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Service Above Self Continues!
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WELCOME TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH BAY

The Club has been making a difference in our community since 1923 when the club received its charter from Rotary International. Read more here...

North Bay Rotarians have always been ready and willing to take on whatever projects are required; be it a new hospital ($500,000), therapeutic pool ($750,000), a new Learning Library ($125,000), breast screening equipment ($220,000) or other projects that serve the best interests of the community. We are currently working on a children’s activity park to be located in the still to be developed Waterfront redevelopment site ($125,000).

Our club has adopted a primary focus towards helping children and youth overcome adversity. Whether it be building handicapped access, mechanical lifts, medical financial assistance or honouring academic excellence, Group Study Exchanges, scholarships and much more, Rotary is there when required. Largely through the fundraising efforts of Rotary4Kids, Rotary-at-home TV Bingo, Nevada Tickets and Rotary Rose Day, in excess of $175,000 is generated each year to meet this primary focus as well as our direct/indirect involvement and support of RI's projects and initiatives around the world - with the #1 priority currently being the eradication of polio.

We are part of the North Bay 'Family of Rotary', along with the Rotary Club of North Bay-Nipissing and the Rotaract Club of North Bay-Nipissing (young professionals between the ages of 18-30).

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Spotlight on Service

In May 2023 Rotary will have been part of North Bay for 100 years. Over this time, the Rotary motto of ‘Service above Self’ has driven our activities locally as well as across the globe.

We have a major focus on children through Rotary4Kids fundraising for families who have children with special needs.

We have also maintained and are renewing Rotary’s Camp Tillicum on Lake Nipissing as a children and youth and family-oriented recreation centre.

We are also proud to be a partner in North Bay’s Family of Rotary Splash Pad, with planning for Phase III underway.

Our history of supporting major capital projects and city-wide events is extensive: new hospital construction; therapeutic swimming pool, The Learning Library, Armed Forces Day and others.

Around the world Rotary is highly regarded for the PolioPlus campaign aimed at both eliminating wild polio throughout the world and ongoing vaccinations to prevent recurrence.

The generosity of Rotarian donations and community fundraising enables Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation to carry out PolioPlus and thousands of other projects in all parts of the world, with drinking water, sanitation, literacy, maternal child and public health and the environment being the major priorities.

I am proud to assume a leadership role in Rotary for July 1 to June 30.

I look forward to continuing and strengthening our relationships with the people of North Bay and surrounding area and the many organizations that we work with. And to continuing the collective efforts of Rotarians in local and international service.

Finally, I thank the North Bay community for its generous support of our work.