| Year of Tenure | President's Name | Other Information |
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| 1918-1919 | Harry J. Neal | Harry was called the "Inspirational Father" of the Windsor Rotary Club. Our club was sponsored by the Detroit Rotary Club. Twenty five prospective members signed the application for a charter. The first organizational meeting was held at the old Essex Golf and Country Club on Prince Road |
| 1919-1920 | George E. Rason | The Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII and still later the Duke of Windsor, was made an honorary member. He accepted the honour while attending a meeting at the Essex Golf and Country Club. |
| 1920-1921 | Edward C. Kenning | |
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1921-1922 |
Oliver M. Perry |
In 1922, when the Prince Edward Hotel was completed, a permanent meeting place was established in that building where it remained until the hotel closed its doors in 1967. |
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1922-1923 |
Arthur S. Fitzgerald |
President Arthur invited 9 other clubs to meet in Windsor at the Prince Edward Hotel and they founded the Ontario Crippled Children's Society (Easter Seal Society). Arthur became the society's first president and continued in that office until 1925. He served as R.I. District Governor and in 1941-42 he served as 3rd Vice-President for Rotary International. |
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1923-1924 |
Sidney C. Robinson |
A tag day for crippled children was initiated. A joint meeting with the Chamber of Commerce led eventually to the founding of the Metropolitan Hospital. |
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1924-1925 |
Robert T. Herdegen |
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1925-1926 |
E. Hamilton Collins |
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1926-1927 |
William J. Burns |
A community wide canvass for the crippled children fund was introduced. |
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1927-1928 |
James C. Scoffield |
Membership had grown to well over a hundred by 1928. |
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1928-1929 |
H. Cam McMordie |
The International Day project was introduced in 1929 and has continued almost every year since. Windsor played host to a District Conference for the first time in 1928. |
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1929-1930 |
Charles S. Potter |
The inception of the Essex and Kent County Boy's Golf Tournament which continues to this day. |
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1930-1931 |
Pearson Wells |
During the 30's the depression had a great impact on the club but existing services were somehow maintained through the efforts of individual members. |
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1931-1932 |
Charles M. Reynett |
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1932-1933 |
James S. Allan |
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1933-1934 |
B. Ross McKenzie |
Sponsorship of the Amherstburg Rotary Club |
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1934-1935 |
Joseph H. Carson |
Sponsorship of the Essex Rotary Club The chief fund raising project , an annual Ice Carnival, began in 1935 and carried on until 1942. |
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1935-1936 |
Walter F. Musselman |
The first student loan was granted. |
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1936-1937 |
George E. Searle |
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1937-1938 |
W. Henry Cantelon |
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1938-1939 |
George M. Duck |
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1939-1940 |
W. Donald McGregor |
During the War years, members were active in various activities. Don McGregor, War Savings Certificates and Victory Bonds - Clarence Smith, Overseas Smoke Fund |
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1940-1941 |
Russel B. Robson |
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1941-1942 |
Edward C. Grundy |
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1942-1943 |
H. O. Comrie Palmer |
H. O. served as R.I. District Governor in 1945-46 |
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1943-1944 |
Stanley M. Asselstine |
Rotarian Roy Lounsbury presented a fund raising scheme which resulted in two successive house raffles (net income $60,000). For accounting and government reporting purposes, the funds generated were placed into a new trust fund which is now called the "Foundation Fund". |
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1944-1945 |
Harry M. Wilson |
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1945-1946 |
T. Roy Noble |
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1946-1947 |
John F. Smith |
Jack Served as R.I. District Governor in 1948-49. The club entered into a period of two decades of emphasis on International Service during which many students were given support for overseas studies and other students from foreign countries were hosted here in Windsor.. |
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1947-1948 |
H. Ray Wickham |
1st Easter Seal Campaign is launched. Easter Seal Gross = $15,136.96 |
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1948-1949 |
John W. Holzhauser |
Easter Seal Gross = $16,978.98 |
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1949-1950 |
Robt. B. Turner |
Easter Seal Gross = $17,628.19 |
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1950-1951 |
Carl T. Carson |
Our club membership now stood at approximately 150. Easter Seal Gross = $17,720.19 |
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1951-1952 |
Wm. J. Carter |
Easter Seal Gross = $16,980.45 |
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1952-1953 |
L. McGill Allan |
Easter Seal Gross = $22,125.35 |
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1953-1954 |
Charles A. Bell |
Charles served as District Governor in 1960-61. The Shore Acres Swimming Pool project was initiated (our contribution $42,500). Easter Seal Gross = $19,882.88 |
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1954-1955 |
T. Clement White |
T. C. Prepared a Club History (1970 - 1975) Easter Seal Gross = $23,472.65 |
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1955-1956 |
Harold M. Gregory |
Easter Seal Gross = $25,051.67 |
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1956-1957 |
George E. White |
The Foundation Fund donated $10,000 toward the establishment of a local branch of the Goodwill Industries. Easter Seal Gross = $23,807.57 |
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1957-1958 |
Clare R. Macleod |
Easter Seal Gross = $25,431.38 |
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1958-1959 |
G. Alan Buchanan |
Easter Seal Gross = $26,667.15 |
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1959-1960 |
Bruce J. S. Macdonald |
Easter Seal Gross = $23,420.55 |
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1960-1961 |
W. Roy Waddell |
Easter Seal Gross = $23,991.55 |
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1961-1962 |
Eli C. Goldin |
The Prince Road Swimming Pool received a donation of $22,102.75 from Rotary. Easter Seal Gross = $26,454.22 |
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1962-1963 |
A. R. (Bob) Davidson |
Bob served as District Governor in 1964-65 Easter Seal Gross = $26,735.58 |
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1963-1964 |
M. Frank Brobst |
Easter Seal Gross = $29,383.88 |
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1964-1965 |
R. R. Bob Farrow |
Easter Seal Gross = $34,755.18 |
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1965-1966 |
John H. McGivney |
Easter Seal Gross = $34,300.03 |
| 1966-1967 |
Tom C. Stewart |
With the closing of the Prince Edward Hotel, meetings were moved to the Seaway Hotel on Windsor's waterfront. Easter Seal Gross = $39,455.00 |
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1967-1968 |
Reg G. Service |
Easter Seal Gross = $43,062.00 |
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1968-1969 |
Roy G. Lancaster |
Roy served as District Governor in 1976-77 Easter Seal Gross = $43,562.00 |
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1969-1970 |
Charles J. Clark |
Easter Seal Gross = $50,263.26 |
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1970-1971 |
Alex A. Stuart |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1971-1972 |
Ted Hawkeswood |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1972-1973 |
Billy L. Spindler |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1973-1974 |
William A. Fraser |
Received the Dick Hedke Award Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1974-1975 |
William A. Wilkinson |
Exchange Student Program begins Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1975-1976 |
Hugh S. Geddes |
Sponsorship of the Windsor St. Clair Club Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1976-1977 |
Ralph w. Backman |
The Childrens' Gallery in the new Windsor Art Gallery and the Family Life Project are established The First Summer Art in the Park Show was mounted at Willistead Park. Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1977-1978 |
Robert B. Andrew |
The Dick Hedke Award is received for overall club activity. The Club ran its first bingos as a fund raising vehicle raising approximately $12,000.00. Easter Seal Gross = $ |
| 1978-1979 |
Robert R. Hogarth |
The Essex County Childrens' Rehabilitation Centre is opened to the community. Easter Seal Gross = $ |
| 1979-1980 |
John H. Maus |
The Cardio Pulmonary Resucitation Program is implemented. Easter Seal Gross = $ |
| 1980-1981 |
Martin E. Goldberg |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1981-1982 |
A. W. (Lex) McCrindle |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1982-1983 |
Murray A. Elder |
Murray served as District Governor in 1987-88 Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1983-1984 |
Michael Zin |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1984-1985 |
Ken Bartlett |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1985-1986 |
Fred D. Wilson |
Easter Seal Gross = $ |
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1986-1987 |
Ken C. Hawkeswood |
Easter Seal Gross = $357,692.00 |
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1987-1988 |
Dennis G. Tuck |
Easter Seal Gross = $383,388.00 |
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1988-1989 |
Bev. R. Lounsbury |
Easter Seal Gross = $403,757.00 |
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1989-1990 |
Raymond C. Fletcher |
First female members, Evelyn Slobasky and Nancy Murray, were introduced. Easter Seal Gross = $424,044.00 |
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1990-1991 |
Fred J. Sorrell |
Fred served as District Governor in 1994-95 Easter Seal Gross = $425,740.00 |
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1991-1992 |
Don V. Snyder |
Easter Seal Gross = $441,921.00 |
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1992-1993 |
Harry Hackney |
Easter Seal Gross = $436,424.00 |
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1993-1994 |
Norman F. Wheeler |
The first Winter Art in the Park show was mounted at the Fogolar Furlan Club Easter Seal Gross = $485,394.00 |
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1994-1995 |
William McRae |
Easter Seal Gross = $484,435.00 |
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1995-1996 |
Charles F. Clark |
Easter Seal Gross = $552,891.00 |
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1996-1997 |
Harry Fowler |
Easter Seal Gross = $515,640.00 |
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1997-1998 |
Walter Willms |
Easter Seal Gross = $598,409.00 |
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1998-1999 |
Steve Payne |
Easter Seal Gross = $678,922.00 |
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1999-2000 |
Paul Cassano |
Our Club sponsored the launching of a Windsor Rotaract Club |
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2000-2001 |
Gary Wintermute |
The Club launched a fund raising effort to support the building of a Childrens' Safety Village The Easter Seal organization announced that they would open a local office and gradually, over a period of three years, assume command of local fund raising efforts. |
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2001-2002 |
Connie Martin |
Connie became the club's first lady president. This was the year that saw the formal handover of the local Easter Seals Program to the Ontario Society. |
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2002-2003 |
Terry Finn |
This was the club's last year of involvement with the Easter Seal fund raising campaign. |
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2003-2004 |
Scott Elliott |
Our Club moved its' office into the Children's Safety Village Building. The CSV began operations. Scott oversaw a painstaking process of downsizing the scale of operations for the club as the effects of the departure of the Easter Seals staff and supporting funding reduced our Office complement to one person. |
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2004-2005 |
Beverly Cyr |
Bev entered her presidential year with a group of 143 members. She was charged with the task of adjusting our club mandate and committee structures in recognition of the reality of a smaller membership and the support of a one person office. |
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2005-2006 |
Peter Hrastovec |
Peter assumed control of a smaller club with a need to refocus its' mandate. An older membership was rapidly being replaced through natural attrition by a new younger group of Rotarians whose views of service and fund raising were somewhat different. |
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2006-2007 |
Maureen Lucas |
The club made two major donations from its' Windsor Foundation Fund. $500,000 to Maryvale’s Rotary Home of Adolescent and Youth as well as $1,000,000 to the John McGivney Children’s Centre. Both of these contributions were towards the construction of new facilities. |
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2007-2008 |
Shari Cunningham |
This was a year in which the club expanded its' international presence. Programs in India and Africa were developed with the assistance of district Rotary clubs and Rotary International. |
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