The Rotary Club of Guelph South held a special evening meeting on June 9 2025, the reason being the presentation of Paul Harris Fellowships to 11 Active members, 1 Honourary Member, 5 Friends of Rotary and 2 non-Rotarian volunteers from the community. The prestigious recognition, named for Rotary founder Paul Harris, celebrates those whose lives and work reflect Rotary’s highest ideal "Service Above Self". We were joined by representatives of District 7080: District Governor Sohail Naseer, District Governor-Elect Susanne Zbinden and District Foundation Chair Tom Mennill, all of whom spoke to those in attendance. DG Sohail also presented club President John Persson with a “100% Paul Harris Fellow Club” banner, indicating the rare achievement of a club having all members having been designated as Paul Harris Fellows. A link to the photo album: photoalbums/100-paul-harris-fellow-club
“This evening is about celebrating people who make a difference – often without seeking recognition,” said Club President John Persson. “Our honourees lead by example and remind us what it means to serve with heart, humility, and dedication.”
The Scrabble Party on April 12th was a fabulous success! We believe that everyone had a lof of fun and helped us raise over $8,000 to help feed hungry children in Guelph
and support African grandmothers in their efforts to turn the tide of AIDS.
Watch for the photo album (courtesy of Jessica Giovanni) that will be posted soon!
The Guelph Rotary clubs cluster Eradicating Human Trafficking Committee held its first event of 2025, on February 24th, at Salvation Army Citadel with a stellar panel of speakers. Today on the GuelphToday website there was an article about the event documents/en-ca/281cd26b-76b0-40de-8dd1-fad23a6e547c/1 Also attached is a copy of the trifold brochure documents/en-ca/8c497fcc-4699-4bd4-8ec2-3ea4e5ba2ebb/1 that was provided to each attendee. Congratulations to the committee for an important effort as they continue to “educate to eradicate”.
Rotary Club of Guelph South’s 21st Annual Pasta Dinner on February 7th 2025 was a tremendous success, thanks to the wonderful residents of Puslinch and our generous sponsors:
Milburn's Auto Sales & Service (Robert Milburn), Zehrs Market on Kortright, COBS Bread Clairfields, Sleeman Breweries, Celia & Pete Clark, Deb & Geoff Allen - The Allen Group Royal LePage, Hammond Power Solutions, Idabelle Hodgkinson, Montessaurus Training, Journey Renovations Inc., Frank and Heather Oudesluys, Richard Van Dyke Insurance, Rootham’s Gourmet Preserves Ltd., SR-P Creations, Cassoulet Catering, Royal City Tree Care, Davies & Mahnke Private Wealth Management and Puslinch Pioneer.
Check out photos from the event here: photoalbums/2025-taste-of-italy-pasta-dinner
