Welcome to Our Club!
Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 7:07 AM
Wellington Legion
364 Main Street
Wellington, ON K0K3L0
Canada
Wellington, ON K0K3L0
Canada
President
Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director - Policy & Procedures
Director - International Service & Foundation
Director - Communications & Literacy
Howard Ziedenberg
"Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves." The Rotary Club of Wellington will celebrate its 18th anniversary in 2020. We are a vibrant club, recognized as enthusiastic supporters of our community, to be counted on for both our charity and volunteering service above self, locally and internationally.
“Rotary Opens Opportunities” is the theme for this year, and I am looking forward to working with every Rotarian and invite everyone in the community to help us improve our communities, locally and globally. Rotarians create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve the lives of those in need.
Invitation to Speakers: If you would like to speak at the Rotary for information about your initiative or to solicit support for your cause, please Contact Us or contact David Robinet
Become a friend of Rotary: you can help the community by being a friend of Rotary, even if you are not yet ready to commit to be a Rotary club member. Come out and assist us at the bottle depot. You will find it inspiring and will be giving something back to the community.
Howard Ziedenberg
President 2020-2021
The 2021 Rotary Diners & Duffers Coupon book is now available for purchase for $35. Please contact a Rotarian near you, or visit the Wellington Home Hardware for your copy.
BUY NOW - $20 for a 750 ml bottle
We are happy to announce that the first 500 bottles of JC Nyman Farm's Maple Syrup sold out in just a few days. Thanks to all those who purchased a bottle and helped with this fundraiser.
Yvonne Buys has arranged for the production of a second batch. On Thursday March 18th a team of Rotarians bottled 500 more bottles of Nyman Farm's 2021 maple syrup harvest with the generous assistance of Kinsip Fine Spirits. Sales remain brisk but bottles are still available.
Thanks to the volunteer production crew: Tim Cox, Colin Fredericks, Jacques Michaud, Chris Compeau and Yvonne Buys.
Available: Call Yvonne at 647-200-5682 to arrange pick-up at her home; or
Email: Dave Robinet at dave.photosense@gmail.com; or
For sale at Wellington Home Hardware or McDougall Insurance in Picton.
All proceeds go to BACK THE BUILD - PEC Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Several of our Club's proud members with their Women in Rotary pins; provided by Past District Governor Mary Lou Harrison in recognition of the tremendous accomplishments the Women in Rotary have achieved.
Yvonne Buys led this project from conception to completion in warp speed, and upon launch on Thursday, almost 50% of the bottles were SOLD! Thanks to all the production and support team: Yvonne Buys, Chris Compeau, Michelle Kosoy, Bill Pennell, Dave Robinet, Kinsip and Nymans Farms.
Rotarians are asked to purchase (for personal use, gifts or resale) to help sell all 500 bottles in aid of the Back the Build Hospital Fund. Cases of 12 or individual bottles are available from Yvonne by cheque or cash. Call her at 647-200-5682 to arrange pick-up at her home, or in person at the Rotary meeting on Tuesday at the Legion.
September 11, 2020 - The Wellington Rotary made our first $100,000 instalment payment on a total $400,000 committed for the New PEC Hospital Back-The-Build campaign.
Wellington Rotary thanks David & Joni Gillingham of Domaine Darius for their generosity and Service-Above-Self for donating their materials, time, and expertise to make and sell the Rotary Red Wine fundraiser. Proceeds of the initiative exceeded $21,000, which will be included in the New PEC hospital building fund.
The current members wished to erect a memorial to honour our members who have passed away while in Rotary service with our Club. It was decided to place it on the Rotary Millennium Trail kiosk site at the foot of West Street where it meets the Millennium Trail.
-The County Experience-
Wellington Rotary's Online Auction
for PEC Hospital Fund
Sept 15th to Oct 15th , 2020
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winning bidders in the Auction!The Club has convened a fundraising dinner and auction for six years to raise money for various community causes; for the last three years for the Picton Hospital Rebuilding Fund. For 2020, it was expected that we would repeat the event until COVID-19 hit and large in-person event were not allowed. A decision was made to do another auction but hold it online, which happened from September 15-October 15. It was very successful, raising $25,000 for the building fund, contributing to the Rotary Club’s commitment to raise $400,000 by 2022.
The Rotary Red Cuvee Wine at Domaine Darius went on sale in August 2020. It was available if you visited Domaine Darius and asked for it specifically to winemaker David Gillingham or his wife Joni. It sold for $40 per bottle and there were only 55 cases available.
Many Thanks to Charles, Kimball, and Liz Lacey for making and selling the Rotary White Wine, and donating the proceeds to the Wellington Rotary Foundation's New Hospital Building Fund.
Pictured below is President Dave Robinet presenting the "Big Cheques" to Suzanne Latchford at Healing with Horses, and Paul from Quinte Access. Flanked by "Wellington Rotary Secret Service" bodyguards Treasurer Trudy Brown and President Elect Howard Ziedenberg.
David Hepburn presents a cheque for $400 to Past President Mike Lattner, chair of Wellington Rotary's bottle returns depot operations, as a donation to the new PEC hospital building fund. During the COVID-19 physical distancing lockdowns, many residents of the County were unable to bring their bottle returns for re-use/recycle and collect their deposit refund. David and Many Happy Returns collected the bottles from curb-sides and donated them to the Rotary's bottle returns depot.
This year, the price is discounted to $25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact a Rotarian near you, if you want one.
Our regular Tuesday morning breakfast Rotary Meetings have been suspended for the next little while, in support of efforts for social distancing of participants to fight the COVID-19 virus. We will investigate ways to keep in touch via digital communications means such as video-conferencing. In the meantime, here are a couple of humorous pics. Cheers, and keep well.
