Rotary Member Emeritus
During the year-end changeover dinner meeting on July 9/18, the Rotary Club of Arnprior awarded John Litva with a Rotary Member Emeritus award in recognition of his outstanding service and contributions to Rotary. John is a Past President of the Club.
Photo below from Left to Right, Leo Hughes, Dave Palmer (in coming President) and seated is John Litva
Paul Harris Fellowship Award
The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarians and community professionals, in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Several Rotary Club of Arnprior members were awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship on Monday during the club's annual changeover meeting at the residence of Rod & Vila Smith’s . This year the award went to three Rotarians. They were Dave Palmer for his contribution to the Rotary Foundation, Rod Smith and Mike Steeves for “service above self.” These Rotarians have joined past and present Rotarians in receiving this prestigious honour.
Rod presenting the Paul Harris Award to Dave Palmer
Another sellout year for the Annual Mad Duck Race ticket sales 2018.
The Rotary Club of Arnprior 9th annual Mad Duck Race took place on July 1. This year saw another sell out in ticket sales. Fifteen hundred ducks floated down the Madaswaska River. Money raised from the sale of these tickets will go towards the Grove Re-development in Arnprior.
The winners for this year’s Mad Duck Race were
1st ........ Forrest Williams ... $1000.00
2nd....... Kim Palmer ... $500.00
Thank you to all those who supported us by purchasing tickets.
The ducks will be resting up for next year.
All photos below are courtesy of Buena Dejoode
Rotarians, family and friends showed up in kayaks, canoes and a boat to help catch the ducks as they floated away on the mighty Madawaska River.
Photo above showing Terry Dawson reading the winning numbers.
In the Spring of 2018, a group of "Me to We" students from Arnprior District High School (ADHS) travelled to Quito, Ecuador and the surrounding areas on an educational trip. The students learned much about life in Ecuador including the interests of similarly aged students and did a number of activities such as planting trees on a farm, constructing a new kitchen for a school, visiting a cacao farm, and, as a highlight, visiting the Amazon rain forest.
Students Tessa and Kaylee along with their teacher Mark Wroe presented a 4 1/2 minute video of their trip to the Rotary Club of Arnprior on May 14. The Club donated $2,200 to the group of students to assist with the trip out of proceeds from the 2018 Arnprior Rotary Cash Calendar fundraiser. Art students at ADHS partnered on the project by providing most of the artwork for the calendar.
Pictured below Rotarian/Treasurer Jane Peters, Students Tessa and Kaylee, Rod Smith President of The Rotary Club of Arnprior and in the background ADHS teacher and one of the chaperones Mark Wroe
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The Rotary Club Cash Calendar draw was made by Dave Pelkey of the
Vintage Crate and the winner was Kim Peters.
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New Member Induction
Andrew Simms was welcomed to the Arnprior Rotary Club by Club President Rod Smith. Pictured here is Brian Patterson who is Andrew’s mentor donning the Rotary pin during the induction.
Welcome Andrew
The winning ticket for the special $400 Rotary Day Prize, from the sale
of the Arnprior Rotary Club Cash Calendar was made by Dave Pelkey of
the Vintage Crate and the winner was Kim Peters.
The winner of April Cash Calendar monthly draw, Roberta Ferguson, was awarded her
$200 prize
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As Canada turned 150, the Arnprior Rotary club celebrated Canada Day with its own celebration of “The Annual Rotary Mad Duck Race”. This event has been going on for 10 years.
1500 ducks were dumped in the Madawaska River.
Retrieving the ducks came in various forms. Motor boats, a dog, seadooers and kayakers. Happy Birthday Canada and a good job done Rotarians. It was another fundraiser sellout year.
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