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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Festival City

Small but Mighty!

We meet Tuesdays at 7:10 AM
The Queen's Inn

161 Ontario Street
Stratford, ON N5A 3H3
Canada

Venue Map

Pot Luck Social
Dianne's House

Jun 17, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Laura Pujatti

Jun 18, 2019 7:00 AM

My Rotary Exchange Year in Canada

Executive

Jun 25, 2019 7:00 AM

Changing of the Guard

New Member: Liz Yundt

Jul 02, 2019 7:00 AM

Classification

Mark Fewer

Jul 09, 2019 7:00 AM

Stratford Summer Music

Brian Rivers

Jul 16, 2019 7:00 AM

World Trips Update

Val Trudgeon

Jul 23, 2019 7:00 AM

McCarthy Place

New Member: Nancy Haliday

Jul 30, 2019 7:00 AM

Classification

Executive

Aug 06, 2019 7:00 AM

Club Assembly

New Member: Bev Gregory

Aug 13, 2019 7:00 AM

Classification

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Three New Rotarians

The Festival City Rotary Club welcomed three new members to the club: Liz Yundt, Bev Gregory, and Nancy Halliday. Pictured left to right, Dianne Yundt who sponsored the members, President Bill Bill Helmuth, membership chairperson Deb Stacey-Rivers, Nancy Halliday, Bev Gregory, and Liz Yundt.

Paul Harris Fellowships

Assistant District Governor Dianne Yundt presented Paul Harris Fellowships, the highest honour in Rotary, to recognize four people whose lives exemplify the humanitarian and educational objectives of The Rotary Foundation.

Pictured left to right: Bob Currah, Lorne and Sharon Twamley, President Bill Helmuth, Brian Dundas, and ADG Dianne Yundt.

Cooperating to Aid Mozambique

This month Rotary Club of Grand Bend gathered donations and packed a shipping container with supplies to assist survivors of the tropical cyclone that hit Mozambique in March. Volunteers, including some members of our club, helped load the 40 foot container.

An amazing example of Rotary International clubs and members acting quickly and working together to save lives across the globe.

MS Walk 2019

The Festival City MS Walk team raised more than $1800 on the Sunday May 5 walk. Thank you to all the donors who supported our team. In total the teams raised more than $47000 to support local MS clients.

Team members left to right: Assistant Governor Dianne Yundt, Jennifer White, Wayne Yundt, Chuck Dingman, Margaret Dingman, and team captain Carolyn Dingman.

Adventures In Citizenship

Hannah Lawrence, a student at Stratford Central Secondary School, was selected to attend the Ottawa Rotary Adventures in Citizenship program in Ottawa April 28 to May 1. Pictured with Hannah are President Bill Helmuth and Christy Bertrand. Hannah described her adventures in Ottawa at the club meeting on May 28.

Garbage Can Decorating Winners

The Festival City Rotary Club competed in the annual Stratford Garbage Can Decoration Competition. The team won first prize in the Service Club category. Team members include Dianne Yundt, Deb Stacey-Rivers, Kirk Riehl, and Nancy Totino the chief designer. Missing from the photo is Rotary Exchange student Laura Pujatti.

Garbage Can Decorating Competition

Members of the club decorated this garbage can to be located in an area of Stratford. Annually, a garbage can decorating competition takes place in Stratford. The photos show this year's entry by our club.

Valerie Trudgeon Joins Festival City Rotary

Posted by Vincent Hill on Mar 26, 2019

Valerie Trudgeon is welcomed into the Rotary Club of Festival City by membership chairperson Bev Stacey-Rivers and club president Bill Helmuth.

Tina Grasby Joins Festival City Rotary

Posted by Vincent Hill on Feb 05, 2019

President Bill Helmuth and Membership Chairperson Deb Stacey-Rivers welcome Tina Grasby as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Festival City. Tina was sponsored by Christy Bertrand.

ShelterLink

Thank you to Bev Haggadorn, Executive Director of ShelterLink, for coming today and presenting stories of challenge and success at the youth shelter. Festival City Rotary Stratford will support this year's annual fundraiser with a team.

Middle Ground

Jaimie Weber presents work they are doing at Middle Ground to help malnourished children in Haiti

District Governor Jim Schlatman

President Bill Helmuth received a certificate from District Governor Jim Schlatman who addressed the club at our weekly meeting October 30. The certificate is a thank you from the Rotary Foundation for our donations to the Foundation.

New Member Bob Burchett

Bob Burchett, 3rd from left, is welcomed into the Rotary Club of Festival City by President Bill Helmuth, Membership Chairperson Deb Stacey-Rivers and sponsor Vincent Hill.

Paul Harris Fellows Presentation

Jean Aitcheson a multiple Paul Harris Fellow received another Paul Harris pin in recognition for her annual givings. Jean received her pin from Dianne Yundt.

Peter Moreton received a second Paul Harris pin in recognition for his work as President last year. Assisting in the presentations are President Bill Helmuth and District Governor Jim Schlatman.

Rotary Donates Winter Clothing to the Salvation Army

Posted by Vincent Hill

Barry Clarke, a former Rotarian, and representing the Stratford Salvation Army accepted two bags of winter clothes from Deb Stacey-Rivers.

The clothing collected from members of the Festival City Rotary Club by Deb will be distributed to those in need of winter clothing.

New Rotarian Nancy Totino

Club President Bill Helmuth, membership chairperson Deb Stacey-Rivers introduce and welcome Nancy Totino who was sponsored by Christy Bertrand.

MP John Nater

Rotarian Dianne Yundt thanked MP John Nater for speaking to the Festival City Rotary Club. John is the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Interprovincial Trade and the Sharing Economy.

New Rotarian Bev Hepburn