2009 Sault Ste. Marie Easter Seals Ambassadors Cody and Jesse Moreau

   ROTARY AT WORK

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

The club's major fundraising efforts are:

  • ROTARYFEST, The Sault's Summer Festival, held annually the third weekend of July
  • An annual car draw associated with ROTARYFEST
  • The Bell Celebrity Skate and Swim held annually in November
  • The Battle of the Sections held annually at the Soo Greyhounds hockey game in February

UPCOMING EVENTS:

July 16, 17, 18   ROTARYFEST, The Sault's Summer Festival in Clergue Park

2009 ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR

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

2009 EASTER SEALS TELETHON

  

Pino Caputo, President 2008-2009, presents a cheque to Easter Seals Telethon host, Jim Cronin, for $32,500 at The Easter Seals Telethon in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Easter Seals, an organization that services the 160 disabled children, youth and young adults in the Sault Ste. Marie area, continues to be the primary charitable mandate of the club. Not only does the club proudly assist the Telethon financially, but as the Presenter, many of the volunteers who make the Telethon possible are Rotarians and/or their spouses. The 9 hour event raised $121,000 locally for the charity.   

2008 BELL CELEBRITY SKATE & SWIM FOR ROTARY YOUTH PROJECTS
Presented by CROSS COUNTRY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

                     

Jon Lang, Bell Aliant, and Brian O'Shaughnessy, Cross Country Automotive Services present their respective sponsorhip cheques to Pino Caputo, President, and the 2008 Easter Seals Ambassadors, Katie Hewgill and Ben Martynuck.

     

Upcoming Luncheon Programs

June 30    Joanne Kovich, Sault Youth Association
 

 
© 2005 Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie