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2019 Thanksgiving Dinner, Millwoods, Edmonton Venue: Leefield Community Hall, 7910 -36th Avenue, Millwood, Edmonton The 2019 Annual Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast and Millbourne Laundromat was held at Leefield Community Hall in Millwoods are of Edmonton. This marked the 27th anniversary of this long running community event to feed the needy in the Greater Edmonton Area. |
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New Executive ROTARY CLUB OF EDMONTON SOUTH EAST 2018-2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS with the new District Governor, Ingrid Nietsch and Asst. Governor Stephan.From left, Andrew Dowdall, Past President and now Sgt. At Arms; Nancy Ranu, Youth chair, Victoria Ewert, Club Administrator/Secretary; Arlene Gort, Club President; Marites Alcazar, Vocational chair; Weldon Ncube, Membership chair; Daniel Maromo, Incoming President; Chinwe Okelu, Rotary Foundation chair. Absent from the photo is Nirmal Nijjar, Community chair and Robin Turna, Club Treasurer. |
2018 Spring Festival Gala & 10 Year AnniversaryOn 24 March 2018, Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast Will be Holding 2018 Spring Festival Fundraising Gala and 10 Year Anniversary Night of Great Food, Good Stories, Dance and Auction. Please Come and Support Our Local, Regional and International Service Projects. Our Projects Provide Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless in Edmonton (feeding more than 1000), Support of Local School Programs in the Millwoods Area of Edmonton, Annual Soccer Tournament for Downtown Edmonton Schools, End Polio Worldwide Campaign, Scholarships for International Students, Edmonton Down Syndrome Society, Dreams For Kids, Youth Emergency Shelter, Kids Help Line. Venue: Meridian Banquet & Conference Centre, 4820 -76 Avenue, Edmonton T6B 0A6  .jpg) |
Zimbabwe School Shoes Project - June 2017 UpdateZimbabwe School Shoes Project - June 2017 Update Members of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast and Rotary Club of Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe went to present full scholarships to the senior class at Chokudza Primary School in Chivhu in Jan 17 and found that nearly all the students had no shoes. Pictures taken during the presentation touched some hearts at our club. Rotarian Alrick Brown took the initiative to raise the funding required to make this happen. A total of more than US$3500 was raised and sent to Zimbabwe on 21 March 2017Great thanks to all who contributed to this worthy cause.PROJECT COMPLETIONAt the end of May 2017 at the start of the winter term, The Msasa Rotary Club of Harare went to the school and presented the last batch of shoes for the shoes project that included stockings and school materials. The shoe project is now complete. Great thank you to Rotarians and our supporters who made this possible |
Newest MemberCongratulations Lucina Chen on being our newest member!.jpg) |
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2016 2017 Turnover Dinner is Set on June 28, 2016 |
2016 Chinese Lunar New Year Fundraiser |
Be a Gift to the World - RI President K.R. Ravindran |
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Walking With our Sisters |
Christine Sharma, President 2013-2014,Club Secretary 2008-2013
Christine is a Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast. She has been a Rotarian since August 2008. She served as Secretary of the Club from the date it was chartered in 2008 until June 30,2013. She has participated in several community projects -- her favourite being the Mill Woods Laundromat Thanksgiving Lunch. She is currently the Director of a Medical Consulting Business. Christine is married to Arya and has three beautiful and brilliant daughters, Linnie, Kamala and Rashmi. |
Photographs from our Inner City Soccer Tournament June 2,2012
Have a look through some of the photographs from a great day in June when as a club we feed and organised soccer for 300 inner city under privileged children of Edmonton. Every single child walked away with a soccer ball donated from Tim Hortons, a full belly courtesy of the hard working Rotarians and a day of happy memories.
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Andrew Dowdall, Club President 2012-2013
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Why Rotary?
A short video sponsored by Rotary International is now available on YouTube. It provides an introduction to Rotary as an organization and why millions have gathered to strengthen it. To view the video, please click here.
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Becoming a Rotary Member
If Rotary interests you, you are not alone. There is an inclusive group of more than 1.4 million people around the world with a passion for Rotary and its program of building communities and bridging continents. While membership in Rotary is by invitation only, if you are interested please email us at cokelu@telus.net and our Membership Director Chinwe Okelu will contact you shortly.
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Thanksgiving Luncheon at the Milbourne Laundromat on Milbourne Road East and Mill Woods Road in Edmonton AB
Each year since 2008 our Club has joined with the owners of the Milbourne Laundromat in preparing and serving Thanksgiving dinner for up to 1000 people from the local area. We also contribute financially and have received both monetary and in kind contributions from individuals and companies to help put on this event.
Join us October 8,2012. This event has been ongoing for some 15-20 years. |
Nirmal Nijjar, Charter President 2008-2009, Assistant Governor 2012-
Nirmal was the driving force behind our Club when we started meeting as a Provisional Club in the Fall of 2007. She was also our first President when we chartered. Her primary community goal was to establish a shelter for abused immigrant spouses and children. Support of women and children both locally and internationally is still a major focus of our Club.
Nirmal is now an Assistant Governor with District 5370.
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Cecil Blackburn, Membership Director 2009-2010, Passed away in July of 2011
Cec was a charter member of The Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast. He served as our Club's membership director and was instrumental in attracting our current President Andy Dowdall to our Rotary Club. He was also the District 5370 Membership Director until he took sick in 2010 and a Past District Governor. He is sorely missed. God bless and keep you Cec.
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LaVerne Quennell
LaVerne Quennell joined the Rotary Club of Edmonton in 1999 where she later served as a Board Member. In 2003 LaVerne moved to the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona to become the organizer for their major Community Service Project - Operation Red Nose. LaVerne transferred to the Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast in July 2009. LaVerne has also been active at the district level where she coordinated District 5370 Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (Camp Warwa) for a number of years. She also served as the Training Events Coordinator for 4 years. In her career LaVerne has had the opportunity to work in government, education and private industry. In 2005 she retired from the Canada Revenue Agency. She has been and still is actively involved in the community and the many organizations which support it.
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Victoria Ewert, President 2011-2012
Victoria has been with the Rotary since 2007. She has participated in Annual Thanksgiving Luncheons, Habitat for Humanity, Charter Night, and our international projects The Tuloy Foundation in Metro Manila,Philippines, Art of Food Competition and all community projects. She holds an MBA,FCIP and a Risk Management Fellow. She is the president of her own company Ewert Consulting. She lives with her husband Dr Basil Thompson and her son Timothy Ewert.
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Basil Thompson
Basil holds an MD from University of Alberta where he also studied internal medicine and neurology from 1977 to 1980. He was a research fellow at the Jerry Lewis Muscle Research Centre,Hammersmith Hospital,DuCane Road,London, England 1980-1982. He retired from practice in 1994. His interests include computers, collecting art and depression glass and the study of tropical medicine. He lives with his wife Victoria Ewert and his step son Timothy Ewert.
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Chinwe Okelu, President 2010-2011, Membership Director 2012-2013
Chinwe is an Economist and Mediator and the founder and Principal of Young and Associates (Mediators). The company consults, presents/teaches and facilities in the areas of Collaborative Governance; Self-directed Dispute Resolution; Designing Dispute Resolution Systems; Educating Clients in Mediation Skills.
He became a Charter Member of the Edmonton Southeast Rotary Club in 2008. He was Community Services Chair. He participated in Belize Education and Mill Woods Soccer Association projects.
Chinwe is an active Community and Civic Volunteer. He is the founder of the Achievers Toastmasters Club. He enjoys physical activities including running, cycling and gym activities. He is married to Gina and they have two grown sons.
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Les Reynolds, President 2009-2010,Assistant Governor Team Leader 2012-
Les is a Charter Member of Edmonton Southeast Club. He has been a Rotarian since June 1999. He was International Director at Edmonton Strathcona club and later became its President. He served as Assistant Governor for four years and as District Assistant Governor Team Leader for two years. Les participated in the completion of a school project in Bangalore, India. He is involved in the transportation and container business through his company Go Minis Canada. He is married to Debby and has two children, Cory and Tonya.
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Annual Art of Food Competition
First Annual 'The Art of Food Competition' was held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Theresa's Parish Community Hall in Millwoods in Edmonton. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast, the competition was participated by Filipino foreign worker chefs and local Canadian chefs. Proceeds of the program went to our international project in the Philippines and other local community projects.
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Habitat for Humanity Project
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Don Ilich, Treasurer
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