Our Summer Sizzler Box is sold out!!  People will be excited to receive this box mid June and see all of the local products in the box.

 

Thank you to the Sponsors of the Summer Sizzler:  Scarlet Creative, Minuteman Press Penticton, Varga Law, Ferebee Wealth Management, Barley Mill Brew Pub & Sports Bistro, Barley Mill Liquor Store, VBS Excavating 

 

and also our fabulous vendors inside the box:  Back to Earth, Doug's Homestead, Route 97 Rentals, Bareback Marinades, Tickleberry's , Soda Creek Soap Co, Grape Friends Lounge & Tours Inc, Thor Cast, Woodcraft Creations and Farmhouse Deli

 

Thank you for supporting Rotary and our commitment to help rebuild the children's splash park at Skaha

 

 

 

Our Rotary Club is still hard at work behind all scenes during Covid and of course we are still meeting on Zoom weekly.

 

Last week we had the chance to see some past exchange students on Zoom which was fantastic and Ralph got to see his "kids" (yes Ralph got on zoom - you can to)

 

This week we had the pleasure of Chief Greg Gabriel answering our questions about the Penticton Indian Band and his new plans as Chief and our very own Ken Davis introduced Chief Gabriel

 

yes Ken Davis got on zoom - you can too !!  If you need help getting on Zoom don't be afraid to ask - with Covid we will not be meeting in person anytime in the future so Zoom is where it is at

 

Board Meeting news - Our Board met on Tuesday and the Board passed a motion to give $500 to the Salvation Army Food Bank and $500 to the Soupateria – as we have not been able to hold our Wheelbarrow Raffle, this will help them to know we are still out here thinking about them

 

Fun and Friendly:   Our Wreath friendraiser was a lot of fun and also helped out a local business in Summerland called La Vista Del Canon Farm, this time of year this business would usually be at the Christmas markets , but with Covid that all ended, needless to say they were very happy that Rotary stepped up and sold some wreaths.  Our Rotary Club delivered 61 wreaths from Naramata to OK Falls.

The wreaths were beautifully done by La Vista Del Canon in Summerland and had all of the fresh greens and pinecones and everything harvested from their farm.  We raised $609 dollars for our Rotary club   a BIG  Thank you to the elves that helped:   Don Collins, Karen Donison and Ron Jaggard, Brian Hughes, Gord and Jo-Ann Herle, Sandra Krauer,  Deanna Dunham, Michel Martel and George and Shirley Gordon along with my hubby Jon

The wreaths were beautiful and it was great to see some other Rotarians and non out there helping our club

 

 

Also our Starfish Auction ran from November 1-30^th and raised $7164.96 –  Tracy worked hard to collect items for the auction and then delivered all of them !!

As well Tracy has been all over in the community picking up donations to Starfish – you can follow Tracy and Starfish on the Starfish Pack Penticton Facebook page

 

 

 

Next on our list is the deadline this Friday for Rotary Festival of Lights

Nominations have been flowing in for Pentictons light displays , the deadline for nominations is this Friday December 11^th, then voting will happen December 11-18 with the winners announced on December 20^th  The 3 top prize winners will receive a basket from Total Restoration  IF you want to nominate someones house and light display go to www.supportpentictonrotary.com

 

On Friday December 18^th, Don C from the Sunshine Committee as well as Barb are hosting a ZOOM Rotary Christmas TGIF  They are working on delivery to all Rotarians little snacks for you to enjoy with some eggnog and whatever else you may have at home.  The festivities are going to start at 5 pm until who knows when (its Brians birthday so there may be some virtual dancing)

IF you want to help with snacks please contact Barb, also IF you are not going to be home please do let Barb know as she has Rotarians delivering snacks all over town to you and we don’t want to miss you ! Zoom link to follow next week for the party  

 

 

On an inspiration by Deanna and some discussion Leanna our newest member is running full steam ahead with the next Fundraiser for our club – the Penticton Rotary Sunshine in the Okanagan Subscription Box

The aim is to have 4 boxes per year starting end of January for the 1^st one, 100 boxes in total that you can order for yourself or a friend.  The boxes will be $100 however will have $200 worth of items in each box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornholio for Polio

 

A cornhole tournament in recognition of World Polio Day!

 

Join us at Detonate Brewing in Summerland on October 24th for the ultimate Cornhole Tournament to raise funds to #EndPolioNow

 

Choose from the :

 

-Early Bird Tournament 11AM - 2 PM

 

-Afternoon Tournament 3 PM - 6 PM

 

1. Grab a friend

2. Pick a Team Name

3. Register for the Early Bird or Afternoon Tournament

4. Dress up to show up

 

Tickets are $50 per team

Tickets include Team registration, two 12 oz glasses of beer and a bag of popcorn

 

Register in Teams of 2

Tournaments are limited to 20 teams each

 

 

Also available for purchase

Beer, Cider, Wine

BBQ Burgers, Corn Chowder, Corn Bread, Corn on the Cob, Polio Pops, 

 

Paint your pinkie purple for $2

 

Your donation helps Rotary and its partners reach every child with the polio vaccine.  Thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, your contribution will be tripled, getting us even closer to a polio-free world.

 

Together, this event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Penticton and the Rotary Club of Summerland

 

All event proceeds for Cornholio for Polio will be donated in honor of all participating Rotary Clubs.

 

Welcome to our next Fundraiser Rotary Club of Penticton Lobster on the Run

 

Visit www.eatlobster.ca to purchase tickets to this event, and also to look at the auction items and buy tickets for the 50/50 draw

 

This year our Rotary Club is taking a spin on our Lobster Feast event for a drive thru event on August 29th where you can pick up and enjoy a lobster dinner, or chicken or plant based meal and take to the beach or home.