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Rotary Rose Day for the Community

By Christine Ouellet The Rotary Club is very present go to all the long-term care homes The success of this fundraiser is made
in Cornwall and millions of dollars around town, like Chesterville, and possible thanks to the contribution of
have been raised and put back into the distribute roses. Of course, residents
he tradition is so old that nobody volunteers. He said, “There are a lot
community over the years. The list is and staff love it.
Tremembers how Rotary Rose Day of volunteers who contribute to this
impressive, but to name a few, there
started exactly. This year again, the Mr. Soumillon said, “We start project, it is very intense, we receive
is the Rotary Circle which leads to the
Cornwall Rotary Club is organizing advertising the Rotary Rose Day and the roses at the very last minute, and
Rotary Eco Park, the Rotary Gazebo
the much sought-after event that brings put up posters in advance. People are on the 7th, the day before, we have
many smiles; the Rotary Rose Day by the shores of the St. Lawrence, asked to contact a member if they a team of about twenty people who
fundraiser, which will take place on the Benson Centre which received a know one, or the club, to place an order. get together to assemble boxes and
June 8th, 2024. Rotarians sell dozens generous gift, the Cornwall’s latest When people pick up their roses at the place the roses in these boxes, so they
of roses to friends and family to fund indoor swimming pool, and the warehouse, we have a tap machine and are ready to pick up first thing on the
local programs. clock tower which also benefited they can pay by e-transfer, use their
from Rotary funds, and just north of morning of the 8th. We thank them for
Yves Soumillon, Director of Rotary Lamoureux Park are our new Cornwall credit card, interact, or pay cash. I have their support without whom it would
Club of Cornwall, said that last year Community hospital and the Boys and ordered 750 red roses and 250 various not be possible.”
they sold close to 1000 roses to support Girls Club. colors. First come first served.”
Center 105, Kids camps entirely
funded, and Rachel Kids, which is The roses can be picked up on June
developing a new type of inclusive 8th at the warehouse located at 17319
Cornwall Center Road, between Hick
playground, and “we are going to fund
and 138, on the north side. They sell
it every year until completion.” For the
the roses to the public, but a large
Rotary Club, it is all about giving back
to the community and is the main focus amount of them are being donated to
of all their fund-raising activities. long-term care homes. Every year they

Cornwall Colts U18 – JR Varsity 2023-2024

n a year of many changes and unknowns in Eastern Ontario’s hockey
Iworld, the Cornwall Colts carried on with their U18AAA programming,
and continued providing future Colts with accessible and appropriate
development opportunities. The team played 45 games throughout the
season and found great success in player development, both on and off the
ice. Their year included five showcases held in Toronto, Laval, Gatineau,
Troy, NY, and Ottawa, to finish the season over Easter Weekend. The Colts
look forward to another great year ahead of developing their future Jr A
talent!

Front Row L to R: Xavier Ozen, Sydney Benoit, Melvin Pyke (Asst.
Coach), Wilson Dowse, Parker Sauve, Bennett Harty, Ian MacInnis
(Head Coach), Aiden Ghavami, Ashton Holmes.
Back Row L to R: Noah Jackson (Asst. Trainer), Kaleb Ivens,
Stephen Hyland, Ethan Exard, Kaeden Kealey, Lukas Rozon,
Konnor Bertrand, Samuel Harty, Chase Varrin, Stanon Pyke, Joe
Harty (Trainer).
Missing Owen Converse, Samuel Hamon, Carson Roberts.