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What is Rotary?

Rotary is a global network of community volunteers. Rotary members are business, professional, and community leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Over 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas initiate service projects to address today’s challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental concerns.

What do Milton Rotarians do? SERVICE ABOVE SELF... by helping the youth of our community & its organizations.

• Grow professionally by developing through leadership training and speaking about your profession to club members
• Help clean up the community on Good Neighbours Day 
• Raise funds and award scholarships and bursaries to local high school students
• Network and have fun at our annual spring gala dinner and dance
• Volunteer at the Milton Canada Day festivities by collecting donations for the fireworks & at blood donor clinics
• Socialize at summer barbecues, St. Patrick's Day festivities, Halloween Dances, etc.
• Raise awareness of polio and collect funds to eradicate the virus worldwide
• March in the Remembrance Day parade to show respect to our veterans
• Host a Web Auction to raise funds for community organizations like The Deck Youth Drop-In Centre, Lighthouse for Grieving kids, Community Living North Halton, Big Brothers, Darling Home for Kids respite and palliative care
• Distribute dictionaries to every grade 3 student in Milton to promote literacy
• Learn about our community through engaging and interesting guest speakers
• And so much more

To learn a little more, click on the video immediately below. For more information, contact Rod McLachlan by e-mail:  rodmclachlan (at) hotmail.com or by phone at 416-807-6589.

The Missing Piece is You!

Milton Rotary Club Welcomes Exchange Student From Finland

Rotary International runs the largest youth exchange program in the world and in August 2014, Milton Rotary Club welcomed its latest exchange student from Finland, Janette Eronen. 

Since 1968, the Milton Rotary Club has hosted 52 students from 20 countries, and since 1973, they have sent 48 students to 19 countries.

If you are a Milton high school student going into Grade 10 or Grade 11 this year and are interested in spending a year abroad starting in August 2015, please contact us. Application deadline is October 31, 2014.

Milton Rotary Summer Socials & Barbecues

While Rotarians work hard throughout the year to help the community, Milton's youth and international projects like the eradication of polio, summers are a time to network, socialize and enjoy some good food with friends. Here are some snapshots from our 2014 Summer Barbecues.

Rotary Gives Every Milton Grade 3 Student A Dictionary

Rotarian Blanche Hinton (right) is joined by a Milton elementary school principal as she discusses Rotary's program that gives dictionaries to 1,500 Grade 3 students. 

(Milton,Ont.:  30 June 2014) – Milton's Rotary Club is giving a dictionary to every Grade 3 student in Milton for the third year in a row to promote literacy amongst our youth. The Milton Rotary Club's annual literacy project is now complete and every Milton Grade 3 student will be the beneficiary. The project is spearheaded by Rotarian Blanche Hinton who visits nearly every public and Catholic school in Milton and hand delivers free dictionaries. The campaign is just one of many initiatives focused on Milton youth. In 2014, Rotary gave 1,523 dictionaries to Milton students in Grade 3 at 21 different schools.

“We appreciate the Halton school boards granting us the opportunity to present these dictionaries to young, eager Milton students,” said Rod McLachlan, Rotary Club of Milton President. “Many families in town are made up of new Canadians whose first language is not English. These dictionaries not only help the students, but in many cases they are a prized tool that unlocks the English language to entire families in Milton.”

Milton Rotary Gives Away $21,000 in just one night

Rotarian Blanche Hinton is joined by a Milton elementary school principal as she discusses Rotary's program that gives dictionaries to 1,500 Grade 3 students. 

(Milton, Ont.:  21 May 2014) – Milton Rotary Club gave away $21,000 in just one night to local Milton and global charities on May 26 at its annual awards night. 

Dozens of guests attended the annual awards night held at the Milton Sports Centre's banquet hall. All of the money was raised by Milton Rotarians through fundraisers in 2013 and 2014, with no administration costs whatsoever.

The Rotary Club crowned its first prestigious Milton Youth Citizen of the Year Award, part of $7,000 being given to Milton high school students recognized for outstanding volunteerism, leadership and financial need through the club’s new scholarships and bursary programs.

To see all of the local and international recipients of financial awards and donations made by The Rotary Club of Milton, click "More" below:
 

Diamonds & Denim Rotary Dinner & Dance Gala 2014

Over 150 guests came out on Friday, April 11th at Country Heritage Park's Gambrel Barn to enjoy Milton Rotary Club's Diamonds & Denim spring gala in support of Stride's mental health programs. Nearly $10,000 was raised for mental health and other worthy Rotary projects that support Milton youth and others in need around the world.

It was a country-western themed night with Texas-inspired food of chicken and ribs. Guests dressed up in denim, cowboy hats and the ladies, "rhinestones" and diamonds.
There was a live auction and a live band.

2014 Milton Rotary Youth Volunteer of the Year Awards

Do you know a Milton teen who goes above & beyond when it comes to volunteering, who is a leader, who could benefit from 1 of 3 scholarships worth a few thousand dollars? Application deadline is April 6th. Go to www.miltonrotaryclub.com for more info. Share with potential candidates. The Rotary Club of Milton is a champion for volunteerism in our Town.

* Platinum Award- $2,000.00 grant towards post secondary first year tuition expenses at a recognized institution.

* Gold Award - $1,000.00 grant towards first year post secondary tuition expenses at a recognized institution.

* Silver Award - $500.00 grant towards post secondary first year tuition expenses at a recognized institution.

Note: Grants will or can be held in trust for Post Secondary Education.

Purpose of the Scholarships

* To acknowledge individuals who exemplify and have demonstrated community leadership by Volunteering

Selection Criteria

* The candidate must be a resident of Halton Region.

* The candidate must be attending a Milton Secondary School.

* Volunteerism (unpaid) exceeding considerably over 40 hours required by school system.

* Demonstrated leadership in their school and/or community.

* Academic achievement will be a consideration but not necessarily the deciding factor.

* Candidates will be nominated by schools and other organizations (2 references required)

Application Process

* Write an essay relating to your experience on “Value of Volunteering in Your Community”, (minimum 500/ maximum 750 words). Please include a summary of education/career goals.

* Provide a resume listing the organizations in which you have participated.

* Provide two written references (Volunteering Organizations) 

* Forward applications to Vino Khimasia at vkhimasia (at) bell.net

* Applications must be received by 6th April, 2014.

Selection Process

* The selection committee will consist of members of the Rotary Club of Milton.

* The committee will review all applications and interview the finalists.

* The scholarship winners will be notified by Early May, 2014.