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Edmonton Strathcona

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e-Strathconian

June 7, 2019

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Nicolle & Shane had a son!

Posted by Carin Jansen van Vuuren on May 31, 2019

James Evan Theberge

"Shane and Nicolle Theberge (Germain) are pleased to announce the birth of James Evan Theberge. Born May 27th, 7 lbs 13 oz, 21 inches long. Congratulations from all of us at the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona to Shane & Nicolle as well as grandpa Eric & grandma Karen Germain and great grandma Betty Germain (honourary menber).

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Canada Flag Program Online Sign-up and Payment

May 01, 2015 – Dec 31, 2019

Operation Friendship Seniors Society Day of Caring
9526 - 106 Avenue
Jun 18, 2019 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Summer Solstice Celebration!
River Cree Resort & Casino
Jun 19, 2019 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Strathcona Golf 2019

Jun 20, 2019 2:00 PM

Rotating Wheel Dinner
Faculty Club U of A
Jun 28, 2019

New Member BBQ
Stephan and Carin
Jul 20, 2019

Zone Conference, Niagara 2019
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Sep 19, 2019 – Sep 21, 2019

District 5370 Conference 2019
Grande Prairie
Oct 03, 2019 – Oct 05, 2019

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Norman Leach, D-Day, The Beginning of the End

Posted by Vi Hughes on Jun 06, 2019

This Tuesday we were pleased to hear from Norman Leach, a historian, award winning writer, documentary producer and professional speaker. Norman has his own consulting company specialising in marketing, sales and security services for private companies. He is also the author of multiple books, a speaker and a consultant on military history related topics.

Norman is the father of our current Rotary exchange student, Stephanie Leach and a former Rotary exchange student himself. Norman said that as a young man he had a love of history but found that once he had graduated from the U of Manitoba, finding work in that area was tough, so he went into sales and marketing. Once he met his wife, she encouraged him to find a way to make an income from his abiding love of military history. In his search, he went to see a movie producer to ask if they had any need for a historian to help with military productions. This producer then asked him if he knew anything about Passchendaele (the first World War battle) and whether it had Canadian connections. Being the salesman that he was, and a salesman never admits ignorance, he said he did. This was fifteen years before the movie Passchendaele, the story of a young Canadian soldier from Calgary, was eventually released. Norman ended up working on the production as a historian.

D-Day took place on the 6^th of June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy, France. In D the name comes from the planning of the operation which referred to it as simply the Day. The planning had started in 1942 when Hitler started building an Atlantic Wall, a chain of defence battlements along the coast of Normandy. On that day one hundred fifty thousand troops hit the beaches, a mix of British, Canadian and American soldiers and support personnel. There was also air support provided by this same international mix of airmen. Canada put fifteen thousand men on Juno beach in the first day of the battle. Three hundred and eighty-nine Canadians were killed and over one thousand were wounded on the first day alone. The leader of the Canadian troops had requested a piper to lead the men off the ships. He was the first man to disembark and played his pipe all the way to the top of the embankment.

Norman talked about how we need to think about these men and women as individuals who risked their lives for us. He went on the give some details of the experiences of three men whose experiences have been made into three separate Historical Minute documentary films.

One was Jack Hilton, a Hurricane pilot from Calgary. Jack flew three separate missions on that day alone. He had flown many bombing missions and on one of these his plane had been hit by enemy gunfire. He was only a few hundred feet above the ground and needed to get above one thousand feet before he could parachute out, so he headed upwards. As he reached the level where he could parachute, his plane was still redlining so he started to climb out of the cockpit. As he looked down at the controls one last time, with one foot on the wing of his plane, he noted the plane was no longer redlining, so he climbed back in, sat down and flew the crippled plane back to base.

The second was Archie McNaughton, an older farmer from Nova Scotia who had fought in the First World War and who left his family behind to sign up as he felt it was his duty to fight again twenty years later. Archie was one of the men who died on the beach that day.

The third was airman Tony Anselmo, from Calgary. Tony had been training pilots in Regina when he signed up to serve. Tony’s wife was pregnant when he left for the war and had a son shortly after. Tony flew thirty-five bombing missions over Germany. The America pilots were retired and sent home after flying this many dangerous missions, but not the Canadians. They were simply reassigned elsewhere after a brief leave to go back home for a visit. When Tony got off the train to meet his wife and son, his three-year old son saluted him, as he only knew that this stranger was a soldier. Tony then returned to war and was reassigned as a radio operator in Palestine. After the war Tony worked his way up from a bagboy in Calgary to manager of Canada Safeway.

Norman stressed that we should not forget that the people who fought that day were individuals with lives, families, adventures and losses. They were real people, not just numbers. We would like to thank Norman for his very interesting and dynamic talk.

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Summer Solstice Celebration

Posted by Donna Hutton on May 10, 2019

Summer Solstice Celebration

As a proud sponsor of the 2019 Fort Edmonton - Rotary Fundraising Event the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona invite you to be our guest on Wednesday, June 19th at the Summer Solstice Celebration!

To register, please Click Here

Attached is a revised invitation to the June 19th Summer Solstice Fundraiser at Fort Edmonton Park. The deadline for registering on May the 1st has come and gone. The attached revised invite notes that if you RSVP by May 27th, you’ll be eligible for a trip for 2 to Las Vegas. Your live link, previously sent, will direct your guests to Eventbrite which has also been updated to reflect the May 27th RSVP date. You’ll want to use this invitation for additional guests that you may wish to invite.

TO DONATE:

Your admission into the event is your 100% tax-deductible donation to Fort Edmonton Foundation. The amount is up to you. Details about how to donate will be included in your RSVP confirmation e-mail and in the package you will be receiving in June.

ABOUT FORT EDMONTON:

Fort Edmonton Park holds a special place in our Region’s history. With the Capital Expansion, we will continue to share this community treasure with the world for generations to come.

All levels of government have contributed to the $168 million project. The remaining $11 million is being raised by the community and events like this.

We hope we can look forward to your support and that you can join us for a great “Summer Solstice Celebration” featuring Trooper!

Sincerely,

The Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club

Donna Hutton

President-Elect

Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona Golf and Barbecue, Thursday , June 20th UPDATE

Posted by Eric Germain on May 31, 2019

Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona Golf and Barbecue Thursday June 20

See how much fun you can have? Open this photo album link from last year and run the slide show

The June 20^th Fun Golf Day is a good chance to have some Summer fun with other Rotarians and friends.

It can also be an opportunity to support some worthwhile cause. Last year we raised food, money and awareness for the Edmonton Food Bank. Previous years we’ve assisted Operation Eyesight, Polio Plus and The Amarok Society.

With the flood of refugees into Bangladesh recently we felt it to be a good time to dedicate this Golf Day to The Amarock Society once again.

“Bang the Ball For Bangladesh”

An Auction and Putting contest will be the highlights of this fun raiser.

Auctions (Both Silent and Noisy) for items left over from the Oil King February event.

Including Hotel Nights! Oiler Photos, Framed Sketches, Spa treatment. Maybe More!

Please plan to attend.

Guaranteed fun or Double your Golf Balls Back!

The golf will start at 2 PM at the Millwoods Golf Course in Edmonton. The 9 hole golf tournament will be a 4 player Texas Scramble. No previous golf experience or skill required. An experienced golfer will be the Team Captain, and the team plays the best ball on each shot. The golf package includes your nine hole green fees, shared power golf cart, practice range balls to warm up, use of the practice putting green, a tee gift which includes 3 Taylor Made golf balls, golf tees, ball marker, divot repair tool and a bottle of water. The golf package cost is $55 per player.

The Barbecue Dinner will start at 5 PM at the Woodvale Community Center at the Millwoods Golf Course. We will have the prime rib burger dinner with buns, fixings & condiments, fries, Caesar salad, coleslaw, vegetable pasta salad, dessert squares, fruit, coffee & tea, and a cash bar. The barbecue dinner package cost is $25 per person.

The combined Golf & Barbecue package cost is $75 per person

REGISTER HERE

Eric Germain, E-mail: egermain@is2.ca or telephone 780-991-0417. All Rotarians, family and friends are welcome to attend.

Rotating Wheel Dinner 2019

Posted by Audrey Martyn on Mar 29, 2019

Annual ROTATING WHEEL DINNER

Please join the Board of Strathcona Rotary at the Rotating Wheel Dinner on June 28 at the Faculty Club.

We have a wonderful BBQ dinner with a chance to visit and meet the new Executuve for 2091-2020. Bring a spouce or friend for a great night.

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Free Footie Volunteers Needed: 2019 Spring Season

Posted on Mar 12, 2019

I am reaching out to your Rotary/Interact Club in efforts to find volunteers for the upcoming Spring Soccer Season.

Our organization is called Free Footie, and we provide an afterschool free soccer program. This upcoming season, we have 11 different game locations located throughout Edmonton with 60 schools participating and close to 2,000 kids playing.

Game Days are Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from 3:45/4:00 PM – 4:45/5:00 PM.

Season runs from May 6 – June 21^st.

The roles that we have available are Field Marshal, Referees, and Coaches.

The Field Marshal responsibilities include:

Arriving 15-20 minutes before first assigned game.
Inspect field before play to ensure it is free of objects that might be a hazard.
Direct teams to appropriate game field.
Inspect field after play and address teams to clean up before leaving.
Be emergency evacuation lead.
Report any incidents or hazards to Volunteer Manager.

The Referee responsibilities include:

Watch over the game and enforce fair play.
Inspect player equipment and field equipment for safety hazards.
Referee certification would be an asset but not required.

This is a perfect role for someone who is new to refereeing and looking to learn in a less-pressured environment. This position is paid.

The Coaches role is seen as mentor for the kids. Soccer experience isn’t necessary but we do look for volunteers who are looking to be a positive role model/mentor and have had experience with kids.

All volunteers will require a vulnerable sector check from the EPS.

It would be fantastic if you can share this with your members.

If anyone is interested, they can sign up HERE.

(If the link does not work, copy and paste this URL into a web browser: https://goo.gl/forms/KI18EAn74oYk2A662)

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thank you for all your help,

Adriana Martinez

Volunteer Manager

Free Footie YEG

www.freefootie.ca

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