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On Saturday, Feb 2, QSR once again hosted our annual ‘Curl for Kids’ bonspeil at the Quinte Curling Club.
A total of 10 teams raised a whopping $5200 which will be directed to local youth initiatives, including Camp Trillium. We were excited to welcome back Charlie Benson from the camp, who stopped by to accept a cheque for $10,000 - the amount our club raised during the recent Operation Red Nose season. In return, President Brigitte was honoured to receive a plaque from Charlie, thanking our club for all of our help over the years.
In addition to the Quinte Curling Club, QSR would like to thank the PR students from Loyalist College for their hard work leading up to - and during - our event. In addition, we’d like to thank our sponsors Maple Dale Cheese Inc and Sprague Foods for their generous (and absolutely delicious) donations to help feed our curlers.
Finally, a big shout-out to our team of QSR volunteers (and family) who helped ensure our event was a success.
To see photos from the morning, click here.
To see action shots and team photos, click here.
Until next year...hurry hard!
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On Saturday, Feb 2, QSR once again hosted our annual ‘Curl for Kids’ bonspeil at the Quinte Curling Club.
A total of 10 teams raised a whopping $5200 which will be directed to local youth initiatives, including Camp Trillium. We were excited to welcome back Charlie Benson from the camp, who stopped by to accept a cheque for $10,000 - the amount our club raised during the recent Operation Red Nose season. In return, President Brigitte was honoured to receive a plaque from Charlie, thanking our club for all of our help over the years.
In addition to the Quinte Curling Club, QSR would like to thank the PR students from Loyalist College for their hard work leading up to - and during - our event. In addition, we’d like to thank our sponsors Maple Dale Cheese Inc and Sprague Foods for their generous (and absolutely delicious) donations to help feed our curlers.
Finally, a big shout-out to our team of QSR volunteers (and family) who helped ensure our event was a success.
To see photos from the morning, click here.
To see action shots and team photos, click here.
Until next year...hurry hard!
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Back in December, QSR used donated items to create several hygiene bags for use in our local communities.
Within 20 minutes, 24 bags containing various toiletries for both girls and boys were donated to the The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation, and within only a couple of days, several of the bags were given to Trenton High School for emergency student needs.
QSR received the following (very touching) note from a teacher at Trenton High shortly after the bags were distributed:
Good Morning Brigitte,
As you are aware, many of the families in Trenton are in need of assistance in some form or another. Families too often go without and are having to make the decisions between food or clothes or hygiene items or so many other needs.
On behalf of Trenton High School and our students, I would like to thank you and your fellow members for your time and generosity. I have had the pleasure of handing out some of the bags you so carefully created. It truly is touching.
I wish you could see the students’ faces. Many of them have so little. One of the students was so excited because there were mouth care items. She didn’t have toothpaste at home. Some have never had some of the more luxurious items, like body wash. Others are so touched that someone they don’t even know cares about them. They can’t understand why someone that they haven’t met would want to help them. Already more than half of the bags have been distributed and I am so looking forward to giving the rest.
Thank you. My thank you is echoed by so many little voices here at Trenton High School who otherwise would have gone without. I wish you could hear them.
Your example of holiday spirit and community involvement is touching and so very generous. Not to mention a lesson to us all.
Kind regards,
Trenton High School
QSR is thrilled to be able to quickly assist those who need it the most, yet saddened that the need exists in the first place.
If you have any questions about our hygiene bag initiative, or about our club in general, please send us a note at quintesunriserotary@gmail.com.
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Dec 21: a packed program to end the year included performances by Stewart and Toni, presentations, and our annual gift exchange (with shoes included).
First we heard from our scholarship recipient Meghan who told us about her first semester at Queens studying Engineering. Next up, our RI Foundation Director Geoff updated the club bout Rotary's continuing efforts to End Polio Now...with only 10 cases in two countries this year so far this year, we really are <this close>)!
Finally, we had our annual Better Yours than Mine'gift exchange, where it was determined PP Stewart had the best gift, and more shoe ornaments were presented to President Alison for her Shoe Tree of Christmas.
We wish you all a warm and wonderful holiday season...see you in 2018!
Stewart gets us all in the holiday mood
Geoff with our scholarship recipient Meghan
Geoff gives us an update on Rotary's Polio eradication efforts
Time for some gifts!
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Finally, Alison was lamenting last week about not having enough ornaments for her Shoe Tree of Christmas; club members stepped up to the plate and were only too happy to oblige!
One of the highlights of our Rotary year is to award grants to incredibly worthy organizations.
After receiving several applications earlier this fall, our Grants Committee, led by director Catherine, selected three incredible organizations. Two were on hand to receive their grants on December 14, while the third will join us in May.
The first was the Salvation Army, who will use our funds to build more community gardens and the second was to Bridge St United Church, to help families from Syria feel more at home, in their new home communities.
To say we're proud is an understatement and we're excited to follow the progression of these two very worthwhile projects over the coming weeks and months.
Congratulations!
Catherine with Wil-Brown Ratcliffe from the Salvation Army
Yaser Al Mansour and his daughter Bayan with Ian Sutherland from the Bridge Street United Church
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The Rotary Club of Quinte Sunrise, in collaboration with many community partners, is proud to present our first annual Bay of Quinte Art & Wine Festival to be held on June 10, from 10am - 8pm in Historic Downtown Belleville. A fundraiser for our club, the festival aims to highlight our thriving arts and culture community while growing our charitable investments in the Bay of Quinte region.
The Art & Wine Festival will showcase artists and fine artisans from the region, and showcase Prince Edward County wineries, local food, and craft beer. This premiere event will attract art enthusiasts from central and eastern Ontario, and beyond.
Our event is a true community effort - we have received outstanding support from the City of Belleville, its staff, as well as the Downtown Business Improvement Association and its membership. Community and festival partners joining the celebration this year include:
For more information visit www.boqartandwine.ca or contact us at boq.art.wine@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Tanya Baldwin, Festival Chair - 613-243-4444
Kevin Bazkur, Vendor Registration - 613-393-2111
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This week, QSR was thrilled to meet representatives from the three successful grant applications submitted to our club this past year. While 10 requests for funding were received, it was felt by our Grants committee that these three best reflected our club's objectives.
Opportunity International was represented by its director of marketing, Andrew MacDonald, who briefly outlined the organization's goal to provide low cost loans to (mostly women) of Honduras. This grant will be tripled by the Rotary Foundation and the Canadian government.
Will Manos represented PACT, an organization which provides life-altering programs for at-risk youth in the Quinte area.
The third recipient was the Amarok Society, represented by Angela Macri. This grant assists the efforts of the Munro family as it has spent years teaching the mothers in the slums of Dacca, Bangladesh, to become teachers. In turn, these new teachers teach other mothers to become teachers themselves
QSR opens our annual grants process each summer, for selection in the fall. All information is posted on our website and any questions can be sent to quintesunriserotary@gmail.com.
Great thanks is extended to the Club's Grants Committee (Catherine, Janet, Maribeth, Geoff, and Alison) as it evaluated the 10 original requests.
(l - r) AGD Ken, Will Manos (PACT), President Stewart, Angela (Amarok Society), Andrew (Opportunity International) and Grants Committee Chair Catherine
QSR was thrilled to welcome back long-time friend 'Fletch' Fletcher from Quinte SailAbility to talk about their newest purchase.
The Rotary Clubs of Quinte Sunrise, Trenton, Picton, Wellington, and Belleville, partnered on a Rotary grant through District 7070 and purchased a Coach Safety boat, which is for those with physical or developmental disabilities. The boat will be used by local students who want to get on the water.
Quinte SailAbility works to improve self esteem, confidence, and accessibility to the water for local youngsters. The clubs held a naming contest for the new boat, which was won by QSR Membership Director Gord Leverton with his submission of 'Rotary Compass'.
A big thank you to QSR Past President Janet Mathany for spearheading this project and working with both the district and surrounding clubs.
