

Service Above Self
Edmonton, AB T5G 0W6
Canada

12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
109 Street Running Room - View Map
8537 - 109th Street
Edmonton, AB T6G 1E4
Ph: (780) 433-6062


Saturday, June 19, 2021
9:00 - noon
Kingsway Mall, Parking Lot
By Donation or $10 a box
prepay www.shredfest.riverviewrotary.com


Riverview Rotary Casino October 23rd and 24th, 2020 @ Century Casino
Riverview Rotary’s first Shredfest was a raging success! It feels great when our Club hits a win-win like this one. Thanks to Best Shredding, SANDRA BAYROCK at Century 21, Alberta Traffic Supply, Emmanuel Foundation, and Kingsway Garden Mall for partnering with us on this fundraiser. Many people drove up and watched their documents get shredded on the spot right in front of their eyes and we thank you for your support. Funds generated will give kids at Edmonton's inner-city Delton School a pair of new shoes.
A HUGE thank you to Roberta Adams and Gail Black of the Jewel Rebekah Lodge #25 and Odd Fellows of Edmonton for a generous donation of $3000 towards the Delton Running Shoe Project.
Riverview Rotary wishes to thank all the people who came out and supported us. Watch out this fall when we do a repeat performance and have a bigger, better Shredfest!




The Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview is featured in the July 2020 The Rotarian Magazine.
In 2019, first responders in Canada displayed a spirit of international cooperation by donating a firetruck and four ambulances for use in Belize.
The Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview, Alberta, which has been coordinating donations of ambulances and medical supplies to Belize for a number of years, helped with logistics. To deliver the firetruck and ambulances, the club applied for the Denton Program, a joint effort of various US government departments and agencies, which provides transportation of humanitarian assistance using military aircraft. The truck, destined for the city of Corozal, came off the US Air Force transport plane at Philip SW Goldson International Airport in Belize City.
Roman the Rock
by Nick Lees • Edmonton Journal
Indefatigable Dr. Roman Bayrock is helping his Riverview Rotary Club run a “Shred Fest” Saturday, June 27. (Kingsway Mall, Edmonton, North Parking Lot)
“We are offering to shred people’s old tax returns and other sensitive papers,” says chiropractor Bayrock. “Funds raised will help some of the many inner-city children who have never owned a new pair of shoes. “These youngsters have never experienced the many positive benefits of wearing a good pair of shoes and our plan is to see every child at Delton Elementary School in a new pair of running shoes by Oct. 31.”
People can see their papers shredded in front of them from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the north parking lot at Kingsway Mall. The cost: a donation or $10 per box. No limit to the number of boxes supporters can have shredded. Social distancing rules will be in place.
Bayrock is forever helping others and recently played a leading role in his club’s servicing of 200 donated wheelchairs being sent to different charities or to needy overseas countries.









SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2020 COVID friendly
WHERE: WETASKIWIN 6119 – 47 Ave,
WHEN: 10 AM till 3 PM
The Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview has received about 200 surplus wheelchairs and we need your help! Most are in good condition but a few need some nuts and bolts tightened and all could use a good cleaning. Many of these wheelchairs are destined for different charities that donate them to some very needy countries.
We need help cleaning, tuning up, palletizing, and general preparation to be sent away. Easy work.
They are located at a warehouse at the Wetaskiwin airport. Plenty of room for social distancing.
DIRECTIONS: As you travel through Wetaskiwin on Hwy 2A less than an hour from Edmonton turn right (West),at 45 Avenue, (Ford Dealership). Follow the short windy road until you reach the airport district. Look for the only hanger with the brown roof on your left and you are there.
Refreshments and pizza provided, under strict COVID hygienic conditions. Bring a friend!
Please consider coming, Many hands make light work. Bring cleaning rubber gloves, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, socket sets (if you have them)
Any questions please call: Roman Bayrock 780 239 7214
![]() Amy Smith was the presenter at the Riverview Rotary Club and spoke from Brisbane, Australia. Amy has visited the Riverview Rotary Club as our grant scholarship student. She is a Graduate of the University of Alberta and originates from Calmar, Alberta. She was a member of Rotaract and participated in Rotaract Belize projects. She recently completed a 2-year masters from the University of Queensland, Australia and is now on temporary work assignments. 7 Rotary Clubs, including the Riverview Rotary Club contributed and with the Rotary Foundation dollars provided the 2-year scholarship. Amy talked about international Indigenous Development and Reconciliation in Settler States in Canada and Australia. She is proud of her Metis heritage. She studied Political Science in 2015 and since worked in Human Resources and organized cultural awareness events, bringing her 2 worlds together. The Rotary Global Grant Scholarship has been an amazing experience. She studied at the University of Queensland and received her Master’s Degree in Social Sciences. She was accepted into the Aurora Internship Program in Australia. A 5-week internship. “Understanding alone does not bring change. It’s what we do with that understanding that matters.” – Krishna Pujari. Amy believes we cannot sit on our understanding but need to take action. |
![]() Jessica Brandon ACT- Jessica Brandon, Manager of Training and Education, Action Coalition on Human Trafficking presented to the Riverview Rotary Club. |

Riverview Rotary has received a heartfelt email updating the good news results of the Kashojwa Uganda Water Project.
Hope this finds you well.
I am writing to you to bring to your attention to the water project impaction to our village.
As the major reason of the kashojwa project that you and your Rotary club funded was to bring down the typhoid cases..... READ MORE..


Virtual Tuesday Morning Meeting

Missing Rotary because your club cancelled its regular meeting. Continue your Rotary involvement by “visiting” the Rotary E-Club of Canada One (the home club of DGE Jim Ferguson).
The E-club also holds a weekly Coffee Chat on Thursday morning at 8:00 am MDT. These gatherings are “strictly for fun and fellowship and a way to get to know our fellows Rotarians.”
On the third Tuesday each month, the E-club holds a monthly fellowship assembly at 6:00 pm MDT, with a different theme each month.
Visit the E-Club Canada One website <https://portal.clubrunner.ca/8529> to learn more and sign up to attend its meetings.

Thanks to money donated by the Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview, through its “Operation Esperanza” medical/dental project, the Club Rotario Tomebamba of Cuenca, Ecuador is now able to carry out its own dental missions throughout the year. The funds went to purchase two portable dental units and one portable sterilizer/autoclave. The Tomebamba already had two units in their possession, but that was not enough to carry out an effective dental program.
the Spirited Spring Gala has been postponed.
Stay safe and healthy,
and we'll hope to reschedule this event later this year.




Lynn Gagne, C.H.N. Certified in Holistic Nutrition presented on the importance of nutrition on health. |

HSMUN High School Mock United Nations Opening Ceremonies with guest speakers Rt Hon. Michaelle Jean, 27th Governor-General of Canada and Tracey Vavrek Rotary District Governor.



Dr. Roman Bayrock returned from 12 days with the Westend Rotary Club in Guatemala and Westend Club President Ben Doz. The Westend Club worked on its vision program and our Dr Roman Bayrock worked hard as the resident Chiropractor. Patients said they felt delicious. |
Cynthia Dusseault and brother Blaine also went on this trip. They worked with Marielle Black who has a registered charity Roby’s Helping Hands and instrumental in getting the project off the ground. There were 11 women that trained to sew on this trip.





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The Multiple Paul Harris Fellow Plus 3 Sapphires Award and pin recognize Dr. Greidanu's contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
Darcy Frunchak (left) Dr. Tom Greidanus (right)
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Darcy Frunchak, Riverview Rotary Club President presents The Paul Harris Fellow Award to Carl Simonson. The Paul Harris Fellow Award is presented in recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions.
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Calvin Lim - Riverview Club Rotarian - 2019 Winner - Innovative Broker of the Year
Recognized by The Insurance Nexus Awards, in Chicago, Calvin Lim is the 2019 Innovative Broker of the Year Winner for the insurance broker organization who goes above and beyond to meet the needs of the customer in the modern insurance industry.
In the pursuit of delivering customer-first products with a seamless experience from purchase to claims, each carrier must first become a customer-centric organization. To recognize excellence and innovation at each stage of this process, in the category for product development, customer service, operational transformation and claims – and aim to celebrate both the executives leading the change and the teams on the front line every day executing on customer strategy.
Calvin Lim is the Owner of UW Insurer Brokers and a Riverview Rotarian since 2016.



Possessing a moral compass and unwavering moral principles. Upstanding. Honorable. Fair. Sincere. This aptly describes the individuals who were honored on May 8, 2019 at the 2019 Capital Region Rotary Integrity Awards. Every year, Rotary clubs are invited to honor non-Rotarians who embody the ideals of Rotary in their contributions to the community. The members of our club who attended the event heard some incredible stories about some incredible individuals. Just as we, as Rotarians, strive to "Be the Inspiration," these individuals serve as inspiration for us.
We were delighted to have Jim Bradshaw as our club's honoree. Jim has spent countless hours volunteering on community boards and for community initiatives--working to make communities better places for everyone.
(Photos: Jim Bradshaw, all the honorees, Jim with Rotarians and friends)
Jimmy Morrison, Community Relations Supervisor at Operation Friendship Seniors Society (OFSS), addressed our club at Tuesday's meeting, filling us in on the amazing work the society does for our city's disadvantaged seniors. OFSS may be unknown to many, but it's dear to the hearts of our club members and is an organization we have been supporting for many years. Jimmy reminded us how lucky we are to live the lives we do, and how much our gifts of compassion and support mean to those less fortunate.
OFSS is holding it's Breaking Ground Gala on Monday, May 27, 2019, with the goal of raising money to build a new OFSS building that will provide an extra level of care for disadvantaged seniors who are in the fragile stages of life. If you have it in your heart to give, consider attending the gala or donating online to OFSS.
The Edmonton Centennial Interact Club (at Ross Sheppard) hosted us for breakfast on April 30th and told us about their recent work in Belize.
Interact club president, Maya, says, “This year, Ross Sheppard’s Centennial Interact Club made our 7th trip to Belize to work with two of the schools in partnership with us--Ocean Academy and Eden Primary. It was beyond incredible. Each and every member who went has returned beyond grateful for our experience. We painted murals, rooms, and a guardhouse, and shared wonderful memories with the students of each school! We’ve come back with a renewed sense of leadership and service, ready to embody Rotary’s motto of ‘Service above Self’ within our communities and with the schools in the future!”
Here are some pics of the Interactors in Belize. We're proud to be a sponsor of this club.

