Barbara Palace, CEO of United Way Chatham was guest speaker at our December 13 breakfast meeting.
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.
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.
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.
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The Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise is pleased to introduce Sunflowers for Ukraine, a fundraiser to directly assist the humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.
The project will focus of the distribution of 2000 packets of Sunflower Seeds and a donation of $5.00 each for a goal of $10,000 raised for humanitarian projects in Ukraine.
The Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise is pleased and honoured to announce Mr. Bruce Cockburn has been presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Community Service.
Mr. Bruce Cockburn is awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Community Award by Sunrise Rotarians Glenn Smith, John Schinkel and president Ken Bechard.
Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise members answered the call and sold out Roses for Rotary 2022.
Roses For Rotary 2022 Committee L-R Ken Bechard, Team Leader Margaret Campbell, John Shinkel and Glenn Smith.
Chatham Sunrise Rotarians helped to deliver over $7,000 worth of groceries to Chatham Outreach for Hunger.
Schinkels' Gourmet Meats delivered beef and pork to Outreach for Hunger, including 40 hams donated by Schinkel's Legacy Meats.
Chatham Sunrise Rotary held it's Annual General Meeting this past Tuesday, December 7th.
Ridgetown Rotarian Kees Boeters has traveled the world installing and upgrading greenhouses.
Ridgetown Rotarian Kees Boeters and Chatham Sunrise Rotarian Mark Peacock.
Rotary District 6380 Governor-Elect Bala Murthy of Troy, Michigan addressed Chatham's Sunrise Rotary club at our weekly breakfast meeting this past Tuesday.
Chatham Sunrise Rotarians planted 3,000 daffodil bulbs in front of St. Clair College along the bike trail on Sunday, October 17.
Look out for gorgeous yellow blooms this spring!
Club members Roger McRae and Paul Roy affixed indigenous trees with tags this past week at Howell Park.
Chatham Sunrise Rotarian Audrey Chevalier receives the prestigious Rotary Foundation Major Donor Award.
President Ken's Swan 🦢 Song: On July 6th Chatham Sunrise Rotary filled up the little picnic shelter at Thames Grove Conservation Area with our Rotary family, including special guests PDG Barry Fraser, Tilbury Rotarian Dave McGuire, Kim Pierce and Executive Secretary Beth Walters.
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