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Blue Jays Bus Trip |
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Head for the Hills Craft Beer Festival - Sept 17, 2016 |
Posted | on Aug 09, 2015 |
 Head for the Hills Craft Beer Festival will be held on Saturday, September 17th from noon until 6pm at the Trafalgar Sports Park. The Beer Festival is a community collaborative event hosted by four of Georgetown's Service Clubs: Lions, Kinsmen, Kiwanis & Rotary. You will be able to sample the best of small and unique craft beers and ciders, enjoy culinary delights, peruse the wares of local artisans, all while being entertained by folk and country musicians in a beautiful open-air setting.
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Katie Arrives in Blumenau, Brazil |
Posted | on Aug 09, 2015 |
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Welcome to our new President Matt! |
Posted | on Jul 04, 2015 |
Welcome to Matt, our president for 2015-2016. We know you'll be great!
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Katie is off to Blumenau, Brazil |
Posted | on Jun 14, 2015 |
Congratulations Katie! You're heading for Blumenau, Santa Caterina, Brazil! Rotary Georgetown is so excited to sponsor your Rotary Youth Exchange year away! We can't wait to hear about all your wonderful experiences.
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| Congratulations to Katie! | Posted | on Mar 14, 2015 |
Congratulations to Katie, our outbound exchange student for 2015-2016. She will be going to Brazil!
Eu espero que voce gosta o seu tempo no Brasil.
(photo Katie and Kristi)
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| 60th Anniversary Party Highlights | Posted | on Mar 07, 2015 |
On February 21st, the Rotary Club of Georgetown, celebrated our 60th Anniversary at the Club at North Halton. Thank you to John Discenza for being a wonderful Master of Ceremony, and to our other speakers Barry Timleck, Barry Edington and Ave Edington. We also were congratulated by The Honourable Michael Chong, MP and Councillor Jane Fogal.
President Doreen Govas (centre), with Katie (outbound exchange student to Brazil) and Tamara (our inbound exchange student from Ecuador).
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| Congratulations to Alycia Boschman - Winner of First Prize Trip! | Posted | on Feb 21, 2015 |
Congratulations to Alycia Boschman, winner of the trip for two to Grand Velas Resort in Riviera Maya! Also, to Lee Pacheco, 2nd prize winner of the Niagara Wine Tour and Yvonne McDonald 3rd prize winner of the iPad Mini! Last but not least, congratulations to Georgetown Rotary for achieving 60 great years of service!
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Consider becoming a Co-Sponsor of Rotary Georgetown |
Posted | on Feb 20, 2015 |
Co-Sponsorship. A rewarding way to make a difference right here in our Halton Hills Community!
Click on the Rotary wheel to make a contribution via Paypal.
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The Missing Piece is You! |
Posted | on Feb 16, 2015 |
Join leaders, exchange ideas, take action! Guests always welcome. Just email georgetownrotary@gmail.com to let us know you're attending our next Friday morning meeting. Meeting details on the website (bottom of page) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/rotarygeorgetown Also see our Georgetown Club Brochure (click here). The Missing Piece is You! |
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| Rotary Youth Exchange - Announcement Day | Posted | on Feb 06, 2015 |
A MUST WATCH video. This was taken on Announcement Day 2014 (there`s Anna from Estonia and Lauren who is now in Italy!!!).
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| Volunteer at the Bennett Centre | Posted | on Jan 30, 2015 |
Bennett Health Care Centre is looking for volunteers for an hour to two a week. See the flyer for more info!
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| Tamara from Ecudor Prepares for the Santa Claus Parade | Posted | on Dec 05, 2014 |
 Preparing for the Burlington Santa Clause Parade! Burlington Rotaract Rotary Club of Burlington Central. Tamara is 2nd from the left, front row.
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| Congratulations to Michael Hope Winner of the Honda | Posted | on Oct 25, 2014 |
Michael Hope, winner of the Honda, is joined by many of the Georgetown Rotarians and Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette for the presentation of the car at Dominion Gardens Playground.
Included with the presentation of the car is also a cheque of the proceeds from the raffle for almost $40,000. Congratulations to everyone! With this draw, everyone was a winner!
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| Early Bird Winner of a 3 Pack of Tickets Announced | Posted | on Sep 27, 2014 |
Congratulations to Jasper Megelink! He is the winner of the early bird draw on Sunday, September 28th, for a three pack of Honda raffle tickets! The big draw, for the Honda is only two weeks away!!! Hurry to get your ticket before they're gone - tickets available online (see below) or from any Rotarian.
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| Let's Play Together Video | Posted | on Sep 05, 2014 |
I am a Rotarian in Georgetown, ON, and we have a project that I’d like to share with you. Many people in Georgetown have seen us out and about selling raffle tickets for a Honda. What we are really selling is a dream – a fully accessible playground that is safe for all children and families. Several years ago, our Rotary Club decided to create a play space for children, and we raised close to $200,000 to develop an area of the Dominion Gardens playground with surfaces and equipment especially designed for children with physical limitations. Our project now is to finish that job by replacing the woodchips with rubberized surfaces. Why is the Rotary Club of Georgetown committed to completing the universally accessible playground? Because all children should be able to play together – regardless of the physical abilities.
Please enjoy this one minute video, filmed at the playground, to illustrate the need and support the cause - Let's play together video
National statistics tell us that 3.1% of Canadian children have a physical disability. Georgetown has an estimated population of 7,250 children under the age of twelve, indicating that we have approximately 224 children in town with a physical disability. We want to provide a safe physical space with equipment designed for ease of access. We believe these children deserve a safe place to play with other children – after all, it’s better to play together. In fact, the video I have included with this email is about Chase Galea, a 7 year old boy in our area who was born with quad Cerebral Palsy. He is typical for his age in that he loves to play, race around, cool off on the splash pad, and make new friends.
This is my direct appeal to seek your support to help Rotary finalize the Universally Accessible Children's Playground (UACP) that requires the installation of a rubberized ground cover in place of wood chips that basically impedes the pushing of wheel chairs, maneuvering with canes, as you can see from the video.
We need to complete the playground...so our car raffle is back...bigger and better than ever. Your donation will go a long way towards our goal, you’ll feel better about helping Chase, and other children like him, and you could win a new car – talk about a win, win, win!
Win a 2014 Honda Civic EX (total value $26,901.23) o 4-door sedan
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o winner may negotiate with Georgetown Honda for a different vehicle (no cash value)
Honda Civic EX draw date: Saturday October 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Georgetown Honda
Get in on the action...buy your tickets here: http://rotarygeorgetown-
· Only 750 tickets will be sold (and each ticket has an Oil Change special rate coupon!) at $100 per ticket or 3 for $250 – fantastic odds but even more important – for a really good cause!
I would be pleased if you would forward this request on to your email contacts and Facebook friends. Thank-you for your assistance in helping us help the children in our community. Written by Susan Housel
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| Lauren's Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser a Super Success | Posted | on Aug 28, 2014 |
Lauren's Spaghetti Supper fundraiser was awesome! It was a packed hall and the Iron Siren's Riding Club for Chicks, Halton Hills chapter came out in numbers to support Rotary! Thanks to everyone for supporting Lauren's Rotary Youth Exchange trip to Italy.
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| District Governor Patsy Marshall Visits | Posted | on Aug 21, 2014 |
We were honoured to have District Governor Patsy Marshall visit our club this past Friday.
Patsy's message:
AUGUST is MEMBERSHIP and EXTENSION MONTH
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| Congratulations to our Early Bird Prize Winner! | Posted | on Aug 16, 2014 |
Heather Price-Jones is the winner of the iPad! Our next early bird draw is September 28th at noon at Holy Cross Church. You could win a 3-pack Honda Raffle tickets (value $250)! Buy your tickets now!
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| 2FourtyTwo Church Canoe Raffle for Food Bank | Posted | on Aug 07, 2014 |
Dustin and Robert of 2FortyTwo Church visited our club this morning to introduce themselves and give us the opportunity to support the Food Bank via a Canoe Raffle. The canoe is custom made and the pictures we saw were beautiful!
Click on the canoe image below to get to their website to purchase your tickets now!
 Dustin showing up the canoe at our Friday meeting.
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| Thumbs up for Halton Women's Place | Posted | on Jul 15, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos from Canada Day in the Glen | Posted | on Jul 05, 2014 |
See photos from Canada in the Glen here!
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| Playground Damaged by Vandals | Posted | on Jul 04, 2014 |
This was recently in the news... we are so sad to hear of the damage to the playground surface we worked so hard to have installed! You can help us to finish the surface by purchasing your ticket for our Honda Car Raffle at http://www.rotarygeorgetown-on.ca/Stories/win-this-car-build-a-local-playground
Saturday, June 21 Firefighters responded to the report of a fire in the area of Guelph St. and Maple Ave. at the Dominion Gardens play area at 2:13 a.m. Upon arrival on scene crews located a small pile of clothing burning in the play area. The fire was on the cork of the playground and was an area of approximately 2 feet by 2 feet and had damaged the cork under the clothing. Crews extinguished the fire and then removed the burned clothing to the parking area and added more water to ensure the clothing was out. http://www.theifp.ca/news/fire-calls-2/ |
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| Men to Walk in Heels to Show Support for Women | Posted | on Jul 04, 2014 |
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| Car Raffle comes to Georgetown Farmers Market | Posted | on Jun 27, 2014 |
If you missed us this weekend at the Georgetown Farmers Market, we'll be there again on July 19 and 26th. Plus, there is still time to get your tickets for the Honda Car Raffle in support of the Universally Accessible Children's Playground at Dominion Gardens Park. And there is a new early bird draw to be held on August 19th for an iPad Air!
Click here to buy your tickets on line! http://www.rotarygeorgetown-on.ca/Stories/win-this-car-build-a-local-playground
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| Canada Day in the Glen! | Posted | on Jun 27, 2014 |
Come out to see us at Canada Day in Glen Williams. We'll be in the parade with 2 entries - for the Car Raffle and for Hope in High Heels. We'll also be selling our famous Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches to support the food bank!
Watch for our float in the Canada Day Parade in Glen Williams. You still have time to register for 'Hope in High Heels' a (really short) walk to support Halton Women's Place. Don't like to walk in high heels? Just sponsor someone to support the shelter.
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| Local Paper Publishes Raffle Info | Posted | on Jun 21, 2014 |
If you missed it, check out the IFP article about the Honda Raffle to support the completion of Dominion Garden's Universally Accessible Children's Playground at http://www.theifp.ca/news/car-is-top-prize-in-rotary-raffle
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| Anna's Farewell Party at Ormonds | Posted | on Jun 21, 2014 |
Anna, our Estonian exchange student, is heading back to Estonia next week after a successful year in Canada. We will miss you Anna!
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| Mohawk Race Night a Success! | Posted | on Jun 06, 2014 |
Thank you to all the attendees of our super successful Mohawk tri-club race night.
Special thanks to Leslie for organizing the event and to Peter for keeping track of all the people!
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| Introduction to Facebook | Posted | on Jun 02, 2014 |
Thanks to Alex Hilson for presenting an Introduction to Facebook at our last meeting. Alex's presentation can be found here.
Also, there is a really great free training site at http://www.gcflearnfree.org/facebook101
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| Halton Women's Shelter - Golf Tournament | Posted | on May 28, 2014 |
On behalf of Carmela Bozzo, of Halton Women's Shelter we're please to help to announce their Golf Tournament.
Our Golf Tourn
We’d love to see you there as we raise much needed awareness and funds for the ONLY women’s shelter in the Region!
Please call or email me to register – only $200 for a day of golf (including lunch and dinner) or $750 for your foursome!
When – June 24
Time – 10:30 registration/lunch
Shotgun start – 12noon
Where – Crosswinds Golf & Country Club – 6621 Guelph Line, Burlington
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| Doug Penrice Talks about Halton Hills New Brand | Posted | on May 24, 2014 |
Doug Penrice from the Town of Halton Hills was our guest speaker on Friday. He brough us up to date on the new Halton Hills community brand (which is most excellent!).
 For more information, click on read more or visit the town website at: http://www.haltonhills.ca/CommunityBrand/index.php
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| Hope in High Heels is July 12! | Posted | on May 22, 2014 |
Register to participate or sponsor someone now : at Halton Women's Place https://www.gifttool.com/athon/SignUpMode?ID=85&AID=2751
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| Win this car! Build a local playground! | Posted | on May 21, 2014 |
 Get a ticket for a chance to win this Honda Civic Sedan and support the completion of the Universally Accessible Children's Playground at Dominion Gardens Park in Georgetown, Ontario. Tickets are 1 for $100 or a 3 pack for $250.
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| Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Events! | Posted | on May 08, 2014 |
Calling all Rotary members and friends/family of Rotary! You don't need to be a member to help with these worthy causes. Come out and have some fun!
 June 14: And!!! Bike-it to market is on Saturday, June 14. We need pancake makers and transportation for the BBQ.
July 1: We also need many volunteers for our two parade entries and booth for Canada Day (July 1) in the Glen. We have a float to advertise the walk in support of Halton's Women's place. We also will have the car out, which will be raffled off to support the completion of the Dominion Garden's accessible children's playground. Again, you can volunteer by dropping at note to georgetownrotary@gmail.com.
And, And, And!!! Tent rental season is in full swing. Stay tuned for specifics from Glenn.
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| Youth Exchange News 2014-2015 | Posted | on May 08, 2014 |
Great news! We have just received info that our 2014-2015 youth exchange inbound student is Tamara from Ecuador! Welcome! More info to follow.
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| Dave Heydon Visits from chasethedream.ca | Posted | on May 01, 2014 |
 Dave Heydon was our guest speaker this past Friday to update us on the Chase the Dream Motorcycle Ride and Show. Friends and motorcycle buffs will gather at the Terra Cotta Inn on Sunday, August 24, 2014 for a motorcycle ride in support of a local youngster who suffers from cerebral palsy. The Ride and Show will start at 11 a.m. (registration is at 9:30 a.m.) with riders departing from King Street for a ride through the Caledon hills.
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| Paws to Read at Library | Posted | on Apr 30, 2014 |
Therapeutic Paws of Canada volunteers are involved with a number of activities in the community, including the Paws To Read reading program.
Please read more by clicking 'read more' link below to the right.
Photo: from the Paws To Read program that was running for the past 12 weeks at the Halton Hills Christian School with two dogs on the job... Summer in the foreground and little Gracie in back. The school has requested the dogs return in the Fall since they are making a difference to their students who are reluctant readers.
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| Acton Gala Dinner and Auction a Success | Posted | on Apr 26, 2014 |
Acton held their annual Gala Dinner and Auction at Blue Springs Golf Course on Saturday. It was a packed house and many great items were up for auction, with added bonus of a wonderful dinner.
(Photo: President-elect Doreen, President Linda and Exchange student Anna-Liisa at the Acton Rotary Gala. Great time!)
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| Ninth Line Golf Helps with our Swing | Posted | on Apr 26, 2014 |
 Paul and Darrel Skidmore were our presenters last Friday from Ninth Line Family Golf Academy which is a family owned and operated driving range that specializes in catering to golfers of all ages and abilities. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or experience player, they can provide you with an opportunity to:
- Learn fundamentals
- Improve your swing - Increase your overall enjoyment of the game Paul gave our members some pointers on a good swing and we learned about the great corporate and party packages they offer, including mini-golf!
Stay tuned for a club outing and join us!
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| Old Rotarian Magazine's Wanted! | Posted | on Apr 17, 2014 |
Our PR Guru, Alex, has agreed to distribute 'pre-owned' Rotarian magazines to Doctor/Dentist/Auto dealership/auto repair/etc. places around town as a way of increasing local awareness about what we do!
We will add a label to each magazine to:
So, for our next meeting, please bring in your Rotarian magazines (International and Canadian versions). We'll take it from there (although you will be asked to take a few to any upcoming appointments that you may have)! |
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| Food4Kids Donation | Posted | on Apr 12, 2014 |
  Thank you so much – to all of you - for the incredibly generous donation to Food4Kids. I just did the math, and because of the efforts of the Georgetown Rotary, all five children in our one local Public School Program will receive food bags each week for the entire summer. This is exceptionally special to me because this school was the first school we initiated into the program last September due to a significant need by three families in particular. The littlest one in the program is only two years old!
The families have already started to worry about how they will feed their children throughout the summer, so it is with great happiness that we will be able to offer them such peace of mind.
You truly are a wonderful group of people!! How proud I am to be part of Rotary.
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| Bill Stensson CEO Sheridan Nurseries Visits | Posted | on Apr 12, 2014 |
  Mr. Bill Stensson, CEO Sheridan Nurseries presented to our club last week, celebrating Sheridan's 100th year in 2013. From their modest beginnings in 1913, Sheridan has nine modern garden centres in the GTA and DW areas. One of the most interesting green initiatives is that drip irrigation has replaced sprinklers & broadcast watering reducing water consumption by up to 80%!
At Sheridan, a leader means more than being the most successful or the most on-trend. It means anticipating their guests needs to improve their experience while setting an example in corporate social responsibility. They have designed an Environmental Plan that will see changes at their offices, farms and garden centres as part of a long-term commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability. Visit the Sheridan website 'Green Initiatives' here. Mr. Stensson was also a Rotary Group Study Exchange participant some years back! Rotary is everywhere!
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| Spelling Bee Time! | Posted | on Apr 05, 2014 |
 We're got a table for 10 for the spelling bee and three great spellers: Kat, Sandra and Alistair! Please support our team and come out for a fun dinner. We have 6 tickets left to fill our table of 10. Just email georgetownrotary@gmail.com if you'd like to join us (tickets are $40 each).The event is happening on Thursday, May 1 at Granite Ridge Golf Club. Visit http://www.grategroanup.com/ for more info.
An old-fashioned spelling bee with a twist! Teams of three from local businesses and groups work together to spell their words, in support of a great cause – literacy in our communities. Now in its 11th year, ‘The Bee’ is an annual fundraiser for Literacy North Halton/Adult Learning Centre and and brings together teams from Georgetown, Acton and Milton businesses and organizations in a hilarious battle for spelling supremacy.
Don't forget to like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/grategroanup
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| Cashh (Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills) Visits | Posted | on Apr 05, 2014 |
 Merry Little and Pat Stuart presented to our club last Friday and updated us on Cashh's mission statement, activities to assist Cancer patients and upcoming April Campaign.
Visit the Cashh website at http://www.cancerassistance.org/
Cashh is different Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills is not associated with any cancer organization, nor do we receive any government grants to fund our services. We are entirely dependent on this community’s generosity and support. Our mandate is to help those touched with cancer. Where does your donation go? The majority of your donations go directly to our patient programs; only a small amount is used for fundraising, administration and overhead expenses. Please be assured that your donations are managed responsibily, and stay within the Halton Hills community. Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills 2014 Campaign Update
Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills 2014 Campaign Update
Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills 2014 Campaign Update
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| An Update from Chris Fiorito | Posted | on Mar 23, 2014 |
Chris provided us an update on her work in Guatemala. Read the update, with photos, here.
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| Creation of Hope Update | Posted | on Mar 23, 2014 |
Our club recently made a donation to Creation of Hope and they have graciously sent us a note and pictures of the result.
"I hope this email finds you well.
Yesterday we had our monthly food distribution and used the van for the very first time to do the round. There was no matatu and it felt so good to be able to do this exercise without considering that we had only three hours to finish the first leg. I have attached some photos of the van leaving in the morning. My son has been coming to drive each distribution."
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| Derek Alton Visits from Tamarack | Posted | on Mar 21, 2014 |
 We were privileged to have Derek Alton present at our last meeting. Derek works with Tamarack, an Institute for Community Engagement.
Derek and his team are having 'a thousand conversations' across Canada with all types of communities looking for new ways to address poverty - check out http://seekingcommunity.ca
Imagine: city planners designing neighborhoods to increase social capital; elderly people staying in their neighborhoods for another 5 years; mental health rates declining because neighbours are caring for each other and creating a greater sense of connection and belonging together...
For more information, visit http://tamarackcommunity.ca
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| Alex Updates Us on Social Media | Posted | on Mar 13, 2014 |
 Alex Hilson provided our Club with an update on current uses and future plans for social media. Stay tuned for Alex's upcoming lesson on Facebook! As Alex said, "some of you have been Rotarians for 45 years, imagine all the great experiences you have to share!" Let's get the word out to everyone on how great Rotary is in our lives, and could be in their lives and the lives of people in our community.
 Don't forget to like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/rotarygeorgetown
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| Presentation by Nicholas Discenza of Sustainable.to | Posted | on Mar 07, 2014 |
 Nicholas Discenza spoke to our club today about low cost and low energy house designs, including his winning design for homes in New Orleans. Visit his website for more info. (Plus, Nicholas was a Rotary exchange student who went to Ecudaor!) Thanks Nicolas! http://www.sustainable.to/
Photo: President Linda Zammit, Linda Discenza and Nick Discenza in his original Youth Exchange jacket!
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| Welcome Leslie | Posted | on Feb 22, 2014 |
Barry T. welcomed our newest Club member, Leslie, by administering the 'test'. Leslie passed with flying colours. Welcome Leslie.
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| The Timleck's Visit to China | Posted | on Feb 22, 2014 |
Thank you to Jane, Sandra and Barry for sharing their experiences while in China. The presentation was fantastic and showed us history, modern day life and aspects of Chinese culture. We also noted that Barry made it to the top when climbing the great wall, with some fanfare!
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| Another Fantastic Gala! | Posted | on Feb 15, 2014 |
 Thank you to all who donated to the silent auction, our guests and volunteers. A special thanks to Eric and Anita Walters from Creation of Hope for their presentation. Mark your calendars for next years event!
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| New Facebook Community Page Launched | Posted | on Feb 08, 2014 |
 We're launched a new community organization Facebook page! Please like us at www.facebook.com/rotarygeorgetown. A special thanks to Alex Hilson for getting us moving on this and for his inspirational quotes.
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| Grade 3 Dictionaries Distributed | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Jan 25, 2014 |
 Thank you to all the club members who supported the Grade 3 Dictionary program by distributing dictionaries to all the local public schools in Georgetown the week of January 20! As you can see from the Thank You note received, they were very much appreciated.
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| Literacy North Halton Donation and Tri-Club Meeting | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Jan 21, 2014 |
Literacy North Halton joined the Acton, Milton and Georgetown clubs for an excellent dinner hosted by Acton at newly renovated Acton Town Hall. The dinner was fabulous and it was a great turnout. After the cheque presentation by Acton and Georgetown to Literacy North Halton, Anna Liisa Johanson (Estonia) and Nicola Fiori (Italy) presented an update on their home towns and their past 5 months in Canada. The evening ended with announcements by each club and a challenge for the three clubs to support each other by attending the 3 upcoming Rotary gala dinners (stay tuned for details!).
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| Food 4Kids - speaker Leslie Salisbury | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 31, 2013 |
Leslie Salisbury joined us as our guest speaker on January 10th to provide insight into the Food4Kids program. "A 10 year old boy waited outside the locked doors of a school breakfast program. The program was to start at 8:15 and the child stood outside at 7:15 in the dark, in the cold and alone. He explained he had not had any food on the weekend and was hungry. Could he please have some food? This child inspired the launch of the Food4Kids program."
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| Happy New Year! | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 31, 2013 |
 May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!
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| Brent's Update from Venezuela | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 31, 2013 |
 Our outbound exchange student, Brent, updates us on how his exchange is going in Venezuela.
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| Club Schedule for Updating the Website and Bulletin | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 16, 2013 |
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| Thank you Tom! | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 07, 2013 |
Tom was presented with a small gift for hosting the Grab Bag for 15 years including 10,000 pics & newsy bites of interest, entertaining Rotarians and friends in several countries and provinces.
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| Another Great Party | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Dec 07, 2013 |
Our annual Christmas Party at the Timlecks brought lots of guests and long-time friends. Many thanks to our hosts Barry and Sandra!
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| Building a Preschool Kindergarten in Oltpesi N. Tanzania | Posted by Harry Hope | on Dec 06, 2013 |
 Several years ago, the Rotary of Georgetown (a major contibutor to this effort) and another club in this district decided to take on the task of raising the funds to build a pre-school kindergartenin the area of Oltpesi, N. Tanzania after personally seeing the condition of the old school while on another project.
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| Youth Exchange Student Lauren! | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Nov 30, 2013 |
 Congratulations to Lauren who was selected from a group of outstanding applicants to become our 2014/2015 Youth Exchange Student ambassador.
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| 59th Annual Seniors Dinner | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Nov 14, 2013 |
 Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and the seniors for making the 59th Annual Norm Bigg's Seniors Dinner another great success! Special thanks to Doreen Govas of Ares Restaurant for organizing and catering this years event. Click on 'Read more' to see all the photos!
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| Barb Fisk on Vocational Service | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Nov 14, 2013 |
 Barb Fisk presented on the topid of Rotary Vocational Service. For more information visit www.rotary.org/en/document/569.
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| Veteran's Breakfast | Posted | on Nov 12, 2013 |
This is Georgetown Rotary's 39th year hosting our veterans breakfast. This year we drew 27 of our finest.
Our speaker was Lorne Scots regiment's Mike Kase. A 15 year veteran of operations in Yugoslavia, Kabul, Afghanistan, and peacekeeping in Bosnia. |
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| Tent Rental | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Nov 03, 2013 |
 The Rotary Club of Georgetown has a large tent available to local businesses, groups and individuals for special events. Email us at georgetownrotary@gmail.com for more info. |
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| Welcome Anna! | Posted | on Nov 03, 2013 |
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| Club Brochure | Posted by Linda Zammit | on Oct 25, 2013 |
Please review our new club brochure. We`d like to have one last look before we send it off to the printer for printing! Thanks for all the feedback, it`s looking great! Click here to see the latest version of the brochure. |
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