Peggy and Jane presenting a cheque from our Rotary Club of Orleans to the Rotary Home Monday evening. Each year we make a donation to help support their shelter.
Exciting news! The Rotary Foundation has approved a global grant "Corner of Knowledge", co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Villavicencio and the Rotary Club of Orleans, for a total of $ 35448 US dollars. This grant will provide education to illiterate children in Columbia. Our funding was in part made possible from the May Mother's Day Tea party contribution, plus contributions from other District 7040's Rotary Clubs and individual Rotarians. This project was initiated within our District by PDG Teresa Whitmore. Bravo!
Today we celebrated 24 local youths at our Young People of Character awards at the Shenkman theatre for their leadership, creativity, etc.
Winners (listed in the Order of presentation) were Clara Dorcil, Asael Kwessu, Gabriela Fornazzari, Najwa Adem, David Bamidele, Kayla Benoit, Mishaal Haider, Sophia Labrecque, Paige Lavictoire, Dylan Marleau, Fedora Rimbeau. Annika Jacque, Daniel Laniyan, Alyssa Larivière, Maas Malik, Victoria Milette, Olivia Rodger, Lexi Seewalt, Taisei Tan, Anika Suthakaran, Ansel Anu Thomas, Avionah Williams, Fatima Hammond and Liam Apóstol.
Fatima Hammond, Sir Wilfred HS, won a scholarship from Patricia Slaunwhite and Nathan Phillips, presented by Hailee Bennett
Liam Apostal, St Peter HS, also won a scholarship from TopRankinmortgages, presented by Sean Rankin.Congratulations to our two scholarship winners
Vienna Vanderos from Sing house sang five amazing songs throughout the event. She then presented a trophy and certificate to one winner
Sean Rankin, TopRankinMortgages, delivered a powerful message to the youth. sharing his personal story and giving tips.
We would like to thank our sponsors - Event Sponsor TopRankinMortgages, plus Patricia Slaunwhite and Nathan Philips, Assante Wealth Management / Pentagon Financial. CCR International, Groupe Reginald Group,GVE lawyers / Avocats, Ottawa Prestige Properties, Portobello MAnor Venvi. Scotiabank, Sing House and SurePrint.
Also special thanks to co-chairs Nabil Oudet and Micheline Ross, and MC’S Jane Courtice- Neocleous and Musset Pierre-Jérôme and their teams. Bravo on a great event
Today’s online meeting of the Rotary Club of Orléans featured a presentation by Fay Campbell. Fay spoke about her travels and her habit of attending as many Rotary meetings as possible wherever she goes.
During a recent visit to Nairobi, Fay attended a Rotary meeting in Thika. Members of the local club told her about a primary school they had hoped to support by providing computers. However, the school principal explained that computers were not the school’s most urgent need, as their challenges were much more basic.
Fay visited the school personally and was impressed by its vision statement, motto, and values — including a section describing behaviours the school does not tolerate. She noted that these values closely aligned with those of Rotary.
The school serves approximately 2,000 students with only 30 teachers. Meals for the students are currently prepared over a large open fire on the ground. After returning to Canada, Fay brought the matter to her club, and it was decided that providing the school with a proper stove would be a more meaningful and practical project.
The proposed stove will be built above ground and will include a cooking surface and an oven. It will operate using wood or coal, likely supplied by the local community.
Fay’s adventures in Nairobi also included participating in presentations of Paul Harris Fellow pins. Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) pins are prestigious lapel pins awarded by Rotary International to individuals who contribute—or have contributions made in their name—$1,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation.
Fay is now asking our club to join the Rotary Club of South Ottawa in supporting the fundraising effort to acquire the stove for the Thika school. The total project commitment is approximately $1,500 USD. The Rotaract Club of Ottawa has already contributed $600 toward the initiative.
The South Ottawa Club will be holding a fundraiser on June 20 at the Salvation Army Ottawa Citadel. Admission is $20, and additional donations are welcome.
This project may ultimately become a three-club partnership involving the Rotary clubs of Thika, South Ottawa, and Orléans.
(Written by Jonathan Hood)
Orleans, ON K4A 0G3
Canada