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|  International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians World Rotary Curling Championships Nations celebrate Rotary through the International Fellowship of Sport The World Curling Championships are held bi-annually for the Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy   The Rotary World Curling Championships, were originally proposed at a meeting during the Scottish Curling Fellowship Tour of Canada in 1972 between Chuck Hay - Rotary Club of Perth, Scotland (pictured left) winners of the Ram’s Head Trophy (Scottish Championship) and Aubrey Legge - Past 7040 District Governor and Past President of the Rotary Club of Montreal Westward, winners of the Can/Am Trophy, an annual North American competition between Canada and the USA.
The inaugural World Championships were held in Lachute, Quebec - Canada on 3rd November 1972, where teams representing Canada, Scotland and the USA competed. Since that time the event has been held bi-annually with hosting of the event alternating between North America and the United Kingdom.
Jack MacKimmie (pictured right) of the Brownsburg-Lachute Rotary Club gifted the now treasured Silver Bell Trophy. The Bi-Annual Event is now a permanent fixture on the Rotary World Sports Calander where Countries compete for the coveted, Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy and the title: World Rotary Curling Champions. 
 2012: 21st Rotary World Curling Championships: 1st to 6th April 2012
Final: ??? -v-??? Winners: ??? 2010: 20th Rotary World Curling Championships: 28th March - 2nd April 2010 Winners: Rotary Club of Stettler, Canada Team: Skip Neil Connor, third Rene Bernard, second Trevor Leinweber and lead Brian Sribney Hog Line: Stettler won the coveted Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy, against the host club Perth, who lost a 3 at the first end and never recovered. Stetller ran out 8 - 4 worthy winners. Members of the team have curled for a number of years but have only curled together as a team in five events, all Rotary bonspiels, the first being in Calgary, 2007 where they won the A event; Grande Prairie, 2008 winning the B event; Lacombe, 2009 winning the A event and Athabasca, 2010 runner-up in the A event, and now they are 2010 - Rotary World Curling Champions. 2010 Rotary World Champions, Rotary Club of Stettler with the Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy Pictured: Brian Scribney, Trevor Leinweber, Skip Neil Connor and Rene Bernard Runners-up at the 2010 Rotary World Championships Rotary Club of Perth, received their Medals at the Presentation Dinner. Pictured: Alistair Ritchie, President Bill Duncan, Skip Russell McCabe, Alison Milne and Hamish Milne. 2008: 19th Rotary World Curling Championships: 30th March to 4th April 2008 Host Club: Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise, Ontario, Canada Final: Rotary Club of Niagara Falls -v- Rotary Club of Madison Winners: Rotary Club of Madison, USA Team: Paul Matzke (skip), Rich Lepping, Jim Sirianni and Ted Tibbits Hog Line: Madison won the coveted Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy, in a very high quality and exciting final, with the very last stone of the last end.   2006: 18th Rotary World Curling ChampionshipsHost Club: Rotary Club of Lockerbie, Scotland. Winners: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Team: Skip - John Quackenbush, Vice - Bruce Folkard, Second - Al Densham, Lead - Gary Kindree, Lead - Don Leeson. Hog Line: A close encounter, the score in the game never saw either team have more than a one stone advantage, and ended with Oshawa scoring a two at the last end, to win by one stone. 
2006 Winner - Bruce Folkard (Vice) (pictured) with the Jack MacKimmie - Silver Bell Trophy. 2012: 21st Rotary World Curling Championships - Rotary Club of Laurel, Washington, USA The World Championship Bonspiel will commence on Sunday 1st April, 2012 and run through until Friday 6th April, 2012.
With 4 sheets of ice at National Capital Curling Center, we are able to accommodate the normal 10 teams in the main competition, and up to 10 teams in the Friendship event.
The Friendship Bonspiel which will run concurrently with the World Championships is open to all Rotary Clubs who have previously qualified to play in the main competition, and are not participating in the main event this time.
Get your entries in now.... Venue for the 2012 Rotary World Curling Championships: Potomac Curling Club, National Capital Curling Center, Laurel, Maryland,USA 2010: Thank you Rotary Club of Perth for a wonderful Tournament. See you all in Laurel, USA for the 21st Rotary World Championships.
Curlers at the opening of the Rotary World Curling Championships 2010 in Perth  For more information Contact:
Harold Shantz - Secretary
International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians
email address: shantz@kwic.com
Hamish Milne - Organising Committee
Rotary Club of Perth
email address: hgr.milne@btinternet.com
Website: www.perthrotary.net
 Perth World Rotary Curlers: Chuck Hay (Skip), Ian Calderwood, Harry Ruthven and ????
Scotlands First World Rotary International Curling Team played at Lachute - Montreal - Quebec on 3rd November 1972. Alex Begg - Aberdeen (Lead), Chuck Hay - Perth (Skip), Ian Calderwood - Perth (3rd), Ron Bannerman - Aberdeen (2nd)  World Rotary Curling Championships - Winners and Venues | |
| Winning - Club, Country and Venue: 2012 Rotary Club of ????, Canada - Potomac, Maryland USA 2010 Rotary Club of Stettler, Canada - Perth, Scotland, UK 2008 Rotary Club of Madison, USA - Brantford, Canada 2006 Rotary Club of Oshawa, Canada - Lockerbie, Scotland, UK 2004 Rotary Club of Peterbourgh, Canada - Duluth, MN, USA 2002 Rotary Club of Elkridge, USA - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 2000 Rotary Club of Loudon, Scotland - Niagra Falls, Canada 1998 Rotary Club of Perth St.Johns, Scotland - Forfar, Scotland, UK 1996 Rotary Club of Simcoe, Canada - Peterbourgh, Canada 1994 Rotary Club of Simcoe, Canada - Ayr, Scotland, UK 1992 Rotary Club of Niagra Falls, Canada - Utica, NY, USA | | Winning - Club, Country and Venue: 1990 Rotary Club of Forfar, Scotland - Kinross, Scotland, UK 1988 Rotary Club of Kinross, Scotland - Kitchner-Waterloo, Canada 1986 Rotary Club of Hamilton, Scotland - Hamilton, Scotland, UK 1984 Rotary Club of Orangeville, Canada - Utica, NY, USA 1882 Rotary Club of Simcoe, Canada - Perth, Scotland, UK 1980 Rotary Club of St.Catherines, Canada - Niagra Falls, Canada 1978 Rotary Club of Perth, Scotland - Perth, Scotland, UK 1976 Rotary Club of Perth, Scotland - Montreal Westward, Canada 1974 Rotary Club of Montreal Westward, Canada - Perth, Scotland, UK 1972 Rotary Club of Westmount, Canada - Lachute, Canada | |
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