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Service Above Self

“Service above Self” is the Rotary motto and Bolton Rotary has certainly put service into action this year! Here are a few of our accomplishments:

Planting Bolton Rotary Peace Park, on Hwy 50, and Murray Stewart Trail in Bolton Camp
$13,000 in grocery gift cards to the Exchange
Successful charity golf tournament that exceeded $50,000 in proceeds
Family skate at Albion Bolton Arena hosted 140 skaters and spectators
Shop With a Caledon Firefighter partnered to provide families with a happier holiday season
Haunted Hill Run/Walk for 200 participants
Sewing Kits for Indigenous students at STEM Academy, Six Nations Polytechnic School
Water and School projects in Guatemala & Uganda
$20,000 in medical training and supplies for Ukraine through Project Volya
Humberview Alphadogs supporting robotics international competition
Partnered with Caledon Home and Lifestyle Show
Caledon Kids First financial support for youth in sports and wellness programs
Humberview School – new microphones for the Drama Club, and 4 x $500 scholarships

A BIG THANK YOU to all the donors and volunteers over the past years who have helped us make our projects so successful…whatever the cause, members and friends of Rotary rally to help out. A chance to meet new people, give back to the community and just have FUN. Interested?? Check us out at boltonrotary.ca, get in touch and come join us!

Uganda Project 2022

Claire Conway thanked us for our past support. She was last at our Club in 2014 to support a Global Grant project in Uganda. Their newest International initiative, also in Uganda, is part of a $210,000 USD project to update a school, improve basic health standards (latrines, fresh water, gardens, computers) and purchase supplies, including sewing machines. The project addresses all 7 of Rotary's areas of focus. After her presentation, Tunde presented Claire with a cheque for $1500

Home and Lifestyle show

Join us at the Home and Lifestyle Show - come say 'hello' and get an update on what projects we are currently working on.

Gift cards for The Exchange - CCS

Mariia Kupriianova sent a heartfelt thank you for your generous gift of $ 10,000 in gift cards for the Exchange! This is a major investment in our community, and will touch hundreds of lives. Your gift is critical at this time, as more and more Caledon neighbours come to the Exchange for food support. The number of our new clients more than doubled in 2022, and continues to hit new tragic records every day. We can only be there for Caledon thanks to your kindness and generosity.

Volunteer It's a Great Feeling!

April 16-22, 2023

National Volunteer Week is celebrated annually

A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers over the past years who have helped us make our
projects so successful….Hwy 50 planting, Haunted Hill Run, Charity Golf Tournament, Family Skate,
Sewing Kits for Indigenous Students, Water and School projects in Guatemala, Medical Supplies for
Ukraine…whatever the cause members and friends of Rotary rally to help out. A chance to meet new
people, give back to the community and just have FUN. Interested?? Email boltonrotary@gmail.com

to learn more about different volunteer opportunities or to join the club.

Charity Golf Tournament

A great day at Woodington Lake Golf Club for our 29th annual Charity Golf Classic! Thanks to our sponsors, golfers and volunteers who made the day fantastic! We had a full day of activities that included food holes, beverage sampling, on-course games, antipasto bar reception and prizes. Having fun and giving back to the community is what it's all about. Over the past years we have raised over $2 million that has gone directly back to local youth programs, hospitals, seniors activities, hospice, park facilities and local charities.

Humberview Robotics Alphadogs

The Alphadogs would like to thank Bolton Rotary for their donation of $5000 to purchase a new bandsaw for the Manufacturing room, along with a rivet tool, impact driver and wireless soldering iron.

Indigenous student Sewing Kits

Our club has partnered with Burlington North Rotary to provide kits of sewing supplies to students in the STEAM Six Nations Polytechnical School. If you have gently used items at home or would like to donate to this project please email boltonrotary@gmail.com and we will be happy to pick up or arrange donation location prior to Feb. 13.

Shop a Success!

Firefighters accompanied the kids to help them shop for gifts for their family.

Members of all the partner groups were on hand to offer congratulations on the success of the program

Donations will continue through Christmas to kick-start next year's shopping excursion.

Gift Cards for 'Season of Hope' program

Ed Broeders, Community Service Director, presented Kim D'Eri, The Exchange with $3000 in grocery gift cards to

distribute to the 'Season of Hope' program. This year co-ordinated by Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team for Caledon

Community Services so families have food and pharmacy items for the holidays.

Family Skate - Dec 28

FREE FAMILY SKATE - at Albion/Bolton Arena - on Dec 28 from 10 - 11:30 am.

The Rotary Club of Bolton is sponsoring this public skating event with free hot chocolate and snacks.

Tell your friends and lace-up for a fun activity between Christmas and New Year's!

Caledon Recreation requires participants must wear CSA-approved helmet and single-blade skates prior to accessing the ice

Helen Wicki-Nadler Induction

We were thrilled to induct Helen Wicki-Nadler into our 'family of Rotary' last week!

Murray Stewart Trail

We were able to utilize the Murray Stewart Trail during the Haunted Hill Run.

Proud to honor Murray with this prominent feature in our community. Thanks to TRCA Bolton Camp

staff for grooming it for a great event on Oct 30 but in any weather it's a beautiful walk!

Charissa induction

We are thrilled to welcome Charissa Yavtucovich as a new member to the club!

We know her contributions will be remarkable!

Rotary Youth Exchange

Youth Exchange students begin their journey to becoming global citizens. Through Rotary Youth Exchange, students 15 – 18 years old, will live with several families and go to school in that community, to experience life in a different country and culture. Students will begin this adventure in August 2023 – building of life-long friendships and the development of new skills – which culminates in an altered perspective of themselves, other people, and communities in the world. Rotary Youth Exchange students are the young leaders who will be the future force for social justice and peace locally and internationally. To find out more about this program go to facebook/boltonrotary or

email youth@boltonrotary.ca

Haunted Hill Run

What an awesome day at the Haunted Hill Run! Here are some of the costumed runners getting ready for the 1k Fun Run.

Hundreds of family members came out to cheer on the runners and socialize with friends and neighbours.

Thanks to the volunteers and sponsors who helped make this such a success!

Save lives in Ukraine

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SO GENEROUSLY DONATED TO THIS PROJECT!! We have reached our goal of matching donations up to $10,000 to help in this ProjectVolya.ca. Kevin Leach is working with front-line medics in Ukraine to help them secure medical supplies.

Ross Rotarian of the Year

Ross Gray receiving Reg Pacey: Rotarian of the Year Award 2022 recognizing

INVOLVEMENT in all Club activities, WILLINGNESS to accept Rotary Assignments, ONE who Practices and promotes the FOUR-WAY TEST,

ONE who represents good Rotary Citizenship

Brian Willing Worker Award

Brian James receiving 2022 William E. Egan: Willing Worker Award

This will be awarded to a current Rotarian who demonstrates exemplary service to Rotary and the community. This member will possess the personal characteristics and attributes which reflect the Bill Egan philosophy of teamwork. Bill was always there – willing, to not only give a hand, but to stay until the job was done. They must be willing to walk-the-walk when it comes to hands-on leadership. This is an award to honour one of our most industrious members, a true testament to “Service above Self”.

Paul Harris Awards

Gwen and Romas Krilivicius received Paul Harris recognition at this year's Changeover celebrations. Well deserved!

Changeover 2022

Changeover 2022 - A BIG thank you to Rita Cantelon for her 2-year Presidency and now welcoming Andrew Morgan, President 2022/23. Rita also received a prestigious Paul Harris Award!

Bolton200Birthday

We were part of the Bolton Bi-centennial celebrations on June 4! So much fun giving Tattoo's to kids and 'young at heart'.

Golf 2022!

Fabulous day at Woodington Lake yesterday.! We had 144 players on the Legacy course. Everyone talked about the course being in such great shape. This team wasn't the winning foursome but they sure had fun!! Thanks to all our sponsors, golfers and volunteers for making this such a big success.

Home and Lifestyle Show

See us at the Home and Lifestyle show in Albion Bolton Community Centre on weekend of April 28 - May 1. Here's your chance to ask questions and discover what Rotary is all about and our impact in the community!

28th Annual Charity Golf Classic

May 19, 2022 at Woodington Lake Golf Club. Join us for another great day on the links! Registration is closed now but we are still seeking sponsors...go to boltonrotarygolf.ca.

Bolton200 Discovery Game

Bolton200 Discovery Game has been developed by the Rotary Club of Bolton for the Bolton bi-centennial. The family-focused game is free for all to join. It will challenge participants to find mystery locations and intriguing history within Bolton. People can enter at any time during the game. We will announce ‘high points’ teams on social media but really the game is just for fun, physical outdoor activity and learning about your community’s history. The game is run through a mobile app, GooseChase, where you will see the list of challenges and be able to upload your photos and videos. The game will be launched on March 1 and run until June 3. Tell others so they can join in the fun! Find out more at Bolton200.ca you can join anytime!!

Step 1 – upload Goosechase app on your phone. The game name is Bolton200 or code is 8Z66MZ

Step 2 – go to the ‘missions’ and see which of them you want to play.

Step 3 - upload your photos and videos of good times and smart answers!

If you get stumped on a challenge, email admin@boltonrotary.ca for clarification, directions, or answers.

Graydon Bolton Anthem

As part of our Bolton200 Discovery Game we will be asking families to explore Bolton in many different ways. One challenge will be to take a video of someone singing this Ken Graydon song from 1972 about Bolton for the 150th anniversary. The music https://youtu.be/oRK31K7fSv8 . Words below.

Caledon Kids First

The Rotary Club of Bolton has had great success with their Caledon Kids First Program! It is a funding program in sports and wellness programs for families in need. Youth have participated in dance, soccer, karate, skating, baseball, hockey, music, swimming, etc. and over the 5 years we have sponsored 155 youth under 18.

$20,000. to Water First

Thank you everyone for your help in supporting this worthy cause. You should all be very proud of yourselves! The Rotary Club of Bolton cannot be more pleased by the outpouring of community involvement. If you would like to see more of what the Rotary Club of Bolton is doing and would like to be a part of this dynamic group, please contact us at boltorotary@gmail.com

Ground Breaking Rotary Place Expansion

(Photo Credit: Dan O’Reilly) Bolton Rotary Club president Rita Cantelon, Caledon Mayor Allan Thompson and Caledon Seniors Centre past president Nora Martin, celebrated on Sept. 24 to mark the construction of the Rotary Place expansion.

26 years after the facility was built, the long-awaited $10-million expansion to Rotary Place in Bolton, the home the Caledon Seniors Centre with an anticipated completion by the fall of 2022. It will include three new multi-purpose rooms, a new commercial kitchen, a new OPP satellite station, storage space and connection to the Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness.

Donate

We are so appreciative of everyone's heartfelt support and involvement in our projects. The generosity of this community is inspiring. We have so many worthwhile causes that resonate with people - Ukraine Crisis Support, Caledon Kids First, Water First Indigenous Internship, Bi-Centennial project, Murray Stewart Trail, Bolton Rotary Peace Park,Shop with a Firefighter and many more. Make your donation count as 100% of all proceeds go toward the project.

Bolton Rotary Golf Charity Tournament

Well, another successful year with our mini-tournament format last Thursday, September 30! We reached our golfer limit and thrilled with great sponsors so we can continue to do great work through their generosity. Some of the proceeds will go to Caledon Kids First and Water First projects.

Plants for Essential Workers

It was important for us to recognize and honor the front-line workers in our community. Plants went to local EMS, Fire, Police, nursing homes in the spirit of the Rotary motto 'Service Above Self'.

Planters and Peace Park gardens

Rotarians, family and friends were helping with planting on hwy 50 and garden maintenance at the Peace Park on Glasgow Road on Saturday. We haven't been able to do the work through Covid but happy to have the community cleanup happen!

Guides - ButterflyWay

our donation helping Guides rebuild the eco-system.

The new pollinator garden project at the Albion Bolton Branch of the Caledon Public Library has taken flight.

3 Student Awards at Humberview

Humberview graduation plans for the Class of 2021 will be virtual. A student award/diploma pick-up and a virtual commencement stage 29th of June. The following students have earned these awards....

Allison Kaschuk is the recipient of the Rotary- Werden Leavens Award
Andrew Brown is the recipient of the Rotary- Robert J Smith Award
Jacob Klimczak is the recipient of the Rotary- Harold Egan Community Events Award

Rotary helped start United Nations

75th anniversary of United Nations/Rotary involvement. Did you know? Rotary was instrumental in establishing the United Nations following the Second World War. From April to June 1945, delegations from 50 nations attended the United Nations Conference on international organization in San Francisco, with the task of writing a charter which was acceptable to all of them. Rotary International was one of 42 organizations asked to serve as consultants.

On April 10 a live-stream event will feature notable service projects and offer “behind-the-scenes" talks with leaders from the United Nations and the Rotary world. Full details and free registration here: https://www.75yearsofaction.live/

Egg Painting Distribution

Saturday was so much fun distributing the egg painting kits to those who had pre-ordered! Hey, do you know the Easter Bunny's favourite dance?.....hip hop, of course! Members of the Bolton Community Crew, Crock-a-doodle and Rotary were there to wish everyone a Happy Easter! Since we weren't able to offer the community walk Along The Bunny Trail, this was a great opportunity to partner with others and help 400 kids have a special craft experience.

Rotary, BCC, Crockadoodle

Melissa, Sarah, Rita, Andrew and Ross were on hand to present the cheque to Crock-a-Doodle and Bolton Business Crew in support of the Easter Egg decorating project for local children.

Egg Decorating for the kids

We have partnered with Bolton Community Crew and Crock-a-doodle to distribute 400 decorating kids to local children as a fun project through the pandemic.

Watershed Cleanup - Apr 24

RI's new area of focus: Supporting the environment. There's no better way to celebrate than participating in the first ever Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on April 24, 2021. So on Saturday 24th our club members will do a spring cleanup, of the parklands along the Humber, in our Peace Park on Glasgow Road.

Peace Park Flags

The Bolton Rotary Peace Park is located on Glasgow Road. We recently replaced a few of the flags that needed a refresh. Represented here are Caledon, Ontario, Canada, United Nations and Rotary International. Can't wait for spring to spend more time in this tranquil setting.

Guatemala School

INAUGURAL opening at the Los Limones School in Gualan Guatemala. This school for 200 students was dedicated to Hectorine Villanovich. Aldo was sad not to be able to attend due to flight restrictions but know the club will do us proud!

Christmas auction-a-thon

Murray did a 'bang-up' job of auctioning for our online version this year! 36 Rotarians and guests joined in the bidding to raise more than $3,000 toward local Covid relief. The auction went very smoothly with the help of Dave Paradi who has since created a free 'how to' course at Running a Charity auction on Zoom free mini-course | Think Outside The (teachable.com).

Forgetful Elf volunteers

Many of our Rotarians and family members volunteered at the 'Forgetful Elf' drive-thru at Albion Hills on Dec 11 and 12. Some of the roles included entrance greeters, scene animators, traffic control, Santa's helpers. Great fun! The kids loved the drive through the enchanted forest and a chance to solve the elf's situation in a chat with Santa himself!

Donation to Meals on Wheels

Proud to support Caledon Meals on Wheels in their benevolent program for seniors through the Covid crisis. Our $2,000. donation will be matched by Bolton Tim Hortons Restaurants are Matching our Meals in 2020. They will be matching donations dollar for dollar up to $7500 this holiday season from November 24th to December 15th.

Caledon Seniors Roast Beef Dinner

Roast Beef Lunch or Dinner - Caledon Seniors

The Caledon Seniors' Centre is partnering with the Rotary Club of Bolton to offer two Roast Beef meals

LUNCH -- Thursday, December 3 -- pick-up time between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm

DINNER -- Thursday, December 17 -- pick-up time between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm

The menu for both is roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, rutabaga, peas, a bun, and minced meat tart

The cost is $18. Local delivery is available for an extra cost.

The Caledon Seniors' Centre now accepts

e-transfers! - treasurer@caledonseniors.ca

To place your order, please call 905-951-6114.

Halloween Fun

We were able to loan one of our long-time sponsors some of our Haunted Hill inflatables this year since we were unable to host the run as usual. What a spooky entrance! Happy Halloween everyone!

Guatemala School honors Hectorine

We are pleased and proud to honor one of our part members by donating to a school project in Guatemala where they are naming it in Hectorine Villanovich's memory. The Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore is spearheading the project to provide water, toilets, wash stations, drinking fountains, larger kitchen and meals so 700 children can get an education.

ShelterBox Disaster Relief

We received a letter recognizing our support of this very worthwhile program. Rotary has partnered with ShelterBox Canada to provide relief in emergency shelter and tools to many families who have lost everything in a natural disaster.

Golf Fall Mini-tournament - Oct 1

Thurs. Oct 1 we are hosting a mini-tournament at Woodington Lake Golf Course - shotgun at noon - box lunch - $150/pp

Devil's Pulpit Foursome Auction

Devil's Pulpit generously donated a foursome (to be used prior to Oct 2021) to our club for fundraising purposes. A reserve bid of $400 will begin the silent auction in $50 increments to be declared on September 8. Golfers bid on boltonrotary@gmail.com. Bids will be updated on boltonrotarygolf.ca. Winners will be notified by email after 6pm on Sept 8.

Summer Gathering

It was so nice to see a good crowd at Sammut's home last evening! We were able to stay outside to keep the gathering safe. The weather co-operated BIG TIME as a huge black cloud passed right over us but no rain. A beautiful evening for a summer celebration.

President 2020/21 Rita Cantelon

On June 29 Rita Cantelon was introduced as our new President during a Zoom meeting. Not our annual Changeover celebration, to say the least, but the best we could do during pandemic. We look forward to a great year never-the-less!! Thanks to Doug Prince for his presidential leadership over the past 2 years.

Proud recognition for Covid response

Proud to receive this recognition from Kyle Seeback, MP Dufferin-Caledon for the food vouchers from Garden Foods toward groceries for local residents during these difficult times.

Ring in the 'new'

RI President Elect Holge Knaack’s theme “Rotary Opens Opportunities” brings a welcoming message to the world. There is hope…as we transition to the new Rotary year. We welcome shortly our new club President-elect Rita Cantelon.

Another 1000 masks

Ed Broeders donating 1000 masks to Dorothy Davis, Executive Director of Caledon/Dufferin Victim Service.

Grocery Gift Cards

Bolton Rotary and Garden Foods has provided
$12,500 in grocery cards to be distributed to families very quickly, they will supplement non-perishable hampers that we continue to make available to low income families. The Exchange has well over 300 families that rely on our food support to maintain a healthy diet. Your kindness ensures fresh produce, eggs, milk, poultry and lots of other nutritious food is provided to many Caledon residents during these incredibly challenging days.

Banas Stones donate masks

Firoz Khan, President of Banas Stones in Bolton, donated 10,000 face masks to the Rotary Club of Bolton to distribute. On Friday, April 17, Ed Broeders, Ross Gray and Doug Prince, of the Rotary Club distributed those masks, and they were graciously and happily received.We started at the Vera Davis Centre, they received 2,000; next on to CCS where we dropped off a further 2,000; 2,000 more went to the King Home; and then cross country over to Bethel Hospice where we gave 1,000. Another of our members, Dave Sammut, is delivering 500 up to Matthews House in Alliston. We have also heard from local banks, food stores and pharmacies that they could all use whatever we can distribute.We are thankful to Firoz at Banas Stones for his donation and are happy to be supporting our front line workers during these unprecedented times

Red and Black Dinner Dance

Frank and Ed here welcoming guests to our valentine dinner/dance! 140 guests arrived all decked out in Red and Black in the spirit of the event. So much fun dancing to our favourite tunes.Thanks to all who joined in to make it such a big success.

Along The Bunny Trail - colouring page 2020

Bring this along on Sat. Apr 4 to our free family walk for a chance to win one of the basket prizes. See you there between 10 and 2 to join in the fun!

Caledon Girls Hockey Association

So much fun to watch these girls in action on Saturday when we presented them with a cheque for $6,000. to support this great organization.

Matthews Hospice donation

Delivering $2500 cheque to Matthews Hospice...Andrea, Doug, Brenda and Ross.

Matthews House Residential Program provides quality, compassion and comfortable care for clients at end of life. Our care is provided without cost.

We are currently the largest residential hospice in the CHLIN and our 10 beds help fill the gap for hospice palliative care beds in our community.

South Africa incubator project

Meadowvale, Streetsville, Mississauga/Mississauga North, Mississauga Dixie, Mississauga City Centre, Mississauga Malton, Mississauga West, Oakville, Bolton, Cambridge North, Oakville Trafalgar, Guelph Trillium, Brampton, Palgrave, Burlington Lakeshore, Montreal, Knoxville (USA), Muenster (Germany)...

our project to supply 10 neonatal incubators to the Children's Red Cross Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa has been completed and is now officially closed. Thanks go to the dynamic Knysna Rotary Team who facilitated and steered this project to it's final successful conclusion.

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Rotary recently contributed to metal plaques for the Grieving Soldier memorial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Remembrance Day ceremonies will take place at the new Fire Hall at Hwy 50 and Bolton Heights at 12:15 on Monday, November 10

Haunted Hill Run quite a success!

You can see by the expression on Weston's face that he was proud of his accomplishment at the finish line! Special thanks to all who participated 300 runners, 100 volunteers, committee, sponsors, family and friends to make this such a great day!...despite the weather. The new location provided lots of good feedback to see what went well and how we can improve for next year. 10th Anniversary Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 !!

Haunted Hill Run 2019

Time to contact your sponsors, sign up volunteers and encourage runners to register. Looking forward to a great event again this year. We have re-located the starting/end point of the race behind the Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness and Rotary Place!!

Starting at 9:30 am, register for our FREE Kids 1K Fun Run. Each child will receive a race finishers medal, drawstring backpack and snacks. Limited to the first 400 registrations.

At 10:00 am run or walk along Kingsview to Longwood and into Bolton Camp along the Murray Stewart Trail. Registered runners for the 5/10 km need to pick up a runner kit including Haunted Hill t-shirt and swag. Lunch, awards and prizes! Limited to the first 400 Registrations.

All net proceeds for the day will go to local youth organizations including Humberview Alphadogs Robotics Team, First Lego-League Caledon, Kids First Caledon among others.

Becky Smith - Paul Harris Fellow

Becky Smith has gone 'above and beyond' to support our projects and is a well-deserved recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow. This is an award "to honor a Rotarian or friend of Rotary in recognition of their contribution to Rotary and the community over several years."

Tyler Viaene Paul Harris Fellow

Proud to recognize Tyler Viaene as a Paul Harris Fellow, June, 2019

John Williams memorial bench

A few Rotarians and member of John Williams family - Kathy, Kelly and Kyle were present to see the bench in it's new location toward the West end of the Murray Stewart Trail in Bolton Camp. It was a nice opportunity to recognize and remember all the contributions that John made to the club over his 25 years.

Frank Macellaio Paul Harris Fellow

Frank Macellaio recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow at Changeover in June 2019

Excellent night at Changeover!

President Doug Prince announced 2020 theme Rotary Connects The World and presentation of Long Service Plaque naming Doug Witherspoon, Ross Gray, Romas Krilavicius, Dave Sammut, John Williams, Douglas Fleck, Hal Gregory, Don Ogden, Bob Palmateer and Murray Stewart

Golf Day Success!

We had a great day at the tournament on May 23 - started out rain and cold but ended sunny and bright. Great energy in the room with golfers meeting up with friends old and new. Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors and golfers for supporting our event again this year.

Along the Bunny Trail

Fire and Emergency Equipment in Guatemala

Ron Kyle arranged a Rotary to Rotary transfer of fire and emergency equipment to Guatemala. Very much appreciated!!

Sanitation project in Botswana

We partnered with a Rotary club in BC to provide girls in Africa with sanitation products.

Volunteer MBC appreciation

Carine Strong presented the club with a certificate of appreciation for our volunteer efforts over the past year and supporting the Caledon Volunteer of the Year award!

Santa Parade 2018

Stewart/Williams celebration

We are proud to recognize Murray Stewart for his 50 years in the Rotary Club of Bolton by naming the newly refurbished trail through Bolton Camp in his honor. There was a ceremony on Sat. Oct 27, 2018 where friends and family joined together to celebrate this milestone. A bench, designed by Girls Can Too, was dedicated to John Williams in remembrance of his 25 fulfilling years in the club and wonderful memories.

Haunted Hill Run/Walk

Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers and runners for making our annual family event such a success!!. The weather started out snowy but the sun came out and made it a great day to be outside getting fresh air and exercise! The renovated Murray Stewart Trail through the Bolton Camp made it a safer, easier run this time and well worth the investment.

Thailand youth exchange arrives!

Chaiyot Mamuang arrived recently from Thailand. Brian James was there to greet him and welcome him to Canada. I'm sure he is in for a wonderful year of new experiences ahead!

Chloe Outbound

Here is Chloe at the airport to take her on the next year's adventure as a Youth Exchange student in Austria - can't wait for the updates on her adventures!

Welcome to Adrian Weglo

A big welcome to our newest member Adrian Weglo!

Murray Stewart Trail

Murray Stewart has been in the Rotary Club of Bolton for 50 years. To recognize his tremendous contributions to our club and community we asked for the new TRCA trail through Bolton Camp to be named in his honor. The unveiling took place at Changeover 2018. Once the signage has been installed we will all take a walk on the trail to mark the occasion.

Willing Worker Rick Arthur

Rick Arthur awarded William E Egan Willing Worker award for "service above self".

Rotarian of the Year 2018

David Kostynyk was honored as Rotarian of the Year 2018 at Changeover on Fri. June 8!

Welcome Fouad

Please join us in welcoming Fouad Al-Hin to our family of Rotary

Margo & Diana Burno - Foundation Endowment

We were thrilled to have Lesley Barmania, DGN representing Rotary Foundation present Margo and Diana with their Endowment Plaque for making the pledge to "Doing Good In The World" and making an investment in the future.

Along the Bunny Trail

What an amazing day we had - over 400 people walking the trail in the sunshine, playing games of chance, petting live bunnies, eating ice-cream. Great way to celebrate spring!

Youth Exchange on their way!

YMCA Cedar Glen gets 4 new cabins

Brendan took Don and Karen on an ATV to see the refurbished cabins. TRCA Bolton Camp donated 4 cabins and Bolton Rotary is helping to cover some of the renovation costs. Starting to shape up! We learned that YMCA Cedar Glen hosts 25,000 guests each year and offers maple syrup, bee apiaries, organic farm, and soon to come childcare centre and farm therapy for mental health.

Kids First Caledon

Hockey Equipment to Indigenous People

School supplies to Guatemala

Many happy faces, resulting in better education. You are Making a Difference. 100 schools were sent supplies.

Regards, Franky ,DGN Francisco A. Viau

Ugly Sweater Competition

Well we out-did ourselves on the ugly sweater/hat competition. what a lot of fun!!

Welcome Maureen Hart

Maureen was inducted on Dec 18 as our newest member! Congratulations and welcome to the club! We should have re-thought our 'ugly sweater' event on the same evening - always a good sport, Maureen joined in the fun and spirit of the evening.

TRCA Bolton Camp Revitalization

Bolton Camp is going through an exciting re-imaging to be more community focused and a vibrant centre for arts, exercise, entrepreneurship, business development, workshops....and much more...take a look Bolton Camp Reimagining

Christmas Auction 2017

What a party! 85 Rotarians and friends of Rotary joined together for a Christmas celebration and to raise more than $6,000. for Bethell Foundation, supporting a family and Shop with a Cop. Everyone was so generous and really got into the spirit of the auction. Murray was in great form last night and rallied the crowd to give big! Here's Jill heading home with her loot.

Santa Parade 2017

What a great day for a parade! We gave away 5,000 toothbrushes/paste along the route. Thanks to Connor Anderson for being the gingerbread mascot on the float, to Matt Jennison for driving the truck, Greg at Diamond Towing for the truck and Dave at Motorhome Travel for float storage and decorating, and of course, the volunteers who came out to distribute the toothbrushes.

District Governor visit Dec 6

We were pleased to host the district governor on her recent club tour. L-R Ingrid Sproxton, DG Kathi Dick, Timothy Whitehead, Sherrin Palmateer and Don Ogden

Haunted Hill Run big success!

Our club is capable of accomplishing amazing things and yesterday was a perfect example.

Everything went smooth as silk!

Nothing but positive feedback from participants. Great to see lots of parents running with their kids and grand kids.

Thanks to all the members, spouses and friends of Rotary that volunteered, registered, sponsored and pledged participants.

North Hill Planting Donor Recognition

North Hill tree planting through Bolton Horticultural Society - recognizing donors for generosity

Revitalization of the Bolton Camp Trails

We are excited to use the newly revitalized trail for our upcoming Haunted Hill Run - enjoy this lovely weather and take an Autumn walk.

Community Spirit Award 2017 - Fines Ford Lincoln

Congratulations to Fines Ford Lincoln, family owned, family operated small business champion who positively contributes to the life and spirit of the town.

Welcome Allan Bennett new member

We are pleased to welcome Allan Bennett to the family of Rotary. He was inducted September 25.

Clothes for Disaster Recovery - IRMA

IN JUST 2 DAYS!!

It only took ONE phone call from Josh (in St. Kitts) to Romas.....Romas called Aldo.....Aldo called Joe (Kinsmen Club)..they said come and get all you need from the warehouse!.Sea Cadets also offered bags of cargo pants

...Aldo called 4 Rotarians with Pick Up Trucks....See Photos Attached.

All this will go to Romas’ warehouse & be added to much more that will be forwarded to St. Kitts for Disaster Recovery Distribution...ASAP.

(We have Kids Running Shoes, Sandals, Boys Clothing , Girls Clothing, Ladies Clothing, Men & Boys Jeans, Shirts, Baseball Caps, etc. etc.).

The supplies arrived!

The supplies have arrived in Guatemala and getting ready for distribution to 100 schools (15,000 students)

Pencils= 292,594 , Crayons= 120,034 , Erasers= 97,559 , Sharpeners= 4,900 , Writing Books= 25,711 , Dictionaries= 960 , Protractors= 354,

Compasses= 77 , + skipping ropes & soccer balls.

Humberview Student Awards presentations

Jeanne Egan, Becky Smith, Douglas Fleck and Murray Stewart were presenters to the Humberview Award recipients June 2017

Golf Sponsorship Recognition event

28 companies were celebrated June 26 for their generous support of the Bolton Rotary golf tournament. Over 23 years we have given more than $1.3 million to community groups & charities including $200,000. to local hospitals. Charlene representing Woodington Lake Golf Club where we have hosted the event over the past 5 years.

Rotarian of the Year

Andrew Miller awarded Rotarian of the Year 2017 at recent Changeover night

Scott Fraser Paul Harris Fellow

It was at Changeover on June2 that Scott Fraser was recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow and congratulated by DG Bill Proctor and outgoing President Aldo Villanovich.

Caledon Pare'nt Child Centre - support for Let's Get Together

We were pleased to co-present with Palgrave club to donate $12,000. for a program that brings parents together to support their children with disabilities.

Golf Classic huge success!

May 18 weather held until the end of the tournament to make for an amazing day! We were able to donate $10,000 to each of 3 hospitals that will go toward research and equipment in our local community. Members from Headwaters, William Osler and UHN joined us to volunteer and receive the donation. 260 golfers, 70 sponsors and 40 volunteers help to make the day such a huge success! Thanks to everyone for their ongoing support.

Chandler induction

Proud to induct Chandler Nicol to the family of Rotary

Alphadogs - Robotics team 2017

Once again we are supporting the Humberview robotics team as they go on to the Ontario District Championships:
April 13th - April 15th
The Hershey Centre

ACT Foundation Partnership recognition

Bolton Rotary was recognized as a community partner in the AED-CPR Program that has trained more than 17,000 students in life-saving skills in 60 schools across Peel Region.

Philippines Global Grant School project

Our club joined others to donate towards the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines 3 years ago. Some of the money went right away to lend a hand for the immediate emergency.

We were successful with $140,000 usd Global Grant to refurbish 5 schools that were still in need of rebuilding and refurbishing.

We loaded 2 large 40 foot sea containers with school desks, chairs, books, sports equipment etc. and dried soup, apples etc. A big thank you to all.

Vitanova donation from Christmas Auction

We raised over 11,000 at our Christmas auction and were proud to donate it to Vitanova, a local foundation ...helping put lives back together.

Honorary member Becky Smith

Becky Smith was inducted as an Honorary member at the Christmas event December, 2016

Santa Parade 2016

Excellent day in the parade with a record crowd! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Samaritan's Purse

Once again Murray & Aldo delivered a Truckload of items for the Shoeboxes, to Samaritan’s Purse, Kitchener.

Last year over 340,000 Shoeboxes were filled and delivered worldwide from Kitchener to the needy children Worldwide.

Navy League donation from Rotaryfest

Parking at Rotaryfest is co-ordinated by the Navy League and their volunteer team - thanks for all their time and work on that weekend! Proceeds from that event are shared with them.

Club Visioning - hard at work

17 of our club members met to brainstorm, discuss and share ideas to help shape the future of our club...stay tuned for action items to follow

Joint Project - CPCC

On Monday October 31, a handful of Palgrave and Bolton Rotarians had the immense pleasure of surprising Teresa Colasanti (Executive Director) and Ailsa Stanners-Moroz (Program Manager) of the Caledon Parent-Child Centre with the fantastic news that our Clubs joined together to co-fund a full year of programming for the Centre's "Let's Get Together" program.

This program is one that our Club has been involved with for a few years and have had the pleasure of meeting some of the families who are in the program when they came to speak. For those who may not be familiar with it, this program is a 2x per month evening program for families with children with special needs. Parenting a child who has special needs is at times a long and arduous journey. There are times when one feels completely overwhelmed and hopeless. A place where people understand the joys, successes and the heartaches. Where parents can share information, resources, opinions and feelings. Where people don’t judge. Where they know that their children will be cared for and cared about.

Haunted Hill Run huge success

A very successful day for our club. The 6th Annual Haunted Hill Run was our very best ever.

Thanks to the members and their spouses and friends that ran or walked or volunteered.

The road marshals, chili, music, prizes, set up crew, parking, slideshow and videos, registration, volunteer desk, take down crew were all AWESOME!

My biggest thank you to everyone for all your help.

District Conference - Wonders

Aldo and Douglas by our club display at One Rotary Wonder after another conference

Daiki - Exchange Student from Japan

Daiki & Aldo with RI Pres. Elect Ian Riseley (from Australia) & Liam (Exchange student from Australia) at meeting in Brampton.

Jeanne Egan Honorary member

Jeanne was inducted by DG Bill Proctor as an Honorary member. Proud to have her as part of the Bolton Rotary family.

Welcome to Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller was inducted by DG Bill Proctor on Monday...welcome aboard!

New member Michael Abdallah

We are proud to induct our newest member to our club !

CAREER BUILDER AWARD - Tom Kitamura

Tom Kitamura was honoured last evening at the District Changeover with Club Builder award to a Rotarian who has significantly supported and strengthened their club. Congratulations to Tom !

Presidential Citation 2016

Only 2 gold and 2 silver and 4 bronze Presidential Citation awards were presented at District changeover June 28. Karen was pleased to accept the Silver award on behalf of an amazing club !

Interact Car Wash

Interact Club did a great job on Saturday washing cars. They raised $485.00 and had a lot of fun!

Thanks to all who helped them out.

Planters on Hwy 50

What a team! helping to beautify Bolton

2016 Golf Tournament - biggest ever!

What a day! We exceeded all expectations and feedback from the golfers was fantastic - especially our entertainment with Todd and Greg from Golf With Attitude - we'll get some photos up on the golf website....boltonrotarygolf.ca. Special thanks to sponsors, golfers, volunteers and the committee for making the day such a success.

Animal Shelter Tree Planting

Coleraine Park Environmental Restoration Project

Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), Town of Caledon, James Dick Construction, Rotary Clubs of Bolton & Palgrave & Kinsmen Club of Bolton

We completed this Project on schedule Friday May 13 and the TRCA Field Team did an excellent job machine planting all the 34 trees behind and adjacent to the Caledon Animal Shelter on Coleraine Drive. The staff & volunteers of the Caledon Animal Shelter and the community dog walkers, not to mention their dogs, will greatly appreciate the shade from these trees on hot sunny days because there were only a few trees in these off-leash areas.

Richard Hunt - Bolton & District Horticultural Society (BDHS) - Associate Director Environmental Projects

Pope for Rotary crowd

Aldo and Hectorine were there to celebrate Rotary Day at the Vatican

Bob and Sherrin Palmateer Polio Immunization Trip

Bob and Sherrin presented images of their

recent trip to India. This team of Rotarians visited many school sites and did a polio innoculation day. With only 7 current new cases,

and continued vigilance we can succeed with polio eradication in 2016. A truly awesome accomplishment spearheaded by Rotary.

Alphadogs Robot win 6th

Coming in 6th place - this club at Humberview has got winning potential!

Carretas School in Gualan

This is the 2nd phase of the work done at Las Carretas School.....the old one where the boy was trying to drink water from the tap....but no water, also where the dogs and pigs were in the mud on the street. Now they have 2 more classrooms, Toilets & wash station with clean water (there is a water tank on the roof).

Good work done by RC Gualan

Family Transition Place

Stacey Tarrant joined Melanie Johannink and President Karen Fast to accept this cheque for $5000. from our Christmas Auction proceeds. It will go toward an education program for youth to create awareness about impact of abuse on families

New Member Greg Pannia

Welcome to our newest member Greg Pannia !

Interact Shoeboxes

Over 340,000 being checked & shipped to needy around the world from this place in Kitchener. Of these 73 were created or collected by Humberview Interact Club.

Santa parade 2015

Eight children waved from their skiis, sleds and snowboards coming down the snowflake hill this year! weather was wonderful and children lined the streets to receive one of the 4,000 toothbrushes we distributed.

North hill baseball pavilion

North Hill and the baseball diamonds here are a couple of pictures of the Baseball pavilions we helped support along with the Town of Caledon, The Bolton Braves and the Kinsmen.

This the the Kinsmen's 50th anniversary this year so we were very happy to partner with them.

The picnic tables will be added in the spring and plaque commemorating the site

Welcome to new member Karen Peirce!

Karen was inducted on Monday by DG Will Pugh.

welcome to Aurane!

Club BBQ summer 2015

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Cavalier Truck logo

Proud to be recognized on the new Cavalier fleet

Portable Ultrasound for EGH

portable ultrasound unit recently purchased with funding provided by the Rotary Club of Bolton.

Ribfest 2015

Ribfest was a huge success - thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, Rotary family and friends, vendors, community partners! We saw over 20,000 people over the weekend, diverted more than 5,000 lbs of compost, ate our way through thousands of pounds of ribs, danced to rockin' tunes and had a fantastic time in the hot summer sunshine!

Bob Palmateer Citation for Meritorious Service

PDG Bob Palmateer was awarded the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service for being highly active in service activities related to the Rotary Foundation at the District Changeover, June 23, 2015

School supplies to Gualan

The students were excited to receive new school supplies and games at Las Carretas school, thanks to Hectorine and Aldo for their efforts in securing and shipping the supplies.

Pan Am Torch Relay

Participating with our concession trailer for the 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay

Paul Harris Fellows

James and Anne Dick were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows at Changeover on June 5, 2015. We appreciate all the support they have given the community over the years.

ACT CPR-AED training

The ACT foundation has partnered with Rotary and the Humberview school to train students and staff CPR and defibulator skills as part of their health education program.

New Stretcher for EGH

Thank you again for your ongoing support of Etobicoke General Hospital. Your annual contribution towards equipment for the hospital help our physicians, nurses and all our clinicians continue to provide excellence in care to our patients. Providing a brand new comfy stretcher to our ER patients will make all the difference to them whether they are waiting to be seen by a physician, waiting to be taken to diagnostic imaging for a scan or waiting for a patient room. THANK YOU for providing this indispensable piece of equipment and for helping to make our patients feel comfortable while waiting in the busiest unit of the hospital. Last year there were 72,911 patient visits to the Emergency Department, that’s almost 200 a day! On behalf of all the patients and families that visit our Emergency Unit- thank you for this wonderful gift!

I look forward to seeing you all at your annual golf tournament in May!! Warmest Regards, Anna

Bob Smith plaque

Posted on Jan 31, 2015

Humberview Robotics Club

Posted on Jan 31, 2015

RI Convention Toronto 2018

Posted by Karen Fast on Oct 12, 2011

Rotarians choose Toronto for 2018
Tourism Toronto is extremely pleased to announce that Toronto has just been chosen as the host city for the 2018 Rotary International Convention, to be held from June 24-27. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the local Rotary Organizing Committee and congratulate them on an admirable job. Thanks to the Rotary International Convention, Toronto will welcome over 20,000 Rotarians and their families, which will represent some 40,000 room nights in downtown and west side hotels, with an estimated direct visitor spend of $32 million. The Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Air Canada Centre will serve as primary venues. Financial assistance for the event was made possible by the Convention Development Fund, a joint initiative of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, participating hotels and Tourism Toronto

Peace Park Credo

Posted by Karen Fast

Respect for cultural diversity, and the life and dignity

of every person without discrimination or prejudice

Rejection of violence toward all people in all its forms

ResolutIon of conflict within local and global communities

Reconciliation of differences in the pursuit of harmony

TGH Kidney/Pancreas Transplant team

Posted by Karen Fast

Kristin Morrison Andrea Norgate, Josh Lai, Debbie Findlay joined several of our members and expressed their appreciation for donations from our Electronic Re-cycling day.

A life was saved by a successful double kidney/pancreas transplant and now the patient is exhibiting no more diabetes symptoms.