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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 will be held May 26th 2018 at the sod turning ceremony, Legion Field.
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 will be held May 26th 2018 at the sod turning ceremony, Legion Field.
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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.