August 28th 2020 Rotary Presents cheque for $83,000 to Branch 353 Royal Canadian Legion
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October 1st 2020
Mona Fox presented with PH +1 pin by District Governor Hadi Mortada
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2019 Christmas parade collected $1000 and 25 bags of groceries for Food bank
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 Recent donation from Delta Bingo funds going towards a healthier and
community through Rotary
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December 2019 donation The Learning Centre, Eganville
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Opeongo H.S. Interact Club
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Rotarians from Kenya visited Eganville Rotary
Valley Rotarians gathered in Eganville on June 28th to hear Alan and Mona Fox report on their recent trip to Kenya where the Rotary Club of Eganville supports a health clinic and school in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. Among those who attended were visiting Rotarians from Kenya. Seated in the front are Dorothy Musya, Felistas Musyoki and Isabella Olwenyo who are of the Rotary Club of Syokimau, Nairobi, Kenya. In the middle row are Maria Robinson, Mona Fox, Alan Fox, and Don Downey. In the back row are local Rotarians John Escott, Wayne Gorman, Joe Conway, Leo Hughs, George Vigus, Lorna Byers, Ed Byers, Deb Vigus and Mike Steves.
Valley Rotarians gathered in Eganville on June 28th to hear Alan and Mona Fox report on their recent trip to Kenya where the Rotary Club of Eganville supports a health clinic and school in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. Among those who attended were visiting Rotarians from Kenya. Seated in the front are Dorothy Musya, Felistas Musyoki and Isabella Olwenyo who are of the Rotary Club of Syokimau, Nairobi, Kenya. In the middle row are Maria Robinson, Mona Fox, Alan Fox, and Don Downey. In the back row are local Rotarians John Escott, Wayne Gorman, Joe Conway, Leo Hughs, George Vigus, Lorna Byers, Ed Byers, Deb Vigus and Mike Steves.
Canada Day 2018
It was a hot Sunday morning (humidex 40 C.) for our annual breakfast and yard sale fundraiser. This year we were grateful for the help from our three visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Syokimau, Nairobi, Kenya. A hearty breakfast was served to over 220 people (numbers well down from previous years)
The yard sale was a great success with over $1650 raised for local Scouting. Much thanks goes to the generous community who donated the gentle used items for sale.
Photos starting clockwise upper left: Eganville Rotarians Maria Robinson and Phil Lancaster welcoming guests, Rotarians Isabella Olwenyo, Mona Fox, Dorothy Musya, Egg master Pres. George Vigus shaking things up and Rotarian Felista Musyoki getting the grill ready for another batch of eggs
Fundraising raffle with over $40,000 in prizes was kicked off November 9th at our Regular weekly meeting.
The main prize is a 2018 GMC Sierra Pick-up with many subsidiary prizes. This is a Rotary sponsored event with a heavy community involvement. Tickets are $50 each or 3 for $100. Only 2100 tickets will be sold. Tickets can be purchased by mailing a cheque to Splash Pad Raffle, Box 100 Eganville Ontario. K0J1T0 or at several community merchants. Centre in the back is Mayor Jennifer Murphy, of Bonnechere Valley Twp. and Councilor Jackie Agnew, chair of the splash pad committee. The draw was held May 26th 2018 at the sod turning ceremony, Legion Field. Over $53,000 profit from the draw was donated towards the project.
The main prize is a 2018 GMC Sierra Pick-up with many subsidiary prizes. This is a Rotary sponsored event with a heavy community involvement. Tickets are $50 each or 3 for $100. Only 2100 tickets will be sold. Tickets can be purchased by mailing a cheque to Splash Pad Raffle, Box 100 Eganville Ontario. K0J1T0 or at several community merchants. Centre in the back is Mayor Jennifer Murphy, of Bonnechere Valley Twp. and Councilor Jackie Agnew, chair of the splash pad committee. The draw was held May 26th 2018 at the sod turning ceremony, Legion Field. Over $53,000 profit from the draw was donated towards the project.
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Vimy Oak Planted at Legion Field
On November 3rd the community gathered to commemorate the Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9-12 1917. During that battle 4 Canadian Divisions fought as a single force and took the high ground held by a well entrenched and battle hardened enemy. Twice before the French and British had tried to take the escarpment and twice they were beaten back with over 100,000 casualties. The Canadians won the battle but with a cost of 3598 dead and 7000 wounded. Some historians claim the battle was a catalyst to nationalism and an emerging nation. During the battle, a soldier put into his pocket some acorns from the battlefield. They were sent home to his farm in Ontario and planted. The acorns grew into a mighty oak trees- the Vimy Oak. A project was undertook to repatriate the tree to France but fears of importing foreign pathogens to France prevented this from happening. The Vimy Oak Legacy Foundation decided to offer the saplings from the original oak planted 100 years ago to groups who would plant and nurture the tiny trees. Eganville Rotary in cooperation with the Eganville Horticultural Society and Village publics works applied and were granted a tree. The Vimy Oak Legacy was brought to Eganville. A local stone was engraved with Rotary funds to mark the planting. |
2016 Canada Day Breakfast
front line servers: Joe Conway, Joan Lehto, Debbie Vigus, Maria Robinson, Dave Clark In the background is Lorna Byers. It was a great way to celebrate Canada's 149th birthday with our 14th annual breakfast!
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Picture of the 2017 Sale all set up and ready to go. Congratulations to the 1st Eganville Scouts for running a successful yard sale this year.
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15th Annual Eganville Rotary Charity Golf Tournament
President Geo. Vigus looks on as tournament convener Richard Smerdon congratulates Team Lehto Captain Joan Lehto. Looking on are 15th annual tournament winners Frank Doherty, Len Lehto and Mike McIntee.