IT'S A MAGICAL DAY
Magic took place Thursday, December 12th at Cathy Wever School in Hamilton. In a long-standing tradition, the Rotary Club of Hamilton cancels its regular weekly meeting to spend the day with 700 children at Cathy Wever School. A tradition that started over 20 years ago!
The annual event is a magical day for more than 700 children. Rotarians and more than 100 community volunteers turn the gym at Cathy Wever into a magical and exciting place. All 700 children will be served a traditional turkey dinner. For some of the children, this will be their first Christmas in Canada and their first taste of holiday favourites such as cranberries. This year there will be Halal turkey for our new Canadian friends.
The children will enjoy a great line-up of entertainment from the Broadway Bound Dancers. Each child will receive a gift pack made up of a new book, pencil case, earbuds and pencil crayons. In addition, GreenByte, a program at the St. Leonard’s Society of Hamilton, will be awarding 30 families a home computer system through its computer rehabilitation program.
The Rotary Club of Hamilton has also confirmed that there will be a special visitor from the North Pole. Santa Claus is expected to visit Cathy Wever School for this special day.
KRIS KRINGLE, HONORARY ROTARIAN
It is with great pleasure that current President Heather Moroz and President-elect Alex Moroz of the Rotary Club of Hamilton announce the induction of Kris Kringle, more often referred to in the contemporary vernacular as Santa Claus, as an honorary member of Rotary.
In approving the induction of Mr. Kringle, the board of directors of the Rotary Club of Hamilton cited his commitment to serving children and adults around the world, his role as an ambassador of kindness, his gift-giving and his compassion as exemplifying the Rotary principle of ‘Service Above Self’.
Mr. Kringle or Santa Claus as he is more affectionally referred to has been a strong supporter of the Rotary Club of Hamilton for the past 103 years. He is an annual visitor to the Christmas lunch served by club members to over 700 children at Cathy Wever Elementary School. Of course, club members cherish their own childhood memories of this jovial, kind man and his Christmas eve visits.
During his visit this year to Cathy Wever School on December 12, 2019, Santa Claus was presented with his honourary recognition as a member of the Rotary Club of Hamilton in acknowledgment of his life-long meritorious and exceptional service to the spirit of Christmas, to children around the world and to humanity.
“Having had more than a passing acquaintance with the role that Mr. Kringle plays in the lives and imagination of children, I am excited to be a part of this honourary bestowal of Rotary membership upon Santa Claus. It is richly deserved”, stated Alex Moroz, President-Elect Rotary Club of Hamilton.
“More than once, admittedly a bad boy at times in my childhood, Santa Claus delivered gifts under my family Christmas tree. He was a hero in my life long before Superman or Batman were.” David Elliot, Member of the Rotary Club of Hamilton board of directors also opined.