1. "RAISE FOR ROTARY" FUNDRAISING PLATFORM: The Rotary Foundation’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform.
Members, donors, and participants use it to create fundraisers for birthdays, athletic challenges, and events like World Polio Day. You can quickly post fundraisers and updates on social media to raise awareness about your favorite Rotary cause.
FEATURE SPEAKER: Edina Mehovic, Senior Annual Giving Officer, Rotary International
2. FOUNDATION REPORTS: How to locate & interpret both club and personal contribution reports
The Ancaster AM Rotary Club ran their annual spring cleanup on Saturday, May 10 where they pick up trash on the baseball and soccer fields around the Ancaster Rotary Centre.
If you have not yet purchased a $20 USD raffle ticket to support the good work of our club in such efforts as:
Combatting human trafficking in the Western New York area and neighboring Ontario
Supporting the unique and highly successful Youth Exchange Program
Partnering with area Rotary clubs along the Niagara River in the upcoming Erie Canal Historic Site Rejuvenation
Enhancing our BSR Adopt-A-Trail section and perennial pollinator garden at Towpath Park, Buffalo with a Peace Pole and Little Library.
Please help our club to be able to make a positive contribution to the citizens of WNY and beyond! Cash or checks are accepted. and you don’t have to be local to win or participate. Contact us to be a part of making a positive difference! Timothy Priano: timothy@abtp.com or Barbara Ochterski: barbarao2@aol.com
The Rotary Club of Fonthill is once again ready to celebrate the humanitarian contributions of the Pelham community through the Paul Harris Fellowship, one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person.
Recipients are community professionals and volunteers, in recognition of their outstanding contributions exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary: “Service above Self.”
This honour accompanies a donation of $1,000 or more, in the recipient’s name, to Rotary International’s “Annual Fund SHARE program,” which supports Rotary’s world-wide programs centered on saving and enhancing lives by providing educational programs, food, potable water, health care, immunizations, shelters for millions of people, good environmental practices, and peace centers. The activities are funded, implemented, and managed by Rotarians and Rotary clubs around the globe, including our own Rotary Club of Fonthill.
Past recipients who have earned this honour include: teachers who have run after-school programs; volunteers from Pelham Cares; neighborhood builders such as the principals behind the myPelham online community; business owners who give of their time and financial resources to make life better for those in need; and many others whose passion is to serve the community.
The club is currently seeking nominations from the wider Pelham/Niagara community, as well as from our fellow service clubs and from within our own Rotary membership.
Our Paul Harris Award evening will be on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025.
PHOTO: Gail Levay, Fonthill Charter Member - retired 2024, holds her lifetime honourary membership certificate. She also received her second Paul Harris Fellowship at the 2024 Paul Harris event.
In October 2024, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Brazil, Maria, who was spending her exchange year in Fonthill, Ontario, proposed a meaningful international partnership. She suggested that the Rotary Club of Fonthill collaborate with her home club in Santa Fé do Sul, Brazil, on a global grant project to provide a new autoclave unit for their local hospital.
The Rotary Club of Fonthill quickly embraced the initiative and began consultations with other clubs in Rotary District 7090. Thanks to the generous combined efforts of the Rotary Clubs of Fonthill, St. Catharines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Dundas Valley Sunrise, Niagara Falls, and Welland, a total of $8,400 was raised. This amount was matched, dollar for dollar, by Rotary International, leading to the successful funding of the global grant project.
Quietly but significantly, Maria also rallied support from the Rotary Interact Club at E.L. Crossley Secondary School. Inspired by her passion, the students hosted a movie day featuring The Lorax and organized a pop-up thrift store, collectively raising $350 towards the project.
This successful campaign is a testament to the power of global collaboration and the remarkable impact that can be achieved when communities come together to care for one another—across towns, countries, and continents.
PHOTO: Members of the E.L. Crossley Interact Club pose with Fonthill Rotarians on May 14, 2025, Location E.L. Crossley Secondary School
The Hamburg Sunrise Rotary Club hosted their annual Grade Improvement Luncheon at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in early May which recognizes students from local schools who show their efforts in improving their grades from the previous year.
This year’s guest speaker was Carib from Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA).
He educated each of us with the amazing volunteer work they do to empower children to feel safe in the world we live in.
The court systems are overwhelming to children, and they provide this amazing support system to our abused children.
PHOTO: Rotarian members: Marlene Gonzalez, Jim Eiseman, Dave Powers, Roger Jackson, Mark Walling, Carib (BACA member), Sue Harrington, Skylar Taravella (Horary Rotarian), Michele Ciavarella, Mike Reilly, and Cathy Rybczynski.
On Saturday, April 26, Hamilton AM Rotary celebrated Earth Day by fielding a team of members and friends to do a clean sweep of Hamilton’s Bayfront Park and Pier 4 Park.
Approximately 20 stalwarts gathered in the parking lot at Bayfront Park, under the leadership of Elizabeth Ward, head of the club’s Community Services efforts.
Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup is an annual project of District 7090, and many clubs joined in the cause to support our local environment.
The City of Hamilton supported this effort by supplying clean up bags and Hamilton AM supplied “pickers” and glovers.
The cool weather did not deter everyone’s efforts, and the group collected approximately one full bag of garbage, bottles and cans, plastic utensils, discarded books and clothing for each volunteer.
The District will be collecting statistics on this effort to show the impact of this annual campaign.
The group picture was shared by CHCH TV over the weekend, recognizing this excellent civic effort.
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is an international program designed to develop leadership skills and foster a sense of service in young people, often through conferences and training programs.
Junior RYLA is an annual Rotary District 7090 event for youth between 15-18 years old.
On May 2- 4 weekend, about 30 youth from Canada and the USA gathered at Hamilton’s Canterbury Hills Conference Centre, Ancaster.
The weekend program focused on leadership and teamwork skills.
Leo, the youth sponsored by the Hamilton AM Rotary Club, completed the high ropes with a person who started out as a competitor, but the two quickly learned that only by working together could they complete the challenge!
Supporting the program were Hamilton AM club leads, Youth Committee Chair Ryan Dorosz. and STEP (Short Term Exchange Program) Coordinator Cheryl Gzik.
The Olean Rotary Club announces their 2nd Annual Disc Golf Tournament to benefit the Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship
In these uncertain times, “Service Above Self” is more important than ever before.
To further help us achieve that motto, the Olean Rotary is hosting our 2nd annual disc golf tournament on July 20 at Gargoyle Park as a fundraiser for our Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship.
The Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship is a $500 scholarship, in memory of Robert and Marjorie Schaumleffel, for any graduating senior of Olean, Portville, Archbishop Walsh or Allegany-Limestone who is an active member of the Rotary Interact Club.
Applicants must include an essay about the meaning of "Service Above Self."
"As a club and community, we’re dedicated to helping students achieve their dreams and goals—both on and off the course. We foster personal growth, support academic and professional aspirations, and, of course, have a great time playing disc golf together." stated Paula Bernstein, President of Olean Rotary Club and Area Governor of District 7090.
Saturday April 26th saw members and friends, including six Rotaractors from the University of Niagara Falls, meet at our Charles Ansel Park to save our small piece of the environment.
We joined over one billion people worldwide working on projects together in their communities during the week of Earth Day by doing a litter clean-up covering the Park and its abutting lands along the Welland Canal Parkway and Bunting Road itself.
The clean-up went north of the Park on both sides of Lock One across Lakeshore Road and along the Canal.
Congratulations to Chair, and chief litter picker extraordinaire, Bruce Timms for an outstanding event despite the usual cold and RAIN!
Following the clean-up, we retired to RickiJo’s for some liquid refreshments.
For the first time this year, the FIRST Robotics competition was held in Niagara at the Niagara College Welland Campus. The St. Catharines Lakeshore sponsored Governor Simcoe secondary School Team 1114 - Simbotics competed and qualified to move on to the next level being held at McMaster University in Hamilton. Teams compete throughout Ontario and around the world (over 3000 teams worldwide) to qualify for the provincials and then to qualify for the World FIRST Robotics Championship to be held later this year. As the photos indicate, the robots place a white roll on a purple stand. The higher you can put it (you’ll see they are placing it high in the second picture) the more points you get.
Click HERE for an article on the competition and a profile of our own Janet Allan, Volunteer Coordinator at the competition.
We invite you to join us for our 25th Strawberry Festival on June 18, at the Main-Transit Department pavilion (6777 Main Street, Williamsville, NY).
This celebration is dedicated to honoring America's Veterans, and the event aims to promote a nation where all Veterans receive the honor, gratitude, and supportive community they deserve.
All proceeds from the festival will benefit the Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight program, which recognizes the United States Veterans for their sacrifices and achievements by providing complimentary flights to Washington, DC, allowing them to visit their memorials at no cost.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, kindly complete the Sponsorship Form or contact President, Richard Wojtowicz at wojtowiczr@aol.com.
Please ensure that all forms are submitted by June 8, 2025, in order to qualify for recognition displays.
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D7090 Foundation Office Hour
Event: District Council and Changeover Luncheon
The Ancaster AM Rotary Club ran their annual spring cleanup on Saturday, May 10 where they pick up trash on the baseball and soccer fields around the Ancaster Rotary Centre.
If you have not yet purchased a $20 USD raffle ticket to support the good work of our club in such efforts as:
The Rotary Club of Fonthill is once again ready to celebrate the humanitarian contributions of the Pelham community through the Paul Harris Fellowship, one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person.
In October 2024, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Brazil, Maria, who was spending her exchange year in Fonthill, Ontario, proposed a meaningful international partnership. She suggested that the Rotary Club of Fonthill collaborate with her 
The Hamburg Sunrise Rotary Club hosted their annual Grade Improvement Luncheon at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in early May which recognizes students from local schools who show their efforts in improving their grades from the previous year.
On Saturday, April 26, Hamilton AM Rotary celebrated Earth Day by fielding a team of members and friends to do a clean sweep of Hamilton’s Bayfront Park and Pier 4 Park. 
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is an international program designed to develop leadership skills and foster a sense of service in young people, often through conferences and training programs.
The Lancaster-Depew Rotary Club reflects on 2024 as we plan for 2025. 
The Olean Rotary Club announces their 2nd Annual Disc Golf Tournament to benefit the Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship 
Saturday April 26th saw members and friends, including six Rotaractors from the University of Niagara Falls, meet at our Charles Ansel Park to save our small piece of the environment.
For the first time this year, the FIRST Robotics competition was held in Niagara at the Niagara College Welland Campus. The St. Catharines Lakeshore sponsored Governor Simcoe secondary School Team 1114 - Simbotics competed and qualified to move on to the next level being held at McMaster University in Hamilton. Teams compete throughout Ontario and around the world (over 3000 teams worldwide) to qualify for the provincials and then to qualify for the World FIRST Robotics Championship to be held later this year. As the photos indicate, the robots place a white roll on a purple stand. The higher you can put it (you’ll see they are placing it high in the second picture) the more points you get.
“Because We Care” presents "Ain’t Misbehavin’", a Big Band Evening Spent Under the Stars
Chicken BBQ - Thursday, June 5
We invite you to join us for our 25th 
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