President Sherry announced that Lynn Lowe, wife of Gordon, passed away last Saturday. Her funeral service will be at Southminster United Church on Friday, Feb. 14, at 2:00 p.m. We will miss Lynn – “O Canada” always sounded better when she was with us.
Kim Davis reminded us that the early bird deal on Lobsterfest tickets expires on Friday. Share the hilarious promo videos that you receive via Facebook, then ASK your friends to buy tickets.
Nick Nicolacopoulos and Kaela Corazza are still looking for Committee Chairs to oversee Sponsorship, Event Coordination and Volunteers for Ribfest.
Kaela Corazza will now be carrying Rotary apparel at Public Image – watch for more info on Facebook.
Andrew Bronson from Lethbridge East told us about their Club’s Ag Scholarship Program. This year $10,000 Scholarships will be awarded to two senior post-secondary students in an ag-related field. The awards dinner is Thursday, Feb. 27 at Heritage Hall, during Ag Expo. Tickets for the dinner ($125) are available at Exhibition Park Reception, or email your request to Andrew:
bronsondvm@gmail.com
Brenda Eaglesham’s guests for Connect and Reconnect will be Bill Spenceley and Don Bladen.
Mark Morad introduced our guest speaker, Brandon LaRose, who is a member of Mark’s team at Orange Theory Fitness. Brandon’s fitness focus is on prehab vs. rehab; he talked about the positive effects that a structured exercise program has on the mind, body and soul. Find exercise that you enjoy, and keep doing it!