Grand Opening Rotary Mattamy Greenway

 

This event took place in four locations throughout the City in a symbolic way to unite all quadrants of the City with the opening of a Bike and Running path system that encircles the entire City. The five-year project has been spearheaded by Parks Foundation of Calgary and with 137 Kilometers we can make the claim that Calgary is the only City in the world that has such a massive recreational facility uniting all the communities in the City. The cost came in at under budget at approx. 150 Million Dollars. The Rotary Clubs of Calgary united 5 years ago and committed an amount of 5 million dollars along with the same amount from Mattamy Homes. Our small club has contributed $125,000 to this worthwhile project.

The weather was perfect, the entertainment was outstanding and the City and Government officials did an outstanding job in commemorating this one of a kind City project. Rotary of Calgary North enjoyed the fellowship and the opportunity to show the Rotary colours as we used this event not as a Fund Raiser but as a form of a membership drive to explain to those in attendance who Rotary is and what we do throughout the world to assist those less fortunate than ourselves.

There were 12 Rotarians plus 6 spouses and family members to assist in the cooking and serving of delicious Spicy Hamburgers and Sausage with buns to over 600 hunger guests, all free of charge. Thanks to our generous corporate sponsor, Spolumbos and one of the owners Tony Spoletini a tremendous supporter of many community projects. Thanks to him and his staff a job well-done and they helped make Rotary look good in the public eye.