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President's Remarks:
President Karen Blewett welcomed everyone to this special evening meeting, celebrating the 2018 Rosebowl winner and the work by our volunteers who have put on another wonderful Music Festival. Our location this evening worked well for people who wished to attend Mark Sakamoto's authors talk, which is right next door in the MH College Theater.
Karen also mentioned that this is "National Volunteers week", so it is a great time to celebrate the work of our Festival volunteers.
President Karen was also happy to announce that our Rotary Club had won a District award, which would be presented at the District Conference on May 5 - 6, 2018. Our club won the Mel Cunningham award, which goes to the Rotary Club which does the best promotion of Rotary in their community. Special kudo's go to Doug Fleming for assembling the award information and Heather Bach who does much of our Festival publicity, in conjunction with Executive Director Delynne Lorentzen.
Rotary Fun Fact:
The Rotary Club participated in the Litter Blitz this weekend, the 28th time we have cleaned our section of the highway.
- The City of Medicine Hat coordinated the Highway Cleanup, the Shoreline Cleanup and the Dog poo roundup all in one day, and had a total of 265 volunteers registered to work. They believe quite a few more people may have helped out on their own.
- The Highway Cleanup alone collected 2,200 lbs of trash, an amazing amount.
- A total of 9 Rotarians and 3 Friends of the club cleaned our roadside, adjacent to the MH College Cultural Center.
Membership Update:
No new membership applications at this time.
Rotary Club Information:
- Housekeeping:
- Please bring auction items. It is an important part of our meeting.
- If you have a Meeting Minute, please send Pres Karen a note (email, phone, in-person)
- Board minutes can be found on Clubrunner, under Club Documents.
- Club Centennial Photograph: Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Medicine Hat Lodge
- Centennial Celebration: Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Medicine Hat Lodge.
Rotary Presentations:
- It was a great pleasure for the Rotary Club, and for the Music Festival Society to recognize the dedication and hard work of Brenda Bauman as Chairperson of the Board of the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat Music Festival Society over the past 10 years. As a memento of that exceptional dedication and service, President Karen presented Brenda with a special painting, done by our own Theresa Eisenbarth to celebrate the occasion. Great work Brenda!!!
Upcoming Rotary District Events:
- The Rotary Club of Brooks is hosting a fun, 3/5 and 10 km run as a fundraiser on May 5, 2018. The Run takes place in Dinosaur Provincial Park and registration can be done at http://www.pumpitup.eidnet.ca
- District 5360 Convention: May 4 – 6, 2018: Register on District website. The Club will provide support ($100) to Rotarians interested in attending the District Convention.
- Rotary International Convention – June 23-27, 2018 in Toronto: This is a great opportunity for new and seasoned Rotarians to become immersed in the world of Rotary. The Club has agreed to provide an incentive of $500 for new members and $200 for existing members to attend the RI Conference.
Future Programs:
- For more Club activities, to keep up with events and stay in touch, check the Club website at: www.medicinehatrotary.com
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