Rotary Weekly News - August 30, 2021 (Aug 30, 2021)

President Meeting Remarks:

President Terry Partis was expected but didn't turn up to run the meeting (Post Meeting Note - It turns out he was stuck in the Kingston Mills lock system.) Many jokes can now be made about the size of his boat!!.

Margie Booyens stepped in and ran the meeting.

Margie made several announcements.

The Tri-Club Happy Hour Social will be Friday September 24, 2021, from 5 pm - 6pm at the Medicine Hat Brewing Company. A voluntary donation will go toward our clubs "Move for Polio" contributions.
On the "Move for Polio" front, our club is currently ranked 2nd in the District for contributions with a total of $3,475 donated.

Rotary Club "What-z New":

As it is most likely our hybrid meetings will continue in the future, a few more meeting helpers will be required to help run cameras and sound. We are all learning to adapt to this new reality. Any wishing to help should contact Mike Christie 403 878 3311.

Rotary Club Membership Update:

If you are interested in helping this working membership team, please contact Mike Christie.

Rotary Club Information:

Housekeeping:
- If you have a Meeting Minute, please phone or email the Newsletter and we'll include it.
- Board minutes can be found on ClubRunner, under Club Documents.
- Gail Halderman mentioned that invoices for Club Dues (now $250) will be out this week.

Upcoming Club Program, Activities, and Meetings

Monday, Sep 6 - No meeting (Enjoy the holiday weekend)
Saturday, Sep 11 - Bingo (afternoon)
Monday, Sept 13 - In person meeting at MH Lodge

Upcoming Rotary District and International Events:

The annual Rotary Waterton Glacier Peace Park celebration is scheduled for Sept 17-19, in Waterton.
The next District 5360 Conference is a "single day" event in Cochrane, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Attendance will be possible by ZOOM as well.

Future Programs:

The Rotary Club's Program Coordinator is Jillian Koch. If you have future program ideas, please email Jillian at jkoch@jmhca.com

Rotary Learning Center

The Rotary Club was delighted to welcome Robert Wolfson, with the District 5360 Learning and Development Committee. Rob joined the Rotary Club of Calgary Chinook in 2014 and has been actively involved with the club on many committees and at the Board level. He has just completed his year as Past President of the club. Interestingly he was the lead Chair for Rotary Rib-fest YYC in 2019 and 2021 and the Rotary McMahon movie night. He is a competitive 5 pin bowler and volunteers and coaches youth in weekly youth leagues. He and his wife Angela have two teenage children.

He provided instruction and insight into the Rotary Learning Center, on the RI website. A great resource for "all things Rotary".

First you need to ensure you have a "my Rotary" login, which is obtainable at www.rotary.org. Note, please use the email address that Rotary uses, that is used to link your Rotary information to your "myRotary" account.

The site has a great number of courses about Rotary History, Getting started in Rotary, Rotary Basics and Club Officer Material. Rob's presentation has been saved under "Club Documents - Rotary Speaker Presentations" for anyone who needs a refresher or missed the talk. Rob answered a number of questions, after his presentation.

Rob was thanked by Acting President Margie.

Meeting News

Posted on Aug 30, 2021

Guests:

Rob Wolfson, District 5360 Learning and Development Committee

Club Draw:

No draw this week, next "in-person" meeting is Monday Sept 13.

Birthdays:

Vujovic, Milan Sept 04
Bide, Dick Sept 05
Lipin, Edward Sept 06
Hrankowski, Joe Sept 15
Sakamoto, Stan Sept 30

Anniversaries:

Brand, Dieter 27 years Sept 01 1994.
Scott, Bernie 37 years Sept 01 1984.

Minute People:

Dave Panabaker advised that the next Rotary Bingo is Saturday afternoon, Sept 11. A sign up email has been sent out to the club.
Ken Zollner thanked everyone who worked at the Rotary casino last Sunday and Monday. Hoping for a nice pool check sometime in the next quarter.
Dick Northcott mentioned that Hues for Humanity will take place on September 11.
Terry Cooper provided a brief update about Project Freewheel. A total of 114 bikes have been given to new owners, and with the return of foreign students in the next few weeks we may see a number of others given out. 15 bikes (9 for children) are current in the Sea-Can for distribution. A photo below of Sasha Campbell from the Catholic School Division picking up 4 bikes last week.

The club will be going to Prairie Gleaners on Saturday morning, Sept 18.
Doug Fleming has club centennial history books for sale, for $20.00 each.

Family of Rotary: (PLEASE KEEP ADOLF INFORMED ABOUT MEMBERS SO THAT INFORMATION CAN BE PASSED ON TO ALL IN THE WEEKLY NEWS).

The Rotary Club was saddened to hear of the passing of Tanis Garden, widow of the late Al Garden. Her funeral will be Friday Sept 3, at 4:00 pm at St John's Church.
The Rotary Club also sends it's condolences to the family of Julie Lauzier, a former member of this club, who passed away on August 16 in Ottawa after a long battle with cancer.
We continue to send our best wishes to Shaharyar, spouse of Rotarian Shalla, on his recovery from a recent heart issue.
The club also sends PDG Rick Istead best wishes as he recovers from his recent stem cell transplant.