Posted by Don Thorpe

CURLING - ITS BACK

The Rotary Club of Welland hosted its first curling social (since 1965) on February 20, 2018.  75 people attended, drawn largely from the community.  Participants ranged in age from 12 to 91 (of course that was Rotarian Freddie Farnham) and were, for the most part, first time curlers.  Welland's Youth Exchange Student Manon Hody from Belgium eagerly participated experiencing curling for the first time in her life. 14 rinks faced off in a round robin set of games. The Welland Curling Club provided instruction for the curlers.  Both the Fonthill and Fort Erie Rotary clubs entered rinks.  There were also two Special Olympic rinks joining in the fun.  After all the hard work of curling (and rooting for curlers), everyone retired to the lounge for wings, pizza, drinks and socializing.