Events

14th Annual MEGA Rotary TV Auction
December 1, December 2, December 3, 2022

The Rotary clubs of St Catharines South, St Catharines, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls Sunrise, Welland,
Fonthill, and Fort Erie, together with YourTV are back for the fourteenth year in a row, bringing our MEGA
auction to the Niagara region and beyond.
Thank you!! We appreciate your support of the auction, and all Rotary events and fundraisers.
With your help, our clubs have been very busy during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have contributed to
local food banks; provided computer tablets to long-term care facilities so that residents could remain in
contact with families during isolation; sewn masks and delivered them to frontline workers and others in
the community; and many other initiatives.
We need your help again. Many of our fundraisers had been cancelled during the Covid years –
Ribfests, Purse Bingos, Father’s Day Roses, Family Fun Fests, and more. We relied on the MEGA Rotary
TV Auction to enable all of our clubs to support all of our communities. We continue to depend on our
Auction to enable all of our clubs to carry on their good works in their communities.
How does your donation help your business serve to change lives?
During the televised auction, your donated item with a value between $50 (minimum) and $300 receives
airtime during a 10-minute segment, including a visual description at the beginning of the segment.
Donations of greater value - more than $300 - are featured in special time slots, as major items. Naturally,
the more items you donate, the more exposure you receive.
Online bidding opens on Wednesday November 23, a full week before the televised auction. This gives
our shoppers time to become familiar with your donations, and start bidding on their favourites.
Last year the MEGA Rotary TV Auction was among the most watched programs on Your TV, reaching
about 100,000 homes from Fort Erie to Grimsby.
Deadline for donations is Friday October 14. Please confirm your support with your Rotary contact.
Important Note: we cannot accept any donations which are conditional upon the customer having to
spend more money - such as trial offers, discounts, or additional purchases. Not acceptable examples:
1) $500 or 10% discount on contract of $2500 or more
2) Limited time free membership with purchase of 1-year term
3) Buy second item at reduced price in order to make use of purchased item.
Your donations are extremely important to us and we thank you for following these guidelines.
To participate, complete or update the attached information form with the details of your donation.
If you have questions or require assistance, please call your Rotary contact.
Thank you again for your continuing support!!

Bike Me Up Niagara repairs and reconditions donated bikes which are then offered for sale for a reasonable $40. These bikes are accessible to our participants and the community at large. 

Join us for a very festive occasion at the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club celebrating the holidays the way it used to be. 

Invite your family and friends for this very special occasion.

Price per person are:

ADULTS  - $46.27 (Price includes 13%HST and 17% Gratuity ($35 Meal Price + $4.55 HST + $6.72 Gratuity))

KIDS - 12 and under - $26.44 plus taxes and gratuities (Price includes Meal, 13%HST and 17% Gratuity ($20 Meal Price + $2.60 HST + $3.84 Gratuity))

Please RSVP to Cathy Henry or  Click here to register.

Payments can be made by cheque or etransfer to treasurer@rotarysouth.ca.

Please click here if paying by Debit or Credit Card.

Menu:

BABY GREEN SALAD - Hothouse Red & Yellow Tomato clusters, Julienne Red Peppers, Slivered Red Onions, Shaved Parmesan, Finished with Aged Balsamic Vinaigrette,

ROAST ONTARIO TURKEY - Traditional Savory Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce & Turkey Gravy. Roasted Red & White Skin Potatoes, Medley of Oven Roasted Root Vegetables ,

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE - Vanilla Bean Anglais & Candied Orange

Weldome back you fellow members ad join us for a lunch social at Cat's Caboose as we gather together to share stories about how we spend our holidays,

Sam is a creative entrepreneur with a big heart. He founded West 49, the Canadian action sports and skateboard clothing chain, growing the company to some 140 stores across Canada before he sold it to world-renowned brand Billabong in 2010. He stayed on as a consultant for a couple of years and then went on to other ventures. Sam started up an electric bike shop and is a consultant and director of a family resort in Invermere, BC.

Sam has always been philanthropic. West 49 gave thousands of dollars to Make-A-Wish-Canada for critically ill children and paid for young employees to work on Habitat for Humanity construction projects. Sam started buying and donating warm, wool socks after hearing a CBC radio report in 2016 about how socks were the most requested item at homeless shelters. Sam established Socks for Change in 2018 and secured charitable status in 2019, positioning this grassroots organization to help thousands of people in need in Niagara.

Sam is a creative entrepreneur with a big heart. He founded West 49, the Canadian action sports and skateboard clothing chain, growing the company to some 140 stores across Canada before he sold it to world-renowned brand Billabong in 2010. He stayed on as a consultant for a couple of years and then went on to other ventures. Sam started up an electric bike shop and is a consultant and director of a family resort in Invermere, BC.

Sam has always been philanthropic. West 49 gave thousands of dollars to Make-A-Wish-Canada for critically ill children and paid for young employees to work on Habitat for Humanity construction projects. Sam started buying and donating warm, wool socks after hearing a CBC radio report in 2016 about how socks were the most requested item at homeless shelters. Sam established Socks for Change in 2018 and secured charitable status in 2019, positioning this grassroots organization to help thousands of people in need in Niagara.

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WHEN: TUESDAY JANUARY 31, 2023 at NOON

WHERE: Club Belvedere - 57 John St., Thorold, ON L2V 2S9

PRICE: BUFFET LUNCH $25 per person soft drinks, coffee, tea, taxes and gratuities included (please let us know of dietery restrictions in advance) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ATTEND

Lilet Raffinan, is the Business Development Manager of Canadian Blood Services for the new soon to open St Catharines Plasma Centre, located at 420 Vansickle Rd (beside SoftMoc and OrangeTheory Fitness). She will be giving us information in regards to the new centre and the need for Plasma Donation.

Hilary Kellam is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara's Volunteer Enrollment Coordinator. She's been working for the organization since May 2022 and she thoroughly enjoys recruiting new volunteers and educating the Niagara community about the agency and how it betters the lives of young people living in our region. 

Join us for a special presentation by a distinguished guest speaker at our Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2023, at noon, at the St. Catharines Club. Due to the confidential nature of the presentation, the name and topic of the speaker will be revealed at the event.

We are excited to host this event at our new venue and look forward to enjoying a mouth-watering meal prepared by the talented chef at a special price of $25, including taxes and gratuities. Please confirm your attendance by Friday, March 31st, at noon, to take advantage of this fantastic offer. If you miss the deadline, you're still welcome to attend, but please note that your meal may arrive at a different time if you order a la carte.

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to hear from our esteemed guest speaker. We hope to see you there!

April Jeffs, Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission and former Wainfleet Mayor, has been appointed by the provincial Conservative government to lead the agency responsible for preserving some of Canada's most treasured and environmentally sensitive land. With a background in public service and tourism, Jeffs aims to position Niagara Parks as a key player in tourism recovery for Niagara and Ontario, working with partners such as Niagara City Cruises, WildPlay Niagara, and Indigenous partners at Landscape of Nations 360. The Parks Commission has a multimillion-dollar budget and a mandate to maintain financial self-sufficiency while reporting to the province.

NOTE: VENUE

 St. Catharines Club, located at 77 Ontario St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 5J5

We are excited to host this event at our new venue and look forward to enjoying a mouth-watering meal prepared by the talented chef at a special price of $25, including taxes and gratuities. Please confirm your attendance by Friday, April 1st, at 9AM, to take advantage of this fantastic offer. If you miss the deadline, you're still welcome to attend, but please note that your meal may arrive at a different time if you order a la carte.