Our Club had another busy week.
We met for breakfast on March 16 at the Windham Hotel. We had a great turnout for our meeting.
Terena and Tony were both celebrating birthdays. We treated them to a rousing, off key, rendition of the “Happy Birthday” song.
Judy had located and she distributed our old name badges. We will be getting new badges. We were encouraged to add a “tag” on badges (ie. Nickname, motto, etc.). Please let Terena know what you want to appear on you badge.
Jamie is planning a Fireside session for our new members. A Fireside chat is a session that is run for new Rotarians to introduce them to Rotary.
Judy and Deb were recruiting members to join them next Thursday ant Soup Sisters. It sounds like a great opportunity for service and fellowship.
Mozambique news from Lorne Parker
Members of our Cub, who have visited our school in Macambucuine, will remember Joa. He is our lead painter, has interpreted for us, and is our general handyman around the school. Joa has a large family, with children attending high school and university. While he works whenever and wherever he can, it isn't easy finding steady employment in Mozambique. In that regard, he is asking if there is any way we can help his family, by buying a computer for his university-aged daughter and helping offset some of the high school costs (bus fare, school fees, books, etc.). If you are interested in supporting this family, you can do so in several ways: send an Interac transfer to Lorne at lorneparker@shaw.ca; provide a donation through Steven's Hope (can provide a tax receipt through Shannon); or give Lorne/Judy a donation at the next Rotary gathering. No amount is too small or too big. Lorne is going to purchase a computer from Makro in South Africa for the university-aged daughter and will send the high school support directly. As is true for all our donations to Mozambique, we require receipts for all expenditures made with the funds provided. Please contact Lorne directly if more information is required. Thanks for your consideration of this request.Our speaker this week was Nathan Ip
Speaker
Nathan is with Edmonton Unlimited (formerly Innovation Edmonton). He talked about the work that his organisation does and to support early stage innovative entrepreneurs. He talked about how his organisation supports new businesses and the changes in the tech industry and in the job market. Innovation From Here For The World – Edmonton Unlimited
Nathan is also a candidate for the provincial NDP in the Edmonton SW riding. He talked, briefly, about some of the items that will be included in their platform once the election is called.
Evening at the Theater
We were invited by Shadow Theater to attend their opening night for the latest production “ All the Little Animals I have Eaten”. It was a great evening and a thought-provoking play.
