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It’s back! The 57th annual Go Nuts - Nut Drive will be happening on Monday, September 4th from 4-9pm and we need volunteers.
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Kingston
Members of the Rotary Club of Kingston are dynamic volunteers and local community leaders. We join 35,000+ Rotary Clubs with 1.2-million members worldwide that make up Rotary International, the largest service organization in the world. We are non-political, non-religious, and welcome people of diverse backgrounds. If you want to make positive changes in our community and the world with dedicated people who share a passion for community service and fellowship, we hope you will consider joining our club.
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The Rotary Club of Kingston Meets THURSDAYS, 12:15 pm. In-person at Kingsbridge (lunch at 11:45 am) or join with Zoom. Join us on Zoom with the following link: |
District 7040 - Club #4576
Charter 872 - April 1st 1921
Charitable No. BN11912 4931 RR0001
Charter 872 - April 1st 1921
Charitable No. BN11912 4931 RR0001
Matt Hawksley, the Rotary Club of Kingston's president for 2023 - 24 got off to a flying start with his inaugual speech. Hawksley signalled his intention to be a change agent with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi "You must be the change you wish to see in the World."
During her year on Rotary Youth Exchange Bérénice Perrin was faced with numerous challenges, had new experiences that she will miss, and leaned that there are things about North American life she won’t miss. She also learned more about herself in personal ways and realized that there are aspects of her life life in France that she can’t wait to do again.
Pete Burrell and Carol Cartier, two of the club’s most active members, have spent the past couple of years heavily involved with Rotary at the International level. They have travelled extensively and visited numerous countries and Rotary projects.
2023 will see RKY Camp return to full operations is the good news reported to the Kingston Rotary Club at their June 2nd meeting by D’Arcy Munn, its Executive Director. “Not only are enrolments at 95% of 2019 numbers,” Munn said. “But the number of subsidized camperships has increased by 30%.”
Jotham is a Tanzanian student at the Timothy Massawe School on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Our club provides Jotham with a full Primary School sponsorship, and will do so for seven years, until graduation.
At Thursday’s meeting, representatives from Frontenac Secondary School were present because they hope to resurrect their Interact Club in the coming year. We also learned that a student, now on exchange in France, will be returning to Kingston Secondary School and is determined to open a new one there.
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(L-R) Elsabe Falkson, Ann Levison, Rene Marchen, Allan Dunlop, Barry Slater, Dave Short, Adrienne Brown.
The weather was perfect and everybody came to the Monarch Butterfly Garden in Rotary Park with tools and garbage bags in hand ready to spring clean the park and to tackle the weeds in the garden.
ENGAGE IN SERVICE
Rotarians are constantly finding ways to support others and to build the community. We have many service partners.
FOLLOW YOUR PASSION
Join local and international projects to Support the Environment; Build Peace; Combat Disease; Provide Clean Water; Enhance Sanitation and Hygiene; Improve Maternal and Child Health; Boost Literacy and Economic Development.
DEVELOP NEW NETWORKS
Rotarians help each other and help others. Rotary members consist of a cross-section of the community. Rotarians are well connected in our community and beyond.