Rotary Club of Stratford

06/16/2026

A year of celebration!
📣 VENDOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN 📣
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Stratford
Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival 🎄🎅 November 13, 14 & 15, 2026 at the Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford, ON
💛 the objective of the Rotary Club of Stratford Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival is to raise funds that support the local and international good works of Rotary through the production of an event that promotes the sale and purchase of unique, handcrafted, high-quality and original art, craft and food products
🆕🎨 new this year to celebrate our 25th Anniversary - the return of "Art" to the Christmas Craft Festival!
🎟️ cost of a booth ranges from $250 to $350 depending on location and time of booking
📆 deadline for applications: Friday, July 31, 2026
📧 any questions may be emailed to: "[email protected]"
ℹ️return of a completed application form does not guarantee nor signify acceptance into the Festival; once reviewed, successful applicants will be contacted and provided with a registration form, terms and conditions, as well as payment instructions.

Link to Application below:
https://forms.gle/KWz2jcAmsFNVQR6o8

06/12/2026

Looking forward to Sunday’s Hike for Hospice - fundraising for an incredible community service!

06/05/2026

🚰🌞🤝 HUGE thanks to everyone who supported our 50th aqua box build on Saturday, May 30 either through financial contributions or by volunteering! We put together 504 boxes aqua boxes that will provide clean drinking water to communities who have experienced a natural disaster. The last shipment that we put together went to Jamaica who have been without clean water since the hurricane that hit their country. Special thanks to Downie Optimist for providing us with their tables to work on, Jutzi Water for the warehouse space to build the boxes and GlobalMedic for arranging delivery. 🚰🌞🤝

06/03/2026

Thanks for having us; we were pleased to participate and promote our Aqua Box program!

05/28/2026

We are still seeking some AQUABOX volunteers on Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 am. If you're not available to contribute your time on Saturday but still want to support the program, financial donations are an amazing option! AQUABOX is funded entirely by private and corporate donations.

A tax-deductible donation of $30 will enable us to supply a family with an AQUABOX unit. Link to donate is here:

05/27/2026

We're gearing up for another Aquabox build this Saturday, May 30 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m at Jutzi Water Technologies in Stratford!

Join us for a "hands on" Rotary event where we help bring clean safe drinking water to the world. Sign up for a two hour volunteer spot today!

https://rotarystratford.com/event/aquabox-build---may-30th-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawSDKHVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFaMTdJRExXYXBCNjZ6NnB3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtUk0B-T90aFl1O7NqaMMA7-vVglLR-o-KWIX4YjSRxfwK5TkdzD_sHVzxb2_aem_sNcOxUgXJYpZ9z0d72XT0w

05/19/2026

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!!!!!

Please join the Rotary Club of Stratford for a community screening of “The Ripple Effect”, a short documentary (30 minutes) that illuminates the extraordinary fundraising power of the long-running Stratford Rotary Dragon Boat Festival and its impact on local and global causes. The film features music from The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra and Paul Shilton. Catch “The Ripple Effect” and support this year’s dragon boat festival. Details below. The film will have its international premiere in Taiwan next month at the Rotary International Global Convention.

05/07/2026

Thanks for the chat about our upcoming events!

Jamie: Nice chatting with Doug Thompson from Rotary Club of Stratford Two COMMIT events happening. It's the COMMIT Charity Fashion Show Fundraiser THIS FRI MAY 8th at the Mitchell Community Center. Doug tells about the evening supporting projects in Nicaragua. Doug also spotlights the June 6th COMMIT Charity Golf Tournament in St Marys: https://cdn.vistaradio.ca/video-maker/out/May_7_Doug-1778158078-vistaradio.mp4

05/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped with the 2026 Rural Urban night! Including our local 4-H volunteers! Over *300* (we originally had a typo!) dinners were served and the food was wonderful and guests enjoyed our guest speaker, John Drummond.
An extra special thanks to our generous food sponsors:
Foster's Inn
Mercer Kitchen/Beer Hall/Hotel
Perth Pork Products Ltd & the de Martines Family
Perth County Beef Farmers
Black Angus Bakery & Catering
The Local Community Food Centre
Milky Whey Cheese
Egg Farmers of Ontario
Zehrs
Jobsite Brewing Co.
Pelee Island Winery & Vineyards Inc
Tim Hortons and, for the first time ever, the Stratford Chefs School
Until next year!