Dear Fellow Rotarians, Friends and Community Partners,The October 2026 issue of the Rotary Canada magazine feature article was on our club's Adventure in Citizenship 75th anniversary. Our club is proud of giving high school students to chance to come to our nation's capital each year to learn about citizenship. Read the article here at: The Rotary Canada - October 2026 - page 1
On Oct 24th, the Rotary Club of Ottawa Community Service Committee hosted a food drive with Operation Come Home at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Bank Street.
Huge thank you to the Rotary members and the volunteers at OCH for making this happen. We also couldn't have done this without the generous support of the community. It’s amazing seeing everyone come together to make this possible.
On Saturday September 19th, 2026 the Rotary Club of Ottawa partnered with the Metro Glebe (754 Bank Street) to hold a food drive in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. We would like to sincerely thank Mr. Christopher Shaeen (Store Manager) and his staff for their hard work and incredible hospitality. We would also like to thank the local community and patrons of the Metro Glebe for their generosity. Together, we collected 70 bags of food valued at $700.00. Thank you!
Hello Rotarians,
Thank you so much for volunteering at the Ottawa Breakthrough T1D Walk. Your time, energy, and dedication helped create a truly special day for our community.
As the check-in volunteers, you were the first greeting, and you did a terrific job!
Because of you, over 800 people came together in Ottawa—families, friends, and supporters united by a shared goal. Together, we raised over $135,000, bringing us one step closer to a world without type 1 diabetes.
We truly couldn’t do this without volunteers like you. Thank you for showing up, for supporting our community, and for helping make such a meaningful impact.
With gratitude,
Rosalie
Rosalie
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On May 11, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ally Buck of Shelterbox Canada who gave us a presentation on its work around the world. Did you know that Shelterbox Canada was founded by Rotarians to provide shelter, essential items and technical assistance to help vulnerable people displaced by disasters? We are proud to be a Rotary Club that has made donations to Shelterbox Canada in the past.
The Community Service Committee is pleased to share the delightful thank you letters that we received from some of the students at Viscount Alexander Public School. Every year, the Rotary Club of Ottawa delivers dictionaries to third grade students at four area schools, including Viscount Alexander PS. These books are distributed under the Dictionary4Life (D4L) Program. D4L is an international literacy project which was started by the Rotary Club of Battersea in the UK. This year, our club plans to provide approximately 120 books to students at 4 local schools. We would also like to acknowledge the leadership and support provided by the Rotary Club of West Ottawa over the past many years. Our colleagues at the RCWO are responsible for coordinating the purchase, transportation and distribution of the dictionaries for participating clubs from District 7040 and 7810 (Thank you!).
On February 28th, members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa as well as our exchange student and a spouse walked 5 KM in the annual Coldest Night of the Year joining hundreds of others walking through downtown Ottawa in support of the Ottawa Mission. We hit our goal of raising $1000 for the Mission through generous donations from family and friends of the participants, Rotarians, and a $260 donation from the Club's Community Service Committee to get us to that $1000. Thank you to everyone who supported us. The weather was mild and dry evening and it was a great fellowship and community service event.
Today, members of the Ottawa Rotary Club were proud to give back by volunteering at the Ottawa Food Bank. Our team spent the day sorting boxes of food to help ensure families in our community have access to essential meals when they need them most.
In addition to volunteering our time, we were honoured to donate $2,000 to support the Food Bank’s ongoing efforts to fight hunger across Ottawa.
A big thank you to everyone who participated and to the Ottawa Food Bank for the incredible work they do every day. Together, small actions make a big difference.
On a cold January night, Rotarians paired together in a twist to our monthly Thirsty Thursday.
The lively conversation and hospitality warmed us during this fellowship event.
Visit by District Governor Graeme Fraser
On January 12th, we welcomed District 7040 Governor Graeme Fraser to our first club meeting of 2026. District Governor Fraser spoke to us about the family of Rotary, the connections people make in Rotary and reasons why the join and stay, and the important work of Rotary and that of our club. He also presented Club President Rady Osman with a special recognition for our club's contribution to the End Polio Now: Countdown to History Campaign in 2024-25.
Thank you Graeme for your inspiring words, your camaraderie and your ongoing support.
All members can contribute to the Polio Plus campaign through Donate | My Rotary
My Rotary Club is participating in the annual Coldest Night of the Year Walk on February 28th. Together with thousands of Canadians across the country, I'll be walking and fundraising to support people and families experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness in my community. Please consider supporting our team’s efforts by making a donation to the Ottawa Mission by clicking on this link: https://cnoy.w-ith.me/Ro
You can also donate with cash or cheque (made out to "Coldest Night of the Year").
Operation Come Home (OCH) assists youth experiencing homelessness to achieve their goals, and avoid the experience of homelessness as an adult. They offer of variety of crucial programs related to employment, education, housing, mental health and harm reduction for at-risk youth aged 16-29.
The Rotary Club of Ottawa is proud to assist this important organization through cash donations and the purchase/donation of winter clothing items.
Rady, President, Ché, Chair, ISC and Children’s Foundation, met with H.E Adriatik Kryeziu, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo, at his request, to discuss increasing rotary collaboration between Kosovo and our club. Newly created rotary club in Prishtina will contact us to explore possible projects focusing on youth and health.
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