The Atlanta Host Organization Committee is offering some good old-fashioned Southern hospitality at the Rotary International Convention from 10 to 14 June. It has planned a wide range of activities featuring everything from good food and music to inspiring tours of local landmarks. If it’s your first convention, these events are chances to meet fellow Rotarians from around the world, and if you’re an experienced convention goer, you can catch up with old friends.
Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron will host Rotarians for a “Strike Out Polio” night at the new SunTrust Park, where you’ll...
When Teguest Yilma helped found the Rotary Club of Addis Ababa Entoto in 2002, she thought polio had already been eradicated from most of the world. But while Ethiopia had been free of the disease, Yilma was shocked to learn that new cases had started cropping up in surrounding countries such as Somalia.
“I was thinking, it’s not possible, we can’t be free if the countries around us are not free,” she says. Yilma, the managing editor of Capital, Ethiopia’s largest English weekly newspaper, has brought a journalist’s skills to the fight against polio. She became vice chair of the Ethiopia...
Battling breast cancer in 2000, Kathryn Smith found comfort pursuing her lifelong interest in Franklin D. Roosevelt. The more she read, the more intrigued she became with the 32nd U.S. president’s private secretary, Marguerite Alice “Missy” LeHand. “I thought, what a fascinating life she had because she was by his side through the polio crisis, establishing the polio rehabilitation center in Warm Springs and then after his return to politics,” she says. Smith, a past president of the Rotary Club of Greater Anderson, S.C., and a longtime newspaper journalist, turned that curiosity into a book...
One of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s earliest memories is of fleeing with his family into the mountains during the Korean War, his village burning behind him. His father and grandfather had to forage for food in the woods; his mother gave birth to his siblings away from anything remotely resembling a health facility. “I have known hunger,” he says. “I have known war, and I have known what it means to be forced to flee conflict.”
The soldiers who came to their rescue were flying the blue flag of the United Nations. The UN provided them with food and their schools with books....
Like a lot of us, I spent much of my childhood riding bikes, but fell out of the habit for a while. Forty years. Then my wife and I moved to New York, where cyclists risk their necks in a daily Thunderdome of cabs, police cars, firetrucks, double-decker buses, messengers on motorbikes, and delivery trucks backing around corners at 20 miles an hour. Not for me! At least not until my 50th birthday, when my metabolic furnace flamed out. Calories started going directly from beer bottle to beer belly. It was time to start exercising. Either that or give up Samuel Adams, and I couldn’t do that to...
We were treated on Tuesday to a refresher by one of our long time Rotarians, Dennis Freeman, on his life, work and interests, which are many indeed. Dennis has been a Rotarian since 1995, and thanked Bill Skelly for introducing him to Rotary. He has held many different positions with in the club over the years, and he has changed occupations many times since joining, so his official classification has changed several times, and even his current one, Safety Clothing, is not up to date. In this way, he joins many other Rotarians, with his entrepreneurial spirit.
Dennis was born in Medicine Hat, the oldest of nine children. His father’s family were Latvian immigrants and his mother’s family were English immigrants. His father loved hunting and fishing so he instilled in Dennis a love for the outdoors that he still has, to this day. His talk was accompanied by a number of very good close up bird photos taken by Dennis over the years, and at the end of his talk Dennis could name every one of them.
He remembered his childhood fondly, with many anecdotes of growing up in a large family. He did not like it when his mother had another child as she would then be absent from home for at least a week and they had to rely on his father’s lousy cooking, until she came home again. He spent his childhood in an old Victorian era home that winter literally blew through, and remembers well his pajamas freezing to the wall behind him at night. He spent his time running around the neighbourhood doing the usual boyhood things like raiding gardens and riding the back bumpers of cars and buses. He says he was never caught, as he was a really fast runner. He loved hiking and fishing, enjoyed singing and even did some acting in high school. He once begged to sing at a high school function, in order to impress a certain girl, and then very embarrassingly forgot all the words once he got up on stage. As a young man he wanted to be a minister, a Mountie, and also aspired to being Jewish, as he was fascinated by the Synagogue that was across the alley from his home.
Dennis was an entrepreneur from an early age and had many odd jobs as a child and young man, from delivering papers to painting, and lifeguarding to pumping gas. He later worked as a radio announcer, TV announcer, a retail salesman at Woodwards and Sears, and then as a property manager. He then moved on with his own company selling Safety clothing. He has held many volunteer positions over the years, from Rotary committees and church boards to local community leagues, and the property manager’s association. He joked that he currently now holds the volunteer position of chief vacuum wielder at home. In addition to Rotary, Dennis currently enjoys camping, hiking, golfing, bird watching/ photography and spending time with family. His sense of humour and humility, as demonstrated by his ability to take a good-natured ribbing, which happened several times throughout his talk, make him a really nice person to know and a valuable member of our Rotary club.
PLEASE HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
If you have any questions, please contact Loida Lumanlan, 780-953-1062; loida@loidahomes.ca
Every year, the Ice on Whyte Festival grabs Canadian winter by the snowballs and carves it into a wicked combo of ice and art. Just imagine, 155,000 pounds of ice is dumped just to prep for this week long party – on purpose! So, get your toque on and come down to the International Ice Carving Competition, ride a gigantic ice slide, or learn to carve ice just like a pro. One of the hottest shows is on the last night, where you’ll see fire melt an ice sculpture right back into H20. You’ll be right in your element. Get it?
In honour of Canada turning the big 150 in 2017, some historically iconic Canadian characters will be making a special appearance at the End of Steel Park during the festival. Don't just imagine what life was like for Canada’s ancestors, see for yourself! Listen to stories about Edmonton from fur trading pioneers like Richard Hardisty or hear from Margaret Martin about what life was like for women before they had the right to vote. Experience the stories of ordinary people that shaped our country in a unique and extraordinary way.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a social program of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona. It is designed to provide an opportunity for Club members and spouses/companions to meet other Club members in an informal, social, small group setting.
Typically a Member would Host one month and be a Guest for two months. All Members are encouraged to participate - even if for only one month. The visitors should expect anything from spaghetti or pizza to steaks. The most important part of this program is the fellowship and the opportunity to get to know each other better.
On behalf of the Superstition Rotary Club you are invited to participate in the Annual Rotary Can-Am Golf Tournament. This is a fun tournament on one of Arizona's premier golf courses at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort.
While this is a Ryder Cup Format, it is also a Canadian - American Golf Challenge!! I'm campaigning for as many Canadian golfers as possible to play and 'take the cup'! The registration fee is $125 per person or $250 a twosome.
The Challenge is scheduled for January 14, 2017 at Gold Canyon Golf Resort's fantastic Dinosaur Mountain course, 6100 S. Kings Ranch Rd., in Gold Canyon. We look forward to your participation! Attached for your information are complete details regarding the event and registration. For additional information, please feel free to contact the following individuals: Len LaFlesch (lenlaflesch@gmail.com) 650-400-7700 or Ryan Duff (ryan@gcgr.com) 480-671-5566.
This, the largest fundraiser of the Superstition Mountain Rotary Club, is quickly approaching. Get your registration(s) in. Feel free to pass this information on to others who may want to participate or contribute.
Members are reminded about the District Volunteer Security Policy, DOWNLOAD HERE.
This policy was generated from the requirement of our insurance company providing liability coverage in case of issues arising from members and non-Rotarians working with youth and other vulnerable members of our society.
The policy provides that all involved Rotarians and non-Rotarians complete a vulnerable persons police check. See below or click 'Read more...'
Contact Hans Granholm, 780-466-5566 for more information.
District 5370 Police Record Check Process
The procedure applies to both Rotarians and non-Rotarians involved in any Rotary sponsored vulnerable person activity.
Have a vulnerable persons record check completed.
Submit your application with the Club’s letter of introduction (obtained by Hans Granholm) to the local police service.
After you receive the certificate, submit the original (photocopies are not accepted) (This procedure is to be updated) to the address in my signature below or alternately deliver to the District office.
Original is reviewed by Youth Protection Chair, Staff Sergeant Brian Scott.
Original and letter of certification are returned to volunteer directly. (To be updated)
Provide a photocopy to the club.
Certification lasts for a period of three years.
Police procedure:
RCMP
Certification is free of charge and sometimes they will complete the certification while you wait (if you have time to wait).
Edmonton Police Service (EPS)
EPS charges $15 for the certification and be aware that they accept cheque or money order ONLY. No cash or plastic. Cheque or money order should be made out to “City of Edmonton”.
The certificate will be mailed to you, usually within a week.
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