The 23rd Annual Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie Regional Science Fair will be held on April 22-24, 2010 at the George Leach Centre, hosted by Algoma University College. The fair is open to students from Grade 7 – 12 in nine categories: Biotechnology &  Pharmaceutical Sciences; Life Science; Physical and Mathematical Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Environmental Innovation; Health Sciences; Automotive; Computing/IT; and Engineering.

New to this year:  senior students that register for 2010-2011 school year at Algoma University are eligible for a $500 AU bursary.  Junior students that have the best GREEN thinking project will be sponsored by Sault College to attend one of the week long YMCA summer camp programs at Sault College. Students can participate in a fun-filled science bingo and have the chance to win a variety of gift cards. There are cash awards and prizes for the top project in each category as well as special awards. The top two projects will attend the Canada Wide Science Fair.

The 2010 Canada Wide Science Fair will be held in Peterborough from May 15^th - 23rd for more opportunities to win cash prizes and scholarships. All entrants have the opportunity of winning this all-expense-paid trip of a lifetime. Don't pass up this opportunity if you have the love of science.  Go to the Youth Science Foundation website www.ysf.ca for more information on the CWSF and about the Science Fairs in general.  Another resource site: http://www.scitechontario.org/welcome.php?redirect=/index.php

The deadline for registration for students is April 6, 2010.  Please register online ASAP at: http://www.sfiab.ca/algomarotarysciencefair 

Please be aware that there are strict rules in regards to liquids and live matter. There are to be NO liquids/chemicals and NO live plants or animals and NO glass. Pictures only are encouraged; marks are not deducted due to pictures versus the real thing. Liquids and live matter will be taken away and returned at the end of the Fair. Journal of experimental process to record thoughts and observations highly recommended.

Set up of Exhibits takes place on Thursday, April 22 between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m. Judging occurs on Friday, April 23rd beginning at 9:00 am – 3:30 pm and all students must be present for judging.  The fair is open to the public on Friday, April 23rd at 4 pm – 8 pm and on Saturday, April 24th from 9:00 to 11 a.m.

Participants are asked to attend the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 24 at 11:00 a.m. Once the awards are over, students are asked to take their projects home.  Best of Luck!!

Please contact Krista Dubie at kdubie@superiordigitalsolutions.ca if you have any questions.

Sports Awards Dinner
This is an annual event held to honour our local male high school athletes and inductees into the Russ Ramsay High School Hall of Fame.

Date:  June 8, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Location:  The Marconi Club 
Cost:  $25 per person

For more information, contact Dr. Dan Sharp, 759-8744.

Centennial Project (2004-2005)
In 1998, the club donated $130,000 to the purchase playground equipment that revitalized Sault Ste. Marie's most popular park.  To continue this worthwhile effort, the club and the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie North shared the commitment to fund an additional purchase of $85,000 in playground equipment, installed June 2005.  In addition to the equipment, the City of Sault Ste. Marie spent $50,000 to pay for the installation of a new walkway which makes the park wheelchair accessible.