Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary Club
Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary Club is a dynamic, fun-loving, hard-working organization. Chartered in 1938, the Club has earned its long-standing position of respect in our community through its consistent benevolent work.
Ours is one of 61 clubs in Rotary District 6330 -- an international district comprising 42 Canadian clubs located throughout southwestern Ontario and the Bruce Peninsula, as well as 19 American clubs in Eastern Michigan.
Weekly meetings are held at Wong's Restaurant, at the traffic light in Thornbury, on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. The famous "Rotary Retreads" are usually there to provide musical entertainment for the half-hour before the meeting and, of course, during the singsong.
Meetings are always active and interesting, including a healthy mix of serious "Rotary Business" as well as lots of good fun and fellowship.
Our Projects pages indicate the long history of local and international service performed by the Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary.
Club Executive
- President: Cam Cleary
- Past President: Karen James
- Vice President: Paul Martin
- Secretary: Ed Rogers
- Treasurer: George Matamoros
- Vice President Elect: Gerry McGregor
- Directors:
- Club Service: Karen James
- Community Service: Derry Ironside
- Vocational Service: George Matamoros
- International Service: Mike Atkins
- Director-at-Large: Doug McWhirter
The president of Rotary International for the 2011-2012 Rotary year is Kalyan Banerjee, chair of United Phosphorus, Bangladesh, and a director of United Phosphorus Ltd., one of the largest manufacturers of agrochemicals in India. He is a Chemical Engineer and is a resident of Vapi, Gujarat, where he has contributed significantly to its development as one of the largest industrial estates in India, helping to provide infrastructure for health care and education.
Banerjee has been a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi since 1972. He served as club president in 1975-76 and district governor in 1980-81. He began his international service to Rotary in 1995, with his appointment to the RI Board of Directors. He has gone on to serve as general coordinator of the Poverty and Hunger Alleviation Task Force (1997-98), trustee of The Rotary Foundation (2001-05), and chair of the Southeast Asia PolioPlus Committee (2009-10) 
and many other important Rotary International committees.
Banerjee is also active in many other organizations, including the American Chemical Society, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Senate of the Vishva-Bharati University. He has served twice as president of Vapi Industries Association and is a past chair of the Gujarat Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry. In addition, he is a trustee for the Jai Research Foundation.
Kalyan Banerjee is married to Binota, a social worker, and they have two children and four grandchildren. His theme, "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity" speaks volumes about the thrust of Rotary -- many good individuals working together to do good in the world.
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