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Welcome to the Rotary Club of St. Marys

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Mondays at 6:30 p.m.

Rotary Parkview building

22 St. Andrews St. N., St. Marys
Parkview Hall, lower level east entrance
St. Marys, ON N4X 1C5
Canada

2nd & 4th Mondays- refer MEETINGS. Zoom is available, email CLUB SECRETARY for link.

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Rotary Hall Dinner Meeting

Sep 23, 2024 6:30 PM

Leoni Family, Will’s Korea talk, and member induction of Leslie Edney

Rotary Hall Dinner Meeting

Oct 07, 2024 6:30 PM

Assembly

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RCSM presents cheque to local library

What a beautiful day to gather in the Rotary Reading Gardens at the St. Marys Carnegie Public Library!

Members of the Rotary Club of St. Marys presented their annual donation which covers the cost of books donated to the library in honour of their guest speakers.
Pictured below from L-R: Back row - Ron Aitken, Pierre Chateauvert, Peter McAsh, Ed Parkinson and Club President, Mark Oliver.

Front Row: L-R: Linda Schuyler (Literacy Chair), Kate Long (Library Collections Officer) and Sarah Andrews (CEO, Library Services)

Welcome Clara Licops from Belgium!

The Rotary Club of St. Marys is excited to welcome Clara Licops (aka “Cla”) from Furnaux, Belgium. Clara arrived on August 31st and is currently enrolled in grade 12 at St. Marys DCVI. Clara’s first language is French. In addition, she speaks Dutch, English and Spanish. Clara enjoys dance (reggae, contemporary and hip hop) and playing the violin. Clara is looking forward to making new friends and experiencing Canadian culture.

The Rotary Club of St. Marys is grateful to the 3 local families who will be hosting Clara during her exchange.

Clara Licops - Rotary Youth Exhange - arrives in Canada

Supporting Kenyan Students

Our Club provided feminine hygiene products for these students in Kenya.

St. Marys Memorial Hospital

Club Member Andrew Middleton represented the club at a recent tour of the renovations to St. Marys Memorial Hospital. The club donation to the project is acknowledged above the hand-washing station.

Celebrating 99 Years

DCVI Class of 2024

The Rotary Club of St. Marys congratulates all the graduates of DCVI’s Class of 2024 and wishes them future success!

Ryan Hodkinson received the Rotary Club Scholarship for Math and Science.

Griffin Van Bolhuis received the Rotary Club "Service Above Self” Scholarship.

We wish all students and school staff a safe and relaxing summer!

Lifetime Volunteer Award

Rotarian Ron Aitken was the recipient of the Randy Echlin Lifetime Volunteer Award! The award is presented annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to a volunteer who has shown dedication, passion and support towards the museum.

Ron is joined in this photo by Jeremy Diamond, Chair of the Board of Directors, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Congratulations Ron!

2024 Rotary Golf Tournament

NEWS FROM THE LINKS

The 37 Annual Rotary Golf Scramble was held on Thursday, June 6tth at St Marys Golf and Country Club.

Thank you to all the participants and sponsors.

The winning foursome was Brian Hughes, Brian Humphrey, Scott Graham and Doug Holliday.

37th Annual Scramble Golf Day

Rotary's Brews and Food Fest is coming

Rotary provides Community Paper Shredding

The Rotary Club of St. Marys, in partnership with Shred-It, held a Community Shredding Event on Saturday, May 4th. The event helped raise awareness about identity theft and reminded residents of the importance of securely destroying personal documents. Area residents brought over 2,580 lbs of unwanted paper documents which were securely shredded on-site. These securely shredded documents will be recycled into various paper products instead of ending up in the landfill.
Students from St. Marys DCVI helped Rotary with the event and earned a total of 14 volunteer hours. Members of the Rotary Club of St. Marys contributed an additional 45 volunteer hours.
The Rotary Club of St. Marys would like to thank St. Marys DCVI and the Avon-Maitland District School Board for the use of the parking lot at DCVI for the event. Additional thanks to the student volunteers and area residents for supporting the event.

Rotary All Wheels Park on James Street

On Monday, May 13, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., members of Council joined representatives from the fundraising committee, Rotary Club of St. Marys, and Saputo Inc. at Rotary All Wheels Park on James Street (180 James St. S) for the Official Opening.

In 2022, former Royal Family nanny Jean Rowcliffe partnered with teens Quinn and Sully Bolton to launch a fundraising campaign to revamp the St. Marys Skate Park. Throughout the project, the group secured $100,000 from the Rotary Club of St. Marys, $25,000 from Saputo Inc., and donations from supporters across the globe, totalling $208,443 in funds raised.

“It is great to see the park being used by riders of all ages, levels of expertise, and talents,” says Stephanie Ische, Director of Community Services. “We want to thank all the donors, including those that chose to remain anonymous, and the Skate Park Steering Committee. Your hard work and generosity have made the Rotary All Wheels Park on James Street inclusive and safe for all.”

The Skate Park Steering Committee is still actively seeking donations to support the cost of ongoing enhancements to the park, including signage, fencing, lighting, turf restoration and a bench. Members of the public can donate online with a credit card (www.townofstmarys.com/allwheelspark), through online banking, in person at the Municipal Operations Centre (408 James St. S) or by mailing a cheque to the Town.

 Additional information about the Rotary All Wheels Park on James Street and a full list of donors can be found at www.townofstmarys.com/allwheelspark.