2010 Sault Ste. Marie Easter Seals Ambassador
Quinn Currie

   ROTARY AT WORK

The Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie supports The Easter Seal Society, Ontario by presenting the local Easter Seals Telethon, Penny Power for Easter Seals and Snowarama. The club also supports the Algoma Therapeutic Ride program, offers bursaries to secondary and post-secondary schools, offers a student exchange program and group study exchange program, and organizes both the Rotary District Science Fair and the Sault Ste. Marie Sports Awards program.

The club's major events are:

  • ROTARYFEST, The Sault's Summer Festival, held annually the third weekend of July
  • An annual car draw associated with ROTARYFEST
  • The Bell Celebrity Skate and Swim held annually in November
  • The Battle of the Sections held annually at the Soo Greyhounds hockey game in February
  • Easter Seals Ontario events:  Snowarama, TD Canada Trust Penny Power, and The Easter Seals Telethon
  • Sault Ste. Marie Regional Science Fair

UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 12:  Bocce evening, 6 pm

THANK YOU SAULT STE. MARIE!
OUR FIRST SELL OUT IN CAR DRAW HISTORY!

2010 ROTARYFEST "Take Your Pick" Car Draw winner:

Donna MacKenzie, ticket # 05547
President Michael Trumble and Car Draw Committee member Bruce Cooke present Donna MacKenzie her cheque for $75,000!

2010 EASTER SEALS TELETHON

  

Art Wilhelm, President 2009-2010, presents a cheque to Easter Seals Telethon host, Jim Cronin, for $32,500 at The Easter Seals Telethon in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday, March 28, 2010.  Easter Seals, an organization that services the 160 disabled children, youth and young adults in the Sault Ste. Marie area, continues to be the primary charitable mandate of the club. Not only does the club proudly assist the Telethon financially, but as the Presenter, many of the volunteers who make the Telethon possible are Rotarians and/or their spouses. The 9 hour event raised $121,650 locally for the charity.   


2009 ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR

Patty Desjardins receives her award from 2008-9 President Pino Caputo.


2009 BELL CELEBRITY SKATE & SWIM FOR ROTARY YOUTH PROJECTS
Presented by CROSS COUNTRY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

              

Jon Lang, Bell Aliant, and Brian O'Shaughnessy, Cross Country Automotive Services present their respective sponsorhip cheques to Art Wilhelm, President, and the 2009 Easter Seals Ambassadors, Cody and Jesse Moreau.

 


Upcoming Luncheon Programs

August 31 – Dr. Ron Common – Sault College
Sept 7 - John Howard Society
Sept 14 - Dr. Myers Algoma Univ.
Sept. 28 - Hannah Rooney Youth Exchange Student

 

 
© 2005 Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie