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24 Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, December 6, 1972 by Wendy Herman The â€" difficult _ growing years seem to be past now for the Waterloo Rotary Club. At last night‘s meeting held at the Waterloo Motor Inn, the Rotarians listened to speeches which outlined their past and present and provided guidelines for the future. The â€" Waterloo _ service club is approaching its‘ tenth anniversary of their independence. In those ten years, according to Rotarâ€" ian Don Black, the club has grown up. ‘"Our founding Club has turned us loose to do our own thing."" he said, **We are no longer a Branch. We are a full fledged Rotary Club." The statement may sound confusing, but a Watâ€" erloo Rotarian knows what the club has gone through in this growing up stage. Rotarian Don Sykes said the need for another Rotâ€" ary Club in the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo area had been discussed on several occasâ€" ions but did not become apparent until 1962. It was at this time the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Club had reached a maximum growth â€" and feeling of m in â€" the con there were for further could be best pro a second club. The decision to ; with a Waterloo The decision to go ahead with a Waterloo Rotary was made May 14, 1963 and the charter night was held July 25, 1963. The new club now exâ€" isted, with 38 charter memâ€" bers under their first preâ€" sident Jack Vingoe. Sixâ€" teen of these members had transferred from the Kitâ€" chener Club. did not forge in those initis Sykes said. "It ing at that t Waterloo _ Clu would operate Club, â€" would support the pi Kitchener C ularly the C The newly formed club did not forget its parent in those initial years. Mr. Sykes said. "It was the feelâ€" ing at that time that the Waterloo Club, while it would operate as a separate Club, would continue to support the projects of the Kitchener _ Club, _ particâ€" ularly the Crippled Childâ€" ren‘s Centre, because of the substantial funds reâ€" quired and the importance of this project to the comâ€" munity. _ It was decided therefore to operate most of the â€" fundâ€"raising â€" ventures of this project to the comâ€" munity. _ It was decided therefore to operate most of the fundâ€"raising ventures on a joint basis and the Waterloo members would be involved in the operations of these service projects. Mr. Sykes described the arrangement _ as _ having both positive and negative Waterloo Rotary reaches maturity Waterloo 171 King St. 4 FAMILIES APPRECIATE OUR FINE CHAPEL FACILITIES aximum limit in its th and it was the ng of many Rotarians the â€"community _ that > were opportunities further service which 1 be best provided by Funeral Home Ltd C€oward 4. oob on several occasâ€" did not become intil 1962. It was 745 8445 features. The Waterioo club did not have any problems getting involved in fundâ€"raisâ€" munity projects. Most of these projects . however were orientated from the parent _ club, _ hindering Waterloo from gaining a distinct identity. Gradually, Waterloo did manage to get a few of their own projects going. These â€" included _ Internatâ€" ional House, which since has grown to the extent it has been taken over by an independent _ organization of overseas students and Kâ€"W Host, a foreign student assiciation which receives its main financial support from the Waterloo Rotary. Rotarian _ Don _ Black summed up what the presâ€" C Â¥ "A Cs MAKE " x) PARKDALE PHARMACY ‘ 4 | $ YOUR ONE STOP x JA â€" CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CENTRE ‘ _221) We carry all your favourite perfumes, 1. @ Colognes and Cosmetics ... p° (GZ% â€" Check our Selection of Greeting Cards, ((2 wrappings and novelties . .. _ S (é We also have Postal Service. /( 5 71 _ y 91 £ Qfi\‘“' 4 ROLL Pay ‘ /:‘\ € 10R is FO g * . hsttms @ ‘AA Reg. 2 5 L eP \_ “i Q_‘ “eg “ s 0 > ""9 ‘ _:"‘ ‘ o 1 , Now *J 77 ~ KÂ¥ 0A C : E* @. 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We can no longer sit on the sideâ€" lines and only assist our parent club." Mr. Black also said the Rotatians are now looking after their own fund raisâ€" ing and possibly most imâ€" portant, they are responâ€" sible for making the club work. Two of the most recent projects of the club are their interests in â€" Kâ€"W C.O.P.S. and Heasley Park. The Rotarians donated a ASSORTED TOYS Reg. 2.29 66 â€" Sybe _ 4 ROLL PAk Reg. 2.50 Now 3' 77 Albert & Hazel Sts POST OFFICE HOURS MOoONDAY THRU SAT. 9 a.m. â€" 6 p.m. In looking at what lies for the Waterloo Rotarians in the days ahead, Doug Turnbull, _ second _ viceâ€" president of the club said the only safe predicition is that the club will conâ€" tinue to change. He added "We must have a plan with some limits attached or we will be little more than a rudderless ship." Mr. Turnbull felt the new home of the club at the Watâ€" erloo Motor Inn should ‘"lend a certain stability to the Club‘s operations which has been lacking in the past." bus to the C.O.P.S. as well as consierable sums of money and have helped in the development of the Fish are more then pets They make a fascinating hobby for the whole family A Fascinating Hobby Our Tropical & Marine Fish