Aug 01, 2023 (Aug 01, 2023)

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"The Friendly Club"

Tuesdays at 12:15 PM

Woodvale Facility and Golf Clubhouse

4540 - 50 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6L 6B6
Canada

Our Club meets every week with a twist. The first three weeks of each month on Tuesday at the Woodvale Club and the last week for a meeting and social at a location, date and time to be determined. Members will be notified by email of the details.

District Site

Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona

Venue Map

Canada Flag Program Online Sign-up and Payment

May 01, 2015 – Dec 31, 2023

Buy A Book of Lunch/Meeting Tickets Here

Aug 02, 2022 2:00 PM – Aug 02, 2023 2:00 PM

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No Advance Registration or Payment Required for Meetings

There will be no advance registration or payment for our weekly meetings at the Woodvale Community League. The meal cost is $25 at the door.

It’s a Boy!

Posted by Vi Hughes on Aug 01, 2023

Several years ago our club decided to sponsor the Grevy Zebra exhibit at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Our Grevy Zebras, mom Zuri and dad Cody are now the proud parents of a new addition to their family, a boy born on Sunday evening, 23 July. Baby was up and walking about twenty minutes after birth.

This picture was taken at noon Tuesday and baby is resting after running around all morning The new addition will be given a name at a later date. These Zebras are part of the Species Survival Plan for endangered species in which the zoo participates.

July Meeting with a Twist

Posted by Vi Hughes on Aug 01, 2023

Our first Meeting with a Twist took place last week with about twenty attendees. The hot dogs and milkshakes from the Retro diner were delicious and the collection of restored vehicles wowed everyone. The guys were quick to choose their favorites while the gals took their time. Have a look at more pix in our July Meeting with a Twist Picture Album.

Ben Gomez, Classification Talk

Posted by Vi Hughes on Jul 20, 2023

Club President Heather de Kok with new member Ben Gomez

This week we heard from our newest member, Ben Gomez. Ben told us that he is a first generation Canadian whose parents came here from Chile many years ago. He said that they are both his inspiration and the reason he has such a passion for helping others. They came here with only twenty dollars and built a life together through hard work while also finding time for all kinds of charity work.

Ben said that he went to high school in Edmonton and that is where he met his wife Rhonda Smith, who is also a Rotarian and a member of our club. He said that he has worked in several different occupations, first in machining and tooling, where he travelled a lot setting up machine shops, then he started his own construction business and did that for a few years. Currently he and a partner are working with carbon capture technology to develop a device that will attach to diesel engine systems.

Ben told us that both he and Rhonda have a passion for helping others and have taken on many different projects over the years. These included different types of volunteer work and collecting donations themselves for many different charitable groups. Ben said that a day spent without helping others is not worth living. He said that he and Rhonda have done many projects on their own and can appreciate how much better it is to have a team to do it with. That is why he has joined Rotary and is looking forward to the opportunities that Rotary provides to help others. We would like to thank Ben for his very inspiring talk and look forwards to getting to know him better.

Polio Plus Society

4-Way Test

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Heather de Kok

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Youth Exchange Pages.
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Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona Endowment Fund

Aug 08, 2023

Pet Desrochers

President of the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society

Aug 15, 2023

Abbigale Herbert

Rotary Employment Partnership

Aug 29, 2023

Putting Horse Ranch Spruce Grove, par 3 putting

Meeting with a twist 4 p.m to 6 p.m.

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July 18 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Germain, Ken

Door Duty

Docker, Ivan

Setup

Hegan, Maggi

Aug 1 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Wiebe, Tammy

Door Duty

Peddie, Jim

Setup

Germain, Eric

Aug 8 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Martyn, Audrey

Door Duty

Jansen van Vuuren, Stephan

Setup

Brown, Ron

Aug 15 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Meneses-Leach, Maritza

Door Duty

Hetherington, Maxine

Setup

Stefanyk, Don

Aug 22 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Hegan, Maggi

Door Duty

Syrianou, Anna

Setup

Peddie, Jim

Sep 5 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Leach, Norman

Door Duty

Meneses-Leach, Maritza

Setup

Wiebe, Tammy

Sep 12 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Stefanyk, Don

Door Duty

Martyn, Audrey

Setup

Hughes, Vi

Sep 19 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Syrianou, Anna

Door Duty

Jansen van Vuuren, Carin

Setup

Campbell, Vince

Oct 3 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Smith, Rhonda

Door Duty

Germain, Ken

Setup

Dass, Pradeep

Oct 10 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

McMurtry, Michael

Door Duty

Basaraba, Rose Marie

Setup

Jansen van Vuuren, Stephan

Oct 17 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Brown, Ron

Door Duty

Germain, Eric

Setup

Docker, Ivan

Oct 24 - Setup & Door Duty

Door Duty

Campbell, Vince

Door Duty

Peddie, Karen

Setup

Meneses-Leach, Maritza

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President

Heather de Kok

President Elect

Loida Lumanlan

Past President

Graham Gilchrist

Secretary

Trina Vandermeer

Director at Large

Donna Hutton

Director at Large

Brenda McCullough

Member Birthdays

Ivan Docker

August 3

Bruce Flesher

August 17

Benjamin Gomez

August 21

Eric Germain

August 29

Donna Hutton

September 10

Ken Germain

September 14

Stephan Jansen van Vuuren

September 17

Karen Peddie

September 25

Carin Jansen van Vuuren

September 26

Spouse Birthdays

Stephan Jansen van Vuuren

September 17

Karen Peddie

September 25

Carin Jansen van Vuuren

September 26

Anniversaries

Eric Germain

Karen

August 2

Ron Brown

Judy Brown

August 17

Ivan Docker

Sue Docker

August 18

Hugo Lehmann

Lucie

September 14

Rose Marie Basaraba

Con Basaraba

September 17

Join Date

Fritz Koenig

August 26, 1986

37 years

Heather de Kok

September 4, 2001

22 years

Ron McCullough

September 16, 1975

48 years

Rhonda Smith

September 29, 2021

2 years