Port Perry in Durham Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Rotary Club of Port Perry
Service above Self
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2024
1. The Rotary Club of Port Perry Marker
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Rotary is a century old service organization with over 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries. Rotary works to promote peace and understanding, diminish poverty, improve health conditions, champion education, protect women and children and to help grow our local communities. Rotarys major service mission is the eradication of polio on a world wide scale.
The Rotary Club of Port Perry was founded in 1981. The club runs a number of events each year where the funds go to local and international projects. Our major fundraisers include the Spring Gala, The Golf Tournament and the Rotary Ribfest.
International projects the club is involved with include: The Rotary student exchanges, aid to disaster areas, and the DKSHA Orphanage in India.
Local projects include: donations to the Port Perry hospital, the library and Rotary room, the Rotary gazebo, the Rotary boardwalk and trail and benches, bursaries to UOIT, the arts, and Port Perry H.S., literacy projects, the Caesarea Skateboard Park, the Seniors Christmas dinner, and many other local projects.
Erected 2016
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Peace. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location. 44° 6.295′ N, 78° 56.48′ W. Marker is in Port Perry, Ontario, in Durham Region. It can be reached from the intersection of Water Street and Mary Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker and Rotary Club Gazebo are located near the walkway on the south side of Palmer Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Water Street, Port Perry ON L9L 1C4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto, specifically on the Golden Horseshoe, in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area, and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2024
2. The Rotary Club of Port Perry Marker & Gazebo
Looking east through Palmer Park; Lake Scugog is in the background.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake Scugog (within shouting distance of this marker); Harvey Lillard (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel David Palmer (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Daniel David Palmer (within shouting distance of this marker); The Port Perry Grain Elevator (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Steamboats on Lake Scugog (about 90 meters away); St. Charles Hotel (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Perry.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
