October 19 2011 Rotary Update

Fall is in the air!

We've had a busy 3 weeks of Rotary, especially with the  Rotary Mega Lottery well underway.  October 13th marked the first early bird draw, with Fort St. John's Tyler Penner winning $10,000.  By Tuesday evening, our Mega Lottery assistant, Pamela Paul had collected well over 50% of last year's ticket sales - amazing support from the communities! I think the Lottery committee can agree that this year's perforated tickets have saved loads of time.

Spouse day on September 29th was held at the Pomeroy Inn.  President-Elect Scott Selin arranged for Jennifer Stevenson, of Dynamic Funds,  to discuss gas fracking and the oil and gas industry, in the context of what is being experienced in Northeast BC.

The October 6th lunch meeting was full of Rotarian fellowship as the Club members shared what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.  Here's hoping all were able to use Connie Sall's "I am thankful for..." recommendations during their own Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends :)  The club expressed gratitude for the Ross H. MacLean Rotary RV Park managers for the successful season that has just completed.

President Clark Lang hosted a Club Assembly on Tuesday October 11th.  An evening of strategic planning over some wine and appies included many new ideas and excitement over future plans for projects, locally and internationally.  Thank you to all those who took time out of your busy schedules to provide feedback on the future direction of the Club.

Join us for the upcoming Club meetings, as we are enlightened by community members Kyle Thomas, speaking on the ever-expansive role of social media on our lives, and Michelle Laboucane, speaking on restorative justice.

Next week will be the District Conference in Edmonton.  We look forward to hearing from our local attendees!