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.jpg) Do you want to create a better future and make a difference? We know we can't do it alone, so we get our support and strength from other Rotarians both in our community and across the world. Join us on Mondays for lunch. When? 11:45am Where? Ramada Hotel We hope to see you there! |
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 Join us on Monday, August 27th at 5:00pm at the Rotary Gazebo. To honor the spirit of sharing and community, the meal will be Potluck style. Please bring your favorite dish. Bring a friend and please RSVP with Julie at 613.363.6404 or Manon at 613.551.1760 We hope to see you there for good food and friendship. |
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Join us in celebrating the 1st ever Cornwall BMX Provincial Qualifier weekend. Friday, August 10th - Saturday, August 11th & Sunday, August 12th Race Fee $10 Be a spectator and cheer on these athletes!! Check out their Facebook page at Cornwall BMX Club or their website at http://cornwallbmx.ca/ We hope to see you there supporting a wonderful event!  |
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 It was a fundraiser which was well attended and a quite successful and fun event. Club members decided to take 2500$ from the proceeds and donate it to the Salvation Army along with 500$ that was already in our Club approved budget. Presenting the cheque to Oren Cole (right) is President Elect Jeremiah Point (left). |
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A great time was had by all
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On Monday, April 24, 2017, the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Cornwall held their annual Paul Harris Dinner and Awards ceremony at which several individuals from Cornwall and area were recognized for their contributions to the community through community service and the support which they bring to the Rotary Clubs of the city. The Paul Harris Awards are presented annually by the local Rotary clubs in recognition of the contributions the honorees have made to Rotary and to their community – whether that community is local or international. The recipients of the Paul Harris Award have been generous with their time, their energy and their financial contributions and are deservin Recipients of the Paul Harris Award 2017 from the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise were Christine Marceau who has been extremely active in supporting a wide assortment of club activities and whose leadership, insight and wisdom are essential elements in the club. Martin Nadon was recognized for his leadership and dedication to the establishment of a thriving Rotaract Club at St. Lawrence College and has also contributed a great deal to the activities of the club. As a coach, John Flannigan has contributed greatly to the development of youth in Cornwall. Earlier this year, Emmanuel Agumah of Kumasi, Ghana, was recognized for his contributions and leadership in education and treatment of Buruli ulcer (a flesh-eating tropical disease) and other neglected tropical diseases. This year, the Rotary Club of Cornwall recognized Kieran Kennedy, principal of Long Sault Public School, for his years of dedication to education. Jennette Wallace has contributed countless hours in support of Rotary’s community and fundraising events. Manon Locke, a long-time member of the Club, has been especially active in her support club projects in the community as well as Rotary youth exchange. |
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Top five posts from 2016 As we head into the new calendar year, we’re taking a look back. Here are the top five posts (based on views) from the Rotary Service blog in 2016:
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Cornwall Rotary Club takes up battle against Polio
Monday, October 24 was World Polio Day and to do their part to help eradicate the dreaded disease once and for all, The Cornwall Rotary Club held a special luncheon at the Ramada Inn. The Rotary Foundation’s End Polio Now Program held a World’s Greatest Meal event with special guest speaker, Fay Campbell, Area Governor for the Rotary Club. Campbell was part of a National Immunization Day program in India in 2015 where the Indian government wanted to give two million children the polio vaccine in two days. “They reached out to Rotarians and other service clubs around the world for help,” said Campbell. She told the Cornwall Rotarians about her adventures in India and Pakistan. “We stayed in an area called Ghaziabad and we had to wake up at 4 a.m. to make the hour drive to the inoculation site,” she said. The inoculations were only given between 7 a.m. and noon because of the heat and the volatility of the area with regards to political unrest. She said there were also a lot of cultural differences which proved to be challenging. They were seen as outsiders and not necessarily trusted. And because they were only inoculating children under five, they had to determine a way to guess a child’s age. “You take the child’s arm and put it over their head,” said Campbell. “If they can touch the opposite ear, they are over five years old.” Her experiences in Pakistan were a little different. They were not trusted to give the vaccine themselves and had to train Pakistani women on how to administer the drops. Campbell has been a Rotarian for just 12 years and has been involved in immunization days twice. “I love doing this,” she said. “Meeting new people and seeing the good work Rotarians are doing around the world. It’s unbelievable.” |
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Ribbon cutting for rotary outdoor gym
Rotarians from both Cornwall-area clubs officially handed over the Rotary Outdoor Gym in Lamoureux Park Thursday afternoon. Master of Ceremonies Jeremiah Point talked about the very proud sense of volunteerism between the Rotary Club of Cornwall and the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise in getting the project to completion. It’s been nearly three years in the making with the ceremonial groundbreaking in early December 2015. “The city came together, saw our kind of dream and helped us make it a reality. Our rotarians from both clubs went out into the community and got people to actually give the money that needed to be taken in to make the project work,” Tom Everson of Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise told Cornwall Newswatch. “A thank you to everyone who’s made it work. There’s a few people sit down and have an idea and to have it come to fruition like this is really very wonderful, it’s what Cornwall is all about,” Everson said. Roughly 60 club members, politicians and others were on hand for the ribbon cutting. There is still some fundraising needed for the outdoor gym project. Roughly $80,000 of the $100,000 project was raised and sponsorship bricks surrounding the athletic facility are still being sold. This is the first phase of a two-phase project, which could see satellite workout stations along the Lamoureux Park waterfront trail in the future. |
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The Rotary Club of Cornwall distributed bursaries to all area secondary schools at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.
The Douglas Warner Memorial Bursary for $1500 was awarded to Jacob Campbell, Long Sault, from St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School. He will be attending University of Western Ontario to study Kinesiology. Jacob will be addressing the Rotary Club of Cornwall noon meeting August 22.
Rotary ‘Service above Self’ Bursaries for $200 – 2016
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In 2016-17, our Rotary Foundation turns 100. That’s a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that’s definitely something worth celebrating. Through our Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, provide basic education, and grow local economies. We’ve also been a leader in the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. The centennial is the perfect time to share this impressive record with the world. Join us in making sure that every Rotary member and people in every community know about the vital work of Rotary and its Foundation. |
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Rotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June. “Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.” -Rotary Founder Paul Harris - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/4124/Stories/rotary-fellowships-month-make-new-friends-around-the-world#sthash.gVc4wyHi.dpufRotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June. “Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.” -Rotary Founder Paul Harris - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/4124/Stories/rotary-fellowships-month-make-new-friends-around-the-world#sthash.gVc4wyHi.dpufRotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June. “Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.” -Rotary Founder Paul Harris - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/4124/Stories/rotary-fellowships-month-make-new-friends-around-the-world#sthash.gVc4wyHi.dpufRotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June.
“Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.”
-Rotary Founder Paul Harris
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We did it! And the winners are.....
People’s Choice Award:
“Spiderman” (or most recently called “SpiderCAN”)
by: Cornwall Rotary Interact Clubs
Structural Ingenuity:
“Spiderman” by: Cornwall Rotary Interact Clubs
Other winners were:
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 The Cornwall Rotary club was chartered over 60 years ago. Over the years, the Cornwall community has benefited from the fund raising efforts of the club in many ways. One only has to drive around the Rotary Circle which leads to the Rotary Eco Park and the Rotary Gazebo by the shores of the St. Lawrence. On the way you will pass the Benson Centre which received a generous gift from both Rotary Clubs in Cornwall. Arriving at the water’s edge, you see Cornwall’s latest indoor swimming pool, and the clock tower, which also benefited from Rotary funds. Just north of Lamoureux Park are our new Cornwall Community hospital and the Boys and Girls Club. Rotary is very involved with these projects as well. Millions of dollars have been raised and put back into the community over the years. Internationally our club and Rotary International are doing everything in their power to eradicate Polio. In the last few years our club has built wells in Honduras; schools in Madagascar; and has sent and received exchange students from a myriad of countries. All these projects and more have to be funded by our fund raising efforts, such as Rose Day, coming June 16, 2018. This year the price is the same: $25.00 per dozen. This is a 100 % club involvement and only the expenses are paid out of the receipts. Club members are taking orders now. |
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 On Display at the Benson Centre for FREE public viewing from Saturday April 16 to Sunday May 1. Canstruction® is a non-profit competition that decreases hunger and fights poverty in cities around the world.
Designers, architects, builders, engineers, and service group members donate their time to build incredible structures from cans of food. After the structures are built, the cansculptures® go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. For the first time in Cornwall, 6 teams and more than 12,000 cans of food converged at the Benson Centre on April 15th for Canstruction®. The six teams who committed to the challenge are: Bourgon Construction, Professional Engineers Ontario, Rotary Interact Clubs from SLSS and CCVS, Agapè Centre, Kinsmen and WSP/Architecture49 Inc.
Teams began building their cansculptures on Friday, April 15th and worked through the night to have their structures – which can be as large as 10 ft x 10 ft x 10 ft – ready for judging Saturday morning. The Interact clubs from SLSS and CCVS, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cornwall were the last team finished at 11 pm.
The structures and will be on public display for two weeks, beginning 8:00 a.m. on April 16 through to April 30. With one can of food as a catalyst for change, Canstruction proves that small acts of kindness improve the lives of people in need. Since 1992, Canstruction has contributed more than 17.5 million pounds of food to food programs around the world, demonstrating that we can win the fight against hunger. One can make a difference®. See also Cornwall Seaway News , Cornwall Newswatch
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In honour of Water and Sanitation month, here are a few pictures from Poza del Tigre, Honduras. We worked with the Rotary Club of Villa Real de Tegucigalpa.
For more pictures go to http://clubvillareal.blogspot.ca/2011/09/poza-del-tigre-entrega-de-proyecto-de.html
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Canstruction FACTS“The most important benefit we get from participating in Canstruction is the opportunity to raise awareness of the role the food bank plays in our community and the chance to remind people in a fun and creative way that it really does not take much more than a little thoughtfulness and generosity now and then to make a huge difference in the lives of people we live and work with.” – David deMontigny, Faculty Advisor at University of Regina
COMPETITION STATISTICSIn 2015, Canstruction® events across the world donated over 7.3 million pounds of food serving 6 million meals to needy families.
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 ANNUAL PANCAKE DAY & SILENT AUCTION Saturday, March 24, 2018 7:00 a.m. to noon St. John’s Presbyterian Church Caldwell Hall – 28 Second Street East (just east of Pitt & Second St) Admission $5.00, payable at the door. Children under 5 free Proceeds to Rotary Community Projects like the Cornwall Community Hospital chemotherapy unit and the Boys and Girls Club of CornwallLive Entertainment ! Great Family Fun ! |
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 “What can you make with 1000 cans of tomatoes, 400 cans of corn, 200 cans of tuna and 100 cans of beans?” asks Alyssa Blais, Executive Director of the Agapè Centre and member of the Canstruction® Cornwall planning committee. “You will have to wait until April 16th to find out!” For the first time in Cornwall, teams of engineers, builders, designers, students and supporters plus more than 8,000 cans of food will converge at the Benson Centre this spring for Canstruction®. Canstruction® is an international charity competition in which teams compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the competition all of the food is donated to the Agapè Centre. |
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 The first four Rotarians. From left: Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram E. Shorey, Paul P. Harris. Between 1905 and 1912. Courtesy of Rotary International.
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. Harris’s desire for camaraderie among business associates brought together these four men and eventually led to an international organization of service and fellowship. Read more about each of the first four Rotarians, and about Harry L. Ruggles, who is often called the "fifth Rotarian." |
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 For More Information Contact:
Patrick Clarke—patrickclarke19@hotmail.com
Sebastian Warner —sebastian@warnerbrokers.ca , 613-932-7210
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 Vocational Service is one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service. Vocational Service calls every Rotarian to:
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The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Your club or district can apply for grants from the Foundation to invest in projects and provide scholarships. The Foundation also leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the Foundation’s work through voluntary contributions. "We should not live for ourselves alone, but for the joy in doing good for others."— Arch C. Klumph, letter to Rotary club presidents, 5 February 1929The seed for The Rotary Foundation was planted by Rotary President Arch Klumph at the Atlanta Convention in 1917. From the first gift of $26.50, the Foundation's assets have grown to approximately $1 billion, and more than $3 billion has been spent on programs and projects — transforming millions of lives across the globe. Learn more about the Foundation. |
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Our club meets every Monday, except for holidays, at 11:45
Ramada Inn, 805 Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall ON K6J 4P3 Canada Our club mailing address is P.O. Box 411, Cornwall ON K6H 5T1 Canada
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The city’s two Rotary clubs have partnered in a new effort to help Cornwallites shape up http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/07/30/outdoor-gym-proposed
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Check out the pictures from the Ambohiborosy School project that we have been working on with a Matching Grant.
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Welcome to our Rotary Club!
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At the end of the event, all food is donated to the Agapè Centre, Cornwall’s largest community food bank. In this city alone, more than 1,000 client visits happen monthly. Families, approximately 38 per cent of them children, are using food-relief programs.
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