This week we welcomed 12 members and our guest Rotaractors.
 
Rotary Moment:
 
Frances Kolotyluk gave us the Rotary moment today. She told us about the 5 avenues of service in Rotary, this week she focused on the most recent avenue, New Generations Service became Rotary's fifth Avenue of Service in 2010. It is defined in article 5 of the Standard Rotary Club Constitution: New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth.
 
Announcements:
 
* Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is scheduled for April 7the. Please email Natalia to let her know whether you can host or will plan to be a guest.
 
* Our Rotary District has put together a number of training opportunities this Spring, check out their website to learn more: http://rotary5040.org/Stories/2018-district-spring-training
 
Meeting Program: Today our guests were Jordan, Fernanda and Maddie, from the King George Secondary Rotaract Club.
 
 
Some of the highlights of their presentation were:
 
  • They are up to 15 members in the club.
  • Jordan attended the Peace conference and found it very inspiring.
  • They are working on a project related to women's health, more details to follow.

Thought of the day:
 
"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth." - Diogenes

Next Speakers:
 
7-March - John Charbonneau - Reverse Mortgages
14-March - Gray Chomyn - Hoopathon 2018.
21-March - Karen Harrison - Fund Raising Strategies and Results.
 
Why Rotary? Read more here: https://www.rotary.org/en/why-rotary
 
About Rotary: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary