Rotary began as a fellowship opportunity. Rotarians invited like-minded professionals who fit the criteria of membership. Over the last 115 years, this international organization has evolved and now anyone is welcome to apply who wishes to serve both the community and the world through Rotary. Members see opportunities to serve, make new friends and business associates, and make a difference. Engagement is important to Rotary clubs. There are weekly meetings with informative

What a year this has been! Rotarians are people of action and looking back over this year, and the last 100 years, we are very proud of the contributions we have made to Kingston and other parts of the world. Like all of you, the plans we made to celebrate our Centennial year were shattered by Covid. But we quickly pivoted to meet the new needs apparent to us all. We focused on working with other agencies in providing food to vulnerable families: packing, phoning and deliveri

The Kingston Waterfront Rotary Club is the newest Rotary Club in Kingston, chartered in April of 2015. We are proud of our reputation as a “sweat equity” club and we happily assist other organizations and charities when volunteers are needed. We call these ‘one and done’ service projects and we've lent a hand to many: the Crohn's and Colitis Canada Gutsy Walk; the Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life and Mudmoiselle events; and the Easter Seals and YMCA's Swim for Kids even

Fairmount Home opened as a long-term care facility on outer Montreal Street, now Battersea Road, in 1968. The Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac, only two years old itself, realized the new facility would allow an excellent service opportunity for us to reach out in many ways. Today, Fairmount is a 128-bed licensed long-term care home having 24-hour nursing and personal care. It is operated by the County of Frontenac and funded by the Ministry of Long-Term Care, South East Lo

ShelterBox is now a globally recognized NGO that provides aid directly to families whose home has been lost or damaged in a natural disaster or through conflict. ShelterBox had its humble beginnings as a millennium project celebrating Rotary International’s 100th year in 2005. Each ShelterBox contains a 12-person tent, ground sheets, blankets, a stove, cooking utensils, plates, water carriers, water filters, tool kits, and solar lights. ShelterKits contain two large UV-resist