Monica Brown with class of students
About 20 years ago Monica Brown and her sister Theresa learned of a school in Kenya serving the needs of refugee children from the war torn conflict in Kenya’s neighbour South Sudan.
It is th
e 1960s and Francis Warton of BC, needs a new pair of dentures, but he thinks they are too costly, so he makes his own with teeth carved from a deer he has shot. This is just one of the over 35,000 medical artifacts on display at Kingston’s Museum of Health Care.
When you are 85 years old, condensing your life into a 10-minute presentation can be a challenge. New C-KR member, John Borst, a transfer from RC of Kingston, accomplished the feat by using just 10 moments or vignettes from his life.
Ally is Rotary and Community Fundraising Coordinator for ShelterBox Canada. This week Ally provided an update on this important organization.
ShelterBox's vision is No One Without Shelter After a Disaster.
Ally's full presentation can be seen at;
Today Bill Gray introduced Patti Ridlon. Patti is the Operations Manager of Ryandale transitional housing. Ryandale began over 25 year ago as Ryandale Shelter for the Homeless, and operates three facilities throughout Kingston.
Patti talked about the mission of Ryandale, and a bit about their facilities and plans for the future.
Patti was accompanied today by Gail Paquette, local photographer (and donor to our auction).
Patti's full presentation can be seen here https://youtu.be/XzWHFO4piGA
Patti was thanked today with the traditional loaf of bread by Elizabeth Cohoe.
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Our speaker this morning was Monica Brown. Monica owns The Rocking Horse toy store in Downtown Kingston. About 20 years ago Monica and her sister Theresa learned of a school in Kenya serving the needs of refugee children from the war-torn conflict in Kenya’s neighbour South Sudan. Working with the Sunray Fund, and a local Rotarian, Monica helps to make sure these refugees get an education.
Monica was introduced today by Elizabeth and thanked by Ana.
Monica's full presentation can be seen at https://youtu.be/oKGzyFQV-9Y
Anne Vivian-Scott is President and CEO of BKIN Technologies, based here in Kingston. BKIN makes the Kinarm, a tool that can be used in neurological research to help people recovering from stroke, neurological disease, or traumatic brain injury. Anne discussed how the Kinarm is used and how it was developed.
Anne's full presentation can be found at https://youtu.be/WujlhBmr0sQ
Today we welcomed three of our grant recipients for spring of 2023. Representatives were here from Sistema Kingston, H'Art Centre, and the Classrooms Without Walls program of the Limestone District School Board.
They shared the progress of their project and recent news of their organizations. Club members left feeling pride that we are partnered with such great and trusted organization.
The links to the three updates are below;
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Service Above Self
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