2002-03. President Brenda Cairns, Vice-President Chris Guillard, Treasurer Jag Awatramani, Secretary Mark Lathem and Directors Tom Lalonde, Robert Segarra, Peter Fisk and Paul Thomas. The Club continued to meet on Monday evenings but moved the meeting place in 2003 to the Sheraton-Parkway Hotel. The club in August, 2002 agreed to a long term commitment to the support of Yortk Central Hospital and its expansion plans. It was agreed to give a total of $50,000, spread over the next six years. The $8,500 a year should be easily covered by the Club's funds raised at the annual TV Auctions. The 2002 TV Auction raised $93,802 for charities, $14,844 being the amount raised by the Club. The Terry Fox Run was another record year bringing in better than $40,000 for cancer research. Rtn Eric Nejat was coundellor for an Ambassadorial Scholar, Maki Ojima, studying at OISE Universtity of Toronto. The big event for the year was the African Safari Night, held on May 24th., 2003. This was a ambitious event, organized with the help of the following, to raise funds for the Rotary Polio Plus Campaign and for Sickle Cell research: The Alajobi Inner Circle Assoc. of Canada, The Sickle Cell Association of Canada, and Camp Jumoke, a summer camp for children suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia. The evening featured African cuisine and entertainment and was held at the Sheraton Parkway. A total of $14,267 was raised, of which $7,707 went to Polio Plus.

2003-04. President Dinker Joshi, Vice-President Mark Lathem, Secretary Glen Waugh, Treasurer Jag Awatramani and Directors David Obadia, Tom Lalonde, Peter Fisk and Paul Thomas. Due to health reasons, Vice-President Chris Guillard was not able to assume the Presidency and Past President Dinker Joshi was invited to transfer from the Willowdale Club, back to his original Richmond Hill Club and take on a second term as President. He was willing to help the Club out by doing this, but unfortunately, after a short time he was struck down with health problems and was forced to resign. Mark Lathem the became President and Chris Guillard, having recovered from his surgery, became Vice-President again.
At a meeting on August 11th. 2003 it was agreed that the $8,333 that we had agreed to give to York Central Hospital over the next six years was to be used for the furnishing of five patient rooms. Our incoming Exchange Student, Charlotte Gasiglia, arrived from France. The club again hosted the Incoming Rotary Exchange Students weekend, hosting the students on Saturday Night and bringing them to help in the Terry Fox Run on Sunday morning.
The Terry Fox Run (Sept. 2003)raised over $40,000, another record. The participation of the Exchange Students was a great success as they cheered and encouraged the participants round the course. The TV Auction was held on Saturday, December 6th. and Sunday, December 7th. on Rogers Cable. A total of $103,068.80 was distributed to 16 charitable organizations, the Club raising $10,669.92 for its Service Account.
On March 29th., 2004 the club organized a Joint Club Meeting for twelve local clubs with the author of the book, Paris 1919, Dr. Margaret Macmillan the featured speaker. An excellent meeting, attended by over 200 Rotarians at Dinardo's in Aurora, heard Dr. Macmillan speak on the subject of the issues of making peace.
On May 15th., 2004 the club organized another great International Night. This time it was 'South Asia Night' and was held at the Premiere Ballroom in Richmond Hill and featured food and entertainment from the various countries in the area.
In June, our outbound Exchange Student Mara Baltais returned from her year in Argentina and spoke to the club on her experiences.

2004-05. To everyone's distinct pleasure, Chris Guillard was sufficiently recovered from his surgery to assume the Presidency, all be it a year late. His V.P. was David Obadia, Secretary Joan Hunjan, Treasurer Anthony Warner and the Directors were Ted Koziel, Club; Israel Reinberg, Community; Hira Joshi, Vocational; Andy Merchant, International.
In September the club hosted a Group Study Exchange group from Zimbabwe. An excellent program of tours and entertainment was organized by Israel Reinberg. Israel also ran a very successful campaign to encourage the members to support his bid to win the 2005 Foundation Walk by raising the highest amount per capita in 2004. As a result, the 2005 Foundation Walk will be held in Richmond Hill.
Charlotte Gasiglia returned to France in August and our outbound student, Jessica Rose, left for Argentina. Inbound student Emil Jacobsen arrived from Denmark.
 
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