International Toast-March 25
An International Toast
26 March 2025
The Rotary Club of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
Orillia is a small city of just over 33,000 people, situated in central Ontario. There is only one Rotary Club in the city. The city is known for the Mariposa Folk Festival, which has been held on and off there for over sixty years..
The Rotary Club of Orillia meets on Tuesdays at 4.45pm for 5.15. It has been in existence for over 75 years and has approximately 70 members. In recent decades it has donated over $700,000 for various causes. In 2024 its total donations were $55,000.
Club activities include a car lottery worth $75,000 for the car and sundry prizes, a lobsterfest, and construction and running of a miniature train in a local park. In 2009 the club paid $150,000 for the naming rights for a two-rink ice hockey complex. This is called Rotary Place.

The Rotary Club of Orillia meets on Tuesdays at 4.45pm for 5.15. It has been in existence for over 75 years and has approximately 70 members. In recent decades it has donated over $700,000 for various causes. In 2024 its total donations were $55,000.
Club activities include a car lottery worth $75,000 for the car and sundry prizes, a lobsterfest, and construction and running of a miniature train in a local park. In 2009 the club paid $150,000 for the naming rights for a two-rink ice hockey complex. This is called Rotary Place.