On Tuesday, November 15th, we welcomed members, family, friends of our club, District guests and fellow Rotarians at our 2nd Annual Pool for Polio FUNdraiser . Our three co-hosts: President Kathy and two dynamic young leaders, Maria and Wyatt, from the University of Alberta Rotaract Club, kicked the night off. District Governor Frank Reitz also spoke and presented our FUN FEARLESS & FOCUSED Rotary Club with our End Polio Now: Make History Together Campaign award from The Rotary Foundation for reaching our Polio Plus goal of $2662 US. Frank and his wife Barb joined us to compete for the Pool for Polio champion title, and Past District Governor Laura Morie spoke about Rotary's role in eradicating Polio worldwide, and our true impact on the lives of so many. We would also like to thank District Governor Elect Ingrid Neitsch for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us.
Eight teams came together to vie for the coveted Pool for Polio championship. There were a lot of close games but ultimately team Hygge were the victors. Congratulations to Richard and Sheila of team Hygge on their win, as well as to runners-up Tristan and Peter of team Polio Predators. Silent auction items included an autographed Edmonton Oiler Ryan Nugent-Hopkins print, two lift tickets to Marmot, a Nespresso machine, beautiful artwork and prints by local artists, wine, Rotary swag and much more. Thanks to all who donated items in support of the event, as well as all the bidders. We are excited to announce that through a portion of ticket sales, generous donations to Polio Plus by members and friends, and the proceeds from the silent auction, our club raised $2262 towards our Polio Plus goal for this year! With matching funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of 2:1, this will make our contribution worth $7986!
A very big THANK YOU to The Billiard Club for sponsoring our event; they donated the venue, the pool and provided one highball for each ticket sold for our guests to enjoy. Thanks, also, to all of you who made our 2nd Annual Pool for Polio a huge success!
Our FUN FEARLESS & FOCUSED Rotary club has been hard at work selling raffle tickets to raise funds for our many clubs projects and initiatives. Thanks to the hard work of our members, we sold 594 tickets, which means we have raised $1188 towards our fundraising goal this year!
Thank you to our generous sponsors who donated these fabulous auction items: United Cycle, Finning Edmonton Power Systems, Julios Barrio, Edmonton Oil Kings and Marilyn Mucha.
Artisan Resto-Cafe will be closed for renovations on Tuesday, November 21st, so our meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the Edmonton Arts Barns, 10330 - 84th avenue, beginning at our regular 5:45 start time.
The evening will feature a visit by our District Governor, Frank Reitz, to update us on the current state of District 5370. This is an important opportunity to gain a broader perspective on Rotary, and all members are encouraged to attend. Our speaker will be focused on organizational issues, and not dealing with any issues in our community, so the meeting might not be suited to introducing new people to our club. First impressions are important, so think about saving your invites for a later date.
The fun, fearless and focused members of the Whyte Ave Rotary Club are always welcoming visitors, volunteers and community-minded citizens to meetings and events.
If you or anyone in your network might be interested in connecting with us, please get in touch! We love to work together to make our neighbourhoods better, our city greater, our country stronger, and the world a better place.
On Tuesday, November 15th, we welcomed members, family, friends of our club, District guests and fellow Rotarians at our 2nd Annual Pool for Polio FUNdraiser . Our three co-hosts: President Kathy and two dynamic young leaders, Maria and Wyatt, from the University of Alberta Rotaract Club, kicked the night off. District Governor Frank Reitz also spoke and presented our FUN FEARLESS & FOCUSED Rotary Club with our End Polio Now: Make History Together Campaign award from The Rotary Foundation for reaching our Polio Plus goal of $2662 US. Frank and his wife Barb joined us to compete for the Pool for Polio champion title, and Past District Governor Laura Morie spoke about Rotary's role in eradicating Polio worldwide, and our true impact on the lives of so many. We would also like to thank District Governor Elect Ingrid Neitsch for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us..JPG)
Our FUN FEARLESS & FOCUSED Rotary club has been hard at work selling raffle tickets to raise funds for our many clubs projects and initiatives. Thanks to the hard work of our members, we sold 594 tickets, which means we have raised $1188 towards our fundraising goal this year! 
