On June 10 Rob Foster Foundation Chair and Joanne Serkeyn  President of the Rotary Club of Lincoln presented Jonna Wolfenberg Manager of Philanthropy of the YMCA of Niagara a donation of $5520. This donation was made possible by applying and receiving a Rotary District 7090 Grant. Using this grant the club was able to significantly enhance the donation. The generous support from the Rotary Club of Lincoln will directly fund access to the YMCA of Niagara’s Summer Camp for children and youth through our Helping Hands Program and the YMCA of Niagara day camp programs. The donation ensures that no child is left behind due to financial barriers and that every child has the chance to experience to PLAY, GROW, THRIVE and sense of belonging that camp provides. This support bridges the financial gap for these families—turning what would be an unreachable opportunity into a real, life-enhancing experience. The donation will help support approximately 60 children and youth to our day camps. Pictured left to right Rob, Jonna & Joanne.

On May 27 the morning club meeting was jam packed! We had the privilege of three speakers. First up was Coco Chan this year's inbound exchange student from Taiwan. Coco resided with our host families for the past year and attended West Niagara Secondary School.

Coco's youth exchange was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lincoln & The Grimsby Evening Rotary Club. We would like to thank the three host families for making Coco's visit a reality and thank Coco for being a courageous young person open to learning about Canada and letting us learn a little bit about Taiwan. 

We then heard from Bryan Rose from the Niagara Community Foundation a pillar of our region, actively promoting philanthropy to support the charitable sector in our communities. By building positive, long-lasting relationships between donors and the causes they support, NCF helps sustain positive change in Niagara, now and for the future.

Last but not least we heard from Jonna Wolfenberg - Manager of Philanthropy YMCA to tell us about the YMCA youth programs and a little more detail around the YMCA Summer Adventure Camps.

Great night last night hosting the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Business After 5! A great way to showcase our Lincoln Rotary and have a chance to network with local business! A big shoutout to The Shore for co-hosting and providing the venue and providing the club with a great menu of items for the event. #rotarycluboflincolnoncanada #LincolnChamberOfCommerce #bafter5 

Once again this year the Rotary Club of Lincoln partnered with Downtown Bench Beamsville to do an Earth Day Cleanup as part of the Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup initiative. Our Earth Day community cleanup took place earlier today in Downtown Beamsville. This year’s initiative brought together students from West Niagara Secondary School and Jacob Beam Public School, along with the Downtown Bench Beamsville and the Lincoln Rotary, for what turned out to be a record-breaking effort. (approx. 200 volunteers)

In just one hour, participants collected over 188 kilograms (415 lbs.) of waste, surpassing last year’s total by a wide margin and making a visible impact on our downtown core. The event was a great example of local collaboration, environmental action, and civic pride.

 

On April 9 The RCL environmental committee welcomed Jennifer Leat to tell us about her experience in creating Pollinator Roadsides in the Waterloo Region.

The goal was to promote the planting of roadsides with pollinator friendly native plants to beautify and recreate habitat for native pollinators and other wildlife.

Hoping this would become an example for other regions across the province.

#lincolnrotary #eco-series #nativeplants.

Please join us on April 22 for a Beamsville Downtown Cleanup!

Lincoln Rotary is partnering with Downtown Bench Beamsville our towns BIA, West Niagara Secondary School and Jacob Beam Elementary Public School on Earth Day!

On Saturday April 19 the Rotary Club of Lincoln was represented at the Lincoln Eco-Fest. The Lincoln Rotary environmental committee provided 44 native shrubs as a giveaway to participants for a small donation and the town of Lincoln kicked in 100 native trees as well.

It was an Earth Day Event to Meet, Learn, Share and Ask!

Many participating groups were on hand with information around native and invasive plants and many other environmental concerns.

To enhance the social aspect of our club and to give the community a chance to come out and meet others from the community our club has embraced a new event It's Five O'clock Somewhere!

Every third Wednesday Lincoln Rotary hosts an event at the Shore a local restaurant from 5 to 6 o'clock for a drink, snack and fellowship. All community members are invited to come out and meet like minded people in and around our community. We have held three successful events so far, and am looking forward to the next April 16. A reminder to any Rotarians from any other clubs or other community groups you are all welcome to join in the fun.

 

Check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RCLOntarioCanada#  for details of the ongoing event.

Hope to see you there! Rotarians can use as a makeup for your regular club meetings.

#socialevent #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #

Thank you Stuart McPherson for your informative presentation on January 8 on all of the excellent work of the NPCA. The extensive scope of projects and the level of expertise applied to keeping the watershed health of Niagara is truly impressive! Included are some slides outlining just a few of the many projects the NPCA is involved in! This was the first in an ecoseries being presented by Lincoln Rotary. A highlight of the presentation was around the Lincoln Mini-forest planted last year behind the Val Fleming Butterfly Garden located in Rotary Park. For the full presentation go to our RCL Environment Website https://rclenvironment.ca/, Click on Eco-series tab and it will take you to the presentation. #EcoSeries #miniforest #npca #environmentalsustainability #environmentaleducation