GUESTS: We were delighted to have a guest speaker at the meeting today - Jeff Foss, the District Membership chair and a member of the RC of Okotoks.
ATTENDANCE: We had a total of 12 members in person and 5 online today. CLUB DRAW: Dave Panabaker won a bottle of margarita mix. Please remember to contribute gifts for the weekly draw. If you are somewhere interesting, a small gift to the club is an easy fundraiser! Makeups: None were mentioned. Birthdays: - Bruce Shepard Feb 17th.
- Margie Booyens Feb 29th.
Rotary Anniversaries: - Gregg Martin 34 years. Feb 1, 1991.
- Marg Mazerolle 33 years. Feb 1, 1992.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ROSE RUNNER FOR FEBRUARY 2025 Minute Reminders: ROTARY CLUB 1000 RAFFLE TICKETS Everyone is encouraged to sell their Club 1000 raffle tickets in support of the Rotary Music Festival. The Festival is fast approaching and much of our Festival support comes from the proceeds of this raffle. If you need extra tickets, or have any questions please contact Nadia Deenen. Terry Brekko was present to help gather some of the sold tickets for Nadia. BINGO UPDATE Dave Panabaker advised that the last bingo was held Wednesday Jan 22nd. A total of 59 players were served and a profit of $420.75 was made for the pool. The guess pot was won by Dale Stein. The next bingo is Sunday afternoon, February 16th beginning at 11:45. A sign up email will likely go out this week. Dave was happy to report that our pool checks for this fundraiser continue in the range of $2,000 per event, and it is still our biggest fundraiser. UPCOMING MEETINGS AT CORE Due to construction delays, the CORE kitchen is not yet ready and the stairlift has not been installed. That has caused us to delay the trial period at CORE by at least one week, so next week we will meet by ZOOM. ROTARY CONVENTION INCENTIVE Club Treasurer Gail Halderman reminded members that due to the proximity of the convention to our club, our 2024-2025 budget includes a sum of money to be shared between those members who are attending the event. By a show of hands it appeared that 7 or 8 members of those present are going, so please sign up and share in this thoughtful idea. LEARNING SESSION - DISTRICT GRANT REPORTING The District is holding an educational session for new members, and really all Rotarians, on District Grants. It will be held on Wednesday evening, February 19th beginning at 7:00 pm. This is NOT the qualification webinar that occurs every year, but is solely for education. Registration is required, go to the following link on the District website. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f-xbs_qPQpWmxvkR_VN3DA#/registration THE MONARCH THEATRE - OPERATING CAPITAL DEBENTURES Dave Panabaker advised that he had received a request from t he "Monarch 1911 Society" to introduce the concept of their operating debentures. During this startup period of time, while expenditures exceed revenue, the.y are setting up a series of Operating Debentures and are looking for Rotarians to invest. The debentures cost $5,000 and are flexible in the repayment methods. The debentures pay a 5% interest rate and if you are interested in supporting the Monarch Theatre project, Dave can send you the document or you can contact Frank Devine at the Saamis Club for more info. THE NEXT "WHY ROTARY" EVENT Past President Bruce Shepard reminded members that the next introduction event to Rotary for potential members will be Wednesday, April 30th at the Grandstand Ballroom of the Stampede Grounds. The event will begin at 5:00 pm, and a buffet supper will be served starting at around 5:30 pm. The supper will increase the cost per person to $50.00 and tickets will be available soon. ROTARY DINNER CLUB Milan Vujovic advises everyone who has signed up for this year's dinner club that dinners can now be booked. If you have a particular date in mind, it's best to get it to him (or his spouse Almira) so that date can be fit into the schedule. Please phone and book your dinner as soon as you can. Family of Rotary - For information, the Celebration of Life for former Rotarian Bob Ferguson will be held at Pattison's Funeral home, Tuesday February 18th beginning at 1:00 pm.
- The Rotary Club sends our condolences to the Toombs family, on the recent death of Past District Governor Garth Toombs.
- On behalf of the Booyen family, we were asked to pass on the following thanks.
To all who attended Johan’s Celebration of Life yesterday afternoon, for your kind words, your cards, your memories of Johan, your hugs, and your encouragement, thank you so much from Jahnes (my bonus son) and I. A special callout to Dieter and Kitt who so graciously opened their lovely home for the celebration, creatively displayed evidence of aspects of Johan’s life, especially his photography, and prepared an extraordinary spread, enjoyed by all. This was such a kind and thoughtful thing to do. You two are amazing hosts and dear friends! Also a big thank you to Milan, for welcoming guests and running traffic control at the front door. Thank you all so much for your compassion and support. It’s a big adjustment for me after 36 years in a wonderful relationship and partnership with my beloved husband. I’ll get there and be back in Rotary, but it is going to take time. Thank you for your understanding. Margie Please keep a Board Member informed about members health and/or any other changes, so that information can be provided to the club through the Weekly News.
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