Meeting Update
Leigh Sands hosted the meeting with Thelma Maris as Sarge.
Thoughts and prayers were extended to the communities in BC who are experiencing challenges due to wildfires. We also paused to remember those in Columbia who are dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake.
Thelma imposed a variety of fines today including ones for phone ringing, complaints about the cooler weather, not wearing a name tag, etc.
August is Membership Month. Thelma provided us with information regarding the Rotary Friendship Exchange. This is a wonderful opportunity for club members to travel and experience a different culture and then have the opportunity to host a couple at a later date. Our district currently is exploring an opportunity to travel to New Zealand in the spring. For more information,
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Guests of Rotary
We had a plethora of visitors today as our guest speaker is well known to many. Unfortunately, the author forgot to write them down!!!!! :(
Remembering Rotarians
Darcy Mykytyshyn shared the sad news of the passing of District 7790 DG Serge Poulin in a tragic traffic accident. Serge was featured in the July 2026 Rotary Canada magazine for his efforts in mental health wellness. Read and be inspired.
Gloria Beck shared an update regarding the celebration of life for Carmen Boake. Carmen's late husband Ken was a member of this club for many years. Her family invites all to the Parkland Garden Centre on Tuesday August 18 at 2 p.m. for a Garden Tea Party to celebrate Carmen.
Reminder to all of the service for Rotarian Bill Olafson on Thursday, August 13 at the Harvest Centre, Westerner Park at 2 p.m. Bill was a member of this club for nearly 33 years. He will be missed by many for his committment to serving his community.
Melinda shared information about The National Conversation, a major UK-wide public listening initiative, inviting people right across the country to share views on community life and the kind of communities they want to build together. It is an opportunity for members of the UK to have their say on what they would like their country to be. This study hopes to reveal what factors tear apart a community and what brings them together. Preliminary findings and general trends were also presented. This is timely as there may be many similarities between trends in both the UK and Canada, particularly as Alberta approaches the Oct 19, 2026 referendum vote.