The Waterdown Rotary Club kicked off 2025 on a youthful note.At our Jan. 6 meeting, Waterdown District High School student Sophie Blain joined us for dinner and program. Sophie has applied for the long-term exchange in 2025-2026, and is hoping to go to Denmark. She had a nice chat with our current exchange student from Argentina, Agus Sancho.
Also at our Jan. 6 meeting, we heard a presentation from Mackenzie Boers of Healthy Youth Network, who leads a program at WDHS that teaches kids about healthy relationships, intimate partner violence, consent and many other topics.
We followed that meeting up by celebrating Agus’s birthday on Jan. 20, complete with a cake, gifts, and a hearty (if off-tune) round of ‘Happy Birthday.’ Agus was also our speaker for the evening, and club members enjoyed her presentation about the unique history, geography and customs of her country. We were amazed to learn that it’s common to see penguins near the city where she lives!
Our Youth Service committee led by Darryl Kirkland carried the theme through the end of the month by handing out healthy snacks to WDHS students heading in to write their exams (all donated by our club).
PHOTO: Waterdown Rotarians welcomed (left to right) Mackenzie Boers of Healthy Youth Network, current exchange student Agus Sancho and 2025-26 exchange applicant Sophie Blain at our Jan. 6 meeting.