I like to wish you and your families a Happy Holidays over this festive season. It is with your families blessing that allows you to volounteer your time for the betterment of our Community. I especially want to thank all the volounteers who have spent time moving the Club’s service agenda and the excellent work being done with the Club’s new fundraiser.
Please note that, except for the Social/Mixer we have this Monday at 5:00PM, meetings do not resume until Jan. 9th. We would really like to see some of the members who have difficulty attending our lunch meetings at this Social. Also, as part of our Centennial year celebration, we are having a New Year's Day Levee at 11:00AM-12:00PM at the Rodd Charlottetown. We strongly encourage all Club members to support this Event.
The Rotary Club of Charlottetown was admitted into Rotary International on October 1, 1917 and received its Charter on November 8th of that year having been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Halifax.
Plans were developed with the Rotary Club of Charlottetown giving leadership in celebrating 100 years of Rotary in the Province which included all Island Rotarians and the six Rotary Clubs. Our Club has been active in promoting the concept of Rotary throughout the Province, sponsoring four of the other five clubs currently on the Island: Summerside (1943), Hillsborough (1979), Montague (1985) and Charlottetown Royalty (1987). The Rotary Club of Stratford is the other Island club (2002).
The year will include:
January 1, 2017
Rotary Levee including all Club Executive
January 2017:
Premier’s Dinner including all Island Rotarians
August 2017:
Island Youth Exchange Student Event – Old Home Week
October 1, 2017:
Charter Night which will include a visit from RI President Ian Riseley
We will also celebrate the year with a publication spearheaded by Rotarian James Macnutt including the history and activities of all the Rotary Clubs on Prince Edward Island. The publication will contain the history and projects both local and international of the six Island Rotary Clubs.
During the year there will be a Book Launch and Celebration of our Special Centennial Projects. Rotarians will be planting trees provided by the Provincial Government at various locations on Prince Edward Island to mark “100 YEARS OF ROTARY ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND”.
We also designed and produced a 100 year commemorative pin for distribution during 2017.
Rotary on Prince Edward Island has a long and distinguished history as we celebrate our accomplishments at home and internationally. It is my hope that our Centennial Events will bring forth many fond memories as we celebrate 100 Years of Rotary on Prince Edward Island and continue to work together to eradicate polio and celebrate peace in the world.
We kicked off our Centennial year Celebration at the Rotary of Charlottetown on Dec. 12th with a presentationby members of the Centennial Committee on the Club's Founders in 1917.
Another Rotary Club of Charlottetown Christmas Party has been a wonderful success! Thank you to Della and the Christmas Party volounteers for giving the Club a wonderful event. A total of $680 was raised by Silent Auction and 50/50 Draw for the Salvation Army.
The Rotary Clubs of P.E.I. hosted the 29th annual Rotary Youth Parliament, Nov. 25-26. Approximately, 36 students participated representing high schools from across P.E.I. took part in the two-day event. Hon. H. Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor, opened the parliament with a speech from the Throne, with Hon, Francis (Buck) Watts, Speaker, presiding over the Youth Parliament. Premier MacLauchlan also spoke to the students and Leader of the Opposition, Jamie Fox, was attended.
The topics debated included student safety, health care improvements, carbon tax, senior drug assistance and Internet access.
Rob Larsen, representing Three Oaks High School in Summerside, was acting as Premier, while Logan Rose, representing Souris Regional High School, acted as Leader of the Opposition. Rotary Exchange students acted in the role of Cabinet Ministers. If you look closely at one of the pictures, you can see our Exchange student, Naomi Asencio. Well done Naomi!
Recipient of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Scholarship at UPEI for Physically Challenged Island Students is Elyse Cottrell. Elyse has multiple health issues and has placed much energy to deal with those challenges in order to attend UPEI. Elyse is seen here being congratulated by meeting Chair Ron Profit and Co-Chair Corrine Hendricken-Eldershaw.
On Nov. 21st, we had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Greg Keefe, Dean of the University of Prince Edward’s Atlantic Veterinary College.
One of five veterinary colleges in Canada, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is the only institution offering in Atlantic Canada educating doctors of veterinary medicine.
Check out http://www.upei.ca/avc/ to learn more about the revolutionary and world-class research!
Thanks to Rotary member, and worldwide authority on micronutrients and selenium nutrition of crops and livestock, Dr. Umesh Gupta.
Dr. Gupta spoke to our club on Pulses on Nov. 14th. The UN has named 2016 The International Year of Pulses - which aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of Pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition.
Most countries face nutritional problems, from undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies to obesity and diet-related diseases (such as type II diabetes and certain types of cancer), or a mix of these. Pulses are a nutrient-rich food that as part of a healthy diet can help fight malnutrition in both developed and developing countries. Click here to learn more: http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/
Every year on November 11, we pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace.
More than 2.3 million Canadians have served our country in this way, and more than 118,000 have died. They gave their lives and their futures so that we may live in peace.#RememberThem
On Nov. 7th, we had our Remembrance Day Ceremony. Rev. Captain Tom Hamilton gave a excellent performance about the last soldier to die in World War I - George Lawrence Price, born in Falmouth, N.S.
Photo: Chair Angus and Co-chair Allison welcome Jim Ross, Royal Canadian Legion,Branch No1; Rev. Captain Tom Hamilton and Lt. Commander Greg Davis
Former Easter Seals Ambassador, Hannah MacLellan, being congratulated by, Paula Biggar, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure, & Energy and the Leader of the Official Opposition, Jamie Fox, after her suggested Amendment to the Highway Traffic Act to increase Fines for people parking illegally in designated accessible parking spaces. The Amendment was passed unanimously in House. Congratulations Hannah from the Rotary Club of Charlottetown and Easter Seals PEI!
Camp Gencheff had excellent dinner & evening at the Camp on Nov. 17th honouring late Rotarians, Tom DeBlois & Jack Cutcliffe, for their amazing 40+ year contribution to the Camp. The families of both Rotarians were in attendance for this Thank you.
The evening was also a chance for the Camp to thank all it's supporters over the past year. Thank you to Rotarian, Edna Reid, for hosting this event.
Easter Seals PEI received a Donation of $1,000 from Kwik Kopy PEI as part of the Drive for Charities which is hosted by Red Shores. Representing Easter Seals PEI is this year's Campaign Chair Peter MacDougald & Paul Crant last year's Co-Chair. Thank you to Driver, Jason Hughes, and Graham MacDougall of Kwik Kopy!
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