Newsletter Sept 18 2012

At least once a year, normally in September, Saint City Rotary is responsible for cleaning a 2+ km section of the east side of Highway 44 between the Yellowhead Trail and Meadowview Drive. Alberta Transportation provides the orange garbage bags, which are filled through the cleanup and left on the roadside. Alberta Transportation then comes and picks up the bags.

Alberta Transportation also puts up a sign on the stretch of highway recognizing our “adoption” of that section of highway.

Mexico
Maryann Pelletier
maryann@greatwestpromotions.com
Saint City Rotary will be traveling to Mexico in 2013 to help Families of the Dump furnish a daycare, kindergarten, teen center . Morinville Rotary will join us on this adventure finishing other rooms. We need everyone’s help to get ready. The month of September we will be collecting toys and crib furnishing for children 0-2. We are trying to equip 10 cribs for the daycare and make 2 play areas with donated toys for the babies. There will be 2 suitcases at all meetings for all you donated toys, rattles, crib toys, blankets and bumper pads. All for kids under the age of 2. Stay turn because we need your help in the months to come. We will be trying to fill 18 suitcases of donated items. So talk to families and friends to help make this project great.

We also a are in the grant writing process and will keep you informed when we have any good news. We are trying to double or donated $$.

If you want to learn more on the people we are trying to help. Check out the following website.

http://www.familiesatthedump.org/

Bonnie Huckabay has taken the lead in asking our club to help find the next Integrity Awards winner.  We are looking for an individual, (not a Rotarian), in the community who best exemplifies the ideals of Rotary and the Four Way Test.  The winner will be selected by the New Generations committee, and an award presented at a special dinner next Spring, probably in Sherwood Park.

A new Scouting and Guiding badge award program is being developed.  Linda will be bringing forward the details for approval hopefully with the help of Ross Hallett.

An appeal Letter is being prepared to send to Rotary International, to seek policy changes with respect to Scholarships like the Peace Fellowship.  The current  policy does not allow relatives of Rotarians to apply.  Our Board thinks that rule should be dropped.

Rotary Park
Ross Algar
ralgar@algarpetryk.com
Contruction is due to begin this week on our park project located in Riel turn at the Kinsmen Korral. Details to follow in coming newsletters!