Kemptville Rotary Club Honoured
Posted
on Jun 20, 2012
A high honour was awarded to the Kemptville
Rotary Club recently when District Governor Bill Gray...more
A high honour was awarded to the Kemptville
Rotary Club recently when District Governor Bill Gray, seen here in
centre, presented Rotary International’s Significant Achievement Award to club
president Rob Horning (left) and past-president Jennifer Franssen. The award for a significant contribution to
building local community and meeting its needs was given in recognition of the
club’s role as “Official Champion” of the Kemptville Youth Centre. This partnering arrangement began with the
club making it possible for the Centre to purchase it’s current building on
Oxford Street, volunteer help with renovations, ongoing involvement by
Rotarians in its activities and an annual donation of $2500. Franssen was the key player in developing
this long-term arrangement. Only one
“Significant Achievement Award” is given per Rotary district annually. Our local club is one of 67
in District 7040, which covers Nunavut, Eastern Ontario, Western Québec and
Northern New York State.
Gray also took the opportunity to commend the
club on exceeding its targets in donating over $5500 to Rotary International’s
Annual Programmes Fund (over $220 per member) and over $4500 to PolioPlus,
Rotary’s pledge to eradicate polio worldwide (over $185 per member). The club now ranks fifth in the district for
programmes giving and fourth for polio.
