Rotary is where neighbours, friends and problem solvers share ideas, join leaders and take action to create lasting change.
Bi-weekly monday meetings in the Oakview Room at The RecPlex at 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach. 
Please confirm time and location in upcoming events.
 
Mailing Address:   P.O. Box 434, Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A4
 
 
 
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That"s Amore!
Congratulations to Rotarian Lorrie Good and Rotarian Elizabeth deGroot along with their team on another amazing evening at the 26th annual Gala. You all transported us to Italy the moment we stepped in the building. Many, many thanks for another event that achieved huge success. 
Easter Hampers 2019
Rotarian spouse Ann Anstey and future Rotarian Ella Anstey packing Easter Hampers for the Wasaga Beach Ministerial food bank . A prime example of our Family of Rotary working together. We are so proud of this annual project. 
Good Luck Worsley!
President Kevin presenting the Worsley Elementary School Band with a $1500.00 cheque to assist with competition  in Ottawa. 
Our Club is full of Hhart!
Rotarian Todd, Rotary Partner Jackson and exchange student Caroline 
sharing stories of thier Mission trip to Dominican Republic
2nd Annual Service Rally 
We had a great time at the 2nd Annual Service Rally. The Wasaga Beach Kinettes Lioness club of Wasaga Beach and the Lions club of Wasaga Beach and us the Rotary club of Wasaga Beach , gathered for fellowship, fun and collaboration. 
Hhart 13 Team
So proud of Hhart 13 Team! Rotarians in action, changing lives, being an inspiration.  
Junior Achievement Awards 
Posted on Feb 07, 2019
 
Supporting the Birchview Dunes Elementary Grade Seven students by ways of donating Corvette funds to support the Junior Achievement Program. Rotarian Darryl and Angela were on hand to award the students with certificates. The students learned about budgeting, saving, being a smart consumer and investing.It was a pleasure to meet Rebecca Ness the Ja area coodinator who also teaches  the program. 
 
Switzerland Bound!
Posted on May 14, 2018
Exchange student Hailey Coady was visiting the club to hear about her preparations for her Switzerland adventure. Our Club also will be sponsoring an inbound student due to arrive in late August. 
Pancho Mateo Community Center 
Mika Engebretsen visited us all the way from Norway for a presentation about the community center being constructed in batey Pancho Mateo by the not for profit group Amigitos. Many guests attended from five other Rotary clubs to hear about the project and and perhaps get involved in a global grant to fund the purchase or construction of all furniture, educational and medical clinic supplies. The presentation was both heartwarming and heart breaking. Rotarian Steve Wallace and his wife Jacqueline were presented by Sue Cook, District chair of the foundation,  with a major donor pin for their donation to the Rotary Foundation.
 
Wrap up for Rotary Weekend!
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 Rotarian Steve, President Elect Kevin de Groot, District  Public Image Chair Elizabeth de Groot, President Elect Nominee Andy Conroy were our representatives in North Bay.
They came back full of enthusiasm and  knowledge for our Rotary year ahead. There were many break out sessions that were attended. Preparation for Presidency, Global and District funding classes, Public image info sessions, Rotary Institute leadership sessions. We are very  proud of President Elect Kevin to be the first in our club  to complete the 3 part Rotary Institute Leadership program. A special thank you goes out to President Elect nominee Andy Conroy's wife  Helen Conroy for her support and eagerness to learn more about Rotary.
Campbell House Tour 
 We had a wonderful meeting at  Campbell House the Hospice facility in Collingwood. The house was busy with lots of visitors and activity.  We were escorted through the new addition which holds four new patient rooms.  We were filled with pride when we seen the Rotary Spa room and the dedication board with our club's name listed. We were informed of all the programs and support for the patients and families that takes place there. The kitchen smelled of delicious lasagna and the art work hanging from all the local artists beautified the halls, common areas and patient rooms. It truly is a home. This year we have named the Hospice Georgian Triangle once again one of our chosen charities from our Corvette Lottery.
 
Another new member! Welcome Jay

Members of The Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach are very proud to induct our new member Jay Anstey into our membership. Also at the March 19 meeting, we enjoyed an armchair trip around Europe and Asia with Travel Councillors Angela Piercey and her team from Travelworld Wasaga Beach. Finally Melanie Case and Leslie R. Farkas shared how people with very long, healthy hair can get it cut and donated to help make hairpieces for children with cancer undergoing Chemo. It was a packed full meeting with lots of excitement, business, laughs and fun.

 

Zach makes Tracks!
Last nights meeting was nothing short of inspirational!.
Zach Holfer is the boy from Barrie that had a big dream. With the love and support of his family Zach , rode his bike,walked, scootered  and ran from Barrie Rvh all the way to the parliament buildings to meet Prime Minister Trudeau.  To date Zach has raised over 108 000.00 for the children's mental health program at RVH hospital. We had over 30 people attend which was exciting but the "whip cream on top of the cupcake" was that we had 7 children attend our meeting all ranging from 11 to 13 years old. Exposing these kids to Rotary was a real highlight for me. Look for more coverage of the evening on facebook and Collingwood today.
Back to 1984.....
 Rotarian Walter kicked off our time capsule meeting with a quick reminder of how it all started. Our club was chartered in 1984 . We found photos of the chartered night along with old cheque stubs to charities, newspaper clippings, a dvd of the old lip syncing days and lots more. We still have lots to go through but it was a great start. Rotarian Todd announced that we are the proud owners of a 2019 Corvette!. WELL DONE CORVETTE COMMITTEE!! Rotarian Lorrie is the winner of our February food bank project. March's item is drinking boxes... 
We covered, exchange host families, opportunities to volunteer for the Easter projects and Big Brothers Big Sisters bowling aaaaand Gala tickets have hit the streets! Rotarian Keith Priestley's son Mr. Tobin Priestley  will be representing us at Ryla in April.  We have a very, dynamic and vibrant club. Keep up the great work everyone and don't forget to check club runner frequently to keep in the know!
 
It was all about HHART!
Posted on Feb 26, 2018
What a huge turnout on Monday night.
I am pleased to say that we had many alumni HHART members , new guests and Rotarians attend. 
After 50 , I stopped counting! It was heart warming to hear testimonials from the members who just came back from the villages of Dominican. The projects that were covered were the new Montessori style school for 3-8 years,( which was partly funded by foundation dollars) . The cementing of one of the main streets, painting the outside of some homes, the ongoing dental and medical triage programs and a new roof for one of the main buildings that house 20 plus families! No more sleeping under tarps for them. I loved hearing the stories and seeing the before and after pictures of some of the people that have had their lives changed from our friends at Hhart. Here is a great article that was written in the online Collingwood today news , please have a look. https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/wasaga-rotarians-part-of-11th-mission-to-dominican-9-photos-850443 Thank you to everyone that was able to attend, it truly was a great night!
Wasaga Beach High School Task Force update. 
 We had a Valentine's themed meeting with decorations and  a delicious dessert buffet . Mr Andrew McNeill and Mrs Lorraine Gruzuk gave an interesting presentation on the number of high school students being bused to Stayner, Collingwood and Elmvale High schools and how this affects learning, participation in extracurricular activities, mental health, commuting time and social acceptance.They are determined to keep the pressure on.Rotarian Marilyn Ruttan filled us in on Mrs Lorriane Gruizuk's history with our club,turns out both her husband and herself are past Rotarian's with our club. It was a pleasure to meet Lorraine,maybe some of you will remember her? Rotarian George Watson is celebrating 31 years as a Rotarian but could not attend the meeting due to a prior commitment. His wife Patricia settled his 31.00 donation to the social fund , George you owe Patricia a kiss for that one! Rotarian Andy also paid into the fund for his 8 year anniversary. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help set up and take down, special thank you to Patricia Miscampbell (George W)and Helen Conroy (Andy C) It was another  great evening. 
 
 

 
Charities Charities Charities!
 Today Rotarian Lori Hyde did a wonderful classification talk. Lori volunteers with several charities and works for GARO  which is a software development firm made up of a seasoned team of business analysts, database architects, programmers, UX/UI designers and project managers. Lori is enjoying having her Dad stay with her right now. 
We also went thru the Board of Directors approved Corvette Distribution Process for 2018/2019.
There were 16 approved charities, including 3 new ones, Georgian Bay Humane Society Multiple Sclerosis and the Wasaga Beach Public Library. 
 
Peace Naturals Cannabis  Grow Facility
Posted on Jan 29, 2018
  Our Guest Speaker was Mr Eric Klien Director tor of Marketing and Sales of the Peace Naurals Cannabis Company .
His very interesting presentation included, production, distribution , marketing and future plans. 
 Rotarian Lori Hyde won the January wine bottle for Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank project this month.
It was great to have several guests joining us. 
 
Interact/Rotaract/District News 
 Ms Abbie Saunders, Mr Alex Jackson and Mr Michael Christie were our guests on Monday for a very informative night about the big picture of Rotary. Abbie is acting President for the newly for Interact Club. They have completed several small projects including shipping  school supplies to the island of Barbuda after hurricane Irma. The Rotaract reported donating 10 000 dollars to local charities. They are looking for new members to join their club. Micheal Christie spoke about Rotary on a global scale and the difference we collectively made in the world. 
Well, well look what I found!
Oh my GOODNESS! I received the most beautiful flowers today....and guess what was buried amongst them? My gavel! It was such an awesome surprise. I thought it was lost forever..... but here it is! The lovely letter attached has given me zero clues as to who the culprit was that abducted it on Paul Harris night.  I have sent the letter off to forensics for prints. When I get the results... I'm coming for ya! xoxo
Love my Rotary family!~President Angela 
The weather outside was frightful...lalala
Our Christmas Cocktail Party at the Stonebridge Beach House was so much fun.The food was incredible, the drinks were festive and the atmosphere was cozy and warm.We had a great turnout in spite of the weather.Lorrie Goode was the lucky winner of the night, she won the "wine cellar".  The Jolly old elf himself made an appearance to spread some Christmas Joy.
Some of our Gentlemen Rotarians were naughty while Santa was there, some were nice  hahaha
 
 
 
 
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Darryl Quirk
Secretary
Cathy Johnson
Treasurer
Lorrie Good
Past President
Andy Conroy
Board Member - Director
Jay Anstey
Board Member - Director
Keith McAllister
Corvette Co-Chair
Todd Young
Corvette Co-Chair
Peter Wilson
HHART
Steven Wallace
Foundation
Angela Piercey
Membership Retention
Elizabeth de Groot
Membership Chair
Kathleen Caswell
Public Image/Relations
Bryan Davies
Upcoming Events
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