Rotary Club of Nipissing

STEM CELLS for LIFE! SAVE the DATE for SWAB IN events!

Your promotion of these events will make a difference and might help find a life-saving blood stem cell donor/recipient match!

During March 2023, we held Swab In events at Canadore College and Nipissing University. They were highly successful. The Rotary Club of Nipissing in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and an expanded group of sponsors featuring Nipissing University Students’ Union, Canadore Students’ Council, and the Nipissing Nursing Society will lead this September’s events. Once again, we welcome the support of Canadore College and Nipissing University.

Our goal is to register 300 potential donors. While our most accessible group of registrants will come from the Nipissing and Canadore, we hope to recruit 17-35 y/o registrants from the North Bay community. All events are open to the public. However, we feel that the 4:30 to 7:00 PM event at the Surtees Student Athletic Centre should provide ease of access for members of the general public. Persons representing all ethnicities along with a strong turnout of male registrants is important. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community CAN join the registry and donate.

We appreciate anything that you can do to help get out the message about these important events on September 25th and 26th.

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Last Thursday members and friends gathered at the Rotary Gazebo on North Bay's beautiful Lake Nipissing waterfront for lunch. Together we celebrated the lives and community service of members who passed away while members of our club. As well, we celebrated some current service work. As always, the fellowship was great.

The first guiding principle of Rotary International is "the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service." This was highly evident at our lunch.

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The Rotary Club of Nipissing is pleased to be a partner with the Rotary Club of North Bay in this new addition to the Family of Rotary Splash Pad. Enjoy this accessible playground!

Do you have four and a half minutes? Listen to Bill Gates speaking about efforts to eradicate polio. Rotary plays a significant role in this important life changing endeavour.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LEvEyssamJo

Bill Gates Thanks Rotary | Together, We #EndPolio

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At last Thursday's meeting, we enjoyed "Friend of Rotary" Sue Lister and Rotarian Steve Dreany's presentation about Artificial Intelligence. We are fortunate to have expertise and experience in this burgeoning area in our midst. Thank you!

As well Rotarians Hariett Madigan and Sarah McGowan were present at the meeting. In our community, these accomplished women wear many hats. We would like to "tip our hat" to Hariett and Sarah for their leadership in the Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay "movement." Recently, the a team representing the national organization Communities in Bloom https://www.communitiesinbloom.ca/ , was in town to judge our efforts to make our town a better more appealing place.

On Thursday,Hariett provided our club with the official document presented to the visitors. We are proud of the efforts of Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay with special mention of Hariett and Sarah. We are pleased to participate as a sponsor with our Rotary Service Squad actively engaged in cleaning up litter in our community. (Note: this impressive document about our community should be posted publicly soon.)

Join us in person or virtually to learn more about Artificial Intelligence! For information send a personal message or contact us at [email protected] .

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The clothing boutique racks at 140 Elmwood Hub are sparse and in need of youth clothing from 2T- 14/16.

Please share with friends, family and colleagues to encourage them to drop off to our boutique!

The boutique not only serves families involved with Children’s Aid Society in the North Bay Nipissing area but also EarlyON and Trinity Infant Food Shelf. It is a FREE resource to anyone in need and is run off the generosity of our volunteers.

The participation of Chamber members and staff along with many community members will make a difference to our Rotary Foundation and other community projects. Thank you!

We had a great time at the Rotary Club of Nipissing fundraising dinner at Average Joe's Eatery & Patio Bar. Always great raising money for initiatives that support our community!

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Loewen who has been appointed dean of Arts and Science at Cornell University. Peter is the son of Rev. Marie Loewen and former Rotary Club of Nipissing member Robert Loewen. When he was a local high school student, our club was pleased to sponsor his attendance at the student World Affairs Seminar in Wisconsin, USA.

We extend best wishes to Dr. Peter Loewen.

Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences | Cornell Chronicle Peter John Loewen, director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, has been named the 23rd dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff announced May 24.

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Would you like to learn more about the North Bay Food Bank from Debbie Marson? Send us a DM for information about this program and the Rotary Club of Nipissing.

A new Rotary year begins July 1st. Catch the "Magic of Rotary!" Come join us at the Rotary Club of Nipissing. Follow us for a start.

North Bay Mountain Bike Association kids camp on Wednesday night and kids plus a few of the instructors were all sporting their Rotary Wheels for Learning bike jerseys!

Wheels for Learning is a project supported by several Rotary Clubs in Rotary District 7010 .

Locally, Rotary Club of Nipissing members and friends sold jerseys to purchase and help distribute bikes in Cambodia. The bicycles are provided so that students can travel to school.

Last Thursday members and friends of Rotary Nipissing had the opportunity to hear team members and mentors from FIRST Team 1305 speak. This amazing group of gracious professionals have been exploring science, technology, engineering and math by building and participating in robotics events locally, provincially, nationally and, on occasion, internationally. Participation has grown to the point that younger children have joined to learn more about robotics through First Lego League.

It was highly evident from their presentation and the evidence they shared that this experience is life changing and promotes growth in learning and personally.

Our club is pleased to have been a sponsor of this group over many of their 20 plus years.

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Rotary Nipissing Community Cleaning Continues!
Thanks to our Rotarian cleanup team of Scotty, Judy, Mark, Susan and Kevin. We collected 7 bags of litter, an old TV and misc. construction waste Wednesday evening from the perimeter of the Nipissing Plaza Parking lot (near Lakeshore Drive and the Creek)
Thanks to Metro for agreeing to let us use their garbage bins. We are proud to partner with Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay to make a difference in our community and environment.

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Rotary Nipissing Crew Cleans Up Again
Thanks to our Rotarian cleanup team of Scotty, Marty and Kevin. We collected 9 bags of litter Wednesday evening from the perimeter of the Northgate Parking lot (near bypass )
Thanks to Northgate for agreeing to collect the garbage bags. We are proud to partner with Clean Green Beautiful North Bay to make a difference in our community and environment.

We are pleased to see Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay recognized for its environmental stewardship in our community. It is a privilege for our club to be a partner in this good work. A special thank you goes out to Rotary Club of Nipissing member Hariett Madigan and the legion of volunteers who are making a difference in North Bay.

Community Builders Awards: This year’s Environment award winner is leading the way for green initiatives Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay brings the community together to inspire positive change