Speakers
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Service | Mar 23, 2023 |
Service Day
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Carol Cartier, Pete Burrell | Mar 30, 2023 12:10 PM |
International Projects Update
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84783531312 |
Dr Simon Darnell | Apr 06, 2023 12:15 PM |
Sport for Development & Peace
![]() Today is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), Simon Darnell, Associate Professor, Sport for Development & Peace at the University of Toronto is our guest speaker. Simon C. Darnell is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Sport Policy Studies in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the relationship between sport and international development and peacebuilding efforts, the development implications of sports mega-events, and the place of social activism in the culture of sport. He previously was a lecturer in sport at Durham University's School of Applied Social Sciences. His books include Sport and Social Movements: From the Global to the Local (2014, with J. Harvey, J. Horne, P. Safai, and S. Courchesne-O'Neill), Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology (2012), and Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities (2012, ed. with J. Joseph and Y. Nakamura). Darnell holds a Ph.D. in physical education and health from the University of Toronto, as well as an M.A. and BHK from the University of British Columbia's School of Human Kinetics. He is a baseball and hockey coach, and a reader of science fiction. https://vimeo.com/389327462 Hybrid meeting , join on zoom or in person web.zoom.us/j/84783531312 |
TBC | Apr 13, 2023 |
102 years old
Celebration with Past Presidents. |
Maureen Buchanan | Apr 20, 2023 |
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Garden Visit on HWY 15
Off-site meeting & HIghway 15 Site walk-through & Stories.
Liaison: Elsabe |
Paul Harris Night | Apr 27, 2023 |
No regular lunch meeting
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Sam MacLeod, The Spire & Classification Talk | May 04, 2023 |
The Spire
Meet at the Spire: Sam McCleod's classification talk No Mow May commences |
Service Week; GLW Cleanup/Robinson Garden | May 11, 2023 |
No regular meeting
Details to be announced |
Interact Day | May 18, 2023 |
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Kwame Osei | May 25, 2023 |
Diversity Equity Inclusion
![]() Kwame Osei is a former pro-athlete (CFL), current high school teacher, Coach (Queen’s University Football Team), TV personality (Amazing Race Canada Finalist), Author (Inspirational Kids Books), CEO of athletic apparel company (Triumph Elite), Co-Founder of a non-profit mentorship organization (Northern Elite Football), host and keynote speaker. Kwame Osei was born in Ghana West Africa and came to Canada at the age of 4 and resided in Toronto with his parents and sister. They all lived in Rexdale where he grew up and later attended high school at Father Henry Carr High School. Living in Rexdale Kwame was susceptible to the street culture and embraced a perspective on life and future achievements that required low expectations of himself and young men within the urban community where he lived. At St. Francis Xavier Osei earned a Bachelor of Human Kinetics, and a Bachelor of Education degree. Osei taught Physical Education and Sports Performance at Holy Trinity High School in Fort McMurray Canada and was the Head Coach for the school’s varsity football team. He became immersed in the Fort McMurray community through a variety of his passions such as public speaking and football. Kwame has an extensive background in coaching football inclusive of coaching at the high school, semi-professional, and youth provincial levels.
In 2015 he Co-founded a non-profit youth mentorship program called Northern Elite Football and is the author of two children’s books. Kwame also co-founded a fitness clothing brand called Triumph Elite in 2014 which currently sponsors two professional athletes. In 2019, he was on the season 6 Hero’s edition of the Amazing Race Canada show and continues to pursue a career in acting.
In 2019, Kwame moved to Kingston, Ontario to be an assistant coach for Queens University. Kwame is the Receiver Coach and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Queen's Gaels.
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Service and Fellowhip Day | Jun 01, 2023 |
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D'Arcy Munn | Jun 08, 2023 |
RKY Camp
Rotarian D'Arcy Munn, the Executive Director of RKY camp, will speak on the physical expansion of the Camp and the expansion of the camp programs.
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Peter Burrell & Carol Cartier | Jun 15, 2023 |
Putting the 'I' in RI
Kingston Rotarians, Peter Burrell and Carol Cartier, will be speaking about "Putting the 'I' in RI" while highlighting various travel opportunities available to members. Their amazing stories and voyages serve as the backdrop of how Rotarians play a role in the international community. |
President Alicia | Jun 29, 2023 |
Swan Song & Induction of new Board
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President Matt | Jul 06, 2023 |
The Year 23-24
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Peter Merkley | Jul 13, 2023 |
Club Budget 23/24
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