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- Remembrance Day! Always important and with many ways to acknowledge the sacrifices of a few for the good of many. For those of you signed up, I look forward to seeing you on Thursday. Otherwise, there will be multiple ceremonies on the 11th, including one graciously hosted by the Town of Innisfil.
- Christmas for Kids! Don't forget to bring in your bags of boy/girl personal care products this month. Christmas for Kids will be making sure everyone has something to open.
- Seniors Wish! Wrap Up Night is coming soon, stay tuned for details on how to help out and ensure our seniors don't feel forgotten. (December 14th)
- Oh Honey Honey! Orders in for November 28th by the 21st and for December 5th by November 28th - and thank you to Dickey Bee!
- Calendars - with odds like these, who wouldn't want a handy calendar! $25,000 in prizes and only 6250 calendars in print. Support your local KOA's Care Camp!
- Push for Change! Need a post-Boxing-Day gathering! Join Anne and Marlene for the Barrie Clubs event in support of homelessness.
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![]() ![]() What greater way to welcome it in than the official trail ribbon cutting ceremony!
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And with the "changing of the guard" behind us, we thank Doug once again for a great year! And we welcome Barb into her new role with Innisfil Rotary - we look forward to a year of collaborative spirit!
Wednesday was also a momentous day, with all the Innisfil Rotary Presidents in the same place at the same time. Thank you to each of you for providing the leadership needed at every stage of our growth!
In addition, we were able to present KOA Cookstown with their cheque! The KOA does wonderful work to ensure cancer patients and their families have an opportunity each year to get outside, play and connect!






What a AWESOME morning!!!!!
Thank you so much to Judy, Janet and Richard for working so hard behind the scenes to get the day organised! And thank you to everyone you gave their time and energy to making the 2016 event such a success!
Continue reading for a summary of the day, and some photo's.
If would like to see more, please visit our facebook page!

It was announced to Council that the Rotary Club of Innisfil was successful with their Capital Grant Application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for $150,000. This will be the foundation to the first phase of the three to five year project, which will be starting construction this Spring. The Trail is to encompass 60+ acres located south of the Innisfil Town Hall and Works department and run adjacent to the Innisfil Recreation Complex.
Reflecting on the Inspiring Innisfil 2020 plan, the Rotary Club, was given approval in principle in 2011 a look to see how it would create a Trail that would align with the Strategic Plan. Linking the community through walking and cycling will fit with the planned active transportation link from Alcona to the Municipal Campus when Innisfil Beach Road is reconstructed by the County of Simcoe. There will also be a link to other County trail systems such as Simcoe and Huronia Trails and the Trans Canada Trail. The Tourism Arts Culture and Heritage focus will be seen through the Living Classroom, a trail study of our local history, flora, fauna, and ecosystem.
The Trillium grant has set a tight timeline for the first phase completion by the end of this year but we think with a partnership with the Town, and the community, they can achieve its collective goals.
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How can you do this? Check out your sock drawer! You may have new or gently used socks that don't suit your needs or no longer wear. This will give you a great opportunity to free up some drawer space. You may also want to donate new socks. They can be white socks, colourful socks, short socks, knee socks. Socks with toes and and sock with no holes!
Please bring your donations to the meetings or arrange for one of our Rotarian to drop by and pick them up. You can email rotaryinnisfil@gmail.com to arrange pickup.
Remembrance Day (sometimes known as Poppy Day) is a day observed every November 11th since the end of the First World War, to recall the end of fighting on November 11th, 1918. It is to remember all those in the armed forces who have died in the line of duty during and since. In 1919 King George V inaugurated the tradition in 1919. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month", in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am.) The First World War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. After reading the poem, Moina Michael, a professor at the University of Georgia, wrote the poem, "We Shall Remember," and swore to wear a red poppy on the anniversary. The custom spread to Europe and the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth within three years. Poppies were worn for the first time at the 1921 anniversary ceremony. At first real poppies were worn. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I; their brilliant red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war.
With all of this in mind, the Town of Innisfil hosted a Remembrance Day tradition of the laying of wreaths at the Innisfil Cenotaph. The Rotary Club of Innisfil was honoured to join in the ceremonies with President Doug Weber laying a wreath in remembrance. Also at our Club meeting we held a reading of the poem "In Flanders Fields" and its historical background presented by Rotarian Grace Doiron. Lest we forget.
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The Innisfil Food Bank is in need of: •canned fruit & juices •cookies •oatmeal, breakfast cereals •pancake mix & syrup •jams and spreads •Side Kicks • condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc. If you are able please bring any of these (or other) items to our July 8th Rotary meeting or directly to the Innisfil Food Bank it would be greatly appreciated. Financial donations are also accepted.
Not Just Your Grandfather's Rotary Club
Innisfil, ON L9S 1V3
Canada