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Celebrity Dinner Sponsorship

2024 Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner & Auction
The Rotary Club of Athabasca is proud to have served the Athabasca community for more than 30 years. We are excited to once again host the Celebrity Dinner & Auction fundraiser on Friday, April 26th at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. Wayne Lee will be our feature entertainer with MC and Auctioneer Danny Hooper running the show!
This long running, community supported event has raised phenomenal amounts of money that has been used for such things as building the multiplex, aquatic centre, fitness centre, riverfront spray park and outdoor fitness centre. This event will support new projects such as the shade pavilion on the riverfront, and the new Heli-pad project that is scheduled to be built next to the hospital. We ask for your support now to help make this gala event a massive success. There are various ways you or your business can contribute to this event and receive recognition for your generosity.
*Participate in one of the listed sponsorship packages and use the cost towards your business
advertising expenses.
*Make a personal cash donation to Rotary Athabasca Youth Development Association towards
the purchase of an item to auction and receive a charitable tax receipt.
*Donate an item(s) or service to be auctioned in our online, live and silent auction.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
Please contact us with your details, logos and information.
Please make cheques payable to RAYDA or e-transfer to dartop@live.com
Contact Rob Balay rbalay58@gmail.com 780-327-9646
or Francis Hachey fhachey@mcsnet.ca 780 689-1480
For all questions and inquiries.

2024 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

Platinum: $5,000
What’s Included:
● Gratitude during opening remarks.
● Gratitude on Social Media.
● Certificate to display in your office.
● Recognized on printed materials.

● Video Recognition at Event
● 8 Tickets for Sponsored Table
● Remarks by Auctioneer During Bidding

Diamond: $2,500
What’s Included:
● Gratitude on Social Media.
● Certificate to display in your office.
● Recognized on printed materials.

● Remarks By Auctioneer During Bidding
● 4 Dinner Tickets
● Video Recognition at Event

Gold: $1,500
What’s Included:
● Gratitude on Social Media.
● Certificate to display in your office.
● Recognized on printed materials.
● 2 Dinner Tickets

Silver: $1000
What’s Included:
● Gratitude on Social Media.
● Certificate to display in your office.
● Recognition on printed materials

50/50 Draw

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/rotaryathabasca-celeb-dinner

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Athabasca Rotary graciously acknowledges these amazing sponsors who contributed to our 2 ongoing youth programs this past year.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library was one of those programs. This program, with our local sponsorship,

allows any children IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY of ATHABASCA, under 5 years old, have a free book mailed to them every month.

Go to https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/affiliate/ABATHABASCA/ to register.

As reported by Heather Stocking, January 16, 2023:

“It was 1995 when famed country singer Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library through her Dollywood Foundation in her home state of Tennessee, and now the famous reading program has reached Athabasca.

Parton said the seeds of dreams are often found in books and took it upon herself to ensure every child born in the state received free books every month for the first five years of their lives and the program has now spread to Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Regardless of the child's age when enrolled, the first book is one of Parton’s favourites, a custom version of The Little Engine That Could and the last book when the child turns five is Look out Kindergarten, Here I Come! which comes signed by the country music icon herself.

Children need to be signed up by a parent or guardian through the website link https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/affiliate/ABATHABASCA/ to give permission for the foundation to have birth dates and if the child is signed up right from birth, they get a book every month until they are five years old. That’s 60 books in total.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library has over 2,700 local program partners in five countries and in December 2022 alone sent out over 2,226,765 books with a lifetime total of 197,460,315 books given away to children around the world for free.

And while the books are free to the families and children, it will cost the Rotary Club of Athabasca $3.95 per book.”

Athabasca Celebrity Dinner

AU Bursary Information

The Rotary Club of Athabasca sponsors this bursary. Please pass along to students you may know who may fit the criteria. Applications may be made online at the link below.

Awarded annually to an Athabasca University undergraduate program student who has completed at least 12 AU credits. Applicants must be permanent residents of Northern Alberta. Applicants should be able to demonstrate contributions to their community through volunteerism and active participation in their community and have demonstrated a commitment to succeed through lifelong learning.

Application Criteria

• Current AU student admitted to an undergraduate degree program

• Completion of 12 AU credits or more

• Resident of Northern Alberta as defined by the Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC)

• Has not received this award previously

https://www.athabascau.ca/support-services/financial-aid-and-awards/award-details.html?id=222

50/50 Winner!

Thank You to everyone who supported the Athabasca Rotary50/50 draw! $3350 to the winner!

50/50 Tickets On Sale Now

The Fall 50/50 Draw is online now at:

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/rotaryathabasca

Huge Thanks to the sponsors of our Early Bird Winter Warm Up Prize Package being drawn on October 25, 2023:

Flowers By Christina

Quilting for Humanity

Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Vault Body Studio

Landing Liquor Store

Lolly Pop Thrift Shop

Fermented Farm Girls

Cash Draw ticket sales end November 30, 2023

Don't Meth With Us Sponsorship

THANK YOU to our major sponsors who keep the Don't Meth With Us program running for Grade 5 students in Aspen View School Division.

Lincoln County Oilfield Services Ltd.

Aspen View Public Schools

North Corridor Co-op

Koch Ford/Koch Autobody

Athabasca Home Hardware

Athabasca Royal Canadian Legion Branch #103

Canadian Tire Athabasca

Days For Girls

Days For Girls presented to Athabasca Rotary to update and encourage support for their international charity.

This organization has chapters throughout the world, the closest is Edmonton.

Chapters are groups of people who fundraise and sew quality, reusable menstrual products to be distributed

in countries throughout the world along with health education.

To learn more visit: https://www.daysforgirls.org/

or visit the Days For Girls Edmonton AB Canada Chapter on Facebook.

Become A Friend Of Rotary

Imagination Library

Dolly Parton was a big hit at the Athabasca Farmers Market on June 24, 2023.Her image was promoting the Rotary-sponsored Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Rotarians Heather Stocking and Diane Morrison, both members of the local committee,

were on hand to tell people that children under the age of 5, living in the T9S postal code area,

are eligible to receive a free book every month.

2023 Rotary Golf Classic

Imagination Library

We have partnered with Imagination Library to provide children under 5,

in Athabasca, a free book every month.

To register your child go to:

imaginationlibrary.com/ca/

or call 780 675 7750 for help registering.

Athabasca Pool & Fitness Centre

The community of Athabasca and area, along with Athabasca Rotary has completed the goal of raising $250,000 towards the commitment to the building of the Athabasca Fitness & Aquatic Centre.

The generosity has been incredible!

The final $100,000 raised from the 2022 Celebrity Dinner as well as other fundraisers was presented to the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.

Thank you to the Town & Country Today for their update.

2022 Road to Gold Celebrity Dinner & Auction

Tickets On Sale Now!

The 2022 Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner & Auction will be held on

Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.

This gala event will feature Olympic Gold Medal Curler, Kevin Martin and MC Danny Hooper.

The meal will be superb, the company divine, and the auction...out of this world!

Consider this event for your company Christmas party.

Single Tickets or Tables of 8 or 10 are available.

https://www.showpass.com/athabasca-rotary-club-celebrity-dinner-with-kevin-martin/

Thanking our Sponsors to Date

Athabasca Rotary would like to thank our sponsors to date. Amazing people and businesses, engaged in community betterment and future service projects.

A big thank you to our Lucky 13 Auction sponsors who have contributed

towards amazing Puppets being custom created By Hawkey Studios.

Pipe Quest Projects Ltd. and Night & Nattr www.nightnattr.ca has sponsored the 1st ever Athabasca Rotary $1000 Bag of Cash Auction. Along with many other businesses, you can bid to win bags full of goodies including one containing $1000 cash!

A thank you goes out to our 50/50 Early Bird prize sponsor of 6 Steak Night passes and Beverage Credit! This really got the raffle off and running at a quick pace!

Please contact Rob or Natasha if you would like information on sponsorship or silent auction donation.

The Big 50/50 is climbing!

With Only 3 days left to get in on the last early bird draw we are already at $4000

September 1 is the draw for 4 Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner tickets (value $600)

Get your raffle tickets and share the link to keep this 50/50 climbing to $20,000.

Cash draw date is October 29, 2022 unless we sell out and draw early!!!

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/rotaryathabasca

Event Dinner & Auction Tickets will go on public sale September 1, 2022.

Sponsorship Available for The 2022 Dinner & Auction

2022 Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner & Auction

The Rotary Club of Athabasca is proud to have served the Athabasca community for more than 30 years. We are excited to once again host the Celebrity Dinner & Auction fundraiser on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. Canadian Olympic Men’s Curling Gold Medalist and long time Team Alberta skip, Kevin Martin, will be our feature speaker with MC and Auctioneer Danny Hooper running the show! This long running, community supported event has raised phenomenal amounts of money that has been used for such things as building the multiplex, pool and fitness centre. This event will continue to support these and other community initiatives.

We ask for your support now to help make this return gala event a massive success.

*Participate in one of the listed sponsorship packages and use the cost towards your business advertising expenses.

Platinum $5000

- Gratitude at the event and remarks during program

- Recognition on printed materials, event video, social and traditional media marketing

- Certificate of Sponsorship

- 4 event Tickets

Diamond $2500

- Recognition on printed materials, event video, social and traditional media marketing

- Certificate of Sponsorship

Gold $1500

- Recognition on printed materials and social media marketing

- Certificate of Sponsorship

*Make a personal cash donation to Rotary Athabasca Youth Development Association towards the purchase of an item to auction and receive a charitable tax receipt.

*Donate an item(s) or service(s) to be auctioned in our live and silent auction.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

Please contact us with your details, logos and information.

Please make cheques payable to RAYDA or etransfer to dartop@live.com

For all questions and inquiries:

Contact Rob Balay rbalay58@gmail.com 780 327 9646

or Natasha Kapitaniuk kapitaniuknatasha@gmail.com 780 689 9847

The first Early Bird Draw!

The first early bird draw of the Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner

50/50 Raffle was done today.

Angela Missler won 6 steak night passes and beverage credit

donated by Colinton Hotel, famous for Thursday Night Steak Night.

Thank you to everyone for getting early tickets.

Tickets may be purchased until October 28 but the next Early Bird draw is September 1.

Don't miss out on the chance to win 4 Celebrity Dinner Tickets valued at $600.

www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/rotaryathabasca

Celebrity Dinner 50/50

The Big 50/50 leading up to the October 28, 2022

Celebrity Dinner & Auction is underway with 2 Early Bird draws!

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/rotaryathabasca

The first early bird draw will be made on August 15, 2022 for 6 steak night passes and $100 Beverage Credit

Donated by Colinton Hotel 780 675 4744

The second early bird draw is September 1, 2022 for 4 Celebrity Dinner tickets!

The 50/50 can reach up to $10,000 for the winner so spread the news and lets give some prizes away!

Welcome 22-23 President Dave Liddell

IMAGINE ROTARY

Thank you to Mr. Brian Scott for exceptional care and leadership in 2021-22 and passing the gavel forward to President Dave Liddell 2022-23.

This year the theme is IMAGINE ROTARY. Just imagine the future and positive change that will continue as we all work together.

Save The Date! October 28, 2022

After a 4 year hiatus, the Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner and Auction is back and tickets will be available soon!

Save the date of Friday, October 28, 2022 and be sure to snag your table and tickets early!

Contact Natasha Kapitaniuk or Rob Balay if you would like to participate in event sponsorship and auction item donations.

This gala has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years and that money has stayed in Athabasca building the

Multiplex, Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre to name a few projects.

This is sure to be an excellent time and a great way to get together and celebrate our community!

Donate Aeroplan Points to RAYDA!

Do you have any Aeroplan miles that you are not planning to use? Consider putting them to good use by transferring the miles to our Aeroplan Beyond Miles Account for Rotary Athabasca Youth Development Association.

Transferred miles will be pooled and auctioned at the 2022 Athabasca Rotary Celebrity Dinner.

All proceeds will be used for Athabasca area community and youth development projects.

Transfers of 1,000 miles or more can be made by anybody, anytime, so we appeal to Rotarians, family, friends and community members to help by donating extra miles. Go to http://beyondmiles.aeroplan.com/eng/partners/69

Dinner Theatre - June 3-4-5, 2022

Big River Arts Society dinner theatre tickets are on sale! Enjoy Seven Brides for Seven Brothers with dinner catered by Back Forty BBQ.