Weekly Newsletter - December 17

 
ROTARY CLUB OF YELLOWKNIFE
Weekly Newsletter – December 17
 
Greeting All Members!  Here’s what we have going on:
  • This week’s luncheon is our Christmas Party - December 19 – Noon – Explorer Hotel (Kat B&C)
  • December 26 – Boxing Day – Meeting cancelled
  • Now - Philippines - Members have been enquiring about helping out with donations to the devastated areas of the Philippines.
    • Our club and the District respectfully suggest that any donation be directed to ShelterBox Canada or The Canadian Red Cross. Both are reputable charities with reach to the Philippines and the Canadian Government is matching these donations in a flow through basis. You will receive a tax deductible receipt from either organization.
    • Unfortunately The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is not setting up a Disaster Fund for this effort, so we are on our own as far as donations are concerned.
    • Our District will be sending $10,000 to the afflicted Rotary District in the Philippines later in December. This will help local Rotarians in the Philippines with rebuilding grants and will allow them to leverage our money through TRF when applying for grants.
    • ShelterBox Canada  http://www.shelterboxcanada.org
    • Canadian Red Cross  http://www.redcross.ca
  • Feb 20 - The Rotary Club of Spruce Grove would like to invite curlers in districts 5360 and 5370 to the 53rd annual curling bonspiel to be held from February 20 to 23, 2014 in Spruce Grove, Alberta.  Interested teams may visit this site to learn more about the event and to register a team.  If you have any questions please contact Angus McKenzie at angusmc@shaw.ca.
  • March 8 - The Jasper Rotary Club is having a Charity Masquerade Ball in Jasper on March 8th,2014.  Purchase tickets by December 24th and get a chance to win a great prize: a two-night stay at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. All the details are at Rotary Club of Jasper
  • The Interact Club of Ecole St. Patrick High School meets (most) Wednesdays at noon. All Rotarians are welcome! Call Susan Huvenaars to confirm time and location 873-4888.
  • Chris Williams needs suggestions for Speakers – either a member of the community, a guest from out of town, or even yourself (for a classification talk or a topic of interest to Rotary)
 
If you have news or updates on a Rotary event, let me know.
 
Yours in Rotary,
Wayne Overbo