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Meet the people that make up the Rotaract Club of Ottawa + see how we are involved in our community and international causes.
#RCOServiceChallenge: Organ Donation
A new week means a new #RCOServiceChallenge! This week’s challenge is organ donation registration!
Why is it important to register as an organ donor?
Though most people believe organ donation is important, just over a quarter of Ontarian's are registered as donors. Currently, around 1,600 Ontarian's are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
#RCOServiceChallenge: Flu Shots
This week’s service challenge theme is flu shots, which have recently been made available for the public in Ontario. Flu shots are especially important in preventing a “twindemic” of influenza and COVID-19.
#RCOServiceChallenge: Food Donation
In the almost nineteen years of the Rotaract Club of Ottawa’s existence, we have never faced a challenge like COVID-19. It has changed how we meet, how we fundraise, and how we volunteer.
Service Above Self BUT Self-Care
Last week there was no blog post because I was taking time for myself and spend time with my friends for thanksgiving which leads me to our upcoming project, Self-Care Sunday! We all know how important it is to help members of our community, but we often forget to help ourselves. Self-care is not selfish, it’s necessary
Jules Morin Park Clean-Up
Hello everyone! Yesterday, we had our first official event of the new semester, our semi-annual Park Clean-Up and it was a huge success! We had a great turnout from both Rotaractors and Rotarians. We spent about an hour and a half working to pick up trash around the whole park. There were some very interesting pieces of garbage found… We even got to spend some time after catching up with each other (socially distant and with masks of course).
New Year, New Rotaract
And we’re off! The new Rotaract season is underway. Our first meeting was a great success. We were joined by new and returning Rotaractors; everyone was excited to get into planning events for the upcoming year.