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COG Volume 35: Number 18
November 21, 2017
 
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 November 21
Tom Keenan November 19
David Leslie November 19
Catherine Brownlee November 23

New Members in 2017-2018
Lori Forand
Lori Caltagirone
Elizabeth Reade
Bob Taylor
 
Attendance for November 21
56 people attended including 3 visitors and guests
 
Contact the COG Editor
Please send announcements and information for the COG to COG@rotaryclubofcalgary.ca.
Highlights of the November 21 Meeting
Events and Announcements
 
Celebrate at the Christmas Dinner on December 12th.  Purchase tickets here
 
Donate to the Christmas Hampers.  Donate here.
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Our Speakers on Foundations
This week, Brom and Mark Starratt did a presentation on the activities of the  Foundations Committee.
 
  • November is Foundations month in the Rotary calendar and each year about this time, we celebrate the truly amazing things that this club has done in the last Rotary year.
  • The demand for funds always seems to outstrip the supply especially in an economic downturn like right now. We all have some tough choices to make regarding recipient donations.
  • Today’s message is simple and clear – right now, we are almost totally reliant on Foundation income for much of what we want to do and that’s why we need all of you members in this room to become supporters. Let’s not beat around the bush, we are entering a financially critical period.
Mark Starratt and David Bromwich
tell about the Foundations
 
 

 

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Thank you to COG Sponsor Rotarian Ian Viner and Economy Glass and Superior Paint & Body
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Our relationship with CAWST- another success story
The Rotary Club of Calgary, Downtown has had a strong working relationship with CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) for many years,  and considers this relationship to be one of our Signature Legacy Initiatives.
 
The Rotary Club of Calgary’s alliance with CAWST started in 2006 with a strategic partnership.  Since that time:
  • Over $540,000 has been donated by the Rotary Club of Calgary towards:
    • Establishing Water Expertise and Training (WET) Centres in eight countries,
    • Initiating projects in Uganda, Cambodia and Indonesia,
    • Provision of Water Quality Testing (WQT) kits, enabling CAWST to launch training on WQT.
  • The club was represented on the CAWST Board of Directors from 2004 to 2010.
  • CAWST has been introduced to the Rotary network world-wide.
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Buy tickets to the Christmas Dinner by December 6
Appreciation for the Small BBQs
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Special Membership Meeting

COG Staff - November 21, 2017
 
Editor David Holden
Reporting Howard Lau
Photography Ralph Lundberg 
Sponsorships David Holden
Office Support Colette Bielech

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President:  William Avery - Vice-President:  Tim Heaton
RI President:  Ian H.S. Riseley - District Governor: Rick Istead