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Club Executives & Directors
President
Trevor Dagilis
President Elect
Elaine Matthew
Immediate Past President
Arja Hamalainen
Secretary
Don Polk
Treasurer
Catherine Demers
Club Service
M-C van der Merwe
Youth & Vocational Service
Don Polk
Ways & Means (Fundraising)
John Mirski
Community Service
Jennifer Patelli
International Service
Douglas Tanton
Membership
Randy Beck
The Rotary Foundation
Fred Richmond
2024-25 EnviroClub Bronze Award
Our club has been awarded the Bronze Award for its sustained dedication to environmental issues.
 
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“SERVICE ABOVE SELF” GRADUATE AWARDS
PRESENTED TO LOCAL AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
June 26, 2025
The Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac was proud to offer Rotary’s prestigious “Service Above Self” award to a graduating student at each of 5 local area high schools.  The award is presented to a graduating students who embodies volunteerism as a way of life , thinks of others before themselves and is kind, generous and empathetic.  In addition to receiving a plaque at graduation, the recipient also receives $1,000 towards their post-secondary education. 
 
The 2024-25 “Service Above Self” award recipients are:

 Kaleb Hartley   Emerson Hare
 April Cairns       Dayna Tooley
  Jude Martin
 
K-F ROTARY CLUB NIGHT OUT @ DOMINO THEATRE
June 18, 2025
A near-capacity crowd was on-hand at the Domino Theatre for the Kingston-Frontenac Club's 2025 Night Out fundraiser.  Rotarians and friends of Rotary were treated to an entertaining comedy, Decrepitude Blues, written by local playwright Douglas Bowie.  The evening also featured a raffle of a beautiful quilt from the Limestone Quilters Guild as well as a SIlent Auction.  100% of the funds raised will go to support Rotary projects in the local community and abroad.
 
 
 
 
KFL&A SCIENCE FAIR WINNING PROJECTS 
FOR ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
May 7, 2025
The K-F Club hosted 3 prize-winning duos from the 2025 KFL&A Science Fair who presented their projects to members.  These projects used innovative approaches to positively address modern-day environmental issues and were judged "best-in-class" by Rotarians Elsabe Falkson, Catherine Demers and Don Polk in the area of Environment & Sustainability. 
Sophie Yao & Lujain Khalil
Kingston Secondary School
Marine Microplastics: Fighting Climate Change with IoT & Machine Learning
 
 
Allen Gao & Quinn Blair-Matuk
Calvin Park Public School
Anti-Gravity Oil Spill Cleaner (with Cats)
 
Sam Fecica & Matteo Garofalo
Calvin Park Public School
Carbon Capture with Limewater: A Simple Solution to Global Warming
SPRING CLEAN-UP @ ROTARY PARK
April 19, 2025
Kingston-Frontenac Rotarians gathered over Easter weekend to conduct the annual Spring Clean-up at Rotary Park, in conjunction with the City of Kingston's Spring Pitch-In, a Rotary-sponsored community clean-up initiative involving individuals, workplaces, and community organizations.
NEW PROVIDENCE CARE HOSPICE HOUSE RECOGNIZES K-F ROTARY CONTRIBUTION
February 25, 2025
Arja Hamalainen, K-F Rotary Club President, and John Mirski, Board Member attended the Grand Opening of the Provicence Care Hospice House and are shown outside Suite #7,  dedicated in honour of the K-F Club's generous support.  At the project outset, K-F Rotarians donated $100,000 for a new hospice facility in Kingston.
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Suite #7 - Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac
   
 
     
Dedication                                               Kitchen               
   
 
Family Lounge                                           Nursing Station
   
 
                Spiritual Area                                   Decoration by Local Artists      
2024-25 CHEQUE PRESENTATIONS
January 15, 2025
At the first Pub Night of the year, the Community Service Committee presented cheques to 4 organizations totaling $14,430 for a variety of worthwhile projects.
 
COUNCIL ON AGING
John Mirski offered his thanks and explained how the Club's support was used to develop, print and distribute a Seniors' Guide for Navigating Community Services in the local area.
 
MARTHA'S TABLE
Ronda Candy thanked Club members for their support to meet the unprecedented growth of food insecurity in the local community and to help provide Christmas Dinner for more than 450 people. Since the pandemic, Martha's Table has experienced 300% growth in users, from all walks of life - from the employed to the homeless, from the elderly through to children and infants.  Today, 1 in 3 households are living with food insecurity.
 
QUEEN'S FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Heather McGregor thanked the Kingston-Frontenac Club for supporting its initiative to hold a "Climate Justice Camp", a workshop for student teachers to more effectively address climate change and other environmental subjects in the classroom.  The Club looks forward to hearing feedback from students after completion of the workshop.
 
KINGSTON 4Paws SERVICE DOGS
Tina Bailey was accompanied by Hazel, a 4-month old Chocolate Labrador, and her trainers, Fiona & August, who have embarked on a 2-year service dog training program fully supported by the Club's donation.  Club members may follow Hazel's development by subscribing to the quarterly e-newsletter by clicking here.
 
Hazel
 
Thanks to all the Club members who made these grants possible by volunteering for Bingo shifts at Play! Gaming & Entertainment Centre.
 
 
KINGSTON CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM
January 20, 2025
The 8th annual Kingston Climate Change Symposium was held at the Grand Theatre in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Kingston & Gananoque. 
 
This year's theme explored the impact of climate change on younger generations and their efforts to tackle both present and future challenges.  The event was hosted by CBC Radio's Ali Hassan and featured keynote speaker Autumn Peltier, an Indigenous Rights & Water activist from Manitoulin Island whose journey for justice has made waves around the globe, having spoken in her teens at the World Economic Forum and the United Nations.
 
In addition, attendees heard from Lilah Williamson, a Vancouver-based award-winning climate activist, community organizer and advocate for youth engagement.  As well, an Arts and Climate Change Panel discussed various questions on the topic and was introduced by Elsabé Falkson, Rotary Area Governor and Environmental Advocate.
 
 
Thanks to all the Club members who made this partnership possible by volunteering for Bingo shifts at Play! Gaming & Entertainment Centre.
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
November 13, 2024
At the Rotary Foundation dinner with RI Past-President Jennifer Jones, 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
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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)
 
Mid-month Food Packing & 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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