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ARE WOMEN THE FUTURE OF DRYDEN’S MOST VITAL ORGANIZATIONS?
Dryden Rotary is unique among District 5550’s forty-six clubs because it has more women than any other club. Of the club’s 63 members 32 are male and 31 are female. However, when It comes to leadership within our organization women are more likely to serve on our Board of Directors and the Board of The Dryden Rotary Foundation. The latter is a separate body which determines the grants we distribute.Read More
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Rotary's 'Trivia rats' win Young professionals trivia contest
Trivia raises $1,400 for those in needDryden’s Christmas Cheer program is close to $1,400 richer, after the Dryden Area Young Professional Network’s Mega Trivia event.
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LOSS OF TWO VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRES MEALS ON WHEELS IN DRYDEN TO FIND NEW VOLUNTEERS
Colleen Hill, Dryden’s Meals on Wheels coordinator provided the club with an update on the operation of Dryden’s MOW program.Read More
IGNACE, ONTARIO PLANS TO BE CANADA’S SITE FOR USED NUCLEAR FUEL
Rachelle Davenport and Chantelle Gascon of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in Ignace, Dryden’s neighboring community brought the club up-to-date on the NWMO’s site selection progress for that community.Read More
ROTARY DAY AT THE U.N. IS NOVEMBER 9TH
November 9, 2019 is Rotary Day at the UN. It is the day that Rotary and the United Nations celebrate and honour their 72-year relationship.Read More
ANNUAL ROTARY AWARDS EVENING A TIME TO CELEBRATE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Once a year the Rotary Club of Dryden hosts an awards evening in which it celebrates three local Drydenites who exemplify Rotary's motto "Service Above Self" through their volunteer efforts, Rotary members who have donated one-thousand (USD) dollars to The Rotary Foundation, winners of the Dryden Royal Conservatory piano competition and inducted new members who have joined the club. Read More
STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOCUS OF DRHC CEO’S OPERATIONAL UPDATE
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Doreen Armstrong-Ross Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dryden Regional Health Centre (DRHC) gave us a brief background on the state of our hospital and their future directions.Read More
OCTOBER 24 IS ROTARY END POLIO DAY-GIVE TODAY
Tramesh Ferris was born in India to an impoverished single mother in 1979. When he developed polio as an infant, she surrendered him to an orphanage, knowing that he would have no chance for a good life if she kept him. He had the good luck to be adopted by a Canadian couple, and with proper rehab, braces and crutches, he learned to walk short distances at a slow pace.Read More
2019-20 EXCHANGE STUDENT ‘LOLLY’ SHARES HER BACKGROUND WITH THE CLUB
Our Brazilian exchange student, Lorena Cartocci Bazanelli or ‘Lolly” for short, shared with us some background on her home and country.Read More
DISTRICT 5550 GOVERNOR FRED WRIGHT VISITS CLUB AND PUTS EMPHASIS ON THE REDUCTION OF CHILD POVERTY
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Rotary International is divided into around 535 Districts. That averages out to about 65 clubs per district. Each District has a four-digit number. Dryden is part of District 5550. Each District is managed by a person titled the District Governor. Each governor serves for only one year from July 1 to June 30. For the 2019-20 year our District Governor (DG) is Fred Wright from Kenora.Read More
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