The Westerner for July 30, 2012
Posted by David J. Turner
on Jul 30, 2012
Meeting: chair, Rob Dunseith; music, Jerome; grace, Bert
Attendance/Guests: 28 including Duane Treacy, potential new member; Julie Self, guest speaker
No Meeting August 6 - statutory holiday, Edmonton Petroleum Club is closed
Al Hamilton & Friends Golf Classic: thanks to volunteers and the governing committee, the tournament raised a record amount - tournament to date has raised $291,000 towards final goal of 1/2 million dollars.
Membership Committee: Darrel Ripley invited all members to attend the committe meetings that are held the last Monday of the month after the club meeting
Condolensces: Gerdie Miller, wife of Rotary Club of Edmonton West past president Fred, 1971-72, passed away.
Congratulations: Past President Ken Johnston and his wife Anne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
Rotary International Foundation: Chris talked about this foundation as the source of funds for the larger international projects - a source that all clubs have access to - gifts from individuals go towards the funding of a Paul Harris Fellowship in the individual's name - $100 from each member per year under the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign means the Paul Harris Fellowship is issued in 10 years - if you include the Rotary International Foundation in your will and register the fact, you become a benefactor - see Chris for more details
District Conference: September 21 in Grande Prairie, register now, club will pay your registration fees
Gift Cards: order from Brian, exchange cheque for cards at the next meeting, your purchase helps our club to fund projects. Sale of cards during July totaled $4,100. Thanks to Doug MacDougall, Bob Kimmerly, Al Holmes, Chris Gowers, Mike Ryan, Rob Dunseith, Dave Turner and Jerome Martin for helping the club realize a profit of $328 this month alone.
Meeting Makeups: Catharine advised that a form will be available on the meeting registration desk each week so you can record your makeups (attend meetings of other clubs, attend Edmonton West functions), no need to bring in a makeup form from the other club
Attendance Exemption: if the sum of your age and the length of time you have been a Rotarian equals or exceeds 85, let Darryll White know, he will record that you do not have to maintain attendance records.
Belize: Duane Evans advised that he will be taking 2 kindles loaded with programs as a gift to the school children of Placentia, thanks for the donations
Honourarium: our long term, trusted waiter John received an Al Hamilton & Friends Golf t shirt from President Rob
50/50: Duane Treacy and Steve did not match cards; $72 carried over
Gift Cards: Sales for the month of July totaled $4,100. Thanks to Doug MacDougall, Bob Kimmerly, Al Holmes, Chris Gowers, Mike Ryan, Rob Dunseith, Dave Turner and Jerome Martin for supporting this program. Do you shop at Safeway, Saveon, Sobeys or IGA? If so, why not use the cards?
Website & Westerner Advertising: Please consider advertising your company on our Website and in each edition of our Westerner eBulletin. Cost is just $100 for 12 months (which offsets the cost of our ClubRunner subscription). Each advert has the ability to link via a click to your own company website. ClubRunner counts these clicks and Driving Force has 567, Jasper Avenue Dental has 554, Optometrists Clinic has 541, Cantico Consulting has 135, and Comsign Architectural Signage has 127.
Finemaster: Jennifer fined President Rob for mixing up Darryll/Darrel; others were fined for not attending the golf tournament; for paying golf instead of volunteering; Joe Lizotte for scoring a hole in one and winning $5,000 in merchandise {Congratulations}, any table without guests or a lady present; any member not wearing a Rotary pin
Attendance/Guests: 28 including Duane Treacy, potential new member; Julie Self, guest speaker
No Meeting August 6 - statutory holiday, Edmonton Petroleum Club is closed
Al Hamilton & Friends Golf Classic: thanks to volunteers and the governing committee, the tournament raised a record amount - tournament to date has raised $291,000 towards final goal of 1/2 million dollars.
Membership Committee: Darrel Ripley invited all members to attend the committe meetings that are held the last Monday of the month after the club meeting
Condolensces: Gerdie Miller, wife of Rotary Club of Edmonton West past president Fred, 1971-72, passed away.
Congratulations: Past President Ken Johnston and his wife Anne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
Rotary International Foundation: Chris talked about this foundation as the source of funds for the larger international projects - a source that all clubs have access to - gifts from individuals go towards the funding of a Paul Harris Fellowship in the individual's name - $100 from each member per year under the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign means the Paul Harris Fellowship is issued in 10 years - if you include the Rotary International Foundation in your will and register the fact, you become a benefactor - see Chris for more details
District Conference: September 21 in Grande Prairie, register now, club will pay your registration fees
Gift Cards: order from Brian, exchange cheque for cards at the next meeting, your purchase helps our club to fund projects. Sale of cards during July totaled $4,100. Thanks to Doug MacDougall, Bob Kimmerly, Al Holmes, Chris Gowers, Mike Ryan, Rob Dunseith, Dave Turner and Jerome Martin for helping the club realize a profit of $328 this month alone.
Meeting Makeups: Catharine advised that a form will be available on the meeting registration desk each week so you can record your makeups (attend meetings of other clubs, attend Edmonton West functions), no need to bring in a makeup form from the other club
Attendance Exemption: if the sum of your age and the length of time you have been a Rotarian equals or exceeds 85, let Darryll White know, he will record that you do not have to maintain attendance records.
Belize: Duane Evans advised that he will be taking 2 kindles loaded with programs as a gift to the school children of Placentia, thanks for the donations
Honourarium: our long term, trusted waiter John received an Al Hamilton & Friends Golf t shirt from President Rob
50/50: Duane Treacy and Steve did not match cards; $72 carried over
Gift Cards: Sales for the month of July totaled $4,100. Thanks to Doug MacDougall, Bob Kimmerly, Al Holmes, Chris Gowers, Mike Ryan, Rob Dunseith, Dave Turner and Jerome Martin for supporting this program. Do you shop at Safeway, Saveon, Sobeys or IGA? If so, why not use the cards?
Website & Westerner Advertising: Please consider advertising your company on our Website and in each edition of our Westerner eBulletin. Cost is just $100 for 12 months (which offsets the cost of our ClubRunner subscription). Each advert has the ability to link via a click to your own company website. ClubRunner counts these clicks and Driving Force has 567, Jasper Avenue Dental has 554, Optometrists Clinic has 541, Cantico Consulting has 135, and Comsign Architectural Signage has 127.
Finemaster: Jennifer fined President Rob for mixing up Darryll/Darrel; others were fined for not attending the golf tournament; for paying golf instead of volunteering; Joe Lizotte for scoring a hole in one and winning $5,000 in merchandise {Congratulations}, any table without guests or a lady present; any member not wearing a Rotary pin
Guest Speaker: Darrel Ripley introduced Julie Self who is an "engagement specialist for the Alberta Department of Environment in water policy" and was our club's representative on the 2001 Group Study Exchange [GSE] to Australia. Julie is now the Rotary District 5370 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship winner and will be attending Oxford for a year. This scholarship is to foster and enchance understanding between peoples of different cultures and/or countries.
Oxford is located in Rotary International District 1090 (62 Rotary Clubs); Julie will have to make a presentation to between 15 and 25 Rotary clubs. She will have to become involved in one of District 1090's projects - she thinks it will be Aquafilter - a product to be sent to areas of disaster to help in providing clean and potable water. That district has several other projects that they become involved with including Shelterbox.
Julie comes from a small town in Nova Scotia, initially started post secondary education in tourism mangement but realized that was not for her. She became interested in water management, has served internationally to help areas such as Africa improve their water management performance. Her long term goal is to manage water that crosses borders, especially to help make sure that poorer people are treated properly/equally. Julie's course is 9 months of courses and 3 months to write her thesis in Master of Science - Water Science Policy and Management.
Julie was thanked by Mike Ryan
Oxford is located in Rotary International District 1090 (62 Rotary Clubs); Julie will have to make a presentation to between 15 and 25 Rotary clubs. She will have to become involved in one of District 1090's projects - she thinks it will be Aquafilter - a product to be sent to areas of disaster to help in providing clean and potable water. That district has several other projects that they become involved with including Shelterbox.
Julie comes from a small town in Nova Scotia, initially started post secondary education in tourism mangement but realized that was not for her. She became interested in water management, has served internationally to help areas such as Africa improve their water management performance. Her long term goal is to manage water that crosses borders, especially to help make sure that poorer people are treated properly/equally. Julie's course is 9 months of courses and 3 months to write her thesis in Master of Science - Water Science Policy and Management.
Julie was thanked by Mike Ryan