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Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m.

Smitty's Family Restaurant

307 Grand Avenue West
Chatham, ON N7L 1C3
Canada

Phone:

(519) 359-0733

Email:

chathamsunriserotaryclub@gmail.com

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AI - Benefits and Risks - Aaron Watson

Aaron Watson Aaron Watson, the Information Systems Manager at Community Living Chatham-Kent, gave a talk today on the benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence, AI. Examples of some benefits are: through the use AI enable cameras on farmers spraying equipment, they can now target individual weeds for the application of herbicides and AI is speeding up the development of new drugs to combat diseases. Examples of some of the risks are: Fewer entry level jobs are available because senior staff can use AI for some lower skilled tasks and AI data centers are using a lot of energy.

Thanks Aaron for your insightful presentation

Rotary at Work at Howell Park

On October 5, 2026, Paul Roy, Ken Bechard and Tom Debevc planted a sugar maple and oak tree at Rotary's Howell Park.

Pierre Beaumier - Health Testing

Sunrise Rotarian, Pierre Beaumier on Sept 29, 2026 shared his knowledge about testing our health—what it means, why it matters, and how testing can help us make better decisions about our well-being.

Pierre is the President of CanAlt Health Labs and Lipid Analytical Inc. and former President of the Canadian Chemical Society and Association of Chemical Professionals of Canada.

District Governor Lee Halsted

District Governor, Lee Halsted, attended our regular Tuesday morning meeting at Smitty's for his annual visit. Lee shared this year"s Rotary theme, "Create Lasting Impact" and talked about how we can turn the work we do today into something that makes a difference for years to come.

Welcome to Chris Appleton

Welcome new member, Chris Appleton, to Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise. Chris was greeted by President John Schinkel and District Governor, Lee Halsted at today's meeting at Smitty's.

Beautifying the Ukraine Rotary Park

This week Club Members, Doug and Steff, Tom and Melissa, and Mary Fran and Steve, created new gardens of hostas, grassses and flowers.

'The smiling coast': Rotary delegation returns from Gambian trip

After an eye-opening trip to The Gambia last month, local service club delegates hope to continue their collaboration, as well as their new friendships.

Trevor Terfloth

Published in Chatham Daily News

Schoolchildren are provided with backpacks and educational tools by the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise during a trip to The Gambia last month.

14th Annual CK-L Children's Water Festival a wrap

Sunrise Rotarians are all smiles while volunteering for the 14th annual Children's Water Festival.

Club Welcomes President John Schinkel

Catch The Ace CK and Win Big!

Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent and the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise have teamed up together to introduce "Catch the Ace CK", a progressive lottery program with tickets available to purchase online starting Thursday May 1, 2025.

New Life for Lake Erie

Would you believe this water came from the Thames River?

Blake Vince explains how he got this crystal clear sample from the brown river during his presentation of responsible farming techniques, for which he is a pioneer.

Club donates $1,000 to United Way of Chatham

Barbara Palace, CEO of United Way Chatham was guest speaker at our December 13 breakfast meeting.

A Salute to Ukraine Rotary Park

Please help us celebrate the development of Ukraine Rotary Park by attending the grand opening on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. The park is located at the corner of Victoria and Grand Avenue.

The tribute park has been adorned with berms, sunflowers, benches and flagpoles flying both Canadian and Ukrainian flags and is ready for public use.

President Ken Bechard sends off the past year and rings in the new

At the July 12, 2022 breakfast meeting, outgoing club president Ken Bechard said goodbye to last year and hello to the new.

Ken was presented with an Imagine Rotary tie by Assistant District Governor Ken Corlett, and Audrey Chevalier was presented with an Imagine Rotary scarf. The Imagine Rotary campaign commemorates incoming Rotary International president Jennifer Jones historic achievement by becoming the first female RI president.

Sunrise Rotarians plant sunflower seeds in Veterans Tribute Park

As part of the Sunflowers for Ukraine initiative, project chair Paul Roy arranged to have a variety of sunflowers planted at Veterans Tribute Garden on Saturday, May 21.

Leslie Waddell, caretaker of Veterans Tribute Garden (2nd from right) is flanked by Sunrise Rotarians Ruth Howell, Roger McRae and John Lawrence. All smiles as we got the job done right before a storm came through to water our seeds.