We have been advised by Lead Medical Officer of Health for the South Zone - Dr. Vivien Suttorp that Sunrise Rotary should suspend our in -person breakfast meetings for several weeks while the Omicron variant is rampant.
In a lengthy conversation with her today, she explained how contagious this variant is, and that for our own health and safety, and the health and safety of our families we should return to the Zoom only format. In addition to that, she expressed importance of a public-minded organization such as Sunrise Rotary to lead by example and suspend the in-person component of our meetings. In other words, the optics of in-person meetings are not what we want.
She also indicated the importance of having the third vaccine shot. It mitigates the severity of COVID, it does not prevent transmission of the virus.
It is frustrating to once again return to the Zoom only format, however, given the very clear advice from our Lead Medical Officer of Health, it behooves us to comply.
Here is the invitation to join our Zoom meeting on Thursday.
Topic: Lethbridge Sunrise Rotary's Zoom Meeting Time: Jan 6, 2022 07:00 AM Mountain Time
One photo is of our big effort by our work group on Tuesday 14th to re-label every single wreath (354 of them) and add the greeting insert. That day our work group was Doug, Tymm (and her husband Doug), Karl (and his wife Carla) and me (and my partner Keith). Earlier in the day Rita and Udo joined us as well.
The other photo is Karen presenting me with the quilt I won from the Vic Park Raffle.
For another year, Victoria Park High School teamed with Save On Foods for the Christmas hamper event. The initiative set a record this year, as over 60 hampers were created for local families. Each hamper contained about $200 worth of groceries, which included a turkey donated by Save On. A gift card was included in each hamper as well, thanks to extra funds raised this year.
Good Morning and sending you a very Happy New Year.
At the Board Meeting last evening, we were informed that to date, the membership contributed $230 for the Food Bank Fund. Due to the short notice of the collection and the holiday break, the Board determined we would open the contribution opportunity for this week only and will match the donations up to $500. You can ETransfer your donation.
Trust this will work for you and know your donation will make a big difference to the people in Lethbridge who are struggling.
It is our hope that you took the time over the Holiday Season to connect with family and friends. We look forward to productive and fulfilling New Year 2022.
This notice is to invite you to register for our next club learning webinar on January 19, 2022. Please join Michael Collins Rotary Club: Outreach and Development Officer, Institute for Economics and Peace as your presenter.
When: January 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: Understanding the Pillars of Positive Peace
You can also register by going to the District website click on Events and open the January 19, 2022 session information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Registration for the District Conference 2022 opened on October 1st and to date we have 131 members registered. This Conference will be a hot ticket so book your seat early. Click here for registration: www.discon5360.ca
The Rotary Club of Calgary East, with the support of Zones 28 & 32, will be hosting a Zone convention for Interactors. The convention will take place from March 10th, 2022 to March 13th, 2022 at Best Western Premier Hotel in Calgary, Alberta (District 5360).
ZIC is an innovative first-time-ever Interact conference designed to provide some of Rotary's youngest leaders with the opportunity to expand their leadership potential, build a cross-border community of passionate peers, and truly understand the value that Rotary can bring to people's lives. To register please go to Zone 28 & 32 Convention Registration.
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Learning & Development Committee wishing you, and your families, all the best wishes for a healthy and safe 2022!!
Please check out the latest edition of the Rotary Leaning Center Chronicles with some great membership tidbits.
As always if anyone would like me to visit your club to show your members how to access this amazing learning resource please let me know so we can add a date in the calendar.
We hope you had a relaxing and pleasant holiday break. The Learning and Development Committee would like to reach out one more time to remind you about the Rotaract-Rotary Mentorship Program.
Are you interested in becoming a mentor? If so, please complete the Google Form below. The form will be open until 11:59 PM on Friday, January 7, 2022. This will be the final opportunity to sign up for the 2021-2022 Rotaract-Rotary Mentorship Program. Shortly after, we will get back to registrants with their mentor/mentee matchup. The program will officially run from Mid-January until the end of April 2022.
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