Portapique Community Build Up + Project In the days following the April tragedy in Portapique and surrounding areas, the Rotary Club of Truro, Nova Scotia struck a committee, “Rotary Cares” to see how we may be able to assist the community in their healing process. We have spent the last few months working with residents of Portapique; and are pleased to announce the project we’ve entitled “Community Build Up +”. |
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Earthday Cleanup 2020Some Rotarians (and family members) didn't let social distancing and cold weather prevent them from cleaning up the roadsides in their local communities on Earthday. Thank you to Laurie, Richard, Audrie-Jo and Jim for making their local neighbourhoods just a little bit better.  |
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Rotarian Garth Coffin Authors BookTruro Rotarian Dr. Garth Coffin has authored a book about his life, education and work history that makes an interesting read. Entitled "A Boy from Cherry Hill", a reference to where Garth was born and raised on a farm on PEI, the book has insights into agriculture from the 1950s through to current times as well as into the life of Garth and his family. Contact the author about getting a copy as Garth says he is responsible for distribution as well. Congratulations Garth. Good read.
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Matthew Berrigan Inducted As Truro's Rotarian President Lech was pleased to induct Matthew Berrigan as the Rotary Club of Truro's newest member. An Acadia graduate, Matthew is Regional Manager of the Northern Connector Program. He has experience in facilitation, promotion, program planning, and program implementation and works closely with established business and community leaders to help employment-ready workers build professional networks across the region. Matthew has attended several club meetings and was one of our speakers in December. Alana Hirtle is Matthew's Rotary sponsor. Welcome to Rotary Matthew. |
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Donna & Ralph Hopkins Newest MembersRotary Club of Truro President, Lech Krzywonos formal inducted Donna and Ralph Hopkins as the Club's newest Rotarians at the Club's Jan 20, 2020 meeting. Donna and Ralph Hopkins moved to our community only a few months ago but are regular attendees at club meetings and have already volunteered with the Christmas index on a couple of occasions. Ralph and Donna recently retired from the Veterinary Consulting business in BC where they specialized in poultry flock health.  Jim Goit is their Rotary Club sponsor and he is shown in the photo with Ralph Hopkins, Donna Hopkins and President Lech. Congratulations to Ralph and Donna and welcome to Rotary. |
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Adventure in Citizenship 2020 The Rotary Club of Truro is looking for young people in Colchester County to take part in the Adventure in Citizen Program. The Adventure in Citizenship program brings together a select group of 200 students from across Canada to learn about Canadian democratic institutions through meetings with political leaders, senior officials and each other. The Rotary Club of Truro will participate in the program again this year and encourages 16 -18 year old high school students in Colchester County to apply. The Club will pay for the selected candidate to fly to Ottawa and attend the program which runs from April 26-April 29,2020. |
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Donation to the Lotus CenterRotarian Terry Pook came up with the idea for the Rotary Panty project. The Lotus Centre is a non-profit Woman's Resource organization that provides resources and services for women free of charge. One of the items they are always in need of is underwear for their clients. She proposed that Rotarians coming to the December 3rd Christmas party bring a package of underwear to put a box and she would present to the Lotus center before Christmas. Donations of money were also welcome if you didn't want to visit the lady's section of the local stores. The project was great success with $232 worth of panties and cash collected. The Club's Community committee matched that with a cheque for another $232 and Terry made the presentation to Sandi at the Lotus Centre on Dec 12th.  Thank you to all those who donated to this worthy cause. |
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Christmas Party 2019The Rotary Club held their annual Christmas Party on Dec 2nd following the monthly Director's meeting. As has become tradition the a singing Christmas Greeting was recorded and posted to the club's YouTube site. This is the 11th edition. Please click to check it out the greeting and share.  |
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New Member Inducted President of the Rotary Club of Truro Lech Krzywonos, was pleased to induct a new member at our Dec 2, 2019 meeting. Jordan Butler is the Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust in Truro. His club sponsor is Rotarian Brian Matthews. Jordan was born in Toronto and moved to Fall River when he was 13. He went to St. Mary's University. He was offered full-time employment with TD after spending a couple months as a teller and has now been with TD for over 4 years in 4 different branches. Jordan volunteers with CCW and is a cabinet member for the capital campaign project as lead for the financial institutions sector. He has settled in Truro having bought his first home. His girlfriend Kristen is an RN at the Hospital and they have 1 dog and 2 kittens. Welcome to Rotary Jordan. |
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Run Group Supports Christmas IndexRotarian Mark Mason and the Ugly Christmas Sweater Run folks spoke with CTV News about the upcoming annual run taking place Sunday Dec 1st. See their website at https://raceroster.com/events/2019/27666/ugly-christmas-sweater-run All money raised goes to our Christmas Index Program. Check out the news article at https://atlantic.  |
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Rotary in the Christmas Parade Eight members of the Rotary Club and 4 members of the new Rotaract Club joined our clients and friends of the Colchester Community Workshops to walk in the annual Christmas Parade through downtown Truro. While we ran out of candy part way along the route, the large crowd was enthusiastic. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season. |
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New Club BannersNew Club banners are available for members to take with them when they travel and visit other clubs. Trading of club banners has a long history of Rotary and it is nice way to highlight the international nature of our organization. If you are travelling, take the opportunity to attend another club's meeting and trade a banner.  |
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Nov Vocational Tour to The Raging Crow Distillery Members and Friends of the Rotary Club of Truro visited the Raging Crow Distillery for their November Vocational Visit. Owners Jill Linquist and former Rotarian Al Begin were great hosts outlining for the group the details of the distillery business and offering samples of their unique products. Many took bottles of their favourites home with them! Thanks to Jill and Al for a great visit. |
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Truro Rotarians Attend Rotary Leadership Institute Four Rotarians from The Rotary Club of Truro attended the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) sessions held at the NSCC on Saturday Oct 26th. New club member Lily Scales took Part 1 while Darlene Stevenson and Anna Rutherford took Part 2. Past president Ryan Beazley graduated from the program having completed Part 3. In addition to taking courses, three Truro Rotarians played an active role in making the day a success. Laurie Sandeson facilitated her first sessions during the day. Barbara Goit helped Jim with registration as well a mentored other new facilitators. A total of 58 Rotarians from around the region took part in the program. All learned more about Rotary from each other. Congratulations on a successful session. The next RLI session is being held on April 4, 2020 in Dieppe NB. Hopefully a number of Rotarians from Truro will attend that session. Registration and program details can be found at https://rliatlanticdiv.org/ |
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New DalAC Rotaract Club
The members have been volunteering weekly at the local food bank, filling bags and serving clients. On Oct 24th, World Polio Day, the club launched the Purple Pinkie campaign, selling cupcakes and stamping pinkies on a poster that will be displayed on campus. The campaign will continue to run at the campus pub, serving purple drinks fundraising for polio. Club members will be participating in a leadership conference hosted by Dalhousie University. The Rotaract Club is planning on supporting the Christmas Index Program operated through Truro Rotary Club. Great Work Rotactors! |
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Club Makes Donation to Colchester Community Workshops The Rotary Club of Truro is proud to support the capital campaign for the expansion and redevelopment of facilities at the Colchester Colchester Community Workshops with a donation of $100,000. Rotarians attended the launch party for the campaign at the Workshops. Congratulations to all. |
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6th Annual Bollywood NightAnother year, another Bollywood Night. This year was another huge success. Amazing food and entertainment enjoyed by all. The night was hosted jointly by the Rotary Club of Truro and the Khanna family and took place at the Holiday Inn. The event seems to be growing each year, which was noted by Sanjay Khanna, Co- MC for the evening and son of Om and Meena Khanna. Event guests now anticipate the incredible traditional Indian cuisine prepared by Chef Raj Gupta.  |
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Australian Rotary Friendship Team in Truro There were ten members of the Rotary Friendship Exchange Team in the Truro area from Sunday Sept 22nd to Tuesday the 24th when they were handed off to Rotarians from PEI. During those three days Jim Gould and Jim Goit showed them some of the sights of our area including Sugar Moon Farm, The Raging Crow, the Millbrook Cultural & Millbrook Heritage Centre, Balmoral Mill, The Train Station Inn, Tatamagouche Brewing Co, Jost Winery, Grohmann Knives and the Hector Center. We also managed to have a great social on Monday evening attended by 11 club members, family members and our guests. The Rotarian couples were billeted at the homes of Jim & Gloria Gould, Brian and Carol Matthews, Sharon Corcoran and Orland Dickson, Lech and Tari Krzywonos and Jim & Barbara Goit. New friends were made and a lot was learned about each others homes and Rotary around the world. What a great experience. |
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New Member Hattie DyckPresident Leck inducted Ms. Hattie Dyck as a member of the Rotary Club of Truro at the regular meeting on Sept 23, 2019. Hattie is a local author and historian who has spoken to the club on her books and visited our meetings several times. Wayne Gillis is Hattie's Rotary sponsor. Welcome to Rotary Hattie.  |
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New Club Member Lillian Scales Welcome to the newest member of the Rotary Club of Truro. Lillian Scales was induced at the Club's regular meeting on September 9th. Lily is Administrative & Fund Development Assistant at the Colchester Historeum and is excited to learn more about Rotary. She has already registered for the upcoming Rotary Leadership Institute session being held in Truro on October 26th. Lillian's sponsor is Rotarian Al Cooze. In the picture Al and Club President Lech present her with the Rotary welcome package and her pin. |
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Swim For Polio 2019Members of the Rotary Club of Truro along with a number of Special Olympics swimmers made their swam across Shortt's Lake in the annual Swim for Polio. While it will take the club some time to calculate the total money raised, it's safe to say that everyone had a great time and the effort will help in the campaign to finally eliminate polio from the earth.  |
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United Way DonationThe Rotary Club of Truro is a proud supporter of the >United Way of Colchester County's Back to School Program. In the photo Club Treasurer Al Cooze is flanked by United Way of Colchester Executive Director, Terry Hearn (L) and Back to School Program Coordinator, Katie Allen (R)  |
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Rotarians in Pride Parade 2019A number of Rotarians took part in the Truro Pride Parade on July 13th on the Dalhousie Ag Campus float as well as in other ways. Here Matt Hunter, Alana Hirtle and Dave Ritcey show off the Rotary Flag.  |
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2019 - 2020 Rotary Club of Truro Executive The Club was pleased today to confirm the election at the Semi-Annual meeting held on June 24th of the Club's principal Executive Officers for the 2019-20 Rotary Year. Lech Krzywonos becomes President, Jane Gourley-Davis moves up to VP and Darlene Stevenson joins the team as Secretary. Congratulations to all The list of all Club Directors and Chairs appears on the Club's website under the Club Organization Menu Link. |
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Rotary In the Pride Parade Join us as we show our Pride in the parade on Saturday, July 13. We will once again be joining the Dal AC crew on their float (i.e. hay trailer and tractor!) as we party through the streets of Truro. The parade starts at 2:00 pm and runs for about an hour, starting at the Colchester Legion Stadium parking lot, and ending at Civic Square. If you plan to participate on the float or walking beside it, please register now so we know numbers. You will have to choose to walk or ride, it is too dangerous to get on and off while the parade is in motion. Those people walking may hand out candy; it is not to be thrown from the float. Register for the event on our site. |
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Rotary Year Book Sales Calls - A Team Effort Our two Matts, Matt Redmond and Matt Hunter made the most of a rainy morning on Friday by visiting almost 20 local business and had a great time doing it! Between the two of them, they found they had connections with almost all of the organizations and even discovered some new connections!Matt reports that we have 94 Agreed, 35 Declined and 48 Pending as of Friday. However there are 440 not yet contacted! Please make your calls and sign up on ads. It's the main fundraiser for the club and we need to get it done before summer really sets in. |
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Rotary Youth Leadership (RYLA) Exhibit.jpg) Youth from local high schools participated in a day of learning and sharing hosted by the Rotary Club of Truro, May 31st, 2019. This year’s theme was “the environment”. Participants were engaged in a dialogue and presentations from various speakers on topics ranging from recycling, the ecosystem and energy conservation. The day ended with their reflections expressed through art. The artwork will be displayed for the summer in the gallery at the NSCC Truro Campus. |
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Brian and Jim's Excellent RI Convention Adventure Brian Matthews and Jim Gould are at the 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg Germany and report they are having a good time. This quote from Brian: " Jim and I are having a great time. All flights through Gatwick and then Hamburg were right on time . The only issue we had was when our subway train was delayed in getting to the air airbnb but everything worked out. Our accommodations are fine. We made it back into town to go to a Fencing Fraternity where we were supplied with all the free beer we could drink and later had an exhibition of fencing. Not by drunken people by the way. Then we had a lovely dinner and caught up with old friends like Greg Trefry and Louisa Horne and Rob Christie. Even though we were late getting home last night on the subway it was uneventful. |
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Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Day 2019The 2019 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) day was hosted by the Rotary Club of Truro on May 31st on the DalAC campus. There were 20 students from Tatamagouche Regional Academy, South Colchester Academy and Cobequid Education Centre (CEC). Three or four of the students were from the local Interactor clubs. The theme for this year's RYLA event was Environment Stewardship. Rotarian Ed MacDonald participated in a panel presentation along with Kevin and Darlyne Proctor from the Colchester Balefill facility on the topic. The last activity of the day saw the students painting individual posters of what they thought they could do, or what humanity needs to do, for the sustainability of our planet. The poster activity was led by Nuri Guerra, a local artist who owns Visual Voice, a studio in Truro, and the works will be on display at NSCC Truro Campus as the initial show. The aim is to have a show of the work at the local library as well.
Students gave the conference a high rating. Feedback such as "wish it could have been longer" and "enjoyed making plans to help rebuild our natural resources" made the day very worthwhile. Laurie Sandeson was in charge of the day. She was assisted by Ryan Beazley, Les Mosher, Derrick Higgins, Rod Jones, Wayne Gillis, Ed MacDonald, Ken MacDonald, Larry Beazley, Lech Krzywonos and non-Rotarian/Admin Support Jessie Patriquin from Sun Life. Thanks to the great team who came together to help pull this off! |
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Roadside Cleanup 2019 Seven members of the Rotary Club of Truro, helped by several family and friends, spent a couple of hours doing the annual clean up of the Robie St./ Highway 102 interchange on Saturday morning May 25th. For once it was a pleasant day with lots of sunshine. Included in the pick-up party were; Ed MacDonald, Sue MacMillan, Rod Jones, Laurie Sandeson, Jim Goit, Ester Bejarano, Mike Topley, Maralyn Bowness, Richard Bowness and (not in the picture) Joel Hunter. We picked up 40 bags of garbage plus 14 bulky items (tires, signs, pylons, sheet plastic, etc). A whole truck load! Some of the more interesting finds included major car parts, underwear, shoes, an unopened package of smoked salmon and a 5 dollar bill. All adjourned for a well earned coffee when the work was done. Thank you to everyone involved. The entry to town from the highway looks much better. |
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Club makes donation to Boys and Girls ClubThe Rotary Club of Truro Charitable Trust made a $25,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Truro and Colchester to help with the purchase of a new van. A cheque was presented to Joanne Thibeau , Director of the organization at the Club's May 6th Meeting. Pictured flanking her after the presentation are Directors of the Trust, Rotarians Ed MacDonald, Laurie Sandeson, Ken Maclean and Ken MacDonald.  |
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RYLA Session to be held May 31st What? Truro Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference and Bursary AwardsWhen? Friday, May 31st, 2019 (9 am - 2 pm) Where? MacRae Library, Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Room #219 What? A one-day leadership training program for high school students; this year's theme is "Looking After Your Planet Earth"; there will be interactive, solution-finding group activities, a panel on environmental stewardship in Colchester County, ecological footprint exercise, creative session including environmental-themed songs and paintings, and a video featuring a high profile environmental challenge. Students can apply for two $500 bursaries - application to apply for the conference and the bursaries is May 24th. Information is available at local high school Student Services. |
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Tree Planting with the Scouts Rotarians Audrie-Jo McConkey and Esther Bejarano with their family and three Rotactors were paired with Scouts to plant trees at the old town dump site. It was a cold and damp day but the group still managed to plant over 1000 trees that will grow into a forest and help in the fight against runaway climate change. |
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Truro Rotarians attend RLI Facilitator Workshop Three members of the Rotary Club of Truro participated in the RLI workshop on the 9th and 10 of April in Halifax. Jim Goit, Barbara Goit and Laurie Sanderson joined the other Rotarians who facilitate sessions for RLI in updating their facilitation skills and talking about making the Rotary Learning program even better in the future. DG Rob Christie participated the sessions for District 7820 and incoming DG for District 7810, Noel Eustace is a long time RLI facilitator and supporter. A new RLI website has been launched with a simplified session registration process. Check it out at https://rliatlanticdiv.org. The next session of RLI will be in Truro at the NSCC on October 26 2019 and would be a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary and get more out of your membership. If you have questions contact Jim, Barbara or Laurie. |
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South Colchester Academy Interact’s Coffee House
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Photos from 93rd Charter NightIt was a great time at the 93rd Annual Charter Night held on April 11, 2019. A few pictures follow. You can see more on the clubs Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofTruro/
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Rotary Week In Truro Gets UnderwayMembers of the Rotary Club of Truro were in attendance to watch Tom Chisholm, Deputy Mayor of the Town of Truro and Christine Blair, Mayor of the County of Colchester raise the Rotary Flag at town hall. The flag was raised to announce the beginning of Rotary week in Truro and was accompanied by Proclamations from Truro and the County of Colchester.  |
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Rotary at the Market Rotary Week in Truro began with the Club having a Community booth at the Farmers market on Saturday April 6th. In the picture are Club President Ryan and Club Secretary Jane. Also there were Rotarians Kevin, Lloyd and Mike who helped introduce market customers to our organization. Yearbooks were circulated and friendly chatter was well received by all who stopped at our table. |
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Rotary Week Activities Rotary Week Activities: Saturday April 06, Community booth at the Farmers market, 8am-1pm. Ideally we will have enough people to do 2-3 shifts. Monday April 08, 11:30-1:30pm. Rotary Flag Raising: We meet at the Town buildings on Prince St. where Mayor Mills, Mayor Blair and President Ryan will raise the Rotary Flag at 11:30am. Then we will walk or drive back to the Best Western for a regular lunch meeting. Tuesday April 09, 5:30-7:30pm, Informal supper at the Nook and Cranny. Bring friends or family and enjoy the company of your Rotary friends. Wednesday April 10, Food Bank: Tour of the new facility starts at 11:30am. Preparation work is between 12-12:30pm and serving the clients is from 1-4pm. Please feel free to stop in for an hour or stay for the entire time. Thursday April 11, 6-9pm 93nd Charter Night, This year's speaker will be Danny Graham, Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia who will be speaking on the Quality of Life Initiative. There will be awards presentations for Community Service, Rotarian of the Year, Avenues of Service and Paul Harris Fellowships. If you have not yet registered, please do so asap Friday April 12, Tours of the Rotary House 1-3pm. This will be open to all Club members and the community. The CCW has put an ad on Radio inviting the public. We need Rotarian to greet people before the tours. Saturday April 13, Training for Leaders of Clubs at the NSCC. |
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Major Awards for 93rd Annual Charter NightThere will be three major awards presented at the 93rd annual Charter Night to be held on April 11, 2019.
The following people are also presented with Paul Harris Recognition: Les Mosher (+3), Barbara Goit (+2), Kevin Quinlan (+2), Matthew Hunter (+1) |
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93rd Annual Charter Night Celebrations Come out to help the Rotary Club of Truro celebrate 93 years of Service to the community by attending the annual Charter Night Celebration on April 11, 2019. Our special guest speaker will be Danny Graham, Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia who will be speaking on the Quality of Life Initiative. There will be awards presentations for Community Service, Rotarian of the Year, Avenues of Service and Paul Harris Fellowships. Please register on-line by clicking the button below to go the full event page with full details. Note: Rotary Club of Truro members Please use the "Members" button. All others please use the "Guest" button.  |
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Ski Fun Day It was a great day on Sunday March 10th at Ski Wentworth for the Rotary Ski Fun Day. 45 Rotarians, friends and family from Truro, Halifax and Moncton got together for a great time skiing and hiking on the mountain. There was a scavenger hunt (finding the Rotary signs) that was won by Truro Rotarian Adam Harris. The prize is a $150 donation to the Rotary Foundation. Thank you to the wonderful staff at Ski Wentworth and all the Rotarians who volunteered to help with registration and activities. Finally thank you to all those who came out to make it a fun event. |
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New Rotarian Inducted Into ClubPresident Ryan had the pleasure of inducting the newest Rotarian into the club at our regular meeting on Feb 25, 2019. Carrie Burke is the Operations Manager at East Coast Dental Centre and is now a Rotarian. Congratulations Carrie.  President Ryan is shown with Carrie and her club sponsor Alana Hirtle. |
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Club Receives 2017-18 Rotary International CitationAssistant Governor Jim Gould presented Immediate Past President Alana Hirtle with the framed Rotary International Citation for the year 2017-18 at the club's regular meeting on Feb 25th. Formerly known as the Rotary Presidential Citation, the award is presented to clubs who meet a number of goals and objectives set by Rotary International each year. The objective of the citation is to encourage clubs to plan, engage in the work of Rotary and excel at being a balanced Rotary Club. Of the 47 clubs in Rotary District 7820, the Rotary Club of Truro is one of only 12 clubs to receive the Rotary Citation for the 2017-18 Rotary year. Great work.  |
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Lydia and Allan Sorflaten in Ethiopia One of our traveling Rotarians, Lydia Sorflaten and her husband Allan are in Ethiopia with a team from the Canada Foodgrains Bank. Check out her excellent description of the county and it's people on her blog. Interesting stories and lots of Rotary connections. |
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Vocational Tour On January 31st, ten members of the Rotary Club paid a visit to the Nook and Cranny Brew Pub and the Salty Dog Brewing company on Prince Street and heard all about the evolution of the micro brewing business from business owner Derek Forsyth. After hearing about the various challenges of the business, the group got to sample some of the great products and a some stayed to try out some items off the menu as well. It was an informative and fun event. Watch for the next one. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute Spring Session The spring Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) session is being held in Dieppe NB on Saturday April 6, 2019 at the CCNB Campus, 505 Rue du College located off Champlain St in Dieppe, NB. The sign in desk opens at 8:15 am and the sessions will run from 9:00 am to about 4:00 pm. Having Rotarians attend an RLI session has proven to be a major benefit for both the member and their clubs. The basic RLI program consists of series of three one day Parts. The material in each part is organized to gradually increase the participants' Rotary knowledge and leadership skill and are taken sequentially over a period of time. An overview of the RLI program and the three parts can be found on the RLI page of the Website. Depending on there being enough people who register in advance, all three Parts of the program will be offered. If there are not enough registered for any of the Parts before the cutoff date of March 26th, that Part will be cancelled. |
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2019 Community Yearbook Distributed The 2019 edition of the Rotary Club of Truro's Community Yearbook has been distributed by the Truro News in the flyers package.This is the 16th edition of the Community Yearbook that the Club has produced as a fundraising effort. No one is more pleased to have the Yearbook in peoples hands than Yearbook committee chair Lech Krzywonos. You can also check out the on-line version at http://rotaryyearbook.ca/2019-yearbook. |
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Adventure in Citizenship Program Applications The Rotary Club of Truro is looking for young people in Colchester County to take part in the Adventure in Citizen Program. The Adventure in Citizenship program brings together a select group of 200 students from across Canada to learn about Canadian democratic institutions through meetings with political leaders, senior officials and each other. The Rotary Club of Truro will participate in the program again this year as we have since it started in 1951. We encourage 16 -18 year old high school students in Colchester County to apply. The Rotary Club will pay for the selected candidate to fly to Ottawa and attend the program which runs from April 28 to May 01, 2019. The second stage of the process is a short interview by several Rotary members on February 22, 2019. Please refer as many young people that you know (or their parents) to the program as possible. Check out the details on the Adventure in Citizenship program at https://rotaryottawa.com/page/welcome-to-the-rotary-adventure-in-citizenship-program. There is also a great video on the site to watch. https://youtu.be/XfmCBYSmOHs |
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One of Many Christmas Index Stories This is just one of many Christmas Index Stories. The children of TJHS had a great night singing carols and collecting money for the Christmas index. It was a lot of fun the kids set up right next to Santa and it made the waiting in line to see Santa extra special this year. They collected $245 in total. |
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Making a Difference in Mongolia The Club received a nice Christmas Greeting and report from the Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar Peace Avenue in Mongolia. The report referred to the kindergarten project the club had supported. The full text of the note to Kevin Quinlan follows: |
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Annual Rotary Family Christmas Brunch 2018 The Annual Rotary Family Christmas Brunch held at the Best Western Truro - Glengarry on Dec 15th was a huge success. With 72 adults, 22 kids, (9 under 4) it was the best crowd since the days of Lorne Macdougall! Rotarians Al played the keyboard with Alana, Laurie and Barbie doing the singing and guitar playing.As always, Santa made his visit and all the good little boys are girls went home happy. Happy Holidays to everyone. |
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Mongolian School Project Gets Visit from Santa The Kindergarten school project in one of the Gur districts of Ulaanbaatar that was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar Peace Avenue and supported the Rotary Club of Truro is up and running. The children have also had a visit from Santa. He dresses in blue in Mongolia. Check out more pictures. Trying to make sure that children are safe and happy, especially at Christmas time, is a universal theme for Rotarians. |
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Club Christmas Social 2018 About 40 Rotarians and friends met for an evening of fun, food and fellowship at the Rotary Club of Truro's annual Christmas Social on Dec 4th. It was a great time. The club members recorded their singing Christmas Greeting (the 10th in this tradition) and then with the musical leadership of Barbie Reynolds, Al Cooze and Laurie Sanderson, sang some more. We were sounding great. Check it out on the club YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/GLalXekVk6o Thank you to everyone for attending and making this a great party. |
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Club Christmas Greeting 2018 The Rotary Club of Truro recorded their annual Christmas Greeting at their Club Social held December 4th. They are sounding great. Thank you to all who participated. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. |
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Truro Rotarians In Ugly Christmas Sweater Run The Truro Run tribe organizes an Ugly Christmas Sweater Run to raise money for the Christmas Index. This year Rotarians Audrie-Jo McConkey (and her boys) as well as Matt Redmond ran in the event. Approximately $2,800 was raised. In the picture flanking Audrie-Jo are Run tribe members Brian Merrill and Christine Bulk. Great work. Nice socks AJ! |
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EMS Fills the Ambulance with Toys for Christmas Index Rotarians helped the Paramedics from EMS fill an ambulance with toys for the Colchester Christmas Index program. This is the 4th year the drive has been held at Walmart and the public is really supportive, filling the van to overflow. |
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Christmas Index Program Gets into Gear.png) The 2018 edition of the Colchester Christmas Index program got into high gear as we got closer to the Holiday season. Our Christmas Program exists to help families at Christmas time that may be facing financial challenges and stressful situations. We understand there isn't always extra money for special occasions like Christmas. The Christmas Index is a cooperative effort of groups and individuals in Colchester County dedicated to providing assistance for those in need at Christmas time. The objective is to ensure those needing assistance receive it. The ultimate goal would be to have each family that requires assistance be matched to a group, family or individual. There is a lot of activity going on at the Christmas index Center at 136 Esplanade in Truro. |
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Swim for Polio gets RI Recognition The Rotary Club of Truro's Swim for Polio Project was recently profiled on the Rotary Service in Action blog site. This blog is read internationally and will bring attention to our club's efforts in the fight to End Polio. Check it out at https://rotaryserviceblog.org/2018/11/27/rotary-ideas-helps-further-club-fundraiser/ Thank you to all those who participated in the event. |
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Club Presents Scholarship to International Student Rotary Club of Truro President Elect, Lech Krzywonos, and Immediate Past President, Alana Hirtle, were on hand to present the 2018-19 Dal AC International Student Scholarship at the University's awards banquet November 22nd. The recipient is Shuyue Li (she goes by Annaliese) who is from Jiaxing, China. Annaliese is enrolled in the Bachelor of Technology, Landscape Architecture program. Congratulations Annaliese. |
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Dave Ritcey Inducted as Newest Rotarian Dave Ritcey, Directory, Community and Business Development for the Community Credit Union was inducted as a member of the Rotary Club of Truro at the Club's November 19th regular meeting. Immediate Past President Alana Hirtle performed the ceremony aided by Dave's sponsor Wayne Gillis. Dave is a very active community volunteer with particular experience in leadership roles in Junior Hockey and sporting events locally as well as nationally. Welcome to Rotary Dave. |
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Santa Claus Parade The Rotary Club of Truro entered the Annual Santa Claus Parade on Truro on Nov 17th. It was a cold 2.5 km walk for the 15 Rotarians and friends who accompanied the float around through the streets of town passing out candy canes and exchanging christmas greetings.Thanks to Richard Bowness and Truro Toyota for loan of the truck and trailer and to Brian Matthews and Wayne Gillis who headed up efforts to design and decorate the float. |
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Short Term (Summer) Exchange ProgramThe Club is looking for Colchester area high school students aged 14-19 who would be interested in an International Exchange this summer. The Rotary Club of Truro will help set it up the exchange which is family to family. A printed brochure is available and a post is on the Club's Facebook page. Please share. Rotarian Ken Maclean and Barbara Goit can answer questions and people can email trurorotary@gmail.com or FB message the club with questions or to request an application form. The deadline for applications is Nov 23, 2018.
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Support The Rotary Foundation in November In November, we celebrate Rotary Foundation Month and the contributions our members make to their communities and around the world. And 27 November is Giving Tuesday, a global online movement for charities and individuals to celebrate and encourage giving.This year, make The Rotary Foundation your charity of choice. Donations to the Foundation help supply vaccines to protect children from polio, train peacebuilders in conflict resolution, and build sustainable communities for a better future. You CAN make a difference. Be the Inspiration. |
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Club Makes Contribution to NSCC Student Emergency FundThe Rotary Club of Truro made a $30,000 contribution to the NSCC Foundation Make Way campaign. The funding will go towards the NSCC Student Emergency Fund. NSCC Truro campus principal and Truro Rotarian Lech Krzywonos explained that the funds will be endowed and, for years to come, will be used to assist Truro campus students who find themselves in financial difficulties during the school year.  Shown in the picture are Michelle Bussey (Director, Development, NSCC Foundation), Barbara Goit (NSCC Foundation Board Member and Truro Rotarian), Lech Krzywonos (Principal NSCC Truro Campus and Truro Rotarian) and Ken MacLean (of the Rotary Club of Truro Foundation). |
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New RLI Facilitators Truro Rotarian Laurie Sandeson joins the group who completed the RLI Facilitators training program held at the Oct 27, 2018 and is now ready to lead future RLI discussion group sessions around the region. Being an RLI facilitator is both a challenging and rewarding experience as you get to participate in the development of more knowledgeable Rotarians and the strengthening of Rotary clubs. Congratulations to all. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute Part 3 Graduates Truro Rotarians Alana Hirtle and Lech Krzywonos were among those who graduated from Part 3 of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) program held in Truro on October 27, 2018. This completes the total of 3 days of training aimed an increasing the participants knowledge of Rotary and sharpening their leadership skills. Congratulations Alana and Lech. Also participating in the general RLI sessions on Oct 27th were Anna Rutherford who completed Part 1 and Ryan Beazley who completed Part 2. |
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DG Helps Open Music Park District 7820 Governor Rob Christie was on hand to help officially open the new Rotary Music Part on Civic Square in Truro on Oct 22, 2018. Shown in the photo are (L-R) Rotary District Governor Rob Christie, Mayor of Truro, Bill Mills, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colchester, Nick Sharpe, President of Rotary Club of Truro, Ryan Beazley |
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New Members InductedThe Rotary Club of Truro inducted two new members at their meeting on Oct 22nd. Matthew Hunter is Truro's national champion in swimming and kayak. A graduate of CEC, Matthew works at both the Holiday Inn and Cineplex in addition to being involved in numerous sporting activities in town and around the province. He is an active fundraiser and a person who pushes the boundaries of what a person is capable of. Matthew remains very ambitious and recently began a triathlon career. His current goals include becoming more independent, working with animals and honing his triathlon skills. He is thrilled to be joining the Rotary Club of Truro. Pictured are (L-R) President Ryan Beazley, DG Rob Christie, Matthew and his sponsor Rotarian Laurie Sandeson.  Adam Harris is a Lawyer specialising in civil litigation at the law firm Burchell MacDougall LLP. Adam grew up in Bible Hill and attended Saint Mary’s University. He attended the University of Ottawa for law school and articled and worked in the area of personal injury at a law firm in Ottawa. After a brief stint in Pictou County, he returned home. Adam, his wife Lisa and son Casey, live in Truro. He is looking forward to being more active in his community through Rotary. Pictured are (L-R) President Ryan Beazley, DG Rob Christie, Matthew and his sponsor Rotarian Barbara Goit.  |
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World Polio Day Oct 24th is World Polio Day. The End Polio Now campaign, led by Rotary International, raises awareness of what can be done to make polio a disease of the past. This Wed, October 24th , World Polio Day will serve as a timely reminder of what well-funded and well-supported global immunization initiatives can do to fight back against even the most frightening diseases. So far this year there have been 22 wild Polo cases in two countries in the world. Still far to many. However, if we stopped immunization now, it is estimated that within 10 years there would be 200,000 children paralyzed by the disease. Our contributions help in the battle will help to prevent that. Events such as our Swim for Polio are important to raise funds for the End Polio initiative. Through it and with individual donations by Rotarians our club has contributed $3,402 US this year so far. All donations will be matched two to one by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation so our efforts will be greatly multiplied. It's important that you support the End Polio Now effort and make a contribution to the cause. Check out the program on the End Polio Now website and help in the battle to end this disease. We are so close. |
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Thank you to Bollywood Night SponsorsThe Bollywood evening was generously supported by the following sponsors. Thank you.
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Bollywood Event Great Success The 5th annual Bollywood night held September 21st was another great success. Hours and Hours of planned paid off with wonderful support from the community. Some 22 Rotarians took part in the evening many volunteering for tasks such as taking tickets, selling bracelets and managing the silent auction. Jane did a great job again as co-MC this year. The food was fabulous and the feeling of the crowd was wonderful. Thank you to everyone for a great event. |
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Rotarians Help With Golf Tournament Nine rotarians from the Rotary Club of Truro volunteered with the Colchester Community Workshops annual Golf Tournament as on-course help as Hole-In-One spotters, with the marshmallow drive, football toss, cash collection, refreshment cart, sale of contest buttons and cheat sheets. Rotarians also helped with the distribution of gift bags. An additional nine Rotarians were golfing in the event and helped with fundraising. Our teams collected a total of approximately $5,600 and the event is estimated to have generated about $28,000.
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Rotary Summer Social 2018 The Rotary Club of Truro held their annual Summer social at the summer home of Richard and Maralyn Bowness on Shortts Lake on Sunday Aug 19th.The weather was pretty much perfect, the food was excellent. A great time for everyone. It was the Richard and Maralyn's anniversary so the club helped them celebrate with a cake. Thank you Richard and Maralyn for hosting and to Judy Nicholson for organizing the event. Also thank you to all those who participated. Check out more photos on the club's Facebook page. |
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Swim for Polio 2018 There were 15 swimmers who crossed the lake on the 5th Annual Rotary Club of Truro Swim for Polio. The water was warm and everyone had a great time. We were joined by a mot of friends including swimming champ Matthew Hunter. There is still time to make a contribution to help the club make their goal. Donations can be made to any Rotarian or directly on http://ideas.rotary.org/…/69aee430-190f-4c7e-b648-64d5618a9…. We'll be totaling the amount in another week or so. Check out more photos on the Club's Facebook page. |
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The Club Has Visitors from New Mexico Janet and Mellow Honek are Rotarians from New Mexico who travel and live in their motor home. After attending the International Convention in Toronto, they are on a tour of Eastern Canada with an RV caravan. Mellow is a member of an E-club and Janet is the Travelling Ambassador for the Rotary Club of Las Cruces (Rio Grande). There was a banner exchange with President Ryan. Safe Travels. |
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Fall Session of Rotary Training Coming in OctoberThere will be a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary as well as sharpen you leadership skills at the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) that will be held this fall in Truro.The session will be held in Truro on October 27th at the NSCC Truro campus starting at 9:00 am and ending at about 4:00 pm. Members are encouraged to register early for the appropriate Part. You can find out more about the Institute by checking out the RLI website (click) or by asking Jim or Barbara Goit. The Rotary Club of Truro has one of the highest percentage of members who have taken an RLI course of any club in the region and we're lucky that it it happens regularly right here in town. Invest in yourself and Rotary be coming out to an RLI session. |
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Truro Rotarians in Pride Parade Several Rotarians took part in the 2018 Pride Parade in Truro on July 14th. The group road on the colourful DalAC float showing off the Rotary Banner. Show in the photo are (l-R) Candy, Rotarian Alana, Kyle and Rotarian Jim. It was a beautiful day and it looks like everyone had a great time. |
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Club Supports Project in Mongolia As a result of a visit to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia by our travelling Rotarian Dr. Kevin Quinlan, the Rotary Club of Truro has supported a project that a Rotary club there has started.The project is to set up schools in the Ger (traditional tents) community for young children who have to stay home to tend the fires in the tents while their families are away. The president of the club sent a nice note to recognize the contribution. |
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New Rotarian joins our ClubWe are pleased to welcome Al Cooze as the Club's newest Rotarian. Al was recruited by Ken MacLean, who had a hunch in church one Sunday, turned around and saw Al and simply asked, "would you like to join Rotary", to which Al simply replied, "yes". Al recently moved to Truro from NFLD, with his wife. He enjoys travel, golf, and music. We've been told he'll play any brass instrument he can get his hands on! We are hoping Al will play some Christmas Carols on the piano at our Christmas Party. Al has already helped with service work. He has been active with other service groups such as Kinsman and the Alzheimer's Society. Before he retired, he was the General Manager for Zellars. Al is excited to be a part of our Club and get involved in the community and we are excited to have him.
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Rotary Club of Kenora Member stops by for a visitJim Retson from the Rotary Club of Kenora joined us for our June 18th meeting. He shared with us that his club has about 70 members, 35% - 40% of which are women. He went on to share that his club's last three presidents were also female. The Rotary Club of Kenora contributes $10,000 annually to Shelterbox https://www.shelterboxcanada.org/ as well as $10,000 annually towards building new schools in Guatemala. The Rotary Club of Kenora is hopeful to have a First Nations Rotary Club North of Kenora in the coming months. Alana and Jim exchanged club banners.  It is always interesting to have visiting Rotarians. It gives us the opportunity to hear first hand what other clubs are doing. Thanks for joining us Jim! |
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Club Executive for 2018-19 Confirmed.png) The Club was pleased today to confirm the election at the Semi-Annual meeting held on June 25 of the Club's principal Executive Officers for the 2018-19 Rotary Year. Ryan Beazley becomes President, Lech Krzywonos moves up to VP and Jane Gourley-Davis joins the team as Secretary. Congratulations to all The list of all Club Directors and Chairs appears on the Club's website under the Club Organization Menu Link. |
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Another New Member for the Rotary Club of Truro The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to have inducted a new member at the Club meeting on June 11th. Terry Pook has been a Rotarian since 2002 and has moved to Truro only a month ago from Ontario. Her most recent club there was the Rotary Club of Grand Bend. Before she retired, Terry was a Nurse Practitioner Specialist in HIV /AIDs. She has been on several NIDs in India and Africa. She is interested in International and local service work. Terry is married to John, has 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 1 dog. Rotary has been a big part of Terry's life and she stated how happy she was with the reception she had received since moving to Truro and how she looked forward to being a member of the Rotary Club of Truro. |
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Rotarians at the Food Bank A group of Rotarians and friends volunteered at the Colchester Food Bank on Friday, June 1st. They included Mengdi (Dalhousie AC), Chester MacPhee, Sruti (Dalhousie AC), Youwei Chen, Judy Nicholson and Mark Mason. Other volunteers were there but missed the photo.Colchester Food Bank is a not-for-profit agency that receives no government funding for its day-to-day operations, relying on its generous donors and Volunteers to help provide food for those in need. For Rotarians, this is a great way to serve the community. Contact Mark if you are interested in being part of the next group going to volunteer. |
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Vocational Tour to NSCC Members of the Rotary Club of Truro toured the Truro Campus of the NSCC for their May Vocational meeting. Campus Principal Leck Krzywonos showed the group some of the exciting changes happening on the campus with major physical upgrading to several of the building including the old pool which is being refitted as vocational training center. There are plans in place for pedways to eventually connect all the buildings. Lech shared the growth plans for campus telling us that the student population was now over 800 and continuing to grow. Joining Leck on the tour were Tom Savary, President Alana Hirtle, Jim and Barbara Goit. Following the visit ,the group repaired to Sherlock's at the Best Western where they joined Judy Nicholson for some fun social time. Thank you for the tour Lech. We're very fortunate to have such a great educational facility in our community. |
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Kevin Quinlan Visits Rotary Clubs in the Philippines Our travelling Rotarian, Dr. Kevin Quinlan is on a CESO assignment in the Philippines and took the opportunity to visit with a couple of nearby Rotary Club. The first was the Rotary Club of Tuguegarao Citadel. He reports that there is a good balance of men and women and that their main activities include helping poor farmers and supplying eyeglasses. They expressed a need for an international partner to be able to apply for a Rotary grant so some further discussion will be necessary. The DGE is a member of this club. |
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Club Receives District Governors Citation.jpg) The Rotary Club of Truro has been awarded the District Governor's Citation for work toward achieving all the requirement of the Rotary Citation by the time of the District Conference. Our club was only one of 10 in the District to receive the award. The Rotary Citation was formerly known as the President's Citation and the date for finally completing all the requirement has been moved to the end of the Rotary Year. Achieving the Rotary Citation indicates that the club has worked hard in meeting all it's obligations as a Rotary Club in all Avenues of Service and is a well run and balanced club. The award was presented to President Alana by Vice President Ryan Beazley who was at the recent District Conference in St. John's. Alana said how proud she was of the effort that many have made towards achieving the award. She also said that while it was a real team effort, the citation would be hanging in her office!  Congratulations to all. |
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Roadside Cleanup 2018 Thanks to those who gave up their Saturday golf game, gardening or just about any other activity on a beautiful morning to tramp up /down the ditches at the Robie Street / Hwy 102 interchange picking up assorted waste which has been launched from the windows and the backs of trucks over the last year. Included in the pick-up party were; Ken McLean, Rod Jones, Ed MacDonald, Brian Matthews, Chester MacPhee, Ken MacDonald, Tom Savoury and Mike Topley. Some 34 bags of garbage and a small kitchen stove were collected! All adjourned for a well earned coffee when the work was done. See you next year, same time, same place. Mike |
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Tree Planting Success
As part of RI President Riseley's tree challenge, each club around the world was tasked with planting one tree per member this year. The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to have partnered with the local Scouts Canada troop to plant trees at the old Truro dump site. On Saturday, May 5th, Rotarians, family and friends including Audrie-Jo & Mike McConkey, Barbara Goit, Wayne Gillis, Youwei Chen, Alana Hirtle, Jane Gourley-Davis, Garth and Trinkie Coffin, Lydia Sorflaten and Mark Mason accompanied by students Katie, Marianne and Minseo all met up with the scouts and paired off to plant approximately 1000 spruce seedlings donated by the the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. They will grow into a great forest some day on this reclaimed site. A big thank you to Audrie-Jo for arranging this activity! |
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Kevin Quinlan visits Rotary Club in Mongolia Our travelling Rotarian, Kevin Quinlan, met up with the Ulaanbaatar Peace Avenue Rotary Club in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, which was celebrating its 5th anniversary. Kevin reports that the Club is the 1st and only club formed totally by former Rotaract members. They stick to the 18-30 year rule so after the age of 30 they can join a club. A group of Rotaractors got together and formed this club. There are 14 Rotary Clubs, 15 Rotaract Clubs and 3 Interact clubs in the city of Ulaanbaatar. |
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Vocational Visit to Maritime Auto PartsOn the club's vacational tour April 26th several members of the Rotary Club of Truro were given a tour and explanation of the Auto Recycling and Parts business by owner and Rotarian Andrew MacDonald It was fascinating. He explained how the cars came to the facility and how ultimately almost every part was turned into something that could be used again. Great visit.  |
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Rotarians at the Farmer's Market Rotarians staffed a table at the Truro Farmer's Market on Saturday, April 21st. giving out Community Yearbooks and talking about Rotary. It was a great way to end a highly successful Rotary Week. Shown in the photo are part of the crew, Judy Nicholson, Jim Goit, Jim Gould and Ryan Beazley. |
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Rotarian and Community Awards The Rotary Club of Truro recognized three individuals with prestigious awards at their annual Charter Night Event. Click the name for the Citation details. Left to Right are Jim Goit, Rotarian Service Award, Matt Redmond, Rotarian of the Year Award and John Kelderman, Community Service Award. Congratulations to all. |
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Tours of Rotary House Rotarians took part in tours of Rotary House as part of Rotary Week activities. The staff and clients of the Colchester Community Workshops were proud to show of their facilities and the work that they do. The Rotary Club of Truro is proud of its long and ongoing relationship with the Workshops as they make a difference in our community. |
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Paul Harris Recognitions 2018 There were a number of Paul Harris Fellowships recognitions presented at the 2018 Charter Night Celebration. Included in the photo are left to right: Wayne Gillis (PH +2), Dg Don Sword who did the pinning, Jim Goit (PH +4), Audrie-Jo McConkey (first PH), Judy Nicholson (PH +2), Rod Jones (PH +8), Dave Mills (PH +3). Richard Bowness (PH +6) was absent for the presentation. |
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Rotarians at the Food Bank About 14 members of the Rotary Club of Truro assisted by a number of International students helped out at the Colchester Community Support Society - Colchester Food Bank on Wed, April 18th. This was the second event planed as part of Rotary Week activities. It was busy time for everyone! |
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Flag Raising Kicks off Rotary Week Rotary Week got off to a great start with the official flag raising in front to the Truro Town Hall right after the Club's Monday April 16th regular meeting. A large number of enthusiastic Rotarians watched as Town of Truro Mayor Bill Mills and Colchester County Mayor (and Rotarian) Christine Blair helped President Alana Hirtle raise the Rotary flag up the pole. It will fly for the remainder of the week in recognition of the role that Rotary has played in the community for the past 92 years. |
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RYLA 2018 Successful Event
Some 14 of the students passed in personal portfolios and were interviewed by a team of Rotarians. The top two, Emma Toole and Veronica Hawkes were awarded with $500 bursaries to help with their post secondary education. Congratulations to all those attending. Thanks to Rotarian Steven Gallant for organizing this great event and to Rotarians Sarah Boss, Youwei Chen, Jim Goit, Ken MacDonald, Les Mosher, Darlene Stevenson and Lydia Sorflaten for helping out. |
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Members and Friends Volunteer for Canadian Cancer Society Rotarian Youwei Chen answered the call to the club from the Canadian Cancer Society to help sell Daffodils in support of their annual Daffodil month fundraising efforts. Over the period of March 22 to 24, Youwei and his friends he recruited to help him, Zhujun Qiu and Ziwei Zheng, covered shifts at the booth and sold all their flowers. This was the first time Youwei had been involved with a fund raising effort for an organization and he said they all had fun. Rotary Service comes in many forms and helping other charities other than Rotary reach their goals is just one of many ways it can be done. Thank you Youwei. |
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Rotary Week Activities Announced This April 16-22nd will mark our first annual Rotary Week in Truro. I’m excited to announce that we have a full itinerary of activities for Rotarians and friends of Rotary to participate in. I would encourage every club member to take in at least one event. The public is always welcome. Rotary Week Itinerary
I look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely, Ryan Beazley Vice President and Chair of Rotary Week |
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Steve Barteaux Inducted as Member of the Rotary Club of Truro The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to have inducted another new member at their March 26th meeting.Steve Batreaux is a certified Financial Planner with Credential Financial. Prior to joining the team at Community Credit Union, he was with RBC. Steve currently resides in Dartmouth with his wife, three children and two pets, and is hoping to move to Truro in the near future. Steve volunteers some of his time with the United Way. Steve's club sponsor is Wayne Gillis. Pictured is Club Secretary Lech Krzywonos (standing in for Wayne Gillis), Steve Barteaux and Club President Alana Hirtle. Welcome to Rotary Steve. |
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Fulton Insurance Newest Website Sponsor Thank you to Fulton Insurance Agencies Ltd and Rotarian Adam Wyllie for joining the list of sponsors of the Rotary Club of Truro website. Website Sponsors ads appear on the website main page of the site as well as most all of the subpages and club newsletters.The website continues to be a critical communication tool for our club and it reaches not only all our members but many Rotarians and visitors to Truro who come to our site. By offsetting the cost of the technology, sponsorship of the website is important in helping the club fulfill its objective of providing service to our community. Thank you all our continuing sponsors. If you would like to become a website sponsor, please check out the website sponsorship guide page or contact Jim Goit. It's a great way to show your support of Rotary. |
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92nd Annual Charter Night Celebration Open for Registration Registration of the 2018 Rotary Charter Night celebration is now open. (Click here for the registration page) Please register for tickets to the event via the Members or Guests buttons. Note: Non-members of the Rotary Club of Truro may register using the "Guests" button. The special guest speaker will be Maggie MacDonnell, the 2017 Global Teacher of the Year and is sure to inspire you. Check out the web page on her prize and be sure to watch her videos. There will also be several Rotary awards presented including the Community Service Award and Rotarian of the Year and Paul Harris Recognition. Come out, bring a friend and help celebrate 92 years of Rotary in Truro and area. |
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Two More New Members Inducted. The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to induct two new members at their Feb 26th regular meeting.
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Truro Andrea and Jim. |
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New Member Induction President Alana Hirtle formally induct Anna Rutherford into the club as an active member at the club's regular meeting on February 5, 2018. Anna was born and raised in the Truro area. Her grandfather was Dennis Wright, a member of the Club in the 1990's. After working in western Canada for a few years after graduation, Anna returned to our area and is now Community Relations Coordinator with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colchester. Anna was presented with her pin and material by her sponsor Brian Matthews. Anna told the group she looked forward to being a Rotarian and getting to know everyone in the club. Welcome Anna. |
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Club Presented with End Polio Now Certificate The Rotary Club of Truro was recognized by the Rotary International Foundation for contributions to the End Polio Now Campaign last year.The certificate was presented by Assistant Governor Jim Gould to President Alana Hirtle. |
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Certificate of Appreciation From Easter Seals The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to receive a Certificate of Appreciation from Easter Seals for its continuing support of Camp Tidnish and their programs for Nova Scotians with disabilities. |
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Looking for Applications for the Adventure in Citizen Program
The Rotary Club of Truro is looking for young people in Colchester County to take part in the Adventure in Citizen Program. |
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Spring Rotary Leadership Institute in DieppeThe spring Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) session is being held in Dieppe NB on Saturday April 7, 2018 at the CCNB Campus, 505 Rue du College located off Champlain St in Dieppe, NB. The sign in desk opens at 8:15 am and the sessions will run from 9:00 am to about 4:00 pm. The basic RLI program consists of series of three one day Parts. The material in each part is organized to gradually increase the participants Rotary knowledge and leadership skill and are taken sequentially over a period of time. An overview of the RLI program and the three parts can be found on the RLI page of the Website. All three Parts of the program will be offered. The cutoff date of Mar 21st however space is limited in each part, so don't delay in registering if you want to attend. Registration is all done on-line by clicking this link. The fee payable by cheque (or cash) at the door is $125. Breaks and lunch are included in the fee. When you register, indicate you are paying by cheque. The Rotary Club of Truro will support members who want to attend by paying the registration fee. |
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Happy Holidays from the Rotary Club of Truro |
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Two New Members Inducted The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to induct two new members at their December 11, 2017 meeting. Darlene Stevenson spent 28 years in the public service, recently retiring from ACOA. She lives in Masstown with her husband Sid Peters, Chief of the Glooscap First Nation. Her son Dylan works in financial services and daughter Joecy is in grade 12, looking at going into chiropractic. Darlene is an avid horsewoman and is Secretary of the NS Pony Club. She looks forward to learning more about Rotary and expanding her range and options for community service. Darlene is sponsored by president Alana Hirtle. Youwei Chen grew up in Fujian, China and came to Canada in 2008. He graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.Sc degree in Agricultural Economics. He spent a few year working in the food industry as supervisor, restaurant owner and now have moved on as an entrepreneur in B2B and B2C E-commerce. He also looks forward to learning about Rotary and engaging with the community. Youwei is sponsored by PDG Jim Goit. |
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Rotary Family Christmas Brunch 2017 There was another great Rotary Family Christmas Brunch held on Saturday Dec 9th at the Best Western Truro - Glengarry. With a total of 84 in attendance including 25 children a great time was had by all. The group with entertained by the Fiddling McConkey brothers. Santa made his usual visit however this year the role was played by Jim MacLean as Santa Ed was not back from Florida yet. |
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Holiday Greeting Video - Let There be PeaceThe Rotary Club of Truro's Annual Holiday Greeting Video. This year with the Theme "Let there be Peace"  |
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AGM 2016-17 Package The 2016-17 AGM for the Rotary Club of Truro was held Dec 4th, 2017 at the Best Western Truro - Glengarry.The full package of reports is available for those that missed it. |
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2018-2019 Club Executive ElectedThe 2018-19 Executive for the Rotary Club of Truro was confirmed at the club's Annual General Meeting held December 04, 2017. Ryan Beazley will become President and Lech Krzywonos will move up to Vice President. Jane Gourley-Davis will join the team as Secretary for the year. The Rotary Club of Truro is fortunate to have members come forward to assume the important leadership roles for the Club. Congratulations to all. |
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Rotarians Involved With Christmas IndexThe Colchester Christmas Index Program is in full swing and Truro Rotarians are assisting and participating in many ways. These are a few pictures of just some of activities this week. The Christmas Index Program makes a very difficult time of year for many, just a little bit brighter.
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Nov Rotary After Hours/Vocational Visit The Rotary Club of Truro held it's November 23rd Rotary After Hour/Vocational Visit at G&G Computers where Rotarian Keith Gillis told the 8 members and one guest in attendance about his business and the challenges it faces in attracting and retaining qualified employees. We also discussed the latest advances and trends in technology and even got a chance to try out a Virtual Reality setup. Fun. Thanks to Keith for hosting and for those who attended. |
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Mrs. Frances Sproule donates Canada 150 Quilt to Club Mrs. Frances Sproule is a quilt maker extraordinaire! Over the years, her quilts have gone as far away as Australia. But at 95, quilting has slowed down! Frances's late husband, Clifton H. (Tip) Sproule was a Rotarian in the Truro Club for many years. Frances always contributed baby quilts to the Rotary auction. She is a wonderful person with a great sense of humour. Frances donated this gorgeous Canada 150 quilt to the Rotary Club of Truro. It is all hand stitched and hand embroidered and took countless hours to make. The club will use it as a fundraiser to support club programs. Thank you, Frances. |
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Clubrunner Mobile App has Major ImprovementsThe Clubrunner Mobile App has recently added even more enhancements. Check out their new video. If you do not already have the app, you should check it out as it makes it super easy to get in touch with other club members and stay up to date with Club news and events. Available for IOS and Android phones.  Click image or go to https://youtu.be/HaKrBA0ItEY to see the short video. |
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Rotary Club International Student Bursary Awarded President Alana was on hand at the recent DalAC Scholarship Appreciation night and presented the Rotary Club of Truro's International Student bursary to student Shixin Cai from China. Congratulations. |
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2016-17 Club Financial Statements Presented The Club's Financial Statements for the Rotary Year 2016-17 are now available on the website for inspection. Click on the link to get your own copy for review prior to the Dec 4th Annual General Meeting. Questions may be directed to Ken MacDonald. |
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Record of Formation of Rotary Club of Truro Uncovered.Catherine Saunders (wife of Rotarians Dale Saunders) was researching her family history (her Mom was born on Port Hood Island, Inverness County). As she was looking through the ‘Inverness County Bulletin’ in the records at the Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax and happened upon an article about the formation of the Rotary Club of Truro dated February 27th, 1926. The article refers to a meeting in Truro "last night" (Feb 26th) although other newspaper articles indicate it was Tuesday night (Feb 23rd) which is the night our history indicates was the actual date. There were 25 members of the Rotary Club of Halifax and 15 members of the Rotary Club of New Glasgow who met with about 15 men from the Truro area to have dinner and discuss the formation of a Rotary Club in Truro. The next meeting of the new club was to be held on March 5th.  While official records from RI show the Charter date as April 2nd, 1926, our own club history shows that March 5th is the date the club held its own inaugural meeting and received its charter from Charles Burchell, third Vice President of Rotary International. The paper work may have taken time to get to RI headquarters. http://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000001276/en-ca/files/sitepage/detailed-history-1926-1961/intro/intro.pdf Thank you to Catherine and Dale for finding this item and sending it along to us. |
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Truro Rotarians Complete RLI SessionsThree members of the Rotary Club of Truro joined 26 other Rotarians from all over the region on Saturday, Oct. 28th to sharpen their leadership skills and learn more about Rotary. Lech Krzywonos completed Part 1, Alana Hirtle did Part 2 and Barbara Goit completed the Group Discussion Leader /Facilitator training program which qualifies her to lead future RLI sessions. Reaction to the day was, as always, very positive and people were wondering when the next session will be held so they could register. RLI will next be in Dieppe, NB on April 7, 2018. Registration will open soon. Let's get a carload or two and go up for the day. |
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Augusto Enriquez Preformed for Club Augusto Enriquez is one of the most well-known and charismatic singers in Cuba. He spoke to the Rotary Club of Truro on Oct 30, 2017 about Los Primos and efforts to secure musical instruments for children in Cuba As a bonus, he gave an impromptu performance as the end of his presentation, promising to come back to do a full concert for us. |
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Opportunity to support Christmas Index for RunnersThe Ugly Christmas Sweater Run is on this year Dec 3rd. The registration fees go to the Christmas Index. Interested runners should check it out. Rotary Team?  |
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DG Don's Visit to Club District Governor Don Sword made his official visit to the Rotary Club of Truro on October 23. In addition to meeting with the Directors and Chairs and speaking to the Club at our meeting, the DG and his wife Pat visited Rotary House and the Colchester Community works as well as other projects around the community. They also attended the club's Get to Know Rotary event in the evening, interacted with Rotarians and potential Rotarians and then helped us celebrate World Polio Day. It was a busy time in Truro! We appreciated the DG's message of encouragement and are working to helping him fulfill his PIPE dreams. |
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Get to Know Rotary Event Successful The Rotary Club of Truro held its first Get to Know Rotary event at the Best Western Truro Glengarry on the evening of Oct 23rd. Three individuals interested in knowing more about Rotary talked to some of the 15 Rotarians as well as the DG and his wife Pat. The group also celebrated world Polio Day happening on Oct 24th. We are SO CLOSE. |
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Get to Know Rotary Evening
The Rotary Club of Truro is hosting a special reception in the private dining room at the Best Western Truro - Glengarry on Monday October 23, 2017 from 5-6:30 pm. This informal event will give you an opportunity to meet some members of the Rotary Club of Truro and learn more about Rotary and the good work being done in our community. It is also an opportunity to meet the District Governor Don Sword and his wife Pat and hear about the work of Rotary around the region and the across the world. They will also help us celebrate World Polio Day on Oct 24th. All are welcome to this special evening. There is no admission and light snacks will be provided. Bring a friend and find out what it means to be a Rotarian. Spread the word by sharing our Facebook Event post at http://tinyurl.com/y7n4qb8w. Think of someone who would make a good Rotarian and bring them to the meeting. |
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Fourth Annual Bollywood Night Great Success The 4th annual Bollywood night sponsored by the Rotary Club of Truro was one of the best yet. Om and Meena Khanna were again key to the organization and success of the event. There were 20 Rotarians in the total of 300 who enjoyed the evening.The food and entertainment were excellent. All money raised will help with the club support of programs such as sending campers to Camp Tidnish. Thank you to all involved. |
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Club Member Photos 2017
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Rotary Friendship Exchange Team from Estonia & Finland in Truro The 10 member Rotary Friendship Exchange team from Estonia and Finland spent a couple of hours in Truro on Sunday, September 17th at the fall farm Social hosted by the Rotary Club of Truro. About 50 Rotarians, friends and family enjoyed the event, held at the home of Laurie and Mike Sandeson, there was local food and fun for all. A copy of the team information is available as a download. The team exchanged Club banners with President Alana and gave a brief description of Rotary in their home countries. They also had the opportunity to learn a bit about our area while enjoying their meal before moving on to their next stop. It was a great day for everyone. Special thanks to Laurie and Mike for hosting and to Judy Nicholson for her hard work and organizational skills. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute Session in TruroThe Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of one-day courses offered to help refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their base of knowledge about Rotary. Courses are fun, topical, interactive, and geared toward busy business, professional and community leaders who want to become more knowledgeable Rotarians and more effective leaders in their vocation and their Rotary club. It is open to all Rotarians but is especially beneficial for newer Rotarians. You can find out more about RLI and the various sessions by checking out our on-line resources. Experienced Rotarians will be the leaders of the sessions and you will meet other Rotarian from clubs all over the Atlantic region. The fall session of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) will be held Oct 28, 2017 in Truro at the Truro Campus of the NSCC, 36 Arthur St. We are planning to offer all Parts of the training if enough Rotarians from District 7810 and 7802 register On-line registration is available by clicking this link. Don't delay as space is limited for each Part. Our club will us the regular October Rotary Hours session to host a reception at the Best Western Truro - Glengarry on October 27th starting at 7:00 pm. It is be for all Rotarians who are in Truro for the RLI event on the 28th. Participating in RLI has proven to be the defining moment for many Rotarians. We hope as many Truro Rotarians as possible will attend both the Friday Night reception and the RLI itself on Saturday. |
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August Rotary After Hours at the Oasis The Rotary Club of Truro holds a Rotary After Hours meeting once a month to give Rotarians and others a chance to get together in a none formal setting, have some fun and talk about Rotary. On August 24th we met at the Oasis Bar and Pool area of the Best Western Truro - Glengarry. Many (most) of us have never been to this space at the Glengarry despite having been at the hotel many many times over the years. Newly renovated, it a great place to meet, especially on such a beautiful summer evening. There will be a break in the Rotary After Hours meeting during September given the other events already scheduled but will return October 27th when the club will be combining the meeting with a hosted reception for Rotarians in Truro for the Fall Rotary Leadership Session at the NSCC on October 28th. We hope to see you at the next event and if you have an idea for an After Hours meeting in the future let us know. |
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Rotary Swim for Polio The Rotary Club of Truro held it's 4th Rotary Swim of Polio across Shortt's Lake on Sunday August 13th. A total of 6 swimmers take part with several others watching from boats as they made their way across. Funds raised will go to the Rotary Foundation's End Polio Now Cause and you can still show your support by contributing at http://Rotary.org/GiveShown are swimmers Trish Toole, Audrie-Jo McConkey, Lydia Sorflaten, Ed MacDonald, Marilyn Brown and Louisa Sorflaten. |
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Summer Social 2017The Club held it's annual summer social at the Shortt's lake home of Richard and Maralyn Bowness. on August 13th. The weather cooperated to make it another great event and there was enough food and drink for many more. Thanks to Judy Nicholson chair of the committee, Ed for Bar tending (kind of) and Richard and Maralyn for hosting us. A great time was had by all.   |
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Rotarians in the Pride ParadeRotary Club of Truro members joined their friends on the DalAC float in the annual Truro Pride Parade Saturday July 29th. Pictured are Mark Mason and Audrie-Jo McConkey (who both work at DalAC) along with Marilyn Brown and Club president Alana Hirtle. It looks like everyone had fun.  |
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Visit to Camp Tidnish On Saturday, July 29th, Camp Tidnish celebrated 80 years of offering summer camps to children, youth and adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Brian Matthews, Wayne Gillis and Laurie Sandeson attended the Open House representing the Rotary Club of Truro. They were pleased to tour the cottages and see first hand the heat pumps that were up and running which our Club helped purchase. It’s a remarkable Camp and a project that the Rotary Club of Truro should be very proud to have supported for many years. |
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New Commenting Feature added to Club Website StoriesClubrunner has added a new feature to our Club's website stories. Members are able to comment on and "like" stories for others to see. It's a great way for club members to share their thoughts on particular stories and engage with club activities. Remember you can also "share" particular stories with your favourite Social Media channel by clicking on the social media bar. Let us know what you think.  |
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Rotary Summer Social 2017 Announced The Rotary Club of Truro Summer Social for 2017 will be held Sunday Aug 13, 2017 from 4 - 8 pm at the Shortt's Lake home of Richard & Marilyn Bowness, This will be a pot luck supper and Rotarians are asked to bring food depending on the first letter of their last name.Please check the official invitation and register for the event soon. Please include the guests you are bringing so we have some idea of the numbers attending.  It's always a great time so please join us at the lake! |
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4th Annual Swim for Polio The 4th annual Rotary club of Truro's Swim for Polio across Shortt's lake will happen Aug 13th starting at 10:00 am.The event will raise money to contribute to the End Polio cause. With only 6 new cases world wide so far this year, the end is in sight but we need to keep the pressure up to eliminate this dread disease forever. If you are going to swim (or just want to come and "spot" the swimmers) please register. You can also support the event by making a contribution to Polio for one of the swimmers. Details for the event can be found on the events page. This is a fun event and a good lead in to the summer social. |
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Happy Canada 150 Day Members of the Rotary Club of Truro wish everyone a Happy 150th Canada Day. |
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Turn over CeremonyThe Rotary Club completed the turnover of executives at the semi annual meeting held on June 26th. Outgoing President Ted Jordan Presented Alana Hirtle with the President's Pin and Alana in turn presented the gavel plaque to Ted in recognition of his great service to the club during the past year. Thank you both for all you do.
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New Flag for Rotary Club President Elect Alana Hirtle and incoming Youth Chair Barbara Goit show of the new Rotary Flag that will be displayed a club meetings. |
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2017-18 Club Executive The Club Executive for 2017-18. Thank you all. |
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Club Presents 2016-17 Community Service Award Roger Ryan is the 2016-17 recipient of the Rotary Club of Truro's Community Service Award.The Community Service Award goes each year to a non-Rotarian within Truro or Colchester County who has provided outstanding service through volunteer work and financial commitment to organizations or individuals in need. This year’s recipient is Roger Ryan. He and his wife Barbara took over Ryan’s IGA from is father Jack in 1976. Ryan’s IGA was one of the “go-to” businesses in Truro for community groups, sports teams, and service clubs…..nobody ever left Ryan’s IGA empty handed. Congratulations Roger. |
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Rod Jones Receives Paul Harris +4 As he was away at the time of the annual Charter night celebration, Rotarian Rod Jones was presented his Paul Harris +4 recognition pin at the Club's June 19th regular meeting. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. For each additional $1,000 gifted, the multiple number +1 to 9 is added until the Rotarian reaches Major donor status at $10,000. Established in 1957, the PHF is used to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships. Thank you Rod for your generosity to the Rotary Foundation. Shown in the photo are Ken MacDonald (Recognition Committee), Kevin Quinlan (2017 Charter Night Chair) and Rod Jones. |
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Club Unveils Strategic Plan for 2017-2020 The Rotary Club of Truro has a new Strategic Plan covering the years 2017-2020. Lead by incoming club president Alana Hirtle a committee has worked for the past few months consulting with club members and crafting a plan to guide club activities into the future.You may download your own copy of the plan from the club's website. |
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Heart of the District Award Our club is extremely proud of Immediate Past District Governor Jim Goit, pictured here with his lovely wife Barbara, as he was presented with the "Heart of the District" award yesterday at the District 7820 Conference in Wolfville. The award recognizes a past District Governor for outstanding service to the District during and after his DG year. Well done Jim! |
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Adopt a Highway clean-up The Annual Adopt a Highway clean-up was held Saturday May 27th. The group of 11 hardy Rotarians met at the Canadian Tire parking lot at 9 am and then moved over to the Hwy 102 / Robie Street interchange to collect all the paper and plastic they could. The NS Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal provided the vests and bags and picked up the bags from the roadside. While it was cloudy, overcast and on the cool side, the Rotarians collected approximately 25 bags of trash. There was consensus that this was down from previous years which is a good thing. In addition to the beer cans, coffee containers and car parts the group usually picks up, the most interesting find was the pregnancy test kit and the empty birth control container found a short distance from one another. Thanks to everyone for this community service. Mike Topley Chair |
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Rotarians Celebrate 100 Years of the Rotary Foundation There was a great turnout to the May edition of Rotary After Hours on Thrusday May 25th when Truro Rotarians celebrated the 100th Birthday of the Rotary Foundation. A quick game of Rotary Foundation Trivia was played followed by a special birthday cake which was enjoyed by all. We even sang (some would call it singing) Happy Birthday to the Foundation. Join us for RAH next month. It's the last Thrusday of June at 5:15 pm. |
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Student RYLA Videos Released on Club YouTube The Rotary Club of Truro hosted a day long Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) session for high school students on May 5, 2017 at the Truro Campus of NSCC. As part of the leadership training the students divided into groups and created short videos about issues faced by young people. The seven videos have been posted to the Club's YouTube site. Please have a look. |
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May Rotary After Hours Don't forget the May edition of Rotary After Hours happening on Thrusday May 25th at 5:15 pm at The Best Western Glengarry. Mark it in your calendar and come out to enjoy some Rotary fun. Bring a friend! |
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100 Years of Service.png) There is still time to make a donation and help celebrate 100 years of Rotary Doing Good in the World. |
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Successful Rotary Youth Leadership Award Session Held The Rotary Club of Truro hosted a very successful Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Event in Truro on Friday 5th 2017. This year’s RYLA event had 37 students in attendance with students attending from each of the 5 large regional high schools. This year we also had 2 students attending from the Halifax district to participate in the day and will be taking feedback to the Rotary clubs there.  Winners of the two $500 bursaries were Josey Peters, a 17 year old student from CEC , as well as Lindsey Burgess, also a 17 year old student from CEC. Out of the 37 students, 17 were prepared for their interview with a personal portfolio. A special thanks to Rotarians Jim Gould and Ken MacDonald who were tasked with the job of reviewing all the portfolios and holding the interviews.The day consisted of many activities for the students to participate in as well as a chance to each group to produce a 5 minute video on the challenges and advice they would provide to students entering high school. This year we provided the students with a binder that they could use as a personal portfolio in the future. |
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Skiers to Report on Club Supported Project at Ski Wentworth
It started as a casual conversation in the Ski Instructors locker room at Ski Wentworth during the winter of 2014 with the observation that there was a need for improved adaptive ski equipment for disabled skiers. This evolved into a Rotary District Grant application that was submitted and approved in 2015-16. A funding partnership between Alpine Nova Scotia, The Rotary Club of Truro and Rotary District 7820 resulted in the purchase the first new Sit Ski at Wentworth in some time. It arrived in March 2016 just as the season was ending. Now that there has been a full year to use the machine, Ed McQuillan, Chairman NS Chapter of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing and Ski instructor Hiro Ozawa will come to tell the club about the impact this sort of equipment has in the lives of disabled skiers. Ed and Hiro will be speakers at the Rotary Club of Truro's May 1st noon meeting at the Best Western Glengarry. Injured in a ski accident that left him in a wheelchair, Ed has a first hand perspective on sports for the disabled. He is Chairman of the NS Chapter of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing. A professional ski and snowboard instructor at ski Wentworth since 2000, Hiro is a CADS (Canadian adaptive snow sports) ski level 3 course conductor, snowboard level 3 course conductor and someone who teaches instructors in the use of such equipment. Come join us to hear from Ed and Hiro on May 1st. |
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Truro Rotarian Continues work in Ethiopia Lydia Sorflaten and her husband Allan continue their work in Ethiopia helping local people with entrepreneurial skills and business development. Her blog describes very well the people she is meeting and the hard work that is going into helping in the distant land. Follow along at http://sorflatentravels.blogspot.ca/. |
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March Rotary After HoursThe popular Rotary After Hours sessions are starting up again. Join other club members for a once a month informal hour of conversation and sharing. There is food and drink as well if desired!Sessions will be the last Thursday of the month, 5 -6 pm ,Sherlock's Piano Bar @ the Best Western Glengarry. The March one is on the 30th. Bring a friend and introduce them to the fun side of Rotary |
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Clubrunner Mobile App Gets UpdatedI  f you haven't checked out the Mobile version of the Clubrunner app recently, you should. There have been significant improvements in the latest version and it is a now a useful tool for Rotary members to have ready access to our Club Information. Available for both Google and IOS, (Sorry Blackberry users) just search in the appropriate App store for the Clubrunner App. Once Installed, you will need to log in with your username and password. There are several features in addition to the Member Directory that you will find useful. |
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Truro Rotarian on Guatemala Outreach Project Truro Rotarian Mike Topley joined the 2017 Guatemala Outreach Team building safe cooking stoves. Indoor cooking with open fires leads to serious health issues for the people of rural Guatemala and the design and installation of safe stoves has been the thrust of a local group for several years. Rotary is a supporter of this worthwhile effort. Check out https://www.facebook.com/GuatemalaOutreach/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
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Major Awards for 91st Annual Charter NightThere will be three major awards presented at the 91st annual Charter Night.
The following people are also presented with Paul Harris Recognition: Rod Jones +4, Dave Mills PH +2, Jim Gould PH +1, Adam Wyllie +1
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Rotary Sleigh Ride SocialStory and pictures on the club's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofTruro/
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New Member Inducted The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to inducted Sarah Boss in the club as its newest member.A graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Agricultural Economics, Sarah is the Commercial Account Manager for RBC in Truro. Previous to that she was RBC Branch Manager in her home town of Amherst.
Sarah and her husband Curtis live in Murray Siding with their two children.
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Club Looks for Applications for Adventure in Citizenship The Rotary Club of Truro is looking for young people in Colchester County to take part in the Adventure in Citizen Program.
The Adventure in Citizenship program brings together a select group of 200 students from across Canada to learn about Canadian democratic institutions through meetings with political leaders, senior officials and each other. The Rotary Club of Truro will participate in the program again this year and encourages 16 -18 year old high school students in Colchester County to apply. The Club will pay for the selected candidate to fly to Ottawa and attend the program. Our application process calls for a short essay (approx. 250 words) or a 30-90 second creative video on “What does being a Canadian citizen mean to you?“ The deadline for application to the Rotary Club of Truro is March 20th. Send completed essays or videos to trurorotary@gmail.com by midnight March 20, 2017. Share the post on the clubs Facebook page and refer as many young people that you know (or there parents) to the program. Check out the details on the Adventure in Citizenship program at http://rotaryottawa.com/ |
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Registration for District Conference Open The District Conference website (http://7820conference.com) is now open and early registration is encouraged. There looks to be a great program in the Annapolis Valley.
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New Member Inducted The Club was pleased to induct Adrian Nauss as a member of the Rotary Club of Truro. Adrian is manager of the local branch of RBC. He comes to Truro with considerable Rotary experience as he was previously a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor where he had reached the position of Club vice president before coming to Truro.
Welcome Adrian.
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91st Annual Charter Night Note: This event has been postponed to Feb 23rd due to the bad weather forecast for Feb 16th.Join us for the 91st Annual Rotary Club of Truro Charter Night
6:30 pm on February 16, 2017 at the Best Western Glengarry.
The guest speaker will be Rick Janega, President and CEO Emera, Newfoundland and Labrador responsible for the The Maritime Link.
There will be several awards that evening including:
Tickets ($46.00 which includes $6.00 HST) are available from Kevin Quinlan - (kevin.quinlan@nscc.ca) - book your tickets early. For more details or to register on line go to the event page by clicking this link. |
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2017-18 Club Executive Confirmed The 2017-18 Executive for the Rotary Club of Truro was confirmed at the club's Annual General Meeting held December 19, 2016. Alana Hirtle will become President and Ryan Beazley will move up to Vice President. Mike Dolter will join the team as Secretary for the year. The Rotary Club of Truro is fortunate to have members come forward to assume the important leadership roles for the Club. Congratulations to all. |
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Toast to Rotary Club of Brisbane AirportThe Rotary Club of Truro recorded a return toast to the Rotary Club of Brisbane Airport. The Brisbane Airport Club sent notice of their toast on December 6th and the Truro Club reciprocated with a recorded toast on video.
The practice of toasting clubs is a great way to build friendships and acknowledge the worldwide nature of Rotary International.
Click to play the toast.
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Christmas Brunch Great SuccessThe 2016 Rotary Club of Truro Annual Christmas Brunch was a great success again this year. There was a special visit from Santa and all the good little girls and boys were very excited to see Ho Ho.
Seasons' greeting to everyone.
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2016 Club Christmas Video Greeting |
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Truro Rotarian Al Bégin Gets his Robes Truro Rotarian Alain Bégin has been sworn in as provincial Court Judge. While he has been posted to the Sydney area and has resigned from the Rotary Club of Truro, we are all proud of Al's accomplishments as a Rotarian.
Several Rotarians were in attendance for the swearing in ceremony. You can read about Al's appoinetment at http://www.trurodaily.com/news/local/2016/11/25/alain-begin-sworn-in-as-provincial-court-judge-.html
Congratulations and good luck Al.
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Truro Rotarian wins Photography Award Congratulations to Truro Rotarian Kirk Saint who was named 2016 Portrait Photographer of the year by Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Atlantic. You can see Kirk's photos by clicking here.
Is it any wonder the club's photos look so great! Congratulations Kirk.
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Chris MacDougall Presentation on Charlie's Ride. Chris MacDougall made an excellent presentation at the November 21st Rotary Club meeting about his cross country bike trip across Canada in support of cancer research. This video is a summary of that presentation.
Make a donation to Charlie's ride at https://dmrf.ca/about/our-stories/charlies-ride-for-cancer-research/
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Arthritis Society - Camp JoinTogether
Camp JoinTogether 2016 was amazing! Because of the support The Society received, we were able to accept 80 children and from all reports this camp was the BEST EVER! Following is the link to Camp JoinTogether 2016 video. Please cut and paste the url to view. The song playing is the new Camp JoinTogether camp song, Fun Forever (at Camp JoinTogether) created by a Dad and his music students at NSCC. https://drive.google.com/file/ Thank you again for your support – you have truly made a difference in the lives of children living with arthritis With Kindest Regards, Joni
Jone E. Mitchell, CFRE
Director of Development, Atlantic Region The Arthritis Society
210-3770 Kempt Road, Halifax, NS B3K 4X8
CELL 902.223.8269
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Christmas Index Kicks Into Gear The Christmas Index of Colchester County has begun operations for the year. A project of the Rotary Club of Truro, the Colchester Christmas Index is a cooperative effort of groups and individuals in Colchester County dedicated to providing assistance for those in need at Christmas time. The ultimate goal is to have each family that requires assistance matched to a group, family or individual.
You can help! Go to http://cobequidchildrenfirst.com/ and download the forms to support a family.
Rotarians (and others) can also help by volunteering at the Index Centre in the Truro Centre Mall Esplanade. Contact volunteer coordinator Chester MacPhee. 902 673-2850
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100 Years of the Rotary Foundation - Doing Good in the World |
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Theme Banner Presented The Rotary 2016-17 Theme Banner, Rotary Serving Humanity, was presented to President Ted Jordan by DG Elva Heyge at the Oct 31, 2016 meeting of the club. A recording of DG Elva's presentation to the club can be found on the Club's Facebook page.
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Community Service Award Nominations The Rotary Club of Truro Recognitions Committee is seeking nominations for the Community Service Award. This award is presented to a deserving citizen, who has provided outstanding service through volunteer work or financial support to organizations and / or families in need in our community. Full details of the award including past recipients can be found on the Club Website
The deadline for submissions of nominations is November 30, 2016. The award will be presented at the 91st Club Charter Night on February 16th 2017.
Send submissions to Rod Jones, Chair Recognition Committee
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Colchester Highland Games Lindy Finnie (Linda@colchesterhighlandgames.com) of the Scots Society of Colchester and Event coordinator for the Colchester Highland Games made a presentation to the Rotary Club about the games coming to Bible Hill, September 9th, 2017.
Check out the group's website. (http://www.colchesterhighlandgames.com) They are looking for volunteers for many activities and you have a chance to be part of this historic and fun event.
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The Jerseys also help promote Rotary in the community. This is a photo of PDG Jim with Rotarian Ron Zwaagstra on a recent ride around the Aspotogan loop. 
The speaker for the July 25th meeting of the Rotary Club of Truro was Jo Ann Fewer, CEO of Perennia, an agriculture, food and bio-resource company headquartered in Truro. 
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The 2016 edition of the Swim for Polio fundraising event has been announced by the Rotary Club of Truro. It will take place on August 7th at 10:00 am and swimmer will cross Shortt's lake. Please swim or sponsor one of the Rotarian swimmers.
Pictures of the highlights of Mme. Oussematou's visit to Nova Scotia has been turned into a couple of slideshows for people to review.
The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to induct a new member at it's regular meeting on May 8th . Jean Morris is a speaker, trainer and coach at The John Maxwell Team and an Occupational Health Nurse at Colchester East Hants Health Authority. Rotarian Lech Krywonos is Jean's sponsor.
Food bank representative Mary DeAdder accepted a donation totalling $15,000 from the Rotary Club of Truro. Making the presentation was Rotarian Ken Maclean. 
The Rotary Club or Truro used a portion of the Bethel Trust money to make a donation of $10,000 to Third Place Transition house. Pictured accepting the cheque from Rotarian Sharon Corcoran (right) on behalf of the organization is Sandra Falle.
The club made a $2,000 donation from the Bethel Estate funds to the St. Vincent de Paul for their community assistance program. DG Jim Goit presented the cheque on behalf of the Club to Brenda Chisholm.
The Rotary Club of Truro made a $9,000 contribution towards the Nova Scotia Health Authority Early Years Project. This is an early intervention program at two schools in the NOVA family of schools.
As part of the distribution of the Bethel Trust, the Rotary Club of Truro made a donation of $25,000 to go towards capital improvements to Camp Tidnish.
The Rotary Club of Truro presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Arthritis Society - Nova Scotia Division in support of their Camp JoinTogether program.
The Rotary Club of Truro presented the Colchester East Hants Hospice Society with $15,000.00 worth of Atlantic Superstore gift cards for their Food From the Heart Program.
The Rotary Club recently made an $8,500 contribution to the Scotia Pool Society that went toward the purchase of a chair lift to help disabled people in and out of the pool. 
The Rotary Club of Truro presented $7,000 to support programming at Maggie's Place Family Resource Centre.
Shanthanu Krishnakumar came to Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in the fall of 2014 in the Horticultural Technology degree program. He left the familiarity of his home town of Coimbatore in Southern India to complete his degree at Dalhousie University (Dal AC) in Truro, Nova Scotia.
The Rotary Club of Truro made a donation of $10,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Nova Scotia. JDRF Nova Scotia. It's a great cause that affect more people than you'd imagine.
The Rotary Club of Truro helped the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) – NS purchase a new SitSki for use by disabled skiers at Ski Wentworth. CADS –NS has been teaching skiing to disabled people for many years at Ski Wentworth. Disabled people can ski using CADS equipment available at the ski hill. The cost to own the adaptive equipment is prohibitive to most disabled skiers and as the demand for CADS lessons is growing every season, the program needed to have one more adult SitSki to meet that demand. 
Another new member was inducted into the Rotary Club of Truro at their club meeting on March 21st. 
The Rotary International Avenues of Service Citation recognizes that the strength of the Rotary movement is founded on the service carried out by individual club members. This citation provides a means for Rotary clubs to recognize club members for his/her outstanding efforts in the Five Avenues of Service.
Each year the Rotary Club of Truro names a Club member Rotarian of the Year. The award is presented to a deserving and active member of the Rotary Club of Truro who has provided outstanding service to the Club and to Rotary during the last year.
Stuart (Stu) Rath is the recipient of the 2016 Rotary Club of Truro Community Service Award.
90 years of anything is worth celebrating! The Rotary Club of Truro's 90th Annual Charter Night Celebration is fast approaching. Julia Phelps, Rotary International Director for Zone 24, will be on hand to help us celebrate and will be our speaker. Her presentation is entitled "90 Years of Giving Gifts to the World." Register and pay on-line, Bring a guest to this important milestone. See more at: http://rotarycluboftruro.ca/event/98d1e750-bcf9-4e5e-914b-7114b11d6e37/#sthash.TiYVtsYP.dpuf
Christmas is not always the best time of year for many people, but in Colchester County the Christmas Index Program works hard to make the holiday special. This year the Rotary Club of Truro took leadership of foundation that provides support to over 800 families. The program starts in October with promotions and continues up to Christmas Day. 
The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to induct Derrick Higgins as a member of the Club. Thank you Truro Rotary Club:
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In 2007, our family went on a trip to build a school in Dominican Republic at one of the NPH homes there.
... When I was there in 2013 I saw a beautiful clinic that was totally bare of equipment or electricity. We were about to build a new hospital in Truro, so that’s when the idea hit me...I know who needs the old equipment from Truro. Yet, back home, that simple idea took two years to convince the government to release their excess. Thankfully, our MLA’s did their job and we were given 90 days to get the stuff out. Volunteers came from nowhere and the Rotary Club leaped in faith to help get our equipment to the Sister Margaret Clinic in Fond des Blancs, Haiti.
A Rotary Leadership Institute - Atlantic Division (RLI) session was held in Truro on Saturday Oct 24. Four members of the Rotary Club of Truro attended. Matt Redmond took Part 1 while Larry Beazley, Barbara Goit and Kevin Quinlan took Part 3 and received their RLI completion pins. Congratulations.
The second Bollywood night held on September 19th at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center Truro was a great success. Om & Meena Khanna and friends worked with members of the Rotary Club of Truro to make sure that the event was fun for everyone. 
Two undergraduate students from Dal AC, Shanthanu Krishna Kumar and Emily Walsh attended a Leadership Conference in St. John’s Nfld. Attendance for the conference, ‘RYLA on the Rocks’ , was fully sponsored by the Rotary Club of Truro. “RYLA, the first of its kind for youth and young professionals in Atlantic Canada was a resounding success.
At their AGM on June 23rd, 2015 the CCWF presented the Rotary Club of Truro with the Eleanor Norrie Award.
The time has come for my final outgoing remarks. It has been a fun, active and certainly a rewarding year. In preparation, and because my memory is not what it use to be, I read the bulletins for the year to remind me of all of the highlights. They were many and they brought back fond memories of all the good work we have achieved. We have made a difference in the lives of many people this year by putting “Service above Self” in everything we do. Thank you to all members for your contribution this year.| President | Kevin Quinlan (elected Dec. 8, 2014) |
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| Secretary | Stephen Gallant (elected Dec. 8, 2014) |
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The 2015 Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) session held in Truro on May 14th. The day-long workshop was attended by 25 very engaged local highschool students.
Session leader Rotarian Stephen Gallant was assisted by Mark Mason, Rod Jones, Matt Redmond, Ed MacDonald and Marilyn Brown. The students brought their portfolios that were judged and each was interviewed by a team of Rotarians. Two Rotary Leadership Awards to be used as bursaries for University for further education were given out at the end of the day as a result
Congratulations to all.
Mike Dolter, CAO for the Town of Truro was officially inducted into the Rotary Club at the club's May 25th meeting.
The host club of the District Governor is presented with a special banner to display during the year their member is in that role. The turnover ceremony was held at the time of the annual District Conference in Halifax.
Rotary Club of Truro was presented with the ShelterBox Heros award for the donation of $5000 in 2013-14. Our Club was one of 5 clubs in the District that were recognized by ShelterBox. Vice President Kevin Quinlan was on hand to accept the award for the club.
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Rotarian Lydia Sorflaten was presented with the Avenues of Service Award certificate at the Rotary Club of Truro meeting on April 27th. The award is made by Rotary International to Rotarians for outstanding work in all areas of service. 
The Rotary Club of Truro was pleased to induct two new members into the club at it's regular meeting on April 27th..jpg)
Team Rotary Club of Truro, ready to head out for the 5km walk for the Coldest Night Of The Year event in support of Truro Homeless Outreach Society and Hubhouse. The team was made up of Mike Topley, Maureen Topley, Laurie Sandeson, Larry Beazley, Marilyn Brown, Dave Mills, Jim Gould and Matt Redmond.
The Colchester Community Workshops will be celebrating it's 10th anniversary in Rotary House by having an open house day on the 11th of March 2015. Tours will be conducted throughout the day and refreshments will be provided. 
Truro Rotarians Lydia Sorflaten and Alana Hirtle completed the training necessary enabling the club to apply for District grants for 2015-16. The two hour session organized by the District Foundation Team was held at the Best Western Glengarry on Saturday Jan 10th for Rotary clubs in Central & Northern Nova Scotia.
The Rotary Club of Truro inducted its newest member at the December 15th meeting.
Lorne MacDougall was a great Rotarian who served our Club for more than 69 years. When he died on December 4, 2014, he was the longest serving member of our club and of our Rotary District. He was the Club’s President in 1950-51. He received the highest club award in the Avenues of Service Citation in 2008-2009 and received a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1987. On his 65 anniversary in Rotary, he received an Outstanding Service Citation from the Rotary International President.
International Students come from all over the world to study at Dalhousie University in Truro, NS. Many have not experienced cooler weather let alone Nova Scotia’s freezing winters.
Rotarian Mark Mason is canvassing the club for warm winter cloths to donate to International students at the Dalhousie Agricultural campus, many of whom are experiencing their first winter and are not equipped for our climate. Club members were responding with items for Mark. Donations can be made by dropping them off this week to Mark at his home or office or letting him know by Friday and he will pick things up..jpg)
After lots of background work, a full shipping container has been loaded with former Truro hospital equipment and destined for Fond-des Blancs, Haiti.
Two new members were inducted into the Rotary Club of Truro at the club's regular meeting October 27. 
Eight members of the Rotary Club of Truro attended the fall session Rotary Leadership Institute that was held in Truro on October 25th. Lindsay MacKinnon, Ryan Beazley and Alana Hirtle completed Part 1. Larry Beazley, Kevin Quinlan, Barbara Goit and Lydia Sorflaten finished Part 2 and Jim Gould finished Part 3, graduating from the course series. 
District 7820 Governor Stella Roy made her official visit to the Rotary Club of Truro on September 29th. After a great meeting with the Board of Directors she met with club members and presented Stephen Gallant with the Vocational Service Leadership Award for his ongoing efforts to host RLYA events in Truro. She also commended Laurie Sandeson for her efforts for Polio Plus over the past couple of years. We are so close to finishing the job of total eradication of the disease.
Rotary Club President Jim Gould presented cheques totally $3,000 to the Colchester Community Workshops to support their development of a commercial bakery at their Young street facility. The bakery will not only provide items to be sold in the workshop's Convenience store and Cafe but it will provide another avenue for training for clients of the workshop.
The Rotary Club's Fall Farm Social was held at the home of Laurie and Mike Sandeson on September 29th. There were kids, animals, a hay ride, food, friends and lots of fun.
There were three members of the Rotary Club of Truro who participated in the Big Finish to the GiveToLive Big Ride from Ottawa to Halifax. Jim Goit and Mike Hanes joined Meg MacDougall for the last leg of her ride when it left Truro Saturday morning to go to Halifax. There was also a nice contingent of club members who came out to see them off when they left Victoria Park at 9:00 am. There were a group of about 40 cyclists who joined the team who had come from Ottawa. It was reported that over $150,000 was raised to support cancer research.
Rotarian Meg MacDougall started her Big Ride for Cancer on Saturday September 20th. She and 16 other cyclists are riding from Parliament Hill (Ottawa) to Halifax to raise money for cancer research. That's Meg just above the person in red.
The Rotary Club of Truro hosted the first Bollywood night in Truro on September 4th at the Holiday Inn and Convention Centre. The sold out crowd of 300 people enjoyed a night of great food, music and dancing entertainment. Proceeds went to local charities and cheques for $2,500 were presented to the Colchester Community Workshops and to Maggie's Place.
The next Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) sessions will be held in Truro on October 25th. All three parts will be held as well as Group Discussion Leader and a Graduate Course depending on numbers registered in each. 
Assistant Governor Rob Christie presented the Rotary International theme banner for 2014-15 to Truro President Jim Gould at the August 18th club meeting. He also brough greeting from the District Governor and highlighted her upcoming visit to the Club.
Truro Rotarian Meg MacDougall is training for her second Big Ride this September and she is looking for donations to support her cause. She gave the club a great presentation on last years trip.
The Rotary Club of Truro held a Swim to End Polio on July 13th in conjunction with their annual summer social at Shortts lake south of Truro. There were 13 members and friends who braved the chilly water and swam the half kilometer distance across the lake. While that make not seem like it lot, it was a big challenge for SOME of the swimmers.
The 2014 edition of the Rotary Club of Truro's summer social was a great success. Held July 13th at the Shortts Lake home of Richard and Maralyn Bowness the event was very well attended by Rotarians and friends both new and "experienced". The swim to end polio had been held earlier in the day however some went back on the water... practicing for next year perhaps.
Another display of the good work that Rotary is doing in the community. This is a picture of the sign above the entrance to the new kitchen at the new Maggie's Place. To date our Club has donated $20,000.00 towards Maggie's Place getting established in their new location.
The Rotary Club of Truro was one of several clubs in District 7820 which was presented with the Rotary International Presidential Citation with Distinction for the Rotary year 2013-14. The 2013-14 Presidential Citation recognizes Rotary clubs for an array of achievements that promote membership growth, enhance humanitarian service through the RI Foundation, and strengthen the network through the family of Rotary. By qualifying for the Presidential Citation, clubs contribute to Rotary’s strategic goals and multiply the impact of their good work through the collective focus of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide.
Rotarian Lydia Sorflaten recently returned from a trip to the Cameroon where she and her husband Alan were checking on several projects the Rotary Club of Truro had supported. 
Immediate past president Laurie Sandeson was on duty today to induct Karen Boyd as a new member of the Rotary Club of Truro. Vice President Jim Gould is Karen's sponsor.
Sixteen Rotarians, friends and family worked happily under sunny skies and mild weather on the morning of April 26th to pick 56 bags of garbage out of the ditches at the Robie Street / Hwy 102 interchange. Part of the haul included 2 tires, an old couch and a five dollar bill. The place is now spotless.
Rotarian Lydia Sorflaten has nearly completed her visit to the Cameroon and describes the effect that the Rotary Club of Truro's donations to the School projects there over the last couple of years have had. We are making a significant difference in people's lives. Check out her blog for full details.
For a number of years a group from Truro has gone to a rural part of Guatemala to build cooking stoves for the people there. This year Keith Gillis, a member of the Rotary Club, and Cathy Weldin a good friend of the Club joined the project. The following are some pictures of their visit.
Truro Rotarian Lydia Sorflaten reports on the Cameroon projects regularly and can be followed in her blog http://sorflatentravels.
Please welcome and thank the Rotary Club of Truro's newest website sponsors. Canadian Tire Truro (represented by Club member Bart Hinze) and Super 8 (represented by Rotarian Alana Hirtle) are both proud supporters of the Rotary Club of Truro.
The Annual Truro Rotary Auction has launched! Running from March 10th to March 24th, this year's auction offers up 700 items donated by local businesses and individuals valued at over $47,000.
The Rotary Club of Truro is one a number of individuals and organizations that have supported Truro resident Peter Corey in taking supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support a fish farming project. A lot of what was taken is practical (fish farming manuals, printer, good quality rubber boots, rain jackets), but some of it is purely fun (soccer gear, maple syrup, Jiffy Pop)--things that we enjoy here, but are difficult or impossible to find otherwise in DRC. 
The tradition of having the senior leadership of the Agricultrual College as a member of the Rotary Club was continued as Dr. David Gray Dean/Principal of the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus was formally inducted into the Rotary Club by Vice President Jim Gould (Right) Dr. Garth Coffin (Left), former Principal of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College was David's sponsor.
Rotary Club of Truro member Mark Mason was recently in the Seychelles where he once taught in school and where his wife Christine was born. They went to a school and library to deliver 45kg of much needed new books.
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Rotary Club of Truro Member Lydia Sorflaten and her husband Alan are currently on the School Project in Befang, Cameroon Africa. Check out their blog (http://sorflatentravels.blogspot.ca/) and YouTube channel for news on their trip. Interesting and compelling stories of people engaged in changing lives. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLdLUrOXVJPkIJuTTJxaAQ
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Avenues of Service Citation
The Avenues of Service Citation provides a means for Rotary clubs to personally recognize one member of the club for his/her outstanding efforts in the Five Avenues of Service.
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Paul Harris Fellowship
Donors of US$1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus, or the Humanitarian Grants Program, or people who have that amount contributed in their name, are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows by Rotary International.
Donors of US$1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus, or the Humanitarian Grants Program, or people who have that amount contributed in their name, can be recognized as Paul Harris Fellows.
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Rotarian of the Year
The Rotarian of the year is presented to a deserving and active Member of the Rotary Club of Truro, who has provided outstanding service to our Club and Rotary in the last year.
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Community Service Award
The Community Service Award if presented to a deserving citizen, who has provided outstanding service through volunteer work or financial support to organizations and/or families in need in our community.
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Lindsay MacKinnon has rejoined the Rotary Club of Truro after being away for 3 years due to work obligations. Lindsay now has her own CA practice in Truro. In the picture are Linsday's sponsor Garth Coffin (left) and Club Vice President Jim Gould (right).
Lorne MacDougall celebrated his 96th birthday on January 12, 2014 and the club recognized it with a birthday cake and a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday. 
The Rotary Club of Truro held another successful Rotary Christmas Brunch on December 14th at the Best Western Plus Glengarry. 
The speaker for the 88th Annual Charter Night for the Rotary Club of Truro will be Rotarian Thie Convery, from the Dundas Rotary Club in Ontario. Thie will tell about her attempt to swim across Lake Ontario and how she eventually raised almost $150,000 (U.S.) for polio eradication. New Rotarian Meg MacDougall gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of Truro about her 2,400 km bicycle ride from Banff, Alberta to Boulder, Colorado with the GIVETOLIVE Big Ride. She was the only female to join the intrepid group of cyclists fighting to end cancer by taking to the roads September 14th-28th, 2013. She and her group raised over $81,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. She described the journey in-kinds of weather through the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park describing it as an epic ride.
Glenholme businessman and Rotaruan Ed MacDonald has been named president of the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA)
Rotarian Audrie-Jo McConkey recieved the Young Alumni Achievement Award for 2013 Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture’s Alumni Association presented the Blue and Gold Awards banquet in Truro November 1st. 
Ms. Allie MacDonald, Outreach Agent, Low Income Homeowner Service for Trinity Inspection Services, a partner of Effecience Nova Scotia, visited the Rotary Club to promote the Low Income Energy Effeciency program. For qualifying low income homeowners, Efficiency Nova Scotia will:
Mr. Allan Sorflaten is the husband of Truro Rotarian Lydia Sorflaten and is truly deserving of the Rotary International Rotarian Spouse/Partner Service Award for 2013. 
District Governor Greg Coldwell and his wife Claudia made his official visit to the Rotary Club of Truro on October 21st. 
The two newest members of the Rotary Club of Truro were inducted at the Club's October 21st meeting by District Governor Greg Coldwell.
The Rotary Club of Truro was once again a major supporter of the Colchester Community Workshops annual Golf fundraiser entering the two top fundraising teams. Of the total of $28,419 raised for the event Team Bowness brought in $2,330.00 and Team Begin $2,128.00. There were 15 teams and 33 volunteers over the course of the day. Photos of the teams are on the club's Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofTruro?ref=stream&hc_location=stream 
The Rotary Club of Truro held it's second Rotary Family Farm Social at the farm of Rotarian Laurie and Mike Sandeson in Lower Truro on Saturday Oct 7th.
Rotarian Ron Ross has had a lifetime of experience in writting, editing and making presentations as well as teaching others those skills. At the regular Rotary Club of Truro meeting on September 30th, he gave a talk on "How to Make A Good Presentations" sharing tips on what it takes to catch and keep people's attention during a presentation. His talk was judged a excellent rather than just good and a copy of it is available for those that missed it. http://tinyurl.com/ocn7hjz. 
Calling all Golfers!
The 12th Annual Golf Classic to benefit Rotary House takes place Thursday, October 10th and our club would like to enter at least two 5 member teams. if you'd like to enjoy a great day of golf, for a worthy cause contact me ASAP so the teams can be formed and fund raising can begin.
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The MP for Cumberland, Colchester & Musquodoboit Valley, Scott Armstrong addressed the Rotary Club of Truro at their regular meeting on August 26th. Mr. Armstrong outlined all the strong infrastructure in the Truro area and asked club members to increase efforts to promote the advantages of living here. 
Club Membership Chair Barbara Goit made a presentation on our membership status and asked us to all get our "ask in gear". A copy of the presentaition may be found on-line for those that missed it. Documents/en-ca/bf00c637-c03e-4c91-aedc-ab191cd7ab89/1
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| Campbell, Sarah | Aug 12 | ||
| MacDonald, Andrew | Aug 21 | ||
| Beazley, Larry | Aug 24 | ||
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| Coffin, H. | Coffin, Mary Catherine | 50 years | Aug 03, 1963 |
| Mason, Mark | Christine | 22 years | Aug 11, 1991 |
| Michaud, Mike | Marianne | 7 years | Aug 12, 2006 |
| Quinlan, Kevin | Sharon | 14 years | Aug 14, 1999 |
| Nicholson, Joseph | Saulnier-Nicholson, Angele | 23 years | Aug 18, 1990 |
| Bowness, Richard | Maralyn | 41 years | Aug 19, 1972 |
| Saunders, Dale | Catherine | 29 years | Aug 25, 1984 |
| Fraser, Matthew | MacKinnon, Naomi | 2 years | Aug 29, 2011 |
| Sorflaten, Lydia | Allan | 45 years | Aug 31, 1968 |
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Sarah Porter, Program Coordinator for Junior Achievement Nova Scotia in the Truro area spoke to the Club on July 22 about the various programs of JA. The JA programs are a natural for partnership with Rotary as we have similar goals in the Vocational Service area. In fact club members have been active for many years and are still volunteering their time in delivering the programs in area schools. 
Members of the Rotary Club of Truro are actively canvassing community businesses for subscriptions to the 11th edition of the Truro Community Yearbook. 
Allison MacIsaac spoke to the Rotary Club of Truro on a home energy program sponsored by Efficiency Nova Scotia. The program assists homeowners become more effecient by replacing lightbulbs and wrapping hot water heaters. In the photo Allison is thanked by Adam Wyllie, a Club members who recently had the energy upgrade done at his home.
The Rotary Club of Truro is proud to support a new Rotaract Club at Dalhousie University, Agricultural Campus. The Rotaract club was launched this September and includes over 21 members. Members participated in Truro Rotary Club’s Bollywood event, and the president performed a Bollywood dance.
South Colchester Academy (SCA) Interact’s Coffee House and Art Show held Wed. April 10th was real success drawing a crowd of almost 100 students, teachers, parents and interested people. Interactors did a great job of organizing: lining up students and teachers to perform, designing and printing a program, arranging for sound, the building, time and place, advertising, soliciting sponsors (Third Place Transition House, Roop’s Esso, Brookfield Bakery and Hurricane Heidi’s Café and Tim Hortons). In the photo are four hard working Interact students Delaney McLellan, Bryn Rankin, Chris Ross, Livi King and Alex Zhou who organized the Coffee House with staff advisor Chris Ross.
The Rotary Club of Truro sponsored a one day Rotary Leadership Award (RYLA) day on April 13th. A total of 39 grade 10, 11 and 12 students from South Colchester Academy (SCA), Cobequid Education Center (CEC) and North Colchester High School attended the workshops, working together on leadership skills and finding out more about Rotary.
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The Rotary Club of Truro made a contribution to the Arthritis Society for Camp JoinTogether. The following is their report on the camp.