The Rotary Club of
Kitchener-Westmount
Membership Newsletter
August 7 2019
President Laura Power and Past President Jerome Freiburger thank guest speaker Alten Wilmot of Unwrap Theatre Company.
Minutes of Meeting
Announcements:
Birthdays
-Joe MacDonald-August 10
Anniversaries
- John and Brenda Thompson August 1
Brad and Tammy Swanson August 8
Club Anniversaries
- John Villemaire 22 Years Ian Robertson 19 Years Julie Powell 2 Years
Acknowledgements-
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, sent letter thanking our club for the donation in memory of Leo Tobi.
Hold the Date!
Oktoberfest Luncheon-Friday October 11
August is membership month for Rotary- goal to increase diversity and female members
Guess the Member- Graduated from Trent, A Paul Harris Fellow, Attended First Duck Race..... Michelle Gardiner!
50/50- $345- Jack Kinch, Simon Adler and Chuck Thompson, no winner.
Guest Speaker
Alten Wilmot
Unwrap Theatre Company
Alten was introduced by Tim Bradich
Alten is the Artistic Director of the Unwrap Theatre, a graduate of the Sheridan Theatre Program.
UnwrapTheatre was formed in April of 2019, a non-profit professional Contemporary theatre.
Audience- 16-29 yrs old, theatre to encourage emerging artists.
Why theatre? Power of story telling to build community.
Starting a new theatre company is very challenging, working with a mentor from Sudbury assisting with starting a company.
Pilot season funded on sponsorship and personal donations rather than grants and ticket sales. First production did make a surplus.
Developing plays for millennial audience, and support play writers, authors, actors, directors.
5 year goal-Main stage production with combination of experienced and new artists, paid study opportunities for new artists