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Compliments of THE ROTARY Wednesday April 1M Pace CONGRATULATIONS ROTARY FROM HESLOP INDUSTRIES Armstrong Ave Georgetown 8772286 Rex Heslop SMITHSTONE GLEN ROAD GEORGETOWN ONTARIO WINNERS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR Meet some local Rotarians Every week In more than 18000 clubs In some lands around the world business and professional men break bread at their weekly meetings They call out familiar names exchange news and jokes hear a presentation and go back to work But they do more than that They form a community whether of or And they serve They seek out the needs of their communities and work to meet them That work may result in a new playground or a clinic a community center for the aged a hospital or a school or needed support for an already existing community Reviving the old Arena By RALPH Rotary Club of Georgetown In 1075 as a result of a provincewide engineering survey instigated by the provincial government many community arenas were found to be structurally unsound as a result of age or unsuitable design for heavy snow loads To the citizens of Georgetown now the proud owners of two arenas since the erection of the Gcrdon Memorial Arena it came as a blow that the Georgetown Memorial Arena built in the 1920s was now found unsafe Accordingly town council acting on consulting engineers reports closed down the older structure January until further notice Initial estimates on repair hovered around the half million dollar mark It appeared the building was beyond economical repair However when further investigation came up with much lower figures approximately the town approached Wintario and found that if it could raise privately the funding agency would come up with the rest The Club in the midst of its second campaign felt It could make a substantial donation to spearhead this drive Skatcathon Chairman Bob Gougeon therefore approached council with an offer to pledge at least The Skatcathon was even more successful than the first and the more than redeemed its pledge On January IS 1S77 at a regular Club meeting Skatealhon Secretory Howard in the absence of Bob presented the town with a cheque of The fund eventually went over the top by more than service This vast network of service is the strong and evergrowing root system of Rotary International Yet Rotary is still more At their meetings Rotarians discuss the work of The Rotary Foundation the Health Hunger and Humanity program world community service disaster relief youth exchange and Interact These are some of the international extensions of Rotary s service and ongoing efforts to Increase understanding They have evolved as a natural result of expansion around the globe All of these activities are part of Rotary evolving as Rotary has grown into a diverse and complicated global network Yet as seemingly complex as it is Rotary can still best be described as a movement to increase understanding through person- to- person contact and service While Its achievements are legion its potential is even greater The growth of Rotary continues at an astounding rate Last year there was the equivalent of one new Rotary club every 1G hours Each of these are new communities of fellowship which increase capacity to meet the challenges ahead The challenges are great World tensions increase doily Dwindling supplies of energy and other resources combined with struggling economies multiply the likeli hood of conflicts Everywhere we turn we face new crises At times these are overwhelming but Rotary has the capacity based on years of experience to ease world tensions Through its established avenues of service and by as yet undiscovered paths Rotary will continue its efforts to further international understanding and good wilt REX G Three years in Rotary Rotary is an opportunity to provide meaningful service to the community The Cultural Centre and Industry flO are two projects that show the clubs commitment to Georgetown THOMAS HAINES Fellowship and community service Is the purpose of Rotary 17year member FRANK ALLEN We need aggressive and service- oriented people who will to the community as well as the fellowship in the club Frank has 13 years of Rotary service JOSEPH HAGGE Two years in Rotary I evaluated Rotary as the best vehicle to achieve more involvement in the community FRED LONG A sevenyear member Rotary provides a broad base of operations as a leader in community projects and through Rotary Internationa our reach is extended world wide HOWARD Serving in a positive manner is the key to Rotary The Easter Seal programme annual Senior Citizen Dinner and youth exchange all show the clubs positive approach HARRY A GREIG Rotary is to be involved In the community and give something in return for the privilege of living and earning ones livelihood in the community Harry is a 15year member Rotary Xmas for Seniors By JOSEPH Rotary Club of Georgetown Yes Veronica there is a Santa Claus Whether you are seven or 70 there is a Santa for he repre sents the spirit of Christmas the spirit of giving of oneself for the joy of others It Is a long standing tradition since 1956 that the Rotary Club of Georgetown hold a Senior dinner in the Christmas season an event which to many of the Senior Citizens of our community elicits both excitement and gratitude gratitude that someone Thlsafuiual event is held in the hall of one of the local churches which Is decorated in true Christmas tradition The food is prepared by the wives of and any who has a flair for the art of gastronomy The meals are served to the more than two hundred guests at the dinner by the members of the club The guests Include not only the senior but also entertainers and Pastor of the church whose hall is being used and some times the mayor of Halton Hills Transportation to and from the event Is provided and has been provided for the past ten years by the Radical Car Club of Halton Hills thus making the event a true community affair Many drivers take time to drive their passengers to other parts of the town so that they may view the Christmas decorations a service great ly appreciated by their guests It is heart warming to know that the senior citizens are not passive observers but are active participants in the entire event thus making it one of the success stories of our Rotary Clubs annual calendar