CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Rotary Club of Centre Wellington is officially disbanding at the end of the month after 18 years in operation.
Past president Neil Whittaker says they are down to 10 members and six are over 65. He says that is not enough members to keep the club going.
In the time it’s been in Centre Wellington, Whittaker says the Rotary Club has donated over $200,000 to Groves Memorial Hospital and supported special needs soccer, women’s shelters, and built an accessible playground at the south end of Elora.
The club has donated $26,000 dollars since it announced it’s closing, money it had already set aside for the year’s donations.
The legacy of the Rotary Club will live on with other service clubs taking over some of their fundraisers like the Canada Day duck race at Bissell Park in Elora. The Community Resource Centre will now run it and use its proceeds for outreach and support services.
