Events

The Rotary Club of Welland will be holding its 7th annual Curling Social this Rotary year on Tuesday evening, February 11, 2025  at 5 pm. Games start at 6:00 p.m.

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Rotary will once again be sponsoring the Free Skate at the Meridian Community Centre on Family Day from 11AM to 12:30PM.

Town of Pelham Family Day Community Expo setup will begin at 10:30AM.  Rotary will have a table at the Expo.  Please come by and see us! 

Once again we will provide an opportunity to bring non-perishable items for Food4Kids.

Links

• Town of Pelham Family Day Information
• Food4Kids Niagara
• Food4Kids Most Needed Items
• Rotary Club Newsroom

New member Paul Hewitt will give his classification talk

New member Paul Hewitt will give his classification talk

Topic: The Welland Canal, A Brief Pictorial History

Please let Ann Harrison know if you have dietary restrictions/allergies or intolerances of which the students need to be aware.  

Please meet in the main foyer just prior to 7:30 a.m.

Please join us for this General Business Meeting.  We will discuss all of the things that our club is planning, including review of the budget.  We look forward to this open discussion and planning meeting!

Speaker: CHRISTINA LAJEUNESSE, Donor & Community Engagement Coordinator
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara

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Speaker: CHRISTINA LAJEUNESSE, Donor & Community Engagement Coordinator
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara

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Please join us for this planning session.  The meeting will follow our regular 7:30am Wednesday Meeting.

• Cornhole Event Listing

Details now available!  

• Mark your calendars, and Register Here
• Facebook Event Invitation
• Conference E-mail

Guest Speaker: Kristina Clint, Manager of Recreation, Community, and Culture with the Town of Pelham

Kristina Clint is Manager of Recreation, Community, and Culture with the Town of Pelham

• pelham.ca/arts-events-recreation/

Kinsmen Club of Fonthill & District

• Kinsmen Home Show Event Listing

Our Club will be attending again this year, with a table and volunteers.  Registration for volunteers is open! There is a setup session on Friday, and three two-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday.  Click online registration to sign up.

Please join us for this planning session at White Meadows for this organizing committee meeting for the Rotary Club of Fonthill / Food4Kids Niagara Cornhole Competition 2025!

• Cornhole Event Listing

Topic: College applied research and what it means for the community and industry.

Carolyn is Niagara College’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation

• Niagara College Media Coverage

Carolyn is Niagara College’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation

• Niagara College Media Coverage

Please register yourself and guests if you plan to attend.  Guests are welcome!  

• Domenic's on 20 Please do not make your own reservations with Dom's.  We will confirm numbers with them based on registration.

The Town of Pelham Community Eco-Expo provides a platform for local environmental organizations to connect with residents, share valuable information, and promote sustainable initiatives. This year, the expo will be held alongside two other Earth Day activities, ensuring great community engagement:

• Community Clean-up: Residents will be picking up pre-registered garbage collection supplies and heading out to clean up around the venue and other locations in the community.
• Rain Barrel Pickup: Community members who pre-ordered rain barrels will be collecting them that morning.  Order Here

With these activities happening at the same time, we anticipate strong attendance and an engaged audience eager to learn about local environmental efforts. We would love for you to showcase your organization and be part of this inspiring event!

If you’re interested in participating as a vendor, please complete the Town of Pelham's vendor application form:

• Eco-Expo Vendor Application Form

Eco-Expo and Cleanup Details

• Earth Day Community Eco-Expo
• Earth Day Community Cleanup - Cleanup Registration Form
• Rain Barrel Order Form
• NOTE: Rotary will be giving out 80 native trees at the Rain Barrel pickup. These will be first come, first served.

Earth Week Resources

• Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority - 25 in 25 Campaign
• PATH - Pelham Advocates for Trees and Habitat
• Town of Pelham Earth Week Events Page

Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup

• Join our GLWC Facebook Group
• District 7090 GLWC Resource Center
• District 7090 GLWC News Story - 2024
• Rotary and Earth Day - Rotary International

Other Related Initiatives and Resources

• Conservation Ontario
• Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
• PATH seminar covers threats to Pelham's urban forest - PelhamToday.ca
  'Good news is that the Town is ahead of the curve on preserving canopy'

Meeting Details

Guest Speaker Kim Rossi, Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre

Meeting Details

Guest Speaker: Eric Baldin, Manager of Land Planning at NPCA

Meeting Details

Please join us for this planning session at Bourbon and Baco for this organizing committee meeting for the Rotary Club of Fonthill / Food4Kids Niagara Cornhole Competition 2025!

• Cornhole Event Listing

The Rotary Club of Fonthill invites you to

A SPECIAL ROTARY EVENING OF CELEBRATION

Wednesday, June 4th, The Accursi Room

Meridian Community Centre, Fonthill

Reception and Cash Bar 5:30 p.m

Light buffet 6:00 p.m.

Presentation of Awards 7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.

Tickets are $45 per person. 

Registration Deadline is May 29!

The Rotary Club of Fonthill is celebrating the humanitarian contributions of the Pelham community through the Paul Harris Fellow Awards.

The Paul Harris Fellow Award is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are community professionals and volunteers, in recognition of their outstanding contributions which exemplify the highest ideal in Rotary - “Service above Self.”

Payment of $45 per person can be made via e transfer to accounts@rotarycluboffonthill.ca or via cheque made out to the Rotary Club of Fonthill.

Please forward all dietary restrictions and any questions to holtbyannie@gmail.com

Links

• Paul Harris Dinner 2024 - News Story
  Photo Album
• Paul Harris Dinner 2023 - News Story
• What is a Paul Harris Fellow?

Please join us for this planning session at NEXT Kitchen + Bar for this organizing committee meeting for the Rotary Club of Fonthill / Food4Kids Niagara Cornhole Competition 2025!

• Cornhole Event Listing

Fonthill Rotarian Dave Sherlock will share his presentation: "Rails in Pelham"

Please join us for this planning session at NEXT Kitchen + Bar for this organizing committee meeting for the Rotary Club of Fonthill / Food4Kids Niagara Cornhole Competition 2025!

• Cornhole Event Listing

• Speaker: Exchange Student Maria (Brazil) will share reflections of her time here in Canada
• Speaker: Ryan Bradbury: Past Outgoing Exchange Student, will speak about Jr. RYLA

• Speaker: Exchange Student Maria (Brazil) will share reflections of her time here in Canada
• Speaker: Ryan Bradbury: Past Outgoing Exchange Student, will speak about Jr. RYLA

Volunteers Wanted

Click the Online Registration Button
NOTE: 

There may be a need to reassign volunteers during the event
Bar Service requires Smart Serve Certification - Rotary will reimburse fees
Please plan to stay for the entire event, if possible
You can sign up for more than one task or shift

Thanks to our Premier Sponsor!

Ticket Sales Open! 

$60 for a Team of Two Players

Sponsorship options - see graphic below - order here or email paul@creativecolour.ca

This will be an epic family event for 2025, on the site of our successul Farmfest 2023, White Meadows Farms!

The Rotary Club of Fonthill is partnering with Food4Kids Niagara for this new event!

Join us on June 21st for the first annual Community Cornhole Tournament presented by Performance Toyota. This is a family-friendly fundraising event, supporting critical programs for youth through Food4Kids Niagara and the Rotary Club of Fonthill.

Each team is made up of two players, but we encourage you to bring your family and friends out to cheer you on. There will be music, food truck, kids zone, beer and wine and more.....

Teams will compete in a round-robin format, followed by a single-elimination playoff round. This is an amateur event, and cornhole bags will be provided by the tournament organizers. Standard cornhole rules will apply, and the court officer will have the final authority on all decisions.

Entry fee is $60 per team! Participants must be 16 years of age to play in the tournament.

• PelhamToday Spotlight Article - May 1, 2025
• Sponsors Welcome!  Contact: Paul Snack - Scroll Down for Details
• Ticket Sales Open
• Fonthill Rotary / Food4Kids Niagara Thank Generous Sponsors!

Sponsorship

Contact paul@creativecolour.ca or click here to order

Please register here so that we can confirm numbers.

Kid's Zone will be located at Harold Black Park, the finishing point for the Pelham Canada Day Parade!

Please volunteer to help!

• Photo Album
• Town of Pelham Canada Day Events Page
• Rotary Contact: Lance Wiebe - Who is Lance Wiebe?  Rotarian Lance Wiebe a Pelham Booster!
• Order your Canada Day lawn signs now!  They will be delivered to your lawn the week before Canada Day.

Location: Sons & Daughters Winery, 1389 Effingham St, Ridgeville, ON L0S 1E5

Cost: $35 by e-transfer, cheque or cash preferred.  E-transfer: accounts@rotarycluboffonthill.ca  Pay by Credit Card: https://square.link/u/pyJOTO9j
Cheques made out to Rotary Club of Fonthill

Please Register.  Guests Welcome!

Guest Speaker: Marty Misener, Senior Development Officer: Major Gifts

Presentation: Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation

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Guest Speaker: Marty Misener, Senior Development Officer: Major Gifts

Presentation: Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation

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Come Chill on the Hill!  Four days of family fun take place in Fonthill, Ontario over the 3rd weekend of July each year – Bring your family, your sunscreen, your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes!

Service Club Volunteer Day is Saturday July 19!  Details Here.

What began in 2011 as a single day, to celebrate the completion of the Downtown Streetscaping in Fonthill and to promote a pedestrian friendly town centre as advocated by the Pelham Active Transportation Committee, has since grown to a four day festival event which includes music & entertainment for all ages, children’s activities, retail & food vendors, arts, crafts, wine garden, beer pavilion and Sunday morning breakfast in Peace Park.

• PelhamSummerfest.ca
• Pelham Summerfest Linktree - Vendor Opportunities, Entertainment Application, Sponsorship
• Entertainment - stay tuned!

Rotary Volunteers, Service Club Volunteer Day is Saturday July 19. Please email info@rotarycluboffonthill with your preferred volunteer position and time. Summerfest is looking for the following.  X means no volunteers needed  Please indicate activity and time in your email.  Servers must have Ontario Smart Serve certification.  The Club will reimburse any related fees.  

Come Chill on the Hill!  Four days of family fun take place in Fonthill, Ontario over the 3rd weekend of July each year – Bring your family, your sunscreen, your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes!

What began in 2011 as a single day, to celebrate the completion of the Downtown Streetscaping in Fonthill and to promote a pedestrian friendly town centre as advocated by the Pelham Active Transportation Committee, has since grown to a four day festival event which includes music & entertainment for all ages, children’s activities, retail & food vendors, arts, crafts, wine garden, beer pavilion and Sunday morning breakfast in Peace Park.

• PelhamSummerfest.ca
• Pelham Summerfest Linktree - Vendor Opportunities, Entertainment Application, Sponsorship

• Home Children Canada Website

Guest Speaker Diana Fulton, British Home Children Canada

• Home Children Canada Website