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ROTARY's THEME FOR MARCH IS WATER AND SANITATION
 
Looking ahead:
Mar 16  Peter Imhof, Changes in Child & Family Services
Mar 18  Club Board Meeting
Mar 23  Hester Jiskoot: Glaciers – A Hot Topic
Mar 30  Barb Ennis: Vocational Talk
April 6   Casey Scheidegger - World Class Curler
April 20 Pat Killoran Costa Rica Project Visit
May 1-3 District Conference in Calgary
May 9     Lobsterfest
 
Our deepest Condolences to Jack Yaeck on the passing of his wife Sharry after a short battle with cancer. Sharry was well known to many of us.
 
Rotary Canasta will be held Saturday March 21 at 7:30 PM at Murray and Debbie Anderson's. New players (with little or no experience) are required. All you need is a looney. Call Murray 403 329 3567
 
Taylor Fulton of Rotaract thanked everyone who helped the success of their Ballroom Bingo and announced their Calgary Roughneck Lacrosse event on March 28. Buy your tickets and Rotaract benefits. https://roughnecks.spinzo.com/roughnecks-vs-warriors-2020-03-28-NCCKU?group=u-of-l-rotaract-club-25qc  
 
This week we met Eva Brown, a past RYLA participant and our clubs selection to attend The Adventures in Citizenship program in Ottawa organized by the RC of Ottawa.
 
Todd is also looking for two students ages 15-18 to attend this years RYLA leadership camp May 7-10 at Camp Chestermere. All cost paid by the club. You must know someone???
 
Lobsterfest - you may have missed the earlybird pricing but no need for you or your friends to miss one of the premier events of the year. Tickets are $95 ($85 if you buy a full table) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2020-rotary-lobsterfest-tickets-84223822721
 
District Governor Christine invites you to the District Conference in Calgary May 1-3. If Brad Gushue as a feature speaker didn't get your attention last week....how about singer Paul Brandt.Check it out
The Rotary Foundation Annual Report is now available on line. https://www.rotary.org/en/annual-report-2019#page-content
 
Connect/Reconnect - Tod Brown will host Bruce Galts and Larry Konopski. Tom DeJager will host Chris Murray and Peter Locke. These groups should be able to solve the worlds problems!
 
Monthly Projects - The February Group is meeting March 23 at 5:30 with the Soup Sisters. Cooking up 200 liters of soup. All welcome.  
 
Have a great week!
 
 
 
We enjoyed the life and times of Helen Henderson as she presented her first Vocational Talk after 27 years in the club. Our first woman member, our first woman president, both the start of a pretty good trend for our club.
Induction of new members Thomas Yuo, sponsored by Greg and Dean Spriddle sponsored by Dale. Welcome to you both!
Due to the short supply of medical masks Pat Killoran discusses suitable options being offered on the internet. Hopefully, Covit-19 doesn't bust out all over!
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