The President, as well as the rest of the club enjoyed the ceremonial presentation of the last piece of the Centennial project, Rotary Centennial Trail, to the City of Medicine Hat. A great crowd of Rotarians, partners and special guests met at the east end of the trial and celebrated this great project. Representatives from Rotary, Cypress County and the City of Medicine Hat all spoke and the trail is now officially finished.
A happy bunch of Rotarians, a great project - well done!
A good crowd was both hungry and thirsty after the event, so we enjoy a lunch at Boston Pizza.
Rotary Club "What-z New":
A few more meeting helpers are required to run cameras and sound during our hybrid meetings. Anyone wishing to help should contact Mike Christie 403 878 3311.
Rotary Club Membership Update:
Please consider joining the membership team. Check out a meeting of this team and see how exciting it is! The committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:00 pm. Contact Mike Christie to join in.
Rotary Club Information:
Housekeeping:
If you have a Meeting Minute, please phone, text or email the President and it will be included in the next Newsletter.
Board minutes can be found on ClubRunner, under Club Documents.
Rotary District 5360 and Rotary International News
RI CONVENTION 2025 IN CALGARY
The RI Convention was held in Calgary in 1996. It’s going to be in Calgary again in 2025
DG Kurt Kowalchuk (email dated June 19) is calling for committee members, in particular but not exclusively, for the Sponsorship & Revenue committee, and the House of Friendship committee
If you are interested in volunteering, contact Host Organizing Committee secretary, Luanne Whitmarsh (l.whitmarsh@shaw.ca)
DG Kurt writes that this convention is going to be done in a way that will be transformational for Rotary in our District and he sets out many ways in which this may be achieved.
WATERTON GLACIER PEACE PARK
The annual celebration of the Waterton-Glacier Peace Park, a project of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Idaho and Montana Rotary Districts in 1931. This year’s celebration will take place from September 21-24. It is a great opportunity to hear about the Park, its successes and challenges, and to celebrate cross-border Rotary efforts.
Home page for history and information: Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Association/commitment to building peace (watertonglacierpeacepark.org).
The program committee of our Club will discuss the possibility of using one or more of these videos, or clips from them, over time, during our noon meetings – for information and discussion
Ideas for Future Programs
The Rotary Club's Program Committee members are Jillian Koch (jkoch@jmhca.com), Dave Panabaker (d.panabaker@hotmail.com) and Margie Booyens (margiebooyens@gmail.com).
If you have ideas for future programs, please contact them.
The Rotary Club of Medicine Hat, together with its community partners, celebrated the official completion of our Centennial Trail project in Medicine Hat.
The trail is 2.4 km from the intersection with Southridge Drive west to the Desert Blume community, and includes a safer crossing of South Boundary Road. There are three stopping points along the trail, with garbage cans, benches, and small Rotary storyboards. It provides a safe pathway for City and County residents to travel back and forth.
A great crowd of Rotarians, friends and community leadership were present for the celebration.
Rotary leadership, Cypress County and City of Medicine Hat Counsellors and Managers
President-elect Mike Christie was the MC, and provided a summary of all the Rotary Centennial projects. Our thanks to our great community partners.
GUESTS: (thanks to Doug Fleming for making this list)
22 Rotarians and a number of partners (thanks for coming out!)
Dan Hamilton and Richard Oster from Cypress County
Shila Sharps and Andy McGrogan from City of Medicine Hat.
Ann Mitchell, Brian Stauth and James Will from City of Medicine Hat.
Ivan Becker from the Desert Blume Community Association.
Representatives of the media and City Communications team.
Club Draw:
The next club draw will be at the in-person meeting on Monday July 31st.
Please remember to contribute items for the weekly draw as the stock cupboard is running VERY low!
Makeups:
The bingo team from July 13th, where we earned no pool money but Dave Stalwick won the guess pot.
Birthdays:
Jillian Koch...............July 19
Marg Mazerolle.........July 24
Rotary Anniversaries:
Sandy MacKay Jul 01 1977 46 years
David MacLean Jul 01 1977 46 years
Jim White Jul 1 1979 44 years
Margie Booyens Jul 4 2016 7 years
Glen Presley Jul 27 2015 8 years
Kitt Brand Jul 29 2009 14 years
Wedding Anniversary Rose Runner for July 2023:
Anne Carrier
Minutes
NEW GENERATIONS SERVICE EXCHANGE PROGRAM (NGSE)
Alain Guerard, member of our Club and member of the District NGSE program committee, intimated that a NGSE participant from Brazil, Victoria, will be spending a month in Calgary (15 Jan – 15 Feb 2024) and a month in Medicine Hat (15 Feb – 15 March 2024), centering her vocational exposure at and through the YMCA in both cities. Her career interest is physical education.
Alain said the NGSE is looking for host families in both cities. Victoria could have more than one host family in each city, if that facilitates matters for Rotarians who are willing to take her into their homes. Alain mentioned that planning is also underway for another young participant from Brazil, Victor, a qualified civil engineer, to spend time with WTS Logistics in Calgary, for the vocational pillar of his NGSE experience.
NEXT BINGO: The next Bingo session will take place on Saturday August 5, in the afternoon. A sign up email will be going out by the end of this week.
CLUB MEETING ON 24 JULY
This Stampede related meeting will be an informal one, held in Rotary Park on Maple Avenue. Bring your own chair and lunch!
CLUB MEETING ON 31 JULY
Back at The Medicine Hat Lodge on 31 July, Delynne Lorentzen will address us on the Rotary Music Festival.
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TERRY FOX RUN: Sunday 17 September: 10:30am
The Sunrise and Ignite Clubs are organizing the annual Terry Fox Run/Walk for this year, taking over from the Kinette Club which ran it for almost 40 years.
The Run takes place every year in over 10,000 locations in Canada (communities and schools) and in 33 countries around the world. It is the largest event that supports cancer research.
All Rotarians are encouraged to take part in the event on Sunday September 17 at the Medicine Hat College, walking, running, or biking, starting at 10:30am.
It is a non-competitive event for families on the 3k Sunrise Rotary Trail.
Register at http://terryfox.org and help fundraise for cancer research in the name of one of Canada's great heroes, Terry Fox.
SAAMIS ROTARY CLUB: 21st ANNUAL RAFFLE
Tickets can be purchased on the Saamis Club website:http://www.winningticketlottery.ca The 50/50 pot is now in excess of $19,700, the winner gets half!
Family of Rotary
Rotarian Dick Bide had a successful knee replacement last week, and because Dick has some history of heart issues, he is spending a few extra days in the hospital. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Former Rotarian Ray Kemp is back in the hospital, and we send him our best wishes.
Please keep a Board Member informed about members health changes so that information can be provided to the club through the Weekly News.
The Rotary Club of Medicine Hat has returned to meeting in person, face-to-face meetings as of Monday March 21. A ZOOM link will still be available for those who are cautious, ill or are away on vacation.
