Events

Linda will be presenting cheques to various charities.

John Dennis is the Coordinator of the Urban Sugaring Project and co-founder of Syrup in the City.  The Urban Sugaring Project allows participants to collect sap and have it collectively boiled to syrup by volunteers.  Syrup in the City is Guelph's annual maple syrup festival which takes place at John McCrae Public School.  You will often find John at the Tool Library fixing broken tools or driving around town picking up donations.

 The death of a parent or sibling is one of the most psychologically devastating events that a child or adolescent can experience.  The Nightingale Centre is a non-profit organization that has been created to provide grief and bereavement support to children, adolescents, and their families in Guelph and Wellington County who have experienced, or are anticipating, the death of a family member.  They give hope to grieving children, youth, and families through their dedicated bereavement services.

Dennis Deevey, a member of the Rotary Club of Guelph Trillium, will give us an update on how Rotary funds have been used to assist the CHFU.

18th Annual "A Taste of Italy" Pasta Dinner

Friday, February 14, 2020

Tickets now on sale!

Due to the Winter Storm warning we have been advised that the speaker originally scheduled will not be attending and we will advise when her presentation is rescheduled.

Frank will give us an update on the Shoebox Project and what lies ahead.

Matt will share the results of our recent member survey on the status of our club and he will lead a discussion on scheduling a future strategic planning session.

Deb will lead a discussion on how we develop our new Strategic Plan.

Shelldale Family Gateway is a charitable organization that aims to enrich the quality of life for everyone it serves. They offer programs and support for individuals and families in over 30 languages. The Shelldale Centre in Guelph is a community hub for various services and organizations, providing an integrated service model through experienced staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers. 

Shelldale Family Gateway is a provider of EarlyON programs (for ages 0-6)  through the County of Wellington, as well as specialized services through grants and donations designed specifically to support  the unique needs of children, youth, and families in Guelph’s Onward Willow neighbourhood.

For more than 40 years, Wyndham House has opened its doors to thousands of youth in Guelph and Wellington.

Through a combination of short-term and long-term residency, Wyndham House provides young people, aged 16 to 25, with support and services needed to overcome challenging times and difficult problems.

The role of the Canadian Blood Services is to provide lifesaving products and services in transfusion and transplantation for Canadian patients and to safeguard Canada's systems of life essentials in blood, plasma, stem cells, and organs and tissues.

Together with donors, recipients, employees, partners and volunteers, they meet changing patient needs by providing lifesaving products and services, building relationships with donors of the future and ensuring a secure supply of Canadian plasma for immune globulin.

The Ontario Veterinary College Pet Trust is Canada’s first charitable fund dedicated to the health and well-being of companion animals.  OVC Pet Trust honours the relationship between pets, their people and veterinary care givers and they achieve this by raising funds and supporting learning, healthcare and research at the Ontario Veterinary College.

OVC Pet Trust funds a wide range of studies that help to improve the health of a variety of pet species.  The goal of the studies are to improve or develop new diagnostic tests and treatments and to examine the human-animal bond. 

Water First believes that the water crisis in Indigenous communities is intolerable. They believe education and skills training are essential in creating solutions that work for these communities.   Their programs acknowledge history and seek to repair past wrongs through building strong partnerships and creating lasting results in collaboration with Indigenous communities.