Service Above Self
November 25, 2020
This year Rotary is facing an unprecedented and unique time. With Covid hitting the world, a number of things have changed forcing all of us to make adjustments and changes that we may not necessarily want or agree with. Starting in March, Rotary was unable to host meetings for almost two months. We had to bring back our exchange student; Jacob Kociuba from Italy and send Megumi Suzuki home to Japan. This was much sooner than they and us would have liked.
Throughout this year we have collectively moved forward and looked for ways to stay relevant and continue our community activities.
Our membership has remained strong with two new members joining.
Rotary is hosting our regular Wednesday meetings (12:30) by Zoom. Our attendance is averaging over 20 members per meeting and we have managed to attract some excellent speakers. Thank you for the great job done by our teams.
Rotary has made adjustments to the budget with the limited revenues we have.
Rotary has continued to support our annual Awards.
Rotary has supported our Interact members and invited them to some of our activities to keep them motivated and included.
Rotary is focusing on completing projects (within our budget) that we started; Rotary Trail, Storage facility, Toboggan hill.
Rotary members have been participating in online conferences.
Rotary is keeping a strong profile in the community and in the news with articles in the local paper, instagram and on facebook.
Rotary has moved our Celebrity Dinner to October 2021.
As things change so does Rotary. New dates for our casino should be coming out soon. Meetings will continue on Zoom until we are able to resume face to face. Planning for the next year has already begun. Rotarians have much to look forward to as we show our strength and perseverance and are there when our community needs us most. Thank you to the great members of Athabasca Rotary. I am proud to be your president for 2020-2021.
Bernie Giacobbo, President
March 19, 2020
Recent developments regarding Covid-19 have had a profound impact not only on our own community but around the world. As an international service club, Rotary International recognizes how important it is to act now and work together supporting efforts to stop the spread of this dangerous virus. Rotary International President, Mark Daniel Maloney has asked all Rotary clubs around the globe to immediately begin working with their communities and implement the recommendations of their local health authorities that will assist in preventing further spread of this disease.
The Rotary Club of Athabasca has already taken steps to participate in social distancing by suspending all future club and executive meetings until further notice. We will look at options that will allow our club to continue to communicate and operate without having the personal contact.
We will be examining future planned events by our club with a view to either postpone the event or cancel it altogether. We will be reaching out to our community leaders to offer assistance and collaborate on any initiatives that will strengthen the efforts to keep our community safe when and if we can.
Howard Peterson
President
Rotary Club of Athabasca
You’re invited! The Rotary Club of Athabasca and Rotary Athabasca Youth Development Association are pleased to host Jay Onrait, Athabasca home town boy, as our guest speaker for the Celebrity Dinner & Auctions on October 27, 2018.
Youth Exchange student Julia Cygan is adding to her many Canadian experiences before returning home to Poland early July 2018. She is seen here with her Rotary counselor, Howard Peterson enjoying a ride in his classic car.
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you have any Aeroplan miles that you are not planning to use? Instead, please put them to use by transferring the miles to our Aeroplan Beyond Miles Account for Rotary Athabasca Youth Development Association. Transferred miles will be pooled and auctioned. All proceeds will be used for Athabasca area community and youth development projects.
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"You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments or publicity”. - Thomas Wolfe
"All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears – of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words “some assembly required”. - Dave Barry
"I'm a community person, I think in terms of community before individual. That's the essence of Albertans and to a large extent that's the essence of Canadians as well." - Peter Lougheed
"Move out of that comfortable space in which you only approach the people who seem the most like you." - Pamela Young
"Our country is the greatest place in the world to live because of our compassion, friendliness and willingness to roll up our sleeves to help." - Craig & Marc Kielburger
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