Well, this is what we look like, and how we feel, every Tuesday morning at our weekly meetings at 7am in the morning!
Rotary is in the business of leadership development and there are many program opportunities to assist youth which may begin as early as elementary school. Rotary Youth Exchanges have been taking place since 1927 and are geared to students ages 15-17.
Promotional Article as Submitted by the D7090 Endowment/Major Gift Subcommittee Chair and our own Foundation Coordinator, Wolf Lindemann;
In support of the recent, Hike for Hospice event, our Club entered a representative team (Mary Mercato, Louise Schebesch (with Lola), Jim & Lynda Simpson (with Blu) and team organizer Cathy Harrop (with Bruiser). It was a great (dog-) day and we were able to contribute over $1K (still growing!) to the Hike’s stated goal of $40K. So far, the event has raised more than $67K (and that value is still growing!) Thanks to everyone in the Club who contributed to this great cause.
Tuesday morning, 03 June 2025, we welcomed Cynthia Tosswill, representing ALUS Norfolk, as our guest speaker. At our hybrid (ie live attendance at R83 with zoom remote attendance) session, she spoke to us about a variety of local issues related to their aim to rebuild the natural environment via healthy and sustainable farmlands. As her most informative presentation unfolded, she told us about the background, policies, practices and current projects that the local ALUS group is involved in. Did you know that ALUS Norfolk was the first-such organization in Ontario!
On Tuesday morning, 27 May 2025, and as introduced by Keith Jones, we welcomed Master Gardener, Kevin Kavanagh, owner of South Coast Gardens as our Guest Speaker. At our hybrid (ie live attendance at R83 with zoom remote attendance) session, he spoke to us abut a wide-ranging list of currently topical initiatives related to the plant and wildlife conservation movement taking place in some of our back yards. Much talked about, he provided a most useful on-line resource ... BirdGardens.ca ... to help us in our own garden considerations."S
ometimes in life, a small event or item can take on a life of its own. Such is the situation with the humble Redbud and the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise (RCNS) in this area. In the 1950s, my mother Marjorie Wallace went to Landon’s Nursery on Norfolk Street South Simcoe and purchased a redbud tree (officially known as the Eastern Redbud or Cercis Canadensis). It was planted in our front lawn where its beauty could be enjoyed whenever we came home. It had three enjoyable seasons. In the spring, its hundreds of pink blossoms would turn the sky into an ethereal paradise of colour, the summer gave welcomed but not overpowering shade, and the fall season produced thousands of golden heart shaped leaves to again impress the viewer." Now, the reader is asked to go to the 'Read more ...' tab to find out how this story unfolds!
Jim and Marjorie Dawson are once again heading up to Pikangikum FN 500 km NW of Thunder Bay to teach canoeing and this year they have been invited to participate in a canoe trip celebration of the outdoor class completion. With the added canoe trip gear it was more practical to drive to Red Lake (2200km) proceed 100km up the community road to "taxi bay" and get a community member to pick us up for a 25km boat ride into the community. With luggage space (almost) unlimited, they were thrilled to hear fellow Rotary member Paul Macko's offer of an alto saxophone. The Pikangikum youth community was very excited to hear about the donation as they have two saxophones and some student musicians but the current instruments are aging and need repairs.
It was a great day .... until it wasn't!
On 21/22 June, we'll be paddling to fight cancer in Norfolk County and we want you to help out. You can just be aware of this initiative to assist those in need, you might make a donation to a great cause, or you could even assemble a team and challenge for that cause.
Following nine, successfully-concluded licences of our ever-popular Catch the Ace (CTA) fundraiser, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, with the support of the Port Dover Legion Branch 158, will be re-starting the game on Friday 09 May '25. This new start will be our tenth licence and it will conclude once the Ace of Spade is finally drawn later in the year.
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