1960 - 1965, by Neil Mann
1959-60. President Don Beaumont led the club with fund raising projects including the sale of tulip bulbs, Yule logs, Christmas trees, ($648.89) a commission on the sale of Curtain Club tickets, bench rentals and a fishing tackle draw netting $1,994.07 for the Service Account.
$633.25 was spent to send needy children to summer camp, $110 for a U.N. Seminar, $878.22 to furnish the first two rooms to be put in use at the Thornhaven School built by District 707 Rotary Clubs. This was a school for handicapped children on Yonge Street between York Mills and Hwy. 401 in Willowdale. A sum of $250 was paid to the Hockey Assoc. and $196.68 towards a V.O.N. car, totalling $2068.15. In addition $606.13 was contributed to Welfare Assistance. The end of year bank balance was $124.26. It seems to have been an active year under Don's leadership.
1960-61. The President was Roy Chandler. Sale of Yule logs and Christmas Trees netted $1,125.82 and of all things, a Borden's Elsie the Cow exhibit raised $366.06.
The Thornhaven School received a further $707.65 and the end of the year bank balance was a whopping $1,256.74. Interestingly, Co-ordinated Welfare, which pooled donations from various service clubs, was started by Bill Burns (Rotary) and Dr. Cam Cowan (Lions).
1961-62. President Art Dixon saw the entire proceeds of the Klondike Nite donated to the Friendly Relations with Overseas Students Committee of the University of Toronto to be used to create an International House for university students. It opened in 1966 and cost about $250,000. Other fund raisers were bench rentals, Yule log draw and again Christmas trees raising $1,175.53 in all.
A student was sent to Ottawa at a cost of $65 and $500 was donated to the Town winter works project providing ground work for that part of the Mill Pond Park south of Mill Street. (Interestingly enough, the Rotary Club and the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society are involved in a millennium project in the year 200-2001 to construct a Millennium Garden on the corner of Mill and Trench Streets, also on the South side. W.H.) The Police Boys Band received $100 as did Thornhaven School. The balance at the end of the year was $370.30.
1962-63 was a banner year with Don Plaxton (Charter member) as President. Total funds raised during the year was $2,322.24 net. Christmas tree sales netted 1,090.85 and the Klondike Nite Raised $611.75.
Donations from the Service Account supported co-ordinated welfare, Ottawa and U.N. student adventures, the Richmond Hill Symphony Orchestra and the York Central Hospital Fund.
1963-64. John Lunn was President during July and August and Doug Booth from September to June. Bench rentals could not have been seriously pursued as reported net was only $13. It could be that more benches were repaired or replaced. The Yule Log Draw netted $249.95 and the old standby, Christmas trees $1,021.55. Klondike Nite was repeated and raised $347.51 for a grand total of $1,632.01.
Support was given to co-ordinated welfare, the Ottawa Seminar, the Hockey Assoc., the F.R.O.S.Fund? and to Camp Richildaca at Pottageville for underprivileged children at a combined cost of $990.05. A big balance of $880 was left in the service account at years end.
1964-65. The President was Keith Sully. Bench rentals increased to $157.30 but Christmas tree profits dropped to $912. Klondike Nite was re-named Fun Nite and netted $615.47. $2,000 was donated to the York Central Hospital Building Fund. At year end there was a balance of $340.03 after donations of $2,385.
1965-66 was another banner year under the Presidency of Chuck Taylor. It was so because the author (Neil Mann) joined the Richmond Hill Club sponsored as an additional active member under the lawyer classification by Don Plaxton. Previously he was a member of the Willowdale Club for some three years. $2,212.31 was raised from bench rentals, Christmas trees were back up to $1,096.68 and Fun Nite raised $539.72. Expenditures were wide spread including sending a student to Orillia to assist an archaeological dig at an Indian village site. There was an atlas and stand purchased for the Public Library at a cost of $500, donations were made to the St. John's Ambulance, to the Sick Children's Hospital and $450 to co-ordinated welfare. Final bank balance stood at $895.40.
1960-61. The President was Roy Chandler. Sale of Yule logs and Christmas Trees netted $1,125.82 and of all things, a Borden's Elsie the Cow exhibit raised $366.06.
The Thornhaven School received a further $707.65 and the end of the year bank balance was a whopping $1,256.74. Interestingly, Co-ordinated Welfare, which pooled donations from various service clubs, was started by Bill Burns (Rotary) and Dr. Cam Cowan (Lions).
1961-62. President Art Dixon saw the entire proceeds of the Klondike Nite donated to the Friendly Relations with Overseas Students Committee of the University of Toronto to be used to create an International House for university students. It opened in 1966 and cost about $250,000. Other fund raisers were bench rentals, Yule log draw and again Christmas trees raising $1,175.53 in all.
A student was sent to Ottawa at a cost of $65 and $500 was donated to the Town winter works project providing ground work for that part of the Mill Pond Park south of Mill Street. (Interestingly enough, the Rotary Club and the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society are involved in a millennium project in the year 200-2001 to construct a Millennium Garden on the corner of Mill and Trench Streets, also on the South side. W.H.) The Police Boys Band received $100 as did Thornhaven School. The balance at the end of the year was $370.30.
1962-63 was a banner year with Don Plaxton (Charter member) as President. Total funds raised during the year was $2,322.24 net. Christmas tree sales netted 1,090.85 and the Klondike Nite Raised $611.75.
Donations from the Service Account supported co-ordinated welfare, Ottawa and U.N. student adventures, the Richmond Hill Symphony Orchestra and the York Central Hospital Fund.
1963-64. John Lunn was President during July and August and Doug Booth from September to June. Bench rentals could not have been seriously pursued as reported net was only $13. It could be that more benches were repaired or replaced. The Yule Log Draw netted $249.95 and the old standby, Christmas trees $1,021.55. Klondike Nite was repeated and raised $347.51 for a grand total of $1,632.01.
Support was given to co-ordinated welfare, the Ottawa Seminar, the Hockey Assoc., the F.R.O.S.Fund? and to Camp Richildaca at Pottageville for underprivileged children at a combined cost of $990.05. A big balance of $880 was left in the service account at years end.
1964-65. The President was Keith Sully. Bench rentals increased to $157.30 but Christmas tree profits dropped to $912. Klondike Nite was re-named Fun Nite and netted $615.47. $2,000 was donated to the York Central Hospital Building Fund. At year end there was a balance of $340.03 after donations of $2,385.
1965-66 was another banner year under the Presidency of Chuck Taylor. It was so because the author (Neil Mann) joined the Richmond Hill Club sponsored as an additional active member under the lawyer classification by Don Plaxton. Previously he was a member of the Willowdale Club for some three years. $2,212.31 was raised from bench rentals, Christmas trees were back up to $1,096.68 and Fun Nite raised $539.72. Expenditures were wide spread including sending a student to Orillia to assist an archaeological dig at an Indian village site. There was an atlas and stand purchased for the Public Library at a cost of $500, donations were made to the St. John's Ambulance, to the Sick Children's Hospital and $450 to co-ordinated welfare. Final bank balance stood at $895.40.
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