Club Awards
 
There are two awards that our club has for club members, the True Rotarian Award and the Vocational Award.
 
 
Past recipients of the True Rotarian Award are:

Brian Arsenault - 2002-03
Dick St. John - 2003-04
Winston Johnston - 2004-05
Myron MacKay - 2005-06
Joan Fleming - 2006-07
Dick St. John - 2007-08
Barry Maze - 2008-09
Bev Simpson - 2009-10
Ann Sherman - 2010-11
Rob DeBlois - 2011-12
John Barrett - 2012-13
James Lovering - 2013-14
David Corrigan - 2014-15
Bev Hood - 2015-16
Lee Forbes & John Furlong - 2016
Susan Carruthers - 2017-18
Tom Wilkinson - 2018-19
No award in 2019-20
Tom Campbell - 2020-2021
Aidan Sheridan - 2021-2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Past recipients of the Award for Vocational Excellence
 
Bev Simpson 2001-02
Norman Carruthers 2002-03
Myron Mackay   2003-04
Joanne Ings 2004-05
Winston Johnston 2005-06
Gordon MacInnis 2006-07
Louise MacDonald 2007-08
Tom Wilkinson 2008-09
Dianne Griffin 2009-10
David Morrison  2010-11 
Diane Griffin      2011-12 
Rob DeBlois 2012-13 
Wade Lynch 2013-14 
Barry Maze 2014-15
Bob Gray 2015-16 
Patricia Diaz 2016-17
Glenn Trueman 2017-18
Phil Matusiewicz 2018-2019
No Award in 2019-2020
No Award in 2020-2021
Bill Kendrick 2021-2022
Jodi Swan  2022-23
 
 
 
Club member awards

True Rotarian Award

2022 Recipient - Rotarian Aidan Sheridan

 
President Ouma Cuniah and Rotarian Aidan Sheridan
The True Rotarian Award is presented to a Rotarian who demonstrates through his/her Rotary and community life that he/she lives by the four-way test and provides 'Service Above Self'.

Nominations are received from club members and under the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the selected member is granted the Award by the District Governor. 
 
Aidan Sheridan received the True Rotarian Award this year for his many years of service as a Rotarian. Aidan has been working ceaselessly as co-chair of the Advertising Supplement since many years and thanks to his commitment, discipline and unwavering confidence in our club members, has pulled off successfully numerous advertising sales campaigns. 

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Aidan has been an active member of Rotary International and the RCCR since September 1, 1995. His Rotary classification has been as Legal Advocate and he brings the depth of his professional experience and great common sense to the club. 
 
Aidan's skill in working with people of different backgrounds to reach consensus is very much in evidence weekly and his wonderful sense of humour during club projects works as the interpersonal glue that keeps our members together as a strong Rotary club. 
 
Aidan has been a cheerful, hard-working member of the RCCR club, always very supportive of our club's activities including the orientation program for new and transferring members.
 
Aidan served the club as President of RCCR in 2008-09 and he has coordinated our extremely successful Rotary Supplement Campaign for many years, which is the major fundraiser for our club. With his calm demeanour, pleasant manner and strong abilities as a team leader he has motivated our members to contribute to the yearly success of the campaign and to continue to devote their best selves for the success of the club's biggest project.
 
Aidan has quietly and modestly been recognized as a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.  He demonstrates the concept of 'Service Above Self' leading by his good example and inspiring our club members.

 

What makes a "True Rotarian"?

  • The “True Rotarian” has a Rotary attitude. This is a person who conducts him/herself following the 4-way Test at all times, who is humble, does not flatter wealth or boast of his/her own possessions or achievements.                              

  • This Rotarian speaks with frankness yet always with sincerity and sympathy. After having communicated his/her differences, he/she supports the activities of others even if the direction may not parallel with their thinking.

  • Deeds follow words, and this Rotarian thinks of the rights and feelings of others. This Rotarian always appears well in any company and is a person whose honour is sacred.

  • The “True Rotarian” is the foundation of Rotary – always there, contributing to the current Rotary activity and by any Rotarian’s measure, is the life blood of Rotary.

 

The Harry MacLauchlan Award for Vocational Excellence

Each year, a fellow Rotarian is chosen to receive the Harry MacLauchlan Award for Vocational Excellence based on the following criteria;

  • Considers their vocation an opportunity to serve- Adheres and promotes the highest ethical standards in their occupation
  • Contributes their vocational talents to addressing the needs of the community- Offers his or her talents for young people
  • Improves the quality of life in their community
  • Abides by the principles of the Rotary 4-Way Test in their daily business dealings

 

2023 Recipient - Jodi Swan

Jodi serves as funeral director at the MacLean Funeral Home/Swan Chapel in Charlottetown. The Rotary Four-Way Test is displayed daily within the family-owned business where Jodi and her family have a hundred-year tradition of caring for the living and the deceased She has been an integral part of the professional, compassionate, and personalized service that her family provides to families and loved ones in their time of grief. She is a trailblazer in her profession, introducing the role of licensed funeral celebrant to PEI; just one of the many ways she has demonstrated leadership in the industry.

Jodi has served on the boards of three organizations concerned with death and dying, including the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association, and Hospice PEI. She has also been a
Director in the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty and was a member of the Amherst Rotary Club earlier in her career.

Jodi applies high ethical standards to her vocation, using the statement "it is an honor to care for the family when a death occurs”. She offers her expertise to Seniors College programs on Aging, End of Life Planning, and Bereavement, partnering with others in her profession to open difficult conversations about palliative care, family bereavement, and counseling, She is an advocate for planning end-of-life choices with family members, conducting those conversations in a caring and safe environment.

Jodi is an early adopter and innovator, recognizing the growing demand for funeral celebrants on Prince Edward Island.  As a funeral celebrant, Jodi can help families create a meaningful funeral service when they are not affiliated with a religious denomination or do not have strong religious ties, She has worked with families as a Social Worker, Licensed Funeral Director, and Certified Grief Counselor, shaping her understanding and passion for her work

This year, Jodi is the recipient of the Harry MacLauchlan Award for Vocational Excellence, a fitting recognition for her outstanding contributions to the community.