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"The Friendly Club"

We meet Tuesdays at 12:15 PM
German Canadian Cultural Assoc.

8310 Roper Road NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 6E3
Canada

Phone:

(780) 466-5566

Fax:

(780) 665-7011

Email:

strathconian@telus.net

Alberta Emerald Award

Posted by Eric Germain on Apr 11, 2018

J Percy Page Interact receives nomination

Good News!

I received a phone call this morning from Greg Caswell at the Emerald Foundation.

The Rotary Interact Club of J. Percy Page High School has been selected the winner of their youth environmental award , the Ron Kruhalk Award, for the province of Alberta.

The award will be presented in Calgary at their annual awards program on June 5, 2018. I don’t think we will be able to attend as it is in Calgary. They want to send out a video production crew to make a video about our spring cleanup and tree planting project.

The award is also $1,000 , that they would present during the spring cleanup project.

Congratulations!

Eric Germain

YESS Volunteer Opportunity
Caesars BINGO, West Edmonton Mall

Apr 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018
Welcome to Wonderland: YESS Gala for Youth
Shaw Conference Centre

Apr 27, 2018
Casino, Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona, 2018
Casino Edmonton - Argyll

May 23, 2018 9:00 AM –
May 24, 2018 3:30 AM
Visit to the Zoo
Edmonton Valley Zoo

May 29, 2018 12:00 PM
Planting Trees with Roots for Trees
TBD

May 31, 2018
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
GoGlobal Volunteer Opportunity in Ukraine
Ukraine

Jun 02, 2018 – Aug 12, 2018
Arch Casino
Casino Edmonton Argyll

Jul 04, 2018 9:30 AM –
Jul 05, 2018

Gem Munro, Amarok Society

Posted by Vi Hughes on Apr 18, 2018

This last Tuesday we heard from Gem Munro of the Amarok Society, pictured. The Amorak Society provides educational programs in Bangladesh and Pakistan and is now starting a Canadian project as well. Gem’s wife Tanis Munro was the recipient of the QE II Diamond Jubilee Award in 2012 in recognition of her significant contributions and achievements.

Gem said that there are millions of children around the world in families that are too poor to send them to school. This is especially true in the slums of large cities in places like Bangladesh and Pakistan. The normal approach of addressing this problem is to build and staff schools, but it has not been successful in these poverty stricken areas. Many years ago, Gem and Tanis decided to try a different approach. Their idea was to teach mothers first and then have these same mothers go home and teach five children in their home the same lesson they themselves had just learned. The Amarok group closely monitors the progress of the mothers and also that of their their home based schools. In turn, many of these children then go home, of their own volition, and teach their families the same lesson. At the time they were told that this approach did not have much hope of success, as their plans would be interfered with by the slum landlords, the corrupt local police, the traditional muslim men or the local gangs of extremists. After eleven years of setting up schools of mothers in the slums these naysayers have been proven wrong and their approach is proving to be very successful. They have been able to have a big effect on the lives of many women, children and their associated families. In particular, the children have been given a path in life that gives them hope for a better future.

The program starts by teaching the very basics such as how to hold a pencil and moves on from there. They learn to read and write in their own language and then learn English as well, as this is the language of the educated in their country. Each mother then goes home and teaches the lesson to five children from her neighbourhood at a time of day convenient for them.

April 24th Special Meeting

Posted on Apr 06, 2018

IGNITE CHANGE

Greetings Rotarian members and younger guests, After a brief introductory session, several of you suggested you'd like to invite people to another interactive session with the brain in mind. Let's do it! Let's bring together older and younger participants for a special inter-generational brainstorming session on April 24^th . Together let's LEAD ROTARY INNOVATION WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND. We'll integrate our ages, survey our intelligences, toss in a dose of the brain's wellbeing chemical and enjoy a growth mindset outcome together! Oh, we'll enjoy lunch too! Expect fun interactions as we design service opportunities for a new era, all while you discover how you are smart. Supported by our club members, energized by you, and facilitated by Ellen Weber. Hope to see you there!

Ellen Weber (PhD)
Director - MITA International Brain Based Center
Email ewebermita@gmail.com
MITA Brain Leaders and learners blog: www.Brainleadersandlearners.com
MITA Brain Based TPT Site at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ellen-Weber-Brain-Based-Tasks-For-Upper-Grades

We would like to invite you to attend the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona- Special Lunch Meeting on Tuesday April 24^th, 2018.

We are having a special meeting to plan and lead Rotary innovation with the brain in mind, and to encourage more young people to get involved with our Rotary Club.

We plan to have some round table discussions with our current club members, and some dynamic young people, like yourself, to “Connect The Thoughts”. It will be facilitated by our club member, Ellen Weber PhD. We will look at current life challenges in our community and beyond, and we plan to develop Rotary based solutions, and potential projects and initiatives.

We will be meeting at our regular club location, the German Canadian Cultural Association, 8310 Roper Road, Edmonton, T6E 6E3. The lunch meeting starts at 12:00 noon and will finish at 1:30 PM.

If there are other people you know who would like to attend, please feel free to invite them, just let me know their names.

There is no cost to you. All we ask is for you to RSVP to confirm if you can attend. I hope you can make it.

Best regards,

Eric

Eric Germain

Managing Partner

IS2 WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS

Suite #103, 9636 51 Avenue

EDMONTON, AB T6E 6A5

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Hockey Pool For Polio Eradication

Posted by Patrick Gibson on Apr 13, 2018

The regular NHL season is over and so the term of the hockey pool has come to an end!

Well, the 1st ever Rotary Hockey Poll for Polio Eradication has come to a close and it was a race right down to the finish!!

Just as a reminder here's the breakdown of how winnings are being allocated:

(Prize Pool is $525)

40% of accumulated prize pool is paid to the participant with highest overall team score

20% of accumulated prize pool is paid to the participant with the highest performing group of 12 forwards

20% of accumulated prize pool is paid to the participant with the highest performing group of 8

defenceman

10% of accumulated prize pool is paid to the participant with the highest performing group of 3 goalies

10% of accumulated prize pool is paid to online transaction fees.

**Ties in any of the above categories will be split evenly among winners in those categories**

AGLC Raffle Licence 477118 No tax receipts issued for this event.

The highest overall score goes to the team of "Mayor" put together by Robert Balay

The highest performing group of forwards goes to the team of "Polio Gone" put together by Hans Granholm

The highest performing team of defenceman goes to the team of "Mayor" put together by Robert Balay

The highest performing team of goalies goes to the team of "WOP" put together by Bernie Giacobbo

Winners please contact me so we can arrange payment of your winnings.

Patrick Gibson

gibsonpatrick55@gmail.com

Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona.

AGLC Raffle Licence# 477118

No tax receipts issued for this event.

Visit the Zoo on May 29th

Posted by Audrey Martyn on Apr 13, 2018

Our regular noon meeting at the German Club will convene at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. MAP Details are as follows:

Visit to the Zoo - Tuesday May 29, 2018; 12 noon

Join us in the Otter Room for a Greek lunch and presentation by the Zoo to be followed by a tour if you wish.

Cost is $25.00 and cash or checks can be given to Audrey by May 8.

Please register HERE.

Audrey Martyn

Strathcona Rotary

Programs/Speakers

YESS volunteer opportunities

Posted on Mar 26, 2018

A number of volunteer opportunities exists with YESS. The bingo events are listed below. Check also the one day event, YESS 2018 Gala for Youth at THIS LINK.

Hello, We are in search of volunteers to help work at a Caesars BINGO in West Edmonton Mall. YESS has been selected as one of the charities of choice. They require at least 2 volunteers at any of the following dates:

Sunday April 1^st – Evening Shift

Friday May 25^th - Evening Shift

Saturday September 8^th – Afternoon Shift

Thursday October 4^th – Evening Shift

Sunday November 25^th – Evening Shift

Please let me know if you or anyone you know would be willing to volunteer a shift in support of YESS at the Caesars BINGO hall in West Edmonton Mall. Thanks you so much.

VIOLET MALBEUF, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

YESS—Youth Empowerment & Support Services

9310-82 Avenue | Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z6

T 780-468-7070 Ext. 234 | F 780-466-1374

Patrick Gibson, New Hope School Fundraising Presentation

Posted by Vi Hughes on Aug 31, 2017

New Hope School

Our Rotary group has partnered in a joint venture with the Rotary Club of Pretoria to help raise funds for the New Hope School in Pretoria. Patrick Gibson has put together a presentation that he will be making to the other rotary clubs in our area to encourage them to help us with this venture. Our goal is to put enough funding in place for us to be able to apply for a Rotary International matching grant.

Patrick gave us the same presentation he will be making to other local rotary groups. It included a short introduction on the New Hope School, followed by a video that has been prepared by the New Hope School. The New Hope School has been one of the projects of our club for some years now, and most of our members are well aware of the work they do in schooling for handicapped children in the Pretoria area. They provide many services above and beyond the usual schooling activities, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and many others, as needed by their students.

They receive only basic funding from the local government, so must fundraise to provide these other services. Some of the specific projects our funds could be used for would be a specialised playground, or programs to provide technical skills such as kitchen skills, nail and hair salon skills and sewing skills. Patrick has also put together a ‘Go Fund Me’ page on the web, on which people can get more information, view the video and make contributions. We will also be adding a link on our Rotary web page to this site.

https://www.gofundme.com/new-hope-school

4-Way Test

RI link: 4-Way Test

Posted by Hans Granholm

Privacy laws were recently implemented in Canada...

Web Site Advertising

Posted by Hans Granholm

>>> PLEASE LOOK AT THIS ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY <<<

With the number of members in this club either owning or operating a business, we are getting a very poor interest in this nice little generator of funds for the club.
Are the rates too steep? I don't think so, but if you do, please let us know.
If you have any bright ideas on how to promote this little initiative, please speak up.

How secure is all this data?

Posted by Hans Granholm