http://www.eastyorkrotary.org Serving Toronto's East York community since 1951. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/11/how-to-bid/ 2009 Metro West Rotary TV Auction The Metro West Rotary TV Auction will be held on November 27th, Friday between 7pm to midnight & November 28th, Saturday between 10am to 4pm and 7pm to midnight. This event is sponsored by Rogers TV and telecast on location at Humber College North Campus.More ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/11/the-metro-west-rotary-tv-auction/ This year we've added a few features to our list of items up for auction. You can search for items by keyword and you can browse by category. Many of the items also have photos so you can see what the item looks like before it comes up for bid! http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/11/browse-the-items-up-for-auction/ A big thank you to this year's Auction Sponsors!   http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/11/this-years-auction-sponsors/ [caption id="attachment_307" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Aerial View of Sirenis Tropical Suites, Punta Cana"][/caption] Stay for 1 week at the All Inclusive 4-star resort located on the beautiful white sand Macao Beach. Includes flight from Toronto, transfers to/from hotel, 3 meals daily plus snacks, all drinks (domestic brands, domestic beer, house wine), non-motorized ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/11/a-trip-for-2-to-punta-cana/ How quickly a year rolls by! The 2009 Live TV Auction almost here. This year, the auction will be broadcast on Rogers TV (cable 10) on Friday, November 20th 7pm to midnight and on Saturday November 21st 10am to midnight. We'll have a short break between 4pm and 7pm to watch ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/10/its-auction-time/ D.G. Doug Byers started by thanking assistant D.G. Bohdan Buczkofor past and future help and reminded the club to call upon him too. Doug recounted how he first learned about Rotary. A former student's parent invited him to attend a club meeting when he was a new Principal at a Whitby school. ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/07/guest-speaker-7070-district-governor-doug-byers/ THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS… THIS IS RI PRESIDENT JOHN KENNY'S THEME FOR ROTARY YEAR 09-10 [caption id="attachment_238" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2009-2010 RI President John Kenny"][/caption] It was estimated that approximately 19,000 people attended this year’s conference in Birmingham, England. Strong numbers, considering the current Global Economic Environment. Numbers ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/07/2009-birmingham-convention/ On Friday, July 3rd, WoodGreen celebrated the ground-breaking of Phase 2 of their Homeward Bound project - a new 44-unit residence that will provide opportunities for many more single mothers to transition from poverty to complete economic self-sufficiency. We thank the many friends and supporters who attended the event. Pictured from ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/07/ground-breaking-of-homeward-bound-phase-2/ [caption id="attachment_226" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="East York Rotarians posing in front of an Overnight Suite for the Alzheimer Day Programme"][/caption] On Thursday, June 25, 2009, members of the Rotary Club of East York joined Providence Healthcare in the opening celebration of the newly located Alzheimer Day Program (ADP). It was a special ... http://www.eastyorkrotary.org/2009/07/227/