Smiles and Stuffies!
 
Tipi Moza and More!
 
Thank you Pet Smart!
 
Together, we brought Smiles and Stuffies to 650 children in the Kingston area!
 
Our Cataraqui-Kingston Rotary Club loves to be involved in “hands on” community activities!  And one of our favourites is assembling Christmas Gift Bags for the children of Tipi Moza, an organization that provides affordable and subsidized housing for Aboriginal, Métis, and Inuit people in Kingston.
 
Since 2019, club members have shopped, wrapped, and packaged an array of gifts, all geared to the age and gender of each child living in a Tipi Moza home.  And each year Toys R Us has helped to make our efforts a success with their generous donations of toys, gift cards, and discounts!  Thank youToys R Us for your continued support!
 
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Cataraqui-Kingston Rotary Club 2021 Fall Community Service Grants

Congratulations to these grant recipients:

Loughborough Public School - $500 for a Perennial Food Forest
 
This was our first School-Based Mini-Grant and it was awarded to the Grade 7 Challenge North Class and Grace Foodbank Garden led by Master Gardener and Teacher Alan Macdonald.  The goal of this group is to plant twenty-two fruit trees that will help to improve food security in their community by increasing the availability of affordable fresh fruit for those with limited income.  The students will learn more about environmentally friendly ways of growing food and  producing a local supply of fruit with a carbon neutral or negative footprint.  The Mini-Grant will help fund the purchase of the fruit trees.
 
 
Kingston Interval House - $2500 for New Beds for the KIH Emergency Shelter and Second Stage Housing Facility
 
As part of a global movement that seeks to ensure the human rights of all women, KIH serves women and their children in the Kingston area who have experienced the impact of domestic abuse and gender-based violence.  This Community Service Grant will enable them to replace old, wobbly, and unsafe wooden bed frames with new metal bed frames that would be a more sturdy and safer option. These new beds for the women, children, and youth who access KIH facilities are expected to have a positive impact on their health and recovery as they will help to create a safer, more comfortable, and healthier environment.  KIH estimates that 50 to 100 women, children, and youth will benefit from this initiative.
 
 
The Mess Open Arts Studio – $3100 for Flooring to Update the Washrooms
 
The Mess Studio is a unique community of diversity and inclusion for people living with physical and mental health issues, poverty, addictions and loneliness.  New immigrants, retirees, and people with exceptionalities are all welcomed to experience opportunities for healthy social engagement and empowerment through art.  Given the need for heightened cleaning and sanitizing due to the pandemic, renovating the flaking cement floors became a necessity.  With the funds received from the C-K Rotary Club, new vinyl waterproof tiles covering approximately 385 sq ft will be installed in the men’s and women’s washrooms.  The improvement is expected to motivate clients to assist in the care and clean up of the studio, allowing them to feel like a valued contributing community member.
 
 
Turtles Kingston - $2422.80 for Turtle Nest Protection
 
Through its attempt to conserve the Kingston turtle population, Turtles Kingston provides resources and information to all individuals interested in learning about turtles and conserving the turtle population consisting of five species, all of which are at risk!  Protecting turtle nests and eggs from predators is critical in increasing the survival rate of the endangered turtle population.  With their Community Service Grant fro C-K Rotary, Turtles Kingston will purchase nest protection materials, turtle crossing lawn signs, and informational cards for the nest protectors.  The turtles will benefit most from the program, but participating community members will also benefit through the satisfaction of helping turtles to survive and also from watching the turtle hatchlings emerge.
 
 

Autism Network LAC - $980 for Autism Sensory Support Kits

The mission of Autism Network LAC, a volunteer based charitable organization, is to provide individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder the opportunity to connect and be a part of their community in a fulfilling and productive way, providing them with an equal opportunity to achieve their fullest potential in life.  This grant will address the need to support students with sensory processing disorders by providing them with accommodation equipment to be used in public schools in the Napanee/Kingston areas.  Fourteen “Sensory Support Kits” will be purchased and placed in local  schools with a goal of eventually providing every school in these areas with at least one kit in the next two years.  Each kit contains a variety of materials designed to reduce the effects of overstimulation that is often experienced in crowded situations.

 

 

BREAST CANCER SCREENING PROJECT
 
The Cataraqui Kingston Rotary Club is partnering with the Madras Chenna Patna Rotary Club in an exciting Global Grant project intended to detect breast cancer in its early stages using innovative technology (the iBreastExam screening device) developed in India approximately a decade ago.  Already this technology has been successfully used approximately 250,000 times in pilot projects around the world.  This current project will demonstrate that using this new technology, a widespread, clinically effective program for the noninvasive and painless detection of early stage breast cancer is feasible financially, both for women clients and in terms of the medical infrastructure currently in place in India.  The project will be delivered in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India. There the incidence of breast cancer is rising drastically at a rate of approximately 4% per annum compounded.
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By George!  It’s Lunch Time!

Your donations and Auction dollars at work!


Our Cataraqui-Kingston Rotary Club has a lengthy history with Lunch by George in Kingston.  Through our Local Grants program, we have supported Lunch by George on an annual basis since 2011.  In addition to the funding, many Rotarians have volunteered in the food preparation and serving under the capable direction (for 33 years!) of Coordinator Jennifer Hurd.  On special occasions, such as the Christmas Lunch, Rotarians are out in numbers helping to make the day a joyful experience for the vulnerable members in our community.  For years, a team of Rotarians have cooked and carved the turkeys, while others have helped prepare the the trimmings and decorated the tables.  See photos in link:  Christmas Turkey Carving for Lunch by George

Of course, the pandemic introduced a number of challenges, most notably the prohibition of in-person dining.  But Lunch by George soon adapted to a takeout program which continued to provide a steady supply of nutritious and appetizing meals every week day, without compromising the quality and variety of the lunches served.  Just take a look at a sampling of lunches served during the pandemic!  See photos in link:  Lunch(es) by George!

The Cataraqui-Kingston Rotary Club is proud to be an ongoing supporter of Lunch By George.  We are but one part of many individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations who make this support possible.  Donations are always welcome, as the need is always great. lunchbygeorge.ca/support-lunch-by-george/

 
And don’t forget, your participation in our annual Community Auction as a Donor, a Bidder, or a Sponsor will also support Lunch by George!

Keep Pedalling In Pikangikum - Community Bike Shop

Our funding of $2000 towards the bike shop in Pikangikum delivers on multiple levels.  It is a place to repair the bikes to keep them in service and extend their use and therefore their value.  Importantly, it also facilitates the further engagement for the community’s youth learning about and practicing bike maintenance.  The result is the acquisition of the life skills as well as the development of a sense of achievement and self confidence.  With this, they can go forward in life learning and achieving in other areas.   

New Hope Community Bikes is based in Hamilton, Ontario, this is a registered charity and social enterprise that seeks to get more people on affordable, reliable bicycles and provide employment and job training opportunities for youth. "Keep Pedaling in Pikangikum" was our specific project in Pikangikum, Ontario. For details about the Pikangikum project, see https://youtu.be/PcGUqecXIJI and for an update, see https://youtu.be/3ea9Xmy53N8 .

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RECENT SPEAKERS
Speaker January 11th - Julie Salter-Keane - City of Kingston Climate Action Plan
Michelle introduced this morning's speaker Julie Salter-Keane, who has represented the City of Kingston on the board of Sustainable Kingston. Julie has served the city in many capacities relating to climate action.
 
Part of Kingston's strategic Plan includes Climate Action
 
 
 
The City has created ambitious climate action goals;
 
 
 
Buildings are of course a huge contributor to GHG. The city has several initiatives, including the exciting Better Homes Kingston, to be launched soon;
 
 
Transportation initiatives are also important;
 
 
 
The Kingston Community Climate Action Fund accepts donations to help local charities with initiatives;
 
 
 
Here's how we all can get involved;
 
 
Click on this link to get started;
 
https://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/environment-sustainability/climate-change-energy
 
After several questions, Julie was thanked for her presentation by Rick Fiedorec.
 
Speaker November 23, 2021 - Tom Zsolnay - The Rotary Foundation

Tom Zsolnay, a Rotarian since 2004, a member of our club for a year, and President and CEO of University Hospitals of Kingston Foundation, offered an overview of The Rotary Foundation. In his talk you will find answers to these questions:

  • What is The Rotary Foundation (TRF)?
  • What is the purpose of each of its major components--Polio Plus, the World Fund, and the Endowment Fund?
  • What happens to contributions to each of those funds? What work do the support in the Seven Areas of Focus?
  • Why does TRF have such a high rating as a charitable organization?
  • How can individual Rotarians and clubs contribute to TRF?
  • What is the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign working? How is our club doing in its contributions to TRF?
  • How are contributions multiplied by matching funds?
  • What is Paul Harris Fellow recognition? Who can be recognized in this way and for what?
 
Speaker November 9th, 2021 - John Price - The Memory Project
Posted by Rick Frasso
 
 
John Farrow introduced today's speaker, John Price. This is not the first time we have had a speaker from The Memory Project. The goal of this ongoing project is a Historica Canada initiative to shares the stories of members of our armed forces at schools and community groups. They have reached over 3 million Canadians since 2001.
 
Major John Price (ret'd) is with us today. He was a public affairs officer and served in Afghanistan, Haiti, Sri Lanka, and with the Navy in the Gulf of Oman.
 
John began with a story of how when starting out at RMC he was told by a senior cadet that Kingston is beautiful but "you don't get to go there". He wishes he could be in the room with us, but alas can not.
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Rotary Introduction: Joyce Yee
Jan 25, 2022 7:15 AM
New Rotary Member Joyce Yee
Tanya McCready
Feb 01, 2022 7:15 AM
Winterdance Dogsled Tours
Bill Egnatoff and Bill Gray
Feb 08, 2022 7:15 AM
International Service Projects: CK Rotary at home around the world
Alana Hirtle, RC Truro
Feb 15, 2022 7:15 AM
Hope & Resilience Playground
Rotary Introduction: Leslie Friese
Feb 22, 2022 7:15 AM
Meeting our club membership
International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2022 7:15 AM
International Women's Day
Rotary Introductions
Mar 29, 2022 7:15 AM
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