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March is Water and Sanitation Month
This Week is World Rotaract Week
 
Coming Events
Mar  15     12 PM Zoom - Dave Underhill PDG D7780
                          ACEs Adverse Child Experiences
Mar  20       7 PM Club Fellowship - Celebrate St
                          Patrick's Day.
Mar  22     12 PM Zoom - Najib Mangal Lethbridge
                          Family Services, Immigration in
                          Lethbridge
Mar  25       1 PM Zoom Hyder Hassan, Rapid
                          Community Assessment
Mar  29     12 PM Zoom - Jim Bennett RC Raymond,                              Rotary Efforts - Blood Reserve
April 13       6 PM Club Strategic Planning
May   1                District Conference . Sign up at                                 http://discon5360.ca
Aug 13-15            Ribfest 2021
 
Meeting link for March 15 to hear PDG David Underhill speak on A.C.E.s
You can also access the meeting from the club website.
 
The Rotary Club of Lethbridge Sunrise celebrate their 20th Anniversary in a Zoom event this week, Wednesday March 10 at 7 PM. All are invited however you must register.   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/20th-anniversary-charter-night-lethbridge-rotary-sunrise-tickets-142424462401
 
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day - Rotary Fellowship on Saturday March 20 7-8 PM. Join Lynda and D'Arcy Kavanagh for music, jokes, trivia and especially D'Arcy and his 20+ years experience playing Celtic music. BYOG (bring your own Guinness). No advance signup required.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88248476029?pwd=VUlMb3dqM1AwcnJUOTBVb3I1cU1GUT09
 
Our current Microcredit Project in Costa Rica is featured on The Rotary Foundation Canada website. Check it out.

Jim Christie needs more than a dozen volunteers PRIOR to committing the club to tending the large garden at the entrance to the hospital. This is a great hands on service project with great public exposure. Please email Jim terriandjim@gmail.com
 
Reminder - Hyder Hassan will give a 1/2 hr presentation on March 25 at 1 PM on a rapid community assessment process. Particularly valuable to those working in service projects.
 
Strategic Planning is an important activity for any progressive forward looking organization. The club will begin its Strategic Planning process on April 13 at 6 PM. This was last done in 2015. Mark this date in your calendar.
 
Rotaract needs help to host a New Generations Service Exchange between April 19 and May 3.....a 22 year old student from Sao Paulo, Brazil will be hosted virtually. Rotaract invites you to meet with the student for a couple hours or a day sharing our culture or your business knowledge particularly in marketing and entrepreneurship. For more information or to volunteer contact taylor.fulton@shaw.ca or (403)-894-7596 or Margie Booyens at margiebooyens@gmail.com 
 
Dogoodery, that's us
 
This week, representatives of Canoe Financial made an excellent presentation on investment in the energy sector. If you missed it "click me" below to watch.
March 8 was International Women's Day and we celebrate all that women do and we remain aware of all that still needs to be done. This picture represents the great work our club does raising the status of women in developing countries (in this case Malawi) through education.
No words required!!! (from the editor)
Russell Hampton
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