Saturday Morning Meatball Rolling

Saturday Morning Meatball RollingOn Saturday February 5th, Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise members came together to roll 100 pounds of ground beef and pork into meatballs to be served to the patrons of Durham Outlook for the Needy. Everyone had a great morning. Thank you to all who volunteered! ![]() |
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Thank You to our Savour the Flavour Sponsors!!A big thank you to our Savour the Flavour Sponsors!! Tickets are still available - $100. Please contact Mark - treasurerwhitbysunrise@gmail.com ![]() |
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Rotary in the Dominican - Laptop DonationOur Rotary Club members are back in the Dominican Republic working our motto: Service Above Self!! ![]() |
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Winterfest 2023Winterfest at the Royal Ashburn Golf Club Saturday February 25, 2023 "Celebrate the winter season with a festive family outing at the golf course" Join the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise for Winterfest at the Royal Ashburn Golf Course, where we’ll have a fun-filled day of activities for all ages! Bring the whole family and explore the picturesque walking trail along the cart path, where you’ll find a “Winter Dance” storybook walk displayed. Cozy up by the bonfire and enjoy some warm s’mores and drinks from our tent. For the little ones (and the young at heart), we’ll be hosting an eye-spy scavenger hunt to keep them entertained. End the day with a dazzling fireworks show after dusk. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the winter season with your family. ![]() |
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World Polio Day is October 24When Rotary and its partners formed the GPEI in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. Today, we have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent. #endpolio ![]() |
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During the Covid19, The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise is offering a FREE Grocery Store Pick Up & Delivery Service for Whitby residents who are seniors and/or have compromised health.If you are a senior and/or immunocompromised, we can help. We can take your order and arrange payment. Our team of volunteers will shop for you and deliver your groceries to your door. We ask that maximum orders not exceed $200. Payment of cash or cheque can be accepted without contact. Simply leave it in a zip lock bag. Email us at whitbysunrisedeliversfood@gmail.com or call 647-212-0871 between 9 am - 6 pm. |
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Limcan Certified installs donation of Lennox Furnace in support of the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise.Today the folks at LIMCAN CERTIFIED were installing the Lennox Furnace at the home of the Live Auction Winner from the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise's Savour the Flavour fundraising event. Here is Charles Bridle, Club President and Sarkis Harmandayan, Club Member with Steve Storey, General Manager of LIMCAN CERTIFIED. This is the 4th year that LIMCAN CERTIFIED has sponsored the Savour the Flavour Event.
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Check out our NEW You Tube Channel!![]() The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise is a diverse and dynamic, fast-paced club located in Whitby, Ontario Canada. Dedicated Whitby Sunrise Rotarians meet weekly on Wednesday mornings for fellowship, and to learn and practice the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self”. Taking part in both local and International projects, every member can find a way to take part and "give back" to the community and the world. Check out our YouTube channel to see some of our initiatives.
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A good news post to wrap up 2018!![]() The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise participated in a matching grant project in India. Our funds went to providing better access to education for Vandse children by purchasing a school bus (notice our club name on the bus). The children who live in a very rural area of India will now be able to go to school year-round, even in the rainy season, because the bus will be there for them. The school will also be equipped with up-to-date washrooms. This project will bring much-needed relief to a generation of aspiring students thirsting for knowledge. It will surely transform their lives in more ways than we can imagine. A great team effort by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa Parkwood, Whitby Sunrise, and Rotary Clubs in India. |
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From our President: Rob Morton |
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Rotary Meeting Speaker—Mayor Don Mitchell![]() Mayor Don Mitchell delivered his annual address highlighting a number of the Town of Whitby’s major accomplishments in 2017, including the continued revitalization of both Downtowns, progress on active transportation and ongoing transformation of the Town as a destination. The Mayor also provided a snapshot of the Town’s 2018 priorities, including the redevelopment of Town Hall and creation of an Innovation District. The Town’s 2018 Budget Highlights provides additional details on the topics covered by the Mayor and can viewed at whitby.ca/budget. |
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Rotary Clubs of Whitby—Helping Durham Region - Rogers TV |
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The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise Helps Horses Help Canada Help Youth![]() On April 2nd the Sunrise Rotarians were at Absolute Equestrian Centre helping Horses Help Canada with their Durham Location Open House. |
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The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise brings joy to a little girl with Cerebral Palsy.![]() Through it’s Community Service initiative “Partnership in Service” The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise has put a big smile on this little girl’s face by contributing to the cost of an adapted bike. |
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July 7th - 9th is no ordinary weekend...![]() Check out this awesome Ribfest video! |
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Just another Saturday morningWhitby Sunrise Rotarians Clean Up the Road![]() |
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Warm and DryTowels and Linen![]() |
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2016/2017 Youth Exchange Student Mary Joie |
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Money helps....Grandview Kids One Step Closer to New Headquarters![]()
Thanks to a $50,000 Donation from The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise
Attendees of Whitby Ribfest received more than tasty treats on Saturday, July 9. They watched as the The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise renewed its commitment to Durham’s kids by presenting a $50,000 cheque to Grandview Children’s Foundation in support of Grandview’s urgently needed capital project. Grandview Children’s Centre has outgrown its building and it requires modern purpose-built rehabilitation space to serve the 8,200 children and families in need now.
“The incredible generosity from the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise moves Grandview much closer to its dream of being able to help 8,200 kids with special needs and their families, and the 10,000 who are expected to need this help by 2031,” said Bryan Yetman, Chair of the Board of Directors of Grandview Children’s Foundation. “The Centre is bursting at its seams and we need help from organizations like The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise to meet current and future demands at a new, larger Grandview Centre Headquarters.”
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Rowe House RevivedWe Paint Too!![]() Concerned residents rallied to save the Rowe House when Judith Barker and the late Town of Whitby councillor Shirley Scott created the Whitby Heritage Community Association. Working with the developer they managed to acquire a piece of land from the Town of Whitby to move the historic home. The developer poured a new foundation and moved the house to its current location at 301 Front St. W. As a tribute the Ms. Scott, at the suggestion of Councillors Derrick Gleed and Elizabeth Roy, (both great members of the club) the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise agreed to prepare, scrape and paint the house as a community service project on May 6.
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GIVING OF YOURSELF WITHOUT TIME OR MONEYDid you know that only 27% of Ontarians are registered organ donors? As of June 30, 2015, 1615 Ontarians are waiting for organ transplants. When your time comes, will you help? Now, the way to help, if you want to, is to register at www.beadoner.ca
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Rotary Restorations - 3 Steps UpThe Whitby Sunrise Rotary Restorations Team has been assembled!
We will be ripping out the damaged floor at Vicki Kemp's restaurant, 3 Steps Up located at 605 Brock Street North on Saturday, March 14th @ 3:00 PM.
Our tasks will include
We expect about 3 to 4 hours of effort. If you have some time, please stop in.
Mark Wittgen can be reached at 416 618 0876
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Club Member helps End Polio Now
Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise member, Brian Thompson (2014/2015 District 7070 Governor), and his wife, Karen, traveled with their team to Nuh, Haryana, India about 70 km from Delhi. Nuh is a predominately Muslim community which endures ongoing poverty and lack of basic public services.
The vaccination is administered by two simple drops on the tongue. Someone with no medical experience can provide this form of immunization. This unskilled form of vaccination is crucial to keeping polio at bay because so many more people can volunteer to administer it.
Karen Thompson, a retired nurse, commented, “Just two drops of vaccine and we can protect a child from polio.”
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Seven Days in the Sun - Siete Dias en El Sol![]() During one of the coldest weeks of the Winter of 2014-15, two Rotarians, Tom Fitzsimmons and Mark Wittgen, from the Whitby Rotary Sunrise Club traveled to Consuelo, Dominican Republic to assist Bob "Roberto" Jarvest. This was not your typical fun in the sun vacation. They spent the week, distributing clothing, installing and repairing swing sets. Distributing water filters for the next crew traveling down which includes Diane Allen, Jenn Fry, Peter Gorham and Kate Piggott-Babony with the remainder of the instructions provided later in March by Linda Raney.
During his seven days in the sun, Mark kept a journal of his activities and experiences in the Dominican Republic.
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Food for Families, Days for Girls in Consuelo, Dominican Republic![]() For the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise, community service is close to home and warm in our hearts. Giving locally in our community is what we do best, but to many Whitby Sunrise Rotarians, Consuelo Dominican Republic feels local too. Rotarian Bob Jarvest and many others from our club, venture to the Dominician Republic every year to give to those in need. Bob, his wife Margaret, their daughter and granddaughter left our community in the cold of January 2015. They arrived in the warmth of Consuelo, Dominician Republic with 12 bags, each weighing close to 50 lbs containing clothes, shoes, tools and laptop computers . Not to mention a wheelchair and a walker. What airline let’s 4 people take twelve, 50lb bags? Well Westjet of course. They seem to understand the value of humanitarian service. As Bob says “God bless WestJet”
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Valentine's Dinner at St. Vincent Pallotti's KitchenEvery month, on the second Thursday, the Rotary Sunrise crew volunteers at Durham Outlook For The Needy - St Vincent Pallotti's Soup Kitchen. The crew consists of Rotarians, spouses, family, friends and colleagues. All come together with one common goal to create a healthy, tasty meal for our members of our community who are less fortunate.
Thursday February 12th, 2015 was another successful dinner service at St. Vincent Pallotti's Kitchen, an extra special Valentine's Day one! We have such amazing, talented and dedicated volunteers that prepared a fabulous spaghetti & homemade meatball dinner for the guests at St. Vincent's. With fresh garlic bread too! Thank you to those who take the time out of your day to serve our community. And a BIG Thank You to everyone who donated their time, ovens and decorations. Special thanks to Petite Thuet bakery for the fresh bread! Happy Valentine's Day!
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Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Vincent Pallotti's KitchenEvery month, on the second Thursday, the Rotary Sunrise crew volunteers at Durham Outlook For The Needy - St Vincent Pallotti's Soup Kitchen. The crew consists of Rotarians, spouses, family, friends and colleagues. All come together with one common goal to create a healthy, tasty meal for our members of our community who are less fortunate.
Thursday October 9th, 2014 was another successful dinner service at St. Vincent Pallotti's Kitchen, an extra special Thanksgiving one! We have such amazing, talented and dedicated volunteers that prepared a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner for the guests at St. Vincent's tonight. With roast turkey, potatoes, homemade stuffing, squash and apple soup and all the trimmings. Thank you to those who take the time out of your day to serve our community. And a BIG Thank You to everyone who donated their time, ovens and decorations. Special thanks to Stroud's Farm for donating all the vegetables! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Our International Community Project - Dominican RepublicOn February 7, 2014, Rotarians from Whitby escaped the frigid grip of winter and flew to the Dominican Republic for an unforgettable week of experiences. This group of twenty individuals included members from both of the Whitby Rotary Clubs as well as a number of spouses and friends. This trip offered the opportunity to combine the volunteer efforts of distributing food, clothing and school supplies with a two day hike to the peak of the tallest mountain on the island, Pico Duarte.
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In Our Community - St. Vincent's Kitchen
On the second Thursday of every month all year long, Team Leader Jane Thuet rallies the volunteers at St. Vincent Pallotti's Kitchen, 51 King St. E. in downtown Oshawa. St. Vincent's provides low-cost meals to people in need. The morning crew arrives early to set up, cook and prepare the dining area for the evening meal for between 140-200 people. All of the meals are made from scratch with donations from local businesses and Feed the Need Durham. Starting at 3pm the afternoon crew arrives to serve meals to the Kitchen's patrons. Much fellowship is created within the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise and all the many Friends of Rotary who are always willing to lend a helping hand.
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Water Filters Bring Smiles to Families and Make Steve a Bit Tipsy.Steve Rutledge - member of The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise - sends his thanks. Below is an edited version of an email he sent while in Laos. "We, are pleased to present photos of Lao families member receiving a water filter system, in our ongoing distribution (and hygiene training) in the northern region of Luang Prabang province in Laos. In this round we distributed 275 systems, with a total of 525 for the year. THANK YOU! The three water filter photos below are as a result of the District Matching Grant. We were able to purchase 13 water filter systems and will begin the main water project in Phonesavanh in the coming weeks. |
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Dinner at The Rotary Ranch - Save The Date! |
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What do Aquaponics, Rice Hullers, Solar Power, Schools & Thailand Have in Common?Rotarian George Punyaprateep, That's what! George is a dedicated philanthropist whose drive never ceases to amaze us. His projects in Thailand, while centred on education, have a double function....to feed the students. His latest project involves aquaponics, basically a marriage of aquaculture and hyrdoponics to assist the development of students and offer a new farming alternative to the villages throughout northern Thailand. Follow the link to learn a little more about his amazing projects.
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Distress Centre DurhamDuring a recent meeting, we were honoured with the presence of Victoria Kehoe from Distress Centre Durham. During our summer Ribfest, their amazing team cooked and served hotdogs, hamburgers, back bacon and other goodies to the Ribfest guests. As a result of their hard work, Victoria was presented with a cheque for the proceeds. Victoria taught us about their critical programs including crisis management and suicide prevention services. |
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Dominican Republic - Bob and Margaret Jarvest Lead the WayTake a look at the fantastic work being done in the Dominican Republic by our very own Bob Jarvest and his amazing wife Margaret, along with a host of Whitby Sunrise Rotarians. Special Thanks to Rob Morton for providing content to this update. For more, click on the link below.
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Epilepsy DurhamDianne McKenzie, Executive Director visited our Club this week to receive a cheque for the proceeds from the Dunk Tank they operated at the Whitby Rotary Ribfest. Here is what Dianne had to say. |
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Brooklin Spring Fair Dunk Tank!![]() Our annual dunk tank up and running at the 2013 Spring Fair! Click on our Fundraising page for additional details on how we have fun raising money in and for our community. |
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Rotary’s Tough Mudders Support War Veterans |
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New stove at St.Vincents Soup kitchen installed by Whitby Club |
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Local Youth Attend Peace Symposium |
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The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise celebrated its 25th anniversary |
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Join the first annual Rotary Polar Plunge 2012 |
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Relaying of the brick at Rotary Sunrise Park |
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Whitby Sunrise honoured for their Commitment |
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Brighton Club hosts students exchange programme |
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Buy a Bed Campaign |
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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Polar PlungeJoin us at the Third Annual Polar Plunge - December 27, 2014 History......last year December 28th was a chilly but sunny Saturday on the shore of Lake Ontario, for the second annual Polar Plunge. 70 people, young and old, prepared inside Heydenshore Pavilion to brave the wavy waters. Under the watchful eye of Med-vents we headed down to the beach and readied ourselves physically and mentally for the Polar Plunge. The winter of 2013-14 proved to be one of the coldest in the recent past and created a water temperature cooler than last year's Plunge. The waves were rolling in as the horn sounded for the Plunge to begin. After the Plunge the smiling and shivering plungers enjoyed Chilli Dogs and warm beverages prepared by the amazing Rotary Sunrise Event Crew. The monies raised at the Polar Plunge will help the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise with local community projects in Whitby and Durham Region. See you on December 27th 2014! Join us and check something off your bucket list! Click the menu item to the left to register. ![]() |
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Whitby Sunrise Rotary Celebrates 25 years with Windreach Farm![]() June 19th 2014 was a special day at Windreach Farm. They celebrated 25 years of giving to the community. Many of Windreach Farm supporters gathered for the celebrations and the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise was there to celebrate with them. It's fundraising events like our annual Ribfest in July and Savour the Flavour in February that give us the ability to help others in a big way. Watch this video to see how valuable Windreach Farm is to the community and thank you to everyone for supporting us so we can give more where it's needed.
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Cheque this out.....
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Ribbers Ran Wild! Whitby Ribfest 2013![]() THANK YOU! The Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise would like to thank everyone who had a part of making our second annual Ribfest a huge success. We could not have done it without our amazing sponsors, dedicated volunteers and all those who joined us to enjoy the sunshine and fun at Victoria Fields. Early calculations are that 50,000 people walked through the gates between Friday July 12 and Sunday July 14. Check out the Fundraising page for details and photos from the amazing weekend!
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Rotary Outdoor Gym |
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President's Night |