Caledon Kids First The Rotary Club of Bolton has had great success with their Caledon Kids First Program! It is a funding program in sports and wellness programs for families in need. Youth have participated in dance, soccer, karate, skating, baseball, hockey, music, swimming, etc. and over the 5 years we have sponsored 155 youth under 18. |
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$20,000. to Water First Thank you everyone for your help in supporting this worthy cause. You should all be very proud of yourselves! The Rotary Club of Bolton cannot be more pleased by the outpouring of community involvement. If you would like to see more of what the Rotary Club of Bolton is doing and would like to be a part of this dynamic group, please contact us at boltorotary@gmail.com |
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Ground Breaking Rotary Place Expansion (Photo Credit: Dan O’Reilly) Bolton Rotary Club president Rita Cantelon, Caledon Mayor Allan Thompson and Caledon Seniors Centre past president Nora Martin, celebrated on Sept. 24 to mark the construction of the Rotary Place expansion. 26 years after the facility was built, the long-awaited $10-million expansion to Rotary Place in Bolton, the home the Caledon Seniors Centre with an anticipated completion by the fall of 2022. It will include three new multi-purpose rooms, a new commercial kitchen, a new OPP satellite station, storage space and connection to the Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness. |
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Donations appreciatedThe Rotary Club of Bolton is so appreciative of everyone's heartfelt support and involvement in our projects. The generosity of this community is inspiring. We have so many worthwhile causes that resonate with people - Caledon Kids First, Water First Indigenous Internship, Bi-Centennial project, Murray Stewart Trail, Bolton Rotary Peace Park, and many more. Make your donation count as 100% of all proceeds go toward the project. |
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Bolton Rotary Golf Charity Tournament
Well, another successful year with our mini-tournament format last Thursday, September 30! We reached our golfer limit and thrilled with great sponsors so we can continue to do great work through their generosity. Some of the proceeds will go to Caledon Kids First and Water First projects.
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Plants for Essential Workers It was important for us to recognize and honor the front-line workers in our community. Plants went to local EMS, Fire, Police, nursing homes in the spirit of the Rotary motto 'Service Above Self'. |
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Planters and Peace Park gardens
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Guides - ButterflyWayour donation helping Guides rebuild the eco-system. The new pollinator garden project at the Albion Bolton Branch of the Caledon Public Library has taken flight. |
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3 Student Awards at Humberview
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Rotary helped start United Nations 75th anniversary of United Nations/Rotary involvement. Did you know? Rotary was instrumental in establishing the United Nations following the Second World War. From April to June 1945, delegations from 50 nations attended the United Nations Conference on international organization in San Francisco, with the task of writing a charter which was acceptable to all of them. Rotary International was one of 42 organizations asked to serve as consultants.On April 10 a live-stream event will feature notable service projects and offer “behind-the-scenes" talks with leaders from the United Nations and the Rotary world. Full details and free registration here: https://www.75yearsofact |
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Egg Painting Distribution
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Rotary, BCC, Crockadoodle Melissa, Sarah, Rita, Andrew and Ross were on hand to present the cheque to Crock-a-Doodle and Bolton Business Crew in support of the Easter Egg decorating project for local children. |
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Egg Decorating for the kids
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Watershed Cleanup - Apr 24
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RI's new area of focus: Supporting the environment. There's no better way to celebrate than participating in the first ever Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on April 24, 2021. So on Saturday 24th our club members will do a spring cleanup, of the parklands along the Humber, in our Peace Park on Glasgow Road. |
INAUGURAL opening at the Los Limones School in Gualan Guatemala. This school for 200 students was dedicated to Hectorine Villanovich. Aldo was sad not to be able to attend due to flight restrictions but know the club will do us proud!
Murray did a 'bang-up' job of auctioning for our online version this year! 36 Rotarians and guests joined in the bidding to raise more than $3,000 toward local Covid relief. The auction went very smoothly with the help of Dave Paradi who has since created a free 'how to' course at Running a Charity auction on Zoom free mini-course | Think Outside The (teachable.com).
Many of our Rotarians and family members volunteered at the 'Forgetful Elf' drive-thru at Albion Hills on Dec 11 and 12. Some of the roles included entrance greeters, scene animators, traffic control, Santa's helpers. Great fun! The kids loved the drive through the enchanted forest and a chance to solve the elf's situation in a chat with Santa himself!
Proud to support Caledon Meals on Wheels in their benevolent program for seniors through the Covid crisis. Our $2,000. donation will be matched by Bolton Tim Hortons Restaurants are Matching our Meals in 2020. They will be matching donations dollar for dollar up to $7500 this holiday season from November 24th to December 15th.
We are pleased and proud to honor one of our part members by donating to a school project in Guatemala where they are naming it in Hectorine Villanovich's memory. The Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore is spearheading the project to provide water, toilets, wash stations, drinking fountains, larger kitchen and meals so 700 children can get an education.
We received a letter recognizing our support of this very worthwhile program. Rotary has partnered with ShelterBox Canada to provide relief in emergency shelter and tools to many families who have lost everything in a natural disaster. 
Thurs. Oct 1 we are hosting a mini-tournament at Woodington Lake Golf Course - shotgun at noon - box lunch - $150/pp 
Devil's Pulpit generously donated a foursome (to be used prior to Oct 2021) to our club for fundraising purposes. A reserve bid of $400 will begin the silent auction in $50 increments to be declared on September 8. Golfers bid on boltonrotary@gmail.com. Bids will be updated on boltonrotarygolf.ca. Winners will be notified by email after 6pm on Sept 8.
It was so nice to see a good crowd at Sammut's home last evening! We were able to stay outside to keep the gathering safe. The weather co-operated BIG TIME as a huge black cloud passed right over us but no rain. A beautiful evening for a summer celebration. 
On June 29 Rita Cantelon was introduced as our new President during a Zoom meeting. Not our annual Changeover celebration, to say the least, but the best we could do during pandemic. We look forward to a great year never-the-less!! Thanks to Doug Prince for his presidential leadership over the past 2 years. 
Proud to receive this recognition from Kyle Seeback, MP Dufferin-Caledon for the food vouchers from Garden Foods toward groceries for local residents during these difficult times. 
RI President Elect Holge Knaack’s theme “Rotary Opens Opportunities” brings a welcoming message to the world. There is hope…as we transition to the new Rotary year. We welcome shortly our new club President-elect Rita Cantelon. 
Ed Broeders donating 1000 masks to Dorothy Davis, Executive Director of Caledon/Dufferin Victim Service. 
Bolton Rotary and Garden Foods has provided
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Frank and Ed here welcoming guests to our valentine dinner/dance! 140 guests arrived all decked out in Red and Black in the spirit of the event. So much fun dancing to our favourite tunes.Thanks to all who joined in to make it such a big success.
Bring this along on Sat. Apr 4 to our free family walk for a chance to win one of the basket prizes. See you there between 10 and 2 to join in the fun!
So much fun to watch these girls in action on Saturday when we presented them with a cheque for $6,000. to support this great organization. 
Delivering $2500 cheque to Matthews Hospice...Andrea, Doug, Brenda and Ross. We are currently the largest residential hospice in the CHLIN and our 10 beds help fill the gap for hospice palliative care beds in our community.
Rotary recently contributed to metal plaques for the Grieving Soldier memorial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Remembrance Day ceremonies will take place at the new Fire Hall at Hwy 50 and Bolton Heights at 12:15 on Monday, November 10
You can see by the expression on Weston's face that he was proud of his accomplishment at the finish line! Special thanks to all who participated 300 runners, 100 volunteers, committee, sponsors, family and friends to make this such a great day!...despite the weather. The new location provided lots of good feedback to see what went well and how we can improve for next year. 10th Anniversary Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 !!
Time to contact your sponsors, sign up volunteers and encourage runners to register. Looking forward to a great event again this year. We have re-located the starting/end point of the race behind the Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness and Rotary Place!!.JPG)
Becky Smith has gone 'above and beyond' to support our projects and is a well-deserved recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow. This is an award "to honor a Rotarian or friend of Rotary in recognition of their contribution to Rotary and the community over several years." 
Proud to recognize Tyler Viaene as a Paul Harris Fellow, June, 2019
A few Rotarians and member of John Williams family - Kathy, Kelly and Kyle were present to see the bench in it's new location toward the West end of the Murray Stewart Trail in Bolton Camp. It was a nice opportunity to recognize and remember all the contributions that John made to the club over his 25 years. .JPG)
Frank Macellaio recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow at Changeover in June 2019
President Doug Prince announced 2020 theme Rotary Connects The World and presentation of Long Service Plaque naming Doug Witherspoon, Ross Gray, Romas Krilavicius, Dave Sammut, John Williams, Douglas Fleck, Hal Gregory, Don Ogden, Bob Palmateer and Murray Stewart
We had a great day at the tournament on May 23 - started out rain and cold but ended sunny and bright. Great energy in the room with golfers meeting up with friends old and new. Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors and golfers for supporting our event again this year. 
Ron Kyle arranged a Rotary to Rotary transfer of fire and emergency equipment to Guatemala. Very much appreciated!!
We partnered with a Rotary club in BC to provide girls in Africa with sanitation products. 
Carine Strong presented the club with a certificate of appreciation for our volunteer efforts over the past year and supporting the Caledon Volunteer of the Year award! 
We are proud to recognize Murray Stewart for his 50 years in the Rotary Club of Bolton by naming the newly refurbished trail through Bolton Camp in his honor. There was a ceremony on Sat. Oct 27, 2018 where friends and family joined together to celebrate this milestone. A bench, designed by Girls Can Too, was dedicated to John Williams in remembrance of his 25 fulfilling years in the club and wonderful memories. 
Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers and runners for making our annual family event such a success!!. The weather started out snowy but the sun came out and made it a great day to be outside getting fresh air and exercise! The renovated Murray Stewart Trail through the Bolton Camp made it a safer, easier run this time and well worth the investment. 
Chaiyot Mamuang arrived recently from Thailand. Brian James was there to greet him and welcome him to Canada. I'm sure he is in for a wonderful year of new experiences ahead!
Here is Chloe at the airport to take her on the next year's adventure as a Youth Exchange student in Austria - can't wait for the updates on her adventures!
A big welcome to our newest member Adrian Weglo!
Murray Stewart has been in the Rotary Club of Bolton for 50 years. To recognize his tremendous contributions to our club and community we asked for the new TRCA trail through Bolton Camp to be named in his honor. The unveiling took place at Changeover 2018. Once the signage has been installed we will all take a walk on the trail to mark the occasion. 
Rick Arthur awarded William E Egan Willing Worker award for "service above self".
David Kostynyk was honored as Rotarian of the Year 2018 at Changeover on Fri. June 8!
Please join us in welcoming Fouad Al-Hin to our family of Rotary
We were thrilled to have Lesley Barmania, DGN representing Rotary Foundation present Margo and Diana with their Endowment Plaque for making the pledge to "Doing Good In The World" and making an investment in the future. 
What an amazing day we had - over 400 people walking the trail in the sunshine, playing games of chance, petting live bunnies, eating ice-cream. Great way to celebrate spring!
Brendan took Don and Karen on an ATV to see the refurbished cabins. TRCA Bolton Camp donated 4 cabins and Bolton Rotary is helping to cover some of the renovation costs. Starting to shape up! We learned that YMCA Cedar Glen hosts 25,000 guests each year and offers maple syrup, bee apiaries, organic farm, and soon to come childcare centre and farm therapy for mental health.
Many happy faces, resulting in better education. You are Making a Difference. 100 schools were sent supplies.
Well we out-did ourselves on the ugly sweater/hat competition. what a lot of fun!!
Maureen was inducted on Dec 18 as our newest member! Congratulations and welcome to the club! We should have re-thought our 'ugly sweater' event on the same evening - always a good sport, Maureen joined in the fun and spirit of the evening.
What a party! 85 Rotarians and friends of Rotary joined together for a Christmas celebration and to raise more than $6,000. for Bethell Foundation, supporting a family and Shop with a Cop. Everyone was so generous and really got into the spirit of the auction. Murray was in great form last night and rallied the crowd to give big! Here's Jill heading home with her loot.
What a great day for a parade! We gave away 5,000 toothbrushes/paste along the route. Thanks to Connor Anderson for being the gingerbread mascot on the float, to Matt Jennison for driving the truck, Greg at Diamond Towing for the truck and Dave at Motorhome Travel for float storage and decorating, and of course, the volunteers who came out to distribute the toothbrushes.
We were pleased to host the district governor on her recent club tour. L-R Ingrid Sproxton, DG Kathi Dick, Timothy Whitehead, Sherrin Palmateer and Don Ogden
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North Hill tree planting through Bolton Horticultural Society - recognizing donors for generosity
We are excited to use the newly revitalized trail for our upcoming Haunted Hill Run - enjoy this lovely weather and take an Autumn walk.
Congratulations to Fines Ford Lincoln, family owned, family operated small business champion who positively contributes to the life and spirit of the town.
We are pleased to welcome Allan Bennett to the family of Rotary. He was inducted September 25.IN JUST 2 DAYS!! It only took ONE phone call from Josh (in St. Kitts) to Romas.....Romas called Aldo.....Aldo called Joe (Kinsmen Club)..they said come and get all you need from the warehouse!.Sea Cadets also offered bags of cargo pants  ...Aldo called 4 Rotarians with Pick Up Trucks....See Photos Attached.All this will go to Romas’ warehouse & be added to much more that will be forwarded to St. Kitts for Disaster Recovery Distribution...ASAP. (We have Kids Running Shoes, Sandals, Boys Clothing , Girls Clothing, Ladies Clothing, Men & Boys Jeans, Shirts, Baseball Caps, etc. etc.). |
The supplies have arrived in Guatemala and getting ready for distribution to 100 schools (15,000 students) Pencils= 292,594 , Crayons= 120,034 , Erasers= 97,559 , Sharpeners= 4,900 , Writing Books= 25,711 , Dictionaries= 960 , Protractors= 354, Compasses= 77 , + skipping ropes & soccer balls. |
Jeanne Egan, Becky Smith, Douglas Fleck and Murray Stewart were presenters to the Humberview Award recipients June 2017
28 companies were celebrated June 26 for their generous support of the Bolton Rotary golf tournament. Over 23 years we have given more than $1.3 million to community groups & charities including $200,000. to local hospitals. Charlene representing Woodington Lake Golf Club where we have hosted the event over the past 5 years.
Andrew Miller awarded Rotarian of the Year 2017 at recent Changeover night
It was at Changeover on June2 that Scott Fraser was recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow and congratulated by DG Bill Proctor and outgoing President Aldo Villanovich.
We were pleased to co-present with Palgrave club to donate $12,000. for a program that brings parents together to support their children with disabilities. 
May 18 weather held until the end of the tournament to make for an amazing day! We were able to donate $10,000 to each of 3 hospitals that will go toward research and equipment in our local community. Members from Headwaters, William Osler and UHN joined us to volunteer and receive the donation. 260 golfers, 70 sponsors and 40 volunteers help to make the day such a huge success! Thanks to everyone for their ongoing support.
Proud to induct Chandler Nicol to the family of Rotary
Bolton Rotary was recognized as a community partner in the AED-CPR Program that has trained more than 17,000 students in life-saving skills in 60 schools across Peel Region. 
We raised over 11,000 at our Christmas auction and were proud to donate it to Vitanova, a local foundation ...helping put lives back together.
Becky Smith was inducted as an Honorary member at the Christmas event December, 2016
Excellent day in the parade with a record crowd! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Parking at Rotaryfest is co-ordinated by the Navy League and their volunteer team - thanks for all their time and work on that weekend! Proceeds from that event are shared with them. 
17 of our club members met to brainstorm, discuss and share ideas to help shape the future of our club...stay tuned for action items to follow
Aldo and Douglas by our club display at One Rotary Wonder after another conference
Daiki & Aldo with RI Pres. Elect Ian Riseley (from Australia) & Liam (Exchange student from Australia) at meeting in Brampton.
Jeanne was inducted by DG Bill Proctor as an Honorary member. Proud to have her as part of the Bolton Rotary family.
Andrew Miller was inducted by DG Bill Proctor on Monday...welcome aboard!
We are proud to induct our newest member to our club !.jpg)
Tom Kitamura was honoured last evening at the District Changeover with Club Builder award to a Rotarian who has significantly supported and strengthened their club. Congratulations to Tom !
Only 2 gold and 2 silver and 4 bronze Presidential Citation awards were presented at District changeover June 28. Karen was pleased to accept the Silver award on behalf of an amazing club !
What a team! helping to beautify Bolton
What a day! We exceeded all expectations and feedback from the golfers was fantastic - especially our entertainment with Todd and Greg from Golf With Attitude - we'll get some photos up on the golf website....boltonrotarygolf.ca. Special thanks to sponsors, golfers, volunteers and the committee for making the day such a success.
Coleraine Park Environmental Restoration Project 
Aldo and Hectorine were there to celebrate Rotary Day at the Vatican
Bob and Sherrin presented images of their
Coming in 6th place - this club at Humberview has got winning potential!
Stacey Tarrant joined Melanie Johannink and President Karen Fast to accept this cheque for $5000. from our Christmas Auction proceeds. It will go toward an education program for youth to create awareness about impact of abuse on families
Welcome to our newest member Greg Pannia !
Over 340,000 being checked & shipped to needy around the world from this place in Kitchener. Of these 73 were created or collected by Humberview Interact Club. 
Eight children waved from their skiis, sleds and snowboards coming down the snowflake hill this year! weather was wonderful and children lined the streets to receive one of the 4,000 toothbrushes we distributed. 
Karen was inducted on Monday by DG Will Pugh.
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Proud to be recognized on the new Cavalier fleet
Ribfest was a huge success - thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, Rotary family and friends, vendors, community partners! We saw over 20,000 people over the weekend, diverted more than 5,000 lbs of compost, ate our way through thousands of pounds of ribs, danced to rockin' tunes and had a fantastic time in the hot summer sunshine!.jpg)
PDG Bob Palmateer was awarded the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service for being highly active in service activities related to the Rotary Foundation at the District Changeover, June 23, 2015
The students were excited to receive new school supplies and games at Las Carretas school, thanks to Hectorine and Aldo for their efforts in securing and shipping the supplies.
Participating with our concession trailer for the 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay
James and Anne Dick were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows at Changeover on June 5, 2015. We appreciate all the support they have given the community over the years. .jpg)
The ACT foundation has partnered with Rotary and the Humberview school to train students and staff CPR and defibulator skills as part of their health education program. 
of every person without discrimination or prejudice
Rejection of violence toward all people in all its forms
ResolutIon of conflict within local and global communities
Reconciliation of differences in the pursuit of harmony
Kristin Morrison Andrea Norgate, Josh Lai, Debbie Findlay joined several of our members and expressed their appreciation for donations from our Electronic Re-cycling day.
A life was saved by a successful double kidney/pancreas transplant and now the patient is exhibiting no more diabetes symptoms.
Saturday was so much fun distributing the egg painting kits to those who had pre-ordered! Hey, do you know the Easter Bunny's favourite dance?.....hip hop, of course! Members of the Bolton Community Crew, Crock-a-doodle and Rotary were there to wish everyone a Happy Easter! Since we weren't able to offer the community walk Along The Bunny Trail, this was a great opportunity to partner with others and help 400 kids have a special craft experience.
We have partnered with Bolton Community Crew and Crock-a-doodle to distribute 400 decorating kids to local children as a fun project through the pandemic. 
