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PARKDALE FOOD CENTRE - Recipes for Change

We have created a new style of event called Recipes for Change with aims to help fund our operations, provide an outlet for teams to engage with our community in the kitchen, and learn a little bit more about our food systems and have some deeper conversations about our relationship with the community and food security. Also it's super fun!
 
Everything is provided by Parkdale including ingredients, recipes, packaging, chef instruction and guidance, set up, tear down, and dishwasher.
 
With support from the Rotary Ottawa Children's Foundation, the Community Service Committee funded these worthwhile local community-based charitable organizations and their projects in 2022-2023:   
They arrived - 156 students from all across Canada and sponsored by Rotary Clubs in their community by car, bus, train and plane, on Saturday, May 13 for four full days of activities, presentations, social events, museums, trips... 
View the map of all the Rotary Clubs and Communities that sponsored them.
 
They left exhausted, uplifted and thankful for an experience none will forget and all will cherish.  Hear their story...
 
The eradication of Polio around the world is largely because of the efforts of volunteers like Past President 2001-02 Eva Hammond.  This photo is Eva explaining how you can tell when a child has had their first dose of the vaccine because of their painted fingernail (more recently a “purple pinky”). Read more about Eva's story below.
The Rotary Club of Ottawa has a long history of welcoming exchange students to Ottawa.  As we prepare to welcome students to stay with three families in 2022 – 2023, it’s time to catch up on what’s been happening with students we hosted in past exchanges.  It’s also time to appreciate the excitement felt by our present group of Ottawa students preparing to head out in the coming school year to adventures and an immersive learning situation abroad.
Upcoming Events
Adventure in Citizenship 2025 / Redécouvrons Notre Citoyenneté 2025
A unique and special program for 160 youth May 25-28! 
See the Video too!
Free Reading Program
A complete, fun, interactive English literacy program for grades K to 6.  Click the logo to create a "classroom" on our club's campus, add your learners, and you're all set.  It's an engaging platform with over 3600 activities!
More info at Be Reading
Literacy lasts a lifetime. 
Rotary Club of Ottawa meets...

We meet In Person & Online
Mondays at 12:00 p.m.
Jack Purcell Centre and online
320 Jack Purcell Lane
Ottawa, ON K2P 2J5
Canada
Our club meets twice a month. 1. In-Person: Second Monday of the month at 12 pm at Jack Purcell Community Centre (320 Jack Purcell Lane). Please confirm your attendance. 2. Online: Fourth Monday of the month. Time: 7pm. Link to be sent.
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A Rotarian astronaut lives her out-of-this-world dreams

Rotary member and astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti dreamed of space travel since she was a kid. Now, she’s sharing the cosmic awe with her fellow earthlings

Finding family in France

Rotary Youth Exchange alum Athena Trentin shares her advice for young travelers

No limits with accessible travel

Long overlooked, travelers with disabilities are finding fewer barriers

Crowd control: Rethink the way you travel

Throngs of tourists are overwhelming the world’s most popular destinations. Here’s how to rethink the way you travel — and an alternative bucket list to get you started.

Club Executives & Directors
President
Director
Ex-officio, Children's Foundation
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Chair - Community Service
Chair - International Service

AIC partners / sponsors:

 
 

Desjardins Ontario Credit Union
 
 

The many Rotary Clubs across Canada who sponsor their students' participation and travel.

Members of the Ottawa Rotary Club recently spent an afternoon busily sorting food at the Ottawa Food Bank. The event was followed by rest and fellowship at a nearby pub.     
 
Sadly, one in four Ottawa households faced food insecurity in 2023 (up from 1 in 7 in 2022).   The Ottawa Food Bank provides fresh and non-perishable food, as well as supplies such as diapers, toiletries and cleaning supplies to its network of over 100 food programs across the city.  The Ottawa Rotary Club is proud to support the Ottawa Food Bank financially and through volunteer activities such as food drives and food sorting.

PARKDALE FOOD CENTRE - Recipes for Change

We have created a new style of event called Recipes for Change with aims to help fund our operations, provide an outlet for teams to engage with our community in the kitchen, and learn a little bit more about our food systems and have some deeper conversations about our relationship with the community and food security. Also it's super fun!
 
Everything is provided by Parkdale including ingredients, recipes, packaging, chef instruction and guidance, set up, tear down, and dishwasher.
 
Evening on the Rideau

On Thursday, November 7th, at the Art Gallery of Ottawa, members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa attended a fundraising event to support Operation Come Home in its valuable efforts to reduce, and hopefully eliminate, youth homelessness in Ottawa.