Hardware. There will be an indoor bicycle “Rodeo” course to challenge and to learn road safety. All attending riders age 14 and under will be eligible enter a draw to win a BMX Manhattan Cruiser courtesy of Penetang Foodland.

For further information please contact Provincial Constable David Hobson @ 705-733-5440 or david.hobson@ontario.ca

In the interest of “Road & Community Safety” we hope to see you there!

Click appropriate Event link on right for access to a poster. 

Saturday June 23rd from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Includes:

• Picnic Lunch - Served at 12 PM

• Tours of Penetanguishene Rotary Park

• Musical Entertainment

Meet at the Rotary Pavillion (west of the Curling Club)

Rain or Shine (Rain Location: Curling Club)

Please bring your own lawn chair

For complimentary tickets, please call Anita Dubeau at 705-549-3037
(Compliments of the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene)

Click appropriate Event link on right for access to a poster

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Members gathered at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene on February 21,2012 at the regular Rotary Club of Penetanguishene weekly meeting. Rotarian Jill St.Amant proudly presented trophies and monetary prizes to the best parade floats entered in the 2012 Penetanguishene Winterama Parade.

Winner in the number three position was James Keating School awarded $100.00. Coming in second was H&S St.Amant and Sons and was awarded $200.00. First place prize went to Ecole St.Louie with an award of $300.00.

The club thanked all participants for another very succesful Winterama Parade.

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene is proud to announce that over $6,500 was raised for our community during the 12^th Annual Rotary Polar Plunge held on Saturday February 18^th during Penetanguishene’s Winterama.  Sixteen plungers collected pledges on behalf of various non-profit organizations.  These pledges were then given to the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene which subsequently made a donation of 60% of the pledged money to the specified non-profit organization.  The other 40% will be used by the Rotary Club for its various projects within the community.  A total of over $90,000 has been raised by plungers over the past 12 years.

 Rotary began as an idea, more than 100 years ago.
 Today Rotary flourishes worldwide, with 1.2Million members
in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Celebrate 30 YEARS of Rotary in Penetanguishene this year.

          

 

The Festival of Trees is underway at the Village Square Mall in Penetang, and the Mountainview Mall In Midland. Here is a simple video of some of the set-up in Midland. Thanks to all who are participating this year.

Exciting news for our Club!

Check out the link below and please add to it with photos, updates, announcements.

Thanks goes out to Rotarian Dawn's husband Rob for setting this up. 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Club-Of-Penetanguishene/286770064684439?ref=nf

 

 

Rotary Club of Penetanguishene

purchases first bed as part of the

Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation's

Buy-a-Bed Project

On Tuesday afternoon, after our Rotary meeting a few Rotarians joined Rotary member Jim Martin to remove the damaged Historical signs along the walkway at Rotary Park

Rotarian Gerry Light began this job of getting replacements for the vandalized signs some time ago.  He has been instrumental in this work to bring beauty and dignity to our community.

If you have never walked along the bay at Rotary Park in Penetanguishene, you have missed a lovely and educational experience.

Joining Jim in this project were new Rotarian Dawn Critchley, Rotarians Anita Dubeau, Gerald Merner and Don and Liz Stewart.

It took several hours but it was a beautiful day and we were rewarded with having accomplished this much needed improvement

enjoying fun and laughs along the way. 

 

HURONIA MALL

``BY THE SHORES`` OF GEORGIAN BAY REALTY INC.

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene recently completed their annual Cleanup of Champlain Road. 

Bags of coffee cups, water bottles, pop cans, beer cans and bottles, along with paper, cardboard, and other junk were removed from the ditches and sides of the road.

This is one of many of our local Service Above Self projects. Some of the other Community Services we support are:

• Help fund and provide "hands on" assistance to several Youth Programs
• RACE Program (Respect, Action, Courage, Excellence)
• High School Bursaries at PSS and ESLC
• DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
• Cancer Support Centre
• Leadership Camp

 

Date: August 31, 2011 at 9:00

Location: Bonaire Golf Club 

 Event Fee: $150

Click on the title above to read an e-mail we received from Jenna in mid-May.

Top five reasons to support The Rotary Foundation By Antoinette Tuscano
Rotary International News -- 29 December 2009

By contributing to the Foundation, you advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Rotary Images There are as many reasons to support The Rotary Foundation as there are ways to do good in the world.