Dryden Rotary News
Rotary Support For Special Olympics Athletes
August 28, 2026
 
Adrienne Duke accepted a cheque from our Rotary Club yesterday. The donation was money raised at our July 1st  Lucky Duck Race. 
 
 
This donation helps get Special Olympics bowling athletes to Regional Games in Thunder Bay each spring. 
This year Adrienne took 26 athletes and six helpers to the Regional Games in March. They came home with five gold medals, five silver, and four bronze. Out of the five gold medalists, three have been recognized as possible Provincial attendees in May of 2027 in Oshawa, ON.
 
 

Canada Day Activities

July 1, 2026

Canada Day was a busy day for Dryden Rotarians and a lucky day for three people who were the winners of our 2026 Lucky Duck Race.  

Club members assisted at the Legion's very popular pancake breakfast in the morning, and then Rotarians gathered at Cooper Park in the afternoon, in boats, kayaks and onshore, for the annual duck race. 

The three Lucky Duck Race winners were:

First place:  193 - Eddie Galeotafiore - $5,000.00
Second place: 1214 - Margaret Rybuck - $1,000.00
Third place: 383 - Karen Vandenbrand - $500.00

Another winner of the day was the Dryden Special Olympics, as funds raised help provide support to that organization.

A big thank you to everyone who supported the race, and to Carter Armstrong who joined our Canada Day event at the waterfront.

   

     

Carter Armstrong Meet-and-Greet

Jun 17, 2026

If you come down to our Lucky Duck Race at Cooper Park on July 1st, you'll also have the opportunity for a meet-and-greet with Dryden's Carter Armstrong. Carter's journey started in Vancouver over two months ago, on April 10, and he is running a marathon distance almost every day to raise awareness and funds for mental health. 

 

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Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation
Learn more about the Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation and download the DRCF grant application form.

Radio Bingo

Tune in to CKDR radio on Thursday evenings at 7 PM for Dryden Rotary Radio Bingo.
 
Radio Bingo runs from:
October 16 to December 18, 2025 and 
January 8 - April 23, 2026
 
Click the image below to find out where to purchase your bingo cards.
 
Rotary International Updates
‘One simple word’
‘One simple word’
Leaders highlight the power of gratitude at The Rotary Foundation Donor Summit
Talking reading and Rotary with Dolly Parton
Talking reading and Rotary with Dolly Parton
The entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton died 25 August 2026. This Q&A was originally published in the March 2010 issue of The Rotarian (now Rotary) magazine. Later that year, she spoke at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Canada.
A safe transition beyond the wire
A safe transition beyond the wire
A Rotary club in Kansas helps women break the cycle of incarceration and elude dangers on the outside
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