October 24 is Polio Day ! We are this close to eradicate polio from the world. 

Remember that we want to collect as much as possible before October 24, and your dollars will be matched 2:1 !

As has been announced at our weekly meetings over the last while, we are cancelling our normal Thursday Sept 19th morning meeting and instead have a tour of the new Science Commons Building (formally the Destination Building) at the University of Lethbridge.

I am proud to say that compared to 2018, we had triple the number of Rotarians and their guests march in the Calgary Pride Parade on August 31st! The value of diversity, equity and inclusion in our communities is increasing with more attendees than ever showing up in support.   In January 2019 Rotary International's announced it's policy for diversity, equity and inclusion statement for Rotary as follows: As a global network that strives to build a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change, Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Rotary will cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture in which people from underrepresented groups have greater opportunities to participate as members and leaders. Rotary International also updated its policy on adult harassment and requested the general secretary to provide training resources to club and district leaders regarding maintaining harassment-free environments at Rotary meetings, events, and activities.   I truly believe that through education, there comes understanding and acceptance. Kindly take your Rotary journey through adherence to Rotary's 4-Way test and the Rotarian's Code of Conduct.   In Rotary Spirit,   DG Christine Rendell

There has been a call out to Rotary for assistance to the Bahamas in the horrific wake of Hurricane Dorian. Here is the link for information and donations:   https://7020.org/Stories/hurricane-dorian-update-and-relief-fund?fbclid=IwAR0xgvMl0pQtDC1URYs-o3egJ0ELFwK3Vxq8yG_zJikY9RfL9w8Z0aTR8W8

My dear friends, Rotary leaders, and Rotaract leaders: A new Rotary year is upon us, and let us say one final thank you to former President Barry Rassin for his outstanding leadership. Barry, we will miss you, but we know and appreciate that you will continue to lead Rotary in important ways for years to come. I have spoken for several months about how Rotary Connects the World, and the time has now arrived to put our words into action. We have an exciting year ahead of us, a year when we begin to implement the new Strategic Plan, what I call the Rotary Action Plan and when we will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. That anniversary will underscore the ties we have and goals we share with the United Nations. We will host five special events—UN Day in New York, three presidential conferences in Paris, Santiago, and Rome, and a final celebration just before the Convention in Honolulu. This will help us achieve the first Action Plan goal of increasing our impact by demonstrating that Rotary’s influence in the world has only just begun. The second Action Plan goal is expanding our reach.  To achieve that, we need to grow Rotary – reaching out to new members, engaging current members, and creating more alternatives for membership for the next generation of Rotarians. The third goal is enhanced participant engagement, making sure that Rotarians have experiences that are personally and professionally relevant and fulfilling. This is why I believe so strongly in building a more family-friendly Rotary -- one that welcomes children to our activities and that is considerate of families in our scheduling. Let us recommit to putting the needs, expectations, and growth of our participants at the center of all we do. The final priority of our new Action Plan is increasing our ability to adapt. New approaches to our organizing principles do not threaten our sense of who we are. That is why I believe that Rotary must respect professional commitments and not require Rotary leadership to be a full-time job. We need to respect the time and responsibilities of young people who are building careers. Together, we will harness the power of connection just as our organization has been doing for more than 114 years. We have a long, proud heritage. And we will continue to thrive because we are not afraid of change. I look forward to leading you in this important journey, as Rotary Connects the World! Yours in Rotary, Mark Daniel Maloney President, Rotary International 2019-2020

I am the volunteer coordinator for Lobsterfest and we are still looking for a few volunteers.

We are looking to fill the following shifts:

Table Cleanup 7-9pm / 9-11pm, Bartenders 4:30-7pm / 7-11pm (likely done by 11)

and silent auction payment takers 8-10pm.

Those who are interested can email me. Thank you very much!

From: Steve Craig steve.craig@uleth.ca

 

 

• Meet in the Westminster kitchen area
• Prepare a bin of food and beverages for an assigned classroom
• Deliver the bin to the classroom; meet the teacher and students
• Serve breakfast
• Read a story (assigned by the teacher) to the group of students
• Return the bin to the kitchen

Our rotaract friend Chelsea Kleckner will shave her head to get funds for Cancer research.  The funds collected will go to Jack Ady Cancer Center, you can donate on the following link https://www.albertacancer.ca/curlsforacause

February 12, 2019 | The Insider Edition

Our 2019 Annual Letter

By Bill and Melinda Gates

This is an excerpt from our 2019 Annual Letter. You can read the full letter here.

How would you describe 2018? Was it what you expected?

We would probably say no. From especially devastating natural disasters on the one hand to record numbers of women campaigning for office on the other, 2018 felt to us like a series of surprises. The world looking backward from today is very different from what we pictured a couple years ago looking forward.

A benefit of surprises is that they’re often a prod to action. It can gnaw at people to realize that the realities of the world don’t match their expectations for it. Some surprises help people see that the status quo needs to change. Some surprises underscore that transformation is happening already.

Twenty-five years ago, we read an article that said hundreds of thousands of kids in poor countries were dying from diarrhea. That surprise helped crystallize our values. We believe in a world where innovation is for everyone—where no child dies from a disease it’s possible to prevent. But what we saw was a world still shaped by inequity.

That discovery was one of the most important steps in our journey to philanthropy. We were surprised, then we were outraged, then we were activated.

There have been good surprises, too. When we first started learning about malaria, we thought the world would never make real headway on the disease until someone invented a long-acting vaccine. But thanks to bed nets and other measures, malaria deaths are down 42 percent since 2000.

In this year’s annual letter, we’re highlighting nine more things that have surprised us along this journey. Some worry us. Others inspire us. All of them are prodding us to action. We hope they do the same for you, because that’s how the world gets better.

Africa is the youngest continent. At-home DNA tests can help prevent premature birth. The world will build an entire New York City every month for 40 years. Data can be sexist. You can learn a lot about processing your anger from teenage boys. There’s a nationalist case for globalism. Toilets haven’t changed in a century. Textbooks are becoming obsolete. Mobile phones are most powerful in the hands of the world’s poorest women.

Want to learn more about these surprises? Read our full Annual Letter at GatesLetter.com.

 

 

Thank you to the sunrise rotarians who donated to the Victoria park high school Christmas hampers.

 

 

1.  Approval.  A Family Membership must first be approved by the Club’s Board of Directors.
2. Inductions.  Each family member will be formally inducted into the club through the Club’s established new member process.
3. RI Registration.  Each family member will be listed as an official member of the Rotary Club.
4. Votes and quorum.  For the purpose of club meetings, each family member will be able to vote the same as an individual member. 
5. Holding office.  Each member, as an individual, can hold any office in the Rotary club to which the member is elected in the normal way.
6. Annual club dues.  One member pays full club dues and additional family members pay a reduced due that covers RI/District costs and insurance.
7. Meals/beverage costs. Current meal fee structure is the same for all types of members.
8. Bulletin and communication.  Family members will individually receive the club’s weekly bulletin/newsletter and regular club communications providing separate contact information is provided.
9. The Rotarian magazine.  The family will receive a subscription to The Rotarian magazine (one copy per family).
10. Participation in youth activities.  The family members are expected to abide by all restrictions, policies, and procedures with respect to club activities involving youth.
11. Termination.  The process for terminating a family member is similar to that for individual members.  An individual may remain a Family Member as long as the original Rotarian is still a member.  If the original Rotarian leaves the Club, the related family member must become a regular Rotarian as soon as is feasible, but no later than the beginning of the next fiscal year.

Details, registration and everything else you need can be found here: discon2019.com

We have been asked to volunteer for the Salvation Army Christmas kettles again this year. However, we won't take on a day to assign club volunteers and instead, anyone who is interested can contact Don Bladen directly at lethbridgekettles@gmail.com or call him at 587-257-5657 to set up a date, time and location that works best for you.   See below for details:

October 2018 CONVOY

PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE

All 6 vehicles have been checked over. All 6 have been cleaned, washed and shined. All decals have been applied. All are waiting to be loaded with cargo before the October 4th departure following the big celebration send off breakfast.

This is the culmination of countless hours of negotiation, form filling, verification, translation, labelling, cross checking and finally loading. Over 800 pages of forms has been sent to Mexico City seeking duty free importation of the vehicles and cargo.

All 6 vehicles were presented to our local media at a luncheon event hosted by Lethbridge’s Fire department at their 5th Avenue North station on Wednesday, September 26. Most of the volunteer drivers were also present wondering quite what they had let themselves into. From past experience they will see lots of delightful scenery, meet fascinating people from all parts of both American and Mexican society plus see miles and miles of tarmac.

Note the cargo loaded inside.

Another Club has joined the convoy!

And look! Yet another Club has joined the convoy. We are growing.

MEDIA LUNCH

The local media were invited to inspect, film and photograph all the 6 vehicles in this year’s convoy at a luncheon held in the 5th Street North fire hall. The volunteer drivers explained to the media the origins of the project and it’s effect on many Mexican communities. Often these donated vehicles are the first emergency vehicles their town or village has owned.

Pincher Creek continues to support the convoy – as it has since Los Amigos began.

My three year term as the coordinator for the Los Amigos project will be over on December 31^st, 2019. This is a volunteer position that requires a significant number of hours and some organizational expertise. It is both challenging and rewarding.

 I would like to have the incoming coordinator in place by January 1^st 2019.

This would allow the incoming coordinator to shadow me for a year and learn more about the inner workings of the project and the people on the Los Amigos team who provide support and volunteer hours to the planning for each trip.

 Los Amigos is truly a Southern Alberta project with multiple Clubs involved. Any interested Rotarians please forward your name to me, by December 15, 2018.

Karlyne (Karl) Samuels.

Los Amigos Project, Coordinator.

The Lethbridge Sunrise Rotary Club

in partnership with

L’Arche Lethbridge and the Library Stitching Divas

 

‘Project Christmas Tree Raffle’

 

A fund-raiser to help send L’Arche clients to the Alberta Winter Games  in 2019

 

Grand Prize: A miniature (5 ft.) Christmas tree decorated with hand-knit ornaments. Value: $500

Tickets: $5 each

Draw Date: Dec. 8/18 at Immanuel Lutheran Church during the performance of

“It’s A Wonderful Life”

License # 504720

Hi Sunrise Rotary Club,

Greetings from Vietnam!  My husband, Bill, and I are serving an eighteen month mission for our church in Hanoi, Vietnam.  We’ve been here for three weeks, so we’re still a bit shell-shocked.  We’ve been struggling to learn at least some of the language, and that’s a trick!  Just when I think I’ve got a phrase mastered, I try it out on some poor unsuspecting Vietnamese person in the elevator.  My efforts are met with a look of total puzzlement, followed by a good natured smile, telling me that my awkward attempt didn’t quite hit the mark.

Bill and I will be here teaching advanced English classes at Hanoi University of Business and Technology beginning very soon.  Until those classes begin, we’re busy adapting to a new world of fabulous food, tangled traffic – there are no lanes, no rules, and no mercy on the streets here.  With 8 million people in this bustling city and most of them on scooters, pedestrians are at the bottom of the food chain.  You take a deep breath, walk steadily, look straight ahead and pray, taking your life in your hands every time you cross the street because pedestrians NEVER have the right of way – and generous, hard working people.

I look back on our days producing The Christmas Carol in aid of the local food banks with great fondness, and I treasure the relationships with you.  Your club does selfless, wonderful things for people who need help, and I’ve felt honoured to rub shoulders with such well-meaning, humanitarian minded club members.

On this day, Canadian Thanksgiving, I want to express my thanks to you and my gratitude for you and the great memories we’ve shared.

Sincerely,

Carol Laycock

 

 

• 3 Handibuses from the City of Lethbridge obtained by RC Lethbridge Sunrise.
• 1 Handibus from the Town of Cardston with delivery sponsored by the Henderson family of Cardston in memory of Bev Henderson.
• 1 Ambulance from the City of Calgary obtained by RC Calgary Fish Creek.
• 1 Ambulance from the Town of Pincher Creek obtained by RC Pincher Creek.
• 1 Ambulance from the City of Lethbridge obtained by RC Lethbridge Sunrise.

• at Myrna's home 3114 South Parkside Drive (thank you Myrna!)
• 11:00 am Sunday 18 December 2016