G E A R
Next Meeting: Monday July 22, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Guest Speaker:
We were pleased to welcome Cilla and Lynn
Ron Miller, our president, presided over our meeting today. Thanks to all who attended.
We held our lunch at the Caboto Center. It was decided that we would have our two July meetings at the Caboto Center
For lunch meetings at the Caboto Centre the cost be $25.00
Membership Invoice for 2024 - 2025 have been sent to all members. If you didn't receive you invoice please let Martin Coward know and he will arrange for a copy to be re-sent to you.
Paul Harris Invoices for 2024 - 2025 have been sent to the Paul Harris Group
Today our two new members Amara Gassama and Li (Aven) Fengwen were welcomed to our club and they received their Rotary Pin.
At our next meeting on July 22nd we will decided if we stay at Caboto Center or go back to Rotary Villa. We would like input from as many members as possible, so we would like everyone to make an effort to attend this meeting. Martin will talk to the Caboto Center before then to see if we can improve the pricing for our lunch and to see if would would be able to safely store some Rotary stuff at the Caboto Center.
Ted Foreman was at our meeting today and he wanted to thank everyone who helped to but on his dinner last year, and to let everyone know how much he appreciated it.
Rotary International Convention 2025 will be held in Calgary June 21 - 25, 2025. This is a great change for Rotarians to attend an International Conference that is being held so close to Winnipeg. We will send you more information as it becomes available
Our Half Marathon and 5 KM fun run will be held on Sunday September 22, 2024. Registration is now open. Our runner registration is up compared with previous years, so we are hopefully that we will have 200 runners this year.
So far we have one person who we will be sponsoring for RYLA this year. her name is Maryann Kelani.
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Happy Bucks:
The weekly accumulator draw was for $24.00, Lynn Foreman drew the Queen of Hearts. Starting with the new draw we have changed the lucky card to the King of Spades.
Speaker:
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Upcoming Events: Meeting for July 22nd will be held at the Caboto Center, 1055 Wilkes Avenue.
Rotary International Convention 2025 will be held in Calgary June 21-25, 2025
Rotary meeting dates for the next while will be as follows:
Meeting Dates in July - July 22nd
Meeting Dates in August - -Aug 12th and Aug 26th
Greeters: For July 22, 2024 will be Ed Baetz and Marcel Vermette
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News Bulletin for the Fort Garry Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Meets every second Mon. at 12:15 p.m., Rotary Villa, 528 Hudson Street, Winnipeg, MB R3T 4E3
Club Officers 2023 - 2024
Directors
Club Admin: Shelley Killeen
Service Projects: Shelley Killeen
Rotary Foundation: Jeff Miller
Membership: Steve Gallagher
Public Relations: Jeff Miller
Treasurer Marcel Vermette
Attendance Requirements: 50% of all meetings. Make up your attendance at:
Monday: Charleswood, 5:45 pm, Breezy Bend Country Club;
Selkirk, 6:00 pm, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, 100 Sutherland Ave, every Second and Fourth Monday
Tuesday: St. Boniface-St. Vital, 12:15 pm, Canad Inn, 1034 Elizabeth RD
Wednesday: Winnipeg Downtown, 12:10 pm, Winnipeg Convention Centre;
Winnipeg East AM, 7:15 am, New Cavalier Inn;
Thursday: Winnipeg West, 12:15 pm, Canad Inn Polo Park;
Transcona, 12:00 pm, Canad Inn Transcona;
Assiniboine, 5:45 pm, Holiday Inn Airport West, 2520 Portage Ave
International President: Jennifer Jones
District 5550 District Governor: Peter Tongue