Rotary Club of Calgary is comprised of professional and community leaders who come together through a shared commitment and fellowship to create a better future for the generations that are to follow.
Birthdays for the Week of January 23
Joe
Fras
January 22
Michael
Colborne
January 25
Ian
Viner
January 25
Ken
King
January 26
New Members in 2017-2018
Lori Forand
Lori Caltagirone
Elizabeth Reade
Bob Taylor
Trish Bronsch
Marc Stachiw
Attendance for January 23
111 people attended including 25 guests and visitors.
Rick Erven then introduced our fellow Rotarian Ken King. Rick said if you don’t know who Ken is, you must have been living under a rock. Ken was born in Davidson Saskatchewan and has had a successful and diverse career working for various newspapers and moving to Vancouver for a period of time to work for the Pacific Press Group. He has held many titles and received treasured honours and awards. Ken King is currently the president and CEO of the Calgary Flames Limited Partnership as well as the CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. He holds leadership roles in the Stampeders, Flames, Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Roughnecks and represents the organization as Alternate Governor of the NHL and Governor of the CFL, WHL and NLL.
Thank you for the incredible work that you do each and every day for the community. United Way of Calgary and Area is pleased to honor the hard work of our partners through the Spirits of Gold awards.
We are delighted to inform you that HUBS Partnership - City of Calgary, Rotary Club, and United Way partnership to strengthen Calgary’s communities has been nominated for a Spirits of Gold Award in the Together We Cancategory.
Winners of the awards will be announced at our Spirits of Gold Recognition Gala the evening on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Food and drinks will be available at 4:00 pm and we will begin the program shortly after that. Tickets for agency partners are $30 per ticket or a table of 8 for $200 and they can be purchased on United Way’s website at www.calgaryunitedway.org.
We hope you’ll join us to celebrate our campaign’s greatest hits and the tremendous contributions of you, our community partner.
Since 1981 the annual Calgary Concerto Competition has featured some of the best classical talent Calgary has to offer, and just last week, has joined forces with The Rotary Club of Calgary Downtown. Now named the Rotary Calgary Concerto competition, participants will compete to perform their chosen concerto with the Calgary Civic Symphony in a concert on sage at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, at Arts Commons in Calgary.
Application Deadline – February 7, 2018 Competition Dates – Saturday March 10 and Sunday March 11, 2018 Gala Concert Date with the Civic Symphony of Calgary – Sunday June 10, 2017
Interested in volunteering to get more involved in Community Hubs? If so, please consider the volunteer opportunity at the Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre, a Hub location in Greater Forest Lawn.
Get active this Family Day, February 19th, to help engage with residents and have fun at the same time! Volunteers are needed to help skate with residents and make them feel confident on the ice, as well as to help with making hot chocolate, giving out loaner skates, help with the arts & crafts station, and to clean-up at the end of the event. Shift is from 12:45 p.m. – 3: 15 p.m.
Contact Amy Ansell, Major Gifts Officer at United Way of Calgary & Area, if interested in this volunteer opportunity Amy can be reached by email at amy.ansell@calgaryunitedway.org or by phone at 403-410-1854.
The tradition continues SaturdayMarch 10 this year.
It’s a great day for all. Park your car and hop on the bus at the Calgary Golf and Country Club or COP with fellow Rotarians and their families/friends. Enjoy fellowship, coffee and muffins.
Cost of the day is $30 per person for the bus and snacks.
We’ll have fabulous home baking and other refreshments for the bus.
Rick Erven then introduced our fellow Rotarian Ken King. Rick said if you don’t know who Ken is, you must have been living under a rock. Ken was born in Davidson Saskatchewan and has had a successful and diverse career working for various newspapers and moving to Vancouver for a period of time to work for the Pacific Press Group. He has held many titles and received treasured honours and awards. Ken King is currently the president and CEO of the Calgary Flames Limited Partnership as well as the CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. He holds leadership roles in the Stampeders, Flames, Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Roughnecks and represents the organization as Alternate Governor of the NHL and Governor of the CFL, WHL and NLL.
