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Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read
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PAUL VAN NEST
The Boys and Girls Club began as an adjunct program offered in the city’s north end by the Community Council of North Kingston. Financed primarily by government grants for youth employment and without wider community support, its future was in jeopardy. This is when the Rotary Club of Kingston stepped in.
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On the recommendation of a committee made up of past presidents, the Rotary Club of Kingston voted in 1990 to take on a substantial fundraising campaign to establish a Boys and Girls Club in the city. Under the presidency of Ron Southward and the chairmanship of Reg Shadbolt, our club committed to raise $300,000 over five years.
Author of the article: Letters to the Editor
Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 2 minute read
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PAUL VAN NEST
The formation of Easter Seals Ontario can be traced back to 1922 when representatives from seven Rotary Clubs in southern Ontario met to discuss the meagre support available for the province’s children with physical disabilities. Recognizing a need for action, they formed the Ontario Society for Crippled Children.
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Rotary’s relationship with what is now Easter Seals Ontario has continued to evolve for nearly a century. Rotarians across the province are a major component of the organization’s annual fundraising needs.
Author of the article: Letters to the Editor
Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021 • April 29, 2021 • 2 minute read
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DOUG TOWNSEND
By 1985, polio was destroying the lives of 350,000 children around the world every year. Rotary International decided to team up with the World Health Organization to start a program, called PolioPlus, with the goal of reducing poliomyelitis cases worldwide from 350,000 to 0. That’s zero … nil … not a single new case. Rotary committed to raising the funds to allow WHO and Rotary volunteers to inoculate every child in the world. Soon thereafter, UNESCO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed on as well.
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