2013 Gala

On July 11th the Rotary Club of Brampton Flower City held its annual Changeover  Gala at the Mississauga Grand Banquet Hall. There were more than three hundred guests in attendance.  Among the guests  were the Deputy Police Chief and a number of senior officers from Peel Region; several politicians from all levels of government and  many community leaders.

As part of the evening festivities the  Rotary club presented 5 scholarships to deserving graduating High school students from the Brampton area. The Kissoon Family, with proceeds from their golf tournament, matched with another 5 scholarships. The Scholarship program was the initiative of prominent Guyanese born businessman, Robin Singh. He was the outgoing president of the club. He passed on the mantle to prominent Guyanese born lawyer, Dhaman Kissoon, who was taking a second term as the president.  Dr.

Nar singh was also in attendance took the opportunity to thank both the Rotary club and the Kissoon Family for their significant contribution to the Guyana Help the Kids Foundation. This  Rotary club has  supported other significant  international projects in such places as Haiti and  countries in Africa.

  The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the annual Citizen of the Year award to  Toronto Maple Leafs  legend Johnny Bower. Mr Bower  has devoted his time and energy to make Canada a better place for all of us and he was rewarded. He was in fine form in his thank you speech. He regaled the guests with stories of Maple leafs past and present. Mr Johnny Bower was truly a deserving candidate for this highly coveted award.