Events

Please enjoy your New Year's celebration, but celebrate responsibly.  We will return next Tuesday, January 7th.

Join to hear the story of The Machine Mavericks, a robotics team that prides itself on a 50% female membership, being the creation of two young women.

Hear the story of their formation and successes.

For more info, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjdXAbFUDU

QCA:K is an innovative program, which connects new graduates from the arts, humanities and social science disciplines within the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queens University with a Kingston employer. Employers who find the right fit through the program and commit to a 12-month contract, are reimbursed for 4 months of the gross salary to a maximum of $4,000 per month. In 2020, the program will fund up to 40 new graduates to launch their careers in Kingston.

We had a presentation when the program first started, come and hear how things have progressed.

Join us this morning to hear about The Nanny Angel Network, recent winners of a $200,000 grant to further their work of providing specialized child care to women who have cancer.

You can learn more about this great organization at https://nannyangelnetwork.com/

Steven Synder just completed his first season as the new coach of the Queen's Football team.  For the past two seasons Snyder has been the offensive coordinator for the Western Mustangs, helping the team achieve remarkable results, including two Yates Cup victories, back-to-back Vanier Cup appearances, and the 2017 Vanier Cup title. Come out and hear what it's like to coach a university football team.

Join us as we kick off the Easter Seals Campaign with Nicole and Jessica.  Easter Seals is one of Rotary's most important projects.  Rotary was invloved when the Society for Crippled Children (which became Easter Seals) was formed.

Foundation Chair John Farrow will talk about how you can help the Rotary Foundation, and how it helps our club projects.

Join us at Smitty's Family Restaurant, 2376 Princess Street for our regualr meeting.  Smitty's is a regualr donor of profits from pancake sales (and wait staff donate gratuities) to Easter Seals.  There will be no speaker, just fellowship.  Hope to see you there.

Please join us in advance of International Women's Day to hear Dr. Elaine Power, Head of the Gender Studies Department at Queen's University.

Elanie's research is focused on issues related to poverty, class, food, and health. Drawing on literature from the sociology of food, the sociology of health, the sociology of consumption, the sociology of childhood, and cultural studies, and using qualitative research methods, she explores social, cultural, political and symbolic aspects of food, eating, the body, and health.

With our club's commitment to food security in Kingston and beyond, Elaine's work presentation should be very interesting.

Dr. Karen Lawford (Ph.D., R.M., A.M.) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Queen’s University and an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University. She is the first registered midwife and Indigenous midwife in Canada to obtain a doctoral degree and hold a university appointment. She advocates for maternity care that allows community members to give birth in their communities and on the land, and has explored the resiliency and resistance of women evacuated from their communities for birth. She is a founding member of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives.  Dr. Lawford recently received an Indspire Award.

Indspire is a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.

South Frontance Community Services has grown to provide a huge number of services for the rural residents living just North of Kingston.  Cataraqui Rotary has funded several projects through our grants with SFCS.  Join us as Executive Director David speaks about what is new at SFCS, and the many programs they provide.