Events

We had so much fun last year we're doing it again....TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ($25) https://tinyurl.com/2026-Scrabble-Party Organized by Rotary Club of Guelph South in partnership with Guelph GoGo Grandmothers. Proceeds to "The Bench" food security program in Guelph and the "Guelph GoGo Grandmothers" HIV/AIDS family support programs in Africa. Teams of 4 compete for bragging rights and fun prizes.  Snack and refreshments, LIVE music plus a mystery gift card tree, 50/50 draw, games and handmade market.  Register early, seats sell out!

Virtual (ZOOM)

President-Elect Stefanie Bradley looks forward to meeting with the members that can attend this meeting in order to discuss opportunities for the new Rotary year that will start on July 1st.  This will be the first of three scheduled Fireside Chats. and will be in person only.

What does Rotary look like through your eyes? Join us for one of three Fireside Chats — informal, engaging round‑table conversations where we explore what matters most to our members and friends. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your curiosity.

Option 1: (8:00 AM) Thursday, April 23rd at Symposium (in-person)
Option 2: (8:00 AM) Wednesday, April 29th at Symposium (in-person)
Option 3: (6:00 PM) Thursday, April 30th (ZOOM only) to accommodate those who cannot attend in person

ROTARY THRIVES WHEN EVERY VOICE IS HEARD

President-Elect Stefanie Bradley looks forward to meeting with the members that can attend this meeting in order to discuss opportunities for the new Rotary year that will start on July 1st.  This will be the second of three scheduled Fireside Chats, and will be in person.

What does Rotary look like through your eyes? Join us for one of three Fireside Chats — informal, engaging round‑table conversations where we explore what matters most to our members and friends. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your curiosity.

Option 1: (8:00 AM) Thursday, April 23rd at Symposium (in-person)
Option 2: (8:00 AM) Wednesday, April 29th at Symposium (in-person)
Option 3: (6:00 PM) Thursday, April 30th (ZOOM only) to accommodate those who cannot attend in person

ROTARY THRIVES WHEN EVERY VOICE IS HEARD

What does Rotary look like through your eyes? Join us for one of three Fireside Chats — informal, engaging round‑table conversations where we explore what matters most to our members and friends. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your curiosity.

Option 1: (8:00 AM) Thursday, April 23rd at Symposium (in-person)
Option 2: (8:00 AM) Wednesday, April 29th at Symposium (in-person)
Option 3: (6:00 PM) Thursday, April 30th (ZOOM only) to accommodate those who cannot attend in person

ROTARY THRIVES WHEN EVERY VOICE IS HEARD

President-Elect Stefanie Bradley looks forward to meeting with the members that can attend this meeting in order to discuss opportunities for the new Rotary year that will start on July 1st.  This will be the final scheduled Fireside Chat and will be ZOOM only, to accommodate those that cannot attend one of the in-person Fireside Chats.

In 2026 we sponsored 2 young people to attend the District 7080 residential multi-day event, and we look forward to hearing from them about their experience.

Rotarian Celia Clark will give us an update on an international project, originally approved in early 2025, that has been ongoing to create a custom database management system for migrating paper-based patient medical records for a maternal health clinic in Haiti to a cloud-based system that will be more secure in case of a disaster, that can be used to provide measurable and timely insights into the clinic's impact,  and that can be shared with a hospital if needed.  Our club funded the 5-year Filemaker DBMS software license, while the Guelph Trilium club provided funding towards a 5-year license for a cloud hosting service.  Celia developed custom templates for records to be captured to fit the needs of the clinic's midwives and nurses, and the system is undergoing final commissioning and training - an impressive international Vocational Service project!

The seventh and final of the seven scheduled meetings of the 2025-2026 Board of Directors (ZOOM only).

The Board of Directors will provide an overview of the 2026/2027 Budget that will be voted on at the Specail Members Meeting being held on June 11 2026.

**ZOOM only**  The main order of business will be consideration of the Budget for the 2026/2027 Rotay year that will start on July 1 2026.

We are hoping to see many of you again this year at the Sunrise farm on Sunday, June 14^th for our annual signature fundraising event, Celebrate Sunrise!  You will enjoy a seated gourmet lunch, an opportunity to meet some of our Riders and other program participants, visit Sunrise’s therapy horses, and to bid on great silent and live auction items. Tickets are available from Sunrise now!  http://www.sunrise-therapeutic.ca  Thank you for continuing to support children, youth and adults with special needs in our community who benefit from Sunrise programs year-round.   

The 13th annual fundraiser co-organized by Rotary Clubs of Guelph South and Guelph Trillium and the Foundation of Guelph General Hospital.