District 5370 Earlyact Club
The 2nd (and only active) Earlyact Club in District 5370 (sponsored by The Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona) was chartered at Archbishop Joseph McNeill Elementary School on Monday, November 21st, 2011.
With obvious excitement, 16 of the 38 new members present accepted their Charter, their Rotary t-shirts and official meeting Bell from DG Harry Buddle , President Eric de Kok and New Generations Chair, Mike Hanna, at their first official meeting. No sooner had these young people donned their Rotary t-shirts, Past President Heather de Kok, coordinator of this new group, immediately challenged this fledgling Club with their first project—‘Books for Belize’. To capture their enthusiasm, Heather immediately established a committee to draft a newsletter (in three days) to be distributed throughout the school and community asking for support for this project.
To see the smiles and feel the energy exuded by this energetic younger generation was truly inspirational! This was an exciting venture to witness and those Rotary members in attendance (Hans/Linda Granholm, Diana Parker, Peter Denooy, Brenda Tyson and Rose Marie Basaraba are confident that the eager smiles and energy of this young generation will generate pride for Rotary, Archbishop McNeill Elementary and the Community.
