 Our President Rady Osman presented Graeme with a club banner as a symbol of fellowship and partnership — joined by Ché Weist, Ex-Officio, Children’s Foundation. Thank you, Graeme, for your inspiring visit and engaging discussion with our members. Together, we continue to serve with purpose — and with fun! #Rotary #ServiceAboveSelf #DistrictGovernorVisit #RotaryClubOfOttawa |
On September 20th the Rotary Club of Ottawa teamed up with Operation Come Home to collect essential needs for vulnerable youth. We collected donations at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Glebe and thank the public for their generosity. A great way for our club to help youth in need and come together in fellowship at the same time.
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The Rotary Club of Ottawa is proud to continue a long tradition of sponsoring International exchange students. During Bente's year in Canada, we sent Sofia Walsh on an exchange in Flensburg, Germany. If you are interested in finding out more about the Long-Term and Short-Term Rotary International exchange programs, you can communicate to Mr. Bourdon at newgenerations@rotaryottawa.
ShelterBox Canada Hero Awards
ShelterBox Canada is global community that believes shelter is a human right, enabling people to take steps towards recovery. Their mission is to provide shelter, essential items and technical assistance to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people recover and rebuild their homes after disaster. They listen and adapt support to the needs of each community, working together with those affected by disaster, alongside supporters and partners.
This year, the Rotary Club of Ottawa has been awarded the Silver Hero Status for the 2024-2025 year.
Amazing work and thank you for all of the work you do in making the world a better place for us all.
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) is a non-profit organization that provides immigrant and racialized women and their families with the supports and tools to achieve their full potential as members of Canadian society and participate in the elimination of all forms of abuse against women and children.
The organization provides numerous services and programs that support women and children (e.g. crisis and counselling services, settlement and integration services, care for newcomer children, language and translation services, digital literacy programs, etc.). The Ottawa Rotary Club is proud to provide support to the IWSO to help them relaunch their Milk Drive which provides milk weekly to needy families, directly helping immigrant children get the nutrition they need.
Adventure in Citizenship 2025
Redécouvrons Notre Citoyenneté 2025
We had 173 high school students from across the country participating in another successful edition of this annual program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa since 1951. The event took place from Sunday May 25th to Wednesday May 28th with the participants arriving by train, car and airplanes throughout Saturday May 24th. The University of Ottawa U90 Residence was their home during the program.
Some of the highlights of the program is visiting the Canadian Museum of History, siting in the House of Commons Chamber, having a French-Canadian typical sugar shack meal then learning to play spoons and square dancing, participating in a Talent Show and having a dinner and dance at the Dow’s Lake Pavillon. Importantly for the participants was to be witnessing a Citizenship Ceremony where we had 87 new Canadians receiving their citizenship.
We will be having another edition of the program from Sunday May 24th to May 29th, 2026. We encourage all Rotary Clubs across Canada to consider sponsoring a student for the next program. If you are a student wishing to participate in this amazing program, please contact your local Rotary Club.
Special thanks to our sponsor:
Representatives from the Ottawa Rotary Club (Che Weist and Robert Therrien) were honored to attend a donor appreciation event at York Street Public School on May 15th, 2025. In conjunction with its Children's Foundation, the Ottawa Rotary Club provided $8,600 to equip the school's new community kitchen. This was only one of several amazing projects undertaken by the school this year. We would like to thank the wonderful staff at York Street Public School, and especially their incredibly dynamic principal, Mr. Jonathan Coupland, for their tireless work and dedication to improving the school and making their community a better place to live and learn.
This past week, members of Rotary Ottawa club rolled up their sleeves and volunteered at the Ottawa Food Bank to help sort food donations. Together, we helped sort food for distribution to families and individuals in need across our community. It was a rewarding experience that embodied Rotary’s commitment to service above self.
Thank you to everyone who came out to make a difference—we’re proud to support such an essential organization in our city!
On January 25th, members of the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Ottawa met for a guided historic walk of downtown Ottawa. We talked about the history of the Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill, the Chateau Laurier and Sparks Street, among the spots visited.
On a cold January morning, rotarians Angela Kelly, Robert Therrien and Ché Weist visited the Centennial Public School in Ottawa to distribute dictionaries to grade 3 students. This wonderful tradition has been coordinated for many years by rotarian John Lark.
The school staff and custodians were very welcoming. A guided tour of different classrooms showed the professional care and extra attention provided, especially to young students with special needs.
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