Legacy
Junior Blake | Past President 2020-2021
Welcome to the Barrie Kempenfelt Rotary Club's website. PreCOVID, The Kempenfelt Club, met every Wednesday at the Barrie Golf and Country Club at 7 am. We have been fortunate to continue our weekly meetings over the Zoom platform from the comfort of our homes. Our club is emersed in energy, creativity, and initiative. During these uncertain times, our members have embraced the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self," switching gears and inventing new and exciting means to serve our community. Rotary Opens Opportunities. Opportunities to give back, collaborate, and create lasting friendships with like-minded individuals that have common goals. The Kempenfelt Rotary Club has built a positive, welcoming and lively environment with humour and comradery at the core of weekly meetings.I'm proud to have been elected president of an inclusive, diverse, and motivated group of individuals. We look forward to inviting new members to join the Kempenfelt Rotary Club fellowship.
Past Presidents
1999-2000 George Dangerfield (founding Pres.)
2000-2001 Cheryl Simpson
2001-2002 Steve Periard
2002-2003 Mary Vallee
2003-2004 Steve Thompson
2004-2005 Mac Anderson
2005-2006 John McNiven
2006-2007 Ken Pickering
2007-2008 Gerry Pilon
2008-2009 Jackie Tunbridge-Glacer
2009-2010 Barry Ward
2010-2011 Mike Kinsey
2011-2012 Joe Givens
2012-2013 Greg Ferguson
2013-2014 Stella Gan
2014-2015 Scott Brumwell
2015-2016 Steven Gage
2016-2017 Ross Watt
2017-2018 Monique Vaillancourt
2018-2019 Terry Steine
2019-2020 Kirk Evans
In Memoriam
Coos Uylenbroek
Coos Uylenbroek joined Rotary in 1999 as a Charter member of the Kempenfelt Rotary Club. Born in Holland in 1951, Coos immigrated to Canada in 1973 and became a Canadian citizen in 1989. He and his wife Lawna moved to Barrie in 1988 and purchased the Crazy Fox Bistro. The restaurant moved to its current location on Bayfield Street in 2003, and Coos continued to operate the restaurant until his retirement in 2018.
Coos was an active member of the Kempenfelt Rotary Club. With his passion for fishing, Coos, along with his friend Barry Peacock, established the inaugural Kempenfelt Rotary Club Kid’s Fishing Day in 2005. This event continues to this day and we are very thankful for Coos’ involvement in getting this started. In 2015 he was actively involved in establishing the Youth Reach charity in Barrie.
Dona Eagles
Don was an active member of the Kempenfelt Rotary Club from 2007 to 2013. Born in 1950 he was a long time Barrie resident and actively involved in the community through minor hockey, baseball and the Barrie Construction Association. He was a long time employee of Bertram Construction before setting up his own company, Eagles Construction, several years ago. In 2011 while with the Rotary Club, Don led a team of local business leaders to South Africa where they built a foster home for children. This was done in conjunction with the Emmanuel’s Wish Foundation of which Don was a great supporter. After leaving the club, Don continued to support the Kempenfelt Club’s efforts by attending various events including the annual golf tournament.
Don passed away on January 19, 2019.
Jack Delcourt
Jack Delcourt was a charter member of the Kempenfelt Rotary Club and our Executive Director. Jack was a proud and hard working Rotarian for many years, having been part of the Barrie Rotary Club before the Kempenfelt Club was formed. He carried the large responsibility of producing our weekly bulletin, the "Eye Opener" and maintaining this website. He also attended all of our events with camera in hand to record the history of our club in pictures. Most importantly, Jack was a great asset in helping to guide the day-to-day operation of the Kempfenfelt Rotary Club since its inception. Jack was also very active in many other community organizations, such as the Salvation Army, St. John Ambulance and the Barrie Curling Club. He'll be greatly missed by all of us.
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