G E A R
ROTARY CLUB OF FORT GARRY
Next Zoom Meeting: Monday March 29, 2021 at Noon
Guest Speaker:
We were pleased to welcome
Hal Brownlee, our President, held a Zoom meeting this week, thanks to everyone who participated.
Our 2021 Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021. St. Vital Park has been booked
Rotary Adventures in Citizenship will resume in 2021 but it will be virtual. Rotary Adventures in Citizenship will take place May 1 – 5. Registration opens to clubs and students on March 8th. Registration closes on March 22nd at 8 PM EST. Payment is due between March 8th & March 22nd. Students must be between 16 and 18 when the event starts on May 1st. For this year only they have raised the age limit to 19
Speaker Series – will continue on April 19th when Russ Hood will do his craft talk.
East AM Rotary Club will be having a virtual comedy night on April 29, 2021. Cost $20.00 per ticket, with 50% of the value of the ticket will staying with our club if we sold the ticket. More information will be made available in the weeks ahead.
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Happy Bucks:
The weekly accumulator draw, will be suspended until we resume in-person meetings.
Speaker: Nazir Ahmad did his craft talk today. He spoke briefly about coming to Canada as a young Lad and then changing his profession. Nazir and his family moved to Flin Flon in 1971 and after becoming a CA he stayed in Flin Flon and in a couple of years became a partner in the firm that he worked for. He was very please with the way the he and his family was accepted in Flin Flon. He stayed in Flin Flon until he retired. Nazir became very involved in the community and was also the Mayor of Flin Flon. Nazir found it very rewarding working will all people of the north and really enjoyed his time in Flin Flon. Nazir belong to the Rotary Club in Flin Flon and when he moved to Winnipeg he joined our club in 2007. He has held several positions Within the Rotary Clubs as well as positions with Rotary International. He has described his time with Rotary as very awarding.
Upcoming Events:
Russ Hood will do his craft talk on April 19th
District Conference is scheduled for Melford May 14-15 2021.The theme for this years conference is The Family of Rotary. This conference has been moved to an online conference. More information will be passed on as soon as we receive them
Rotary International Convention will be virtual this year and will be held June 12th to 16th. More Information will be forthcoming as they become available.
Next Zoom Meeting will be March 22, 2021 at Noon.
Our Speakers series will continue with the follow members speaking the coming weeks
April 19th Russ Hood
May 3rd Bill Lightly
May 17th Don Johanson
May 31st Mark Fenny
June 14th Ted Foreman
No Zoom meeting on April 5th because of the holiday, Easter Monday.
Greeters:
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News Bulletin for the Fort Garry Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Meets Mon. at 12:15 p.m., Holiday Inn Winnipeg South, 1330 Pembina Hwy.
International President: Holgen Knaack
District 5550 District Governor: Gailmarie Anderson
Club Officers 2020-2021
Directors
Club Admin: Shelley Killeen
Service Projects: Ron Miller
Rotary Foundation: Jeff Miller
Membership: Barry Hartley
Public Relations: Patrick O’Connor
Attendance Requirements: 50% of all meetings. Make up your attendance at:
Ahmad, Nazir (Pat)
Res. 204-489-1780
Cell: 204-984-4662
Baetz, Ed
PH: 204-228-4132
Bell, Gary (Michelle)
Res. 204-989-0372
Bus. 204-956-6195
Cell: N/A
Brownlee, Hal (Julie)
Res.: 204-226-1587
Bus.: 204-988-6300
Cano, Kathryn (Marcelo)
Res. 204 261-4394
Bus. 204 925-7928
Cell: 204-792-8857
Cooke, Nancy (Bill)
Bus. 204-253-6290
Cell: 204-791-3679
Fenny, Mark (Gloria)
Res : 204 474-0835
Cell : 204-291-9403
Fletcher, Donald (Evelyn)
Res. 204 475-8142
Cell: N/A
Foreman, Ted S. (Lynne)
Res. 204 895-1314
Cell: 204-981-1075
Gadd, Roger (Cilla)
Res. 204 275-0327
Bus. 204 275-0327
Cell: N/A
Gallagher, Steve (Kimberly)
Res: 204 452-2699
Bus: 204 999-6900
Cell; 204-999-6900
Gore, Michael (Janet)
Res. 204 889-6889
Bus. 204 452-4747
Cell: 204-981-7590
Barry Hartley (Karen)
Cell: 431-373-5849
Hood, Russell (Joy)
Res. 204 489-8396
Cell: N/A
Johanson, Donald
PH: 204-471-2693
Killeen, Shelley (Ron)
Res: 204 256-6789
Bus: 204 775-7233
Cell: 204-775-7233
Lightly, Bill (Jan)
Res: 204 736-2910
Cell: 204-296-8601
Miller, Jeff
Res: 204 453-8403
Bus: 204-989-5405
Cell: 204-799-7449
Miller, Ron (Shelley)
Res: 204 256-6789
Bus. 204 989-5403
Cell: 204-792-2747
Oberik, Grant
Res: 204 338-2902
Bus: 204 339-1951
Cell: N/A
O’Connor, Patrick (Jennifer)
Res. 204 475-8057
Bus. 204 480-9444
Cell: 204-291-955
Cell: 204-918-8832
Tollefson, Robert J. (Peggy)
Res. 204 489-6491
Bus. 204 949-3933
Cell: N/A
Vermette, Marcel
Res. 204 253-8304
Bus. 204-925-3670
Cell: N/A
Honorary Members
Ernie Orpin
Gordon Turnbull
Al Wareham
Martin Desliets
David Hood
Executive Secretary
Martin Coward
Cell: 204-807-8919
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