Events

** IN PERSON - SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT + ZOOM ** Lise will have just completed Part 2 of the President Elect Learning Sessions and will discuss planning for her upcoming year (2025-2026) as club President.

** ZOOM only **  A Special Members Meeting to be held.

** IN PERSON - SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT + ZOOM ** Tanyss is Executive Director and, with husband Gem, co-founder of The Amarok Society.  We have supported this international charity for a number of years, and Tanyss will give us an update on some exciting new initiatives that they are undertaking.  "Teach a Mother, Change the World".

** IN PERSON + ZOOM ** Guelph Newcomers Club is a social group for diverse women new to the area, or who have recently experienced a major life change. The Club provides social functions, various activity groups both large & small, help promote new friendships & acquaint members with the community. The Club's purpose is to promote friendships among members, provide social functions, activity groups and acquaint members with Guelph.

** IN PERSON + ZOOM - SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT **  Lise and Bill just returned from an African safari, and Lise will describe some of their adventures (including with an elephant??).

** SPECIAL NOTE!  In-Person evening meeting - Shakespeare Arms (Guelph) **  We look forward to welcoming these 2 UofG Rotaractors who will have just finished attending the 4-day RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA). RYLA is an intensive training program that brings together youth and young adults (18+) to further develop character and leadership skills and learn about Rotary. Dana and Julia will update our members on the retreat that our Rotary club sponsored them for.

** IN PERSON (8:00AM) - SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT + ZOOM **   Hope House Executive Director Jaya James will speak on opportunities for volunteers at Hope House.  Hope House relies heavily on volunteers to run the day to day operations of their many programs and services.

**ZOOM only**  We look forward to newest member Stefanie Bradley's Classification Talk.  Rotary has always had a long-standing tradition of asking new members to give a “classification talk” – to tell a story to introduce themselves. Every Rotarian has a story. Why you joined, why you stay, how your involvement, your service, or your friends add to your life – it’s all there. Why tell it? Because it gives the members a chance to learn about what Rotary means to you, strengthen your bonds with other Rotarians and deepen your club’s sense of community.

Our regular weekly meeting is cancelled in order to hold a special in-person event at a member's home.  Regular weekly meetings will resume on Thursday June 5th.

** ZOOM ONLY **  The Board of Directors will have approved a draft Budget that will be presented to the members.  A Special Members Meeting will be held on June 19th to actually approve the final Budget for 2025-2026.

This weekly breakfast meeting is being cancelled and replaced by the in-person dinner meeting on June 9 2025.

** ZOOM only  7:30-8:30am **  A Special Members Meeting to approve the 2025-2026 Budget and annual membership fees that will come into effect on July 1 2025.  As well amendments to the Club Bylaw to reduce the size of the Board of Directors will be up for approval.

See you at the first meeting of the 2025-2026 Rotary year, on July 10th!  Happy Canada Day!

The first meeting of the new 2025-2026 Rotary year will be on Thursday July 10th.

** ZOOM Only 7:30am ** 2025-2026 President Shelley Adlington will preside over the first regular club meeting of the new Rotary year and will lay out her goals and objectives.

The first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2025-2026 Rotary year, a dinner and fellowship event where the outgoing 2024-2025 President welcomes the incoming 2025-2026 President and Board of Directors.

** IN-PERSON at Symposium Cafe + ZOOM  (8:00am) **  Lise Burcher will lead this meeting that will be an opportunity for club members to discuss goals and opportunities for the 2025-2026 Rotary year.

President Shelley will discuss ongoing club business with the members.

** IN-PERSON at Symposium Cafe + ZOOM  (8:00am) **   

**  In person at The Wooly Pub (7:00pm) **   Fun trivia night - old school, with pens and paper!  No cost other than your own meal and drinks. No hybrid option for this one, sorry, in person only.  Important note: this replaces our regular (Aug 28) meeting.

** ZOOM Only 7:30am **  This morning's meeting will focus on the needs of Ukrainians due to the ongoing war, now in its 4th year, and we'll have 2 speakers representing organizations providing assistance.  Both organizations have applied for funding from our club.
(1) Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis is an organization that has worked tirelessly over the past 3 years to support Ukrainians who have come to Ontario to escape the war in their country. Grassroots operates in several communities and has recently opened a guest house in Guelph. The guest house provides safe, affordable housing for newcomers.  In addition, various support programs assist Ukrainians in settling into the community and life in Canada. Director/Founder Stephanie Goertz will present on behalf of the organization.
(2) The Rotary Intercountry Canada-Ukraine Committee was just chartered at the June Rotary International Convention in Calgary.  Their first project, jointly with a Kyiv Rotary club, is providing some students with school supplies as they wrap up a camp trip to Belgium.  A member of the Ottawa West Rotary Club, Peter Chabursky, will speak on this project of the new Rotary ICC in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kyiv-Balzac Ukraine.