The Rotary Club of Calgary is comprised of professional and community leaders who come together through a shared commitment and fellowship to create a better future for the generations that are to follow.
***Notice:TheSept 22nd meeting will be a special meeting for club business
A vote will be conducted to determine support for a five year commitment of $100,000/year to Rotary Challenger Park for their Ability Centre project. More details regarding this investment will be sent out prior to the meeting date. Also there will be a presentation from our Engagement Committee as well as the Ignite Committee.
This Week's Birthdays
Tom Howard
Sept 13
Helen Graham
Sept 15
Randy Borisenko
Sept 17
Ken Moraes
Sept 17
Paul Gagnon
Sept 17
Gord Walker
Sept 19
New Member Process: White Slips
NAME:
Farid Bedwany Reinstatement
PROFESSION:
President
COMPANY
Bedwany Executive Consulting Ltd.
CLASSIFICATION:
Consulting
PROPOSED BY:
Paul Gagnon
Murray Young
DATE:
September 3, 2015
NAME:
Ahmed Mostafa
PROFESSION:
Business Development Executive
COMPANY
Western Union Business Solutions
CLASSIFICATION:
Banking & Money Management
PROPOSED BY:
Garth Toombs
Carmen Goss
DATE:
September 9, 2015
NAME:
Dahlia Mostafa
PROFESSION:
CEO & President
COMPANY
Click Coaching & Counseling Inc.
CLASSIFICATION:
Consulting
PROPOSED BY:
Garth Toombs
Carmen Goss
DATE:
September 9, 2015
Thank you to COG Sponsor Eva Friesen of the Corporate Member the Calgary Foundation
Good day Mr., Mrs., and Ms. Rotary and all the ships at sea – let’s go to press!
By Bill Avery
DATELINE CALGARY: The Crystal Ballroom of the friendly and fashionable Palliser Hotel came to life with the patriotic strains of “The Maple Leaf Forever” passionately underscoring the entrance of the Head Table played to perfection by Manon Mitchell.
Sarah Walker Executive Director of Hospice Calgary
By Bill Avery
Bill Andrew introduced our guest speaker Sarah Walker Executive Director of Hospice Calgary. Sarah spoke eloquently about the very important role Hospice Calgary plays in service to the Calgary community
Congratulations to our 2015 recipients of the $1,500 Rotary Service above Self Scholarships!
By Jennifer Lavier Jankovic, Williams Engineering Canada, Rotary Corporate Member
Congratulations to Western Canada High School alumni Karina Juma, and Aleeza Manucot who were nominated by their teachers based on their academic achievements and volunteerism. I had the pleasure of meeting these inspiring young ladies and presenting the awards on behalf of RCC at the Awards night at the school on June 4, 2015.
Karina attributes her parents for instilling the value of volunteerism in her. While at WCHS she organized fundraisers and awareness-raising campaigns for many organizations including: Free the Children, Calgary Interfaith Food Bank, Anti-Bullying, Alberta Children’s Hospital, etc. This month Karina has begun a Joint Honours Bachelor in Social Science in History and Political Science at the University of Ottawa. She wishes to thank the club for their support!
Aleeza similarly championed for many causes and was “honored to be recognized, as one who possesses attributes that are worthy of this award”. Her dream is to become a pediatrician and work with Doctors overseas, perhaps in her family’s homeland of the Phillipines. She is taking the next step to achieving her dream and has begun the BSCH Arts & Science Program at Queens University. Support, such as provided by the club, will allow her to ‘continue bettering herself so that she can extend the positive impact she is making here and around the globe’.
Alberta Culture Days- FREE CONCERT
By Manon Mitchell
Hear the Calgary Civic Symphony IN CONCERT on Sunday, September 27th at the Alexandra Centre Society (where the Civic rehearses each Monday evening). The Civic Symphony will be performing a short 30-minute concert including the "Finale" from Sibelius’ Symphony and excerpts from Star Wars. Players from the Civic Symphony will be performing in local Inglewood businesses from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. So come and shop while being entertained. Our own Rotarian Manon Mitchell will be performing at Kent of Inglewood (Kent Of Inglewood, 1319 9 Ave SE). Following the free concert there is an open rehearsal where you can hear what it takes to put all of this together. For it’s 40th anniversary the Civic commissioned local composer Dr. Alan Bell to write a work for the Civic. Dr. Bell will be in attendance and speak a bit about his composition.
JOIN ROTARY ON VISIT TO GUATEMALA – FEBRUARY 5-14, 2016
By Barbara Young
If you are interested in traveling to Guatemala to participate with other Rotarians visiting the Guatemalan Literary program please get in touch with Barbara Young – 403-286-7228 (barbary1@telus.net)
COG Staff - September 18, 2015
Editor
Andrea Serink
Reporting
Bill Avery
Photography
Ralph Lundberg
Sponsorships
Keith Podmoroff
Office Support
Colette Bielech
Rotary Club of Calgary - Chartered April 1914 as Club #949
Suite 300, 105-12 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1A1
