Events

The new President and his Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 year will receive the handover from the existing Board.  Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we will not be able to have the usual b-b-q and party but at some point during the year we will make up for this.

While Covid-19 has claimed hundreds of lives in Ontario's long-term care homes, the administrator of Glen Hill Strathaven in Bowmanville explains how she and her staff have kept the virus at bay. 

A Rotarian from Sheffield, England explains why she launched the facebook group "Rotarians against Racism".

Durham Children's Aid Foundation Executive Director, Dennis Ullman and former child-in-care, Shyanne Nichols discuss the work of the foundation. Shyanne shares her story over overcoming stigma to launch her own career in social work with the help of a foundation bursary. 

With "Phase 3" of re-opening only days away, Durham's medical officer of Health and Asst. Med. of health update the region's Covid-19 status and answer questions about the curbing spread of the virus in the days to come. 

Covid may have forced us all to social distance, but that hasn't stopped the mentors at Big Brothers/Sisters of Clarington from staying in touch with their mentees. We'll find out how, when we meet Chantal Penrose and Elleena Keeting. Chantal is a mentor and the volunteer coordinator for the organization. Elleena is her mentee.

The summer squad windups up their stint with Rotary, recapping the program's highlights. We are ever grateful. 

The General Manager of "Starapples" on King Street talks about how her family brought their experience of operating restaurants in their native Jamaica to their new home here in Bowmanville.

What will Clarington students find when schools re-open in the fall? And what will school boards doing to keep them safe? We'll ask the Chair of the Public board and the Director of Education at the Catholic board.

Find out how volunteers from across the Region, including our Summer Squad, have been helping provide food, clothing, household items and more to serve those most in need within our communities. 

If you you lose your family pet, wo do you turn to? In Durham, it's often the folks at Team Chelsea. We'll hear from the woman who founded the pet search network.

The Reverend Bryan Ransom discusses the establishment and legacy of Residential Schools and an upcoming conference on Indigenous rights.

Clarington's mayor discusses how the municpality has coped during the pandemic, and its plans for the future.

Dr. Rashid discusses the growth of the Muslim community im Clarington and the establishment of a mosque in the former Orono United Church

The Rotary International Director for Canada and the Northeast U.S. updates us on all things Rotary

In 2018, Jodi Gorham's 11-year-old daughter Jorja died from an infection during treatment for Leukemia. She went on to establish the organization JAG (Jorja's awesome grief) Village to help others deal with their loss.

Mark discusses his aquaponics system, which supplies vegetables and fish, and his project in Uganda to do the same,

Steve Rutledge of the Whitby Sunrise updates us on Rotary International's relief project in Beirut, following the recent explosion which devastated the city.

On the eve of Remembrance Day, Bowmanville's Logan Caswell reflects on the life and loss of his brother Darryl who was killed while serving with the Canadian forces in Afghanistan in 2007. 

Senior Vice President at Ontario Power Generation, Steve Gregoris, updates us on the latest from OPG, including the development of small nuclear reactors.

Novemeber is Crohn's and Colitis Awareness month. Our own Johanna de Boer talks about the condition and what it's like to live with it.

Brian Archer is the founder of the Citadel Canine Society, which provides service dogs at no cost veterans, nurses and first reponders. Wilmot Creek's Stu Miller is an agent for the organization.

The Executive Director of Feed the Need in Durham discusses the increasing needs of Durham residents during the pandemic and how his organization and others have been responding to it.

This is a 7 PM event!