Events

Treasurer John Persson will present the members with the 2023-2024 Budget as approved by the Board of Directors at its May 16 2023 Board Meeting.

This is the inaugural charity fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Guelph South.  It is being held at Barn Swallow Fields at Thatcher Farms, on June 4th with registration open at 10:30am. 

Tickets go on sale Wednesday March 8 2023 at 1:00pm  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-rotary-club-of-guelph-south-charitable-foundation-inc/events/brunch-at-the-barn.

Brunch at the Barn features a delicious buffet beginning at 11:30am with a host of activities including silent and live auctions. During the live auction you will have the opportunity to bid on and support one or more of these charities and receive a tax receipt: Food4Kids Guelph; Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre; Bracelet of Hope; Ronald McDonald House; Elora House.  Other live auction items include a South African Safari as well as a variety of silent auction items.  Professional background music by Michael McGuire will add a delightful ambiance to the event. Enjoy a complimentary mimosa in beautiful surroundings. Cash bar available.

Having just held our first Annual "Brunch At The Barn" charity brunch on June 4th in support of local & international charities, we'll use this meeting as an opportunity to thank everyone that worked so hard to organize it, and to reflect on its success.

We will get an update on the upcoming 10th Anniversary Tour de Guelph and identify any outstanding needs eg. volunteers.

Our regular Thursday morning meeting will be replaced with this event, an opportunity to get together in-person and celebrate the end of one Rotary year, the start of another on July 1st, and the change over in leadership. 

June 30 2023 marks the end of the current Rotary year, and the end of Martin Litchfield's term as our club President.  He will be passing the gavel and Rotary Bell to the incoming President for 2023-2024, Shelley Adlington.  We will be celebrating another successful year for our Rotary club with a dinner meeting at Springfield Golf & Country Club on Wednesday June 21st at 6:00pm.

Tour de Guelph, presented by Label Design Ltd., remarkably heads into its 10th year! Tour de Guelph supports Guelph General Hospital and other local charities through the Rotary Clubs of Guelph South and Guelph Trillium. In its previous nine years, the event has raised over $850,000 for our community and has grown into one of Guelph-Wellington’s largest community sporting events. For our 10th annual ride, let’s fundraise to exceed $1 million for our community!

The Rotary Club of Guelph South looks forward to once again partnering with Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre to host marginalized youth from the Shelldale Family Gateway program.  This is an annual event (that sadly had to be cancelled during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19) and each prior year has been a wonderful success - for the youth, for Sunrise and for club members that participated.  Activities are expected to include swimming (with a Sunrise lifeguard on duty); low ropes course (a Sunrise Camp Coordinator will supervise); a fully accessible playground; informal soccer game; and a BBQ.  Sunrise will have T-shirts to hand out to youth and craft material for them to take home.  Our Rotary club is donating funds to cover the costs associated with the bussing of the youth and Shelldale Family Gateway staff to and from Shelldale.

** NOTE:  Wednesday June 28 2023 as a rain date, if needed  **

Following the President Changeover on June 22nd we are taking a break and will be back to regular weekly meetings on July 6th when the new Rotary year starts.