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The Times Advocate, 2005-02-23, Page 15Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Exeter Times—Advocate Page 15 1-888-251-9967 T 519-262-3500 F 262-2402 E info@iceculture.com J J N "17' M(6 7.11NEIF12 ill ID O O W • 1-8M-251-$961 march :l t noon to -tpm }c George Godbolt CFP CLU C LARI CAM Pau Ciufo Godbolt, Ciufo Insurance & Financial Services Inc. 425 Main Street Exeter ON 235-2740 ,1 11 ON SOUTH HURON Window & Door Centre Sales * Service * Installation 235-3502 Toll Free 1-800-790-4668 Free Estimates I'Gs NSMnti STAR • Vinyl Replacement Windows • Patio Doors • Terrace Doors Replacement • New Construction Windows • Aluminum Storm Doors • Sun Rooms • Decks • Steel Door Entrance • Garage Doors • Roof Windows • Shutters Systems • Insulated Glass • Siding / Soffit I Fascia Visit Our Showroom at 432 Main St. S., Exeter prIllDave Moore Fuels Ltd. PETRO�M® 315 Main St. N. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S3 1-800-265-2931 Tel: (519) 235-0853 CONGRATULATIONS v i (it()F Financial. Services Brian Hall, CFP, CLU CHARTERED FINANCIAL CONSULTANT 45 Ontario St., N, Box 1420 Grand Bend, ON, NOM 1TO 519-238-8892 • 1-877-238-8892 Fax 238-6419 • brian@brianhall.net Past President and Charter Member of Rotary Club of Grand Bend Grand Bend Rotary Club celebrates 100 years! The most outstanding contribution made by the club was its commitment to provide a 9 kilometre nature trail from Grand Bend to the Pinery Provincial Park. The trail was completed 5 years ago and the total cost of $200,000 is fully paid off. The club also funded the Canada 2001 Summer Games in the amount of $20,000 and helped raise approximately $30,000 to replace the aging Grand Bend Tourist Information booth in conjunction with the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce. At the beginning of 2002 the club agreed to pledge the sums of $50,000 over five years to both the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre and the Partnership to extend the Public School and add an Recreation Centre. Both these pledges have been paid off in full already. The club has contributed over $500,000 to community and international services since its charter in 1991, including donations to a host of local charities including the Walkerton water disaster, the Grand Bend policing program, sports groups, student conferences, cultural and educational pursuits etc. The club is presently working on developing a student aid program with the local high schools. This will pre- sent high school students with opportunities to fulfill their public service curriculum requirements under the direc- tion of Rotary Club members. The club has been actively involved in international ser- vices through Rotary International and has donated, among other contributions, $6,000 to a water project in Nigeria, $6,000 supporting Rotary Youth Exchange pro- grams, $6,000 to Rotary International Polio Plus Program. In November of 1998 through the efforts of one of our members and other local pulse growers and distributors, close to $40,000 worth of food products were pledged to hurricane ravaged Honduras. Through a process of matching grants provided by CIDA, this total grew ultimately to approximately $200,000 for direly needed food supplies. More recently the club instigated sponsorship of Living Stones Orphanage for some of the 5,000 street kids in Davao, Mindanao, Philippines. Through matching grants y(/IN $10.'0 tnd prize, This Cedar Strip Can+ nc FOTAP+CLUB OF GRAND SENO p from Rotary International (RI) and the Canadian Rotary Committee for International development (CRCID) based on initial contributions from the Grand Bend and Stratford Rotary Clubs the final donation amounted to $29,810 for the purchase of furnishings, vitally needed pharmaceuticals and the purchase of a used van. The club will probably be involved this year with other Area 3 clubs to provide assistance to troubled Zimbabwe, Africa. The club has hosted group study exchange teams from Germany, England, India, Holland, Korea, Taiwan and Italy over the past seven years and International Exchange students from New Zealand, Mexico and France have been sponsored by the Grand Bend Club. In addition to the financial contributions made by the club it is worthy of note that the following major projects were directed by Rotarians and strongly supported by other Rotarians and their spouses. The most recent achievement by a Rotarian was the campaign to save the Grand Bend Public School from closure. The Campaign was directed by club member Chris Thompson, ably supported by rotarian Mary Lou Haymen. The campaign was extremely successful and the existing school will remain open and will be extended to house community activities. The campaign commit- tee will be required to fundraise to the extent of $1,000,000 to complete this extension. The Club pledged $50,000 over five years in support of Chris' Committee. This pledge has already been paid off. HATS OFF FOR CANCER Rotarian spouse Jacqui Krech organized this project which involves collecting and donating new hats to kids undergoing chemotherapy. To date 10,000 hats have been collected and delivered to the various hospitals and cancer camps across Canada. Other Rotarians or spouses fill many roles in the com- munity in such areas as municipal councillor, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the 2004 International Plowing Match, fundraiser captain for Heart and Stroke, committee member of the Bosanquet Recreation committee, treasurer of Huron Country Playhouse, committee member of the Lambton Trail committee and volunteers for the Adult Day Centre in Grand Bend, the VON Palliative Care program, Lambton Heritage Museum public school program. Rotarians and spouses are involved to some extent in many other com- munity endeavours too numerous to mention. A very successful PROBUS club (a Rotary sponsored social club for retired businessmen) was launched through the efforts of Rotarian Don Tedford. The seven- ty-five or more members provide a rich volunteer pool for special occasions. Most recently, Rotarian spouse Joan Johnson was instrumental in starting a second PROBUS club for women in the Grand Bend Area and already has close to 100 members. The Rotary Club of Grand Bend has a very high profile in the Grand Bend Area and is highly thought of for its dedication to serving the Grand Bend and Area commu- nity during the 10 years since it was chartered. (RENDAND 11ANITATiON • Septic & Holding Tanks Cleaned • New Tanks & Weeping Beds • Portable Toilet Rentals • Drain Cleaning • Video Camera Inspection Tel: (519) 238-2291 Fax: (519) 237-3807 P.O. Box 1294 GRAND BEND NOM 1TO McCann Redi-Mix Inc. 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