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Do Goodery....That's Us
 
Coming Events
May 4     9 AM Facebook Live
              President Sherry
May 11   12 PM Online Trevor Lewington, EDL and
              Cyndi Vos, Chamber. See below
May 18    9 AM Facebook Live - President Sherry
May 25   12 PM Online Meeting
July         Ribfest cancelled
 
Who have you called in Rotary this week?
Phone someone....you need it....they need it!
 
The club has initiated a Donor Advised Emerging Endowment Fund with the Lethbridge Community Foundation to provide a means for members and non-members to support local charitable giving and receive tax receipts. This can be by direct cash donations, transfer of investments, life insurance etc. This will complement The Rotary Foundation which does the same for International initiatives of Rotary. More to come
 
ROTARY DO GOODERY giving to support the Soup Kitchen now at $4,050!
 #Paying it forward during Covid19
 
A recent Facebook Post noted the potential for the return of "Drive In Movies" during the need for Social Distancing. Hmmmm....Drive in Movies....Social Distancing?
 
On May 11 Trevor Lewington from Economic Development Lethbridge and Cydi Vos of the Camber of Commerce will speak on the Lethbridge Regional Economic Development Recover Task Force. The following link might be of interest to those seeking support. https://business.chooselethbridge.ca/recovery
 
Thanks Gord Lowe for providing an update on Austin and Jean Fennell and Dale Merchant who are doing well in their home at Martha House; Phil North who is fighting pancreatic cancer and is convalescing at home and Ron Jacobson, who has been in hospital, after a recent heart attack. We miss you all and wish you well.
 
Membership committee for 2020-21 beginning to meet. Membership during and after Covid 19 will be a challenge. Anyone interested in this committee call Pat 403 328 7600.
 
Jim Christie advises The Garden Project at the hospital is on hold during these Covid times.
 
The newly retired Steve Craig is offering to do yard work for anyone in return for a donation to the Rotary Foundation. What a great offer! Call Steve 403 332 0670
 
Kim Davis is looking at organizing on line auction. She has digital art of contribute. She is looking for interested members with something to sel. Email Kim kdavis@atb.com
 
Brenda won the quiz and the beautiful gift basket donated by Sherry. She knows our members inside out. Congrats Brenda. Thanks Sherry.
Our speaker,Bill Ginther, Lethbridge Soup Kitchen thanked Rotary in Lethbridge for several recent contributions including our Do Gooderery Project. He shared the challenges of the "Homeless" and the Kitchen's mandate to "provide a hot meal for those in need" without judgement. He spoke about the gold (not silver) lining of the covid 19 cloud as it has brought them new volunteers, new funding and new food donors. Listen to his presentation in the link below. Watch the whole meeting or Bill Ginther starts at minute 29.
Russell Hampton
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