Rotary Club of Vermilion March 18, 2021
Call to order 7am
O Canada
Birthdays and anniversaries:
Blake Prior’s birthday March 14.
Old Business:
Community Spirits draw-Draw was done Wednesday March 17. We printed 2500 tickets and sold 1729. $8645 received les printing costs of $214 for a grand told raised of $8431. Winners are
- Barrel of Booze-Cary & Kylie Ford, Westlock
- Rec Room Package-Pat Badry, Vermilion
- Outdoor Patio Set-Robin & Linda Sherwood
- BBQ-Geof Hare-Fernie BC
Special Guest-Corinne McGirr GM Community Futures-Corinne updated the club on what her organization does to assist Alberta business. They did 97 small business loans in 2020. In recent months they have assisted with the launch of an online platform for sales in Alberta similar to “shopify” called Alberta iMarket. Local business are putting their products online for sale or using the platform to focus the highlights of their business, head to their website to view current vendors www.albertaimarket.com. To contact the Community Futures office for any information or assistance in putting your business info online call 780-875-5458 or to see all of their services check out their website lloydminsterandregion.albertacf.com
Mike put a virtual Canada ball into play today……thanking Mary Lee for all of her hard work with the Community Spirits raffle.
The outbreak at the Nursing Home is officially over so Mike will check to see when we can deliver our appreciation gift.
Upcoming Meetings –
March 25-guest speaker Alice Wainwright-Stewart from Lakeland College
April 1-regular zoom meeting
April 8-Wendy McDonald, Chief Operating Officer, Inclusion Alberta