Our 5th Annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Event (GLWC) was another great success , thanks to the many Rotary Clubs, their members, family and friends all over southern Ontario here in Rotary District 7070.
Listed below we have listed just some of the projects that helped protect the environment, Rotary's 7th Area of Focus, here in Rotary District 7070. All of the clubs that posted their photos on to their Club Facebook Pages were shared on to our Rotary District 7070 Facebook Page. You can also join the Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup ,Earth Day group Facebook page and see what other clubs and District have done to help clean up the Great lakes Watersheds in their Districts, Thank you everyone.
On Saturday, April 26, 2025,and in some cases, the week before and even during the week, thousands of Rotarians & Non-Rotarians, on both sides of the Canadian and U.S. border, rolled up their sleeves and collect refuse along the shoreline and many waterway tributaries to the Great Lakes basin. Rotary Clubs in District 7070 , right here in south central Ontario to lead the way as they invited friends and family to help support one of Rotary's areas of focus: Supporting The Environment.
It is up to YOU and your Rotary Club to Lead The Way. We sure hope that you and your club participated.
This is a great example of ROTARY IN ACTION that brings considerable community attention to the importance of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. We were joined by 35 Rotary Districts in over 2,000 clubs and 75,000 Rotarians surrounding the Great Lakes. This was our day to show 'Rotary in Action' on a massive scale, as we promoted 'Environmental
We asked all Rotary District 7070 Club Presidents PRESIDENTS to tell us what they are doing . Here were just some of the Clean up Events in our District. We hope you were able to join one or more of these events with your Rotary friends and helped clean up at any of these events.
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Here are some EVENTS that our clubs did in 2025 as part of Rotary's deep commitment to one of our Areas of Focus - Protecting the Environment.
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE - MORNINGSIDE CAMPUS - APRIL 12, 2025
Rotary Club of Scarborough in partnership with the Environmental Club at Centennial College
Time: 9:30 am to 12 Noon followed by an event at Ripley's.
To join in, please Contact : Skip Sears at skip4259@gmail.com
CLEAN UP AT THE BRICKWORKS - APRIL 13, 2025
Starting at 10 AM.
To join in, and to get more details, please Contact : Nilam Bedi, Rotary District 7070 Environmental Chair at nilam.bedi@gmail.com
ROUGE URBAN NATION PARK - 25 Zoo Rd, Scarborough
Date and time and exact location to be announced
To join in, please Contact : Joan Barrett at jdbarrett67@gmail.com
DON'T MESS WITH THE DON: APRIL 19, 2025 - AT THORNCLIFFE IN E.T. SEATON PARK
Starting at 10 am
To join in, and to get more details, please Contact : Nilam Bedi, Rotary District 7070 Environmental Chair at nilam.bedi@gmail.com
RICHMOND HILL: APRIL 22, 2025
Rotary Club of Richmond Hill is cleaning up Rotary Park in Richmond Hill with Fellowship Dinner following the Cleanup.
The Rotary Park of Richmond Hill is located on Elgin Mills Road East at the intersection of Shirley (Between Leslie & Bayview). We start cleaning at 5:00 pm on April 22, 2025 and after at 6:00 pm meet in the King Henry's Arms pub, intersection of Yonge & 16th, for fellowship dinner. You, all Rotarians, family and friends are welcome.
To join in, please Contact Eric Nejat at eznejat@gmail.com
BOWMANVILLE - APRIL 26, 2025
at Bowmanville Creek Fish Ladder at Roenigk Dr and King Avenue, from 9 am to 12 noon
To join in please contact thelisadavenport@gmail.com
DON'T MESS WITH THE DON: APRIL 26, 2025
at 11 Redway Road at 10 AM
To join in, and to get more details, please Contact : Nilam Bedi, Rotary District 7070 Environmental Chair at nilam.bedi@gmail.com
DON'T MESS WITH THE DON: APRIL 26, 2025
Time and location to be announced
Rotary Club of Toronto
To join in, please Contact : Kevin Power at kevin.power@rotarytoronto.com
BAYVIEW VILLAGE PARK: APRIL 26, 2025:
ETOBICOKE: APRIL 26, 2025 - 3 LOCATIONS
Rotary Peace Park — bottom of 11th Street - 9:00 a.m.:
Etobicoke Collegiate - Interact Club - Tom Riley Park - 11:00 a.m.
Richview Collegiate - Alex Marchetti Park
To join in, please Contact Lynda Ryder at lynda.ryder@outlook.com
OSHAWA: APRIL 26, 2025
Rotary Clubs of Oshawa, Oshawa-Parkwood, and Courtice and our civic leaders, including Ontario Minister of the Environment, Todd McCarthy, invite you to join us
9:30 am to 12:00 noon at The Second Marsh , Colonel Sam Drive, east of farewell, in Oshawa
To join in, please Contact Dave Andrews at dave.f.andrews99@gmail.com
WHITBY - APRIL 26 - IRIQUOIS PARK
Join us at Iroquois Beach on Saturday, April 26, for our 5th Annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Event (GLWC). Thousands of Rotarians (and non Rotarians!) will come together to collect refuse along the shoreline and waterway tributaries to the Great Lakes basin. This is great example of #RotaryInAction and brings considerable community attention to the importance of #environmentalsustainability. DM if you would like more information or to sign up. #rotaryclubofwhitby #rotarywhitby
To join in, and to get more details, please Contact : Danielle Harder at danielleharder@outlook.com
BRICKWORKS - APRIL 27 AT 10 AM
Wreath making from invasive plants with the Brickworks
To join in, and to get more details, please Contact : Nilam Bedi, Rotary District 7070 Environmental Chair at nilam.bedi@gmail.com
Congratulations for helping with our 5th annual Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup.
Let's start preparing for next year's 6th Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup
If you have any questions or need assistance organizing your event, please contact Nilam Bedi, Rotary District 7070 Environmental Chair at nilam.bedi@gmail.com
