Rotary Club of Truro

This week our Club bid farewell to exchange student Noel Ku**er; he has returned to his family in Switzerland after spending the last year in Truro. Noel attended many Rotary events, and was always a bright example of our future. We wish him all the best and hope our paths will cross again. He is pictured here with Past President Joanna McGowan and President Helen Becker.

The magical memories of getting ice cream with people you love! There's nothing quite like it, on days like this especially! Did you know Fundy Scoops is a social enterprise of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colchester? Every dollar raised from the dairy bar goes back into programs and services for young people in our community. We see the important work Big Brothers Big Sisters does and we're happy to help aid in providing more of these special moments for matches.

Learn more about becoming a volunteer and the important work BBBS is doing for young people by visiting www.bbbscolchester.ca

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Truro for making a generous donation to our matches. Ice cream is free for our Littles, all season long!

When we think about getting ice cream, we think about making memories. So many of our matches love this outting together. They come and get ice cream, and enjoy the space behind our building. It's a real summertime experience! ☀️🍦🥰

Learn more about the important work Rotary does in our community by visiting www.rotarycluboftruro.ca

We had a ton of fun walking in the Pride Parade yesterday! 💕 What a great day for it. 🏳️‍🌈

Over this past weekend, the community of Portaupique and all those involved in this incredible project celebrated the grand opening of the Portaupique Community Centre.

An emotional, celebratory, reflective, and truly special weekend that we can't quite find the words to describe. We are immeasurably proud of the Rotarians involved in this project and we are so excited for all that's to come for this space!

For more pictures and videos captured from the Grand Opening head over to Portaupique Community Centre's page ❤️

Thank you to all those who joined us earlier this week for our 98th Annual Charter Night. It was such a special evening of celebration, reflection and emotion.

It's a great day to be a Rotarian!

The Rotary Club of Truro along with the Rotary Club of Truro Foundation made a donation of $30,000 to STEPs on Arthur Foundation to go towards a purchase of a new accessible van.

Members also attended Steps on Arthur’s Café for a delicious lunch and took a tour of the facility prior to our cheque presentation. 😊

A great way to round off Rotary Week...and a great day to be a Rotarian!❤️

Rotarians stopped by the Foodbank today to lend a helping hand. ❤️

Today marks the first day of Rotary Week! 🥳👏

We started off the week with some special guests at our lunch meeting. Matt Silva, a student at NSCC, saw a Rotary sign in Matt Redmond's office...long story short his Father in Law Herbert Gaban, who is a 30 year member of Rotary Club de Cajamar, Osasco, Brazil was visiting his Son in Law here in Truro and they decided to join us for a meeting. We love how Rotary connects us all around the world.

After our lunch meeting Rotarians attended a flag raising at the town of Truro. A great start to our week!

There's not much time left to get your tickets for our 98th Annual Charter Night! Brent McGrath is our keynote speaker for the evening.

A little bit about Mr. McGrath -- Brent MacGrath is a businessman, partner and horseman. While the automotive world is where his business interests lie, horse racing is his passion. Brent has had the honor to be part owner and trainer of arguably the greatest Standardbred race horse of all time, Somebeachsomewhere and his last great son Beach Glass. He is President of Schooner Stable II as well as being a partner at Schooner Financial. Brent is currently the Dealer Principal at Truro Toyota and Summerside Toyota. He is a partner/shareholder and Vice President at Pye Chevrolet Buick GMC . He is a partner director at Highland Ford and Highland Nissan. Brent is a partner/director at Andy's Tire Group which includes: Andy's Tire, A-1 Tire ,Coast Tire, Scotia Tire, Oliver Tire and Miller Tire.

Tickets are available here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/86d7faf8-ef32-4489-89f1-35a9afb1f45f

We have a delicious meal planned for our Charter Night attendees. 🌟

Tickets are available to purchase online - https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/86d7faf8-ef32-4489-89f1-35a9afb1f45f

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Thank you to this year's Charter Night Event Sponsors who will be helping us celebrate 98 years of Rotary here in Truro. 🥳🌟

🎟️Have you got your ticket yet? Join us for a wonderful night of food, friends, and celebration!

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In recognition of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to give a shout out to our President Sharon Corcoran, who was honoured recently by the Truro and Colchester Chamber of Commerce with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Well done, and thank you for all you do, Sharon!

We remember ❤️

We are sending love to those in our community and province who need it most. ♥️

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From :

“Our Portaupique”

Written April 2, 2022 by Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking
In memory of those who were killed on April 18 & 19, 2020
And for those of us still traumatized.

“May we all learn to see the beauty again.”

Every day,
Twice a day,
The moon pulls the salt water
From the Minas Basin,
Up the Portaupique River
Until it spills over the salt marsh.

To the rhythm of the tides and seasons,
Eagles, geese, gulls
Soar overhead
Looking for rabbits, foxes, fish.

Moose, bear, and wild cat
Hunt, forage,
Raise families, die.
Deer browse new growth.
Foxes make dens in hillsides.
Woodpeckers hammer holes
In dead wood.
Beavers cut trees
To build dams and lodges.

For years,
The Mi’kmaq people
Paddled these shores
Camping and exploring
The Portaupique River inlet,
And up Into the valley
At the base of the
Still-shrinking Cobequid Hills.
Living a nomadic life,
They foraged all sorts of wild foods,
Jerusalem Artichokes,
Marsh Greens,
Fish and game.

Early in the 17th Century
The first Acadian family,
The Bourques
Arrived in Portaupique
From France.
They built rough houses,
And dikes and aboiteaus
To farm the salt marsh.
Their families were large.
Other communities
Were settled
up and down
The shore.

In the mid 18th century
The British claimed this land.
They expelled the Acadians,
Letting the earthen dikes and
Aboiteaus erode.
They farmed the post-glacial stoney land
Above the high water mark.
They harvested the woodland,
Fished the bay,
And cut salt hay from the marsh,

Like the tides,
Both people and nature,
Ebb and flow.
The tiny fragrant spring beauty
Is a foil to horrendous acts and death.
Aging, poverty, religion and politics
Bring neighbours together
Or drive them apart.
Nature is not kind
But neither is it punitive.
Only people have the choice
To live in harmony,
Or not.

Every day,
Twice a day,
The moon pulls the salt water
From the Minas Basin
Up the Portaupique River
Until it spills over the salt marsh.

We want to take this time to thank all our wonderful Rotarians for their impactful volunteer contributions to our community.

We'd also like to take this time to highlight this year's award recipients who will be acknowledged at our Charter Night Celebration on May 15.

Youth Leadership Award- Ann Legere
Community Service Award- Board of 'The Trustees of the Riverside Community Hall Association' aka The Portaupique Community Centre
True Rotarian Award- Darlene Stevenson
Rotarian of the Year Award- Laura MacLaughlin
Avenues of Service Award- Barbara Goit

Join us in congratulating this year's recipients. It goes without saying that your dedication, care and "service above self" approach truly make a difference in our community. Thank you!

Tickets for this year's Charter Night can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/86d7faf8-ef32-4489-89f1-35a9afb1f45f

This year we celebrate 98 years of Rotary here in Truro! Charter Night will be held on May 15th at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Riverview Room. We will be acknowledging both Rotarians and community members who went above and beyond. Brent McGrath is our keynote for the evening.

We hope to see you for a wonderful night celebrating Rotary's contribution to our community for the last 98 years!

Get your tickets by visiting the link below

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This week's speaker at our Rotary meeting was Marshall Feit, Executive Director at the Marigold Cultural Centre.

Thanks for stopping by Marshall!

Fellow Rotarian Ibraham from Cameroon sent Truro Rotarian Lydia a picture of Polio Immunizations being administered in Cameroon, Africa by Rotarians. There has been a Polio outbreak following Covid19 in Cameroon; immunization is critical. To reach all children is impossible. Some schools are not operating due to civil unrest and many children do not go to school, hence it's hard to organize immunization.
Lydia says: "I remember the fear my parents instilled in us before 1955 when the vaccine for polio was first available. Polio spreads from person-to-person through contact with the f***l material - p**p (often tiny, invisible amounts) - of an infected person. It can also spread through the sneeze or cough droplets from an infected person."
The following link is an extensive article describing how Cameroon was polio free but is experiencing an outbreak of cases.

Polio outbreaks in Cameroon following the COVID-19 pandemic Polio is an infectious and disabling life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. This disease is prevented through vaccination. Though this viral infection has been eliminated in most parts of the world, a few countries are still endemic to wild ...

We were thrilled to attend the Rotary Club of New Glasgow's 100th anniversary celebration last weekend. Members who enjoyed the evening included Alana Hirtle, President Sharon Corcoran and her partner Orland, Judy Nicholson, and Marilyn Brown (RC Halifax Northwest). Missing from photo are Ralph and Donna Hopkins.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas spent with loved ones. 🎄🌟🎁

Thank you so much to the good folks at EHS Nova Scotia who spent the day at Walmart Truro, and to all those who helped to fill an ambulance with toys for the Christmas Index program. Even in these challenging financial times, people were incredibly generous! Here is Rotary member Alana Hirtle with some of the EHS staff in front of the full ambulance.

We had so much fun at the parade! What a great turn out from our community. Thanks to our Rotarians who worked hard putting everything together.

Lots of progress made in recent weeks!

You’ve got a few more hours to get your Bollywood Tickets!

10th Annual Bollywood Night We are thrilled to announce that this year's Bollywood event will be IN PERSON! We're so excited to celebrate 10 years of Bollywood with our community.It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since Om and Meena Khanna along with our club started this wonderful event. In those 10 years, we've rai...

TWO MORE DAYS TO GET YOUR TICKETS!
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We want to take this time to thank our sponsors. Your contribution to our community matters. 🫶❤️

Platinum Sponsor: Stu Rath
Silver Sponsor: Wilsons Home Heating
Bronze Sponsors: Benchmark Development, Fasco Roofing, Royal Bank, Home Hardware
Partners: Canadian Tire, MNP, Fulton Insurance, Conroy Refrigeration LTD, Patterson Law, Charm Diamond Centres

Exciting news! Our 2023 Yearbook is out! You can find them at Truro Sobeys locations as well as Masstown Market. Thank you to all our supporters this year!

Yearbook is our clubs primary fundraiser and the money raised goes directly back into our community to support important community projects, initiatives and families in need. ❤️