The Rotary Club of Camrose was chartered on March 24, 1924. In celebration of 100 years of Rotary in Camrose we will be hosting three events:
Online Auction, April 16 to 30
100th Anniversary Gala, April 27
Family Fun Day, June 15
Online Auction April 16 to 30
The online auction features a variety of items - experiences, merchandise, gift cards, and more. You also have the opportunity to donate to our causes:
Days for Girls Camrose Team creating and sending menstrual health kits to girls in need around the world. Almost 6,000 produced to date
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Camrose Affiliate serving 325 children under 5 in Camrose City and County with a new age-appropriate book every month
Rotary Youth Exchange giving high school youth a one-year immersive experience abroad while we host a student from abroad
Other projects addressing Rotary's Seven Areas of Focus, including Community Economic Development and Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
Our Gala Celebration will be at the Days Inn Norsemen where will Honor Our Past | Celebrate Our Present | Build Our Future. From the special welcoming cocktail, enjoyable cocktail hour musical entertainment, delicious buffet dinner, live auction of six special experiences, timely keynote, and fellowship our goal is to entertain you and share the impact of Rotary in Camrose and around the world thanks to the support of our community and the passion of our members.
Saturday, June 15 is a time for our community to enjoy a free, family oriented day of games, food, and fellowship at the Camrose Rotary Pavilion by the Stoney Creek Centre. Our butterfly and hummingbird gardens are close by while our Camrose Rotary Peace Path featuring trees planted to recognize Rotary Youth Exchange students going abroad (outbound) or being hosted by families here (inbound). The students spend close to a year in an immersive cultural experience usually hosted by three to four different families while attending school and being part of the local community.
More details about the Family Fun Day will come as we approach June.
RAFFLE #48: Win the Draw + Select the ACE of Spades = Claim OVER $39,400 with only 5 cards left. Tickets atCamroseChaseTheACE.org until 6 PM TODAY
The Camrose Service Club Group is offering a Chase the Ace Progressive Raffle. Every 2-week event will feature a deserving charity to receive a portion of the ticket sales during that event as well as also supporting our major charity - the Hospice Society. Tickets and more information is available at CamroseChaseTheAce.org. Our current Featured Charity is:
CAMP HEALTH, HOPE & HAPPINESS
Camp Health, Hope & Happiness (Camp He Ho Ha) will receive 20% of ticket sales from this event to acquire equipment, cabin supplies, and program materials for cabin groups as well as resource programming departments as they plan for the 2023 summer camps for Albertans with mental and physical disabilities.
Camp He Ho Ha on Lake Isle is proud to be Alberta's premier summer camp for people with special needs. Their legacy of providing high quality adapted summer programs for children, teens, young adults, adults and seniors in Alberta stands alone. Camp He Ho Ha prides itself in providing a safe, supportive environment for campers that allows family members and caregivers to access much needed respite knowing their loved ones are well taken care of at Camp He Ho Ha.
Camp He Ho Ha has been serving communities across Alberta since 1960 by providing week-long summer camp programs for people with special needs. Albertans in Central Alberta from Edmonton to Red Deer, and surrounding communities, attend Camp He Ho Ha each summer.
At this week's meeting, we hear from Camrose City Chief of Police Dean LaGrange who provided personal history, policing in urban areas and time spent in Afghanistan.
We are very excited to announce our ShelterBox Canada Hero Status for Rotary year 2019-2020. We, like ShelterBox are impatient to see a world where no family is left without shelter after disaster. Our hero status shows our commitment to helping ShelterBox prepare for when disaster strikes. Learn more at ShelterBoxCanada.org.
The Rotary Club of Camrose is currently holding an On;ine Food Drive in Wetaskiwin for the Montana Cree Food Bank. Visit CamroseRotary.ca.to make a cash donation or book a pick-up of goods at your business or home this Friday the 26th or Saturaday the 27th.
The Rotary Club of Camrose, the Rotary Club of Camrose Daybreak and Rotary District 5370 co-operated to purchase over $2,000 of groceries and supplies for the Montana Cree Food Bank in Maskwacis. Delivery is happening today (May 1st).
Ted welcomed us in at 11:50 and we started off with O-Canada and Rotary Grace.
Introduction of Guests-Paul King, Theresa Gratrix, Don Gregorwich and Jay Allart
Health of the Club- The only sick person in the club is Paul himself.
Happy Bucks- David Taylor and Heather Berry both celebrated their Birthdays. Lou is very happy to announce that a team she submitted for a wine survivor is still in the hanging. Shirley had a quick trip to the Okotoks. Ted’s father is getting better after his fall.
Rotary Flag program is up and running again this year, please reach out to Lisa Rohr if you'd like to sign up. They are expecting to sell out again this year so the sooner the better.
Guest Speaker-Don from Camrose County came and presented to us on the 2018 Annual Report. Check out their website for updates. http://www.county.camrose.ab.ca/
Next meeting is an evening meeting, Kassia Fardoe will be speaking to us again about her plans. The greeter for that evening is David Stolee.
Ted opened the meeting at 11:45 am with the singing of O Canada and the Rotary Grace!
Health of the Club – Paul Pedersen reported that our health must be good as no one has said otherwise.
Happy Bucks – Dan M is still learning his new position and is thankful that his team is not afraid to tell him when they think he needs to reconsider a decision; Dave S is happy he still has $1 in his pocket after taking grandkids to Disneyland; Lou H is happy that Lisa Vornbrock will be applying for membership in our Club, and also for her upcoming vacation. Ted G shared the adventures of moving parents into a Senior Living complex. I think we are all happy it is him and not us going through that!
Announcements and Committee Updates:
Gala Update – make sure you have marked your calendars for April 27 at the Best Western. Dawn plans to attend the next evening meeting and will have tickets. Please use this opportunity to invite the community to support Rotary. This year we will honor long time Rotarian Ken Drever with a special tribute and thanks. This is our major fundraiser for the year, so if we want to continue to do major projects in the community and internationally, we need the support of ALL members to get people out and collect items for our auctions.
KIVA update – we made 3 new loans in the last month or two, to purchase equipment to expand businesses.
Spring Leadership Assembly in March – Ted shared some pieces of a presentation given at the conference about recruiting and retaining members. A couple of interesting statistics coming out of a survey:
Why do people join Rotary? #1 was to have local impact and #2 was fellowship.
Why do people stay in Rotary? #1 was fellowship and #2 was local impact.
So when we talk to potential new members and tell them we have 1.2 billion members worldwide and are proud to be “this close” to eradicating polio, it seems we are missing the most important information: what we do in our community and how we make lasting friendships. Food for thought the next time you talk to someone about why they should join our Club.
AGLC items
Charitable Gaming Review – underway, Morris Henderson representing both Rotary Clubs on the Regional Working Group. Major concerns seem to be inequitable wait times and distribution of proceeds
Chase the Ace – 4 Rotarians (Lou and Morris Henderson, Roy Wallace, John Stoddart) met with 4 senior staff from AGLC’s raffle licensing area including the VP of Regulatory Services. The AGLC staff listened to our ideas of how Progressive Raffles could be structured in Alberta to address the concerns AGLC has about licensing raffles of this nature beyond the current $20,000 threshold. They complimented us on the research we have done and the knowledge we have of the raffle process. They thanked us for acknowledging the position AGLC has as Regulator in managing the risk to the public and to charities associated with charitable gaming. The VP, Dave Berry, promised to take our ideas forward and assured us that he has an open mind toward changes in this area. It is unlikely that AGLC will seriously look at opening up progressive raffles to higher limits any time soon, as they want to evaluate the impact of the recent changes made to raffle license limits and random number generators.
Kassia Fardoe Global Scholarship Grant
Kassia has not yet received her acceptance from London School of Economics.The Rotary Club of Dulwich, Peckham and Crystal Palace has offered to be her Host club in London.We have started a Global Scholarship Grant application. Kassia is busy completing her information for the Global Grant and District Grant. As soon as Kassia is accepted I will email out the Global Grant Number so that anyone who wishes to direct Foundation donations to her scholarship can do so. Deadline for applying is June so we have a bit of time. Please consider supporting Kassia by making your 2019 Foundation donations before the end of June, and designating them to this Scholarship Grant.
50/50 - $201 – Carman Mason drew the Queen of Diamonds—not the Ace of Spades.
Meeting adjourned at 12:50 pm.
Next meeting – Evening Meeting, April 8, 2019, 6:00 pm
Presentation on the 2018 Youth Canoe Trip by Augustana and Camrose Police leaders
Ted opened the meeting at 11:45 am with the singing of O Canada and the Rotary Grace!
Health of the Club – Paul Pedersen reported that our health is very good.
Happy Bucks – Gordon Berg dropped off a poster for an About Time Productions event (described below) with a Happy Buck for the announcement. Other people are happy about birthdays, still being able to play multiple volleyball games in a day, trips, attending a Cadets ceremony for Ashley White and being the Dad who was invited to go along on a wedding dress shopping adventure.
Announcements and Committee Updates:
About Time Productions is hosting an All Ages Fundraiser this Friday, March 29, at Retro. Between 6pm-10pm is an All Ages show; 10pm to 2 am is Adults only. Tickets are $25. Sleepover babysitting is available for a small fee.
Gala Update – make sure you have marked your calendars for April 27 at the Best Western. Please use this opportunity to invite the community to support Rotary. This year we will honor long time Rotarian Ken Drever with a special tribute and thanks. This is our major fundraiser for the year, so if we want to continue to do major projects in the community and internationally, we need the support of ALL members to get people out and collect items for our auctions.
Jenn Stone has agreed to step forward as the President Elect Nominee, meaning she will follow Roy as President for the 2020-2021 year. Thanks Jenn!!
Presentation: Roy Wallace, President Elect, Vision for the Rotary Club of Camrose
Roy began by thanking Ted for allowing him to “intrude” on his Presidential year and introduce his vision for our Club in the upcoming year. Roy describes himself as a Dreamer, which he refers to as “Youthful Exuberance”. He wants to build on the Rotary International President’s theme for 2019-2020: Rotary Connects the World. Roy believes our Camrose Club to be the best Rotary Club in Canada, and wants us to stop keeping this a secret and dedicate ourselves to getting the word out. His vision is for us to Dream Big: set Big Goals that will require 100% active participation by our Club members to achieve them. This, Roy believes, will motivate us to be more engaged and encourage us to promote Rotary much more than we have in the past few years.
Roy’s 3 priorities will be:
Membership
Communication
Fundraising
He went on to describe the goals he has in mind, and ways that they can be reached. It is difficult to capture his enthusiasm and the energy he brings in a few words, so I am not going to make a poor attempt. You will hear much more from Roy over the upcoming months, and I am sure that you will find his love of Rotary contagious and before you know it you will be sharing your dreams as well!
RotaryCares: March winner is Matt Banack of Camrose, ticket #051 sold by Jerome Stetar
50/50 - $195 (?) – Paul Pedersen drew the Jack of Clubs (I think)—not the Ace of Spades.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm.
Next meeting - Noon Meeting, April 1, 2019, 11:45 am.(No joke)
Ted opened the meeting at 11:45 am. We did our best to sign O Canada and the Rotary Grace but we were missing our strongest singers!
Health of the Club – Paul Pedersen reported that Ken Drever may be in hospital but he has not confirmed that. Otherwise we are all good!
Happy Bucks – Dan M had a week off to spend in Medicine Hat, and also to renovate the last of his 3 bathrooms. Dawn A is also completing renos in preparation to list her house for sale. Lou H had a birthday on the week end and celebrating by throwing axes (but not at Morris). Ted G is back from a fantastic vacation in Mexico.
Rotary Cares – Ticket sales for 2019 are finished, with 23 tickets unsold. Gross proceeds will be $27,700, $12,000 to be given away as prizes so net will be $15,700. Proceeds go towards funding our annual donations to the Air Cadets and Army Cadets.
Announcements and Committee Updates:
Our 2 Rotary Clubs are planning activities to celebrate Rotary Day.
The committee is organizing a social evening at the Bailey Theatre on Saturday, Feb 23. There is a Rose City Roots performance that night featuring Red Moon Road. We will be pre-selling tickets so start lining up your friends to come out, enjoy some music, and celebrate Rotary. We will update you on the rest of the plans next week.
We also want to celebrate Rotary in Camrose by doing a community project. We feel that the Food Bank could use some donations in February so we plan to distribute brown bags in a neighbourhood on Saturday Feb 23 and pick them up (filled) on Wednesday Feb 27. More details on that to follow next week as well.
Gala Update – Dawn will be contacting those who volunteered last year to confirm their participation this year. Gala Dinner and Auction is planned for April 27 at the Best Western Camrose Resort Casino
Dan will do the Live Auction.
Dawn will continue to lead the Gala committee even though her new job in Red Deer will keep her busy
Dawn is coordinating the Silent Auction and has already begun collecting prizes.
Florence will lead the decorating team, and Shirley will work her magic on the displays
Please start lining up your guests and get your tickets from Dawn or Dan.
Kiva Update – Ted brought us up to date on our lending activities over the past few months. We received $144 credit from loan repayments and refunds. We made new loans totaling $190, utilizing the credit plus some more funds from our budget. To date we have spent about half of our current year budget of $1,000. The loans we chose to support were for fertilizer, a water tank, a woodworking business. To date since we first started Kiva financing we have made 32 loans in 14 countries.
End Polio Oil Kings Hockey Game on Feb 18 – Dawn Anderson has offered to drive up to 9 people to the hockey game. Tickets are $25 with $7 going to End Polio Now. Contact Dawn if you want tickets and a ride.
Wine and Appetizers gathering at the Roberts’ home this coming Saturday Feb 2. Bring a bottle of wine and/or an appetizer to share. Anytime after 7 pm until Marnie kicks you out.
Review of Charitable Gaming Policies – AGLC has started a review with an online survey sent to all groups who have had gaming licenses. Next step will be public consultations later in 2019. Our Club has expressed interest in being part of the review committee. Lou H reported that possibly the letter-writing campaign which our Club initiated is responsible for, or at least helped to speed up. the review process. Ted kindly thanked Lou for her work.
Global Grant Scholarship Presentation next week – Lou reported that Kassia Fardoe, a young lady who has been an exemplary volunteer for Rotary, is looking for a club to sponsor her studies with a RI Global Grant Scholarship. She and past DG Laura Morie will be our guest speakers next week. Please come out to hear Kassia’s story and consider how Rotary’s sponsorship will be beneficial to all concerned.
Notice of Motion:
Kim Boyco explained that we received a District Grant for $2,996 this year, which was to be used for the Jamaica Incubators project. After applying for the District Grant the International Projects committee decided to apply for a Global Grant. We are not allowed to use the District Grant for a project funded by a Global Grant. However, the District is open to allowing us to re-allocate the grant to another project, perhaps something local. We must match the grant funds with club funds.
We discussed using the grant to help with the cost of replacing the Rotary Park Sign now that the bridge construction is complete. While the sign design and total cost is not known, it is thought to be upwards of $10,000. If the Club contributes $3,000 to match the District Grant of $2,996, then we hope the City will pay most or all of the additional funds required.
Notice of Motion (to be voted on next week):
Moved by Kim Boyco, seconded by Dawn Anderson that a request be submitted to the District Grants committee that funds in the amount of $2996.00 from our 2018/2019 District Grant be reallocated to a local Camrose project, specifically to replace the Rotary Park sign, on the understanding that funds from the grant are to be matched by an equal amount from club proceeds as per grant rules.
RotaryCares: January’s winner is Michelle Majeski Camrose, ticket #043 sold by Dawn Anderson
50/50 - $144 – Dan Macpherson drew the Queen of Spades.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm.
Next meeting - Noon Meeting, February 4, 2019, 11:45 am.
Kassia Fardoe and Laura Morie
Topic – Global Grant Scholarship to support Kassia to study
Ted welcomed us 11:46, starting off with O-Canada and Rotary Grace.
Introduction of guests, Celia’s last day as a guest
Health of the club, Ken Drever is out of the hospital.
Wine survivor- Lou was very disappointed that she didn’t win any wine. Thank you to everyone that helped out. $5200 was raised to be shared between the two clubs.
Rotary cares- Lou has tickets available. Emails have been sent out to people that have previously purchased tickets.
Lou’s proposal to admit Celia Leathwood into the Rotary club of Camrose has been approved. Welcome Celia!
December 10th- Christmas dinner in which many guests will be coming to share a little blurb about their organizations. Please remember to bring a guest
Happy Bucks- Happy five for Dawn, her campaigning journey has come to an end, she has had a great experience. Please remember to get out and vote this Saturday to show your support. Two successful Ed Sullivan shows, Lou and Morris went to the Canada 151 show, visits with family and a guy’s getaway are just a few of the highlights.
Roy- Foundation month is the month where Rotarians donate money, we watched a couple videos on what it means to be a Rotarian. We are dedicated to improving lives. We are looking to raise $8000 each year for our annual goal, so far we are at $2111. In total our club has donated close to $300,000 for the Rotary club foundation! We would like to encourage everyone to continue giving.
50/50 Donna was the winner of the 50/50 but pulled the two of spades!
Dec 10th is visitor day, we get the chance to spread the joy of Rotary
Finished the meeting with the Four Way Test. Have a great week everyone!
Destiny started off the meeting with O-Canada and Rotary Grace
Guest introductions
Last ten draws for wine survivor. 182, 122, 029, 127, 089
Fifth place 265 Fourth 280 Third 106 Second 287 First 194
Spruce Grove Rotarians- Provided the Girls for Days Club with four thousand dollars they raised from their own wine survivor.
Dec 1st pack meals check with Destiny for more info.
See Carol for quilt raffle tickets proceeds go to Days for Girls Club
Happy bucks- Celia is happy her team won some wine!
Jim has an open house in Arizona so if you are looking to get away please contact Jim.
Odell introduced our guest speaker Dr. Allen Berger, Dean of UA Augustana
Dr. Allen Berger provided us with many updates on Augustana.
In 2004 the University converted from Camrose Lutheran College into the U of A, the university is maxed out on enrolment, which means higher admissions standards.
Actively involved in outreach in Alberta, providing certificate courses to leaders in the community.
Just managed to obtain a half a million dollar gift that will go towards an observatory.
At the beginning Augustana was seen as more of a beneficiary, but more recently Augustana is seen as a contributor. The traditional calendar increased students stress, so they have devised a new schedule. The new schedule increases opportunities for travel because they are just focused on one class. No student is balancing more than three or four classes at a time. Smaller class sizes gives a higher impact. Only 70 percent of students graduate, so they are trying to improve the success rate. Best predictor of success is the first term of university. First three weeks is the best indicator of student success. Research has suggested that the changes they have made increases retention, and success rates. There are many and advantages to having a three week course, but there are still many areas in which they can improve. Looking further ahead, U of A is going to attempt to raise 1.5 billion dollars to create a Centre of Excellence of rural health and wellness.
We provided Dr. Allen Berger with a certificate to vaccinate ten children against polio.
50/50 Glenda was the winner.
Dec 10th is visitor day, we get the chance to spread the joy of Rotary
Finished the meeting with the Four way test. Have a great week every
President Ted Gillespie welcomed members at 11:45 am and we began with O Canada and Rotary Grace. The meeting reconvened at 12:20 following a delicious lunch and lots of good conversation.
Health of the club: Donna Phillips is recovering from knee replacement surgery, Ken Drever is in hospital.
Guests: Prospective member Celia Leathwood (guest of Lou)
Happy bucks included travels, District conference, among other things for which our members are grateful.
Announcements:
-Wine Survivor progressing. About half of the 60 teams are sold. Please consider entering a team, or as an individual. Deadline Nov 2.
-Rotary Cares tickets ready for pick up and sale. Lou will have them at the next meeting if you don’t have yours yet.
-District Conference was well attended from our Camrose Clubs. 10 from Camrose on Saturday.
- Hospice Society sponsoring Compassionate Communities: Caring for Our Caregivers, Nov 16
Presentation: World Polio Day Oct 24
We viewed several videos from Rotary.org related to the End Polio Now! Campaign. The videos talk about the polio epidemic of the 1950’s in North America, and the impact on citizens, mainly children. Rotary became involved in the movement to end polio in 1988, and in the last 30 years, a 99.9% reduction in polio victims has been seen worldwide! New cases of polio in the last 2 years are about 20 per year, and the 3 countries still affected are Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. We dare not stop vaccinations and efforts to reach remote and war-torn parts of these countries. A re-infection for any country is no more than a plane ride away ….
Thanks to generous contributions from the Rotary Foundation, many governments, the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation the vaccinations continue, and we believe that we will succeed in eradicating this disease.
Please consider donating to the Rotary Foundation, Polio Plus fund to support our efforts to eradicate this disease completely.
Our own local member, Jim Rasmussen, is a polio survivor. Jim presented some facts about how polio affects the body, and shared some bits of his personal story.
Next meeting Oct 29 at lunch, which will be our monthly Club Assembly. Board meeting Oct 23 at Dawn’s house at 5:15.
Dave Stolee was the 50/590 winner, and drew the Ace of ….. Clubs!
Dave led us to close our meeting with the 4-way test.
President Ted Gillespie welcomed members at 6 pm and we began with O Canada and Rotary Grace.
The meeting reconvened at 6:30 following a delicious dinner and lots of good conversation.
Health of the club- Paul not in attendance so we think everyone is fine.
Guests: John Stoddart’s wife Leslie
Prospective member Celia Leathwood (guest of Lou)
Grant Gillott’s wife Jaye
Happy bucks included travels, good weather, among other things for which our members are grateful.
Announcements:
-Wine Survivor progressing. About half of the 60 teams are sold. Please consider entering a team, or as an individual. Deadline Nov 2.
-Rotary Cares tickets ready for pick up and sale. Lou will have them at the next meeting if you don’t have yours yet.
-District Conference next week end Oct 19/20. Quite a few members attending from both clubs. Car pool available for people wanting to return to Camrose rather than stay in Edmonton.
-Ted has info on a trip to India through Rotary, if anyone is interested.
- Aging in Place Seminar Oct 24 6:30-8:30 sponsored by Camrose Seniors Coalition
Presentation: Cannabis Industry Perspective, Grant Gillott
Grant and his wife Jaye have purchased land and buildings north of Camrose as the site of a cannabis production facility. He is very close to starting construction of a building in which to grow plants, with 3 more buildings to follow quickly. As a person who has done much research into the pros and cons of producing cannabis, Grant is excited that Canada has taken this step to be a world leader in the cannabis industry. This will provide business opportunities for producers, packaging, retail entrepreneurs. A very profitable by-product, cbd oil, has also been approved for production and distribution. Grant and Jaye are extremely positive and optimistic about the future for this industry in Alberta and all of Canada. Grant predicts that demand will be greater than supply for many years.
There were several general questions which led to discussion on a number of cannabis-related topics. Some of the comments from Grant included:
-unlike opioids, cannabis has never been directly responsible for a death
- cannabis legalization is a huge step forward in the rights of the individual, as it removes criminalization from an act that a person does to him/herself.
-removal of the stigma from cannabis use will lead to reduction in people suffering from anxiety and paranoia related to their use of cannabis.
-description of the advertising and marketing restrictions legislated with respect to packaging: warning labels, allowable size of font for the company name
-not-licensed sellers of cannabis, ie illicit trade, will face stiff penalties if they don’t comply with Health Canada guidelines. It will be a more risky business to be in.
We thanked Grant with a Polio vaccination certificate.
Next meeting Oct 22 at lunch. Presentation will be about Polio, and World Polio Day Oct 24.
Board meeting Oct 23 at Dawn’s house at 5:15.
Ron Grue won the $9 50/50 jackpot. Ron led us to close our meeting with the 4-way test.
President Ted Gillespie welcomed members and we began with O’Canada and Rotary Grace.
To begin meeting Ted rang the bell at 12:16pm.
Health of the club- great and Roy thanks everyone for the birthday wishes.
No Guests today.
Happy bucks included: Birthday wishes, Health of family members, and Dawn’s pizza membership drive October 2 at BP’s from 7-9pm.
Announcements:
Paul Pederson high lighted that the Books Under the Tree Campaign. The goal is to collect one new storybook for every child whose family is receiving a Christmas hamper. Please contact famlit@camroselearning.com or 780-672-8754 for more information.
Wine Survivor tickets are now available. Hope to sell out by October 31.
Rotary Cares tickets available from Ted today.
Trees are looking good this week and will not need to be watered. Kim will update club next week if needed.
District Conference October 19 and 20 2018 in Edmonton. Anyone going up for just Saturday, John Stoddard would like a ride. Club will pay registration fees for club members attending.
Kiva Update: Money has been reinvested as per Ted’s discretion.
Speakers are Dan Cole and Jim Rasmussen Classification presentations:
Dan Cole:
Born in Calgary and his early years he enjoyed school sports and seemed to be a little rebel. After graduation he went onto UofC where he completed a math degree. Travel bug drew him to backpack for 7 months through many countries and he found the best part was to meet new people and see how they lived.
He returned to Calgary and completed his Ba in Education. Moving to Crooked Creek Alberta he taught, met his soon to be wife and started a family. Dan’s wife Vikki and Dan took a sabbatical and both achieved their masters. Returning to Crooked Creek they taught and then planed their next move. The family moved to Camrose when the three children were just young. Then life began to get busy with kids sports and events. The family enjoys hiking and long distance running. They all participate in different marathons and have hiked throughout the Rockies. They all have a love of jokes and make memories having fun. Dan loves to build in his backyard and his home is his castle. Dan has been in Jack Stuart, Sparling and Chester Ronning schools. He is most proud of the Growing the Leaders in Me program and the joint effort with a school in China. Dan’s trip to China made a lasting impression on him. Currently Dan is the BRSD Principal -Numeracy and supports teachers with the math programs. Dan’s passion is to help others. His bucket list included: travel, family, Rotary Projects possibly International projects, mission work and working with the Camrose community.
Jim Rasmussen:
1956-1957 school year Jim was apart of the testing for the Polio vaccine and although he received the placebo, when he did contract Polio he was one of the lucky ones and it didn’t kill him. Through out school years Jim reached many successes but didn’t like school a great deal. He traveled throughout Europe, Turkey, Spain, Germany and Iran. He returned to Canada and started his fiberglass company in Strome, Alberta. As a smart business man, Jim has experiences challenges and successes. His business started out with canoes and grow to pump trucks. He has many interesting stories of projects along the way. He and his wife have 5 children and now their numbers reach 21. He loves golfing and their winter home in Mesa.
Thank you to both Dan and Jim for telling us more about themselves.
Next week’s meeting is cancelled as it is Thanksgiving. Following meeting is an evening meeting.
Chase the Ace draw winner was Jerome Stelar and he chose the K of diamonds.
Jerome lead us through the 4-way test. Have a good week.
President Ted Gillespie called the meeting to order with the singing of O’Canada and Rotary Grace.
Introductions of guests. Celia Leathwood a guest of Lou Henderson and Heather Berry who will be inducted next week as a member.
Announcements:
Dinner for Roy. Contact Ted or Lou for details.
Wine Survivor 2 is underway. Committee discussed suggestions from last year and have made a few additions, but the numbers are the same. Tickets will be $20 plus a bottle of wine or $33 and we will go shopping for the wine for you. Tickets available now.
Chase the Ace meeting Monday September 17 at 5:15 at Lou Henderson’s home. All welcome.
Rotary Cares 2019 tickets will be available starting next week.
Shirley reports the Peace Path sign is in production and should be ready soon. Watering may be done but hard to say as the weather is wet now. Kim will be in charge to complete this project and she will request volunteers if needed.
District Conference is October 18-20, 2018 in Edmonton. Several members are planning to attend. If you need more information, please contact Ted or Lou.
Dan Macpherson - Registration night recap. Great for meeting the community. We contacted several possible volunteers and it is a good night to show off our new blow up wheel!
Board Meeting Tuesday night 5:15 at Dawn Anderson’s house.
Membership Dues are overdue. Please contact Grant for payment.
Presenter is Nigel Dube for the Kodiak’s hockey organization.
Nigel Dube- associate coach, 2nd year coaching Kodiaks. Was a past Kodiak in 2008. He has spent time in the USA playing and coaching.
Nigel outlined the current programs that the Kodiaks are focusing on besides the hockey. They wanted to get back into the community and support youth with several programs including:
Kodiaks Cub Club- a reading and physical activity program that encourages students to reach goals and are rewarded with hockey tickets and sports equipment.
Read to succeed – increases reading in the schools by players and helps students reach goals for minutes read.
Special Olympics- players participate with athletes in the off-season playing Basketball, floor hockey and other outdoor sports.
Stollery Night Teddy Bear Toss night is always well received in the community and the players love it too.
The Kodiaks also help out other school fundraisers with free tickets for games and try to support where ever they can.
They also participated with the Little Free Library that Daybreak Rotary project. 6 new ones this year.
Partnered with Camrose Cross Fit club to promote fitness.
The team this year has 8 local players and 10 if you stretch it out to Daysland area. This gives the team a chance to participate with community events outside of hockey season.
AJHL Hockey Showcase is September 27-29. There will be 16 teams in the community over the three days. The showcase increases revenue for hotels, restaurants and other local businesses. Plus, it gives players a chance to be seen by AJHL, NCAA, SHL and NHL Reps.
The team is always looking for volunteers for the showcase and season games. If interested contact Nigel.
The team’s rule – never disrespect your name.
Nigel discussed his trip to China to coach with USA team in July. High lights included the sights, food, people and hockey.
Nigel received a 50-polio vaccination certificate with our thanks for the presentation.
50/50 drawn and Florence won again but she didn’t pull the ACE this time.
Evening meeting with both Camrose Clubs. September 10, 2018
Meeting hosted by Camrose Rotary Daybreak club.
Destiny Reay opened the meeting with the singing of 0 Canada and Rotary Grace.
An introduction of guests and Happy Bucks.
Wine Survivor 2018 will be launched very soon. Get your teams lined up for another chance at 100 bottles of wine!
Cannabis Information Panel with Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Dr. Tim Parker and Cst. John Fernhout.
This topic and the information provided was very valuable and allowed for a question period with all attendees. We heard about various matters related to cannabis legalization from the public health perspective and some of the municipal and law enforcement challenges. Dr. Parker shared interesting science about how cannabis affects the brain as well as some comparisons between the effects of alcohol and cannabis. As the information is complicated and somewhat controversial we have chosen to list the related websites for you to do your own research. As the internet is filled with wrong information, this seemed the responsible way to present this information to our members and the community.
Drugfreekidscanada.org
Albertahealthservies.ca/options
Myhealth.alberta.ca
Camrose.com
Camrosepoliceservice.ca
This is a brochure that includes many different points of interest.
President Ted called the meeting to order at 11:45am. O Canada and Rotary Grace were sung.
One guests today: Heather Berry, who has just submitted her application for membership. Keep watch for a follow-up email coming out shortly.
Ted re-opened the meeting with a video highlighting the upcoming District Conference in Edmonton Oct 18-20. The line-up of speakers is amazing--please consider attending, even for one day. You will not be disappointed. The Club will pay the registration fee for all members who wish to go. Check it out at:www.conference5370-2018.ca/
Health of the Club report. All good.
Brian Leibel and Carman Mason were greeters/judges and asked for Happy Bucks.
We were happy with:
family visits
thanks to all who have been helping water trees--helpers needed for Sept/Oct. Call Shirley.
Jim and Evan Rasmussen celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary!
Rosebud Theatre production
members attended various festivals and events across the province
Carman's grandson has been selected to attend a prestigious baseball camp
Thanks for the donation to the Bailey Theatre (see below for details)
Club Announcements:
Next meeting in 2 weeks will be joint evening meeting hosted by Daybreak featuring a Cannabis Information Panel. See the email from Lou for poster and details. Share the poster with anyone who might be interested. FYI, our October 15 evening meeting features Rotarian Grant Gillott who will give us the industry perspective on Cannabis legalization.
The Hospice Society is sponsoring an event on November 16. Compassionate Communities: Caring for our Caregivers. Details and registration at www.camrosehospice.org
Wine Survivor 2018 raffle planning meeting to be held at Lou’s house on Wednesday Aug 29 at 7pm. Bring your ideas for any changes to the format for this year.
Lou and Morris have been doing quite a bit of research into a potential Chase the Ace raffle. Time to update the folks who volunteered to help with the proposal and anyone else who is interested. Meeting planned for next week, Sept 5, at Lou’s house at 6 pm. Burgers and beer included!
Community Registration Night is next week on Thursday, Sept 6 at the Field House. Dan Macpherson will set up a Rotary booth. Need a couple of helpers. Thanks to David Taylor for volunteering. One more would be great—call Dan if you can come out for a couple of hours.
The Board approved a donation to the Bailey Theatre for $1,000 to assist with repairs to the heating system from our Community funding budget.
A Travelling Dinner social event is planned for early September. Contact Shirley Rostad if interested in joining in on the fun.
Board Positions:
Ted is pleased to announce that Roy Wallace has agreed to take on the President-Elect position. Yay Roy!
On a not-so-happy note, Sheila Herle has decided to resign from our Club. She works in Edmonton and finds she is not able to contribute to the level she feels is needed. She assures us she will come out to meetings and projects whenever she can, and continue to be a Rotary supporter. Thanks so much, Sheila, for all you have done for the Club!
There are 2 open positions on the Board: Community Service and Public Relations. If anyone can step up and help out with one of these positions please let Ted know.
Kiva Micro Loans Update:
Ted has invested in 2 new loans for $25 each on behalf of our Club
We now have $260 in outstanding loans. We have made 11 loans in 9 developing countries. Most of the loan recipients are women who are starting or expanding small businesses.
If anyone wants to personally get involved in lending, go to the Kiva website for instruction. Ted is always happy to help you get started as well.
Membership:
Ted spoke about promoting Corporate memberships. He asked us to take 5 minutes at each table to brainstorm about which businesses or organizations we might approach, and which Rotarian might make the contact.
The suggestion is that while the business owner/manager might not be interested in joining, perhaps they would sponsor a mid-level manager for Rotary membership.
Dan Macpherson is putting together a corporate member information kit for us to use when we call on prospective members.
Keep thinking about where we might gain some new corporate members, and bring those ideas for further discussion next Club Assembly on Sept 24.
Rotary Cares:
For the second month in a row, Carman sold the winning ticket. This month’s lucky winner is Al Rostad. Congrats Al!!
No meeting next Monday--Labour Day holiday. Joint meeting in 2 weeks--Cannabis Information Panel
Chase the ACE started with a new deck once again, as Florence won a whopping pot of $9 last week by drawing the Ace. She generously donated her big win back to the pot. Today, Grant Burgess pulled the 5 of Clubs, so away we go again!
Concluded with The Four Way Test.
Thank you, everyone, for attending. See you in 2 weeks!
Ted Gillespie called the meeting to order at 11:45am. O Canada and Rotary Grace were sung. (like angles).
Guests include: Karen and Barry Taylor, Heather D’Eschambeault and Emily Cole (speaker).
Health of the Club report. All good.
Roy Wallace was greeter and asked for Happy Bucks.
We were happy with:
BBQ contest on the weekend. But the blow-up rides had weight restrictions. Volunteered for the Gord Bramford charity. Very will run event. Edmonton Marathon walked 10km with Destiny Reay and Pat Bonnet. Kids going back to school! Trip to warmer climate makes Jim question the invention of the bikini. Daybreak Rotary is starting up Sewing bee and will need help with several things. Contact Daybreak for more information. Baby coming soon. Cottage life for Gillespie’s.
Club Announcements:
Roy Wallace report from International. Discussion as to how to move forward with funding outline. Kim and Roy discussed three options of how to present funds as we wait for the Global grants we have requested. Club voted on the options presented and agreed with option three.
Shelter Box awarded us a silver Certificate for our contributions between $3600-5000 USF.
Presenter Emily Cole discussed Canoe trip sponsored by our Battle River Communities Funds- Grant.
Emily has extensive experience leading guided trips in both Alberta and Northern Territories. But she feels the North Saskachewan River is home. Emily discussed the trip this year with 18 students from the PACE school, 2 teachers and DARE officer. The Guide team included four members including Emily and the outdoor students from Augustana. The students involved were identified as youth at risk or in a low-income situation. The week-long trip on the North Saskachewan River. This trip helps the youth and support staff connect to themselves and others on a whole new level WITHOUT CELL SERVICE!!!! Each day ends with a story or poem and a question to focus on for everyone. Emily also recognizes the guides from Augustana improved their skills and communication techniques on the trip and it was clear that everyone’s confidence was enhanced. Question for Emily included number of returning students, Food and cooking techniques, and follow up with students who have attended in the past.
Emily extended a HUGE thank you for the support that Rotary gives to this project and that the effect that the program has on youth is invaluable.
Emily was presented with 50 polio vaccine certificates.
Chase the ACE as started with a new deck. And would you believe Florence pulled the ACE and won $9.00. We will start again next week.
Next weeks meeting will be a Club assembly.
Concluded with The Four Way Test. Thank you everyone for attending.
President Ted Gillespie opened the meeting at 11:45 am with a welcome to all, and Carmen led us in Oh Canada and the Rotary Grace.
Change in Club Administration:
Past President Lou Henderson and current President Ted Gillespie did the ceremonial gavel hand off, signaling the official change in leadership for the 2018 2019 year. Lou remarked that it was a privilege for her to serve as President, and that she is confident that Ted will do a great job as her successor.
Lou also announced that she will be taking on the role of Assistant Governor for this area, following in the footsteps of Ray Hook.
Introduction of Guests:
Pat Tones, guest of Lou, prospective member
Judges Tony Hladun and Grant Burgess asked for Happy Bucks. No fines today.
Thanks to Dawn Anderson for hosting the BBQ on July 16 to meet and greet Mikkel’s family.
Thanks to all Rotary volunteers who came out to support the Camrose Flying Club in hosting the Snowbirds Air Show on Wednesday evening (July 18). Ron Grue asked Lou to be sure and convey their appreciation.
Club Assembly:
President Ted
Ted gave his opening address as President, referring to RI President Barry Rassin’s address to the 2018 Convention in Toronto. President Rassin stressed the importance of bringing in new members to Rotary, which we have identified as a priority for our Club as well. The theme this year is “Be the Inspiration”, and Ted urges all of us to inspire one another in our efforts to serve, so that we can engage new members and generate new ideas for service and for fundraising.
Ted distributed “Be The Inspiration” pins for each of us
A reminder to please complete the District Survey. This will provide valuable information for the Club Executive, not just for District.
International Projects Director Roy Wallace
update on the Tanga Medical Skills Lab project. The deadline for submission of the Global Grant application is July 31, and the Rotary Club of Tanga will make the submission by that date. We are close to getting started!
Jamaica Children’s Hospital Incubator project is coming along. We have applied for a CIP grant in the amount of $20,000. Once we hear whether or not we are successful, then we will proceed to apply for matching funding from the Canadian Government, then a Global Grant.
In partnership with the Emmanuel Foundation, our Club is working with a Rotary Club in Jamaica to arrange to send them surplus hospital beds from an Alberta hospital. The Jamaica Club will make shipping arrangements and pay the associated costs. Our role is purely as a conduit to make this happen.
Secretary Kim Boyco
Our new Bylaws have been approved by Corporate Registry--Yay!!
Thanks to the volunteers for Martha’s Table. We have one more lunch to serve this Thursday.
Rotary has been asked to judge the BVJ parade again this year on Thursday August 2. David Taylor, Jenn Stone, Jerome Stetar and Jim Rasmussen have agreed to help. Any one else interested should contact Kim. A couple more people would be nice. No experience or particular skills required!
Club Service Director Lou Henderson
Lou has temporarily taken over publishing The Buzz, as Tina Yarbrough is on a medical leave at this time. She asked for volunteers to help on a rotating basis, one meeting per month. Shirley Rostad, Pat Tones and Jenn Stone offered to assist as available. Ted noted that Tina has done an outstanding job of The Buzz, but cautions that a much simpler version is fine, as this does not need to be a time-consuming and onerous task.
Lou provided a brief summary of the research she has done towards investigating the feasibility of our Club taking on a Chase the Ace raffle. Current AGLC regulations limit the licensing of progressive 50/50 raffles at $10,000 Gross Proceeds. Other provinces, notably the Maritimes, have allowed such raffles to be licensed with small organizations able to generate significant funds. Word on the street is that AGLC will eventually change their regulation to allow for the larger raffles. Lou asked for approval from the members to draft a proposal for our Club to run an electronic-ticketed Chase the Ace raffle modelled on the one run by the Fire Department of New London, PEI. We would submit the proposal to AGLC as pilot project, and see if we are successful. Motion to this effect was made by Jim Rasmussen, seconded by Jenn Stone, carried. Jenn Stone, Florence Blanchette, Roy Wallace volunteered to help Lou prepare the proposal.
50/50 – only 2 cards—Dan Cole was not able to score on his 50/50 chance, and drew the 4 of Clubs. Poor Dan! Only the Ace is left, so wewill have a winner next week! The pot is up to $800+.
Next meeting - Noon Meeting, July 30, 2018, 11:45 am
Topic –District Governor, Ingrid Neitsch will be visiting our Club and giving us a presentation on her goals and inspiration for the coming year. Please attend to hear her message, and to show what a vibrant club we have! Bring guests!! Good chance to inspire people you know who might be interested in knowing more about Rotary.
Board meeting with DG Ingrid on Monday July 30 at 10am at the regular meeting room in the BW Camrose Resort Casino hotel.
Next week greeters are Dan Macpherson and Maurice Francoeur
President Ted Gillespie opened the meeting at 11:45 am with a welcome to all, and Carmen led us in Oh Canada and the Rotary Grace.
Change in Club Administration:
Past President Lou Henderson and current President Ted Gillespie did the ceremonial gavel hand off, signaling the official change in leadership for the 2018 2019 year. Lou remarked that it was a privilege for her to serve as President, and that she is confident that Ted will do a great job as her successor.
Lou also announced that she will be taking on the role of Assistant Governor for this area, following in the footsteps of Ray Hook.
Introduction of Guests:
Pat Tones, guest of Lou, prospective member
Judges Tony Hladun and Grant Burgess asked for Happy Bucks. No fines today.
Thanks to Dawn Anderson for hosting the BBQ on July 16 to meet and greet Mikkel’s family.
Thanks to all Rotary volunteers who came out to support the Camrose Flying Club in hosting the Snowbirds Air Show on Wednesday evening (July 18). Ron Grue asked Lou to be sure and convey their appreciation.
Club Assembly:
President Ted
Ted gave his opening address as President, referring to RI President Barry Rassin’s address to the 2018 Convention in Toronto. President Rassin stressed the importance of bringing in new members to Rotary, which we have identified as a priority for our Club as well. The theme this year is “Be the Inspiration”, and Ted urges all of us to inspire one another in our efforts to serve, so that we can engage new members and generate new ideas for service and for fundraising.
Ted distributed “Be The Inspiration” pins for each of us
A reminder to please complete the District Survey. This will provide valuable information for the Club Executive, not just for District.
International Projects Director Roy Wallace
update on the Tanga Medical Skills Lab project. The deadline for submission of the Global Grant application is July 31, and the Rotary Club of Tanga will make the submission by that date. We are close to getting started!
Jamaica Children’s Hospital Incubator project is coming along. We have applied for a CIP grant in the amount of $20,000. Once we hear whether or not we are successful, then we will proceed to apply for matching funding from the Canadian Government, then a Global Grant.
In partnership with the Emmanuel Foundation, our Club is working with a Rotary Club in Jamaica to arrange to send them surplus hospital beds from an Alberta hospital. The Jamaica Club will make shipping arrangements and pay the associated costs. Our role is purely as a conduit to make this happen.
Secretary Kim Boyco
Our new Bylaws have been approved by Corporate Registry--Yay!!
Thanks to the volunteers for Martha’s Table. We have one more lunch to serve this Thursday.
Rotary has been asked to judge the BVJ parade again this year on Thursday August 2. David Taylor, Jenn Stone, Jerome Stetar and Jim Rasmussen have agreed to help. Any one else interested should contact Kim. A couple more people would be nice. No experience or particular skills required!
Club Service Director Lou Henderson
Lou has temporarily taken over publishing The Buzz, as Tina Yarbrough is on a medical leave at this time. She asked for volunteers to help on a rotating basis, one meeting per month. Shirley Rostad, Pat Tones and Jenn Stone offered to assist as available. Ted noted that Tina has done an outstanding job of The Buzz, but cautions that a much simpler version is fine, as this does not need to be a time-consuming and onerous task.
Lou provided a brief summary of the research she has done towards investigating the feasibility of our Club taking on a Chase the Ace raffle. Current AGLC regulations limit the licensing of progressive 50/50 raffles at $10,000 Gross Proceeds. Other provinces, notably the Maritimes, have allowed such raffles to be licensed with small organizations able to generate significant funds. Word on the street is that AGLC will eventually change their regulation to allow for the larger raffles. Lou asked for approval from the members to draft a proposal for our Club to run an electronic-ticketed Chase the Ace raffle modelled on the one run by the Fire Department of New London, PEI. We would submit the proposal to AGLC as pilot project, and see if we are successful. Motion to this effect was made by Jim Rasmussen, seconded by Jenn Stone, carried. Jenn Stone, Florence Blanchette, Roy Wallace volunteered to help Lou prepare the proposal.
50/50 – only 2 cards—Dan Cole was not able to score on his 50/50 chance, and drew the 4 of Clubs. Poor Dan! Only the Ace is left, so wewill have a winner next week! The pot is up to $800+.
Next meeting - Noon Meeting, July 30, 2018, 11:45 am
Topic –District Governor, Ingrid Neitsch will be visiting our Club and giving us a presentation on her goals and inspiration for the coming year. Please attend to hear her message, and to show what a vibrant club we have! Bring guests!! Good chance to inspire people you know who might be interested in knowing more about Rotary.
Board meeting with DG Ingrid on Monday July 30 at 10am at the regular meeting room in the BW Camrose Resort Casino hotel.
Next week greeters are Dan Macpherson and Maurice Francoeur
President Ted Gillespie opened the meeting at 11:45 am with a welcome to all, and Carmen led us in Oh Canada and the Rotary Grace.
Introduction of Guests:
Pat Tones, guest of Lou, prospective member
Kathy Stables, guest of Lou, Lou’s sister
Chris Johnson, guest of David Taylor, visiting his son in Camrose from England
The Moller family: Mikkel, Dad Carsten, Mom Lispeth, Big Sister Katherine
Donna McShane, wife of John McShane
Announcements:
BBQ at Dawn Anderson’s home tonight (July 16) to meet and visit with Mikkel’s family. They are leaving tomorrow morning to drive through the mountains, across BC to Victoria, then will return to Vancouver for a few days before Mom and Sis fly home. Mikkel and his Dad will fly to Toronto and visit cousins there for a week before returning to Denmark.
Rotary has been asked to do runway security at the Snowbirds Air Show on Wednesday evening (July 18). Lou has Volunteer Parking passes. Please arrive early so you can be checked in and in place by 6:00 pm. 12 volunteers were requested, and we have over 20 signed up from both Clubs. Thanks everyone!
Judge Paul Pedersen asked for Happy Bucks. No fines today.
Feature Presentation:
Our guest speaker was Petra Schulz representing an Edmonton-based group Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH). MSTH is a network of Canadian families who have lost a loved one due to substance abuse, or who hope for recovery.
“We call for an end to the failed war on drugs, which is a war on the people we love. We envision a new approach based on reducing harm, where people who use drugs are treated with respect, compassion and support.” (MSTH promotional card)
Petra lost her son in 2014 from a Fentanyl overdose. He was only 25. Petra shared a bit of her son’s history with substance abuse, and told us that most kids who take drugs have experiences some sort of significant trauma in their childhood, or suffer from some form of mental health issues. The opioid crisis is real, and can affect any family from any culture and any level of income. The continuing stigma associated with substance addiction contributes to the difficulty addicts have in getting clean, as they do not feel they can ask for help. The most toxic of the opioids are fentanyl (50% stronger than morphine) and carfentanyl which is stronger yet. Opioid receptors induce a sense of well-being, but also inhibit breathing, which can cause death. There is a high risk of relapse after rehabilitation, creating an ongoing struggle for an addict to stay clean.
MSTH advocates for a harm reduction strategy promoting the use of Naloxone which can be used to reverse an overdose. Like first aid, this drug is complete safe and can made the difference between life and death. Alberta has the widest distribution of free Naloxone kits in the country (available at most pharmacies (drugsafe.ca)) but gaps still exist, especially in rural and First Nations communities and jails.
Many experts across Canada are trying to address this problem and are asking the
government to develop policies (laws and regulations) to help prevent the number of
deaths from increasing in a few different ways:
1) Prevention – stopping it before it happens – school education programs; education and new rules for doctors about prescribing
2) Treatment – prescribing mediations like methadone or suboxone to individuals who have opioid use disorder & more health care providers to prescribe; treatment centers
3) Harm Reduction – like wearing a seatbelt in a car – we assume that a certain number of people will drive cars so we provide support to try to reduce the negative consequences of drug use
4) Enforcement – supply and distribution – police and border patrol
MSTH believes in the power of parent advocacy, and in building a support system for families enduring the grief of having a loved one at risk, or having lost a family member.
For more information, look them up at:www.MomsStopTheHarm.com
Dawn Anderson thanked Petra and presented her with a Polio Immunization certificate in recognition of her time in coming to speak with us today.
50/50 – only 3 cards—Ron Grue had the lucky ticket, but could not draw the Ace! Down to 2 cards next week! The pot is up to $800+.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm(ish).
Next meeting - Noon Meeting, July 23, 2018, 11:45 am.
Topic – Club Assembly, discussions on various Rotary business items
Next week greeters are Tony Hladun and Grant Burgess
Health of the Club – Roy F. is at home in Camrose.
Announcements:
Gala Update:
We struggled with ticket sales but we sold a total of 157.
An estimated $28-30,000 was raised.
One small hiccup occurred regarding cleanup as Dawn forgot to schedule it. Thanks to those who stayed later to help with it.
A few concerns arose regarding the date for the gala. a discussion will be needed.
Member Induction - Dan Cole, proposed by Dan Macpherson
Dan has been a resident of Camrose for the past 22 years. He is married to Vicki and they have 3 children. Dan works for the Battle River School Division as Division Principle and his wife is a 4th year Education at the U of A. He has been the principal at Jack Stewart and Chester Ronning Schools.
Dan enjoys running, he previously ran a 10k in Banff, hiking, fishing, and traveling (he has visited over 30 countries).
Feature Presentation:
Tony Hladun, Pipeline Technology
Canada is the world's fourth-largest producer of oil behind the US, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Yet there still seems to be misconceptions that continue to persist about this industry. Tony sets out to sort some of these myths straight.
Pipelines are inherently dangerous.
There are inherent dangers to just about everything. But pipelines are the safest way to transport energy. During construction, testing is in place of the pipe fabrication and steel manufacturing. Application of coatings to the pipeline for corrosion is done.
For leak detection, once the pipe is put in the ground, there are internal and external detection technologies that are in place such as video monitoring sensor hoses and pressure point analysis among many others.
The world is going away from fossil fuels and developing economies are going green.
The global demand for oil is 100 million barrels per day is being consumed. A big producer of oil, the US, produces 15.5 million barrels but they consume 20 million.
The developing countries of China and India both use 72% of coal for their electricity. Apparently, no one told them they were supposed to go green.
Cars are going electric.
Though electric cars are on the rise, in 2017 76.33 million vehicles were produced that use gas or diesel. That isn't including vehicles that are already on the road. There are currently 1 billion vehicles in the world.
Alberta can easily switch to a new economy.
The oil and gas make up 18% of our industries. It's a little number and one would think it would be easy to switch to something else. What people don't take into account is that it is Alberta's number one revenue generating machine. Replacing that is a little bit harder.
BC is a green leader.
The fact is BC exported 36.8 million tonnes of coal last year which is equivalent to 650,000 barrels of oil per day in CO2.
Tony's Predictions:
The government will do lots of talking about our energy and the pipeline but there will be no action.
Provinces will disagree because our economies are very different.
Many lawyers will become very rich because this will become a constitutional issue.
Farmers will suffer because railways will be used to ship oil instead of their crops.
Alberta is the largest producer of oil and will sell to the US because they are the only friend we have.
Canada will lose economic benefits because we sell at a discount and we buy at a premium.
50/50 – The pot is over $640. Grant Burgess drew the Queen of Clubs.
Meeting adjourned at 1:20 pm.
Next meeting - Evening Meeting, May 14, 2018, 6:00 pm.
As a Club Assembly, members were brought up to date on several avenues and club activities, including an update from the International Committee by Roy Wallace.
Tonight is Danish Night as we learn more about our Rotary Exchange Student, Mikkel Moller, who is from Denmark. We enjoyed Danish fare…no Danishes to be seen.
Karen Jones, a cancer navigator presented on how she helps guide patients through the physical, emotional and budgetary aspects of the process after they have been notified of a positive cancer diagnosis.
This week marks the last meeting for Tony Hladnun's year as president of the Rotary Club of Camrose - thank you for your dedication and commitment to Rotary!
Assistant District Governor Ray Hook presents Tony with his Past President's pin.
This week was our Club Assembly, and heard from a number of committee updates, including Communications, Club Service, Foundation and the recent Friendship Exchange update by Ray Hook.
This week we hear from Pat McCarthy, President of Kobe Classic Beef of Camrose, and also enjoyed some amazing Kobe Beef as part of our evening meeting meal.
In celebration of the Rotary Foundation, this week we honoured two local individuals with Paul Harris Fellowships at our monthly evening Rotary meeting, followed by a presentation by Deanne Morrow about Carbon Capture and the future in Carbon Fibre.
This week we hear from Sabrina Andrews from Augustana Campus, Outdoor Education, who presented today on the Rotary sponsored Youth Leadership Canoe Trio (RYLC).
This week we welcome Tina Yaraborough as our newest Rotarian! We also had a very informative meeting about the recent familiarization trip to Tanzania.
Ralph Young, Chancellor of the U of A (left) presents Rotary Club of Camrose president Tony Hladun with a copy of the Rotary Club of Edmonton's 100th anniversary book.
This week we celebrated Chinese New Year (Year of the Monkey) with a Chinese-themed dinner, including slide shows from David & Elaine Taylor, as well as a travelogue from Ken & Marnie Roberts.
This week we hear from David Taylor and the fundraising potential using matching grants and a new Rotary-exclusive incentive from the
Government of Canada.
This week we have a spirited learning opportunity as Rotarians David Samm and David Francoeur speak to the club on the merits of Scotch (David) and the mertis of Belgian beer and Bordeaux wine.
This week we hear from Azim and Sadru about life in Tanzania and central Africa as an introduction to the work our club plans to do in Tanzania with Dr. Lett and the Canadian Network for International Surgery.
This week was our club assembly where we were updated on a number of committee activities - including the potential to participate in an International project in Tanzania.
This week we hear from Sheralyn Dobos from the Family Violence Action Society, we award a Paul Harris Fellowship and prepare for Massie's return to Brazil.
As Tony Hladun's first meeting as President for 2015/16, Tony discusses his goals for the next year; we also welcomed Kyle back to Camrose and heard Jenn Stone's classification presentation.
This week we hear from Fire Chief Peter Kritch about Volunteer Firefighter Week in Camrose and how our city's department will be doing during this week to raise awareness.
Also, members heard from the original Rotarians responsible for the Wheelchairs to Mexico project - how the project began and what it has become over the years.
This week we hear from Dr. Deride Duffy, who worked with Project Marc in the island country of Vanuatu, and she spoke about the country, the efforts to provide medical clinics in remote communities, and the effects of the recent cyclone which devastated the east side of the island group.
This week we receive an update about RYE Maciel's adventure on the Tiptoe with the Caribou trip, and learn more about Randall Nickel with his classification presentation.
Our club delivered a shipment of 128 wheelchairs, eight walkers and a number of canes to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last week - the latest shipment in support of a project begun in 2000.
Arie Vanderjagt, pictured with his wife Leny, was recently named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Camrose, in recognition of his many years of support to the club, the community and the broader world.
The Rotary Youth Exchange committee is pleased to announce that our next outbound exchange student has been chosen from a very strong field of 16 applicants.
Our guest speaker was Petra Schulz representing an Edmonton-based group Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH). MSTH is a network of Canadian families who have lost a loved one due to substance abuse, or who hope for recovery.
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