Welcome to the Rotary Club of Orléans

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Portobello Manor
691 Valin Street, Lower Level
Orleans, ON K4A 0G3
Canada
Phone:
(613) 824-8819
Contact rotaryorleans2022@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
December 2024
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Club Executive
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Director International Serv.
Club Administration
Director Communications
Director Fundraising
Director
Chair Membership
Chair, The Rotary Foundation
Links
 
Oct 30 – Speakers Musset Pierre-Jerome and Raj Ramdath:
 
Musset gave a very entertaining talk about his life, starting in Haiti, experiencing “raised by a village”, transitioning to Canada (Ottawa) where his father worked at the embassy, met Nadia (watch video), then evolving as an economist, working/travelling, all in the while believing in the volunteering and community service.  His video is on our facebook page,  you will hear how much fun our club has during our meetings!
 
 
Raj gave a fascinating story about his life, from his start as part of a large family of 10 in extreme poverty in Trinidad, the strong belief of his family in education which enabled him to be able to travel and work in 5 different countries and to reach a MBA (and honourary doctorate, in recognition of his work in Cameroon).  Raj has been a Rotarian for almost 40 years, first joining in Barbados. He’s also an author, leaving soon on a promotional tour.  Watch the video (facebook/Orleans.rotary.club) to hear his story in full!!
 
Guest Speaker Rob Selitto, Operations Manager, Lionheart shared with us all of the amazing work that the Lionhearts organization does.  Their story started with strawberries at Costco and snowballed from that! Their vision is to feed the most vulnerable people. Food rescue – they saved more than $ 6,000,000 of food in 2023, food that otherwise would have ended up in the garbage! Their philosophy is that every person is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. There is so much more to their story, including other services they offer. The video is now available on our Facebook page.
Our recent guest speaker Annelle is a retired public servant turned beekeeper. What inspired Annelle to start her journey with bees? “I’ve always had a keen interest in beekeeping, and I love a good challenge!” she says. “I’ve always been fascinated by honeybees, and I wanted to contribute to the ecosystem while gaining a greater understanding of these important pollinators. Plus, I just love honey!” Annelle frequently speaks to groups about the importance of bees and beekeeping. We learned so much from Annelle’s talk. She also brought along “props” to illustrate her points. Bees are essential, they are being threated, learn more about the situation - her video is now posted on our Facebook.
Sept 11 - Speaker Rosemary Doyle-Morier shared stories about her life as an author, along with tips for becoming a writer. She has authored several children books, plus one featured in Manitoba. Members were able to buy her book “The Spanish Note, a story centering around a university student Sophia’s quest to solve the mystery of a Spanish love note found in her grandmother’s attic. Rosemary is donating a % of the book sales from today to our Club.
President Gayle inducted our newest member Musset Pierre-Jerome into our Club. We look forward to getting to know Musset better, he's already getting involved in helping out with our "Bread Rescue" team.  Welcome Musset. 
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