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President's Message

Ché Weist

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Dear Rotarians and friends,
 
I'm honoured to be elected president for the Rotary Club of Ottawa for 2021-2022.
 
I'm looking forward to working with you to help people in need -- locally and abroad -- and especially women and children. Our board members, as well as our club members, are knowledgeable, experienced and committed to supporting humanitarian welfare and building lasting fellowship.
 
As our club’s president for this year, I will make every effort to ensure we work as a team. It’s important that our undertakings are well-planned, endorsed by the club, and their results widely shared.  Ensuring that we are all informed will help us harness our resources and benefit from the participation and help of each member.
 
Our recent new members will add energy and new ideas to our club and its work, and they will benefit from the Rotary experience and allow us to serve our community better.  Furthermore, I am hopeful we soon will be able to meet again in person, getting to know each other, and working closely to make a positive difference for others.  
 
In Rotary Service,
 
Ché Weist
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Fundraising Projects
Youth Exchange Program 2022
Work is underway to reboot the Rotary Youth Exchange.  After a pause due to the covid pandemic, Rotary International has given the go-ahead to begin selection and orientation of students in anticipation of a July 1, 2022 program start date.
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Chilly Chili 2021
Bright sunshine, tasty chili and good company were the key ingredients for 2021’s successful Chilly Chili event, held by the Rotary Club of Ottawa and the Rotaract Club of Ottawa.
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Elimu Project
With support from the Rotary Club of Ottawa, the Stay in School project of Elimu (Canada) helped single mothers and girls in Kenya to pay school fees in the wake of covid.  It also brought emergency food supplies to 21 families who were faced with having to choose between buying food or paying rent.  
 
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Thrive Project Zimbabwe
Posted on Jan 06, 2020

Reducing Infant and Maternal Deaths in Zimbabwe

The Rotary Club of Ottawa worked with the Sunnybrook Health Center in Toronto and the Harare Dawn Rotary Club, Zimbabwe, to arrange for the shipment of 32 infant incubators to Harare for installation at the main hospital. These were donated by Sunnybrook and filled three shipping containers and were needed to replace infant incubators lost in a fire. 
 
 
 
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Ché Weist
President Elect
Carol McCalla
Vice President
Caitlin Goodmurphy
Immediate Past President
Colin Rousseaux
Secretary
Caitlin Goodmurphy
Treasurer
Carol McCalla
Director
Andre Bourdon
Director
Ruedi Mueller
Director
Robert Therrien
Speakers Program Lead
Ché Weist
Fellowship Chair
Fabiana Nobel
Community Service Chair
Robert Therrien
International Service Chair
Daniel Disipio
New Generations Chair
Andre Bourdon
Membership Relations Chair
Colin Rousseaux
Fundraising Chair
Alan Acton
Communications Chair
Bradley Feasey
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