Chapleau Rotary Club supported several projects in 1962 as well as naming Jim Lane president

Angelo Bucciarelli, Jack Shoup, governor, Art Grout, Bubs Zufelt chrter members

In 1962, the Chapleau Rotary Club announced its support of various projects as well as introducing its new executive

The club had officially been established on December 3, 1951 and charter members included president Rev. E. Roy Haddon, vice president Dr. G.E. Young, secretary Newt Pellow, treasurer Bob Serre,sergeant at arms B.W. 'Bubs' Zufelt, Gordon Bailey, Charles W Collins, Lionel Moorey, Ross Thornton, Angelo Bucciarelli, Ernie Collins, Bob James, Cecil Smith, Dr. Bill Young, Harold Cahill, John McClellan, Earle Sootheran and J.M. Shoup.

In its first year with Mr. Haddon as president the club held its first canvas for the Crippled Children's Fund as well as establishing a Ladies Night, and took over a Halloween celebration for all Chapleau children.The club continued to do "good works" in the community which has continued to the present day.

Roy Haddon

In 1962 a Sudbury Star story said that club president Gene Bernier distributed funds as follows: J.M. Shoup, chairman of the Chapleau Recreation Committee $200 for the beach; C.B. Greenlaw, president of the Lady Minto Hospital Board, $300; Les Jones of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. $300 for its hall; J.F. Hodgins, chairman of the Rotary Student Loan Fund, $1,500; J. R. Keddie, district forester of the Department of Lands and Forests, $30.00 for a project; Margaret Costello, member of the Chapleau Public Library Board, $100 for the library, and Richard Avison, chairman of the Boy Scouts committee, $200. 

As an aside, by 1952 Chapleau had a recreation committee often referred to as the "Beach Committee". The beach had actually been created by Dr. G. E. Young using his own funds after he returned home to practise medicine in 1944. Dr. Young was the second president of the Rotary Club.

In 1962, total donations from the club reached $4,000 -- a pretty significant amount for the times in a small town.

Commenting on the CNIB donation, Les Jones noted that the club had never failed the organization.

At the same meeting four charter members were presented with charter member pins by President Bernier. They were Cecil Smith, Jack Shoup, Angelo Bucciarelli and Arthur Grout.

Reg Thrush paid "high tribute" to Gene Bernier for his leadership of the club and was presented with a past president's plaque.Arthur Grout presented him with a past president's plaque.

The new executive saw Jim Lane as president with Jack Scrowther as vivce president; Ross Perrigard as secretary, and RegThrush as treasurer.

J.R. Keddie became chair of club services; Ken Stephenson, vocation services; J.D Macfarlane, international services, and Bob Warren, community services.

For many years the Senior WA of St. John's Anglican Church catered to the Rotary Club dinner each week. Both my grandmothers Lil Morris and Edith Hunt were WA members and helped with the meal. Looking back fondly on my growing up  years until 1960 when I was at university, I never missed an opportunity to visit my grandmothers and have some dessert..  My email is mj.morris@live.ca