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KINGSTON-FRONTENAC THEATRE NIGHT
June 18, 2025
Club Executives & Directors
President
Arja Hamalainen
President Elect
Trevor Dagilis
Immediate Past President
Peter Morrin
Secretary
Fred Richmond
Treasurer
John Mirski
Club Service
M-C van der Merwe
Youth & Vocational Service
Don Polk
Community Service
Jennifer Patelli
International Service
Douglas Tanton
Membership
Randy Beck
The Rotary Foundation
Peter Morrin
2023-24 EnviroClub Bronze Award
Our club has been awarded the Bronze Award for its sustained dedication to environmental issues.
 
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Disease Prevention and Treatment Month - Rotary District 5630
WELCOME  NANDA !
October 27, 2024
K-F Club's International YouthEx student for 2024-25, Fernanda Machado, arrived to begin her studies in Grade 11 at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School.  Nanda hails from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and enjoys cooking, fashion and playing volleyball.  She looks forward to experiencing Canada's 4 seasons and making new friends during her time here.
 
CHAMPION POTATO HARVEST @ THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
September / October 2024
K-F Rotarians joined together with Rotaractors at the Robinson Community Garden under the guidance of the Kingston Club's Darlene Clement (r) to tend the vegetables, including potatoes, carrots, peppers, cabbage, onions, squash, tomatoes and corn.  Several types of veggies from the garden were recently judged "Best in Class" at the 2024 Kingston Fall Fair, including the Kennebec white potatoes (above), which will benefit the South Frontenac Community Service, including the Grace Centre in Sydenham and others.  Thanks to all who came out this season to lend a hand. 
 
 
AG ELSABÉ MEETS RI PAST PRESIDENTS AT THE ACTION ZONE SUMMIT
September 20, 2024
Area Governor and Kingston-Frontenac Rotarian Elsabé Falkson was in Toronto from September 17-22 at the Rotary Action Zone Summit, where her antenae detected Past Rotary International Presidents Holger Knaack (2021-22) and Jennifer Jones (2022-23), together with DG Teresa Whitmore. Later she battled valiantly (and barefoot) in the Pink Zorb at the Rotary Foundation Bounce N Roll Fundraiser, where she raised US$2,256 and made it through to the 2nd round.
 
K-F ROTARIANS LIVE AT THE SPIRE
September 21, 2024
Douglas Tanton (r), K-F Rotarian and board member of The Spire, joined a group of fellow Rotarians and spouses at the closing-night performance of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" on Saturday evening.
 
 
 
 
ROTARY AT THE KINGSTON FALL FAIR
September 12, 2024
Rotary Clubs in the Kingston area joined forces to tend the admission gates at the 2024 Kingston Fall Fair.  Pictured above are volunteers Susan Freitas & Don Polk (Kingston-Frontenac), Anne Marie Maloney (Napanee) and team leader John Shideler (Kingston) at the York St. gate.
COLE YEATMAN ARRIVES IN JAPAN
August 24, 2024
International Youth Exchange student, Cole Yeatman, a recent graduate of Sydenham High School, was welcomed at Narita Airport in Tokyo by his hosts from Ichihara Chuo Rotary Club.  Cole will spend his 2024-25 academic year studying at Keiyou High School in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on the eastern shore of Tokyo Bay.
 
(L-R) Milly Zarcone & Molly Stanton 
MOLLY STANTON’S EXCHANGE TO FRANCE
Summer 2024
Molly Stanton, a recent graduate of Sydenham High School, and Milly Zarcone, from Trets, France (near Marseille), were paired for a short-term international exchange over the summer.  Both came out to lend a hand at the K-F Community Garden Night & BBQ in July.
 
(L-R)  Rotaract President Aaliyah Strachan, DG Teresa Whitmore, K-F President Arja Hamalainen
DG TERESA WHITMORE VISITS LOCAL ROTARY / ROTARACT CLUBS
August 21, 2024
District 7040 DG Teresa Whitmore came in August to visit the Kingston-area Rotary and Rotaract Clubs.  On Wednesday evening at the River Mill and accompanied by incoming Seaway West AG Elsabé Falkson, she met with members from both the K-F Rotary and Kingston Rotaract Clubs to hear about the work of each in the community and beyond.  In addition, she presented the D7040 Action Plan with the District priorities to inspire Increased Impact, Expanded Reach, Enhanced Engagement and Increased Ability to Adapt.
 
NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH - USED-BATTERY OUTDOOR COLLECTION BIN
July 11, 2024
(L-R) Rotarians Fred Richmond, Don Polk, Peter Morrin (and not pictured
Greta DuBois Cleynhens and Elsabé Falkson) together with
Andrew Horsman, VP Sustainability, and James Ewles, General Manager, at the kick-off event for the new Used-Battery Outdoor Collection Bin, designed in Kingston by Sam Santucci and developed by Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd.     Rotary has been a community leader in promoting battery recycling in Kingston-area high schools for more than 3 decades.  To further increase recycling and keep end of life single-use (alkaline) and rechargable batteries up to 5 kg out of the garbage & landfills, these bins will start to appear in Kingston's public spaces.
"Find a Yellow Bin and Drop Them In"
 
LEADERSHIP TRANSITION 2024-25
Congratulations President Arja &
Thank you Past-President Peter !
 
  
 
Congratulations!
to the following Kingston-area high school students on
being recognized with the 2023-24 Service Above Self Award
at graduation:
 
Aaron John
(Bayridge Secondary School)
Rheanna Watson
(Ernestown Secondary School)
Hunter Bienias-Green
(Frontenac Secondary School)
Zackery Vincent-Roy
(Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School)
Evan Brander
(Sydenham High School)
 
ROTARY BLOOD DONOR DAY during
NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR WEEK
Saturday, June 15, 2024
HOMES FOR HEROES - Kingston Veterans' Village
730 King St. W. (at Portsmouth Ave.)
Occupancy: February 2024
Grand Opening: June 4, 2024
 
     
Rotarian Dr. John Scott Cowan (R) and Fred Richmond, K-F Rotary Club Board Member, at Helmer House (#11), co-sponsored by Dr. Cowan & the Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac
 
    
 
       
FRONTENAC SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENTS NIGHT
May 1, 2024
Rotary Youth development programs were presented at the Frontenac Parents Night by Don Polk and D7040 International YouthEx students Karen Lethan (2023-24 inbound from Denmark) and Lylah Robichaud (2024-25 outbound to Taiwan), both currently attending Grade 11 at Frontenac Secondary School. 
 
ROTARY PARK CLEAN-UP !
April 20, 2024
Many thanks to K-F Members (Hari, Peter, Arja, Fred, M-C, Randy, Trevor and Lynne) and families who participated in the Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Saturday morning.  Trash, debris, tires and wood were collected from Rotary Park and its shoreline for disposal, leaving a cleaner park for community enjoyment.
 
 
PARTNERS IN MISSION - FOOD BANK BLITZ
April 13, 2024
K-F Rotary members in collaboration with BMO @ Loblaws
  
What is Rotary?
 

Rotary is an international network of local clubs for people who want to create lasting change and have fun doing it.

Our Club
At the Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac, our hands on approach goes beyond providing financial support to projects. Club members pitch in. Whether cleaning up Rotary Park or building a rain water collection system in rural Tanzania, K-F Rotarians are involved from concept development, through implementation, to long term mentoring. We get involved and we have a good time doing it.
Who We Are

Our Vision: Together we contribute to lasting improvements in our community, internationally, and in ourselves.

Our Mission: We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Our Values: We are a dedicated group of inspired individuals guided by Rotary's 4-way test and its 7 areas of focus who pursue relevant social causes to improve lives in the Kingston community and beyond.

Meeting Information
Our Meetings are
IN-PERSON - JOIN US!
 
*****New Updates*****
Bistro Stefan
(in the Best Western Fireside Inn)
1217 Princess St.
Kingston, ON  K7M 3E1
6:15 - 8:00 pm
(1st & 3rd Wednesdays each month)
 
Monthly Pub Night 
(2nd Wednesday each month)
 
Community Service Night 
(4th Wednesday each month)
 
Fun & Fellowship on W5
(5th Wednesday of any month)
 
Please consult the Calendar on this website for details, times and locations for these events.
Community Corner
Canadian Blood Services
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Robotics
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High School Musicals
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His Majesty King Charles III - King of Canada