This past Tuesday we served as an audience for a practice presentation given by three students from the Faculty of Business at the U. of A. These students will be competing as part of a team in the Not-For-Profit strategy section of the business student competition known as JDC (Jeux du Commerce) West. It began as a way for students of Business Administration to meet and compete against students from other business schools across Canada.
Each team is given a case study with about ten pages of information, and will have three hours to prepare a professional presentation which would be presentable to stakeholders that would hopefully be funding the not-for profit proposal. They are not allowed to make use of any outside resources during the three hours they are given to prepare. Each team has been preparing and giving presentations every week for the past twelve weeks.
The team of Kevin, Alycia and Sarah, who gave the presentation to us, have been coached by Conor Pilz. The team is judged by a panel of coaches and peers in the competition and they were happy to have an opportunity to present in front of an outside audience. The presentation they gave was handled in the same way as it would be for competition, in that they were given the case study only three hours prior to presentation and had no access to outside resources during that time. They gave us a very professional presentation using powerpoint slides, with each of the three team members making separate parts of the presentation. The case study was for a not-for-profit organisation to provide clean water for a region in Africa. They did an admirable job of breaking down the presentation to cover all of the major areas that would be of concern to prospective stakeholders. Identify the problem and related issues, present an analysis of the core issues, make strategic recommendations, present a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis and present a plan for implementation including costs and resources that would be needed.
They presented their proposal for a clean water initiative in a very clear and organised fashion, and included a surprising amount of detail, considering the time restraint on preparation. They were all very adept at public speaking and did an admirable job, both individually and as a group. I am sure that everyone present was impressed by their ability to make such a complex presentation ‘on the fly’. We wish them well and look forward to hearing how they do in the competition to be held in Calgary in January.
On Tuesday, December 12th, Eric Germain and Past President Dimitri Papanicolas inducted two new members to our club. Maxine Hetherington, Physician, Family Medicine, sponsored by Ken Sutley, and Bill Sinclair, Engineering, Technician, sponsored by Dmitri Papanicolas. We look forward to getting to know them better and would like to extend a hearty welcome to them both.
The photos depict the dedication and opening of a new footbridge in Rwanda, the bridge was built by Bridges to Prosperity, the construction of the $180,000 bridge was supported by many Rotary clubs including a $5,000 US donation from the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona and another matching $5,000 US from District 5370.
Publ. You may recall Bridges of Prosperity was the Kerr's charity of choice after hosting the Hawaiian Feastlast year. The $5,000 was a rounded up number of dollars raised at that wonderful event.
CLICK HERE to open the photo album and slide show.
The stockings were hung by the chimney in care at the Edmonton Golf and Country Club December 5th , as our Rotary Club celebrated the Christmas Season with our annual dinner and gala. This is always a classy affair, and a lovely venue for our Christmas party with excellent food, drink and service , with it’s nice Christmas ambience. We had a youth choir singing Christmas carols in the background during our cocktail hour.
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Rick Harcourt. He did an admirable job keeping the evening running smoothly, and added some party games to see what table got to go the buffet line first, second, etc. He added some good humour to the evening. One of his best jokes was, “What is worse than Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer with a runny nose? Frosty the Snowman having a hot flash!” He did mix things up by having Ron Dobbin say his eloquent , and surprisingly short grace after dinner.
Stephan Jansen van Vuuren, our Sargent at Arms, also mixed things up, by recognizing a number of Rotarians in the room for their positive contributions to our club over the years. These included Audrey Martin, Dianna Parker, Eric Solash, Hans Granholm, and Betty Germain. He presented them each with a jumbo chocolate toonie coin.
Our Christmas charity of choice was the same as last year, the Shoebox gift program, to provide a box full of toiletries and other items for ladies in women’s shelters in the Edmonton metro region and beyond. The Shoebox lady was at our dinner and spoke about how their program has grown over the last few years, and how excited she was to see all of the Christmas boxes they were receiving from our Rotary Club at the end of the evening. Positively impacting people’s lives locally and internationally on a daily basis is what Rotarians do best.
Ken Sutley rounded up a Christmas choir spontaneously at the end of the evening to lead the room in singing some classic Christmas carols and to get in the festive spirit.
And as the Rotarians and guests headed home it was heard from above, Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night!
The first trading opportunity is the first week of January
Welcome to the Rotary Hockey Pool For Polio Eradication, Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona
Here’s some interesting facts about THIS hockey pool!!
Pool is limited to 330 participants, Entry fee is $30, Every entry automatically make a donation of $15 to PolioPlus, Every entry automatically adds $15 to the prize pool, Each team will consist of 3 goalies, 8 defenceman and 12 forwards for a total of 23 players, get rid of those underperforming or injured players during the 2 trade weeks incorporated into the schedule.
Test your hockey knowledge by building your own team from scratch!
To register click here: http://tinyurl.com/HockeyPool1718CLOSED
After registering you will receive an email with a link to the online pool.
Hockey Pool Rules are as follows:
Pool is limited to 330 participants
Entry fee is $30 Registration closes November 30th 2017 11:50 pm
Every entry automatically make a donation of $15 to PolioPlus
Every entry automatically adds $15 to the prize pool
Each team will be made up of 3 goalies, 8 defenceman and 12 forwards for a total of 23 players
** Teams that exceed the above player allocations will be deleted by Admin**
January 1-7th 2018 is a trade week, teams can trade up to 3 players
March 1-7th 2018 is a trade week, teams can trade up to 3 players
Prize Pool is allocated as follows:
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**
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.
As you may know RI President Ian Riseley is holding six peacebuilding conferences around the world. The first of these international conferences is close for your members to attend. On February 9-11, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The presidential peacebuilding conference will examine sustainable global and local environmental practices, and their contributions to peacebuilding and peacemaking.
Participants will discuss the impact of environmental issues on health, fresh air, clean water, vegetation, and food production – and how improved environmental conditions are a fundamental condition of building peace within communities. The conference will bring together community leaders, youth, and representatives from the public, private, and government sectors. Attendees also can participate in a hands-on service project the morning after the conference.
There will be a focus on how Rotary clubs can involve their local community in sustainable projects and peacebuilding.
Members of any Rotary club are to encouraged to attend this important international Rotary event.
The conference website has a list of keynote speakers, link to book a hotel room, draft program and a link to the registration. Please visit: www.EnvironmentandPeace.com.
Rotarians from the US, Canada and around the world will come together at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver for this conference. Will your club be represented?
Thank you for all you do for Rotary and your community,
Chris Offer, PDG for Rotary Peacebuilding Conference Vancouver
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