Join us on October 21st to learn about Rotary’s campaign to eliminate Polio in the world. Dr. Akmal Samsor from Afghanistan will explain the current situation and Rotarians will talk about their journey to India to immunize babies and children. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Let's learn the answers to the following: - What is Polio Immunization?
- Why is there still Polio in the World?
- What can we do to eliminate Polio?
This is a free event but a suggested donation of $25 is encouraged. Donations can be sent by e-transfer to ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com, Psswrd Our Town: [Ar...] Charitable Receipts are available if contact information is included.
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Polio Awareness Event Oct 21 2024
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Join us Saturday at 10am for Arnprior Rotary's Peace Pole Dedication at the Entrance to the Gillies Trail walk beside the Bicycle Repair Station at the Madawaska Bridge.
Arnprior Rotary is installing 2 Peace Poles, this Saturday in Hydro Park West beside Madawaska Boulevard at the end of Daniel and shortly on the corner of Madawaska and John Street. Languages were based upon the most recent census, along with guidance from the Library and its ESL classes. May Peace Prevail on Earth
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Arnprior Peace Pole Project
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Tarts and Arts in the Park - The Wizard of OZ - Schedule
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Tarts and Arts in the Park Family Festival this Saturday and Visit our Silent Auction! The Wizard of OZ will be reviewing items provided by our local businesses. Please investigate and support them in their stores! Here is a list of just some of the items that will be available at the Wizard of OZ Silent Auction! A Dash of Fab - $25 Gift Certificate & Headband Artful Boutique - $25 Gift Certificate Audrey’s Fashion - Purse & Gift Certificate Barry Waller - Wooden Clock Canadian Tire - Electric Vegetable Mandolin Castlegarth Farms - Handmade Basket & Products Central Canine Grooming - 3 x $140 Gift Certificates Dairy Queen - $40 Gift Certificate Dash Fab - Gift Package Diane Rodger Jewelry - Necklace & Earrings Gilks Sign & Promo - $50 Gift Certificate Green Bean Natural Foods - $20 Gift Certificate Home Hardware - Set of Glasses etc. Jade & Lacey - $50 Gift Certificate Koti 28 - Bag of Soaps and Candles M & M Foods - Kitchen Tools and Foods M&R Feeds - Big Bag of Birdseed Main Street School of Music - 2 Music Lessons & 2 Art Lessons Heidi Martin - Wizard of OZ Flying Monkeys Milliken Garden Centre - $200 Gift Certificate Mountain Creek Golf Course - Green Fees x 4 Neat Café - $25 Gift Certificate O'Brien Theatre - 2 Adults, 2 Youth - 1st Gift Pkg + 2nd Gift Pkg Ottawa Valley Coffee - Clock Tower Dark Coffee Beans Peavey - $100 Gift Card + Merchandise PJ's Restaurant - $25 Gift Certificate Quality Inn - Voucher for 1 night's Stay Racked Consignment - $25 Gift Card Rona - Pail of Green Works Products Scott's Shoe Store - $20 Gift Certificate Sew Inspired - $50 Gift Certificate Shadz Hair Salon - $50 Gift Certificate Sports Zone - Gift Certificate Sweet & Sassy - $20 Gift Certificate Riverglass (Tina Baum) - Glass Bird + Circular Mosaic Wall Hanging + Wine Glass/Tumbler TJ's Hair Place - Hair Cut & Blow Dry Under My Roof - Print Vila Smith - Tray with Glass Inlay Vintage Crate - Charcuterie board and Arnprior T Shirt Wes' Chips - Box of XLarge Fries White Lake Washing - Foaming Soap & Linen Spray White Pine Books - $20 Gift Certificate Zen Interior Design - $200 credit towards renovation project Zesty Schwarma - Double Chicken Dinner 
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Our Mad Duck Race for 2024 was successfully run! Rotarians present to 1st Prize winner Stephen Lajoie (with wife Shelley) from White Lake and 2nd Prize winner Joyce Murray from Arnprior. Congratulations!! The 3rd Prize winner was Chris Swaffield of Ottawa:
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Congratulations to all of the 2024 Grade 8 graduates! Arnprior Rotary is proud to recognize these recipients who best represent the Values of Rotary's 4-Way Test. The World would be a better place if everyone answered Yes to these Questions. Of the things we think, say or do - Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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2024 4-Way Test Awards
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Supporting Arnprior Library's Summer Reading Project Arnprior Rotary Club recently made a donation of $750 to the Arnprior Public Library Summer Reading program. This is the 20th year that the club has made this donation. Rotary believes in fueling the dreams and imagination of future leaders. Pictured from left to right summer student Allison Niblet, Librarian Carolyn Swayze, Present & Future Rotarians Paula and Alyson Simon.
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Dictionaries 4 Life Head Home at the End of the School Year Did you know that every grade three student attending school in Arnprior gets a dictionary given to them by the Arnprior Rotary Club ? My daughter in grade three came home with hers today. She received it at the beginning of the year and used it throughout the school year and now it is hers to keep. Rotary thinks supporting children through literacy programs is very important to the success of our future.
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Dictionary for Life Student 2024 June
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Supporting Arnprior's Food Bank Rotarian Jane Peters passed along $3,000 to Food Bank's Pat Tait and Don Palmer (Inventory Manager). Support for food challenged individuals and families is a priority of the Arnprior Rotary Club. The need for Food Bank support continues in the Arnprior & McNab-Braeside area.
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We are proud that our Club has been collecting medical supplies and equipment from the Ottawa Valley to help with this initiative. Previous containers have gone to help after the Beirut Explosion and to Ukraine as well as Ghana. Congratulations to all who have helped!
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Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Earth Day Members and Friends of the Rotary Club of Arnprior turned out on Sat April 20th to help clean up an area around the former LCBO and the Algonquin Trail near Division Street in Arnprior. This was part of a broader Rotary effort that has taken place for the last three years; i.e., the Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup that involves scores of Rotary Clubs around the Great Lakes on both sides of the international border. By having cooperation on such a large scale, it helps drive home the fact that smaller local efforts, when combined, can have a significant positive environmental impact regionally and globally. We were very pleased to be also part of and to throw our support behind the local Great Arnprior Trash Hunt! Overall, it was incredible to see all the willing hands show up this year to beat back the trash around town. On Tues April 23rd, the next generation of environmentally conscious citizens did their part in cleaning up trash in the streets around the local high school. With the help of Rotary, Barbara Graham’s enthusiastic grade nine class at ADHS made a serious dent in the amount of trash in the downtown area. Hats off to all of them! Rotarians at Work The Community got involved in the Clean Up After the Earth Day Collection, people gathered for a BBG High School Students engaging in the Environmental Cleanup
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Help Us Protect our Watershed on Earth Day! Join the Arnprior Rotary Club 9am - 11am in a Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Saturday April 20, 2024.
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Earth Day Cleanup Appeal 2024
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Arnprior Rotary recognizes the mental health benefits through socializing & being productive for the well-seasoned & handy men of our community by donating $2,000 to The Men's Shed to support their move to Braeside. On hand to receive the $2,000 Donation is John Wahay (left) Treasurer of the Men’s Shed and Terry Dawson (right) representing the Arnprior Rotary Club. The overall objective of the Men’s Shed Fundraising Campaign is to help ready their new home in Braeside for occupancy, and support their efforts to develop new and exciting Men’s Shed programs and services that will benefit our Communities.
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Exciting Developments at Clay Bank Nature Park for Outdoor Learning Please see the following article to find out about the exciting things that have been happening at nearby Clay Bank Nature Park for Outdoor Learning including efforts to protect threatened grassland bird species and much more. The article was written by Rotarian Heather Lang and has been published in Forests Ontario’s magazine OUR FOREST, Vol.63, No.4, Fall-Winter 2023-24.
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Rotary Club of Arnprior’s Newest Member On Monday, Dec 11th Heather Lang was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Arnprior. The induction ceremony was held at the Club’s annual Christmas dinner held at the Galilee Centre in Arnprior. 
Heather being “pinned” during the induction ceremony by Rotarian and Environment Committee Chair Rod Smith.
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New Member Rotary Club of Arnprior, Dec 2023
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Rotarian, Rev. Leo Hughes of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Arnprior, Ont. is partnering with the Arnprior Lions Club to sell his massive collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia to help raise money to buy a CT scanner for the local hospital.
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Rev Hughes Raising Funds for CT Scanner 2023
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Arnprior Rotary has been busy distributing 195 Dictionaries4Life to ALL Grade 3 students in the 5 English area schools.
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What did YOU do to Celebrate World Polio Day?!!
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Arnprior Rotary's Tarts & Arts in the Park Festival in August had a Silent Auction table, raising funds for Arnprior's Teachers Against Poverty organization.
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TAP Receives Silent Auction Funds 2023
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Seniors Active Living Centre Coordinator Dana McCabe was pleased to receive a cheque for $1,350 from Arnprior Rotarian Jane Peters.
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SALC Donation Digital Technology 2023
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Successful Tarts & Arts in the Park On Saturday, another Tarts & Arts in the Park was held at Robert Simpson Park. With 20 Vendors & Community Groups participating, there was lots of choice for Tarts, and for wonderful Crafts. The theme was Alice in Wonderland, and characters wandered the Park, booths were decorated in themes, and fun was had by all
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Tarts and Arts in Arnprior - theHumm August 2023By Terry and Joyce Dawson
What’s all the fuss about butter tarts? At its most simple form, the butter tart is just butter, sugar and eggs. The magic happens when these three ingredients are combined and baked in a pastry shell until golden. The filling may be a bit runny, or cooked longer to become more solid. The first known printed recipe was found in the early 1900’s Royal Victoria Cookbook that was produced and printed for sale as a fundraiser by the Women’s Auxiliary for the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario. Since then it has become a significant characteristic of Canadian cooking. But it grows bigger. The tarts can have additions such as raisins, pecans, and even bacon! The pastry shells can be made with butter too, but more conventionally shortening, or lard, or a combination of these. Some have even been made with shortbread crusts that add a crunch to the taste of this decadent treat. And of course you need a baking pan for these tarts. Most bakers use a muffin pan, cutting out circles of the rolled-out pastry dough and fitting them into the pan. Of course there are disposable foil tart pans for sale and if we go to Amazon, one can buy 200 3” tart pans for $22.34 or 500 for $38.13. How many will you make? For the baker who needs a tool for everything, Amazon sells a two-piece “tart mold pastry masher” made of wood for $13.99. The end of the masher is the shape of the tart pan and is used to push the pastry circle into the pan. I guess one needs two of these mashers when there are two bakers wishing to make a lot of tarts for some reason. Like maybe a festival? This brings me to the heart of this story — The Butter Tart Festival. The best known is the one that centres around Midland, Ontario. In 2011, this idea became a reality with just a few stops. Now one can tour over 50 locations through Northumberland County, Peterborough County and the Kawartha Lakes. You can plan your trip with an online planner. According to newspaper reports there have been 60,000 tourists and over 200,000 tarts sold, many of course consumed on the spot. Think of the economic boon to that area, besides the happy shoppers who bought these tarts. Can we maybe have a Butter Tart Tour closer to home? There are rumblings within theHumm’s coverage area where individual locations are having festivals of their own. Let’s see what we can do. In the meantime, plan on attending Tarts and Arts — the Arnprior Butter Tart Festival on Saturday, August 26, in beautiful Robert Simpson Park. Starting at 9:30am, this festival is a fun day for visitors of all ages. There are games for children and a butter tart competition, with the contest winner to be crowned at noon. This year’s theme is Through the Looking Glass, and be sure to pass through to find Alice, the Mad Hatter and the white rabbit. Ray’s Reptiles will be there at 1pm, and is only one of the many activities planned throughout the day. And as a bonus — admission is free! For more details, please visit arnpriorrotary.ca .
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Booths for Bakers, Artisans and Non Profits - August 26, 2023
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2023-08-01 04:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club Runs Race In ‘Fowl’ Weather 
Steven Frost (and daughter Annie) $1500, Kyle Coady $1000, Caryn Miller $500. Various Rotary members.
Good weather for ducks means rain, and so it did. Along with thunder and lightning. After last year’s cancellation for thunderstorms which never materialized, and races suspended during COVID years, expectations were high for this year’s July 1st event.
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Tarts and Arts in the Park - Application FormTo Apply please use the “ 2023 Tarts & Arts Vendor Application” which is a Fillable PDF form located on the Bottom Right of this page in the Downloads section.  If you do not have an application that opens the Form in a Fillable version, we recommend Adobe Reader, available on PCs, Apple & Android. Go to Google Play, Apple App Download, or Windows https://get.adobe.com/reader/ for your version. Special Announcement: This year's theme is "Alice in Wonderland / Into the Looking Glass". If you thematically dress up or decorate your booth, you are eligible to win back your Booth registration up to $75!! Those who enter Tarts in the Competition have a chance to be crowned "Queen of Tarts", so get your application in!! Etransfers can be made to ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com, using a Hint of "Our Town" [Arnprior]
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Tarts and Arts Application for 2023
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Posted by Rod Smith
Rotary Earth Day Cleanup on White Lake Rd The Rotary Club of Arnprior participated in the 3rd Annual Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Earth Day. Club and family members cleaned up a stretch of the White Lake Rd west from the Highway 417 overpass including in front of the Antrim Truck Stop and Stinsons. Plenty of the usual trash artifacts were hauled in including pop bottles, cigarette packs and blown tire bits. Some of the more unusual finds included a $20 bill and two credit cards proving that “there is gold in them thar trash piles!” The Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup involves hundreds of Rotary Clubs around the Great Lakes and demonstrates that acting locally can have a positive environmental impact on regional and global scales.  Buena Dejoode’s hard work is rewarded by finding a $20 bill. Guess where she is donating the funds to!! Briar (left) and Alyson Simon proudly show off doing their bit to save the planet on Earth Day. From left Paula Simon, Vila Smith and Buena Dejoode with the results of their hard work on a Earth Day
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Earth Day Clean Up 2023
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Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Earth Day Saturday, April 22/23 Confirm participation to: ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com All (16 years of age and older) are welcome to participate in the 3rd annual cleanup Gather at the Antrim Truck Stop at 9:45 am on April 22nd Participants will collect debris from the Hwy 417 overpass and west along the White Lake Rd, County Rd 2 Bring work gloves, waterproof boots, long sleeve shirts, and long sleeves - a nylon safety vest will be provided. Come out and do your bit for the local environment Join an event involving 100’s of Rotary Clubs around the Great Lakes in Canada and the US Make a real impact on Earth Day!!
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2023 Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup
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Arnprior Rotary Club is supporting families in need during the current food inflationary period. Teachers Against Poverty received $1,000, presented to TAP representative Dana Smith by Rotarians Buena Grace Dejoode & Terry Dawson. Arnprior Food Bank representatives Pat Tait & Don Palmer received a cheque for $3,000 from Arnprior Rotary President Diana Tomazin. The Arnprior Rotary Club would like to thank Pembroke Delta Gaming for providing the fundraising for these local community organizations.
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March 2023 Donations to Food Bank & TAP
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Have you been wondering what you could do to help suffering people in the Ukraine? The Arnprior Rotary Club is helping Support Ukrainian Refugees by donating to the Warm Blanket Project - “WE WILL WARM UP UKRAINE IN A DIFFICULT HOUR” This is a project created by the Rotary Club of Kharkiv in Ukraine. We have already sent an initial donation of $1860 from the Tarts & Arts Silent Auction and Leaps & Bounds daycare fundraising, and are looking to send more support! The need is NOW with approaching winter in a heat insecure environment. E-Transfers to ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com with a password hint: Recipient country U***e Make an impact in the lives of people in war-torn Ukraine.
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Help Support Ukranian Refugees by donating to the Warm Blanket Project - “WE WILL WARM UP UKRAINE IN A DIFFICULT HOUR”
Every $40 of funds raised will allow the manufacture and free distribution one more blanket in the Ukraine. The need is now with approaching winter in a heat insecure environment. Please donate to ArnpriorRotary@GMail.com
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Assistance for Ukrainian Refugee Family Living in Arnprior  Marta Hutchenko and her four-year old daughter Nikol fled Kyiv, Ukraine following the tragic outbreak of war in February 2022. Her husband remains behind in Kyiv and her Mother is living in Odessa. Fortunately, Marta has been able to keep the lines of communication open to Ukraine through social media. Marta and Nikol are staying in Arnprior with Caroline O’Farrell who has very graciously opened up her home to help these two war refugees. Caroline also organized a euchre tournament and silent auction hosted by the Arnprior Curling Club to help with dental costs. Nikol is attending junior kindergarten and her English is improving rapidly as she and her mother adjust to all the changes thrust upon them. The Rotary Club of Arnprior recently provided a donation of $250 to Marta. Rotarian Rod Smith handed over the donation and posed with Marta and Nikol in the photo below in which Marta proudly displays one of her works of art. Marta is a very talented professional, having worked as a graphic artist in Kyiv. This link provides a sample of Marta’s 2D and painting work and stands as a testament to her talents: https://www.deviantart.com/martahutchenko. She is actively seeking work as a graphic artist in Canada and will undertake commissioned artwork for clients. We all wish Marta and Nikol the best of luck as they endure these trying circumstances.
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Ukraine Refugee Donation in Arnprior 2022
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Christmas Donations 2022 Rotarians Gerhard Peters and Amanda Telford give Cheque to TAP Representative Dana Smith Arnprior Rotary Club is pleased to offer Christmas contributions of $2,500 to the Arnprior Food Bank and $1,000 to Teachers Against Poverty in Arnprior. While Gerhard has been an Arnprior Rotarian since 1988, Amanda is one our newest members! Amanda was first introduced to Rotary through visiting the Rotary House in Ottawa https://rotaryhome.on.ca/, which helps caregivers and individuals with disabilities. Having recently moved to Arnprior, Amanda wanted to join the Club to make a positive impact in her new home town!
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TAP & Food Bank Donation 2022
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Get Your 2023 Cash Calendars!! Get your Daily Draw $20,000 Cash Calendar. Daily prizes from $20 - $200, with 3 special prizes of $1,000. A perfect Stocking Stuffer! Ottawa area pictures make up the "Ottawa's Nature Path" theme. Get yours before they run out! Available at White Pine Books or Library. Or contact ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com to arrange for pickup or delivery.
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Get your Christmas Cakes!! See the Fillable Order Form in the Downloads section of this web page! UPDATE: Limited quantities, so email before making a e-transfer!! Delivery can be arranged within Arnprior area & West Ottawa Questions? 613 623-6019
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Donation to Seniors at Home for Foot Care Arnprior Rotary Club has donated $1,000 to Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors At Home Program to allow discounts on Foot Care for 100 recipients!
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What do Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Donald Sutherland have in common? Arnprior Rotary is Recognizing “World Polio Day” on October 24th
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Arnprior’s Tarts and Arts festival a huge success The Queen of Tarts has been crowned! It was a delicious day of family fun at the inaugural Tarts & Arts in the Park Festival hosted by the Rotary Club of Arnprior in Robert Simpson Park on Saturday, Aug. 27. From kid’s games, to local artists and yummy treats it was the perfect recipe for success! Diana Tomazin, Arnprior Rotary president hopes it will become an annual event. “I think it’s pretty good for the first year and a good turn out,” said Tomazin. Tart royalty was out in full force and it was a delicious day to test all the tarts! The hardest job of the day, judging the tarts, went to Tomazin, Glenn Arthur, Karen DeLuca, Janet Carlile, Darrel O’Shaughnessy, with hilarious commentary by Andy Kalnins. The tarts were judge by appearance, crust flavour, filling flavour, crust baking, filling baking and creativity. The winners, who were literally crowned with a sparkling tiara, in the Wild tart category was Laura Killoran. In the Original category Erin Welsford was crowned victorious with Alex Everett taking second place. One of the participants has had impressive experience with Butter Tart competitions. The Grand Champion for Butter Tarts in 2019 from the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies had a butter tart that just melted in your mouth. “I was pretty happy to win and I am going to try again this year,” said Marilyn Misener, of Glasgow Station.She first won at the Carp Fair, next she was the best in the district and finally she was the best out of 256 tarts in all of Ontario.When pressured to reveal the special ingredients, she had this to say. “You never know what’s inside, and I don’t give out my secret!” There was so much arts and handicrafts on display it was hard not to go home empty handed. Plus they were all local! And there was something for everyone from wood work, to acrylic paint, to hand knitted creations and bead work. It was all beautiful! One of the best parts of this festival was it was truly for all members of the family. The kids had a wonderful time playing classic games such as limbo, bean bag toss, puzzles and mask making.
Taking centre stage the large crowd saw performances from the Main Street School of Music, Arnprior School of Dance, Balloon Animals and Little Ray’s Reptiles. The event was run by the volunteers at the Arnprior Rotary Club with funds raised from the silent auction going to support Club Projects including Ukrainian relief. For more information on the Arnprior Rotary Club visit: https://ArnpriorRotary.ca/ For a video of a Slide Show:
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Successful 1st Tarts & Arts in the Park
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Help Support Ukranian Refugees by bidding at our Silent Auction this Saturday the 27th at Robert Simpson Park. Items including a Muskoka Chair, Golf Packages, Dinners at local Area Restaurants and many Gift Certificates from Businesses will be available for viewing and bidding between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm in a tent in the “Tarts and Arts in the Park” Festival there.
Click on Read More to see the growing List below! Also • Local Bakers and Artisan Crafters - buy Tarts!
• Ongoing Entertainment on stage plus special surprises
• Children’s Games, splash pad and more!
• Free Admission and Free Parking at the Hospital
• See our updated list at ArnpriorRotary.ca
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Shown from left to right are Diana Tomazin, Candyn Wilson (winner of $1,000 first prize ),Terry Dawson, Isaac Brenton (winner of $500) ,Vila Smith and fronted by Big Duck.
The Rotary Club wishes to thank all those who purchased tickets . The proceeds of which go to funding many projects in Arnprior and area.
The Rotary Club especially wants to thank the businesses that graciously allowed us to use their premises for selling tickets on the event , those being No Frills , Canadian Tire Corporation, Arnprior Metro and Giant Tiger.
Unfortunately, due to forecast Thunderstorms, the ducks did not get a chance to swim down the Madawaska. Instead, the two winning tickets were drawn beside the Madawaska River by a helpful Arnprior resident.
We look forward to the support of the community in all of our current and future events.
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2022 Duck Race Winners
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Tarts & Arts in the Park
Welcome Bakers, Artisans and Crafters! - theHumm July 2022 The Rotary Club of Arnprior is hosting its first annual Butter Tart Festival to be held on Saturday, August 27 in the beautiful Robert Simpson Park on John Street N. in Arnprior, overlooking the historic Ottawa river. The park will be in spectacular full bloom at this time of the year. It will be a great way to wrap up your summer, enjoying everyone’s favourite — butter tarts — as well as relaxing by the water and taking in the entertainment and various vendor displays.
The Festival will run from 9:30am to 4pm, and admission is free! Your four-legged friends are also welcome on their leashes. Children can run loose, but need parental guidance.This is an opportunity to recover from two years of Covid restrictions. Besides the tarts, and artisans displays and sales, the focus of the day will be on children’s activities featuring Little Ray’s Reptiles from 1–2pm. There will also be a performance by Arnprior School of Dance, games, face painting and the park’s splash pad and play structures for them to explore and enjoy.Jason Marshall of Valley Heritage Radio will be the Master of Ceremonies for the events of the day, as well as helping judge the entries for the best butter tart (in the world!). The competition for Best Butter Tart will run from noon until 1pm. The Rotary Club is reaching out to bakers, artisans and crafters to display and sell their wares. Remember — this is a tarts and ARTS festival! For vendor information and registration, please go to ArnpriorRotary.ca , visit them on Facebook or phone 623–6726. Let’s make this a fun day for everyone!
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Support the Arnprior Rotary Club by purchasing your July 1st Mad Duck Race Ticket for $5 each. Proceeds go to support Arnprior Rotary projects, like our Tree Planting & Dictionaries4Life for all Gr 3 students.
etransfer to ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com, including
Phone, email, psswd: [Answer name of Our Town] - "A**r". We will send back an image of your ticket. Schedule: We are down to our last few tickets. Reach out by email if you wish a ticket
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Mad Duck Tickets 2022
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2022-05-13 04:00:00Z |
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 20,000 Trees and Counting! Saving the Environment One Tree at a Time Working with the with the Township of McNab/Braeside, Arnprior Rotary helped to secure funding from Forests Ontario for a significant Tree Planting operation beginning on April 25, 2022. Arnprior Rotary also successfully applied for a Rotary District 7040 Grant to help to expand the Clay Bank Nature Park for Outdoor Learning. Arnprior is one of the fastest growing small towns in Ontario and the expansion of Highway 417 to Renfrew is now underway. To counteract the tree loss due to that expansion, real estate development, the removal of agricultural windrows, and tree mortality due to insects, Arnprior Rotary and the Township of McNab/Braeside have teamed up to plant thousands of white spruce, red pine and white pine trees - 22,840 over two years to be exact - through the Forests Ontario and the 50 Million Tree Program. Rotary International’s newest Area of Focus is The Environment into which the Arnprior Rotary Club has leapt with both feet in a significant way. We are looking for new members and this is just another example of Rotary in Action in our community.
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TREES Project Announcement
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2022-04-21 04:00:00Z |
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Help Us Protect our watershed on Earth Day! Join the Arnprior Rotary Club 9am - 11am in a Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Saturday April 23rd 2022. We are all connected. Our Watershed includes the Madawaska and Ottawa Rivers, all the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence. All of our local trash that gets into the river will wash downstream. The two Sites targeted for this year’s Clean Up are The Algonquin Trail and River Road : A) Algonquin Trail at Division Street on the old Rail bed - meet at the intersection and park nearby. B) River Road #1 Between Braeside and Arnprior - meet in the parking Lot of Our Lady Perpetual Help Parish on Dochart Street in Braeside Meet 9 AM April 23rd for Sign In, Orientation and to get Supplies Reminder that there is always the possibility of Poison Ivy or Ticks in the grass and uneven terrain so please wear appropriate attire. Good Closed Toe Shoes or Boots, Long Sleeves, Pants, and some work gloves are recommended.
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Join us for Earth Day 2022 Cleanup!
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2022-04-12 04:00:00Z |
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Tarts and Arts in the Park
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2022-04-12 04:00:00Z |
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In December, Arnprior Rotary donated to the Grove Nursing Home so that every resident received a gift during the Holiday season. Funds were available due to contributions from Delta Bingo
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2021 Christmas Donation Grove Residents
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2022-02-16 05:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Arnprior recognized a posthumous Paul Harris award on the late Rabbi Reuven Bulka, who exemplified Rotary’s motto “Service Above Self”. The evening’s award occurred during the club’s weekly meeting and was attended by the Rabbi’s son Eliezer and the current Rabbi of Machzikei Hadas, Rabbi Scher. Rotarian Leo Hughes spoke about how the Rabbi Bulka dedicated his life to spreading kindness, helping people, making a difference, comforting others, and always saying the right thing at the right time to make someone feel better which is guided by the Rotary motto, Service Above Self. The Rotary Club of Arnprior has two members who belong to the synagogue for which Rabbi Bulka was a rabbi since 1967, and another Club member worked with the Rabbi in delivering "Who is Nobody" kits to schools in the area. Rabbi Bulka co-founded Kind Canada, a non-profit organization that encourages Canadians to practice kindness daily and support charitable causes The first national Kindness Week is slated for February 2022, and Canadians are called on to carry out acts of kindness in their communities during the third week of February every year. A Paul Harris Fellow Award is Rotary's highest recognition to acknowledge individuals who contribute to the betterment of our community. The dedication plaque will be displayed at his synagogue in a room dedicated to all his accomplishments.
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Paul Harris to Rabbi Bulka 2022
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Rotary Great lakes Watershed Cleanup Rotary Club of Arnprior Cleans up Algonquin Trail and “Unplugged” Kids Clean up Galilee Beach On Sept 25, 2021 a dozen Club members, family and friends of Rotary gathered to clean up sites that could pollute local waterways. Also participating in the cleanup as part of an educational outing were 10 children and guardians of the Unplugged Program of St John Lutheran Church. Some of the cleanup crew on the Algonquin Trail in Braeside. Rod Smith, Gerhard Peters, Jane Peters, Bill Sellers, Vila Smith, Terry Dawson, Bruce Buie, Dave Palmer and Pushpa (bottom row) An initiative of the Club’s newly minted Environment Committee, approximately 275kg of trash was carted away with considerable effort from the Algonquin Trail (former CP rail line) adjacent to the Arnprior Landfill near Braeside. Afterward, the group gathered for a much deserved lunch at Betty’s Chips in Braeside overlooking the extraordinarily beautiful – and cleaner - Ottawa River. Unplugged children cleaning up the Beach along the Ottawa River at the Galilee Centre in Arnprior
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Environmental Cleanup 2021-09
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Arnprior Rotary is selling this Cash Calendar whose theme is "Ottawa's Nature Path". Perfect Stocking Stuffer! Cost is $20, with half going to our Club for our programs. Over $20,000 in Cash Prizes and daily prizes from $20 - $200, with 3 special prizes of $1,000. 4,000 Calendars printed. Contact ArnpriorRotary@gmail.com to order & make an e-transfer. Local delivery early December, along with our Annual Fruit Cake sales.
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Ottawa Cash Calendar Sales 2022
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SEPTEMBER IS BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY MONTH How does The Rotary Club of Arnprior help with literacy? Every fall, all Grade 3 students in Arnprior are presented with a beautifully illustrated dictionary called Dictionary 4 Life. Using these dictionaries helps children develop their facility with the English language, stimulate their interests in exploring how to spell words and find their meanings. One of the most positive aspects of being able to use a dictionary is that it helps to develop autonomy and confidence in the learner — one of the core goals of education. The Rotary Club of Arnprior, working in partnership with the Rotary Club of Newbury in the UK, recently donated 20 desks to schools in Ukerewe, Tanzania so that every child will have a seat and a good learning environment. Each desk cost $24. Rotary supports activities and training to improve education for all children and literacy for children and adults. The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education and literacy
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2021 Literacy Month
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Recently Arnprior Volunteer Extraordinare Darrel O’Shaughnessy was presented Rotary’s Paul Harris Award by Rotary District Governor Fay Campbell and Rotary Club of Arnprior President Vila Smith at an end of summer gathering. The Arnprior Rotary Club is pleased to announce that Darrel O’Shaughnessy has been given the prestigious Paul Harris Award for his volunteer efforts within the Arnprior Community over the last decade.
In 2011 Darrel and his wife Betty were involved with the creation of the successful Arnprior Dragon Boat Club (ADBC) which in 2015 led to the annual Arnprior Dragon Boat Festival. More recently he was instrumental in successfully launching Canada’s 22nd Men’s Shed in 2019. He currently serves as Chair of the Greater Arnprior Senior's Council (GASC) and has positions on the Town of Arnprior's Corporate Services Advisory Committee and the Senior’s Active Living Centre (SALC) Advisory Committee.
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Darrel O'Shaughnessy Paul Harris
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Congratulations to the Grade 8 Students who received Rotary's 4-Way Test Award, acknowledging that they exemplify the tenets of Test that Rotarians attempt to live by. Thanks to Delta Bingo for assisting with the financing of the gift of the Notebook that went with the Award.
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4-Way Test Awards
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2021-06-30 04:00:00Z |
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These children are saying "Asanti Sana' (Thank You). A year ago, four members of the Rotary Club of Newbury, UK visited the island of Ukerewe in Lake Victoria, Tanzania to evaluate previous projects. Following this visit they launched an appeal for support to supply primary schools with desks and benches. Thanks to donations from a number of Rotary Clubs, including Arnprior, they have been able to supply 126 desks and benches to 5 primary schools.
The teachers are so pleased and have appealed for more desks. Currently the Newbury Club is looking to supply at least 100 more desks.
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Ukerewe Desk Donation June, 2021
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2021-06-08 04:00:00Z |
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Jeanette Grant received a Paul Harris Award in recognition of Jeanette’s many volunteer activities since she & David moved to Arnprior in 2008. Accomplishments: - Joined with 3 other Breast Cancer survivors to form Prior Chest Nuts, which included applying for & receiving Trillium Grant of $28,500 for startup funds
- Volunteering at Library led to becoming a Board member
- Also involved at Hospital Auxiliary, Opp Shop, Grance St Andrew’s United Church & fun with Red Hats
Despite COVID & ALS, Jeanette continues with gardening & sending Birthday Cards to church’s children From Jeanette:“Volunteering has been part of my life since I was a child.I love being with people who do things to help make the community be a good living experience.”
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Jeanette Grant Paul Harris
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2021-05-31 04:00:00Z |
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Some residents of Arnprior's Grove Nursing Home have no one to give them Christmas gifts. For more than 30 years, the Rotary Club of Arnprior has been providing funds to purchase Christmas Gifts for every resident, chosen by the Staff to ensure that the right gifts are chosen.. We could not join them at the usual Christmas Party, so no Fruit Cake was provided, but we continued with the funding of this service to our Seniors with the help from Delta Bingo in Pembroke.
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Grove Christmas Donation
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2020-12-31 05:00:00Z |
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The Club has our Christmas Fruit Cakes available again! Use the order form below to place an order, and delivery can be arranged to many locations! A Fillable Order form is available in the Downloads section of this web page, or email j-g.peters at eagleair.ca with name, order, address & phone #. E-transfers can be done to this same email address!
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Buy Your Christmas Fruit Cakes!
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 A second load of donated medical supplies including wheel chairs, walkers and other materials was delivered to Rotarian Peter Labelle in Cornwall. These supplies were added to others collected by the Rotary Club of Cornwall-Sunrise and delivered to Toronto for shipment in a container to Beirut on October 26, 2020. The value of the medical supplies collected through the Rotary Club of Arnprior alone is estimated to be well in excess of $70,000. At this time, the Rotary Club would like to offer our sincerest THANKS to our partners that helped assemble all these donations: Ed Byers, County of Renfrew Paramedic Service; Lorna Byers, Rotary Club of Eganville; Darell O’Shaughnessy and Glenn Arthur of the Arnprior Seniors Active Living Centre and Arnprior Regional Health; John Wilson, Rotary Club of Renfrew; and Joyce Dawson, Friend, Rotary Club of Arnprior. A resounding shout out to all of you!
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Beirut Donation Update
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2020-10-19 04:00:00Z |
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A big thank you to Rotarians Vila & Rod Smith for collecting and delivering medical supplies collected from multiple Rotarians in the Ottawa Valley. They will be added to the 40' container destined for Beirut. A particular shout out to Ed Byers of the Rotary Club of Eganville for collecting supplies from the Paramedics in Renfrew County. If you or anyone you know has medical supplies that can be added to the container please email us and we can make arrangements.
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Beirut Explosion Medical Supplies
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2020-09-28 04:00:00Z |
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 (Reuters: Mohamed Azakir)On August 4 2020, a devastating explosion in Beirut has killed and injured least 200 people and injured an estimated 5,000 others. In a city of 2 million up to 300,000 people are now homeless.
Three hospitals were badly damaged and forced to close with two others left only partly functioning, resulting in first aid and healthcare services becoming overwhelmed. Health care workers have struggled with reduced resources and facilities as they care for the thousands injured by the blast.
For immediate needs, The Rotary Club of Arnprior is asking for donations of medical supplies (wound dressings 4x4's, saline, IV tubing, wheelchairs, walkers, beds), and any financial contributions will be appreciated. For longer term rebuilding, our Rotary District is working with Beirut Rotary Clubs to support one of the hardest hit hospitals. It serviced some of the poorest residents in Beirut who have no means to pay for health care.
Contact Vila Smith (see the Executives area) through this website. People can also donate by visiting www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-rotary-club-of-arnprior-charitable-trust/
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Beirut Explosion Support
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2020-08-31 04:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Arnprior announces that we are now meeting Online during this period of Physical Distancing. Contact us through this web page if you would like to drop in to see what we are doing!! Just click on the Contact Tab.
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2020-03-28 04:00:00Z |
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 During the current COVID-19 crisis, the need to help struggling families is now. The Arnprior Rotary Club met with Dawn McAdam, Customer Service Representative of Ontario Works in Arnprior, to hand over $10,700 in Food, Gas and Supply Gift Cards to aid ongoing Disaster Victims as provided by a group of Rotary Clubs. This adds to the $3,050 funds donated by Rotary Clubs to help Flood victims last fall. The obtaining of these funds was spearheaded by Gerhard Peters of the Arnprior Rotary Club and the money comes from all District 7040 Rotary Clubs including the Ottawa Valley Rotary Clubs in Renfrew County. Contributing District Clubs come from Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Northern New York State. The total $10,700 of $50 Gift Cards included: $5,700 from President's Choice for groceries and medications (through Shopper's Drug Mart)
$2,500 from Canadian Tire (including Gas),
$ 750 from ESSO Gas,
$ 750 from Ultramar Gas.
$1,000 from Home Hardware
These cards will be delivered to Andrea Patrick, Ontario Works Manager - Social Service Department, to disburse throughout Renfrew County to selected qualifying clients in need of this aid. Rotary Club of Arnprior Charitable Trust: Donations would be welcome and could be sent to PO Box 481, Arnprior, ON K7S 3L9
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2020-03-27 04:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Arnprior donated $500 to the Arnprior Food Bank to help with the increasing numbers of families needing assistance during our COVID-19 shutdown
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Food Bank Donation
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2020-03-24 04:00:00Z |
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Arnprior Rotarians Dave Palmer and Mike Steeves show off some of Shoes collected by the Rotary Club of West Ottawa through support from Shoe Bank Canada and Dymon Storage. These new shoes were distributed to Arnprior & Renfrew Food Banks, and Arnprior's Opportunity Shop and Neighbourhood Link. http://shoebankcanada.org/
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2020-02-28 05:00:00Z |
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Canada's Veterans need our support. Arnprior Rotary recently made a $200 donation to the Vets Canada, presented by Arnprior Rotarian Dave Palmer, second from the right. As service providers of Veterans Affairs Canada, Vets Canada (http://vetscanada.org) provides aid and comfort to Canadian veterans that are in-crisis, are at risk of becoming homeless, or are homeless.
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Helping Homeless Veterans
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2020-01-13 05:00:00Z |
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Arnprior Rotarians Harry & Myra Kamen presented $300 from the Arnprior Club to the Eye Care Clinic out of Chiang Mai in Thailand. As well, they presented $700 to Grandma Cares, The goal of this program is to address the serious needs of children and youth who have been orphaned as a result of their parents dying from AIDS/HIV The Kamens have been volunteers in Thailand for over almost 25 years and have excellent contacts through the local Rotary Clubs. The Grandma Cares Program is ongoing and sustainable. It supplies the children with all the necessities they need to thrive and continue with their education. These necessities may be food, basic hygiene products, clothing and whatever else is needed. They also provide counseling to encourage school attendance as well as medical assistance. . http://grandmacares.weebly.com Dr Peter Bell is an Australian Optometrist who provides free comprehensive eye examinations for school aged children. Thousands of school children have had their eyes examined. This program is ongoing with strong demand from many schools because eye care for children in Thailand is not the norm. Children who require corrective glasses are provided with new prescription glasses free. The program pays for these glasses and the logistics necessary for travel to the school, some at great distances from Chiang Mai. Dr Peter Bell is a member of the Rotary Club of Chiang Mai West.
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Thailand Programs 2020
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2020-01-13 05:00:00Z |
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Several presentations were held during the November 18 meeting. Former DG Martha Weaver presented Dave Palmer with the very prestigious 5 Avenues of Service Award from RI. 
She also presented to Leo Hughes a District Service award for his years of service in the community and Rotarian of the Year Pin to Mike Steeves for his contributions last year 
Also making a presentation to the Club members was student Mackenzie Pauze who spoke about her experience at RYLA in Kingston in June 2019, where she developed leadership skills through role-playing exercises, proactive challenges, and her favourite, was an escape room. She highly recommended this opportunity to be given to other students. She is currently the President of the Arnprior District High School (ADHS) Interact Club, which is still a work in progress. She shared the recent success of the Club to undertake a Food Bank drive, which Gerry later commented on the amount of food items collected, and the opportunity for the students to see and learn the operation first hand.
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2019 Presentations - Dave Palmer & Leo Hughes
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2019-11-25 05:00:00Z |
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Posted by vila smith on Nov 19, 2019
The Arnprior Rotary Club has been involved with Dictionary 4 Life since 2016. This Fall Rotarians were at two elementary schools in Arnprior, namely McNab Braeside Public School and Walter Zadow Public School handing out dictionaries to the Grade 3 students. The purpose of this project is to help children develop stronger self esteem, encourage familiarity with books, give "pride of ownership", and promote Rotary values to the child, family, and the community. The D4L has a space for the recipient's name on the inside cover in the Rotary information Grade 3 students at McNab Braeside Public School, with their D4L books which they received from Rotarians David Grant and Vila Smith.  
Students from Walter Zadow Public School: 
Grade 3 students from Walter Zadow school. From left Rotarian Mike Steeves, Teacher. Mrs. Hewitt, Rotarian David Grant and on the right Rotarians Rod and Vila Smith.
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Dictionary 4 Life (D4L)
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2019-11-19 05:00:00Z |
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District Conference in Clayton New York Taking in many inspirational presentations from keynote speakers, making new friends and enjoying fabulous fellowship.
In attendance are Rotarian Diana Tomazin, Club President Gerhard Peters, Rotarian Rod & Vila Smith and Club Treasurer Jane Peters. Note the Hawaiian shirt that Gerhard is wearing to support the presentation for the 2020 International Convention in Honolulu!
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District Conference In Clayton New York
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2019-11-02 04:00:00Z |
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Thank you very much to Karen DeLuca, Chief Librarian / CEO who made a very informative presentation to members of the Arnprior Rotary club on Monday. She talked about the Arnprior Public Library and the various services it offers such as lending library books * DVDs * CDs * magazines * audio books * Inter library loan service * children's programs and story times * large print materials * Free online databases including language learning, eBooks, Ancestry.ca, to name a few. As a thank you gift to Karen the Rotary Club of Arnprior will vaccinate 50 children against Polio in honour of Karen for her enlightening talk on the Arnprior Library.
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Guest Speaker Karen DeLuca
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2019-11-01 04:00:00Z |
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October 24 is World Polio Day Today, on World Polio Day, Rotary and its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners announced that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. WPV3 is only the third infectious human disease-causing pathogen to be eradicated in history, following smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. This achievement means that two of the three wild polio strains have now been wiped out, an important marker of progress against the disease. The announcement comes on the heels of recent news that Nigeria has gone three years without a case of wild poliovirus, which means that the entire African region could be certified wild poliovirus-free in sometime in 2020. “The eradication of wild poliovirus type three is a critical step in Rotary’s fight to eradicate polio,” said Michael K. McGovern, Chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. “Even as we’re addressing major challenges in Pakistan and Afghanistan, we continue to make historic progress that shows us that eradication is possible. Today is World Polio Day—a time to reflect on our efforts, how far we’ve come, and the work that still needs to be done to fulfill our promise of a polio-free world. It’s important that we remain optimistic and harness the momentum of this good news as we tackle the remaining challenges in the global effort to end polio.” 
This painting was drawn by Rotarian Jamaal Rolle from the Bahamas. The Artist created a painting showing a child receiving a drop of the polio vaccine for the End Polio Now message. The painting raised €8,000 (US$9,065.00) at the 2019 Rotary Convention in Hamburg, Germany that was held in early June.
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World Polio Day
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2019-10-24 04:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Arnprior is proud to have been instrumental in creating the Millennial Trails in Arnprior. This page celebrates the Trails in the area.
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Millennium Trail Beginnings
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2019-09-01 04:00:00Z |
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The Arnprior Rotary Club supports "Grandma Cares" partnership program and the Children’s Sight Project in Chiangmai, Thailand. The Grandma Cares program is a program of the Women’s Rotary Club ofChiang Mai Thin Thai Ngam. The program supports orphans and helps with the needs of children and youths who have been orphaned as a result of their parents dying from AIDS/HIV. The program fund tuition for students twice in a Thai School term. The club’s emphasis is on good healthy livelihood and to stay in school to be good citizens. This Rotary Club also supports some schools to see the needs of students for healthy vision. Rotarians Harry and Myra Kamen from the Rotary Club of Arnprior have been going to Chiang Mai for a number of years to work with the local Rotary Club in the implementation of the projects. In February 2004, the Rotary Club of Chiangmai Thinthaingam, District 3360, launched the "Grandma Cares" partnership program in which Rotary Clubs from around the world were invited to participate and to date, seven Rotary Clubs, including the Rotary Club of Arnprior are supporting this program. 
Harry and Myra Kamen 4th from left with Rotarian P.P.Hope from the Rotary Club of Chiang Mai Thin Thai Ngam (Photos provided by The Kamen’s) 
Rotarians Harry and Myra Kamen presenting a cheque from the Arnprior Rotary Club to the Women’s Rotary Club of Chiang Mai Thin Thai Ngam .png)
Children’s Sight Project 
Myra Kamen helping at the Children’s Sight Project. Notes provided by Rotarian Harry Kamen. All photos courtesy of The Kamen’s.
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2019-07-07 04:00:00Z |
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The 10th Annual Mad Duck Race was held on the Madawaska River. 1500 “duckies” were released with the help of a front end loader loaned by Sullivan’s.
Rotarians, family and friends were on hand to retrieve these ducks from their canoes, kayaks, seadoo and boats. The lucky 1st Prize winner was May Waugh from New Liskerd, Ontario and she bought the winning ticket from Sherry Kerr, (below) Sales Associate from Audrey’s Boutique in Arnprior. The 2nd price of $500 went to Stephen Dodd of Arnprior. Congratulations to both these winners and thanks for supporting Rotary. Many thanks goes to Rotarian Terry Dawson who oversees the running of the annual event. Photos below show some Rotarians, family and friends helping to retrieve the duckies from the Madawaska River. 2nd price $500 went to Stephen Dodd of Arnprior. Congratulations to both these winners and thanks for supporting Rotary. Many thanks to Rotarian Terry Dawson who oversees the running of the annual event.
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2019 Annual Duck Race
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2019-07-02 04:00:00Z |
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Last year in September 2018, a powerful tornado swept through the Ottawa area. Many of the homes, farm properties and a children’s recreational building in the Dunrobin area were either partially or completely destroyed. Many Rotarians immediately went to work to help the families ravaged by the devastation. On June 17, at the Kenwood Centre in Arnprior after 9 1/2 months since the disaster happened President Dave Palmer thanked Martha Weaver, District Governor, and several members of the Rotary Club of Arnprior for assisting him through the process to obtain funds from the District in order to help the victims of Dunrobin. Dave introduced Lori McGrath of the West Carleton Disaster Relief group who was delighted to announce that a local company SenStar had stepped in to rebuild the equipment shed, change room, bleachers and do other remedial work. Dave especially acknowledged John and Beate Stewart from the RC of Chesterville who ran a fundraiser to raise money for this cause and Ed and his son Brent Smith of the RC of Ottawa-Stittsville Club who arrived with a $1000 cheque to be used towards the relief fund. DG Martha Weaver helped present the gift cards provided by Rotary for families in need to Lori McGrath of the West Carleton Disaster Relief. A total of $1,320 was obtained in gift cards from each of following stores in Arnprior and area; Shell & McEwan gas stations, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Rona and Sobeys. 
Front row: John and Beate from the Chesterville Rotary Club, District Governor Martha Weaver, Lori McGrath of the West Carleton Disaster Relief, President Dave Palmer, and Ed Smith of the RC of Ottawa-Stittsville Club. 
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2019-06-29 04:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Arnprior hosted it’s annual “Valley Night” a gathering of Rotary Clubs in the Ottawa Valley on Thursday May 23, 2019 at the Sand Point Golf Club in Braeside. The theme for the evening was on Volunteerism. Celebrating the theme of "volunteerism" Rotarian Rev. Dr. Leo Hughes was presented with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers by MP Cheryl Gallant. Also present for the evening was MPP. John Yakabuski, Mayors of Arnprior and McNab Braeside, Walter Stack and Tom Peckett.   Dr. Rev. Leo Hughes and Margaret Hughes
  Left to Right. President Dave Palmer, Mayor of McNab Braeside Tom Peckett, MP Cheryl Gallant, Dr. Rev. Hughes, MPP John Yakabuski & Mayor of Arnprior Walter Stack 
The evening began with an Acapela group named ‘Nothin’ but Treble” comprising of 4 very talented ladies performing during the dinner period with a compilation of songs. A cheque presentation for $10,000 was presented by the President of the Rotary Club of Arnprior to the Chair of the Arnprior Regional Health Foundation Jackie Asselin. 
President Dave Palmer presenting the cheque.
The other presentations were The Paul Harris Fellow recognition award which were presented to individuals who contribute or who have made a personal monetary contribution of $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation. The award also recognizes individuals who have given tirelessly over a considerable period of time to their community.
There were 3 recipients who received the Paul Harris award. They were Rob Ball of Sullivan & Sons for the Company's continued Community Support to Rotary, Rotarians Brian Patterson and Terry Dawson. Martha Weaver District Governor of 7040 presented the awards to Rob Ball & Rotarian Brian Patterson
Absent to receive the award was Rotarian Terry Dawson.
  From left Pres. Dave Palmer, District Governor Martha Weaver, Rotarian Brian Patterson and Rob Ball from Sullivan & Sons The Keynote speaker for the evening was David King of the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) . David has over 20 years of executive experience in marketing, sales, business development, Human Resources & engineering. David is an active volunteer who donates his time and expertise to local, national and international pursuits. Keynote speaker David King
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Valley Night 2019
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2019-06-12 04:00:00Z |
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Posted by Vila Smith on May 06, 2019
2019 Cash Calendar Winners Congratulations to the following winners. The Early Bird winners drawn on the Nov. 24th Christmas Craft Fair and Bake Sale were: - Lucien Clouthier $500
- M. Sullivan & Sons $300 (Sponsor and donated it back to the club)
- Donna Gunn $200
Special Day Winners - Family Day $300
- Arnprior Rotary Day in May $400.00
- Father’s Day $300
- Mother’s Day $300.00
- Thanksgiving $300
Monthly Winners $200 Each: - January - M. Sullivan & Sons Sponsor and donated it back to the club
- February - Adrienne Smith
- March - Elliot Martin
- April - Marion Neill
- May - Chris Jensen
- June - Kyle & Sarah Graham
- July - Jacques Lalonde
- August - Sherry Steeves
- September - Lynda Horner
- October- Lorne Bretzlaff
- November - Linda Fairchild
- December - Alexis Barr
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2019 Rotary Cash Calendar winners
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2019-05-06 04:00:00Z |
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Posted on Apr 29, 2019
On Thursday April 25, the Grade 3 students of A.J. Charbonneau Public School were individually presented with free beautifully illustrated dictionaries to take home and use throughout their educational development. The Dictionaries 4 Life program is a literacy program that had its origin with Rotary in the UK. It was first embraced by the Rotary Club of West Ottawa in District 7040 and more recently by more than a dozen other Rotary Clubs in District 7040. These dictionaries will not only help the children with the English language but stimulate their interest in various subjects. Children will learn to use dictionaries efficiently to explore the spelling of words and their meaning. Before making the book presentation we talked to the students about Rotary and the various projects we are involved in the community and also internationally. The looks of delight as the students received their dictionaries and printed their names in them is what makes the whole effort so worthwhile. Our thanks to Lisa Murphy Principal of A.J.Charbonneau School of the Renfrew County District School Board for making this possible and Rotarians David Grant, Rod Smith and Vila Smith for presenting the Dictionaries. 
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Posted by Gerhard Peters/ Vila Smith
The Rotary Foundation acknowledges the Arnprior Rotary Club’s ongoing efforts to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative with the goal to eradicate polio worldwide. The Foundation honoured the 2017-2018 year when the Rotary Club of Arnprior raised funds with matching grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to immunize 5000 children.
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Certificate of Recognition Polio Plus 2017-18
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2019-04-17 04:00:00Z |
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Posted by Vila Smith
Leo Hughes at home with his wife Margaret. . Photo courtesy of Derek Dunn/Metroland. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada and Queen Elizabeth II’s representative, has granted the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to Rotarian Leo Hughes of Arnprior. The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers is a Canadian decoration which recognizes the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields and pays tribute to the dedication and commitment of volunteers. The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers will be awarded to Reverend Dr. Leo Hughes during a ceremony hosted by the Rotary Club of Arnprior on May 23rd. The 87-year-old Mr. Hughes has been an exceptional volunteer in the community, co-founding the Arnprior branch of the Rotary Club, providing support to the local Legion and veterans and for years as reverend of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
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The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
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9th Annual Duck Race was held July 1, 2018
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2018 Duck Race Winner
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In mid July, Marlayna Griffin a grade 11 student at Arnprior District High School attended the 2018 Students On Ice Arctic expedition. Many local businesses and charitable organizations including the Rotary club of Arnprior were happy to help Marlayna achieve this amazing educational opportunity.
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Students on Ice
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Posted by Vila Smith
The Rotary Club of Arnprior has helped with Shelter Boxes by providing emergency shelter and tools for families robbed of their homes by disasters. In appreciation, to continue to support disaster relief the Club has received a ShelterBox Canada Hero Bronze certificate. 
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Posted by Vila Smith on Jun 24, 2018
5 members from the Rotary Club of Arnprior are attending the 109th Rotary Convention in Toronto. At the opening day of the Convention are Gerhard and Jane Peters, Bruce Buie, Vila & Rod Smith
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Rotarians at Toronto 2018 Convention
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Posted by Vila Smith on Jun 13, 2018
Induction Of New Members
On June 4th 2018, the Rotary Club of Arnprior welcomed two new members with the induction of Larry Moher and Diana Tomazin.
Terry welcomed Larry to the Club with a brief introduction.
Larry grew up in Ottawa and pursued a career in electrical merchandise sales. After his retirement in 2008 he moved to Arnprior where he works part-time at Home Hardware. Larry is an avid traveller and has made 6 major overseas trips. Larry particularly likes the international focus of Rotary and hopes to get actively involved with Rotary.
Terry Dawson presented Larry with a Rotary pin and badge.
Larry will be mentored by Terry.
Bruce Buie welcomed Diana to the Club with a brief introduction.
Diana grew up in St. Catherine’s and has relocated herself along with her mother to Arnprior where she has had a Family Law practice since 2011. Diana enjoys travelling and her travels have taken her mainly to Europe. Diana is very encouraged by the global involvement of Rotary and is looking forward to getting involved with Rotary.
Bruce presented Diana with the Rotary pin and badge. Bruce will also mentor Diana.
Welcome Larry and Diana to the Rotary Club of Arnprior From left to right
Bruce Buie, Diana Tomazin Larry Moher, Terry Dawson and Rod Smith
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2018 New Members inducted
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Posted by Vila smith on May 30, 2018
 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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Arnprior District High School “Me to We” Trip to Ecuador
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Posted by Vila Smith on May 25, 2018
ROTARY DAY IN ARNPRIOR
May 23, 2018 was proclaimed “Rotary Day by Mayor David Reid and the Arnprior Town Council.
A number of events were organized to celebrate Rotary Day.
The celebration started with the raising of the Rotary flag at Town Hall by Mayor Reid and Rotary founding member Leo Hughes. Joining in the special occasion were Town Councillors, members of the public and Rotarians.
Refreshments and snacks were provided to the public at a Rotary booth at the corner of Madawaska Blvd and John St. S. Rotarians sold Mad Duck Race Tickets to be drawn on Canada Day for a cash prize of $1000 for 1st prize and $500 for the runner up. Tickets were also sold for the 2018 Rotary Cash Calendar.
A Tree planting ceremony was held at the corner near the Rotary community benches by the Mayor, Gallery Gift Shop representative Tara Pocket and new Rotary Club of Arnprior members Buena Dejoode and Larry Moher.
The President of Arnprior Rotary Club Rod Smith announced a Rotary
Club of Arnprior donation of an equipment item (Patient Lift with
Scale, $7300) for the Arnprior Grove Redevelopment Project. Present
for this announcement was Arnprior Regional Health Foundation Board
member Chris Coady. Rod was pleased that the Rotary Club of Arnprior
could show early leadership in supporting the Grove fundraising
campaign along with other service clubs, businesses and individuals and
urged the community to jump on board the campaign Wrapping up the day’s celebrations was a draw for the winning
ticket for the special $400 Rotary Day Prize, from the sale of the
Arnprior
Rotary Club Cash Calendar. The draw was made by Dave Pelkey of the
Vintage Crate and the winner was Kim Peters. The winner of the April
Cash Calendar monthly draw, Roberta Ferguson, was awarded her $200
A short video capturing the highlights of the day is available by
following this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBofagSqdAI The Rotary club of Arnprior would like to thank Paul Lavictoire for
video taping this event. Paul is a Friend of Rotary.
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May 23; 2018 Rotary Day in Arnprior
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2018-05-25 04:00:00Z |
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Posted by Vila Smith
Check this website for Rotary Day celebrations. This link was provided by Paul Lavictoire, Friend of Rotary
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Rotary Day celebrations link
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2018-05-24 04:00:00Z |
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Terry the “Duck guy” takes his responsibilities very seriously! Check out the front seat.
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Terry the Duck man
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Posted by Vila Smith on May 23, 2018
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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2018 April & May Cash calendar winner
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Posted by Vila Smith on May 23, 2018
Members of the Arnprior Rotary Club posed for a photo op to celebrate Rotary Day
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Arnprior Rotary Members celebrates Rotary Day
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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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Rotary Day Cash Calendar winner
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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 
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New Member Induction
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Posted on May 13, 2018
The Rotary Club of Arnprior is proud to present the 9th ANNUAL ROTARY DUCK RACE A fundraiser to support the many good works of the Club in the local community. Buy your duck for only $5.00 each and watch it float to victory on the Madawaska River on Canada Day, Sunday, July 1st, 2018. 1500 rubber ducks will be released into the Madawaska River to race for the finish line. The Grand prize for $1000 will be awarded to the winner and the runner up will receive $500. You can buy these tickets from Rotarians at the following locations: Canadian Tire, Metro, No Frills and Giant Tiger.
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The Ducks Are Back In Town
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2018-05-13 04:00:00Z |
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Posted on Apr 04, 2018
Breakfast ‘N Learn is a monthly education session held on the fourth Wednesday of each month. This program is both a social and educational affair organized by the Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home Program. The morning starts with a delicious hot breakfast followed by guest professionals speaking on chosen topics of interest to all Seniors age 55 and over. At a recent Breakfast N learn session held at East Side Mario, members of the Arnprior Rotary club spoke about Rotary and what services the club offers both at the local and international level. Present at the breakfast were Rotarians Terry Dawson, Rod Smith (President), and Brian Patterson.
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Sharing Rotary’s Stories in the Community
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2018-04-04 04:00:00Z |
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Posted on Feb 12, 2018
The $200 Cash Calendar February monthly draw was rewarded to Larry Belcourt at the Feb 12/18 Rotary Club of Arnprior meeting at the Kenwood Corporate Centre. Larry is seen in the middle of the attached photo, flanked by Rotarians Buena Dejoode on the left and David Grant on the right. Larry expressed his sincere thanks to Rotary members for their many good works. He very generously donated his prize back to the Rotary Club to be put towards supporting ongoing efforts in the community. Together with the $1000 early bird draw and January monthly prizes, this is the third Cash Calendar prize awarded to date.
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2018 Cash Calendar February Monthly Draw Winner!
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2018-02-12 05:00:00Z |
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Posted on Dec 16, 2017
Rotarians Jane & Gerry Peters hand over $2,200 to some of the ADHS students going on the Me to We trip to Ecuador, shown with teachers Nicole White and Mark Wroe. ADHS Students helped with Arnprior Rotary’s 1st Cash Calendar Project which are still for sale at Keller Williams.
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Rotary Cash Calendar Project Reaps Rewards for ADHS Students
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2017-12-16 05:00:00Z |
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Posted on Jul 01, 2017
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 8 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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2017 Mad Day Duck Race
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Posted on May 13, 2017
The Rotary Club of Arnprior has been busy over the 30 years in ArnpriorClick on the link below to see the Club History in a PowerPoint Presentation:
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30 Years of Rotary Club of Arnprior
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Arnprior Rotary honours two volunteers at 30th anniversary gala  Rotary district governor Nabil Oudeh joins Arnprior president Jane Peters and Mayor David Reid to cut the cake at Rotary Arnprior's 30th anniversary. The birthday party was held April 27 at Sand Point Golf Course. - Derek Dunn/Metroland Rotarian Jane Peters accepts a token of appreciation from Arnprior Mayor David Reid, who said without service groups like Rotary, which opened a local chapter in 1986, small towns across Canada could not survive. - Derek Dunn/Metroland Glenn Arthur is recognized by Rotary his for many years of volunteer work. Joining him at the gala evening in Sand Point are Rotarians Nabil Oudeh and Jane Peters. - Derek Dunn/Metroland Community volunteer Vicki Murdoch is presented with Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow award by Nabil Oudeh and Jane Peters. - Derek Dunn/Metroland James Jordan of War Amps tells the Rotary Club crowd how important his prosthetic arm is, and how expensive. The gala night raised money for War Amps while celebrating its 30th anniversary in Arnprior. - Derek Dunn/Metroland
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2017-05-10 30th Anniversary
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Posted on Apr 27, 2017
The Arnprior-Chroncile Guide was at Arnprior's 2017 Valley Night which also celebrated 30 years of Rotary in Arnprior
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2017 Valley Night
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Excellent Presentation of the full story of the discovery of the Franklin ship Erasmus. Ryan Harris, Senior underwater archeologist with Parks Canada, was the presenter. The Franklin Expedition has inspired and perplexed seamen and landlubbers alike, for decades. Erebus was discovered at Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. The ship sits in 11 metres of water. Preserved in frigid arctic waters, the site provides a breath-taking view into the past. Below: Superfans Lucas and Evan Raz with Ryan Harris  Also enjoy the video of the pre-Presentation singing of Stan Rogers ' NorthWest Passage', by the one-performance Franklin Singers, featuring Steve Duffield.
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Franklin Presentation - March 9, 2016
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Arnprior Rotary to host ‘exciting’ visit by Franklin Expedition researcher Public information meeting set for March 4 in Arnprior
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2016-01-28 Thank you to PJs for Support
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Arnrprior businessman earns top Rotary honour Arnprior Rotarian Michael Steeves, right, presents Neil Slater, owner of the Arnprior Home Hardware, with the prestigious Rotary International Paul Harris Award in recognition of his generous support for many community organizations and projects.
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2015-05-06 Paul Harris to Neil Slater
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‘Nobody’ founder honoured in Arnprior Arnprior Rotarians Leo Hughes, left, and past president Dave Palmer, present ‘Who is Nobody’ founder Kelly Clark with a Paul Harris award, flowers and a gift for her program that has found a home in many schools around the province and even further afield. The presentation was made at St. Joseph’s Catholic school in Arnprior, with Walter Zadow public school students also in attendance. - John Carter
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2012-07 Paul Harris to Who is Nobody
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Re. the Town of Arnprior 150th Celebration June 8-10. As a member of the committee for the above-noted event, I wish to extend a very special thank you to Rev Leo Hughes and Mr. Sam McCartney for their special project of recreating the Town of Arnprior Board Game that was originally released in 1982 by the Rotary Club of Arnprior. As I had been living in Toronto for a number of years when this game was first released by the Rotary Club, I was very fortunate to receive a copy of this original edition (1982) from my brother Walter for Christmas 1982. I have treasured it all these many years and was always/very proud and pleased to play it with my/children and grandchildren and guests while at our Haliburton cottage. There was always one rule ... the game, including all of its parts was to be put back in the box and onto the book shelf to be sure no pieces were misplaced and it was ready for the next time (the game is similar to Monopoly). Last August, upon learning of the Town’s 150th, I volunteered to serve on the committee and very soon thought what a treat it would be to have this game updated and available for sale for residents and visitors at Christmas 2011 and so on. I presented the idea to the committee in August 2011 and had contacted two of the major Rotarians, Rev Leo Hughes and Mr. Sam McCartney. They were involved back in 1982. I/suggested that perhaps if I gave them my original copy of this game would they take on the task of having the board game updated and printed and available for purchase for not only the townspeople of Arnprior, but any visitors? Both of these gentlemen immediately agreed to take this project on.. The original game was produced in the U.S. However, in keeping with ensuring we get permission to recreate it locally, they engaged the local firm of Brittle Printing to achieve the objective. It is understood that this was not a task without challenges. Regardless Rev. Hughes and Mr. McCartney moved forward without hesitation. To cover the printing costs, etc., the participating businesses were requested to make a donation. /t took hours to update the board game with the current businesses and points of reference. They had to approach the Council to hopefully have the Town Crest be part of this reproduction as it was originally. Apparently that was an issue. Both of these gentlemen took their commitment very seriously and as of late, I understand they only have a couple of games left. I have reserved one for posterity. Once again I wish to commend Rev Hughes and Sam McCartney on their tedious work and success, which provides a very special opportunity for our community on Arnprior’s 150th Anniversary.
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2012-04-24 Monopoly Tribute for Creation
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Double blood clinics set for Arnprior
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2012-04-12 Blood Donor Clinic
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2012-03-03 Monopoly - Trying for Town Support
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2012-02-23 Appeal for Monopoly Game Sponsors
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Library’s summer programs were a success As another summer winds down, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the many wonderful individuals and organizations that, through generously giving of their time and resources, helped to make the Arnprior Public Library children’s summer programs In alphabetical order (of course): - Arnprior and District Museum
- Arnprior Fire Department
- Arnprior Optimist’s Club
- Arnprior Rotary Club
- Dairy Queen
- Madeleine and Emily Donis
- Rosalyn and Jack Lammert
- McGregor’s Produce
- McNab Fire Department
- Milano’s Pizza
- Nick Smith Centre
- Northern Credit Union
- O’Brien Theatre
- Sweet and Sassy Co.
- TD Bank
Many thanks to all of you! Your support enabled us to offer library programs twice a day from Monday through Friday during the summer months. More than 200 young patrons joined our TD Summer Reading Club, and read and logged a total of3,145 books. Your community spirit is greatly appreciated by library staff and the many children who attendedprograms. Children’s and Teen Services
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2011-10-06 Thank you for Summer Reading Program
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A great year with the Rotary Club of Arnprior
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2011-07-14 Wonderful Year Editorial
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Arnprior Rotary Club charter member receives the Paul Harris Fellow award at May 30 event
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2011-06-16 Paul Harris to Leo Hughes
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CyberKnife a reality for cancer sufferers
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2010-11-18 CyberKnife Presentation
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Arnprior has contributed multiple Shelterboxes for Disaster Responses over the years. Here is an article talking about Shelterbox donations in the Ottawa area. Shelter Box founder tells history of program STITTSVILLE - When you are hearing the story of Rotary’s Shelter Box program which has helped 800,000 natural disaster victims in over 60 countries since 2000, getting it direct from the founder is priceless. That is just what Rotary Club members from Stittsville and other Ottawa and area Rotary Clubs got at a recent fundraising dinner for the Shelter Box program which was held at the Travelodge Hotel on Carling Avenue in Ottawa under the auspices of the Stittsville Club. Tom Henderson of the United Kingdom was the keynote speaker at the dinner which was also attended by Don Ohlgren of Victoria, B.C., the executive director of Shelter Box Canada. Leo Maiorino of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, who is the Ottawa area Shelter Box ambassador, served as the MC for the dinner. The Shelter Box program has become, since the year 2000, a worldwide program providing humanitarian disaster relief in terms of shelter to people around the world.
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2010-01-01 Shelterbox
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Valley Night in Arnprior Arnprior invited the 5 other Ottawa Valley Rotary Clubs to Arnprior for the Annual Valley Night, which is rotated annually among the Clubs. The featured speaker was Max Keeping, who talked about the Future of Media & Reporting. Rotarian Gerhard Peters with Max Keeping Max Keeping with many of Arnprior Rotary's members
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2009-09-17 Valley Night with Max Keeping
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Security and Integrity of Your Data
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