Ajax Rotary Wins District Awards For Supporting Polio Campaign
Huge thank you to Ken Hurst our club's Director of Rotary Foundation for all his work guiding our Polio Plus program that has led to The Rotary Club of Ajax receiving two district awards of recognition for raising funds for eliminating Polio for good!
Ajax and Kampala Rotary Clubs Partnership
Donations made by incoming club president Marsha Jones Dooley and the Rotary a club of Ajax are received by partners at the Rotary Club of Kampala Daybreak in Uganda. Donations and financial support for the orphans is part of an ongoing project we’re very proud to be launching!
Our 2022 Traditional Walk-Up Ajax Rotary Ribfest Was a Fantastic Success!
Thank you to all our vendors, sponsors, ribbers volunteers and visitors for helping us put this event together. We raised tens of thousands of dollars for many worthwhile local and international charities and organizations!
If you're interested in finding out more about setting up a food or market booth at upcoming Ribfests please reach out - rotaryajax@gmail.com
Our Audley Road Cleanup
Volunteers with the Rotary Club of Ajax and local high school students collect 7 bags of garbage during our Audley Road cleanup. Members gathered everything from sofa cushions, an abandoned school backpack, lumber, dozens of COVID masks and countless coffee cups and takeout containers to plastic water bottles and roof shingles.
Ajax Rotary Profiled on Rogers TV Helping Hands of Durham
Host Rob MacArthur shines a spotlight on how Durham Region residents are helping each other. Rob's guests are Lon Harnish of Ajax Rotary and Audrey Isenor, Executive Director of Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region.
Delta Bingo and the Rotary Club of Ajax support the Salvation Army Community and Family Services – Durham Region – Ajax
Due to COVID-19 The Salvation Army had many changes to their Service program such as the food bank operating by appointment with distribution from their back door. This year the Rotary Club of Ajax helped deliver to their homes over 700 Christmas food hampers and toys to Durham region families. Thank you to those who have helped both financially and with the gift of their time to make this small miracle happen.
Members of the Rotary Club of Ajax were finally able to come together and celebrate the club's 70th anniversary and recognize members who had made special contributions to the club and our community.
Congratulations to our President's Award winners:
Steve White - 2021
Caitlyn Mackrell - 2020
Congratulations to our Paul Harris Award winners:
Ron Larock
Donna Bright
Steve Rutledge
Dick Briscoe
Congratulations to our 2021 Pat Bayly Award recipient:
Joe Dickson
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Oct 24th 2021 was World Polio Day.
Rotary Club of Ajax President Heather Hebert and Rotary Foundation Director Ken Hurst, along with Presidents from other Durham Region Rotary Clubs and politicians, had previously taken part in a flag raising ceremony to mark the occasion.
The eradication of polio is one of Rotary's longest standing and most significant efforts. Along with our partners, we have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. We have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide and we won't stop until we end the disease for good.
Ajax Rotary Appreciates First Responders
This is first responders weekend. In appreciation for everything that they do, Ajax Rotary donated dinner for all of the ICU staff at Ajax-Pickering hospital last night and coffee and bagels for staff starting their shift this morning. In addition we donated Crispy Cream donuts to all of the fire halls and Ambulance stations in Ajax. From Ajax Rotary Thank you for helping the public get through this.
Our 70th Anniversary Guide is Out!
To celebrate 70 years serving Ajax and it's residents, we have put together a 40-page anniversary guide highlighting some of our accomplishments and long-standing members. Copies will be delivered in your Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser and you can also download your digital copy here - Ajax Rotary 70th Anniversary Guide
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