Bigger Better Bolder

District 5370 NEWSLETTER Issue 7 – District 5370, Jackie Hobal, District Governor

Wishing you all a successful 2011 Rotary Year! Happy New Year Jackie Hobal and Wayne District Governor 2010-2011 Rotarians and Friends, [email protected]

A New Year means new beginnings for January is Rotary Awareness Month, growing and strengthening our district. a great opportunity to share what it means One-half of the time for us to make our to be a Rotarian. Rotary’s strength lies in clubs Bigger, Better, and Bolder is gone in its more than 33,000 clubs in over 200 this Rotary Year. But, on the bright side, countries and geographical areas. Consider we still have six months to consolidate these tips for getting your club involved Presidential Citation and continue our efforts to modernize and during Rotary Awareness Month: www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/900en10.pdf strengthen Rotary! • Watch and share Rotary Minute videos Excerpt from RI President Ray newsletter We are thrilled with the recent with others in your club and district. announcement of District Governor • Host a Q & A “press conference” session “Now is a good time to remind your clubs Nominee Designate Betty Screpnek (2012– during a club meetings in January, and about the new score sheet for the Presidential 2013). Betty is now getting involved in invite local media. Citation program. The score sheet is a self learning more about our great District and • Shoot video of a club meeting or service evaluation tool for your clubs to submit to you will be working closely with DGE Harry project, and post it on your website. Tell by 31 March, and there is still time for the Buddle (2011–2012) and DGN Kevin people about it on Facebook (join the clubs to improve their scores by club activities Hilgers (2012–2013) to build our future. District 5370 facebook) or Twitter. and projects during the next three months. My Learn more about Betty in this newsletter. • Co-ordinate a community service project goals are that 90% of the clubs will submit Join me in wishing DGE Harry Buddle with another local organization, and their score sheets to you by the deadline, that and Judy a wonderful week as they head to invite the media to come along. at least 60% will qualify for the President the Rotary International Assembly in San • Write a letter to the editor of your local Citation, and that at least 20% will earn the Diego to meet the new RI President for paper about your club’s community and Presidential Citation with Distinction.” the coming year … Harry will be returning international humanitarian projects. with new ideas for continuing our excellent • Invite a friend or co-worker to an Please forward those score sheets to tradition in Rotary. upcoming meeting Rene at the District Office.

January 2011 1 BIGGER! BETTER! BOLDER! Rotarian Action Groups INDEX

In 2005 the RI Board of Directors created a new type of Rotary entity called Rotarian Action Groups. Rotarian Action Groups are groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors who join together to conduct projects in a particular area of service. Each Rotarian Action Group is officially recognized by the Board, Pennies for Polio but functions independently of Rotary International, with its own governance and page 5 administrative structure. service projects, the Board encourages There are currently 14 recognized these groups to contact district governors Rotarian Action Groups, which have a and offer their assistance to Rotary clubs. combined membership of over 27,000 Rotarian Action Groups may only contact people in more than 100 countries clubs when the district governor grants worldwide. These 14 groups address the express permission to do so. If approached following issues: by a Rotarian Action Group, you are free • AIDS to use your discretion in deciding whether • Blindness Prevention to allow the group to make contact with • Blood Donation your clubs. If permission is granted, it GSE Team to Australia February ‘11 • Dental Volunteers will be incumbent on the group to renew page 9 • Diabetes its communication privileges with the • Disaster Relief incoming governor for the next Rotary year, • Health Fairs and so on thereafter. • Hunger and Malnutrition By collaborating with Rotarian Action • Malaria Groups, clubs and districts can enhance • Microcredit the scope and impact of their humanitarian • Multiple Sclerosis service projects, improve Rotary’s public • Polio Survivors image and awareness, and attract and retain • Population and Development members who are motivated by involvement • Water and Sanitation in service. I hope that you will favorably To learn more about these groups and the consider opportunities to collaborate with Rotary Day 2011 Gala Dinner projects that they have been undertaking these groups and benefit from their talents page 10 recently, please download the 2009-10 and enthusiasm. Rotarian Action Groups Annual Report. For more information on Rotarian Recognizing that Rotarian Action Action Groups, I invite you to visit Groups possess valuable expertise in their www.rotary.org/actiongroups. If you have any areas of specialty and capacity to help clubs questions or concerns, please feel free to and districts plan and implement effective contact RI staff at [email protected].

Newsletter Notice

All information and stories for the newsletter can be sent directly to the New Pilot Programs Support Diversity page 12 District Office at [email protected]

January 2011 2 Rotary Volunteers

To: All Registered Rotary Volunteers and promote volunteerism, RI plans on 2011. The Rotary Volunteers Database will reaching out to Rotary clubs and districts be removed from the RI website effective 30 Dear Rotary Volunteer: encouraging them to seek out opportunities June 2011. We encourage you to continue to include volunteers on service projects, to seek out opportunities to serve on Rotary We are writing to share with you a both locally and abroad. projects through other avenues, such as recent development regarding the Rotary Moving forward, we will be developing ProjectLINK. You may visit the database Volunteers program. At its November enhanced resources to support Rotary and contact local project coordinators meeting, the RI Board agreed to phase out service connections for international service directly to express your interest in serving the Rotary Volunteers program, effective projects, fellowship visits, and international on a project and to make any arrangements. 30 June 2011. This decision was taken in volunteer opportunities, by augmenting We would like to express our sincere light of both the priorities of the revised the current Rotary Friendship Exchange thanks for your steadfast commitment RI Strategic Plan, as well as the need for an program. This will be a major focus in the to volunteering and look forward to overall shift in how Rotary International coming months, and we will share these continuing in our efforts to support the administers its programs. developments with Rotarians appointed work of volunteers. Please do not hesitate to Since its inception, the Rotary to serve in district leadership positions for contact staff at International.Service@rotary. Volunteers program has sought to support 2011-12. org if you have any questions regarding volunteerism by connecting volunteers RI will continue to support the Rotary these changes. with service opportunities. The knowledge, Volunteers program through the end of the enthusiasm and guidance that volunteers 2010-11 Rotary year, and we will accept Sincerely, bring to service projects is invaluable, and registration forms for postings on the Rotary Susan Schneider, Supervisor to further highlight these contributions Volunteers Database through 31 March International Service Programs

Lloydminster Rotary Club - Having “Fun” - Raising “Fun”ds

“Just in time for Christmas … Give and expand the number of clubs who take the gift that keeps on taking…” That was up this worthwhile Partnership. the tagline used to promote an innovative Capitalizing on the momentum gained car lottery conducted by the Lloydminster by exhibiting at the RI Convention in Rotary Club, Employment Partnership Montreal, the Lloydminster Employment Steering Committee. The idea behind the Partnership Steering Committee recognized lottery was to have a little fun, often at the that more people with developmental expense of a fellow Rotarian, by purchasing disabilities could find work if more clubs Rotarian Barry Russell of Lloydminster Honda tickets for your friends on a chance to win knew about and participated in the presenting Rotarian Keith Weinbender with the a “Klunker”car, retail value of $495.00. Partnership. keys to his new “Klunker”. The car, donated by Lloydminster Honda Since its inception in 2000, more through Rotarian Barry Russell was won than 20 clubs have participated in the Submitted by: Lloydminster Employment by a fellow Rotarian from the Border City Partnership and over 140 jobs have been Partnership Steering Committee (Glenn Club, Keith Weinbender. A net amount of created by Rotarians to allow individuals Deschover, Wayde Blythe, Glenn Fagnan, Peter $1748.58 was generated to help promote with developmental disabilities to have Parkinson, Barry Russell, Glenys Coleman, the District 5370 Employment Partnership meaningful work opportunities. Robin Acton, Bernal Ulsifer)

January 2011 3 District News Ambassadorial Scholar Diana Kim

Diana Kim is our district’s 2009–2010 Ambassadorial Scholar. She started her studies in Public Health at James Cook University in North Queensland Australia in February 2010. Her studies were delayed as she began Introducing Betty Screpnek her post graduate studies in Liverpool in the for DGND 2013-14 fall of 2009 (her school of choice) in Tropical Betty Screpnek has been a dedicated Medicine prior to RI confirmation and was member of the Rotary Club of Edmonton fortunate to have RI agree to allow her to Glenora since 1996. She served as club attend her third school of choice for the President in the Rotary Centennial Year and She has done extensive volunteer work Ambassadorial Scholarship and begin studies has chaired the Membership Committee, in Africa with NGO’s and has considerable in February 2010. International and Vocational Services. Betty experience with the Red Cross. She lives the Diana is from Edmonton and a graduate chaired District International, co-chaired the ideals of Rotary and is undoubtedly a great Integrity Awards and was a member of the of the University of Alberta. The Rotary Club ambassador for Canada and Rotary. She is a World Community Service Society which of Edmonton Northeast is her sponsoring delightful young woman. is responsible to encourage all clubs in the club and Rotarian Linda Robertson (photo Linda Robertson District to participate in World Community with Diana) is her councillor. Service through International Humanitarian Projects. Dedicated to RI and the work they do to give back to clubs, Betty is a five times Paul Harris member and a charter member of the The Aussies are Coming! Paul Harris Society in District 5370. She has also made commitments to the Bequeath District 5370 will be hosting a Group Study Exchange Team from D9650 New South Society. Wales, Australia from May 17 through June 22 and we are looking for clubs who would be Betty has attended four International interested in hosting the team for three or four days each during that time. Conferences and numerous District For more information about the role and responsibilities for a club and host please see Conferences. She has been very involved in the relevant sections of the attached GSE Handbook posted on International projects, most recently installing www.rotary5370.org (under Foundation) playgrounds in Belize. Betty is dedicated to The visiting team from D9650 will be hosted in Camrose when they arrive and will the ideals of Rotary to help make this world a then head out on the most logical itinerary achievable to visit 7 other clubs in the District. better place. They will also be attending our District Conference in Athabasca. Betty owned and operated a Professional Please let me know of your club’s interest in hosting as soon as possible as the final Career Counseling business for over 23 years. details and itinerary must be submitted to Rotary International in early March of this year. Various business and volunteer organizations have benefitted from her entrepreneurial I apologize in advance if your club is not selected as a host and appreciate your acumen for over 30 years. Her formal willingness to consider this extraordinary Rotary experience. education was from the University of Alberta. If you have questions or require any clarifying information please contact me as soon as Betty’s greatest joy is her husband George possible. of almost 40 years and their incredible son Paul Moulton Wade. Betty loves to hike and has done so in [email protected] Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Northern Cyprus. She loves to golf, watch movies, read, and travel and have fun in whatever she is doing.

January 2011 4 Pennies for Polio

In a follow-up to our PolioPlus Challenge Kick-off Gala, when I was contacting schools Michael went into action. He made a and students who had been sponsored to the Gala by friends of our Keynote, Danny Catt, poster, put together a presentation about polio I came upon a wonderful story. The principal of Muir Lake Community School, Archie and eradication efforts, and spoke to all grade Lillico, mentioned that a grade 5 student was in the midst of a “Pennies for Polio” campaign 4, 5 and 6 classes at Muir Lake School. At a with all grade 4 to 6 classes at the school. recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Parkland He then arranged to have the parents of this unnamed student call me to settle my After Dark, he and his assistant, younger curiosity as to how it was that a PolioPlus fundraiser was ‘in action’ there! Subsequently, brother Josh repeated the presentation and Candace and Ray Frayne filled me in through conversation and e-mail messages, and with donated the $368 that had been raised in the pictures taken by Parkland After Dark Rotarian, Lynn Moroz, I’d like you to meet Michael “Pennies for Polio” campaign! Frayne, and his family. Though I have yet to meet them in person, it has been a privilege to come to It started with this message: Followed by this message, from Ray know and in turn to introduce you to a special Frayne to his son, Michael: family through their messages and action! Hi Everyone, (Candace and I)….do not have any Gather your PENNIES for the Fight Hello Michael, objection to you sending this to the District against Polio! Our Rotary Club is collecting pennies Newsletter. Our view is that even a little thing like How much would 100 pounds of pennies to raise money to help fight polio. Polio this might help motivate others to contribute in add up to? Maybe we can find out. This is is a terrible disease that has nearly been Parkland After Dark’s goal for November which their own way too. eradicated from the world. It remains in only a is Foundation Month! Bring in all your pennies, Not all of the credit can be given to Michael few countries in the world. Rotary International ask your friends, family – everyone has a jar of though. Archie Lillico (Muir Lake Community pennies hanging around. and Rotary Clubs around the world are working School principal), teachers, aids and the students And enter to win this basket! Receive a together with the World Health Organization all supported this initiative otherwise it would free draw for every bag of pennies you bring to and health organizations to try to totally have failed. our meetings during the month of November - eliminate the disease. Check out these links Best wishes a baggie of pennies weighs around one pound! about the fight against polio: http://www. Ray Frayne Did you know: If polio isn’t eradicated, youtube.com/watch?v=E1mnSKs2bqA&NR=1 Excerpts from Ray’s last message provide a the world will continue to live under the threat and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzUr- great conclusion to this story and hopefully a of the disease. More than 10 million children fnyFA and http://www.polioeradication.org/. foundation for other similar stories to start, as will be paralyzed in the next 40 years if the Do you think your class and your school we collectively work to eradicate polio. world fails to capitalize on its $5 billion global would like to gather pennies to help this battle Arlaine Monaghan, investment in eradication. against a terrible disease? You can gather Rotary Club of Spruce Grove Julie Adams, Foundation Director the pennies and then I will drop them off at the Rotary Club of Parkland After Dark Rotary Club when I go to the meetings. Maybe your school will even win the free draw. Love, your Dad

January 2011 5 February 2011 - Trip to Participate in Rotary Immunization Day, Delhi, India

Dear Governors:

Happy holidays! I hope that you have enjoyed the first half of your Rotary year Howard Tours and that you will have a wonderful holiday season. The purpose of this correspondence 2011 Polio Immunization Program is to let you know that the Government Delhi and Ghaziabad, India of India has announced their February February 15 - February 23, 2011 2011 Polio Immunization dates. We have organized a group that will be traveling to Delhi and Ghaziabad to participate in these exercises. We are inviting you, and the Rotarians from your District, to join us. We apologize for the short lead time, but the Indian Government just announced the January and February dates last week. Although this is short notice, this may be one of the last opportunities you may have to join such a trip. As you know better than most, 2010 has been a remarkable year "You will never be the same after you have in the battle against polio. In just a year or looked into the appreciative eyes of someone two, the disease may be gone. Therefore, whose life you have changed." if you, or any one in your District has This journey will be a landmark event in expressed interest in make this trip, now is your Rotary experience. It also may be your the time to join. last chance to give a child two drops of the Please feel free to share this information polio vaccine that will change their life. with anyone who is interested in joining us. This experience will combine participation in Although the attached material provides National Polio Immunization activities with full information about the trip, permit me interaction with local Rotarians and sight- seeing enjoyment. to summarize the key points: • Departs the North America – Tuesday, February 15 • Returns to North America – Wednesday, Howard Tours 516 Grand Ave. February 23 Oakland CA 94610 Tel: 510-834-2260 • Travels to Delhi and Ghaziabad, India Fax: 510-834-1019 • The attached program includes hotels, www.HowardTours.net Calif. Seller of Travel 101526-10 private transfers, Rotary meetings and special events, meals, and participation This group will be limited to the first 40 soon, and we will need to immediately apply in two days of immunization activities. people who join us. We are already aware of for the Indian visas. Round airfare is not included, but we almost a dozen people who will immediately Thank you for your interest. I hope you will facilitate securing the lowest cost join the program. Therefore, if you, or can join us! airfare from throughout the U.S. and anyone you know is interested in joining Bradford R. Howard Canada for anyone who needs such us, we strongly recommend that they act Rotary District 5170 assistance. quickly as we expect this trip will fill up very Governor, 2002-2003

January 2011 6

Invitation to District Fireside – New and Experienced Rotarians

New Rotarians – Congratulations on When: February 3 or April 19 joining the largest, the oldest and the most (7:00 – 8:30 pm) active service club in the world. The best Where: Rotary District 5370 Office way to be a Rotarian is to better understand 16030 – 104 Ave NW Rotary. A ‘fireside’ is a name given to an Or join us via Webinar orientation session that will help to define January 20th 7:00 – 8:00 pm some of the many acronyms, demystify some of the complexity of the programs and Register to attend these events at help you understand where you might want www.rotary5370.org to align your time and talents. Attending For further information contact Marilyn a fireside is an excellent opportunity to Mucha [email protected] appreciate the “present” in Rotary by understanding the past and the building the future. Join both veteran and other new Rotarians for fellowship and an exciting overview to help you better understand the many programs that Rotary offers.

Welcome, New Rotarians

Welcome to our newest members! Alatorre, Samuel, Fort McMurray Kernaghan, Tony, Edmonton Mayfield Beisel, Leona, Grande Prairie Sunrise Lamoureux, Nicole, Edmonton Whyte Bulger, Glen, Camrose Avenue Clark, Lynn, Camrose Daybreak Macdonald, Bill, Edmonton West Elder, Brenda, Fort McMurray Marshall, Ray, Edmonton Fantino, Celina, Edmonton Whyte Avenue McDonald, Wendy, Edmonton Sunrise Hampton , Betty Ann , Fort St. John Meng, Tim, Grande Prairie Sunrise Ncube, Weldon, Edmonton Southeast Hansen, Lilia, Fort St. John Sunrise Nellis, Joan, Grande Prairie Swan City Harty, Sherri, Lloydminster Border City Parker, Claudia, Yellowknife Hildebrandt Person, Cathryn, St. Albert – Renner, Heather, Grande Prairie Sunrise Saint City Romanko, Ryan, St. Albert - Saint City Hleck, Lesia, Whitecourt Seggewiss, Chris, Fort McMurray Jackson, Ron, Athabasca Travers, Wendell, Camrose Daybreak Kamphoff, Horst, Hinton Webb, Wendy, Fort St. John Sunrise

January 2011 8 GSE Team to Australia February 2011

Chad’s vocation is engineering, Jason Popit’s is law enforcement, Jason Acher’s is medical research, Lori’s is aboriginal affairs policy advisor, Julie’s is surface water policy and Kelly’s is public health administration. The GSE Team to Australia had its last training session in Edmonton during the severe winter storm on January 7th and 8th. During the weekend they had an opportunity of meeting each others spouses, meeting DG Jackie Hobal and other district leaders and learning what to expect in Australia from current Ambassadorial Scholar Diana Kim. The six-week vocational and cultural Front row from left: Chad Milke, Grande Prairie Swan City, Jason Popik, St. Albert and Jason exchange to District 9650 in New South Acher, Spruce Grove Parkland After Dark Wales begins on February 11th when the Back row from left: Linda Robertson, Team Leader, Edmonton Northeast, Lori Sokoluk, Edmonton team arrives in Tamworth NSW. District Glenora, Julie Self, Edmonton West and Kelly Flynn, Grande Prairie. 9650 lies mid way between Sydney and Brisbane. The district includes about 300 km of coast line and extends about 800 Our GSE Team will have a blog that km into the interior. The team arrives and will be linked to our District’s Website so leaves from Tamworth, the Country Music you can follow their adventures as they Capital of Australia and one of the largest move from the beaches to to the outback cities in the District with a population of and from clubs in resort towns to clubs in about 50,000. small farming or mining communities. For There has been so much interest in this more information on District 9650 check exchange that both districts have chosen out their website at: to select 6 team members plus the leader. http://www.rotary9650.org.au/. District 9650 GSE team will arrive in our district in May and both teams will meet at Linda Robertson the District Conference in Athabasca. Edmonton Northeast

January 2011 9 Rotary Day 2011 Gala Dinner Wednesday, February 23, Sawmill Banquet and Catering Centre

Rotary World Peace Day: Perspectives on Peace with Hon. LG Donald S. Ethell

His Honour, Col. (Ret’d) The former Yugoslavia during the wars of 1992 Honourable Donald S. Ethell was installed in both Croatia and Bosnia. Colonel Ethell as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta retired from the Army in July 1993 as a on May 11, 2010. His Vice Regal duties highly decorated peacekeeper. came following a long and distinguished Following his retirement, Colonel career in the Canadian Armed Forces as well Ethell travelled extensively as a military as civilian service as a military advisor and advisor and began to deepen his focus on volunteer with humanitarian causes. humanitarian causes. He became involved Donald Ethell was born in Vancouver in with CARE Canada, working with staff 1937 and raised in Victoria, BC. In 1955 responsible for five refugee camps in His Honour, Col. (Ret’d) he joined the Canadian Army (Regular) as Eastern Kenya and Somalia. He also served The Honourable Donald S. Ethell a rifleman in the Queen’s Own Rifles and as Alberta’s director of the International Lieutenant Governor of Alberta then moved to the Princess Patricia’s Light Committee for the Relief of Starvation and Infantry in 1970. He was commissioned as Suffering (ICROSS), which delivers aid to of Excellence and the Order of Military an officer in 1972. the countless African children and adults Merit and a Knight of Justice of the Order Colonel Ethell is a veteran of 14 peace facing starvation and AIDS-related illnesses. of St. John of Jerusalem. In 1987, he support operations. His military service He is a past member of the Veterans received the Meritorious Service Cross for included NATO duties in Germany as well Affairs Canada, Canadian Forces Advisory his work with neutral observers to plan and as extensive service in Cyprus, Lebanon, Council and chaired various projects negotiate large scale, short notice prisoner Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Central America focused on strengthening mental health of war exchanges between warring nations and the Balkans. During the first Persian supports for members of the Canadian in the Middle East. In 2010 he received an Gulf War he served for 16 months as the Armed Forces and the RCMP. He also has Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Chief of Staff/Deputy Force Commander been an active member of numerous service University of Alberta. with the Middle East-based Multinational organizations including the Canadian His Honour first moved to Calgary in Force and Observers. From 1987 to 1990, Association of Veterans of United Nations 1956 and has made that city his home base he served in National Defence Headquarters Peacekeepers, the Gulf War Veterans ever since. He and his wife, Linda, have as the Director of Peacekeeping Operations. Association of Canada, the Royal Canadian been married since February 1960. Their His last tour of duty was as the Canadian Legion and the ANAVETS. family includes two sons and daughters-in- Head of Mission to the European His Honour is an Officer of the Order law, Darrell/Ruth and Doug/Iryna, and two Community’s Military Mission to the of Canada, a member of the Alberta Order beautiful grandchildren, Natalie and Alec. Meet the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta at the Rotary Day 2011 Gala Dinner Tickets are $60 each and are available through the Rotary Club of Edmonton Southeast

For ticket purchase, contact Victoria Ewert: phone 780-450-3223, fax 780-440-9530 or email [email protected]

January 2011 10 Rotary Work Bee New sign in Athabasca

Register Now!

District Conference 2011-01 June 16 to19, 2011

(check out the one day conference fee and option) www.athabascaconference2011.ca

January 2011 11 New Pilot Programs Support Member Diversity

The Innovative and Flexible Rotary a week, each taking place at a different Club Pilot Program is focused on location, on a different day, or at a different encouraging Rotary clubs to be fun, time. dynamic, diverse, interested in trying new Rotarians in the satellite club would things, and relationship rich. It is one of belong to a host club but would meet at four new pilot programs approved by the RI their own time and location and could Board in November. Photo by Janey Ball/ have their own projects. This structure Rotary Club of Newlands, South Africa may be helpful in areas with many rural Four new pilot programs will allow communities as well as in large metropolitan participating Rotary clubs to experiment areas. The pilot could give a small, weak, or with flexible membership requirements and struggling club the opportunity to become club operations beginning 1 July. connected to a larger, active, and vibrant The three-year pilots -- satellite club, club in a nearby area and receive ongoing associate member, corporate member, and support. innovative and flexible Rotary club -- were approved by the RI Board at its November Associate Member meeting. The Associate Member Pilot Program Each one is designed to improve gives clubs a tool for teaching prospective recruitment, allow for flexibility in club members about the club and the operations and structures, and provide expectations of membership before they Only one of the designees would need Rotary clubs with an opportunity to join. Clubs would determine the length of to attend club meetings at a time, yet each explore new and innovative ways to time a person could remain an associate would be considered an official member of promote member diversity -- all goals of member before becoming an active member. the club and would be required to pay RI the RI Strategic Plan. Other potential The pilot is aimed at potential members and annual club dues, as determined by the benefits include improved leadership and who may be uncertain of the commitment club. engagement among members and increased involved with membership. It will provide support of The Rotary Foundation. them with an opportunity to get acquainted Innovative and Flexible Rotary Club The pilots will allow RI to collect data with a club’s members, programs, and Under the Innovative and Flexible and analyze results from the participating projects, thereby increasing retention. Rotary Club Pilot Program, clubs will be clubs to evaluate the effectiveness of each allowed to change one element of its format change. Corporate Member or structure as an experiment. For example, Clubs have until 1 April to submit The Corporate Member Pilot Program a club might offer family memberships or applications to Rotary International to will allow a corporation or company in conduct a blend of online and in-person be considered for a pilot. Information a club’s area to become a member of the meetings. The change should not duplicate and applications will be sent to each club Rotary club and appoint up to four people another pilot, however. in early January. Up to 200 clubs will be to serve as club members. These corporate The pilot is focused on encouraging selected for each pilot. Rotary clubs must members will attend club meetings, Rotary clubs to be fun, dynamic, diverse, have been chartered before 30 June 2009 to participate in projects, and vote on club resilient, tolerant, interested in trying new be considered. matters, and are eligible to serve as club things, member driven, inspirational, and officers and committee members. One of relationship rich. Satellite Club the designees must be a member of the For more information contact Marilyn The Satellite Club Pilot Program will corporation’s senior executive group, but the Mucha [email protected] or Eden Hampson assess the impact of allowing a Rotary club others could hold any full-time managerial [email protected] to conduct multiple club meetings during role. January 2011 12

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Date Event Location / Comments

January 20, 2011 Fireside Webinar Online, 7:00 pm, Register at www.rotary5370.org

February 3, 2011 Fireside District Office, 7:00 pm, Register at www.rotary5370.org

February 11 and 12 Dinner Theatre, “Show a Little Love” Norseman Inn, Camrose

February 17 to 20, 2011 Celebration of 50 Years of Rotary Curling Lacombe, www.rotarycurling.ca

February 23, 2011 Rotary Day Event (Edmonton) Sawmill Conference Centre, Edmonton Dinner with Hon. Donald Ethall, Lt. Governor of AB

February 26 Oil Kings Team Up with Rotary Rexall Place, Edmonton

March 4, 2011 DGE Harry Buddle Dinner – Edmonton Speaker Jeff Mulligan, Mayor of Lloydminster

March 4 to 5, 2011 District Spring Training (formerly called PETS 2) Ramada Hotel, Edmonton

March 10 to 13 2011 Youth Exchange Spring Orientation Weekend

April 13, 2011 Capital Region Integrity Awards Ceremony The Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton

April 19, 2011 Fireside District Office, 7:00 pm Register at www.rotary5370.org

May 12 to 15 2011 RYLA 2011 Camp Nakamun

May 12 to 15, 2011 RYPEN 2011 Conference

May 21 to 25, 2011 RI Convention New Orleans USA

June 16 to 19, 2011 DG 10 11 Jackie Hobal‘s District Conference Athabasca, AB www.athabascaconference2011.ca

October 27, 2011 District Fall Training/(formerly called PETS1) and District Assembly Edmonton

October 28 to 29, 2011 DG 2011 2012 Harry Buddle‘s District Conference Edmonton

September 21 to 23, 2012 DG 2012 2013 Kevin Hilger‘s District Conference Grande Prairie, AB

January 2011 15