e-Strathconian, Jan 17, 2020 (Jan 17, 2020)

The Rotary Club of
Edmonton Strathcona

Chartered 1974

e-Strathconian

January 17, 2020

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We meet Tuesdays at 12:15 PM

Woodvale Facility and Golf Clubhouse

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

Phone:

(780) 918-1079

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(780) 665-7011

Email:

strathconian@telus.net

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**Peter DeNooy**
It is with great regret and sorrow we pass on the sad news that Peter Denooy died suddenly on January 9th. He was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was preparing to move to Calgary to be near his son and have palliative care. Peter was introduced into Rotary by Dennis Freeman in January 2001 and he served as our president in 2007-08. He was the primary motivator of the Wheel Chair project, a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and was the club's Rotarian of the Year in 2004-05. Peter resigned from the club in 2015 and took up residence in the Dominican Republic. After a short stint with Rotary clubs there he joined E-Club Canada One in 2016 and he was serving as the president this Rotary year 2019-20. Peter will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Our sincere condolences go out to his partner Ileana.

Youth Exchange 2019-20

The Rotary Clubs of Edmonton Strathcona and Edmonton South are partnering in the Youth Exchange program for 2019-20.

Click on THIS LINK PERIODICALLY to open the photo album chronicling the adventures of our inbound student from Denmark, Celina Jensen and our outbound student Stephanie Leach being hosted in France.

Use this short URL to promote the album: https://tinyurl.com/YEX2019-20

Link to the Youth Exchange Site Page

Contacts:

RC Edmonton South, Lynne Fisher:

lynnefisher@shaw.ca

RC Edmonton Strathcona, Carin Jansen van Vuuren,

carinvv777@gmail.com

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Joe Schultz, Courage

This Tuesday we heard from Joe Schultz, a speaker from The Memory Project, on the topic of courage. The Memory Project is a voluntary speakers bureau that connects groups with military veterans or Canadian Forces members who are willing to share their stories of military service. Joe told us that he is an infantry veteran, but not a combat veteran. He served in the PPCLI (Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry) for thirty years, from 1959 to 1989. He served in Cypress, Germany and many other locations. He was trained in many different types of warfare and performed many different types of peace time services, such as riot control, security for royalty, interpreter, parachutist, intelligence gathering, jungle warfare training, rappelling from a helicopter and senior explosives instructor.

Joe said that one of the favorite topics for a vet to be asked to speak about is courage. There are many different types of courage- physical, social, moral, spiritual, emotional, intellectual and more. He said that courage and bravery are often confused. He gave the analogy that it takes bravery to grab the balls of a lion, but it takes courage to keep on squeezing. Joe said that he believes that courage can be taught. Proper training gives both physical and moral courage to do things that one would not normally consider such as parachuting, jumping into snake infested waters and trekking for days in bitter cold conditions. The teamwork involved in training also encourages you to do many things that you would not even consider doing on your own, if only from the fear of group mockery or humiliation. Things like parachuting, rappelling both forwards and backwards from a helicopter, winter survival training, wading through snake infested water, explosives training and many more. He also said that the experience gained also gives moral courage to do the right thing, as when he was once tasked with transporting the bodies of dead service members home in a respectful manner, and had to ask two senior officers to recuse themselves from duty as they had had too much to drink.

Joe also talked about some of his childhood experiences of having to flee on foot as a very small child across Poland to Germany during WWII. He remembers collecting coal along the railway tracks to be able to keep themselves warm. He later came to Canada in 1953 as a refugee with his family. He said that he had to endure many taunts as a child because he was considered to be German by his school mates. There was no such thing as anti-bullying in schools then and when he retaliated, he was disciplined. He said that discipline is necessary but it must also be fair. One discipline experience he will always remember happened in 1964 when he was eight minutes late for duty. He was sentenced to thirty days in the brig, and the first fourteen days were bread and water rations. He was never late for anything after that.

Joe said that the one thing he always makes time for now is remembrance parades. He said that over his thirty years in the infantry he has served with and trained many people who have given their lives in service to our country. They were all both brave and courageous. He also said that military service takes lives after serving as well, in the form of PTSD and suicide. We lost one hundred and fifty eight soldiers in Afghanistan and another seventy eight afterwards who have since committed suicide. He said that the remembrance parade that made the biggest impact on him is the one that takes place every day at eight pm at the Menin Gate, the east entrance to Ypres, Belgium, where they stop the traffic moving through the gate, observe silence and perform the last post and reveille to commemorate the many allied soldiers, with unmarked graves, who died in the battle of Ypres Salient during WW I. The people of Ypres have been performing this remembrance every day now for ninety-two years! He said that we should all remember that each person who lost their life as a result of conflict, both in battle or as collateral damage, was a unique person, who loved and was loved, and that each of them had unique value. He said there is no such thing as war heroes, only victims, so we need to keep on squeezing to ensure an end to conflict.

Robert Burns Celebration

Each year, the world celebrates the January 25th birth of Scotland's greatest poet - Robert Burns and his many famous works of poetry and songs. This year, the Rotary Club of Edmonton's members (many of whom are of Scottish descent), will be able to participate in these celebrations at our Monday, January 20th luncheon meeting.

The Chateau Lacombe's chefs have welcomed the idea of a Scottish-themed lunch for our Club and have promised to serve us an exquisite cuisine of beef barley soup, mashed potatoes (tatees), mashed turnips (neeps) and yes, even haggis! (For those less adventurous, roast beef will be available as an alternative to haggis). You will also enjoy a typical Scottish dessert - bread pudding with a side of custard. A wee dram of Scotch is available for $8 to complement the haggis and for toasting purposes.

This is a first for our Club so we have pulled out all the stops! One of Edmonton's pre-eminent bag pipers will commence the luncheon with some Scottish pipe tunes. Our speaker of the day is a member of The Edmonton Burns Club who hails from Ayre, Scotland. Alex Thomson is a Robert Burns aficionado who will tell us about the influence of famous Scots such as Burns and the many Scottish immigrants who helped in the formation of Canada as we know it today.

In keeping with the theme of the day, feel free to wear Scottish tartan socks, a tartan tie or scarf and celebrate the occasion! Come ready to buy some raffle tickets as the winner(s) will enjoy a prize of a bottle of scotch or wine!

If you know of someone who might be interested in joining us for this unique event, please invite them!

As we are expecting a good turnout, please be sure to register in advance by going to:

1. Click on "Register/Modify Registration"below.

2. Enter your first/last name and e-mail address. On this screen enter your plate number if you require parking.

3. Click on "Select Options", (bottom right hand corner).

4. Enter how many lunches, parking... you would like to purchase.

5. Click on "Continue to Payment Selection", (right hand corner).

6. This screen is where you have the option the pay on-line or to save your registration by clicking on "Pay by Check" (you can save your registration and pay at the door)

7. Once registered you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

Click on the link below to register:

https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=8261a6af-3367-4594-9c04-f8c44c60ce2c

By registering on-line and paying on-line, this saves time for everyone. Note the hotel is told the attendance numbers on Thursday prior to the Monday lunch.

If you have any issues or questions please do not hesitate to contact Geeta at admin@edmontonrotary.com.

DATE: January 20^th, 2020 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

FEE: Lunch - $32
Attendance - $10
Wine - $7
Scotch - $8
Parking - $5

LOCATION: Salon B, Main Floor
Chateau Lacombe Hotel
10111 Bellamy Hill
Edmonton, AB T5J 1N7

Australian Bushfires

The notice below originates from Tim Schilds, District 5370 Rotary Foundation Chair

Hello and Happy New Year Everyone

So far it is not a very Happy New Year in Australia. I am sure you have all been watching the devastating situation as Australians suffer through the worst Bushfire season in their history. District Governor Tracey has been receiving many inquiries regarding the situation and Rotary’s reaction. The Rotary Foundation is not generally a First Responder in disaster situations. I am sure that many Rotarians in Australia are on the frontline and there is worldwide support of the idea that we need to help. And we will help, Rotary will be there for the long term rebuild. We have heard from The Rotary Foundation that they are working with Australian Rotarians to develop a plan which will ensure any donations will get to where they are needed most. We will wait to hear from our partners and follow their direction. If you or your club wants to help now I would suggest the options set out below:

If donating as a club or if you don’t require a charitable donation receipt you can donate directly to Australia. The note below is from Past Rotary International President Ian Risely and sets out how you or your club can contribute to Rotarians in Australia:

“Can I please express my great appreciation to all those friends from right around the world who have offered kindness and support to Australia as we suffer these terrible fires. It helps enormously to know that you are thinking of us. Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) has a fund supporting bushfire recovery through which you can donate from outside Australia. Go to https://rawcs.org.au/ follow the blue "Donate Now" button. It is not quite as easy as it should be to donate, but the trick is to ensure that on the second page in the address section, where it shows "State", all those from outside Australia need to choose the last option, which is "outside Australia". Then it should accept any district number. Thanks again!”

If you would like a Canadian Charitable donation receipt you can donate to Disaster Aid Canada which is a Rotary partner or follow this link to other Canadian Charities supporting relief from Australian Bushfires

If you have any questions or thoughts please feel free to contact me.

Yours in Rotary service

Tim

Tim Schilds

District 5370 Rotary Foundation Chair

timschilds@telus.net

“Personal Story of the Day” or “Getting to Know You”

Posted by Donna Hutton on Nov 01, 2019

Our "Staying Connected" committee, chaired by Rose Marie Basaraba, in response to my request to recommend an alternative to our Story of the Week, has suggested that we rename the weekly opportunity as:

“Personal Story of the Day” or “Getting to Know You”.

This would enable fellow members to get to better know the speaker whether it be interests, experiences (Rotary or otherwise), life happenings learned through experiences, etc. (humorous or otherwise).

As of November 12, I would request that individuals scheduled to share their stories, keep these guidelines in mind and manage this sharing within a two minute time frame. I look forward to learning more about each member of our club and thank you to Rose Marie and the Staying Connected Committee for their suggestion.

Donna

Link to District Membership Survey

Posted by Hans Granholm on Jul 26, 2019

A separate notice was dispatched earlier in reference to the district membership survey.

If you missed it or accidentally deleted it, here is the URL to the notice:

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/399/bulletin/View/e64c2d41-230e-4c5f-87cc-dba99d21ed6e

I believe our Friendly Club is healthy and vibrant, but we should be willing to share and not keep our success to ourselves. Please complete the survey at your earliest convenience.

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