March Is …Water, Sanitation and Hygiene MonthClean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families. |
January is …January is Vocational Service Month. Vocational Service is one way that members and participants can serve at Rotary. It involves using our professional skills and expertise to serve the community, promote ethical practices, and inspire others.
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President's Message 2025-2026Co-President's: This year we have co-president's - Mary Ruston and Morag Watt. Click the “read more” link to both of their messages. This promises to be another active and exciting Rotary year in Grand Bend. |
Grand Bend Area Community Health CentreFrom the inception of the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre the Rotary Club of Grand Bend provided financial and physical support. From the first Board Chair Don Thedford and Treasurer George Shaw and member of our club served on the board of the GBACHC. This continues to this day. The 2025 AGM takes place on June 9th at the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre from 5 pm to 6 pm. Registration begins as 4:30 pm. |
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President's Message (2024-2025)Suzanne Davidson
The Theme of Rotary International this year is “The Magic of Rotary”. In every corner of the globe, Rotary brings the magic of hope, compassion, and change. With each project, each act of kindness, we unleash the power of Rotary to create lasting impact and transform lives. But as we know, magic is not waving a wand, but is the result of hard work, excellent planning, skill and determination. And those qualities sum up Rotarians. This is the point where I’m supposed to talk about my goals as President of the club. Mostly we’ll want to continue on the path that Kerry and his predecessors have laid out: promotion of the Community Centre, support of the Warner Preserve, emphasizing protection and improvement of our environment, serving our community and continuing our international work. |
Basic Education and LiteracySeptember is "Basic Education and Literacy" month across the Rotary world. Because of generous Rotarians, in the last Rotary Year, The Rotary Foundation provided nearly $6M to fund over 100 global grants addressing this critical area of focus. While more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate (roughly 17 percent of the world’s adult population), Rotarians around the world are finding innovative ways to expand access to education, to improve teaching methods, and to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities at schools.
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Water Bottle Refill StationsThe Rotary Club of Grand Bend, through the generosity of our community and the support of Lambton Shores, has installed 14 water refill stations. To download a copy of the map use the links below:
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Warner Wildlife and Nature Preserve At the Grand Bend Rotary Autumn Indulgence event held on Saturday, October 1 2022, President-Elect Kerry Teskey announced an extraordinary gift to the community from Peter and Esther Warner. Peter, a charter member of the Rotary Club, has served the Grand Bend community in many ways, including his role in founding the Rotary Trail. On receiving a standing ovation after the President-Elect’s announcement, Peter admits to feeling humbled by the response and outpouring of support for the project. |
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Help Fight Climate Change - Plant TreesThis year’s Appeal at Autumn Indulgence 2019 was in support of: planting Groves of 10 Native trees in a border around the Klondyke Sports Park in Lambton Shores It's not too late to make a contribution to the effort: |
Free Reading Program The Free Reading program is designed to support literacy by providing proven tools which will build your child’s reading skills outside the classroom. The Rotary Club of Grand bend is pleased to be able to make these valuable tools available to anyone without cost or obligation. We welcome your comments and encourage you to share the link with relatives friends and neighbours.
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Why Join a Local Rotary ClubFor more information about joining the Grand Bend Rotary Club e-mail Randi Ivey at randivey@gmail.com. |
I am honoured to take on the position of President of such a vibrant, welcoming and active club. I’m also a bit nervous about trying to fill the very big shoes of now Past President Kerry. As you know, Kerry led us in an amazing year of accomplishments.