Miriam Fraser presented a cheque to Marilyn Matheson, Executive Director of Caldwell Family Services.
Both Shepherds of Good Hope and Mathew House received cheques from Community Services Chair, Baxter Willis.
Sharon Adunmo, Co-Ordinator Data Base and Gift Giving
David Botha , Project Co-ordinator for Furniture Bank, part of the Matthew House non-profit organization.
 A cheque for $10,000 was presented to Peggy Gilmour, chair of the Rotary Home; Gina St Amour, Executive Director of the Rotary Home; Bruce Brooks, Treasurer of the Rotary Home Foundation by Graeme Fraser, President of RCWO and also board member of the Rotary Home Foundation. |
Led by Marcia, on a sunny Saturday morning, 28 June 2022, Jen, Andrew, Larry and Jean journeyed to the South of Ottawa where we built a raised pollinator bed and planted area native plants.
This was an opportunity to safely interact with other Club members outdoors and, at the same time, participate in a service project that will help pollinators to survive in the urban environment and provide visual enjoyment for families requiring respite services at the Rotary Home. It's a win-win-win situation.
The full set of photos are at
| Ottawa Rotary Cash Calendar Winners, April 27 to May 30, 2020 | ||||
| Ticket # | Amount | Name | City | Win Date |
| 0336 | $25 | Address card not received. | Click here if you have the winning ticket! | 27-Apr-22 |
| 2116 | $125 | Esther Kang | Oxford Mills, ON | 28-Apr-22 |
| 2445 | $25 | Liz Riopelle | Ottawa, ON | 29-Apr-22 |
| 4066 | $25 | Derek Christopher | North Gower, ON | 30-Apr-22 |
| 1400 | $20 | Address card not received. | Click here if you have the winning ticket! | 01-May-22 |
| 2166 | $25 | Antoniette & Jose Schieda | Ottawa, ON | 02-May-22 |
| 0300 | $25 | National Asssociation of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities | Ottawa, ON | 03-May-22 |
| 3975 | $50 | Catherine Prins | Ottawa, ON | 04-May-22 |
| 0658 | $200 | Karen Pelletier | Almonte, ON | 05-May-22 |
| 3645 | $25 | Address card not received. | Click here if you have the winning ticket! | 06-May-22 |
| 2032 | $50 | Michel Paille | Quebec, QC | 07-May-22 |
| 4356 | $50 | Denis Aubin | Gatineau, PQ | 08-May-22 |
| 1843 | $25 | Radhika Sekar | Kanata, ON | 09-May-22 |
| 4958 | $100 | Carrie Womack | Gatineau, PQ | 10-May-22 |
| 4181 | $25 | Joy Picozzi | Ottawa, ON | 11-May-22 |
| 1519 | $25 | Dwight Thompson | North Gower, ON | 12-May-22 |
| 4343 | $20 | Caroline Dewitt | Ottawa, ON | 13-May-22 |
| 1139 | $50 | Lara Rooke | Barrhaven, ON | 14-May-22 |
| 4767 | $25 | Joeseph McGregor | Ottawa, ON | 15-May-22 |
| 3258 | $25 | Jason Mohamdee | Ottawa, ON | 16-May-22 |
| 1212 | $25 | Antoine Brouillard | Gatineau, PQ | 17-May-22 |
| 2266 | $25 | Chesley Booth | Woodlawn, ON | 18-May-22 |
| 3549 | $125 | Troy Elliott | Chesterville, ON | 19-May-22 |
| 0082 | $25 | Joelyn Gregory | Kanata, ON | 20-May-22 |
| 0132 | $50 | Robert Shat-Wood | Ottawa, ON | 21-May-22 |
| 0102 | $50 | Evlyn Payton | Stittsville, ON | 22-May-22 |
| 3836 | $25 | Marilyn Verbruggen | Iroqoius, ON | 23-May-22 |
| 4367 | $25 | Address card not received. | Click here if you have the winning ticket! | 24-May-22 |
| 3748 | $20 | Rod Smith | Arnprior, ON | 25-May-22 |
| 1325 | $50 | Marilyn & Blake Hampel | Pembroke, ON | 26-May-22 |
| 1133 | $25 | Mary Gibb | Stittsville, ON | 27-May-22 |
| 0400 | $100 | Ping Law | Arnprior, ON | 28-May-22 |
| 1245 | $50 | Joann Lorente | Kemptville, ON | 29-May-22 |
| 4339 | $25 | Address card not received. | Click here if you have the winning ticket! | 30-May-22 |
| 1127 | $20 | Saran Bleskie | Stittsville, ON | 31-May-22 |
Storybook Ottawa and our club partnered to give books to every student in Regina St. Alternative School. Each of 181 students chose a book from a list of 4 choices for each grade. They were presented to the school by curbside drop off. The process for preparing the books for the drop off can be seen in this very short video
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This annual event was held on May 14, 2022 hosted by The Rotary Club of Montreal West & NDG
The Rotary Club of West Ottawa donated C$3500.00 which came from 34 Rotarians and a top-up from the club. 3 Rotarians attended - Foundation Chair Gord Leverton, Past President Caroline deWitt and Susan Diening. The photo was taken at the Montreal-West City Hall and includes Astronaut and MP Marc Garneau who is a member of the RC of Montreal West & NDG.
Our member, Bea Osome, again embarked on an African project. This time it was a pilot water & sanitation (toilet) project which received District Matching Grant funding. Rotarian Bea and her husband, Ben recently travelled to Esiandumba, Luanda South, Vihiga County, Kenya, Africa to build toilets for boys and girls at the Esiandumba Primary School. The specific objectives were to: 1. Install a hygienic facility 2. Prepare and implement an operations and maintenance program for the facility and 3. Introduce an enhanced sanitation education at the school. And voila!
A successful project launch was held on Friday 18th March,2022.
Short video link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17W5Uz10VZgiSSbLqay_Obsa8GHoU28US
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Community Service Chair, Baxter Willis presented a cheque for $1,500 to the Ottawa Food Bank.
The Mission Continues
The Rotary year is almost over, but the continuing mission of The Rotary Foundation never ends. The programs of the Rotary Foundation are for the present and future needs – educational programs, medical assistance programs, community assistance and development programs, and disaster response programs – all to improve the lives of the people around the world.
Thank you for supporting The Rotary Foundation programs and for allowing "the good work" of Rotary to continue. We should be proud of our accomplishments as this has been a fantastic year and our continued efforts to "End Polio Now."
La mission Continues
L'année rotarienne est presque terminée, mais la mission continue de la Fondation Rotary ne se termine jamais. Les programmes de la Fondation Rotary répondent aux besoins actuels et futurs - programmes éducatifs, programmes d'assistance médicale, programmes d'aide et de développement communautaires et programmes d'intervention en cas de catastrophe - tous pour améliorer la vie des personnes dans le monde.
Merci de soutenir les programmes de la Fondation Rotary et de permettre au « bon travail » du Rotary de se poursuivre. Nous devrions être fiers de nos réalisations car cette année a été fantastique et de nos efforts continus pour « mettre fin à la polio maintenant
Yours in Rotary Services DG
Fay Campbell
DG - 2021-22
Rotary District 7040
Rotary Club of Orleans
Many thanks go out to our volunteers at the Bushtukah warehouse on October 6th who loaded 1,371 dictionaries into the vehicles of 13 participating clubs from District 7040 and 7810. Left, in the warehouse, to be delivered were our club's 525 dictionaries. Our 11 teams of volunteers delivered them to 11 schools by curbside drop off due to Covid-19 again this Fall.
Meet our volunteers in this short video (or paste this url in your browser https://youtu.be/KZULLycOLHY)
See what a difference one dictionary can make for life! RCWO's 60 second entry to the DGs challenge to tell the story of a club project. http://youtube/uCwcZQKQ6nE
To encourage donations for our local literacy project, Dictionary4Life, the Rotary Club of West Ottawa (Service Fund) Inc. has a profile on Canada Helps (www.canadahelps.org). Donating to this project has never been simpler! Simply click to make a safe & secure donation. A $20 donation will purchase at least 2-3 dictionaries! A tax receipt will be issued by Canada Helps for donations.
Wow, some incredible award winners this year!
Here is a list of the awards given out at our June 29th final meeting of the Rotary Year 2021.
Paul Harris Fellows, non member:
Ruth Cull (Molly Penny)
Ruth Martin Awards:
Family and Community Service Award:
Lloyd Loynes Award:
Paul Harris Fellow Awards for Club members:
Honoured Life Members:
Ever wonder how to pay your annual dues or Happy Dollars? Or perhaps you would like to make a donation to the RCWO Service Fund be it a general donation or to The Rotary Foundation (Annual Program Fund and Polio Plus Fund). Click on the "how to" guide to learn more.
Would you like to learn more about how to navigate on our website?
If you are a RCWO member, Log in with your username & password and go to Member Area (top right hand corner) and click on "Register for a Webinar". If you can't remember your Log in information, contact Linda, Hadi, Brett, or Larry to help you get your Log In information.
Alternatively, go directly to https://site.clubrunner.ca/page/webinars
This is what 64 years of giving looks like! Rotary Club of West Ottawa member Bea Osome reported on her most recent trip to Kenya to work on providing more wells for villages in her home country. Bea is a 15 year RCWO member and a retired nurse who has a goal of clean water for all. Her most recent project is a well for the Madzou Primary School in Kenya to provide the students and the surrounding community with clean water. Digging the well required dynamite at times and required close supervision of the work force. The school will be responsible for well upkeep and will collect small payments from community users taking water for a fund to pay for vitally important ongoing maintenance
On May 12, the Rotary Club of West Ottawa hosted a panel discussion on business practices and financial strategies during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
(Excerpted from the March 2020 Newsletter of District 7030)
On Wednesday 19th February 2020, the Rotary Clubs of Central Port of Spain and West Ottawa (RCCPOS & RCWO) paid a special visit to the All in One Child Development Centre in Beetham Gardens, Port of Spain.
President Elect Caroline DeWitt of the Rotary Club of West Ottawa read short stories and interacted with the children. In addition, she presented school principal, Charmaine Anderson with school supplies and chocolates for the children.
During the same event, President Anthony John-Baptiste of the RCCPOS presented books, school supplies as well as a cash donation to the Centre on behalf of Mrs. Alleyne, widow of the late Rotarian George Alleyne and the Mayfair Ladies Bridge Club. The George Alleyne library at All in One was recently rededicated in January this year by Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
A recent PETS (President-Elect Training Seminar) meeting by video conference included a presentation by Rotary International Director Valerie Wafer
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 Rotary Music for Humanity Concert October 24, 2020 |
.jpg) Loading Mums for Deliveries |
 2016 Musicians and Hosts |
Vimy oaks to put down roots at Ottawa high schools
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vimy-oaks-ottawa-trees-planting-1.4658843
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vimy-oaks-ottawa-trees-planting-1.4658843
Shared via the CBC News Android App
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And then check out the next decade in our 60th Anniversary Book
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