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WHAT IS ROTARY?

We connect people

We help communities

We ignite potential in youth

ROTARIANS ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

Rotary is service organization dedicated to providing "service above self". We are neighbours, community leaders and global citizens uniting for the common good. At Rotary Toronto West, as in Rotary clubs around the world, our actions are guided by The Four Way Test.

THE FOUR WAY TEST

In all that we think, say and do:

Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build good will and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

WE ARE PEOPLE OF ACTION.

Our vision is to "ignite potential in youth" and many of our activities are geared to doing just that. We have fun and build friendships while contributing to our communities. We do a lot but with your help we could accomplish even more.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ROTARY

Here's what we've been doing lately

Help Us Save a Tree Older Than Confederation

The Rotary Club of Toronto West is the lead Rotary donor on a project to save a magnificent 250+ Red Oak located in a residential community near the Humber River in Toronto. This Red Oak has witnessed history unfolding as a lookout tree overseeing the First Nations’ Carrying-Place Trail. Every year, it captures more than 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide and currently stores over 31 tonnes of carbon above ground.

The City of Toronto has agreed to purchase the property where the tree sits and establish the space as a parkette to preserve and showcase this beautiful example of our natural heritage. Read more about this initiative.

Come to the free ZOOM meeting on November 26th to learn more about the project. The evening will be hosted by CTV's Colin D' Mello with special guests: Mark Cullen, Mayor John Tory (invited), Carolyn King, Edith George, Sophia Maiolo and Nilam Bedi.

Please help us with a donation if you can.

Holiday Fundraisers

We are continuing to raise funds to support our service initiatives, which include supporting Ernestine's Women's Shelter, Thistletown Food Bank, the North York Harvest Food Bank and Maybelle Arts and more. Please support our efforts so that we can make a difference in our community and bring joy and smiles to the faces of those in need at this time.

Please make a donation to our GoFundMe page, and/or order some delicious goodies to give or enjoy during the holiday season.

Farmers' Market Fundraiser at Montgomery's Inn, on through October

RTW dedicated $10,000 to providing individuals and organizations in need with PPE for protection from Covid-19. Our fundraising efforts for this project include a bottle and beer can drive, with items being collected each Wednesday at the Montgomery's Inn Farmers' Market.

You can help by bringing your empties to the market each Wednesday from 2 - 4 pm until November 26th. All deposit refunds will be used solely for ongoing charitable projects in our community. And you can replace your beer with fresh supplies of Rotary Local Lager, available at the Beer Store!

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Food Drives

Please help us help them.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of people relying on food banks and shelters for support. RTW had organized drives to support these organizations and will be collecting donations at our booth at the Montgomery's Inn Farmers' Market on select Wednesday afternoons at 4709 Dundas West in Etobicoke. For those in the South Etobicoke - Alderwood/Browns Line area, you can drop items off to Rotarian David Crack - please call him at (416) 550-5145 for drop-off arrangements.

Recent:

October 7th - let's make it a Happy Thanksgiving for all!

See full details for our collection at the link below:

Please review the preferred list of Food and Supplies needed in THIS PDF FLYER

Items received were delivered to these two organizations on October 7

Youth Without Shelter and the
North York Harvest Food Bank

Over the past few weeks, we have given the good people at other Food Banks some much-needed food and personal items during the Wednesday Montgomery's Inn Farmers' Market. They have been extremely gratefull and we thank all those who have offered their generous support for these Food Banks:

Thistletown Food Bank
Ernestine's Women's Shelter

We are also indebted to the volunteer Rotary Interact students of the Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, the Richview Collegiate Institute and the Rotoract Club of York University for their continuing support with these projects.

More event pictures here.

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PPEs and Baked Goods Bring Needed Support to Our Community

From masks and other types of personal protective equipment to spreading cheer with cookies, RTW's Covid-19 Committee has been taking on projects to support and protect people in our community during the pandemic. We've accomplished a lot in a short time - read on to see what we've done or click to make a donation. We could use your support.

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