The Rotary Club of Fonthill is once again ready to celebrate the humanitarian contributions of the Pelham community through the Paul Harris Fellowship Awards.
The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are community professionals and volunteers, in recognition of their outstanding contributions which exemplify the highest ideal in Rotary - “Service above Self.”
The organizing committee has started planning for this year's event!
Mar 17 Update: Online ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities will open soon!
In the meantime, e-mail Paul Snack (paul@creativecolour.ca) to indicate your interest!
This year the event is once again being organized by the Rotary Club of Fonthill and Food4Kids Niagara, generously hosted by White Meadows Farms. Proceeds will go to Food4Kids and Rotary Club of Fonthill programs.
Documents <Updated April 1, 2026>
Online ordering will be available soon
- Sponsorship Letter - Invitation
- Sponsorship Opportunities
Links
- 2026 Photo Album
- Town of Pelham Family Day Information
- Food4Kids Niagara
- Rotary Event Listing
- myPelham.com article
- PelhamToday.ca 'CommunityCares' article
- Pelham Family Day celebration a chance to 'wind down' after long weekend - PelhamToday article - June 17, 2026
Note: please see a series of links at the bottom with background and history on this topic, in particular a Jan 11, 2026 story by Graham Segger.
Temperanceville was the name for Fonthill from 1842 to 1856, before the name Fonthill was officially adopted—apparently inspired by Fonthill Abbey in England.
In 1993, the Rotary Club of Fonthill took a leadership role in establishing the Christmas Temperanceville miniature village display. That December, the display was first set up behind Town Hall, marking the beginning of a cherished community tradition.
The Rotary Club invited approximately 35 community representatives and builders to construct miniature buildings to pay homage to Temperanceville’s history. The first five buildings were created and donated by Luchetta Builders (Silvano and Walter Luchetta), Skyland Homes (Rick Toth), Pelham Printing (David Park), Fonthill Baptist Church (Al Topolinsky), along with a nativity scene constructed by Paul Ryan.

