Matthew Bradley (right) became the club's newest member on February 22. His membership in the club was sponsored by Rotarian John Furlong (left).

Guest speaker at our February 22 meeting was His Worship, Mayor Clifford Lee of Charlottetown. Mayor Lee gave an update of development projects in the city.

Sr. Noreen MacDonald (left) is an honourary member of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty. She has been living in Cameroon for a number of years and is involved in educational and community development projects there, with financial support from our club.

Rotarians Paul Hickey and Gord Harper assembled a display shelterbox tent at the Culinary Institute for a Holland College fundraising dinner.

The event raised enough money to sponser 17 shelterboxes!

Paul Hickey, Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty member, and chairperson of the club's World Community Service committee, at the entrance of the display shelterbox. For information on the shelterbox program, see the website of Shelterbox Canada.

How many Rotarians does it take to dismantle a shelterbox? Actually assembly and dismantling of shelterboxes is quite easy. Four made it go faster, but one or two could easily do the job.

From left, Gord Harper (Rotary International District 7820 coordinator for shelterboxes), John McQuaid, Barry Maze and Paul Hickey.

The tent and all of the supplies are packed into one of the boxes shown here.

Rotarian Gordon Harper, right, District 7820 chairperson of the Shelterbox Canada committee, presented a plaque to President John Barrett in honour of the club's donation of 22 shelterboxes over the past three years. Five of the boxes were donated recently to aid victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Information on Shelterbox Canada can be obtained from their website at http://www.shelterbox.ca.

At the Feb. 3, 2010 meeting, Rotarian Paul Hickey, Chairperson of the World Community Services committee, shown here wearing traditional Nigerian clothing, and members of his committee gave club members an update on the activities of the committee.

Some of the projects being carried out include KI VA (an organization that gives out loans in underdeveloped nations), a water project in India, Heal Africa, Dr. Chandra Eye Hospital in India, the Good Hope Orphanage, Shelterbox, School construction in Cameroon, Farmers Helping Farmers and Bicycles for Humanity.

The Hon. George Tweedy Award is presented each year at the Annual Premier's Dinner and Fellowship Event to an Island Rotarian who has shown exceptional dedication to Rotary and the Island community.

This year's award went to Past District Governor and Charter President of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty, Tom Willkinson.

Shown presenting the award is Gordon Tweedy, son of the late Hon. George Tweedy, and Charlotte Comrie, President of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown.

The Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty gave a donation to Queens County Residential Services to assist in construction of a new facility that will house residents with physical and mental disabilities.

President of the Rotary club, John Barrett, left, is shown in front of a door to a room named in honour of the club, along with Tracey Crane, and Bill Lawlor, Executive Director of QCRS.

The new Queens County Residential Services housing facility.