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WELCOME TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF BURLINGTON

The Rotary Club meets every Wednesday night at 6:15 PM @

 Holiday Inn

3063 South Service Road
Burlington, ON L7N 2S3  
 
End of Summer Party - On Wednesday August 29th, the Rotary Club of Burlington met at Karel Sury's home for an end of the summer get together.  The meeting was exceptionally well attended with over 50 members and guests. As usual, Karel was a tremendous host, helping all his guests have a great time. The club will now return back to the Holiday Inn for regular meetings and preparation for the next big fundraiser - the Sgambati Golf Tournament at the Burlington Golf and Country Club
 
 
District Governor John Gilvesy Visits Rotary Club of Burlington - On Wednesday July 25th, we had a visit from the new district Governor John Gilvesy. He emphasized the strength of our club but also challenged us to strive further and meet some stretch goals which included adding 5 new members, updating Club Runner with each members classification, donating $100 per member to RI, posting pictures and more information to our website and finally supporting district projects. We thank John for his leadership.
 

 
Mark 2 Wheelchair showcased at the RI Convention  - Peter French and other volunteers, showcased the Mark 2 wheelchair at the RI convention during the entire convention in Toronto.  Hundreds of visitors commented on the magnificent project and many were interested in exploring it further.  For additional information please visit the micro website that has been designed  to promote the wheelchair.  A complete booklet with background information, schematics, parts listing and more is also available online.
 

 
 
  
The Rotary club of Burlington welcomes Judy Robins  - On Wednesday June 20th, former member Judy Robins, rejoined Rotary.  Frank Kent did the honors.  We look forward to Judy getting involved and assisting our club in the many great committees and projects.

 

 
  
Rotary Club Welcomes new Board  - The new 2018/2019 board was inducted on June 13th.  The club is very pleased to have such dedicated board members.   President Matt Ardrey will officially take the reigns on July 1st.
 

 
 
Rib and Lobsterfest Event is a Big Success!  - The entire Rotary club of Burlington worked tirelessly together to make the 2018 Lobsterfest a tremendous success.   After a slow start we sold out the event with over 660 participants.  Congratulations to everyone involved.  Pictures are available in the photo album.

 
 
 
President's Message

Matt Ardrey

I am truly honoured to be the President of such a fantastic Rotary club. I look forward to a great year of making our community and the world at large a better place with an amazing group of people at my side.

 

 
Rotary International News
Teaching to save babies

Two Rotarian pediatricians – one in Ethiopia and the other in California – connected to save babies’ lives with the help of a vocational training

Go on journey with polio vaccinator in Uganda

Climb every mountainA Rotaractor ventures deep into her native Uganda with a polio vaccination team as part of Rotary’s newest virtual reality film, Two Drops of

Brazil Rotary member on mission to eliminate hepatitis

Our worldMission to eliminate hepatitisIn 2010, Humberto Silva was getting ready to travel from Brazil to South Africa to watch his country’s soccer team play in

2019-20 Rotary president selected

Mark Daniel Maloney selected to be 2019-20 Rotary

 
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