The guest speaker was Chantel Pilon from Elora Raquet and Fitness.
Chantel is a U of Waterloo graduate and a pentathlete. Chantal provided a review of the activities and services at the club. New owners took on the club in 2014. Renovations and improvements have been made. Some of the facilities mentioned included a sauna, licensed lounge, squash courts, ping pong, out of doors volleyball, tennis court and pro shop. There are leagues and tournaments as well as staff to assist and for fitness training.
Business and social rentals are also available...brochures and price lists were handed out.
Leanne thanked everyone involved in assisting with the various activities held before Christmas (2 skating events, the movie Breathe, food hampers and books)
Jim Gibbons reported that John Wheatley has been accepted to a research program at Princess Margaret Hospital. While the requirements are quite involved John is looking forward to engaging in it.
Bingo is Sunday February 4th...if you can help out please let Jim Gibbons know.
Marcie Fauteau advised the club that their son Randy had passed away at 62
Don McKeon's celebraton of life will be held later in the spring
John Campbell advised the club that Casey has been in the hospital for a few days.
In the mountains of Poland, 26 children traumatized by violence get a chance to be kids again at Rotary camp
Beneath the emotional scars of living in a Ukrainian war zone, Mykyta Berlet flashes the same mischievousness of any other 12-year-old boy headed to camp.
He wants to laugh, play pranks and on the last night of camp “we will cover everyone with toothpaste,” he says excitedly.
Mykyta and 25 other Ukrainian youths headed to the resort town of Zakopane in the foothills of southern Poland are naturally focused on fun. But their two-week respite organized by Rotary members has a higher purpose: To help the children heal and cope with the trauma they may encounter when they go home.
Each camper has a parent or sibling killed or injured in the fighting in Ukraine. Psychologists at camp will guide them along the way during an itinerary that mixes escape and therapy.
Olga Zmiyivska, a member of the Rotary Club of Kharkiv Multinational in Ukraine, has brought children to the camp for two years and has witnessed its impact.
“After the trip, they are more willing to make contact and open their hearts,” she said.
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