Oyster Party 7 November 2025
In collaboration with Sauvetage Baie D’Urfé we will be holding our 42nd Oyster Party on Friday 7 November at the traditional location, the Rescue Hall, 300 rue Surrey, Baie-d’Urfé, QC H9X 2E7.
Starting at 7:00pm and until Midnight we provide all the usual ingredients for a successful event – Oysters, aprons and openers, other food items, wine, beer and, of course, the band.
As last year, tickets are $90 and if purchased on line will qualify for a CRA tax receipt for $30 since this is the amount we consider to be a charity donation.
Tickets are available at CanadaHelps who provide our secure credit card payment processor or from members or either the Sauvetage/Rescue Squad or Rotary Montreal-Lakeshore.
Our 2024 Oyster Party enabled us to donate $2,500 in support of various local charities and international humanitarian projects. We hope to exceed that this year, with your help!
If you missed or cannot attend our events but would like to make a donation to our projects, please use this link to visit our web page at CanadaHelps, who provide secure payment processing for our Rotaide Foundation and will provide a receipt for Canadian income tax purposes.
Past Events
Sunflowers For Ukraine
This project was created by the Rotary Club of Montreal-Lakeshore as a means of providing some support to Children physically and/or mentally traumatised by the events in Ukraine.
The Sunflower (Soniashnyk in Ukrainian) has long been a strong symbol of Ukrainian national identity and they are abundant across Ukrainian villages, gardens, and fields. They are also grown commercially making a very significant contribution to the Ukrainian economy.
Sunflowers are native to North America and Central America and have been cultivated here for at least 5,000 years. They were introduced and further developed in Eastern Europe in the 18th century. The Mammoth Sunflowers that were donated for this project can reach 12 feet in height, with their heavy flowers up to about one foot across.
The two thousand seed packs that we sold were donated by Stokes Seeds, who also collaborated with us on the design of the package. Therefore all the funds received from the sale of these seed packs were used to support the children. We quickly sold all the seed packs. Purchases and donations by our members, other Rotary Clubs in the District and from individuals enabled us to exceed our target of raising $10,000 and donate $12,000 to Save the Children Canada for use in Ukraine.
Breakfasts for Guatemala.
Our Breakfasts for Guatemala raise funds to enable education of children from poor families in Guatemala. Without our support these children are unable to complete their education.
Guatemala is one of the poorest countries in Latin American with an astounding illiteracy rate over 25%. Schooling is substandard with hidden costs preventing many children from attending beyond the primary level. Only 6 out of 10 children graduate from 6th grade and less than 10% graduate from high school. Dropout rate for girls is especially high as they need to help at home. Yet these children are eager to learn.
Starting at 8am and until Noon we served a breakfast of Scrambled Eggs, Sausages, Toast, Jam, Marmalade, Peanut Butter, Tea and Coffee at the Rescue Hall, 300 rue Surrey, Baie-d’Urfé, QC H9X 2E7.
There was also a sale of handcrafted items made from Guatemalan fabrics by the mothers of the children who we support.
Our 2025 breakfast enabled us to donate $3,000 in support of Creating Opportunities for Guatemalans
To make a donation please go to our event page at CanadaHelps or contact us by email. CanadaHelps provides secure payment processing for our Rotaide Foundation. For donations the CanadaHelps site will provide a receipt for Canadian income tax purposes.
Previous Oyster Parties
We held our 41st OYSTER PARTY, in collaboration with Sauvetage Baie-D’Urfé and Montreal West Island Lions Club, with the same formula as in previous years – all you can eat oysters – at the Rescue Hall in Baie-D’Urfé.
The $2.500 raised by Rotary Montreal Lakeshore from the 2024 party was used to support local charities and international projects including the provision of clean water supplies to rural villages in Madagascar and an autoclave to a medical clinic in Malawi.
Our 41 previous Oyster parties enabled us to support many local charities and to provide funds for international project, predominantly related to basic health needs, education and clean water supplies.