| Nov 15, 2011 This is a PARITAL List of our 2011 - 2012 Grant Recipients: Harbourfront Concert Series Habitat for Humanity (Kenora) Kenora Festival of the Arts Salvation Army/Miracle Marathon Kenora Canada Day Celebrations Youth Dragon Boat Team Community Fall Feast Northern School of Medicine (Lobsterfest Tickets) Kenora Public Library NW Biz Kids D.A.R.E. Lake of the Woods Concert Series Youth and Philanthropy Triple Play Keora and LOW Community Foundation 7 area school breakfast/lunch programs Rotary Youth Leadership Academy Model United Nations Assembly | | Feb 18, 2012 San Miguelito , Huhuetenango, Guatemala Phase 2 is well underway! Photos received April 10th shows the roof being installed on the washrooms, kitchen and office! Furniture for the 5 classrooms was delivered on Feb.7,2012. The kids, parents and teachers were all very excited! They helped to unload the trucks and carry the furniture to the school. Funds to begin Phase 2 of San Miguelito School have been sent. Construction is expected to begin on Feb. 20th. The second phase consists of construction of washrooms, offices and a kitchen. The 1st phase of this project consists of 5 classrooms on one floor. Construction is complete and painting the school is also complete. Funds to purchase furniture was sent in late December 2011. |
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| Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 12, 2012
| | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 29, 2012
Kenora Model United Nations
 Four students, Alexa Lesperance, Ana Alarcon, Zach Dearlove and Carmen Haw attended the Kenora Rotary Club's first local Model United Nations Assembly on April 27 and 28th. Students debated resolutions on 4 pressing global problems including: - The Situation in Syria and the Duty to Protect
- The Situation in Iran and the Threat of Nuclear Proliferation
- The Least Developed Countries Programme of Action
- Protecting the Global Climate for Present and Future Generations and you may choose to consider other pressing issues in the world.
Officials of the assembly included Speaker of the assembly, Counsellors Todd Penner and Roberta Retson | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on May 07, 2012
Rotary Club of Kenora Booth at the Kenora Home & Leisure Show
May 4th to 6th!
The Home & Leisure Show was a great place for the Rotary Club of Kenora to showcase some of their programs, and projects, and to sell Lucky Ducky tickets for the upcoming race to be held on July 1st at Kenora's McLeod Park at 12 Noon sharp! Be sure to get your ticket and sponsor a Lucky Duck!
Over 200 tickets were sold over the weekend!
 | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on May 01, 2012
SPRING HIGHWAY CLEANUP 2012!
Thank you to Claire Noseworthy, Bill Burris, Kelly & Gary Williams, Gord & Deb LeMaistre, Cindy Behrsin, John Dahl, Lynn Carlson and Kristen Bulmer with the students from WTF_nwo: Courtney Redsky, Alexis Unique Lesperance, Aaron Switzer, Kyle Prystie, Sarah Judith Gibson, Will Davis and Jared Dyck for cleaning the Highway 17 East from the Longbow Lake Road to the 17a Junction. The students volunteered their time to help out Rotary and it was truly appreciated!
Gord LeMaistre and Bill Burris show off some of the garbage.
Kids from WTF_nwo take a break for a photo. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Mar 02, 2012
| | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 23, 2012
 Lucia Melnick was presented with a cheque for $2,500 to assist with this year's Harbourfest Concert Series. With Lucia is Rotary's Director of Community Services John Dahl and Rotary President Cindy Behrsin. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 20, 2012
 SHELTERBOX AND ROTARY SIGN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER TO DISASTER SURVIVORS
TORONTO, CANADA (MARCH 30, 2012) - Rotary International and ShelterBox, an international disaster relief organization, have signed a project partner agreement this month, allowing the two organizations to collaborate more closely to provide relief and temporary shelter to survivors of natural disasters. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 18, 2012
 We just concluded another amazing Rotaract Executives meeting. I could not be more amazed at how much hard work has paid off, how much teamwork and collaboration has gone into getting this group started and going, and how unbelievably blessed I am personally for getting to know so many different people through such an amazing organization. At the end of the day I realize that someone ha...d a great idea, the idea to start a service group that worked with networking people globally, and they too worked hard to start their group. I imagine as it grew larger and larger they began to see their hard work and dreams turn into reality and now so many here at the UO are being impacted by this one persons dream. All of it really just "awe's" me. The best part being that this persons dream led to us, a group of altruistic dedicated students, to put on a fundraiser to help end poilio, and so sit those coins that will directly alter the lives of several children somewhere in the world so they too can have an impact in some way in the future. Natalya Jenny, Rotoractor
| | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Mar 10, 2012
Rotary Club of Kenora Assists in Fundraising to Refurbish the Recreational Centre Basketball Courts
 Pictured left to right: Kevin Schabler (student), Mr. Steve Merry (teacher), Riley Burt (student), Bradey Lund (winner), and Rotarians Cindy Behrsin and Rod Riopel. Over $3500 was raised by the collaborative efforts of St. Thomas Aquinas High School and the Kenora Rotary Club in the recent Cody Bland Memorial Raffle. The grand prize, an ice shack built by Steve Merry's Construction class, was won by Brad and Bradey Lund. All proceeds of the raffle are allocated to the improvement of the Basketball Courts at the Kenora Recreation Centre. The young Saints basketball player spent countless hours on the outdoor courts and often lamented the disrepair of the surface. Cody's family and friends are eager to see the improvements completed in his memory. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Mar 05, 2012
Welcome!
Two new members were inducted into the Rotary Club of Kenora on Monday, March 5th.
Welcome to Laura Dowdell and Rod Lamb
 | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Mar 05, 2012
 Girard receives honourary Paul Harris award
Ruth Girard was recognized Monday night by the Rotary Club of Kenora with the award of an honourary Paul Harris Fellowship. The award was bestowed on Girard for her contribution of time and talent to Kenora’s music and arts community for over 40 years. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Feb 27, 2012
Awards Handed Out at the Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Dinner!
Guest Speaker was District Governor Eva Vida
Presentation of Paul Harris Fellowships
New Paul Harris Fellowships
Kristen Joy Bulmer, Lindsay Berringer,Nancy Tulloch,
Elizabeth Claire Dingwall,
Kelly Williams, Virgil Dahl, John Philip Loader
First Time Multiple Paul Harris Fellowships
Cindy Behrsin, Barbara Roulston, Donna Friesen, Nancy Tulloch,
Debra LeMaistre
Multi-Level Paul Harris Fellowships
Lloyd Mack – PHF+2, Fred Wright – PHF+4,
Lucia Melnick – PHF+2,
Bruce Krawicki – PHF+5, Barbara King – PHF+3,
Betty Nelson – PHF+5,
Gord LeMaistre - PHF+3, Keith Nelson – Over 9 PHFs
Paul Harris Benefactor Recognition
Debra LeMaistre and Gord LeMaistre | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Feb 17, 2012
Rotary celebrates 107 years of service on February 23rd! Listen to 89.5 FM to hear about the work of Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Kenora. It's Rotary Radio Day all day!!! | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Feb 07, 2012
The Furniture For San Miguelito School Has Arrived!!
The small community of Santa Eualia was VERY excited when the trucks rolled in loaded with brand new furniture for their new 5 classroom San Miguelito School! Children & parents ran to the trucks to help teachers unload and carry the desks, chairs, lockers, whiteboards, teachers' tables & chairs to the school. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Kenora and all donors! | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Jan 01, 2012
The 3rd Annual Rotary Family New Year’s Eve Event, December 31st, 2011 at the Kenora Recreation Centre was a huge success! Over 400 people came out for thePool and water slide, Family skating, use of the Fitness Centre, and Hay rides, PLUS.... Free hotdogs & hot chocolate for the first 350 people! Thank you to everyone who volunteered and participated! | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Dec 11, 2011
D.A.R.E. Received a Donaton from the Rotary Club of Kenora! Jim Retson and President Cindy Behrsin presented a cheque for $2.000 to Constable Dave Cain to help with the DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION held in schools in the area. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Dec 11, 2011
Dr. Bill Kyle was given the honour of becoming an Honourary Rotarian. He has a long history of service to Rotary. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Nov 27, 2011
Turkey Earthquake Deployment 2011 
Southeastern Turkey was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 23rd with the epicenter located north of the city of Van. When I arrived in Van about 2 weeks later to relieve the first ShelterBox Response Team, the needs of the city had been pretty well met, so our team began concentrating on distributing shelterBoxes to the small rural villages north of Van.
Things quickly changed when the second earthquake hit on Nov. 9th.. We were having a late dinner in a hotel on the outskirts of Van when the building began to shake violently; everyone ran for the doors. We were fortunate that the hotel is new and was built to higher construction standards. There was superficial damage but, structurally the building withstood the 5.6 quake. This was a lower Richter scale rating than the earlier earthquake, but the epicenter was much closer to Van and many buildings had been weakened by the first earthquake; consequently the main city experience severe damage. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Nov 21, 2011
Thanks to all who purchased a TICKET FOR THE ROTARY DREAM VACATION DRAW! The Winners Are: Manzanillo - Norma Doerksen
Los Cabos - Donna Adams
Montego Bay - Tara Rickaby
Honolulu - Don Kehler
Puerto Plata - John Gale
Kelowna (Ski Holiday) - Robert Young
Carnival Cruise (Mexican Riviera) - Jennifer Dingwall
San Francisco - Pat and Pam Brett
Holguin - Susan McLeod Las Vegas - Bradley Lund
Drawing the First Ticket! The Dream Vacation Tickets were a Sellout!
| | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Nov 07, 2011
 pictured: Len Mark of The Lake of the Woods Concert Group hands over the cheque to Rotary President Cindy Behrsin Polio Plus gets a Boost Lake of the Woods Concert Group donated the proceeds from the Good Lovelies Concert in October to Rotary's Polio Plus campaign. $900 plus an additonal $225 from the aucton of art donated by The Blue Heron will help to further the efforts of Rotarians around the world in their committment to the eradiction of polio. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Nov 01, 2011
 Ripple Effect Program Managers Gord & Deb LeMaistre travelled to Guatemala in Sept/Oct. Accompanying them on their trip were 2 Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) Program Officers, who worked with them for 2 weeks, Rotarian Jim Coulter, a retired high school principal from Watrous, SK for 4 weeks, and Kenora Rotarian John Berringer and Rowena Berringe for 3 weeks. In all, over 30 schools were visited. Some of these schools were completed Ripple Effect projects, 3 holding school inaugurations during the group's visit, some projects were under construction and at varios stages of completion, and some schools visited were for the purpose of gaining information for future projects. A highlight of the trip for the LeMaistres and Berrigers was a trip up into the Northern Highlands to visit S an Miguelito School in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango. The Rotary Club of Kenora is the Lead Club, partnering with Rotary Clubs of Gimli, Dundas Valley Sunrise, and Brandon, as well as a grant from D5550 World Community Service and CRCID. This project will see a new school built. comprising of 6 classrooms, a kitchen and washroms. The school being replaced was a small wooden shack with a dirt floor, no windows and room dividers made from bed sheets. Classes were also held in a private home and in a damp, dark, moldy church basement. Good progress has been made on Phase 1 which is the construction of 5 classrooms. The area has received huge amounts of rain over the past several months, but despite the rain and the mud, the employees and volunteers have been working hard. The classrooms will be completed in plenty of time for the re-opening of school in mid January. | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Sep 12, 2011
A donation of $500 was made to the Lake of the Woods Concert Group. The Lake of the Woods Concert Group has been offering a professional series of concerts to the City of Kenora and surrounding area for over 40 years. They endeavour to provide a varied selection of artists to appeal to a cross section of concertgoers. John Dahl (L), Lake of the Concert Group Representative Len Mark & Rotary President Cindy Behrsin | | Posted by Debra LeMaistre on Apr 24, 2011
Have you ever wondered where the Ripple Effect Program schools that Kenora has sponsored are? Here is a map showing the locaton of the 3 schools. |
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May 28, 2012
Marathon Run Through Moroccan Desert
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Jun 04, 2012
How to Introduce and Thank Guest Speakers.
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Jun 11, 2012
Induction of New Member and Welcome of Transferred Member
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Jun 18, 2012
Northwest Business Centre
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