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- The future is bright: Pelham hands out youth grants,
Octavia Mwangi @elc_interact, and Akindu Ariyaratna, graduating E.L. Crossley students, each receive $1,000 - PelhamToday.ca - June 10, 2026 - Rotary Club of Fonthill has done 'pretty impressive' things leading up to 35-year anniversary - PelhamToday.ca - June 2, 2026
- Fonthill Rotary Kicks Off 35th Anniversary Celebrations with Flag Raising - myPelham.com - June 1, 2026
- Rotary Club of Fonthill: Celebrating 35 years of service and impact - PelhamToday.ca - May 5, 2026
- Paul Harris Service Above Self Recipients Announced - myPelham.com - May 5, 2026
- Exchange student from France feels 'at home' in Pelham - Touti Gendre-Guittard has been living locally since last August and will head home this summer - PelhamToday.ca - April 24, 2026
- Fonthill Rotary opens nominations for Paul Harris Fellowship Awards - The Niagara Independent - April 21, 2026
- Fonthill Rotarians look to reward Community Builders and Volunteers – Service Above Self - Paul Harris Fellowships - myPelham.com - April 14, 2026
- E.L. Crossley students and Rotary Club of Fonthill ship period products to Ukraine - PelhamToday.ca - Mar 18, 2026
- E.L. Crossley Secondary School’s Interact Club Collects Period Products for Ukraine - myPelham.com - Mar 03, 2026
- Pelham Family Day celebration a chance to 'wind down' after long weekend
Free public skating session sponsored by Rotary Club of Fonthill - PelhamToday.ca - Feb 17, 2026 - 💛 Looking for Family Day fun? Local free skate is back - Skate, celebrate and give back this Family Day with the Rotary Club of Fonthill - Samantha Stevenson, Community Cares 'GoodWorks' team PelhamToday.ca - Feb 04, 2026
- Rotary Supports Town of Pelham Family Day Expo and Free Skate - Food4Kids food drive - myPelham.com - Jan 23, 2026
- E.L. Crossley offers 'so many chances to express yourself' - PelhamToday.ca - Jan 15, 2026
- E.L. Crossley Students Apply Skilled Trades Training to Local Heritage Project - The Niagara Independent - Jan 9, 2026
- Rotary Club of Fonthill and E.L. Crossley students collaborate to restore local history - PelhamToday.ca - Jan 6, 2026
- Keeping the Temperanceville Tradition Alive - myPelham.com - Jan 4, 2026
- Good Morning Pelham - Photo of the Day - Temperanceville - PelhamToday.ca - Dec 26, 2025
- E.L. Crossley students spread holiday cheer with annual giving event - PelhamToday.ca - Dec 18, 2025
- E.L. Crossley Students Embrace 40 Year Holiday Cheer Tradition - myPelham.com - Dec 17, 2025
- Rotary Club of Fonthill donates $11,000 to Pelham mental health clinic - PelhamToday - Dec 10, 2025
- Crossley students don plaid to support youth mental health initiatives - The Niagara Independent - Dec 5, 2025
- Crossley community patterned in plaid for a good cause - myPelham.com - Dec 02, 2025
- Pelham honours volunteers at annual appreciation night - Rotarian Gail Levay recognized with Peer Award - PelhamToday - Nov 15, 2025
- Rotary Club of Fonthill’s Purse Bingo Raises More Than $11,000 for Pathstone Mental Health -
The Niagara Independent - Nov 14, 2025 - Ruby Awards celebrate community champions in Welland and Pelham
Frank Adamson receives Community Service Award - PelhamToday.ca - Nov 14, 2025 - Rotary Club of Fonthill hosts Purse Bingo for Pathstone - PelhamToday.ca - Nov 12, 2025
- Pinning Ceremony kicks off annual Poppy campaign
Fundraiser culminates with a special the Remembrance Day Service on Nov. 11
PelhamToday.ca - Oct 31, 2025 - Pints for Polio Arches Photo Featured by myPelham.com in Sept 27, 2026 Newsletter
- Interact Club of E.L. Crossley collects 935 lbs of items for Pelham Cares! - Oct 10, 2025 - myPelham.com
- Thorold and Pelham move closer to connecting communities with new trail - Oct 8, 2025 - PelhamToday.ca
- Rotary Youth Exchange an unforgettable chapter in the book of life
Local student’s memoirs shine new light on treasured international program
Sep 25, 2025 PelhamToday.ca - It's Purse Bingo Time Again! - myPelham.com - Sep 19, 2025
- Rotary/Food4Kids Cornhole Competition - presented by Performance Toyota - myPelham.com - May 29, 2025
- Rotary Club of Fonthill prepares to welcome new exchange student for 2025-26 school year - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - May 27, 2025
- Rotary clubs unite across borders to support Brazilian hospital - PelhamToday.ca - May 27, 2025
- Fonthill families needed to host exchange student from France - PelhamToday.ca - May 26, 2025
- Host Families Needed in Fonthill - May 22, 2025 - yourTV.tv Niagara
- Open Your Home. Open Your World. Host an International Exchange Student - myPelham.com - May 21, 2025
- Fonthill Rotary connects with Brazil to support hospital project - May 19, 2025 - St. Catharines Standard
- Rotary International Project Approval Brazil Autoclave Project Sponsored by E.L. Crossley Interact Club and 6 Rotary Clubs Approved by Rotary International - May 15, 2025 - YourTV Niagara
- Brazil Autoclave Project Sponsored by E.L. Crossley Interact Club and 6 Rotary Clubs Approved by Rotary International - May 15, 2025 - myPelham.com
- Rotary Club plans cornhole tournament fundraiser to help feed local children - Spotlight Article - PelhamToday.ca - May 1, 2025
- Fonthill Rotary seeks nominees for humanitarian award - Niagara This Week - Apr 24, 2025
- Rotary Club of Fonthill seeks nominations for Paul Harris Award - PelhamToday.ca - Apr 17, 2025
- Fonthill Rotarians look to reward Community Builders and Volunteers – Service Above Self - myPelham.com - Apr 16, 2025
- Fonthill Rotarians look to reward Community Builders and Volunteers - Service Above Self - Jack Custers - yourTV Niagara - Apr 16, 2025
- Rotary Club of Fonthill hosted for breakfast by E.L. Crossley Culinary Arts Food Technology students
myPelham.com - March 24, 2025 - Two Pelham residents chosen for King Charles III Coronation Medals
Sharon Cook, Frank Adamson lauded for their community work
- PelhamToday.ca - Richard Hutton - Feb 28, 2025 - Rotary Funding for two local charities -
Hospice Niagara and Niagara Sexual Assault Centre - PelhamToday.ca - Feb 03, 2025 - The Food Growers - Rotary members support the farmworkers who help feed Canada and become their seasonal neighbours - Rotary Canada Magazine (pdf)- Amy Hoak - January 2025
- Brazilian teen expands her horizon thanks to Fonthill Rotary - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca - Dec 20, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill celebrates charitable proceeds raised through Purse Bingo 2024 - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - December 3, 2024
- Fonthill Purse Bingo raises funds for local charities - PelhamToday.ca Nov 26, 2024
- Fonthill Purse Bingo 2024 Raises Funds for Pathstone Mental Health Satellite Program and for Pelham Cares - myPelham.com Nov 25, 2024
- AWARDED: Dempster encourages volunteers to make their own waves - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca Nov 24, 2024
Along with other recipients, Fonthill Rotarian Ann Harrison honoured with Town of Pelham volunteer award - Register for the 2024 Rotary Auction Niagara! Make your shopping list and prepare your donations - PelhamToday.ca Spotlight Article - Oct 15, 2024
- Where are they now: Remember these faces?
Crossley grads are 'all over the place' says Janet Cripps - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca - Sep 25, 2024 - Fonthill Rotary bingo fundraiser’s jackpots are in the (hand)bag - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca - Sep 12, 2024
- Congeniality, friendliness and making the community a better place—just a few reasons to join the Rotary Club - Nick Fearns interviews Rotaryian Carolyn Mullin - PelhamToday.ca - Jul 30, 2024
- Great Lake Watershed Cleanup project bringing together Rotarians on both sides of the border - Nick Fearns interviews Rotarian Frank Adamson - PelhamToday.ca - July 21, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill once again supporting Rotary Youth Exchange program in 2024-25 school year - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - July 12, 2024 -
- Host families sought for Rotary exchange student from Brazil - July 6, 2024 - PelhamToday
- Help Host Maria – Rotary Youth Exchange Student from Brazil! - Jack Custers - YourTV Niagara - July 3, 2024
- Help Host Maria - Your Exchange Student from Brazil! - June 29, 2024 - myPelham.com
- Rotary Club 'helps bind the community together'
Past club president Troy Killick said being involved with the club is setting an example for his kids - Nick Fearns - PelhamToday - June 27, 2024 - Rotary Club of Fonthill inducts Board of Directors for 2024-25 Rotary Year - PelhamToday - June 27, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill holds annual Board Changeover event - GiantFM - June 27, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill Inducts Board of Directors for 2024-25 Rotary Year - YourTV Niagara - June 26, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill Inducts Board of Directors for 2024-25 Rotary Year - myPelham.com - June 26, 2024
- Rotary Club of Fonthill Honours Gail Levay with Paul Harris Fellow and Honourary Membership Upon Her Retirement - myPelham.com - June 9, 2024
- Rotary's camaraderie, diversity of views a 'godsend' for retired police officer - Bob Eamer interviewed by Nick Fearns - PelhamToday.ca - May 27, 2024
- Fonthill Rotary Club awards $1,000 sponsorship to E.L. Crossley, First Ontario Performing Arts imPACt Education Series - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - May 3, 2024
- Fonthill Rotary 'very welcoming, very enthusiastic and get a lot of things done'
- Crystal Lambkin interviewed by Nick Fearns - PelhamToday.ca - Apr 26, 2024 - Smile Cookie Week in Pelham to benefit Wellspring Niagara
- PelhamToday - Apr 24, 2024 - Rotary Club of Fonthill announces spring community funding awards
- PelhamToday - Apr 23, 2024 - Rotary Club of Fonthill Announces Spring 2024 Community Funding Awards - YourTV Niagara - Apr 21, 2024
- Fonthill Rotary Club prepares to reward community builders and volunteers - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - Apr 19, 2024
- Fonthill Rotary seeks nominations for community award - Niagara This Week - Apr 19, 2024
- Pelham residents offered free trees for Earth Day planting - Niagara This Week - Mar 25, 2024
- Fonthill Rotarians to celebrate community contributions through the Paul Harris Fellowship Awards - PelhamToday.ca - April 2023
- Fonthill Rotary tree giveaway April 20 - PelhamToday.ca - April 2023
- Volunteering with Rotary Club 'expands your world'
Beverly North interviewed by Nick Fearns - PelhamToday.ca - Apr 2024 - Celebrate Earth Day with the Rotary Club of Fonthill - PelhamToday.ca Spotlight - Mar 29, 2024
- Pelham residents offered free trees for Earth Day planting
Mar 25, 2024 - Niagara This Week - Earth Day 2024 – Pelham Tree Planting Initiative & Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup
Mar 25, 2024 - myPelham.com - Joining Rotary feels like a 'homecoming'
Sharon Pfeifer became member in December 2023 - Sarah Ferguson - PelhamToday.com - Mar 13, 2023 - Fonthill Rotary Club exchange program enriching lives of local teenagers - Mar 1, 2024 - The Niagara Independent - Nick Redekop
- Rotary Youth Exchange program a positive experience - Feb 27, 2024 - PelhamToday.ca
- Embark on a Journey of Global Understanding: Become a Host Family for Rotary Exchange Students - Feb 23, 2024 myPelham.com
- Fonthill Rotary helps in Ukrainian newcomers effort - Feb 1, 2024 - Sarah Ferguson - PelhamToday.ca
- Rotary’s newest member says it’s important to teach kids to give back - Jan 29, 2024 - Our President-Elect Collins Acheampong
interviewed by - Sarah Ferguson - PelhamToday.ca - Rotary Club of Fonthill donates funds to Ukrainian Canadian Congress- Jan 2024 - PelhamToday.ca, myPelham, Niagara This Week, The Niagara Independant
- Fonthill Rotary caps off active year with $1500 grant for local ‘Scientists in School’ program - Dec 15, 2023 - Nick Redekop, The Niagara Independent
- New trees for Marlene Stewart Streit Park - Dec 10, 2023 - PelhamToday.ca
- Fonthill Rotary supports Scientists in School - Dec 7, 2023 - PelhamToday.ca, myPelham.com
- Temperanceville display at Peace Park - Miniature village of Fonthill in its early days
PelhamToday - Good morning, Pelham! Dec 5, 2023 - Rotary Auction Niagara giving back to the community at Christmas - Nick Redekop interviews Hugh Graham - Niagara Independent - Nov 28, 2023
- Rotary Interact Club of E.L. Crossley Organizes Food Drive for Pelham Cares - Nov 2023 - PelhamToday.ca, myPelham.com, GiantFM, NiagaraIndependent.ca
- Hugh Graham enters 14th year as Rotary Auction Chair - Nov 2, 2023 - Don Rickers - PelhamToday
- Tour du Niagara fundraiser tops up $250,000 pledge to agency’s building campaign - Featuring Frank Adamson - Sep 2, 2023 - Niagara This Week
- Fonthill, Welland Rotarians tee off for children's centre - Interview with Hugh Graham - Sep 19, 2023 - Niagara This Week
- 'We have plenty to do right here in our own backyard'
Rotarian Ann Harrison busy in retirement with community service - Sept 2023 PelhamToday.ca - Rotary Club of Fonthill Youth Programming reaches around the globe - Featuring Mike Taylor - Youth Director - Sept 18, 2023 - PelhamToday Spotlight
- Fonthill/Welland Rotary Club Golf Tournament - Featuring Hugh Graham - Sep 15, 2023 - myPelham.com
- Interview with Frank Adamson at Pelham Summerfest Rotary Arches Ribbon-Cutting - Sept 2023 - YourTV Niagara
- Love brought Rotarian Annie Holtby to town in 2007 - July 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- #SUMMERFEST2023 | Overcast skies and rain showers don’t dampen Saturday spirits! Photos of Service Club Volunteer Day by Don Rickers - July 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- Rotary Club of Fonthill Inducts Board of Directors for 2023-24 Rotary Year - June 2023 myPelham.com
- Rotarian Lance Wiebe a Pelham booster - June 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- Paul Snack, award-winning Rotarian, has eyes set on Farmfest - May 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- Rotarian Janet Cripps has deep roots at E.L. Crossley - May 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- Local Rotary Club launches new event - May 2023
- Wellspring volunteer Mel Groom thrives on providing peer support - April 2023 PelhamToday.ca
- Pelham's Citizen of the Year*: 'I just want to show anything is possible' - March 2020 Niagara This Week
- Adamson celebrated as Citizen of the Year* - March 2019 PelhamToday.ca
- Rotary Recognition - The Rotary Club of Fonthill recognized five community-oriented individuals
- Nov 7, 2018 - PelhamToday.ca - Charter member a "keeper of history" for Fonthill Rotary - featuring Gail Levay - Nov 1, 2018 - PelhamToday.ca
- New Fonthill Rotary president - “It’s the feeling of service above self, locally and globally,” Mary Ellen (Mel) Groom - July 12, 2018 - PelhamToday.ca
- Riding the Tour de Lac - Aug 3, 2017 - PelhamToday.ca
BY FRANK ADAMSON Special to the VOICE - A Day in the Life: Mike Taylor, Youth Resources Niagara - Jan 31, 2017
- Swan named Pelham Citizen of Year* - March 2014 Niagara This Week
- Rotary Club of Fonthill News
* The Kinsmen Citizen of the Year is awarded annually to a non-Kinsmen resident of Pelham or surrounding community. Thank you Kinsmen for recognizing service to our community. Fonthill's Service Clubs achieve great things together!
