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Rotary Club of St. John's Northwest
St. John's Northwest

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel Newfoudland
115 Cavendish Square
St. John's, NL A1C 3K2
Canada
We currently meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. September 2025-June 30, 2026 **During the summer months (July 01-August 31st, 2025 ) , please get in touch with the club for meeting dates.
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$140,000 to The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation 
As part of the proceeds from our April 5, 2025 Give Together the Rotary Club of St. John’s Northwest proudly presented a cheque for $140,000 to The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation (JPMF) this week.
A BIG thank you to our sponsors, and everyone who attended or donated to our event! Thank you for supporting the work of Rotary and the important work the JPMF is doing in our community.
Pictured L to R; Larry Puddister (Founder JPMF), Rotarian Charlie Stacey (Give Together Co-Chair) , Kelsey Puddister (Founder JPMF & CEO), Rotary President Meghan Drover, and Rotarian Jim Burton (Give Together Sponsorship Chair). Missing from photo Rotarian President Elect Larry Pittman (Give Together Co-Chair).
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Cowan Height’s Elementary School’s Hero’s Reading Cafe Literacy Project
The Rotary Club of St. John’s Northwest is so pleased to support of the Cowan Height’s Elementary School’s Hero’s Reading Cafe literacy project. School Based Reading Specialist, Kimberly Phillips expressed warmly, “Again, a huge thank you to The Rotary Club for your most generous contribution to Cowan Heights Elementary School! It was great to welcome you today! We are really excited about planning some literacy incentives and look forward to our partnership!
All the best,
Kim, Marsha and our entire CHE community” #serviceaboveself
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Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium Donation
Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, where Rotarian Sharon Barnes presented a cheque, on behalf of Rotary of St. John's Northwest, for $5,000, to Keith Moore, Ex. Director of the mini-aquarium. The money will fund the development of a "Boneyard of the Deep" exhibit, one of several new exhibits and attractions representing a major expansion of the facility. The expansion is slated to open later this summer.
Silent Auction Goes Live TODAY at 1:00 PM
Get ready to bid on an incredible selection of auction items, generously donated to support our community! Our online auction goes live TODAY at 1:00 PM, and we are thrilled to highlight some of our fantastic donations:
🔹 LASIK Eye Surgery from Dr. Chris Jackman at Jackman Eye Institute
🔹 Aesthetics Platinum Membership from Dr. Shane Seal at Aesthetics in the Square
🔹 Salmon Fishing Trip at Tuckamore Lodge & Outfitters
Don’t miss out on your chance to win these amazing experiences and many more while supporting a great cause!
📅 Auction Goes Live: TODAY at 1:00 PM
📍 Bidding Link: https://www.32auctions.com/rotarygala2025 and also please see the QR Code on the attached graphics for easy access!
Thank you to our generous donors and supporters—let’s make this a success together!
Rotarian Jim Burton with Rotary Club of St. John's Northwest chats with Kelsey on upcoming April 05, 2025 Rotary Dinner Auction
Rotarian Jim Burton with Rotary Club of St. John's Northwest chats with Kelsey on upcoming April 05, 2025 Rotary Dinner Auction. Kelsey passionately explains the mission of Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation. Complete details on JPMF can be found @   https://www.jpmemorialfoundation.com/ 
Complete details on 17th Annual Rotary Dinner Auction can be found @    https://www.facebook.com/northwestrotary/
 
 
 
 
Adventures in Citizenship 2025
A wonderful Adventures in Citizenship speak off event this past week, there is so much amazing talent in the youth of our community! Here in our pictures we have President Meghan with speak off winner Noshin of Waterford Valley High. President Meghan and Committee Chairperson, Rotarian Gail, with first runner up Brooke of Queen Elizabeth High and Noshin. Our group photo includes participants Melody, Chloe, Ariana, Sophia, Ava, Noshin, Brooke, as well as 2024 speak off winner Samawiyah, who came to talk about her experiences in Ottawa. Well done!
 
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Johnson Music Bursary
 
 
Club Executives & Directors
President
Larry Pittman
Vice President
Regina Russell
Past President
Meghan Drover
Secretary
Jeffrey Silver
Treasurer
Corey Tucker
Director of the Rotary Foundation & International Service
Megan Reynolds
Director of Service Projects
Wendy Scammell
Director of Public Relations & Communications
Erika Stockley
Director of Community Support
Laura Turner
Director of Club Administration
Barb Elliott
Director of Youth Service
Barbara Sheaves
Director of Membership
Amanda Hickey
Director of Fundraising
Kingsley Ugoh
Director Rotary Community Housing Development (Ex-Officio)
Jim Burton, ONL
Club Young Leaders Contact
Barbara Sheaves
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