The Rotary Club of Toronto
Club 55 -  Founded 1912
February 1, 2023     Volume 110     Issue 19
 
 
 
Wednesday February 1, National Club 6 pm
IN Person Only
Keynote Speaker:  Devin Montgomery
 
Topic: Retail Therapy: Finding the Antidote to Transactional Commerce
Host: Michele Guy
 
Confirm if attending in person at admin@rotarytoronto.com
 
Devin Montgomery is a McGill BCom graduate, avid backcountry skier and mountain biker, father and business owner. He has lived in the mountains of BC where he ran ski stores and worked as a ski patroller on Whistler Mountain. Devin now runs Skiis & Biikes with his sister Gillian in Ontario. 
February is Black History Month
 
Join us Thursday, February 9, for a Lunch Meeting
Speaker Itah Sadu is an award-winning storyteller and children's author, co-owner of the independent bookstore A Different Booklist, specializing in African and Caribbean Canadian literature and diverse resources from around the world. Itah is also the Managing Director of the Blackhurst Cultural Centre formerly known as A Different Booklist Cultural Centre.
 
 
R2R is Back!
A great group came out on January 25th for our first R2R in years. Thanks to Andy Wedderburn for organizing and Bill Moraro of the National Club for providing the wonderful hors d'oeuvres. Extra thanks to Neil Phillips and Mitra Goodarzi for initiating it.
 
Our next evening social is Wednesday February 15th, again at the National Club. We will be celebrating the great success of the Remembrance Tree at Dundas Square.
Happy Birthday!!
 
1          Andrew Krawczyk
8          Paul Westlake
14         Sandy Boucher
15         David Libby
18         Chris Snyder
21         Glenn Davis
 
 
21         Sean Stephenson
22         Kirste Spenser
23         Chandrakant (Cijay) Shah
27         Michael Morgan
27         Suzanne Seaquist
28         Bill Morari
Rotaract Club of Toronto Announcements
 
St. James Town Community Arts Teen Jazz Program
We are supporting the St. James Town Community Arts (SJTCA) to start a teen choir in February 2023. 

We need lots of volunteers to help support this incredible opportunity, and best news is anyone is welcome and you don't need to have any musical background. You can sign up here and note that if you are planning to help directly with the youth you will need to get a Vulnerable Sector Check. 

Please share with your friends and family, including any youth who live in the St. James Town neighbourhood in Toronto and would be interested in joining.  

Rotaract Toronto Karaoke 
February 23, 2023

To all our members and guests, come join us for a fun night of karaoke open to all at the Karaoke + Bar Lounge, 360 Yonge St. starting at 7:00 p.m.

We have a limited number of tickets at $20/person which covers the cost of entry and any proceeds will be contributed to Rotaract Toronto's Annual Fundraiser.

Buy your ticket on Eventbrite here

Coming Soon!
At The National Club
 
Thursday, February 9, Lunch Meeting
Itah Sadu, Black History Month
 
Wednesday, February 15, Evening Cocktails
Tree of Remembrance Thank You Event
 
Friday, February 24, Lunch meeting
Dr. Christophe Potworowski, Photography
 
Wednesday, March 1, Dinner Meeting
 
 
Officers:
President: Jayson Phelps
 
President-Elect: Anny-Sandra Hamel
Vice-President: Binoy Luckoo
Treasurer: Kurt Kroesen
 
Executive Director: Carol Hutchinson
 
Editor of the week: Maureen Bird and Kelsey Horning
 
www.rotarytoronto.com    416-363-0604
 
Charitable Foundation President:
Rick Goldsmith
Vice-President: Richard White
 
RI President: Jennifer Jones,
Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 
 
District Governor
Iosif Ciosa, Rotary Club of Etobicoke
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