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Bracebridge Rotarians Keith and Susan Montgomery (with the help of Westjet) handed over 285 little dresses and 106 pairs of shorts to the Rotary Club of Negril President Joan Taylor-Cooney for distribution to needy children in the local Jamaica area.  Over the last couple of years and lead by Susan Montgomery, a group of sewers come together one day a month to cut and sew the clothes at the Rotary Centre in Bracebridge.  
Monck Jazz Band are the gold medal champions and the Monck concert Band are the silver medallist’s at the Canadian National Band Competition.
In April, Rotarian Director of New Generations Darragh Parsons, presented a donation from the Rotary Club of Bracebridge to the Monck Public School bands,  made up of music students in grades 7 and 8.
Rotary New Generation Director Darragh Parsons presents Coach and Owner of Muskoka Elite Cheerleading, Tony Bentley, with a cheque to help send two of his teams to All Star World Championships in Orlando, Florida in May.  Three of the team members look on.  The teams had to qualify at competitions around Ontario and Canada to make it to the World Championships.  Congratulations Athletes.
The 45th Annual Rotary Musical was a huge success, selling out for every performance.  Thank you Bracebridge for your support and for making our show another big success.
 
Here are  photos from the show taken by Larry Carroll.
 
Climb Every Mountain
 
Brian Jones (Max Detweiler) tries to sell Parres Allen (Captain Georg von Trapp) and Aussa Penniall (Frau Schraeder) on an all-star line-up for the Kaltzberg Festival.
 
Lyla Stanton (Louisa), Hannah Archibald (Maria) and the adorable von Trapp kids are joyous in this scene in the new governess’s bedroom.
Rotary Club of Gravenhurst's Exchange student Elise, from Belgium, came to meet the Rotary Club of Bracebridge's exchange student Lara, from Switzerland.  While at our Club, President Kelly presented Elise with a club banner and in return, the exchange student presented Kelly with a banner from her sponsor club in Belgium.
 
This year's recipient of the William Towns Citizen of the Year Award is Daryl "Sam" Robinson.  Many people know her as the driving force of the Bracebridge Manna Food Bank.  Sam was presented with the award at the Rotary Club's Charter Night on November 25, 2022.  To present the award are Doug Marshall, Chair of the Citizen of the Year Committee and Club President Kelly Miles.
....AND THE PRIZES GO TO:
 
1st prize - $25,000 cash - winner: Andy Lawrie of Bracebridge - ticket seller: Paul Hammond
 
2nd prize - $3,000 Porter Airline Travel Voucher - winner: Paul Babineau of Bracebridge - ticket seller: Alfie Davis
 
3rd prize - $1,250 Weekend Getaway Voucher to The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa - winner: Andrea Butler of Bracebridge - ticket seller: Steve Newroth
 
4th prize - $1,000 Weekend Getaway Voucher to Deerhurst Resort - winner: Kristen Reid of Milford Bay - ticket seller: Gil Scott
 
Congratulations to all our winners and a big THANK YOU to the community for all their support.  All money raised goes to local projects.
 
Another Great and successful year for the Rotary Fireworks after a two-year hiatus due to Covid.  A very large crowd (approx. 8,000) turned out on a wonderful summer evening.  Thank you to all those who helped support and donated to this event.  All proceeds go to community projects.
Club Executives & Directors
President
President Elect & Director - Fundraising
Vice President
Past President & Director-Administration
Treasurer
Secretary
Executive Secretary, Rotary Centre Coordinator & Sgt-at-Arms
Director - Community Service
Director - Foundation, Humanitarian and International Need
Director - Membership
Director - New Generations/Vocational Service
Director - Public Relations
Events Calendar
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Speakers
Susan Keast
Jun 09, 2023
MAHC doctor recruitment program
CHANGE OF OFFICERS
Jun 16, 2023
Actual Location and date TBD
Mark Nakamura, District of Muskoka
Jun 23, 2023
IDEA Advisory Group (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Anti-Racism)
CANADA DAY Organizing
Jun 30, 2023
Final review before the big day.
Events & Hall Bookings