Rotary Club of Toronto, 5th Special Centennial Lunch Celebrating 100 Years of Service

The Fairmont Royal York
November 2, 2012
12:15-1:30

Service Above Self

The Rotary Club of Toronto is celebrating 100 years of service to the community.  During our Centennial year, we are donating in excess of $1,000,000 to local and international agencies!

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2012 /CNW/ -

Featuring:
Guest Speaker: Dr. James Fleck
"The State of Philanthropy in Canada"

Dr. James D. Fleck OC, an entrepreneur and business professor, has made giving to the arts a way of life. His generous donations, and his ability to convince others to give, have contributed to his outstanding philanthropic work. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1997. He is also the 2009 recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, which is part of the Governor General Awards.ng Arts, which is part of the Governor General Awards

Program Highlight:
The  Centennial  Award of  $100,000:  Sherbourne Health Centre, "The Rotary Club of Toronto Newcomer Clinic"

The Rotary Club of Toronto Newcomer Clinic, in partnership with Sherbourne Health Centre, will take high quality health care and health promotion straight into the heart of the diverse, densely populated and low-income St James Town community in downtown Toronto. Residents of this "world within a block" will gain access to much needed one-stop health services that will support their dignity and wellbeing.

- Olivia Chow MPP, Guest of Sherbourne Health Centre

The Rotary Club of Toronto
The Rotary Club of Toronto is the local chapter of Rotary International, a volunteer-driven organization of business and professional leaders dedicated to improving communities through a range of humanitarian, intercultural and educational activities.  The Toronto Rotary Club is one of the largest clubs in Canada and this year celebrates 100 years of service to the community.

Members of the public are welcome to attend.

SOURCE: Rotary Club of Toronto

For further information and tickets, please contact: 
Carol Bieser 
The Rotary Club of Toronto 
Fairmont Royal York 
100 Front Street West 
Toronto , ON 
M5J 1E3 416.363.0604 
[email protected]      
www.rotarytoronto.com