Verdicchio Ristorante was the backdrop for last Thursday's Rotary meeting. Rotarians enjoyed a delicious breakfast and took part in a master class demonstration by Mark Gregorini on how to prepare the perfect Risotto. Mark who is the operating manager of Verdicchio Ristorante and Enoteca holds a Masters in regional Italian cooking from the Italcook slow food University in Jesi, Italy and a Masters of Italian wine from the North American Sommelier Association, Mark is also the wine cellar manager at Verdicchio which has received 3 successful awards of excellence for having one of the best wine cellars in the world (all Italian of course). A big thank you to Mark and Verdicchio Ristorante for hosting Sunrisers!
Mark Gregorini, Operations and Wine Cellar Manager at Verdicchio Ristorante
Event Updates
This year Mission 31 is serving meals at the Elgin Street Mission and acquiring groceries and donations at Chris’ Independent. The event has had great success! Stay tuned for requests that may come to help with serving at the Mission or preparing food donation bags at Chris' Independent.
Filling the donation time slots for the Plasma Drive has been going very well! Please contact Brandi Braithwaite to sign up for a time to donate.
The Rotary Club of Guelph is doubling its Christmas celebrations this year to bring enjoyment to the community and support for local charities with both Rotary Sparkles in the Park and Rotary Has Christmas in the Bag. Sparkles 2020, which is the 22nd year the event has run, is now a drive-through event of Christmas displays at Riverside Park that collects donations at the event and online. Rotary Has Christmas in the Bag is a gift bag full of Christmas culinary treats and gourmet foods, an award winning Mediterranean cookbook and a Gift of Guelph Coupon Booklet with hundreds of dollars in savings at local restaurants and small businesses. All proceeds are going to local charities.
