Events

Jacqueline and Terry will visit our Club to talk about the Capital Care Grandview Extended Care Centre, one of Rotary Edmonton West's longest-standing community-support partnerships, dating back well into the last century.

This meeting will be held at Capital Care Grandview 

Jacquiline Futoronsky and Terry DeVisser will host us at Grandview to present and tour the facility and programs.  Please plan on showing up to learn about and support this long term project for Edmonton West..

I have changed the date of the Highway Clean Up to Sunday June 1 as we had a conflict with the District Conference. Please sign up if you haven't already. We need all hands on deck!!

Hopefully Spring will be here by this date. I'm sure there is a fair amount of garbage that needs to be picked up. We want our 3 km stretch of highway to be the cleanest!!!

Date: Sunday May 25
Time: 10:00 until done (usially a couple of hours)
Meeting location: Petro Canada Parking Lot 11424 - 261 Street NW, Acheson

We always need all hands on deck. So please bring your family along:))

Cheers,

Annie

Terra Centre is a non-profit organization helping pregnant and parenting teens develop the self-reliance and skills to be successful parents. Braede Harris, the Centre's Manager of Community Engagement and Stakeholder Relations, will address the Club on June 9th to tell us more about Terra and what Rotary can do to support its vital community mission.

See:

https://terracentre.ca/

for more information.

Back in the early 1970’s, society rules did not permit teen mothers to continue high school once they were seen to be pregnant. And further to not completing high school, many teen mothers were pressured to surrender their child, supposedly in effort to give them a better future. 

In 1971, a group of determined young moms challenged that judgment banding together with the goal of earning their high school diploma and keeping their children.  That group of young women were supported by other community women and social workers and did exactly what they set out to achieve.  This small team of trailblazers founded what we know today as Terra Centre for Teen Parents. 

Our club has been a long time supporter of this important fundraiser for the Edmonton Food Bank. Volunteers will be positioned outside the Commonwealth Stadium and collect monetary and food donations. We have always found this to be a fun event and appreciate the generocity of the fans. 

Purolator Tackle Hunger Date:   Sunday, July 6th - Elks vs Ottawa Redblacks

Volunteer Arrival: for 2:45 PM TBC
Game Starts: at 5 PM, 
with Gates opening into the stadium at 4 PM
Gate volunteer location: Gate 13 and Gate TBD
Volunteering Ends: approx 7 PM or when all attendees are into the game

They are looking for approximately 20 volunteers. The volunteers would be split between two gates. The bulk of the volunteers will be at Gate 13. (they welcome children to be part of the volunteer team). Who can resist a childs smile:))

Once the volunteer activity is complete, they usually provide all volunteers with a pass into the game to watch football. They will update you as soon as they get confirmation from the Elks regarding passes into the game for Purolator Tackle Hunger Volunteers. 

Volunteers would need to find their own method of travel down to the game. Edmonton's Food Bank is not provided with any parking spots for volunteers on game day. We recommend using the LRT or car-pooling.

Cheers,

Annie

Our Golf Fundraiser depends on our dedicated volunteers to make it successful.  There are lots of fun jobs to do.

Please let me know if you can vounteer.

Cheers,

Annie

Preparing a meal can be a stressful task after spending a long and potentially emotional day at the hospital. Thanks to generous volunteers, the House can reduce this stress for families. Through Home for Dinner, a group of volunteers purchases groceries and provides dinner for families staying at the House. Duties include planning, cooking, cleaning up, and packaging any leftovers.

We are looking forward to preparing and serving our next meal for the families. 

Date: September 6
Time: 3:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: 7726 - 107 Street NW

Cheers,

Annie