Rotary Club of Guelph South, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Guelph South Charitable Foundation Inc., invites you to support our upcoming Scrabble Fundraiser Party being held on Saturday April 18 2026.  It's a family-friendly afternoon that brings our community together while raising funds for local charities and programs.

Your generosity helps Rotary direct more resources to the organizations we partner with, and there are several meaningful ways you or your business can get involved.  Your support will be recognized during the event, and it will make a direct impact on the success of this fundraiser benefiting “The Bench” a local food security program in Guelph. Our partner organization, Guelph GoGo Grandmothers will be raising funds for the “Grandmother to Grandmother” program, a family support initiative for families in Africa affected by HIV/ AIDS.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available and are set out in the package that can be downloaded from this link:  https://tinyurl.com/2026ScrabblePartySponsorships

Tickets ($25.00 per person, $100 for a table of 4) are available from CanadaHelps:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-rotary-club-of-guelph-south-charitable-foundation-inc/events/scrabble-party_2026 

or by contacting Celia Clark (scrabbleapril@gmail.com • 519-766-1097)

Thanks for your support! 

The 2025-2026 District 7080 Governor, Susanne Zbinden, made her first official visit to our Rotary club on September 25th 2025.  The in-person meeting, held in the evening at Symposium Cafe in Guelph, featured presentations by the DG, the club and a special new member (Lauren Jamieson) induction.  A donation of $1,000 is being made to The Rotary Foundation's PolioPlus Fund in appreciation of her visit.  As well a photo album has been prepared photoalbums/2025-district-7080-governor-visit.  Attendees included members, Friends of Rotary and a member of the University of Guelph Rotaract Club.

The Rotary Club of Guelph South presentation to the new District Governor included brief snippets and photos from each of the 24 years since our club was chartered, along with information on our impressive history of donations made to worthy charitable organizations.  A link to our presentation: documents/en-ca/00016b4c-2fb8-4cfb-a7c4-ad70d405b211/1

Newest Rotarian Lauren Jamieson formally welcomed to the Rotary Club of Guelph South by (L-R Sponsor Celia Clark, Past President
John Persson and Disrict 7080 2025-2026 Governor Susanne Zbinden

We're proud to welcome Lauren as our newest Rotarian! Lauren was introduced to the club by Rotarian Celia Clark who will act as her sponsor. Lauren is not a stranger to many members, having attended meetings and volunteered at events, and in fact is our first “Friend of Rotary”  to make the move to becoming a full Rotarian and Active Member of our Rotary Club.

We have recently welcomed Sean Carscadden as our newest member.  We hope to have him do his Classification Talk within the next couple of months, but Sean is an Air Ambulance pilot with the Ornge so his availability can never really be guaranteed….medical emergencies don't necessarily respect Rotary meeting dates/times!  We'll look forward to that opportunity to learn more about Sean….