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Good morning, Robert.

Weekly message to D7070 AGs, Rotary and Rotaract Club Presidents & Club Secretaries from DG Iosif Ciosa.

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Welcome to mid May!

What a week has been? Starting with visiting the Rotary Club of Trenton and Colborne a great evening at these 4 Walls. Thursday was a full day starting with special presentation by David Howard from Homes for Heroes at the Toronto Club, followed by the 34th annual Oshawa Parkwood's ANNUAL REVERSE DRAW, DINNER, AND SILENT AUCTION. Culminating with RYLS at Ganarasca Forest. Kudos to Mark, Niecy, Janet and Laura, for organizing the RYLS event. The young men and women had an amazing time.

Rotary Club of Port Hope/Agnew Golf and Social Event

Monday July 31
The Mill, 990 Ontario St. Cobourg
Golf 2pm, Best Ball maximum of 36 golfers
 closest to the hole
 putting contest
Dinner to commence between 5:30 and 6:00
 maximum of 60 buffet (Steak or Chicken, dietary
restrictions available)

Please let Bob Gibson know if you are attending. rgibson8@gmail.com

Approximate Prices (may change the closer to the date of event)
 Golf walking $28 (pay the course when you arrive)
 Golf riding $41 (pay the course when you arrive)
 Steak and Chicken $40 (pay club in early July)
 Steak only $33 (pay club in early July)
 Prizes $5 each (pay club in early July)

District News

Good morning, Robert.

Weekly message to D7070 AGs, Rotary and Rotaract Club Presidents & Club Secretaries from DG Iosif Ciosa.

Please forward to your members!

Welcome to the second week of May!

The District Assembly was this past Saturday. Our first in-person District Assembly since COVID. What a day it was? Thank you to the speakers, everyone that came out and Centennial College for the great venue. A chance to learn, connect and friendship.

2023 Surf and Turf

4th Annual Surf & Turf Dinner at Home

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Little Libraries

The club has a project to build some additional little libraries to be placed by the library in the municipality. Thanks to the skill of Rotarian Tom Sears 5 are being constructed, two of which are finished and ready for installation. Thanks also for the painting skills of Tom's wife Doreen.

Club Assembly

President Jim called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm and since it was a club assembly there were no visitors or guests this evening. Our traditional toast was said by President Jim and Past President Paul Tait resighted our Rotary Grace.

Lisa prepared a lovely souvlaki dinner with salad, pita bread and rice but the Tuxedo Cake for dessert was the cherry on top! Thank you Lisa and helpers.

Centennial Riverview Park

The new Riverview Park. Currently, we have raised $40,245.87 in donations.

District weekly news

Good morning, Robert.

Weekly message to D7070 AGs, Rotary and Rotaract Club Presidents & Club Secretaries from DG Iosif Ciosa.

Please forward to your members!

District 7070 Weekly News

Good morning, Robert.

Weekly message to D7070 AGs, Rotary and Rotaract Club Presidents & Club Secretaries from DG Iosif Ciosa.

Please forward to your members!

Welcome to the last week of April!

This past Saturday, 22nd of April East Day; was our Rotary Day of Service - Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup. What a day it was, rain, rain and more rain.... Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors still got together with community partners to remove all kinds of garbage from the Great Watershed. Please send your photos to Dan Combes the chair of GLWC.

Great Lakes Cleanup 2023

Many members of the Port Hope club gathered on Saturday morning to cleanup around the Ganaraska Conservation Authority. After completing this area we went across the road to the Comfort Inn area and picked up more trash, 20 full bags. It is amazing how much trash people throw away. The group then headed downtown for lunch at the Thirsty Goose. Great fun for all of us.

Elder Abuse

WELCOME:
Pres Jim welcomed everyone to the fellowship of Rotary. Sandra introduced her two guests – the first
being Norma Daniel who owns High Fields Day and Destination Spa on Rose Glen Road and the second
person being the guest speaker for the evening, Missy McLean from the Northumberland Elder Abuse
Resource Network (NEARN). Following a Rotary toast and Rotary prayer, dinner was served.

Weekly District news April 17th

Good morning, Robert.

Weekly message to D7070 AGs, Rotary and Rotaract Club Presidents & Club Secretaries from DG Iosif Ciosa.

Please forward to your members!

Welcome to the Third Week of April. What a week we had, summer came for a visit embracing us with sun and warmth. Perhaps a little early...

PDG Jim Louttit and PDG Bob Wallace this past Friday organized a special opportunity to mix and mingle with Senior Rotary Leaders; Past RI President and TRF Trustee Chair Elect Barry Rassin; Past RI Director and Trustee Director Dean Rohrs; and Past TRF Trustee Chair Brenda Cressey. It was a great opportunity to listen to their messages and have informal conversations, a truly inspirational evening.

Thank you Jim and Bob.

Float your Fanny 2023

Thousands of people descended on the banks the the Ganaraska River in Port Hope to watch the 2023 edition of Float you Fanny Down the Ganny. The Port Hope Rotary was there at the finish line to provide hot chocolate and snacks along with goodie bags and commemorative shirts.

Membership Evening

The Port Hope Rotary club recently invited past members to an information meeting to tell them what the club is currently up to. Attendance was wonderful and a lot of fun was had by all. As you can see by the smiling faces everyone enjoyed the evening especially the meal and fellowship.

Paul Harris Recognition

The Rotary Club of Port Hope recognized 4 people on Monday evening for the dedicated work within the municipality of Port Hope and Rotary

Rotary Centennial Riverview Park

Many Rotarians, municipality leaders and local citizens gathered at the new Rotary Centennial Riverview Park for the grand ribbon cutting to kick off the Port Hope Rotary clubs new park activities.

The New Shade Structure

The work on the Port Hope Rotary Centennial Riverview Park has started. Here is the finished shade structure installed in the new park

Rotary Riverview Park

The work on the park has started. Here we see the completion of the concrete pad for the shade structure.

Library Computer Tables

Hard working members of the club assembled computer tables for use by the public when using the Mary J Benson branch of the Port Hope library. Lots of hands made quick work which was followed by a bite to eat at a local restaurant.

Port Hope Centennial Gala

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2022 Surf and Turf

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Support for Ukraine

The Rotary Club of Port Hope hosted a fundraising effort from March 5 to 15, 2022. Funds were used in partnership with Shelter Box.org to provide emergency housing for people displaced by the crisis in Ukraine. Rotary club of Port Hope volunteers and generous community donors raised $4,800 during the 10 day campaign. Those donations were then matched by the Rotary Club of Toronto so a total of $9,600 was sent to support efforts by Shelter Box housing Ukrainian families in Poland.
Thank you to Home Hardware in Port Hope which provided space in their store for the club to collect in-person donations.

Coldest Night of the Year

Our Club was happy to take a walk in the sunshine on February 26th to support the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising for Greenwood Coalition. #cnoy2022

Rotary Club of Port Hope Paul Harris Awards Dinner Presentations Video - November 2021

Port Hope Veterans Banners Displayed for the Third Year

For the third year in a row the Rotary Club of Port Hope has been involved in displaying banners of Port Hope veterans. With the assistance of the Municipality of Port Hope, Port Hope Legion, and the Port Hope Heritage Business Improvement Area, fifty Port Hope veterans have banners hung up in their honour in and around Port Hope this year.

Port Hope Rotary Thanked by the Municipality of Port Hope Accessibility Advisory Committee

On Friday, October 22nd, 2021, Ron Tuttle, Director of Service Projects for the Rotary Club of Port Hope, was presented with a framed letter from the Municipality of Port Hope Accessibility Advisory Committee Chair Selena Forsyth.

Dedication of Farley Mowat Park - September 29, 2021

Members of the Rotary Club of Port Hope and Port Hope Town Council, the Mowat family and members of the Parks Recreation and Advisory Committee along with interested citizens gathered at the newly named Farley Mowat Park on the east side of the Ganaraska River by the boat-roofed house on Wednesday, September 29 for a dedication ceremony.

Did You Know? - Rotary Bridge

The Port Hope Rotary Club was chartered in 1922 and the members of the day recognised that the downtown and Ganaraska river were going to be an important focal points for generations to come.

Did You Know? - Little Libraries

The Port Hope Rotary club recognized that literacy is very important to each of us. The club knew that many do use the library but also have mountains of books in our homes that were gathering dust.

What Rotary Means To Me - Bud Lynch

Rotary began for me in September 1973 when my client and great friend Ted Lacey invited me to join him for a Rotary meeting at Idalia Golf Club. At 29 I became the youngest member, but was impressed with the courtesy and respect I was afforded by members who seemed to be all the movers and shakers of the Port Hope community.

What Rotary Means To Me - Jim Millington

My dad was a Paul Harris fellow, was a Rotarian in Montreal, Toronto, Chatham and SARNIA.

Bronze Shelter Box Hero for 2020-2021

We are honoured to be named a Bronze Shelter Box Hero!

President's Thanks You

Community Thank You…Your Support Helps Us Help People. On behalf of the members of the Rotary Club of Port Hope, I want to thank each and everyone of the friend of Rotary in our community for your ongoing generous support…we can’t do what we do without your help.

Farley Mowat Week

The contest on the theme of “Canada’s North” was open to residents of Port Hope and also to those living in Arviat, Nunavut. Arviat is a village on the west side of Hudson’s Bay. Farley travelled there and worked with villagers on a film. We did not receive any entries from Arviat this year due to Covid-19 protocols and severe weather, but we look forward to future collaborations.

Farley Mowat Week

Farley Mowat Week

Farley Mowat

Farley Mowat Week

Celebrate Farley Mowat Week – May 10 - 16

The Rotary Club of Port Hope will celebrate Port Hope resident author Farley Mowat during the week of May 10 – 16. It would have been Farley’s 100th birthday on May 12. Farley passed away on May 6, 2014. His works were translated into 26 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer and Never Cry Wolf. The Rotary Club has worked closely with Claire Mowat, John Mowat, the Municipality of Port Hope, the Port Hope Public Library, St. Mark's Anglican Church and Furby House Books to plan activities during Farley 100 Week – May 10 – 16. Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, all events will be virtual.

Farley Mowat week

Celebrate Farley Mowat Week – May 10 - 16

The Rotary Club of Port Hope plans to celebrate Port Hope resident author Farley Mowat during the week of May 10 – 16.  It would have been Farley’s 100th birthday on May 12. Farley passed away on May 6, 2014.  His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17
million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer and Never Cry Wolf.  The Rotary Club has worked closely with Claire Mowat, the Municipality of Port Hope, the Port Hope Public Library, St. Marks Anglican Church
and Furby House Books to plan activities during Farley 100 Week – May 10 – 16.  Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, all events will be virtual.

Farley Mowat

National Film Board Films about Farley Mowat

If you would like to learn more about Farley Mowat, there are two films about Farley on the National
Film Board website (www.nfb.ca) that you can watch on your computer, tablet or phone. Here is a link
to learn more about the NFB apps for Apple or Android devices.

Finding Farley – 2009 - 1 hour 2 minutes – by Leanne Allison

In this feature documentary, husband-and-wife team Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison (Being Caribou), along with their 2-year-old son and dog, retrace the literary footsteps of Canadian writer Farley Mowat.
They canoe east from Calgary towards the Prairies (the geography of Farley's Born Naked and Owls in the Family) and then traverse the same paths that Mowat took more than 60 years earlier in Never Cry Wolf and People of the Deer. Their epic 5,000 km journey—trekking, sailing, portaging and paddling—ends in the Maritimes, at Mowat's Nova Scotia summer home.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/finding_farley/

Ten Million Books: An Introduction to Farley Mowat – 1981 - 25 minutes – by Andy Thomson

Farley Mowat has sold more books than any other Canadian writer – 10 million copies in 22 languages in 50 countries. In this short film, Mowat recalls some of his experiences that have found their way into his work.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/ten_million_books/

April Spring Wing Fling

THE ROTARY CLUB OF Port Hope invites you to the first ever SPRING WING FLING

Port Hope Rotary and Municipality of Port Hope Plan to Celebrate Farley Mowat

The Rotary Club of Port Hope plans to celebrate author Farley Mowat during the week of May 10 – 16. It would have been Farley’s 100th birthday on May 12.

Farley 100

Get ready to celebrate Farley Mowat's 100 birthday with a week long list of activities in Port Hope. Readings a writing contest and a lot more. Look here for more details.

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What Rotary means to me, Sam Whittaker

As I begin to comprehend the facets of Rotary, what becomes exciting is its depth of service……….and its sincere commitment to friendship within the club.

What Rotary Means to by Sylvia Binkley

I moved from Warkworth to Port Hope in 2006 and since my High School days in Orangeville observing Rotary Exchange students, I knew that when circumstances allowed me, I would like to become a Rotary member.

Rotary Christmas Market

The Port Hope Rotary Club completed another first for the club with a very successful Rotary Christmas Market. Thanks to all our customers, Queenies, The Railside, Food Inspired and Jennifer's Jazz It Up.

Santa's Busy Pre Christmas Weekend

The Port Hope club had a busy weekend. On Saturday the members made sure that Santa made it safely to the parade for all the community to see. On Sunday Santa made a special stop in downtown to serve breakfast to many people and collect toy and $$ for the Salvation Army.

Rotary Foundation Walk

Many Rotary members and the public joined in the Rotary Foundation Walk to see the Avenue of Hero's Banners

ONE STOP SHOP HOLIDAY MARKET

ONE STOP SHOP HOLIDAY MARKET

Sponsored by The Port Hope Rotary Club

Supported by Furby House Books, Queenie's, Food Inspired, The Railside Restaurant, Brandt Meats, Heritage Baking Company

This is your opportunity to get all your holiday shopping done safely and to support local merchants as well as a local service club.

Drive through pick up of your gift orders will be on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Elias St. in Port Hope between 1pm and 6pm

Click Here to place your Order

Ed's House Hospice

We are pleased to report that the Rotary Club of Port Hope has completed our committed $50,000 donation to Ed's House Hospice, with our final installment made at a presentation on Wednesday October 28th.

Avenue of HEROE'S Walk

On Saturday November 7th The Port Hope Rotary Club is hosting a self paced walk around downtown to view the Avenue of Heroes banners.

Avenue of Heros

The Banners are going up today on the Avenue of Heros in downtown Port Hope.

World Polio Day

On Saturday October 24th, 2020 is End Polio Now day across the globe. Led by Rotary and many collaborative organizations, polio has been largely eradicated in our lifetime...truly a celebration.

Avenue of Heros

The Port Hope Rotary Club is again proud to recognize members of our community who have served in the military. These banner will be going up soon and there will be a community walk on November 7th to view the banners. There will be 40 banners this year.

Greek Dinners

In our ongoing efforts to assist local business in Port Hope the Port Hope Rotary club in conjunction with the Railside Restaurant server 196 Greek dinners to the Port Hope and Cobourg community.

Capitol Theatre

Our Name in Lights!

Our Online meeting June 1, 2020

Lots of exciting happenings at Port Hope Rotary

Club Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our club is not meeting in person but are meeting online every two weeks. Please consult the calendar of events for dates e and times of our future meetings.

Stay safe and look forward to meeting in person soon

Avenue of Heros

Posted by Bob Wallace on Nov 06, 2019

The Rotary Club of Port Hope unveiled the latest community project the Avenue of Heros. Banners have been erected throughtout the down town area to honour local heros who were members of the Canadian military. A total of 29 banners have been erected for this year.

Touch a Truck

The members of the Port Hope Rotary Club participated in the Touch a Truck event to raise funds for Ed's House, the hospice in our area being built.

Port Hope Fall Fair

Posted by Bob Wallace on Sep 14, 2019

The members of the Port Hop Rotary Club provided a food station at the annual Port Hope Fall Fair. We provided lots of burgers and hot dogs that the fair goers could purchase.

Avenue of Heroes Banner Campaign

Posted by Bob Wallace on Jun 21, 2019

Avenue of Heroes Veteran Banner Program Launches in Municipality of Port Hope

Banners paying tribute to local war veterans will adorn the streets in downtown Port Hope this fall

Coldest Night of the Year

Posted on Feb 24, 2019

The Rotary No Flakes

Canada Day

Posted on Jul 25, 2018

Port Hope Rotarians Paint Gazebo

Posted on Jul 17, 2018

Several members of the Port Hope Rotary club joined with District Governor Mary Lou Harrison to paint the Gazebo on the east waterfront trail.

Rotarians at Work

Posted on Jun 05, 2018

Several members of the Port Hope Rotary Club assisted the Salvation Army to collect and sort household goods, furniture and clothing to assist the families displaced by the devestating fire that occured on Wellington Street in Port Hope.

First Aid Refresher

Posted by Bob Wallace on May 15, 2018

Several members of the Port Hope Rotary club brushed up on their First Aid skills.

Durham College Donation

Posted by Ron Tuttle

Birthday Bags for the Foodbank

Posted on Feb 06, 2018

The members of the Port Hope Rotary hard at work packaging Birthday Bags for the Foodbank. These bags contained a cake mix, icing, balloons, streamers, noise makers, candles etc. All the things needed for a child to have a birthday party.

Salvation Army Christmas Hampers

Several members of the Port Hope Rotary club assisted with the delivery of the Salvation Army Christmas Hampers and Toys

Rotarian Elves

Posted by Bob Wallace

Rotarians working at the Habitat for Humanity Build

Posted on Nov 10, 2017

Several Port Hope Rotarians took part in a Habitat for Humanity Build on November 9th. Walls were built and sub flooring laid.

Little Libraries

Posted on Jul 19, 2017

In the fall of 2016 the Port Hope Rotary Club members built 6 little libraries for the community to share books. Over the winter several local artists painted the libraries and this spring they are being placed in the municipality of Port Hope. This photo is of one of the libraries placed on King Street at the home of Claire Mowat.

West Beach Clean Up

Posted on Jul 15, 2016

Port Hope Rotary Club members complete the west beach clean up showing Service Above Self

Returned Youth Exchange Student

Paula Pigari from Brazil was hosted by the Rotary Club of Port Hope in 2004 -05. Recently, Paula arrived in Canada with Daniel, her husband of two years. They visited our club on November 9, 2015. Paula is now a tax lawyer in Brazil. Daniel is an architect, and he also owns a glass company that makes windows, mirrors and shower enclosures.

Paula and Daniel stayed with one of Paula's close friends from her time in Port Hope. Steph and her husband live in Uxbridge. When Paula and Daniel came to Port Hope, they stayed with Paula' first host family, Elizabeth Gordon and Wayne Pierce. Their daughter, Mariko Vecchiola, went to France on Rotary Youth Exchange while Paula was here in Port Hope.

On Monday at Rotary, Paula and Daniel told the club about their lives in Brazil. Daniel is also very familiar with Canada since he spent a year on exchange in Fort Frances, Ontario, close to the Manitoba border. After catching up with club members, Paula and Daniel flew to New York on Tuesday for a few days before they will return to Brazil.

It was great to see Paula again, and to meet her husband, Daniel!