Service Above Self
WELCOME TO
THE ROTARY CLUB
of NORTH YORK
Celebrating 32 Years of Service 1991 - 2023
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Join us here on Wednesday mornings when we meet via Zoom Meetings
7:20 am - 8:30 am
Rotary International
Message from the President
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of the Rotary Club of North York.
Please take a few moments exploring and learning about the activities and
opportunities for service our club offers.
If you are interested in giving back through volunteer service, I am interested in
meeting with you to explore how Rotary can meet your objectives. Our service is
based on high ethical standards, common interests and lasting friendships. We
support a number of local and international charities by our fundraising efforts
and hands-on service projects.
We meet Wednesday mornings. The first 3 weeks of the month we hold our
meetings on-line. The link is readily accessed by clicking on the invitation, just
above this message. The focus of these meetings is a speaker, providing insights
to many interesting and relevant topics. Project plans and details are explored.
The 4 th Wednesday of each month we meet over breakfast, usually with no stated
agenda except fellowship.
Follow the “contact us” tab for more information.
Thank you for your interest in Rotary, the world’s largest service club.
Gerald (Gerry) Francis,
President, Rotary Club of North York, 2025-26
Meeting Schedule
July – Transition Month
July 2 – President Gerry – first meeting
July 9 – Gilda Falbo – Ronald McDonald House
July 16 – Stan - Terry Fox Run
July 23 – Kiva’s Restaurant - Breakfast
July 30 – Club Social – Tickled Toad
August - Membership and New Club Development Month
Aug 6 – Fireside – Hosted By John Kane
August 13 – Richard Mewhinney – Uganda water project
Aug 20 – Jay Glassman – Toronto Marathon
Aug 27 – Kiva’s Restaurant - Breakfast
September - Basic Education and Literacy Month
Sept 3 – Stan Rapkin – Terry Fox final update
Sept 10 – Colin McCarthey – Accessibility for the mobility challenged
Sept 17 – Claudette Holloway - JCAN
Sept 24 – Kiva’s Restaurant - Breakfast
News & Upcoming Events
Our Festive Fundraiser 2025
This holiday season, for each donation of $20 or more you will be given a bag of 15 homebaked shortbread cookies provided by 101temptations.com. Great gift ideas for friends, colleges, family and tasty treats for your own entertaining. Made with pure, fresh ingredients. Flavours to choose from are:
Chocolcate Chunk, Maple Pecan, or Plain
Thank you to all that donated last December raising over $3,000
For more information please contact Elisabeth Linton
Thank you to all who supported the Terry Fox Run this past September hosted by the Rotary Club of North York. Volunteers, participants and sponsors made it another successful event raising over $37,000 for cancer research.
The Free Reading Program
The Free Reading Program is a professional, comprehensive, free and fun Kindergarten to Grade 6 online English literacy program. The program has over 260 learning units and over 3600 interactive learning activities. Designed to engage young learners and instill confidence, the activities’ auditory, visual, and tactile elements are based on leading educational research and the most thoroughly proven and effective teaching practices. Click on Campus LInk to try it out....CAMPUS LINK
With support from Rotarians and Rotary Clubs and many others, the Free Reading Program is favored by tens of thousands of learners around the world seeking the English literacy skills they need. Ensure your child’s computer time is time (very) well spent!
