G E A R
ROTARY CLUB OF FORT GARRY
Next Meeting: Monday February 14, 2022 at Noon
Guest Speaker: TBA
We were pleased to welcome
Barry Hartley, our President ran the Zoom meeting today. Thanks to all who attended.
Our February 14, 2022, meeting will be held via Zoom. We are planning on going back to in person meetings on February 28th. Just waiting for confirmation from the hotel.
A Rotary Club brochure has been sent to all members. It will need to be updated so we can use it for our membership drive that we will be having in May. Please review and advise us of any changes by February 28th. You can send your responses to Barry Hartley or to Martin Coward,
Don Fletcher sent us a draft plan for our membership drive last week, I forward it on to the membership. Please review and send any changes or suggestions to Don Fletcher or Martin Coward by February 28th. We would really like everyone’s participation so please send us your comments.
The board has approved for Barry Hartley to go to PETS this year. It will take place March 18 - 20th in Russel. Cost will be around $615.00.
We had Owoola Bello attend our meeting today. She just immigrated from Nigeria. She is the past president of her club if Nigeria. Owoola is thinking of joining our Rotary Club.
Our Next board meeting will be in person on February 28th at 11 AM at The Holiday Inn.
Rotary is looking for a Rotary Peace Fellowship candidate if you know of anyone please let Barry Hartley know directly. If you want more information you can go to Rotary.org
Half Marathon will be held on September 18th this year.
Barry was having problems with breaking up today. Barry will try and get this fixed by next week. The club has offered to help with any costs involved.
East AM Rotary’s Comedy Night is April 1, 2022 at the Met. The plan is to sell both live and virtual tickets. Any tickets sold our club would receive half of the price of the ticket. I will pass on information about ticket price and how to but them as soon as I receive this information
Rotary International President, Jennifer Jones, will be visiting Winnipeg in early July. A Committee is being put together by all of the Winnipeg Rotary clubs to determine what we will do during Jennifer’s visit. Don Fletcher will be attending a meeting on February 14th. He will provide us with am update after this meeting.
Our sister club in Detroit Lakes will be celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. We will be investigating to see if our Winnipeg clubs can do something with the Detroit lakes club during the spring/summer. Maybe a meeting at the International Peace Gardens
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Happy Bucks:
The weekly accumulator draw is on hold until we resume in person meeting again.
Speaker:
Upcoming Events
Rotary International Convention next year will be held in Huston, on June 4 – 8, 2022. If you register early the cost will be $425. For more information please go to
convention.rotary.org/houston
Next Board Meeting February 28th at 11 AM
No Meeting on February 21, 2022 – Louis Riel Day
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: Jennifer Jones
District 5550 District Governor: Dan Sutton
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