Leslie, who prefer being behind the scene, was awesome in presenting her classification talk

 

Immigrating from Manchester, England at an early age of 9 years old, she eventually acquired the Canadian accent. 

 

Leslie worked in the Oil And Gas sector administration as a Health and Safety Professional.  She has been involved in Step for Life raising funds to support families affected by work site injuries.

She believes that you are never too old to learn and grow. This is one reason of her interest in Rotary service which she learned about from her good friends, Gail and Diane Halderman.  Leslie also acknowledged Dave Panabaker and John John as those who had a positive influence on her decision to join Rotary.

 

 

Following Leslie, Chaplin George Koopman joined the Medicine Hat College to lead the campus ministry for religion, spiritual and ethical support to students and staff. His message was: "The opposite of addiction is connection". With this in mind, George works to create and interfaith program assisting all in discussions, get togethers around a good meal and private conversations, all to help students progress through their studies.

 

 

Establishing connections creating memories and friendships allows students to remain focused on their studies.  Many different activities initiated through this program reduces the stress of college life and enables individuals to deal effectively with life challenges.