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ROTARY for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – LASALLE
Over the past ten years, students from La Salle Intermediate and Secondary School (LISS) have run an Interact Club, a high school-based...
Laurie Labrie
Jul 14, 2021
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ROTARY for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – FRONTENAC and OTHERS
In our big Rotary family, the youngest members, ages 10 to 18, belong to Interact Clubs – usually high school-based branches of Rotary....
Lucille Davies
Jul 7, 2021
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ROTARY HAS FUN TOO!
Rotary is much more than community service and fundraising. Fellowship is a critical piece of the Rotary puzzle for many people who join...
Paul Van Nest
Jun 30, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH
The annual International Plowing Match was held in Frontenac County in 1977 at the farm of Gerald Greenlees and neighbouring farms on...
Paul Van Nest
Jun 23, 2021
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE of ROTARY FUNDS IN ACTION
Local Rotary clubs have helped to fund many local and international projects over the past 100 years. There have been many high-profile...
Doug Townsend
Jun 16, 2021
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SYL APPS CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
Syl Apps was not only a hockey legend with the Toronto Maple Leafs; he was a member of the Rotary Club of Kingston and helped develop one...
Paul Van Nest
Jun 9, 2021
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF KINGSTON & AREA
The Boys and Girls Club began as an adjunct program offered in the city’s north end by The Community Council of North Kingston. Financed...
Paul Van Nest
Jun 2, 2021
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ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA)
Do you have what it takes to become a dynamic leader and change yourself and the world? This is the question asked of young people in our...
Paul Van Nest
May 26, 2021
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EASTER SEALS TELETHON
The formation of Easter Seals Ontario can be traced back to 1922 when representatives from seven Rotary Clubs in Southern Ontario met to...
Paul Van Nest
May 19, 2021
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EASTER SEALS & ROTARY
Easter Seals Ontario was founded November 28, 1922 in Windsor, Ontario, named originally as the Ontario Society for Crippled Children....
Paul Van Nest
May 12, 2021
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ROTARY’S ROLE in ERADICATING POLIO: PART 2
When Rotary clubs around the world were called into action to fundraise for the newly established PolioPlus program, the Rotary Club of...
Paul Van Nest
May 5, 2021
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ROTARY’S ROLE in ERADICATING POLIO: PART 1
By 1985, polio was destroying the lives of 350,000 children around the world every year. Rotary International decided to team up with the...
Doug Townsend
Apr 28, 2021
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RYY CAMP HISTORY 1990 TO THE PRESENT
Since 1930, RKY Camp has offered summer camp experiences for young people in the Kingston region. The camp enjoys a strong reputation...
Don Heath
Apr 21, 2021
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RKY CAMP – The Early Years
Generations of campers have spent their summers at RKY Camp on Eagle Lake, yet few know that the ‘R’ in RKY stands for Rotary. In fact,...
Paul Van Nest
Apr 14, 2021
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KINGSTON ROTARY’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
The Rotary Club of Kingston formed its Environment Committee in the 1980s under the watchful eye of Rotarian, Larry Ritchie, who worked...
Paul Van Nest
Apr 7, 2021
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ROTARY PARK
If you Google ‘Rotary Park’, you will quickly realize that Rotary has populated the world with parks! The truth is that Rotarians...
Fred Richmond
Mar 31, 2021
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ROTARY HAS WELCOMED WOMEN FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
Rotary started as a group of professionals and small business owners with common interests in community service and business networking....
Doug Townsend
Mar 24, 2021
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ROTARY PROJECTS in TANZANIA
The Kingston-Frontenac Rotary Club continues to build a strong reputation for its international work in Tanzania. Peter Morin, who joined...
Daniel Geleyn
Mar 17, 2021
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ROTARY FOUNDATION & PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
In 1917, Rotary International President, Arch Klumpf made a donation of $26.50: “It seems eminently proper that we should accept...
Paul Van Nest
Mar 10, 2021
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ROTARY’S TRIAGE SYSTEM for DISTRIBUTING FUNDS
The heart and soul of Rotary’s involvement in the Kingston community and in every other Rotary club worldwide lies in using the funds...
Doug Townsend
Feb 25, 2021
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THE NEWEST ROTARY CLUB IN KINGSTON – WATERFRONT in 2015
Rotary International created the Satellite Club program in 2011 to help develop and foster new clubs that would attract new and younger...
David Young & Founding Waterfront Members
Feb 24, 2021
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1985 – A Third Rotary Club Was Born in Kingston
By 1985, Rotary had been established in Kingston for 64 years. The original club had sponsored clubs in both Napanee (1926) and Gananoque...
Doug Townsend
Feb 17, 2021
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THE CHANGING FACE OF ROTARY IN KINGSTON
From its beginnings in 1921, Rotary in Kingston has continued to evolve its focus on service in the community and fellowship for its...
Paul Van Nest
Feb 10, 2021
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YOUTH AWARDS AND PROGRAMS
Empowering and enriching the lives of young people has always been the core of Service Above Self for Rotary in Kingston. Youth...
Paul Van Nest
Feb 3, 2021
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