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KINGSTON-FRONTENAC THEATRE NIGHT
June 18, 2025
Club Executives & Directors
President
Arja Hamalainen
President Elect
Trevor Dagilis
Immediate Past President
Peter Morrin
Secretary
Fred Richmond
Treasurer
John Mirski
Club Service
M-C van der Merwe
Youth & Vocational Service
Don Polk
Community Service
Jennifer Patelli
International Service
Douglas Tanton
Membership
Randy Beck
The Rotary Foundation
Peter Morrin
2023-24 EnviroClub Bronze Award
Our club has been awarded the Bronze Award for its sustained dedication to environmental issues.
 
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A NEW RECORD IN 2024!
ROTARY BLOOD DONORS SAVE LIVES
Next Rotary Blood Donor Day (Q1):
Saturday, March 15, 2025
 
K-F SUPPORTS MARTHA'S TABLE
CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER
Just in time for Christmas, $2,500 in Rotary support from the Kingston-Frontenac Club was delivered by Don Polk to Ronda Candy, Martha's Table Executive Director.  Martha's expected to serve dinner on Christmas Eve for 400+ in the local community, including delivery to ~140 housebound residents.
 
Thanks to all the Club members who made this support possible by volunteering for Bingo shifts at the Play! Gaming & Entertainment Centre.
 
 
 
SPECIAL THANKS TO ANNE & TREVOR
At the Rotary Foundation dinner with RI Past-President Jennifer Jones on November 13, Kingston-Frontenac Club members Anne Desgagnés and Trevor Dagilis were recognized as having achieved Major Donor - Level 1 status.  Here they are shown receiving their pins from Barbara Fisk (l), District Rotary Foundation Chair, and Jennifer Jones (r).
 
WELCOME  NANDA !
October 27, 2024
K-F Club's International YouthEx student for 2024-25, Fernanda Machado, arrived to begin her studies in Grade 11 at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School.  Nanda hails from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and enjoys cooking, fashion and playing volleyball.  She looks forward to experiencing Canada's 4 seasons and making new friends during her time here.
 
COLE YEATMAN IN JAPAN FOR HIS 2024-25 EXCHANGE
August 24, 2024
International Youth Exchange student, Cole Yeatman, a recent graduate of Sydenham High School, was welcomed at Narita Airport in Tokyo by his hosts from Ichihara Chuo Rotary Club.  Cole will spend his 2024-25 academic year studying at Keiyou High School in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on the eastern shore of Tokyo Bay.
 
 
MOLLY STANTON’S EXCHANGE TO FRANCE
Summer 2024
Molly Stanton, a recent graduate of Sydenham High School, and Milly Zarcone, from Trets, France (near Marseille), were paired for a short-term international exchange over the summer.  On the island of Ouessant, Molly and her host family found a favourite cliff from which to watch the sunset!
 
NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH - USED-BATTERY OUTDOOR COLLECTION BIN
July 11, 2024
(L-R) Rotarians Fred Richmond, Don Polk, Peter Morrin (and not pictured
Greta DuBois Cleynhens and Elsabé Falkson) together with
Andrew Horsman, VP Sustainability, and James Ewles, General Manager, at the kick-off event for the new Used-Battery Outdoor Collection Bin, designed in Kingston by Sam Santucci and developed by Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd.     Rotary has been a community leader in promoting battery recycling in Kingston-area high schools for more than 3 decades.  To further increase recycling and keep end of life single-use (alkaline) and rechargable batteries up to 5 kg out of the garbage & landfills, these bins will start to appear in Kingston's public spaces.
"Find a Yellow Bin and Drop Them In"
 
Congratulations!
to the following Kingston-area high school students on
being recognized with the 2023-24 Service Above Self Award
at graduation:
 
Aaron John
(Bayridge Secondary School)
Rheanna Watson
(Ernestown Secondary School)
Hunter Bienias-Green
(Frontenac Secondary School)
Zackery Vincent-Roy
(Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School)
Evan Brander
(Sydenham High School)
 
HOMES FOR HEROES - Kingston Veterans' Village
730 King St. W. (at Portsmouth Ave.)
Occupancy: February 2024
Grand Opening: June 4, 2024
 
     
Rotarian Dr. John Scott Cowan (R) and Fred Richmond, K-F Rotary Club Board Member, at Helmer House (#11), co-sponsored by Dr. Cowan & the Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac
 
    
 
       
What is Rotary?
 

Rotary is an international network of local clubs for people who want to create lasting change and have fun doing it.

Our Club
At the Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac, our hands on approach goes beyond providing financial support to projects. Club members pitch in. Whether cleaning up Rotary Park or building a rain water collection system in rural Tanzania, K-F Rotarians are involved from concept development, through implementation, to long term mentoring. We get involved and we have a good time doing it.
Who We Are

Our Vision: Together we contribute to lasting improvements in our community, internationally, and in ourselves.

Our Mission: We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Our Values: We are a dedicated group of inspired individuals guided by Rotary's 4-way test and its 7 areas of focus who pursue relevant social causes to improve lives in the Kingston community and beyond.

Meeting Information
Our Meetings are
IN-PERSON - JOIN US!
 
*****New Updates*****
Bistro Stefan
(in the Best Western Fireside Inn)
1217 Princess St.
Kingston, ON  K7M 3E1
6:15 - 8:00 pm
(1st & 3rd Wednesdays each month)
 
Monthly Pub Night 
(2nd Wednesday each month)
 
Community Service Night 
(4th Wednesday each month)
 
Fun & Fellowship on W5
(5th Wednesday of any month)
 
Please consult the Calendar on this website for details, times and locations for these events.
ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
As a Rotarian, I will:
1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life

2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect

3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world

4. Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians

5. Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities; report any suspected harassment; and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment
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