The Rotary Club of Edmonton Whyte Avenue was joined by the 14th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly this past Tuesday, MLA Nathan Cooper.
Speaker Cooper kicked off his presentation by talking about the great work of Rotary in the community, which had many members nodding their heads in agreement (no surprise that many people online like Rotary too!). He even has a Rotary connection - he was a Rotary exchange student to Australia.
He then talked about the Speaker role of maintaining orderly debate in the Chamber, and to ensure that members conduct their business according to the Standing Orders of the Assembly. He showed members a fun video he made outlining unparliamentary language, so now Rotarians know to avoid calling people 'talking twaddle' when visiting the Alberta Legislature!
Speaker Cooper explained why he started creating short videos on the Alberta Legislative Assembly as a way of demystifying our democratic institutions. Now he's working to rebuild faith in our democracy one video at a time!
The presentation was complete with appearances from the legislative mace and black rod! Thank you Mr. Speaker for coming to speak to our club and to everyone who joined!
The Alberta Podcast Network builds audiences for Alberta-made podcasts and connects those listeners to Alberta-based businesses and organizations. Fawnda Mithrush, the Program Coordinator for the Alberta Podcast Network, will be coming to speak to the club about their network of Alberta based podcasts, how they got started, and will give some hints on what they look for when scouting new podcast talent.
Rotary Whyte Avenue Will Continue Meeting Online In June
Out of an abundance of caution, Rotary Whyte Ave will continue meeting online for the month of June in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Your leadership team will continue to monitor the situation regularly and will reassess in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin (kggmcleod@hotmail.com) at any time!
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Roosters is Open For Business!
Roosters relaunched their services on May 15, so now you can enjoy the delicious food of our great community partner! Roosters will be following the best practices outlined by the provincial government and standards recommended by Restaurants Canada in order to ensure the safety of our customers. Roosters has been a great community partner, so if you're craving some delicious food please check them out at https://roosterkitchen.ca/ or give them a call at 780-413-8045.
Rotarians Planning Ahead
A few Rotarians stuck around after our meeting last Tuesday to talk about our club's plans moving ahead.
We discussed what is necessary for the club to transition back to in-person meetings and decided to continue meeting online for the month of June.
Members also discussed fundraising, Rotary Foundation, and district grants - making it an exciting and broad conversation!
Thank you to everyone who joined and provided input!
Let's Plan To Party (While Physical Distancing)
It's been a fun year, so we're going to celebrate all we've accomplished as well as cheer on incoming leadership team at a Changeover Party on June 30th!
Want to help plan this event? Reach out to President Kevin (kggmcleod@hotmail.com)! A planning committee meeting will be organized later this week.
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