Last night we hosted ten rotarians from Wisconsin USA, who are visiting rotary clubs in our province as part of the Rotary Fellowship Exchange program. After a busy day touring Bell Island, they joined us for supper at Shenanigans Restaurant here in CBS. We learned about our guests and the seven Wisconsin clubs represented. Our incoming President Ian also provided a great summary of our club's work over the years.
The picture doesn't say it all... This past Saturday our club joined forces with Holy Spirit High Environment Club and Interact Club for the 3 Hour Clean up Challenge. In what was truly an amazing group effort, we were joined by MUNHOPE and Villa Nova Junior High volunteers to clean up both school grounds and Route 60. “Collaborate and celebrate!”
On June 3rd we welcomed Colin McNeil, Executive Director at The Gathering Place - a Community Health Centre committed to building community, promoting equality and providing food, clothing, housing and shelter, medical and dental help, and counselling services to vulnerable individuals in our community. Colin provided a helpful overview of the current high demand for the centre and opportunities for service groups, businesses and individuals to contribute.
On Monday May 25th Rotarians Marliese and Lori presented the Rotary-sponsored, CBS Senior Volunteer of the Year Award to Ms. Dallas Tilley. Dallas is a dedicated community volunteer whose energy, positivity, and commitment to service have made a meaningful impact across Conception Bay South. Our club was honoured to be a sponsor of the Town of CBS 2026 Municipal Awards Gala held at the Conception Bay South Arena - celebrating the accomplishments of local volunteers, athletes, artists, and community leaders.
On May 20th our club was pleased to host Khalid Al Hariri from the Association for New Canadians as our guest speaker. He delivered an excellent presentation, explaining not only the challenges new Canadians face in regard to their new workplaces and how to integrate into a different culture, but also what we can do to include them in our communities.
This past Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th our club sponsored and participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program held at Memorial University with 16 students from Holy Spirit High, Gonzaga and Holy Heart of Mary Interact Clubs and foreign exchange students. Their RYLA experience included, team building activities, leadership lessons and group discussions, and a community service clean up project to wrap up the event. The first RYLA since 2015 here in the province and hopefully the start of an annual event.
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"Service Above Self"
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