Have you seen this Banner? We are canvassing members to see if anyone has any of the original banners kicking around in their houses. We have checked the airport storage and there are none there. If we can't find anymore it might be time to order new ones. Let Carol know if you have any or bring them to the meeting next week. Thanks
Katie and Seth from UofL Rotaract Club presented their club's achievements last year and their club's goals for this year (2015/16).
Projects supported include: Polio Plus, Cancer Research, Autism Swim Even, and Nicholas Sheran Playground.
Next week Rotaract is organizing the program and hosting the YEX students at the Peace Park event. Along with Lethbridge East, Rotaract is supporting the Pallet School project in Mazatlan. Their contribution is $38000 to the $65000 budget.
At the last District Conference, they received the Best Rotaract Website award.
Last year, Rotaract's Attendance Challenge saw 144 Rotarians and Friends attend Rotaract events. This year they hope for even more.
Their first meeting this year is at 7:00 pm on 24 September at the UofL campus. Everyone is invited.
Here is the Link to the Skate Canada Website Page for the Skate Canada International event Volunteer recruitment section ONLINE APPLICATION LINK.
Clicking the link will take you to the application page and you will need an electronic copy of your photo suitable for an accreditation placard for yourself.
As you can see the deadline is 30 Sept for Volunteers and we are in dire straits so if some of our Rotary Team could sign up and lend a hand that would be extremely appreciated.
The poster below is about an upcoming conference that Lethbridge Family Services is hosting. The focus is on building a stronger Southern Alberta for businesses, non-profits, and our citizens. The keynote speaker, Ian Hill, is a powerful community speaker and this could be utilized as a training tool for employees, board members, and citizens.
83rd Annual Waterton Glacier Internation Peace Park Assembly
September 11 - 13 2015
Every year Rotarians from the Areas around Waterton and Glacier gather together for a weekend to celebrate the First International Peace Park which Rotary was instrumental in creating. This year the Assembly will be held in Waterton. This Assembly traditionally fills up so do not wait to long to book your spot.
All the information you require can be found at the new website of the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Assocation
Trip to Cote d’Ivoire, West Africain November 2015to participate in a polio immunization exercise, attend the 10th Annual West Africa Project Fair, and engage in a hands-on work project.
Trip Dates: November 10 – 19, 2015
Travel to: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa
Per Person Price: $1,779, double occupancy
Program includes: Hotel accommodations, transfers, most meals, polio immunization exercise, hands-on community service field work, West Africa Project Fair registration, special Rotary and fellowship events, sightseeing, etc.
Have you ever heard a Rotarian speak about their personal experience participating in a polio eradication exercise, a cleft lip/cleft palate mission, or work on a humanitarian grant? These trips have a profound effect upon the individual. For those of you who have gone on one of these trips you know, and for those of you who have yet to enjoy this experience, you should.
The experiences you have on one of these trips stay with you forever. You get up early in the morning, travel with local Rotarians to a village, health clinic or impoverished neighborhood, and for the next few hours, you change. Small children come up to you to say thank you. Mothers and fathers smile at you knowing that you are giving their child a chance for a better life. You meet with the leaders in the village to learn of their needs and their hopes. It is hot; it is dusty; it makes you uncomfortable; it is exquisite.
The West Africa Project Fair is endorsed by Rotary’s Reach Out to Africa Committee (ROTA), who is trying to generate greater connectivity between the African and North American Rotarians to generate greater support of the projects of Africa. Your involvement, or your club’s involvement, in this Fair would not only provide an opportunity for project support, it would also help your members to grow and to understand the benefits of being a Rotarian. Involvement in Rotary gives the ordinary Rotarian extraordinary opportunities to do things that they could never do anywhere else. This trip is just such an experience.
Even if you are unable to join us this year, please feel free to announce this program in your club or District over the next month, get it on websites, get it in newsletters.
Let us know if you have any questions. We hope to hear from you soon.
Rotary clubs may ​from time to time honor individuals as Paul Harris Fellows. These honorees are individuals who meet high professional and personal standards set forth by Paul Harris. Paul Harris recognition is not limited to Rotarians.
Our club has enough points to give out two Paul Harris awards this year. Your job, should you choose to do it, is to suggest someone deserving of receiving one of these awards.
Please contact our Foundation Chair, Don McInnes, with your nomination(s).
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