Next meeting: Monday May 1, 2017 at 12:15 PM Guest Speaker: TBA
Only a small group today so we just had lunch and followship.
We were pleased to welcome Ed Beatz
Announcements.
On May 8th our meeting will acknowledge our Half Marathon and 5 Km run
Sponsors. We ask that all members mark this date on their calendar and plan to attend this meeting.
This year we will be sponsoring Divjyot Grewal for the 2017 Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program in Ottawa.
We will also be sponsoring a two person team from Fort Richmond Collegiate for MUNA. The students who we will be sponsoring are Mirha Zohair and Jordyn Lafreniere.
District 5550 Conference will be held in Kenora May 25 – 28, 2017.Registriation is available on the website.
Teddy Bear picnic will be held on Sunday May 28, 2017. Volunteers will be needed.
R.I. Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 16, 2017. Registration is now available through the RI website.
Our Half Marathon and 5 KM race will take place on Sunday September 17, 2017.
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Happy Bucks:
The weekly accumulator draw this week was for $27.00. Hal Brownlee drew the Queen off Diamonds .
Guest Speaker: No Guest Speaker
Up Coming Events
We are sad to advise that Don Killeen passed away. Diane Merker, Don’s partner was a member of Fort Garry Rotary for several Years. She served as Executive Secretary for a few years and Diane was also on the board of Rotary Villa. On Saturday May 6, 2017 from 1PM to 3PM there will be a celebration of life for Don at the Qualico Centre in Assiniboine Park.
Teddy Bear Picnic will be held on May 28, 2017. Volunteer opportunities will be available. Information on how to volunteer should be available to our members by weeks end.
Next Board meeting will on May 1, 2017 at 11 AM at Holiday Inn South.
Our Meeting on May 8th will be a thank you meeting for the sponsors of our Half Marathon and 5 Km run. We will invite the sponsors to come to our lunch on May 8th and we will do a short presentation about Rotary and the sponsorships that the half Marathon and 5 KM run allows us to do. We are hopeful that all of our club members will note this date and plan on attending.
