Friday 22 June 2012

Rotary Lobsterfest was a big success

Rotarians, and others, gather for a group picture with the giant lobster that  was at Lobsterfest.
Thanks to Terri Williams, who designed this sign, and others, that greeted people at Lobsterfest.

Lobsterfest supporters enjoyed a fresh, whole Atlantic lobster.


Raj Singh and Leann Boehm stirred and served butter for the lobster. 

Art Beselt was among those who cooked steaks at Lobsterfest. 
Former Rotarian Vern Symons and current Rotary member Reynold Bert prepared the lobster. 
The Rotary Club of Estevan recently hosted its biggest fundraiser of the year, our annual Lobsterfest.
We served steak and lobster to more than 700 people. Not only did people support us by purchasing the lobster, but many of them placed bids on silent auction items or purchased 50/50 tickets.
This year's Lobsterfest was the biggest yet in terms of the number of tickets sold. 
A number of community groups volunteered to help make the event possible.
Proceeds from Lobsterfest will be used to support various Rotary projects in the community and around the world. We were able to make a couple cheque presentations at the start of the evening. (See the story below for more information).
Rotary would like to thank everybody for the support they showed to make Lobsterfest another huge success. We'll see you again next year. 


Rotary supports two organizations

(L-R) RM of Coalfields Reeve Stan Lainton, Estevan City Councillor Roy Ludwig, Rotary Club of Estevan president Tyler Knibbs, St. Joseph's Hospital CEO Greg Hoffort and RM of Benson Councillor Larry Mack participated in a cheque presentation for the new STARS Air Ambulance helipad. 

(L-R) Rotary Club of Estevan president Tyler Knibbs presented a cheque to Hearthstone Community Campaign chair Vern Buck.


The Rotary Club of Estevan was proud to continue their support for one organization, and make a cheque presentation to another, during our annual Lobsterfest on June 8.
Rotary presented cheques to the new Hearthstone Community Campaign, which is trying to construct a new regional nursing home in Estevan, and the Regional Health Care Committee, which is constructing a new helipad for the STARS Air Ambulance.

The club and the foundation each donated $10,000 to Hearthstone.
Rotary announced last year that it would contribute a total of $100,000 over five years to the new nursing home. The donation works out to $10,000 a year, over five years, from both the club and the foundation. The presentation on June 8 marked the second payment to Hearthstone from the Rotary club and its foundation. 


The Regional Health Care Committee received $20,000 from the club. The money will be directed towards a helipad for the STARS Air Ambulance. Construction is underway on the helipad, which is near St. Joseph's Hospital.
The donation from Rotary will take care of all of the money that the health committee had to raise for the helipad. Contributions from the provincial government and work-in-kind donations meant that the committee had to raise $20,000 of the estimated $500,000 cost.

Rotary presents funds from Carol Festival


The Rotary Club of Estevan presented cheques to local band programs on June 19. Band programs for the Estevan Comprehensive School, the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, and public schools in the city and in the rural areas each received $325. The funds were raised during the Rotary Carol Festivals in 2010 and 2011. Participating in the cheque presentations were: (L-R) band instructors Kyle Whitehead, Shauna Meek, Stacy Grunert and Corinne Kuchinka, and Rotary Club of Estevan president Tyler Knibbs.