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Pam Nordin, Cars for Christmas Lottery Lead, presents a cheque to Lori Pollock of the Grande Prairie Rotary Food Bank Drive (Both are members of the Swan City Rotary club). During October, one dollar from every Cars for Christmas Lottery Ticket sold was donated to the nine food banks in the Grande Prairie region—a total of $56,199.
Buy lottery tickets until December 30 for a chance to win cars, trucks, ATVs, renew-your-room packages, gift certificates, cash and more! Proceeds support 13 non-profit groups as well as regional food banks.
Want to WIN Cash before Christmas? Get your tickets now to enter the $10,000 Early Bird Draw drawn on December 22. Sales cutoff on December 13. Don’t forget to add on your Christmas Cash Tickets with which you can win half the jackpot and up to $175,000! And also your 12 days of Christmas tickets, with which you can win 12 amazing prize packages with a retail value of over $80,000! When ordering online include the person’s details and chose the date you would like the tickets delivered and we’ll take care of the rest. Tickets can be gifted anywhere in Canada.
Visit www.carsforchristmas.com or call 1-888-217-1888 for more info or to get your tickets.
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Realize there is no finish line
Even if your club is the optimum size, that’s no reason to stop recruiting. There are always reasons people leave.
“You’re either growing or you’re dying as a club.”
– Rotarian Tom Gump
Adapted from: Step right up: in Rotary’s membership game, everyone’s a winner by Geoffrey Johnson(originally published in The Rotarian, August 2018)
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Dates for President-Elect training
The Learning and Development Committee has scheduled five one-hour training sessions for 2020-2021 presidents-elect:
Tuesday January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m. MST Click Here
Tuesday February 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. MST Click Here
Tuesday March 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. MST Click Here
Tuesday April 13, 2021 7:00 p.m. MST Click Here
Tuesday May 11, 2021 7:00 p.m. MST Click Here
More information available soon
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The four one-hour Virtual Club Learning events held in November and December were recorded. Click on the program title to attend the sessions you may have missed.
Membership Engagement: Together is Better
Hosted by Tracey Vavrek, Past District Governor
Virtual Fundraising: What Clubs Need to Know
Hosted by John Nicoll, District Governor Nominee
The Rotary Foundation: The Heart of Rotary
Hosted by Tim Schilds, Past District Governor and Chair of the District 5370 Foundation Committee
Rotary Service: Sharing Successes during COVID-19
Hosted by Jim Ferguson, District Governor and Donna Barrett, District Governor-Elect
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The early registration discount for the June 12-16, 2021 Rotary International Convention in Taipei, Taiwan has been extended to February 15, 2021:
Rotarians, US$365; Rotarians and guests under 30, US$120, and guests aged 5 to18, US$10.
Watch the official convention video
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