On July 5, Rotary International President Jennifer Jones will be in Toronto to showcase the impact of Rotary's many projects and partnerships. This includes the
Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup, and Rotary's partnership with
Kids Against Hunger Canada, a food packing initiative that engages community members to address hunger in Canada and around the world. President Jennifer will close out the day with a fun filled
Imagine Rotary BBQ hosted at the
Toronto Botanical Garden. This is your opportunity to celebrate with her!
In addition to the three events listed above there will be an opportunity for Rotarians and Rotaractors to participate in coinciding events throughout our District. See below for details as to how you can be involved. Registration will be required for some events taking place in Toronto and in our District. Due to limited availability, registration will be on a first come first serve basis.
Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Participants: 25 from D7010
Cost: $nil
Registration: Registration link for all Districts for this event coming.
Lunch: Food trucks will be available to purchase lunch or bring a picnic.
Other: Jennifer Jones T Shirt will be provided free to participants, order size upon registration. (Not sure how this will work.) For additional information
Watershed Cleanup FAQ President Jennifer will attend at some point during the event.
District 7010 Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup
Elsewhere in our District prior to July 5
th clubs are encouraged to get involved in their own local clean up. Tallies of the garbage picked up by July 4th, will be given to Jennifer Jones to share with the media. Please use our District’s
Online Tally Sheet to report your data. And send any photos to
Bill Hagborg.
Toronto Kids Against Hunger Canada
The goal is to pack in total 117,000 highly nutritious, life-saving meal packs in recognition of Rotary's 117th birthday. Packing will take place in Toronto and in each District. After the meal kits are packed at each location, they will be shipped to Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario with whom Kids Against Hunger Canada works in partnership.
Note: Volunteers for this event will be sourced from Rotary/Rotaract/Interact clubs in District 7070.
District 7010 Kids Against Hunger Canada
Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Participants: There will be two shifts of 40 packers in each of Barrie and North Bay
Cost: $nil
Other: Pizza lunch will be provided.
Toronto Imagine Rotary BBQ
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Participants: Limit of 60 tickets from D7010
Cost: $75 including HST (plus parking). Rotaract members $37.50. Payment upon registration.
Registration: Opens at 12:00 pm May 26, 2022. Limit of 2 tickets per registration.
Register Here
President Jennifer will mingle with BBQ guests as much as she can. The time she can spend with each person will be impacted by the large number of guests and media appearances. For additional information
Imagine Rotary BBQ FAQ
District 7010 Imagine Rotary BBQ
Clubs in our District are encouraged to also have their own club backyard BBQ social. If they wish, Jennifer Jones will join them through a Zoom connection to say a few words to your party.
