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President's Remarks:
President Chris Perret welcomed everyone to the meeting. Rotarians gave a special 'welcome back' applause to Joe Hrankowski who has re-joined the club. Chris noted that the focus of the meeting would be a presentation outlining the details of the Centennial Trail Project. He also reminded Rotarians that the official motion will be voted on at the September 24th meeting.
For detailed information on the Rotary Centennial Trail Project update, please refer to the presentation that President Chris emailed to all Rotarians on September 17, 2018.
Membership Update:
- No update this week, but watch this space soon!
Rotary Club Information:
- Upcoming events and activities:
- Board meeting on Wednesday, September 19th at the Cypress Club at 7:30 PM
- Housekeeping:
- Please bring auction items. It is an important part of our meeting.
- If you have a Meeting Minute, please send Pres Chris a note (email, phone, in-person)
- Board minutes can be found on Clubrunner, under Club Documents.
Rotary Presentation:
President Chris provided a thorough presentation and update on the Rotary Centennial Trail project outlining the history of the project, change requirements from the City of Medicine Hat impacting the project's impact, timelines and budgets, CFEP grant updates and the opportunity to enhance the trail project with a slight change in scope to include the construction of a new trail between South Boundary Road and Desert Blume (within the City of Medicine Hat city limits). The building of this trail was identified by both Cypress County and the City of Medicine Hat as a pressing community need due to the high traffic and pedestrian usage on the roadway and the unfortunate amount of accidents and deaths that have taken place as a result of vehicle and pedestrian traffic using the same road.
The proposed changes to the Rotary Centennial Trail project would also see a huge increase in community engagement, partners, and leveraged funding from Cypress County and other community groups. Ultimately, this would lead to a minimum of 6:1 leveraging, which demonstrates the leadership of Rotary and the ability to collaborate in the community to make a lasting legacy for years to come.
Upcoming Rotary Events:
- World Polio Day, October 24
- Rotary District 5360 Convention, May 3 - 5, 2019 in Olds, AB.
- Rotary International Conference in Hamburg Germany in June 2019
Future Programs:
- For more Club activities, to keep up with events and stay in touch, check the Club website at: www.medicinehatrotary.com
- If you have any future program ideas, please email Jillian Koch at jkoch@jmhca.com
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