Christmas DinnerChristmas Dinner for Seniors The club invites about 100 seniors from Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills to a Christmas Dinner, in late November or early December. It is held in the Carleton Place Arena. Catering is by Leatherworks, who provide a full turkey dinner and choice of desserts. There is musical entertainment from a local group. |
Adventures programsAdventures in Citizenship and High Technology The Rotary Club of Ottawa runs the "Adventures in Citizenship" and "Adventures in High Technology" programs each year. They bring young people from across the country for a four day program of talks and visits. "Adventures in Citizenship" focuses on political and economics issues, with a visit to Parliament. "Adventures in High Technology" is more technical in nature, and covers the latest developments in Information Technology. We invite the local high schools to nominate candidates, and send one or more students to these programs each year.
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Fundraising ProjectsClub Fundraisers Each year, the club holds the following fundraising events.
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Rotary now selling Nevada and 50-50 tickets at Giant TigerMembers of the Rotary Club of Carleton Place are now selling 50-50 tickets to raise funds for local charities. Tickets for the Rotary's annual 50-50 tickets are on sale now. These tickets cost $5 each and a previous year's winner took home over $2000. The 50-50 ticket draw will be held at the Women's fair (see the next story) on 1 November at the Carleton Place Arena (upstairs). You do not have to be present to win. Nevada tickets are being sold at the Giant Tiger store at 320 Coleman St, Carleton Place between 9 AM and 3 PM on Thursdays and Fridays. The people selling the tickets are a combination of Rotary members and friends of Rotary who also belong to the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital auxiliary. These people volunteer their time to sell the tickets, oversee people opening their tickets, and hand out prizes. So, the next time you enter the Giant Tiger store and see that table please stop and buy a few tickets! You can also ask the volunteers on duty there for information about joining the Rotary club. The Rotary Club of Carleton Place would like to thank Giant Tiger for donating space for the table and Bradda Printing for donating the 50-50 ticket printing in previous years. |
Annual Women's FairThe 33rd Annual Lanark County Women's Fair was held on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 between 10AM and 4PM, upstairs in the Carleton Place Arena. This is an opportunity for women to showcase their businesses, network with other women, and sell their products to the public. Tables could be reserved at $60 each. During the event the Rotary Club drew the winning ticket from their annual 50-50 ticket sale. Tickets are $5 each and last year's winner took home over $937. See our Facebook page for more details. |
Spring FlingThe club held a "Spring Fling" event at the Carleton Place Legion, inviting members of other clubs in the area.
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Compost for Soccer and CharitiesThis article refers to the sale in 2019. Please note that the project will not be held in 2021, due to the pandemic. We were able to repeat it in 2022. The Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills in partnership with the Carleton Place Soccer Club are selling compost to benefit charities and youth athletics! The cost is $9.50 per bag (weighs about 40 pounds or 18 kilograms). The bags can be delivered locally for an additional charge of $5 (regardless of the number of bags). Reserve your bags today by emailing us at compost@rogers.com or calling Eric Hammond at 613-256-8273. Bags will be filled for either pick up or delivery during the weekend of 4-5 May, from 9-5 both days. You may pick up your bags at our new location, a fenced area at the northwest end of the Hwy 7 bridge over the Mississippi We would like to recognize and thank Kingfish Pumping for their support to the event!
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Rotary Charity CasinoThe Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills hosted a Charity Casino night on 26 April 2019 to raise funds for Lanark County Programs. Featuring Poker, Blackjack, and Roulette tables with professional staff AND War tables hosted by Rotarians!! Music was provided by "The High Rollers" (Barry Buse, Mike Lush and 'million dollar' Bill Serson) The location was the Carleton Place Canoe Club. There was a cash bar and snacks available. Doors opened at 7 PM, event ended at 11 PM. You could buy tickets for $30 each at the following places or from the following people:
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Senior's Dinner - December 3rd, 2018The club held it annual dinner for seniors in the community. About 100 people attended, and were entertained by students from the Carleton Place High School. They gave exhibitions of tap-dancing, poetry reading and popular jokes. The event was free for all invitees. .jpg) |
Women's Fair - November 2nd, 2018The Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills now has now had full responsibility for organizing the Annual Women's Fair for the two years. The event was a success once more, and made a substantial profit, most of which will be donated to Lanark County Interval House for support of their second-stage housing. The photo below shows Rotary member Kathy Cousineau and her daughter Sherry who held a hugely successful cake raffle as part of the Women's Fair.  Tell us in the comments below or email us at rotarycpmm@gmail.com if you would like to help us by reserving a table during the 2019 Women's Fair! |
Compost Sale - May 12th, 2018The Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills held its annual compost sale as usual, with a huge amount of help from the Carleton Place Soccer Teams, who, with assistance from several parents, did all the bagging and most of the deliveries. We packed 1,368 bags, and sold most of them, even though we raised the price to $9 per bag this year, to cover increased costs. The funds were used for local events such as the annual senior's dinner! Let us know in the comments below if you would like to buy a bag of compost in 2019! Or you can email us at rotarycpmm@gmail.com.  |
Helping people with disabilities make their own music
Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school.
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Finding Safe Haven For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
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Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga. |
India celebrates three years without polio Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.
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