Monday 28 March 2011

March 21, 2011 Meeting

Good day all:

Just a quick review of what happened at the March 21st meeting. 

A presentation from the Envision Councelling which was formerly VIP Services. 

I will be looking for volunteers for the upcoming Rotary Auction on Thursday night.  I need a couple of bid spotters, recorders and money handlers.  We will also be setting up on Thursday about 3:00 in the afternoon.  The more help we get, the faster it goes!!

Greeters for the March 29 meeting are Gloria and Carroll.

Rotary Minute is Edie and student pick up is Jerry.

April is Magazine month.  Rotarians on the program committee for the month of April are:  Larry P, John S. Tamara B, and Megan K. 

See you all Tuesday!!

Friday 18 March 2011

Rotary supports Spectra Place

The Rotary Club of Estevan has been a proud supporter of the new Spectra Place events centre that has been under construction in our community.
Rotarians will be busy during the Spectra Place fundraising supper on March 25. We will have 10 or 11 volunteers working at the bar that night, serving drinks to supporters of the new arena. And several Rotarians have been serving on the steering committee for the new arena fundraiser.
The benefit supper will be held on the floor of the new events centre this year. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke will be the guest speaker. He will be joined by fellow Leaf executive member Dave Nonis, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant and several members of the Trail Smoke Eaters 1961 World Championship hockey team. Maple Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen will be the master of ceremonies.
Rotary has volunteered at the new arena fundraiser each year since the first one in 2007. We have also purchased the naming rights to three sections at Spectra Place, for a total of $50,000, and many Rotarians have purchased the naming rights to seats inside the venue.

Rotary Auction is on March 31

Our 48th annual Rotary Auction will take place on Thursday, March 31 at the Estevan Shoppers Mall. Browsing will begin at 5 p.m. and the auction will start at 6 p.m.
Our auction is one of our top fundraisers of the year. This year we have collected about $19,000 worth of merchandise, and another $5,000 in gift certificates. So this year's auction should once again be the "Best Ever!"
The auction has enjoyed excellent support from the business community. We have something from just about everyone, and we'll have something for almost everyone.
Merchandise will cover everything from clothing to jewelry, while the gift certificates range from oil changes to eye exams.
Proceeds from our auction will go to Rotary projects in the community.
A few volunteers will be needed to help set up the merchandise and the gift certificates in the afternoon of March 31, and then many people will be needed to help out with the auction that night.

Tuesday 15 March 2011

Southeast Newcomer Services - March 15, 2011

Good afternoon all:
If you missed the meeting, you missed a very good presentation made by members of the Southeast Newcomer Services. 
They are a group set up to help newcomers and immigrants find the information, resources, services and people they need to make their move to Southeast Saskatchewan a success.  They schedule language assessment appointments, connect newcomers with career and employment services, provide free access to computer and internet as well as find community groups who share ethno-cultural backgrounds and interests.  If you wish to find out more about the programs they offer, send them an email to: newcomerinfo@southeastcollege.org or visit them Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 5:00 in Room 159 at the Southeast College Campus or call at 306-637-4920.  You can also find them on facebook.

Rotary Upcoming Events:
Leisure Centre fund raising supper - Friday, March 25, 2011
48th Annual Rotary Auction - Thursday, March 31, 2011

We are still looking for hosts for the GSE team coming from Brazil.  They will be in the city from June 12th to June 15th.  More information will follow.

Next weeks program is Envision Counselling and Support Centre.

Friday 11 March 2011

New Blog Site

Welcome to the Estevan Rotary Club blog site.  We hope to post weekly blogs to keep everyone up to date of what our club is doing.  We can post updates of our meetings, our fundraisers, and our weekly speakers.  If you have any ideas for the content of the blog site, send me an email and I will see what we can make happen.

Until next time...