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Jul 3, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Regional Rotarians are in the process of fundraising for masks for area hospitals, and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has already benefitted to the tune of $27,622 as a result. Don “Sparky” Leonard, regional governor for Rotary...
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Jun 1, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran On a solemn and sodden Friday afternoon, family, friends and fellow Rotarians said goodbye to Keith Koke. Koke, 82, passed away recently at the Chatham-Kent Hospice, a mere five months after his wife, Marty, and brother, Ed, passed away. For...
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Dec 17, 19 •
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Blenheim Rotary Club has partnered with Family Service Kent to help continuously improve the community by donating an accessible vehicle that can hold two or three passengers using wheelchairs and four walk-on passengers. Rotary is the largest and the oldest...
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Oct 24, 19 •
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Don McIver is one of the speakers slated for the Clean Water for Living Summit next month in Chatham-Kent. McIver, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former Environment Canada climate scientist, will share how climate change is already impacting southern...
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Sep 3, 19 •
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Members of the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise presented a $10,000 cheque to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation recently. The funds will be directed towards the Oncology program at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to improve the hospital’s ability to treat...
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May 22, 19 •
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Mothers learned the correct way to put a lifejacket on their babies May 16 at Gable Rees Rotary Pool in Blenheim during Parent and Tot Swim time. Amber Wright, aquatic co-ordinator, left, works with Julie Hillman and little Jenelle Curran, as well as Holly...
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Apr 30, 19 •
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The Chatham Rotary Club presented the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation with a cheque for $20,000 in support of its Butterfly Building Campaign recently. The Children’s Treatment Centre provides services to one-in-seven children and youth in...
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Dec 4, 18 •
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The Chatham Sunshine Rotary Club held its “Giving Tuesday” event recently. A total of $8,700 was divided among seven local charities. From left, Kelly Robertson, Sunshine Rotary Club; Chatham Goodfellows President Tim Haskell; Riverview Gaming...
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Nov 22, 18 •
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On the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise members embrace the Giving Tuesday movement by donating more than $8,700 back to local charities and community organizations in Chatham-Kent. Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise...
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Oct 25, 17 •
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The former CEO of Ford Canada who is now a Ford U.S. director is to speak at the Rotary Club of Chatham’s 78th annual banquet Nov. 2. Dianne Craig, one of the top female auto executives in North America, will share her experiences with the auto...
