Positive peace, youth and mental health. All are intricately related. Tamara Larson joined us at our meeting this week to provide an interesting presentation on this topic.
Shown thanking Tamara is Saint City Rotary president Julius Buski.
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Thanks to the hard work, support and generosity of our supporters, friends, and members, the Saint City Rotary Club is helping to make a difference in our Community and World Wide. Chartered in November 2000, our Club is a small group of dedicated individuals from the business and volunteer community who believe in “Service Above Self”. You can make a difference!
We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:45 PM St. Albert Inn. Please email us at saintcityrotary@shaw.ca if you would like more information on membership. You can read more about our club or about Rotary. |
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Listed below are some of the projects worked on, activities participated in, and speakers appeared at the club throughout the year. We try and ensure that there is a good mix of great speakers, volunteer effort, fellowship and business networking by all members.
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For many years the Saint City Rotary Club has been a proud supporter of the Canadian Association of Medical Teams Abroad. CAMTA's volunteer surgeons and medical teams visit Ecuador each year to perform life changing orthopedic surgeries. Jackie Wiebe, Program Manager for CAMTA visited our club at this week's meeting to tell us about this ear's mission. Shown thanking Jackie and presenting our $1,000 annual donation is Diane Ellis, Saint City Rotary's president-elect.
Saint City Rotary is pleased to make an annual donation to the Don Vaugeois Scholarship which is awarded at the Rotary Club of St. Albert's Music Festival. Don was a member of our club and is fondly remembered. Dr. Alan Murdock attended our meeting this week and presented us with a thank you certificate. Shown receiving the certificate is Nonie Buski, Saint City Rotary's Youth Services Director.
Mark Dixon, executive director of SAiF (Stop Abuse in Families) spoke to our club this week bout the many services offered by SAiF. Thank you for your interesting presentation, Mark, and for this critical service provided to the community by your organization.
Check out the SAIF website for more information:
https://www.saifsociety.ca/
RCMP Const Geoff McKay visited our club this week to share some stories about the RCMP Musical Ride as well as his experiences serving in Canada's north. A fascinating presentation. Many thanks, Geoff! Shown thanking Geoff is Saint City Rotary's Youth Program Director Nonie Buski.
A great presentation at our meeting this week by fellow Rotarian Doug Campbell, President of the St. Albert Community Foundation. The Foundation provides an opportunity for citizens to contribute to and invest in the long-term fulfillment of community needs. Funds from the Foundation are used to support worthwhile community projects organized by charitable organizations within the St. Albert area. Thanks for sharing this good news story with us, Doug, and many thanks to you and your fellow directors for volunteering your time. Shown thanking Doug is Nonie Buski, Saint City Rotary’s Youth Programs director.
Jim Gurnett, our speaker this week, talked to us about homelessness in the inner city and the correlation between that and declining investment in social housing by all levels of government. A number of local, provincial and national organizations are calling on all levels of government to invest in 50,000 social housing units a year over the next five years across the country to help address the issue. Thanks for your eye-opening presentation, Jim. Shown thanking Jim is Nonie Buski, Saint City's Director of Youth Programs,.
Our guest speaker this evening was Suzan Krecsy, Executive Director of the St. Albert Food Bank. The food bank not only provides food to those in need but also serves as a referral service to other community organizations. Thanks for all you do, Suzan, and thank you for your interesting presentation. Shown presenting Saint City Rotary's annual donation of $1500 to the food bank is Ross Algar, Saint City's Community Services Director and Treasurer.
Rotary - Doing Good in the Community
BRIGHT LIGHTS TOUR FOR SENIORS
Each year at this time, Saint City Rotary Club coordinates a tour for seniors of holiday lights and decorations, with the cooperation of St. Albert Transit, St. Albert Inn and Suites, and our Interact Club at St. Albert Catholic High School.
On Tuesday evening of this week, about 65 seniors boarded the buses at St. Albert Inn and were provided with a tour of the best displays in Edmonton and St. Albert. Upon their return they were greeted with coffee and hot chocolate courtesy of St. Albert Inn and Suites, and were also served cookies by the Interact Club.
Saint City Rotary wishes to express our thanks and appreciation to our partners: St. Albert Transit, St. Albert Inn and Suites, and the SACHS Interact Club for once again helping us make this happen!
Rotary – Doing Good in the Community!
We were delighted to have DG Brian Edwards and Ann pay a visit to our club this week. This was the DG's "official visit" and Brian shared much interesting and inspiring information with us.
Also in attendance was Dr. Marianne Barrett, Deputy Superintendent, St. Albert Public Schools, to receive our $3,000 donation to the district's "Appetite to Achieve" program. Shown presenting the cheque is Ross Algar, Saint City Rotary's Community Services Director.
Rotary - Doing Good in the World!
Our speaker this week was Marie Renaud, MLA for St. Albert. Marie provided an interesting presentation about serving as an opposition MLA and her work on some of the Legislative Committees. Shown thanking Marie is president-elect Diane Ellis.
Hon. Dale Nally, Minister for Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction and MLA for Morinville-St. A.lbert was the speaker at our meeting this week. Mr. Nally shared with us some recent legislative initiatives from his department and ones contemplated for the fall sitting of the legislature. An enjoyable and informative meeting. Shown thanking the minister is Saint City Rotary past president Maggie Shane.e The speaker at our next meeting (October 15) will be Marie Renaud, MLA for St. Albert.
A wonderful presentation at our meeting this evening by Tim Shoults, Publisher of the St. Albert Gazette and Vice President of Great West Media's northern division. Tim outlined many of the challenges facing today's print media and shared some optimistic thoughts about the future. Many thanks, Tim. We learned a lot.
Shown thanking Tim is Ross Algar, Saint City Rotary's treasurer.
Yesterday evening Saint City Rotary held its annual Changeover Dinner We thanked outgoing president Maggie Shane for her outstanding leadership of the club during this past year and introduced our new board, headed by PDG Julius Buski. Chad Hierlmeier was presented with the Rotarian of the Year Award and the club honoured Teresa Rieger with the Integrity Award. We were delighted to have District Governor Brian Edwards join us for the evening and help present the awards. We look forward to a great year as we share the Magic of Rotary!
Wonderful presentation at our meeting this week by Dr. Alan Murdock, on the topic of "The 21st Century - the Good, the Bad, the Ugly." Well researched and thought-provoking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Alan. Shown thanking Alan is Chad Hierlmeier, (right), our Vocational Services Director and Sergeant at Arms.
What an inspiring presentation! At our meeting this week RCMP Const. Geoff McKay shared with us how his receipt of a small box of goodies while posted in Nunavut led to hundreds of boxes being sent for school children throughout the territory. Thanks for sharing this wonderful story with us, Geoff! Shown thanking Geoff is Saint City Rotary Treasurer Ross Algar.
Mike Ryan, founder of Clean Scene, visited our club this week and we took advantage of his visit to present our cheque in support of this organization's great work. Clean Scene works with youth in the area of drug and crime issues. Shown presenting the cheque to Mike is Nonie Buski, Saint City's Youth Services Director.
Rotary - Doing Good in the World!
Our guest speaker this week was Edith Martin, President of Project Amigo Canada Society. Project Amigo provides education and humanitarian support to children in Colima, Mexico. Saint City Rotary is proud to support the education of several students through Project Amigo. Shown thanking Edith and presenting our cheque is Diane Ellis, Saint City Rotary's International Services Director. We were also delighted to have Dr. Alan Murdock front The Rotary Club of St. Albert Join us, and provide an update on the Rotary Music Festival. Saint City Rotary provides funding for the Don Vaugeois music scholarship and Dr. Murdoch was here to thank the club and receive our cheque from Youth Services Director Nonie Buski.
Another great meeting last night. Dr. Marc Arnal and wife Rashmi Joshee shared with us a pictorial program of their recent trip to the Antarctic.
In addition, president Maggie Shane presented our own Ross Algar with this PHF+6 pin. Congratulations, Ross!
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We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:45 PM
St. Albert Inn & Suites
30 - 156 St. Albert Road
St. Albert, AB T8N 0P5
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Rotary Club of St. Albert - Saint City
P.O. Box 311
St. Albert, AB T8N 1N3
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