Loving Spoonful is an organization which "envisions a resilient community and local food system, thatnourishes all people and supports dignified access to good food." This morning Stephen Gard will talk about what's new with the many programs Loving Spoonful offers in the Kingston area.

C-K Rotary has had a long association with Loving Spoonful, supporting several of their projects in the past.

Board Meetings are open to all members. Agendas and minutes, once approved, are posted in the Club Documents space on ClubRunner.

Meetings are normally held by Zoom (click on link to join), occasionally in person. The normal date is the third Monday of each month, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The board, in close consultation and communication with the whole club, sets the overall direction for the club, develops a budget, and authorizes special expenditures. It is both a policy and administrative body. Attending a board meeting is a good way to get insight into the operation of the club and to share your ideas and concerns with the board. If you want the board to consider an idea or concern in depth, please ask the president or secretary to put it on the agenda, which is developed a week before the meeting.

The Arnott Lab at Queen's University studies aquatic ecolgy in changing environments. Among the projects of the lab is a study on the effect of road salt on aquatic environments. Seven million tonnes of road salt are used every year in Canada. Join us as Dr. Arnott shares her research and discusses the work of the Arnott Lab. 

D'Ari will be updating us on Darkspark's Versions Program, which we have supported in the past. Powered by Darkspark, the VERSIONS Youth Fellowship supports 30 emerging artists of colour from around the world. Throughout the one-year virtual program, Fellows will collaborate with artists, music producers, a network of thought leaders, organizations, and brands.

Club social meeting, time and location tba. Invitations will be sent out to club members, and as usual guests are always welcome. Watch the website calendar for details.

A group of Ukrainian High School students living in Canada attended an International Financial Literacy competition held in Vienna, Austria. The group was coached by Olga Ialovenko and their trip was supported in part by several Rotary clubs including RC Cataraqui-Kingston. Hear the story of their preparation, their travels, and their participation in the competition.

How can we make our Club even better? What do we want to focus on in the next Rotary year? Come with your ideas and enthusiasm! Committees and teams, present highlights of your plans.

Lauren Smart-Lampl will share highlights of the activities of the Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest, together with her vision for its future.

Lauren was Program Coordinator for the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program at Queen's Faculty of Educaiton and is currently completing a Masters of Education degree. For more information about her recent appointment and her background, please see the Kingstonist article: KNCLN announces change of incoming Executive Director.

Tonight is our monthly club social, and we will be inducting a new member as a friend of Rotary.

You are Invited to the May Social Gathering.

An opportunity to invite guests and chat in a relaxed comfortable venue. The Membership Committee will be inducting a new member in the Friend of Rotary Membership Category.

Event date: Tuesday May 28th 2024 

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm 

Location: Best Western Fireside Inn--Bistro Stefan 

1217 Princess St. Kingston 

Serving: Tom’s Party Platter of a variety of appetizers, finger food and veggies. 

Cost: $15.00 per person (added to Monthly Club charges – Members only) 

Guests pay at the venue. 

Each person responsible for their own beverage. 

RSVP to Ana da Ponte Thomson at email dapontethomson@gmail.com by noon May 22, 2024 

Please Note: There is no morning meeting of the club 

Meet the students we sponsored for Adventures in Citizenship and the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp. Heare of their experiences.

Join us this morning as we welcome Nicole. She will be speaking about the financial literacy course that is being offered to high school students in the Kingston area.

Board Meetings are open to all members. Agendas and minutes, once approved, are posted in the Club Documents space on ClubRunner.

Meetings are normally held by Zoom (click on link to join), occasionally in person. The normal date is the third Monday of each month, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The board, in close consultation and communication with the whole club, sets the overall direction for the club, develops a budget, and authorizes special expenditures. It is both a policy and administrative body. Attending a board meeting is a good way to get insight into the operation of the club and to share your ideas and concerns with the board. If you want the board to consider an idea or concern in depth, please ask the president or secretary to put it on the agenda, which is developed a week before the meeting.

Hear highlights from our leaders and share what the year has meant to us--a time to celebrate our accomplishments

Join us at the Community Food Warehouse as we celebrate the visit of the Rotary Friendship Exchange Team from Brazil. We will also have a tour of the Food Warehouse, and a report from Robert Reid, leader of our Regional/National Team.

Watch for your invitation!

This evening we will welcome our new executive for the new Rotary year.

Dr. Dixon will speak about youth peacebuiding. Dr. Dixon developed and taught a 3rd year semester course at Queen's University in the department of Global Development Studies. Students in this course included Aidan Gurung, our Global Grant Scholar.

The Magic of C-K Rotary Ecology

Join us this morning as our President for 2024-2025, Bill Egnatoff, shares his vision for our Club for the new Rotary year .

Join us as we celebrate one of the great pleasures in Rotary - the prsentation of a Paul Harris Award to an amazing member of our community.

Sandi Dodds has been the guiding force behind The Mess Studio Kingston for years. The Mess Studio has built a community around art that helps those living on the fringes of society. The Mess has also attracted a large group of volunteers that help drive their worthwile work.

Join us as we honour Sandi, and hear an update about one of their programs our Club has assisted with.

Join us as we welcome Paul Carl to speak about his new venture. Aanii Nichii Drone aims to conduct enhanced aerial photography, mapping and thermal imaging in support of non-profit Indigenous and non-Indigenous food sovereignty (community gardens), climate change concerns (thermal imaging and green space mapping) and community events.

For more info see https://aaniinichiidrones.ca

This morning District Governor Teresa will pay a visit to our club. Teresa is a member of the Rotary Club of Orleans. She has had a long career in real estate and the travel industry. Teresa becomes District Governor on July 1st, 2024.

Come and here our DG's goals for this Rotary year.

1. Scope: 1A Storytelling B. Operations
2. Review: What's working, what needs improvement, what's not working
3. Identifying our process and service pillars
4. Next steps towards effective communication
5. Next meeting

Watch for your invitation!

Would you like to join, and see what we are all about?

Send us an email through the contact link on www.ckrotary.org

Today we will review progress on several items, including environmental work, and Board highlights, including this Rotary year's budget. President Bill has promised to show some pictures from his trip to the Galapagos!

Join us as Tim Barber, Board Chair of Ryandale Transitional Housing speaks about their 25 years of hepling the homeless in Kingston.

Ryandale is a registered not-for-profit, charitable organization that began as the Ryandale Shelter for the Homeless. The first Ryandale transition house opened in 2010, and now with the assistance of a dedicated team of community partners Ryandale offers transitional housing to 23 people in three houses as they get ready for independent living.

Join us as we hear about Garnet Families, an organization dedicated to helping Military and First Responders and their families with the unique challenges that they face.

"Our team is dedicated to better understanding, supporting, and improving the lives of defence and PSP families across Canada. Through research, resource development, and public awareness campaigns we seek to listen, learn, connect, and support these critically important – and often overlooked – members of our community."

This morning's meeting is cancelled in favour of our Saturday event on Sept 28th at No. 9 Gardens

Violet Roy will share highlights of her short-term Rotary Youth Exchange this summer with her exchange partner from France.

William and John Stennett wil speak of what Adventures in Understanding meant to them.