About the Conference
Strictly speaking not a Rotary Club of Quesnel event...but Quesnel hosted the 2013 District 5040 Conference, May 17-20, and we wanted to make sure to keep a record of what turned out to be a very successful weekend.
Pictures do the best job in telling the story, so be sure to browse through the multiple albums:
- the Day Trip to Barkerville and Fishing Derby on Dragon Lake were optional activities for those arriving early - other Conferences hold a golf tournament, but we wanted to do something unique to the Cariboo;
- the Youth Exchange Community Garden Project saw our students help with putting in the raised beds at what was becoming the West Village Community Garden;
- on the Friday evening, we held our Reception at the College Campus;
- Day One officially started at North Star Church...thanks in large part to Kim Kolenchuk figuring out the sound system and after we had blown the electrical circuit in the entrance hall due to multiple coffee urns on the go! The day concluded with a marvellous Gala Dinner at Quesnel & District Seniors Centre, highlighted by a performance from the Theatre Royal players from Barkerville;
- Day Two opened at the Royal Canadian Legion, segued over to the Seniors Centre, and then to the River Walk Trail, with the evening spent at the arena to enjoy a good ol' barbecue dinner, thanks to our frineds from Williams Lake and Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary;
- Day Three was back where we started, at the College Campus.
After the Conference, Quesnel-Carboo Observer gave us front page billing, and, as the result of a pre-Conference challenge, we were able to donate two laundry hampers and a bag full of socks, gloves, sweatshirts, toothbrushes, and a wide variety of toiletries to Seasons House, the homeless shelter in Quesnel.
Representing Seasons House, Mary Shuster was thrilled to receive the supplies, reminding us how being able to give someone the opportunity to take a bath or shower, or simply cleaning teeth, is also providing a level of dignity at a time when self-worth is at a low point.
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