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Rotary Club of Kenora

P.O. Box 164

KENORA, ON P9N 3X3

 
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Co - President 2024/25
Laura Wheatley
Co - President 2024/25
Lloyd Mack
Co - President 2024/25
Sheelagh Reid
Immediate Past President
Christine Hansen
Past President
Ron Malashewski
ClubTreasurer
Jim Corbett
Club Secretary
Lynn Carlson
Club Membership Chair
Diane Schwartz-Williams
Club Service Projects Chair
Kelly Williams
Club Public Image Chair
Michael Szajewski
Club Foundation Chair
Gord LeMaistre
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Sheelagh Reid
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Laura Wheatley
International Service
Christine Hansen
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Fred Wright
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Christine Hansen
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Century 21 Cheque Presentation
Century 21 has a strong history of giving support to the Rotary  Nutrition on Weekends (NOW) program since its start. NOW means that students that have signed up will discreetly receive a food package each Friday to take home.  Helping to add some nutrition for students would not be as successful with out good corporate supports like our local Century 21 Realtor. This year $4500 was raised from a Christmas photo shoot held at Wild Woods Hideaway.
Shown in photo are Century 21 staff and local Rotarians
 
Salvation Army Miracle Marathon
A cheque for $1000 plus some food items collected at the Christmas Mix and Mingle were given to the local Salvation Army in support of keeping their food cupboard well stock. Rotarians will also volunteer time to help make the Kettle Program a success.
Christmas Float
Thank you Rotarians, Interactors  and Friends of Rotary for helping to decorate the Christmas Parade Float.
Rotary Float all lit up
Rod Lamb, one of Santa's elves handing out candy to children
 
Mix and Mingle 2024

More Photos of Mix and Mingle Evening  under Photo Albums

 
Shirley Mack and Lynn Carlson enjoying some drinks and appies
Honourary Paul Harris Fellow Alice Jardine enjoys the Mix and Mingle with Jim Retson
Gord and Deb LeMaistre  enjoying a festive moment at the Mix and Mingle
Diane Schwartz Williams and Carolyn Camron enjoying some fine wine
Mix and Mingle 2024
Friends Enjoying Rotary's Mix and Mingle 
Dave and Anne Anderson enjoyed some appies using Pauline Dahl's(John's mom) silver birch set.She would be very happy that her china set is still being used to bring enjoyment to many.
 
Linda and Keith enjoying the Rotary Mix and Mingle
Fred and Marion Wright with Judy Dahl
LaDon and Jim
Happy Birthday Colin
Paul Harris Fellow Colin Wasacase celebrated his 87th birthday at Pinecrest with Another Paul Harris Fellow, Ted Szajewski
November is Rotary Foundation Month
Eva Vida the president of the board of directors of the Rotary Foundation of Canada. She stopped in and  made a presentation to our club on Nov 25 on why we should be supporting TRF.
Anne Anderson thanks presenter Eva Vida on her very informative presentation on the Rotary Foundation
 
Giving Tuesday Is Dec 3rd

Here are six reasons to donate to Rotary.

1. We fight disease around the world

2.We teach people to read

3. We build peace

4.We provide clean water, sanitation

5.We grow local economies

6.We save mothers and children

 

 
Century 21 NOW Fundraiser
Each year local Century 21 Realty does a professional Christmas photo shoot for the NOW program.Owners Ian and Stacey Filips said that the program is important to them as school children should not be going hungry. The 75 photo spots were quickly filled on Sat Nov 16th.Thank you to Rotarians Lloyd,Ailbe and John for helping the staff at Century 21 with their fund raiser.
Co President Lloyd Mack helped with parking duties.
Guatemala Ripple Effect
 
Gord and Deb LeMaistre had 3 couples join them in Guatemala for their anual trip there to check on the Ripple Effect projects
Seen here are the Rotary travellers from Canada with Gord and Debra LeMaistre. Len and George Penner, RC of South Eastman, Warren and Kelly Thompson, RC of Winnipeg Assiniboia and Marion and David Kettlewell of the RC of Moose Jaw Wakamow. Service above self.
 
Gord meeting with some of the students at a school that Ripple Effect has supported.
Gord and Debra LeMaistre with 2 Guatemalian Rotarian hosts in front of a school Ripple Effect helped build
The Rotaract Club of Quetzaltenango purchase and distribute school supplies to rural schools around Guatemala
 
 
Dr Moore Educational Session
Dr Sean Moore, a new Rotarian presented an informational session at a dinner at Dino's Restaurant. Great food and good information on AI(artifical Intellegience). Sean presented a power point on where the hospital is heading using AI. While still lots kinks to still work out, Ai is already being used at our hospital. For some it allows doctors to see more patients in a day. A real win/win
District Governor Peter Tonge Visit
His visit started by joining a cheque presentation from the Rotary Club of Kenora to Wiigwas Elder and Senior Care for two ophthalmoscopes purchased and in use at the nursing home. DG Peter and the Rotary delegates attended the traditional Fall Feast taking place at Wiigwas.
 
 
An afternoon tour of some Rotary projects in Kenora included a visit to the Rotary Splash Park as well as a chance to check out accessible features of Norman Park. Another stop was at The Rotary Way Trail. The Rotary Way portion of the Rabbit Lake Trail was completed in 2009 and with an additional paved section of the Rabbit Lake Trail, completed in 2012, constitute Kenora’s first accessible nature trail.
 
 
 
District 5550 DG Peter Tonge visited Kenora on Tuesday, Oct. 25.  His Rotary passions are community building, encouraging belonging, and supporting unique and creative clubs. Peter is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion.
In the evening, DG Peter helped with the induction of Rotary’s newest member Samantha Donath. Samantha’s sponsor is Deb LeMaistre. He also addressed Rotarians and heard about other ongoing work in the community.
 
Rotary Endowment Fund at the KLWCF Donation
The RC of Kenora donated $10,000 to the Rotary Endowment Fund on Friday Oct 25. This was the special day celebrating 20 years of givng with the Kenora Lake of the Woods Community Foundation
 
Thanks to all the volunteers the spent a few hours bbqing to further increase the Rotary Endowment Fund
Eric Shih
Eric Shih from the City of Kenora Community Safety & Well-Being Committee gave the Rotary Club an update on what the committee was doing
Polio Walk & Scavenger Hunt 2024
Gord LeMaistre and his committee at Sept 20/24 Polio Walk and Scavenger Hunt

Ending polio remains Rotary’s priority. Currently, there is a lot of focus on vaccinating children under 10 years of age in Gaza due to the recent detection of variant poliovirus type-2 isolates in environmental samples and the confirmation of a 10-month-old child who has contracted polio in Gaza. This is a stark reminder that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere.

 
One Gallon of Paint Makes a Difference
Some steel wool, a little paint, brushes, rollers and an early October morning of labour by a handful of Rotarians resulted in a refreshed look of the accessible ramp our club helped finance at the Kenora Curling Club several years ago with a $10,000 donation towards the building of this ramp.The idea to repaint the ramps at the curling club came from a special projects meeting 4 weeks ago
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chili at the Rotary Peace Park
Oct 3rd is one day short of when the Rotary Peace Park was officially opened last year. The chili dinner was attended by about 20 Rotarians and Friends. Kelly Williams and Judy Dahl provided the delicious chili for the event, while Lana Wong baked a big batch of cookies. Braden Murray of The Muse gave us some thoughts about peace(recap below). It was a bit cool and windy but the fellowship and the presentation by Braden made it all work.
 
 
 
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Meeting Notices
Melanie Buffett-Vocational plus AGM
Dec 09, 2024 12:00 PM
Book Club Meeting
Jan 16, 2025 7:00 PM
Book-Horse by Geraldine Brooks.
Board Meeting
Jan 28, 2025 6:30 PM
KACL Boardroom 1 Ninth Street South
Board Meeting
Mar 25, 2025 6:30 PM
KACL Boardroom 1 Ninth Street South
Board Meeting
May 27, 2025 6:30 PM
KACL Boardroom 1 Ninth Street South
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Photo Albums
Rotary Club of Kenora Grant Recipients
Rotary Club of Kenora Grant Recipients
by Debra LeMaistre

This is a PARTIAL List of those who have benefited from donations from the Rotary Club of Kenora:

 
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Kenora Rotary Splash Park

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