REMINDER! It’s SPRING GRANT TIME!
Applications for our Community Service Project Grants are now being accepted for both our Regular Community Grants - Deadline: April 1st, and our New Initiative Mini-Grants - Deadline: April 15th, which are especially designed for elementary or secondary school clubs or small start-up projects. PARTNER WITH US!
March 10th, C-K Rotary members and friends began screening and ushering Kingstonians attending the Mass Immunization Clinic at the Invista Centre. They're part of a team from all four Kingston Clubs and two Rotaract Clubs covering two volunteer posts for the entire time, seven days a week, that the clinic is open.Kingston Youth Going FARther on Pathways to Education!
Rotary is assisting vulnerable youth in their transition from high school to post secondary pursuits.
Thanks to a $140,000 Rotary Global Grant initiated by the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston, high school graduates of the Pathways to Education Program will now have greater access to ongoing support through the new Rotary FAR Project as they move on to post-secondary education and meaningful employment!
Keep Pedalling In Pikangikum - Community Bike Shop
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 .
Heather was introduced this morning by Michelle Chatten Fiedorec. Michelle prefaced her introduction of Heather with a history of Rotary Fireside Chats/Classification talks. This “Getting to know You” event was conducted by Michelle and Heather in an interview format.
John Farrow introduced our speaker, Pat Armstrong, who has been a Rotarian for 15 years. She is also a member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group. (ESRAG). Pat works as an educator for sustainability. She has a BSci (Hons.), DipEd. and is currently completing a doctorate on adolescent leadership for sustainability at RMIT University. Pat has worked in a number of roles (mostly in the areas of waste and resource recovery, climate change and biodiversity), including management, strategic planning, grant writing, training, evaluation and publication.
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