The Rotary Club of Toronto
Club 55 -  Founded 1912
April 28, 2023     Volume 110     Issue 30
 
 
 
Friday, April 28, Lunch Meeting
Keynote Speaker:  Kevin Crigger
Host: John Fortney
 
Lunch at The National Club, 303 Bay Street, Toronto
and Virtual Meeting as well!
 
IN PERSON PREREGISTER: no later than the Wednesday at: admin@rotarytoronto.com
For In Person at The National Club please arrive no later than 11:40 a.m. to be seated
Kevin Crigger has been an active member of the real estate profession since being licensed in 2011, and currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), the largest real estate board in the world , with a membership of more than 70,000 Realtor members across the Greater Toronto Area. Serving as President of TRREB in 2021/22, Kevin also served as President of the Ontario Realtors Care Foundation in 2019/20 as well as a member of numerous committees and taskforces at TRREB, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO). 
 
During his distinguished career Kevin has been recognized for his achievements as a multiple award recipient including Johnston & Daniel’s Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which has been awarded only nine times over the firm's more than 70 year history. Having been involved in more than $1 billion in real estate transactions over the last seven years, Kevin has been the #1 Broker in unit sales at Johnston & Daniel since 2018. Kevin is an active volunteer and supporter of numerous community organizations with a focus on youth, education and the arts. 
HOMES FOR HEROES LUNCH
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023 - 11:30 AM
The Rotary Club of Toronto has aligned itself with Homes for Heroes to provide housing and counselling services in Toronto to Veterans dealing with homelessness. Veterans make up a significant portion of our City’s homeless population. They need and deserve our help. Homes for Heroes is a Calgary-based charity that has completed villages of mini-homes for Veterans  in Calgary and Edmonton, and has projects underway in Winnipeg and Kingston, Ontario. It has a successful track record of providing help for Veterans in an effective way.
It Takes A Village: An Entrepreneurial Journey In Creating The Homes For Heroes Foundation To End Veterans Homelessness. Canada's First Tiny Home Villages.
David Howard is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Homes For Heroes Foundation, a Veterans housing initiative; Director for Canadian Legacy Project charity, a Veterans transition charity; CEO of The Event Group, Canada’s leading live event production company; and CEO of ToMarket, an affordable housing developer.
Sandra Perron will introduce speaker
Sandra Perron is the founder and CEO of The Pepper Pod, a retreat center for women veterans. She is the bestselling author of "Out Standing in the Field" a memoir (soon-to-be movie) about her career in the Canadian military and her experience as Canada’s first female infantry officer. Sandra served in the Royal 22e Régiment, the famous “Vandoos.” She deployed for two United Nations peacekeeping tours in Bosnia and Croatia as an anti-tank platoon commander during the war in former Yugoslavia. She left the military in 2003.
Our New Executive and Board Members 2023-2025
We welcome
Dauna Jones-Simmonds
as Vice-President, 2023-24.
 
She will be joining President 2023-24 Anny-Sandra Hamel and Incoming President 2023-24 Binoy Luckoo.
 
A great team!
 
 
Joining them are new board members, below
Peter Simmie
3 years 2023-26
Neisley Eugene
3 years 2023-26
Maureen Bird
3 years 2023-26
 
Alanna Scott
1 year 2023-34
Rotary Club of Toronto Executive Retreat
 
Because of the May date for the RI convention in Australia we have moved this event to June 9-11. Mark your calendars now for the best club gathering of the year. Five gourmet meals and two nights accommodation for $160 - a steal! (Rotaractors $120)
 
We are a group of business professionals dedicated to improving our communities in Toronto and overseas.

Racism, poverty, elderly abuse, child and youth, homelessness, substance abuse and violence against women are just a few of our projects.
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
 
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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