The Beacon - March 2017 (Mar 04, 2017)

February 7 - We hosted our club meeting at the future home of The Rotary Centre. Our topic this week was all about our exciting projects and future planning. We are changing things up, so make sure you keep an eye on our club calendar on the home page of our website (www.rotarycollingwood.org) to see what's planned for each week.

February 14 - Our lunch meeting this week welcomed guest speakers from CNIB - Andrea Roylance and Betty Meacher. We learned so much about the work CNIB is doing in our own community. Visit www.cnib.ca to learn more!

February 21 - There was no regular meeting this week in lieu of our support of Home Horizon's Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. The Coldest Night of the Year is a super-fun, family-friendly fundraiser that raised over $4,000,000 for hungry, homeless, and hurting individuals and families across Canada.

February 28th - Great Rotary Club event with a visit from the Cybergnomes Robotics Club. Volunteer Deborah Bronée, and club members Galin and Lydia provided a terrific update on their club and the many competitions they are involved in. This group is a wonderful example of fantastic work by volunteers, schools and teachers preparing our kids for future jobs and building many skills along the way. We wish their team good luck on their way to the next First Steamworks competition!! Find out more at www.cybergnomes.ca.

Rotary Weekend - District 7010

The annual Rotary Weekend is upcoming up April 7th to 9th in North Bay. Click here to find out why you should attend!

District Conference 2017 at the Blue Mountain Resort

Check out the details here on the District Conference set for the Blue Mountain Resort on September 28th thru October 1st.

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2016-2017 Board of Directors

Our new Board of Directors is at the helm and testing out a new structure which consists of a smaller Board that works with a Leadership Team. The Board has also assumed oversight for fundraising and public relations, and will continue to receive support from many individual members and sub-committees who oversee various tasks and responsibilities that keep the club running.

Board of Directors:

President - Greg Cholewinsky

President Elect & Secretary - James Saunders

Treasurer - Nancy Locke

Past President - Karen Burland

President Elect Nominee - John McNiven

Member at Large - Dominic Ellis

Member at Large - Tim Knorr

Leadership Team:

Projects - John McNiven

Community Service - Dominic Ellis

Membership - Mike Donovan

Youth - Geoffrey Belisle

Foundation - Gene Peycha

Is promoting peace and global understanding important to you or someone you know? Then you might be interested in pursuing The Rotary Foundation's renowned Peace Fellowship starting in 2018.

Are you or someone you know interested in pursuing a master's degree program at an institution outside of Canada starting September 2018? Take a look at now at 2018 -2019 Rotary District 7010 Global Grant Scholarship.

Mar 14, 2017

Planning Meeting today

Stay tuned for a lively discussion and debate on future ideas and changes.

Mar 21, 2017

Speaker - Alison Fitzgerald

Update on My Friends House

Mar 28, 2017

Speaker - TBD

Apr 04, 2017

Speaker - TBD

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Welcome Matilda Kylä-Harakka, our Exchange Student

from Finland

Member Birthdays

Ian McAllister

March 8

Larry Gee

March 21

Anniversaries

Pamela Hillier

Lance Hillier

March 7

Join Date

James Saunders

March 1, 2011

6 years

Nilusha Premasinghe

March 4, 2008

9 years

Brian Hickey

March 12, 2002

15 years

Mohammed Saigar

March 14, 2000

17 years

Pamela Hillier
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