GUESTS: The Rotary Club was happy to welcome the following guests to the meeting today.
- Kerstan Price - RYPEN Administrative Executive and our guest speaker.
- Kurt Kowalchuk - District 5360 Governor for 23-24.
- Sharon McDonnell - our local Assistant Governor and a member of MH Saamis RC.
CLUB DRAW:
Milan Vujovic was the winner of a bottle of margarita cocktail.
Please remember to contribute gifts for the weekly draw. The stock cupboard is looking a tad bare!
Makeups: None mentioned .
Birthdays:
- Glen Presley April 3
- Sarah Koch April 4
- Bernie Scott April 9
Rotary Anniversaries:
- Dick Bide 53 years April 11, 1971
- Terry Brekko 35 years April 01, 1989
- Joe Hrankowski 24 years April 03, 2000
- Dave Panabaker 20 years April 01, 2004
- Don Davis 13 years April 01, 2011
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ROSE RUNNER FOR APRIL 2024
Peter Mueller
Minutes:
WHY ROTARY? EVENT: Wednesday April 24, from 6:30pm
A reminder: Mike Christie is asking for volunteers to decorate the Stampede Grounds Ballroom. Interact members and selected Rotary Music Festival participants will be in attendance, as would members of the other Rotary Clubs in town. There will be a cash bar. Coffee and liqueur are included in the $30 pp ticket. The event will be run like a typical Rotary Club meeting. The Events Committee has found a few sponsors, but donations for door prizes are needed.
Please let Mike know how many guests you will be bringing.
Mike secured a volunteer to round up some door prizes (thanks Terry B) and our paid attendance is now reached over 70 people, so is heading towards our goal of 100. He is visiting MH Sunrise on Tuesday morning, to get a number from their group as well.
Mike advised that our next two meetings will be at the Medicine Hat Lodge, to allow for a preparation presentation of the club, prior to the "Why Rotary" event, as well as an "after action" report of the event on April 29th. It is important that as a club we review how the event went, what we might do differently in the future and how we might encourage those who were interested to attend future meetings.
CENTENNIAL TRAIL CLEANUP:
Dan Kammer and Dale Stein have scouted out all the potential future dates and believe that Saturday May 25th, from 9:30 am to noon will be the best time for the club to help with the annual "Litter Blitz" and clean up Rotary Centennial Trail. Please put this date aside, as many hands make this less work.
YOUTH EXCHANGE UPDATE:
Milan Vujovic has been assisting the MH Saamis Club with the Youth Exchange program for 2024-25. He will be performing the role of inbound counsellor for their Brazilian exchange student, Samaria, who will be arriving in late August. He hopes to have her attend a meeting of ours in the fall and perhaps a few as the year progresses.
BINGO:
The next bingo is Monday evening, April 15th and a complete team has volunteered. Thanks to everyone who has stepped forward.
CLUB PROGRAM:
As mentioned by Mike Christie, the next two meetings (April 22 and 29) will be at the MH Lodge to allow preparations and post-mortem of the "Why Rotary" event.
Then we are scheduled for the MH College, Room S102 on May 6 and May 13. Arrangements to this "test site" for meetings are in the works.
Also, Dave asked everyone to put aside the evening of Thursday June 6th. The winner of the 2024 Rosebowl, Sterling Clark, will be performing for the Rotary Club and guests at the Recital Hall, Cultural Center at 7:00 pm. Please consider this a partners event, and an opportunity to invite interested parties to see one of our Music Festival alumni perform. A reception at the Cultural Center is planned for after the performance.
District Governor Kurt:
DG Kurt was very happy to be able to join us for lunch, to thank everyone for what they do in Rotary. He is planning to attend the "Why Rotary" event and looks forward to what will come from it. He also encouraged everyone to watch for the start of the RI Convention in Singapore (June 21st), for the best deals on the RI Convention in Calgary. Both hotel bookings and 2025vconvention registration will be available once the 2024 convention begins.
Assistant Governor Sharon:
AG Sharon, with her Rotary Hat on, was visiting the club for two reasons today,
- This Saturday, April 20th at 2:00 pm the MH Saamis Club has arranged for Jim Marshall to be in attendance at his exhibit at the Yuill Gallery at Medalta. So a form of a private viewing is being planned, with the artist in attendance. If you have not seen the exhibit, please take this opportunity to come out and support Jim's work.
- As well, Sharon spoke about an upcoming fundraiser for the Monarch Theatre. On Mother's Day, Sunday May 12th, a duo will be performing two concerts at the Monarch. The cost of each ticket is $70.00, which will return a $40.00 charitable receipt for each ticket. Some folks are going to both concerts, so the downtown restaurants have been asked to make sure they are staffed for a large turnout. Given it's Mother's Day, they are going to be busy anyway, so reservations are recommended. The box office at the Monarch will be available Monday to Friday (8 - 5) to purchase tickets. A great idea for something special for Mom, or a significant other!
Family of Rotary
- The club sends its thoughts and prayers along to the Shepard family, as they deal with several serious family health challenges.
- Please keep a Board Member informed about members health and/or any other changes, so that information can be provided to the club through the Weekly News.