Garth and Ann Toombs
Rotary Theme2013-2014
District 5360 Events Calendar
Find the calendar here.
Stories
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ON HAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF ROTARY POLIOERADICATION CHAMPION AWARD
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
Posted by Garth Toombs
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ONHAND FOR THEPRESENTATION OFROTARY POLIOERADICATIONCHAMPION AWARD Garth Toombs, Governor ofRotary District and LindaRobertson, Governor of District5360 joined Rotary leaders from
throughout Canada and the United States to recognize Prime Minister StephenHarper on Saturday, 18 October, with the organization’s Polio EradicationChampion Award for his efforts to support a polio-free world
What an AMAZING World Polio DayPosted by Karen Shepherd
What an AMAZINGWorld Polio DayWe had an AMAZING time onOct 24, World Polio Day. Thankyou for everyone whoparticipated! We had 70participants in Calgary and 60 inLethbridge. We even had 2 peoplewalking by us on the street askingif they could participate! It waswonderful to see Interacters,Rotaracters, Exchange Students,
Rotarians and family members out in the beautiful weather to raise awareness
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
for ending polio and for Rotary in general.
District CONFERENCE Early Bird DiscountPosted by Barbara Burggraf
District CONFERENCE Early BirdDiscountThe Early Bird discount rate for the 2015 Discon hasbeen extended to November 30. Don’t miss thisopportunity to Light Up Rotary with your presence at aconsiderable discount.
The Rotary International District Conference May 8-10,2015 in Medicine Hat is the place to re-energize and re-
discover the power of Rotary. We need Rotarians from every Club in ourDistrict to be the spark that lights up the 2015 Rotary International DistrictConference.Register now and Light Up Rotary http://www.discon5360.ca/Barbara Burggraf, Chair, Rotary International District 5360 Conference
Nine Guinness World Records broken in Canada Quest for KidsPosted by Martin Parnell
Nine Guinness WorldRecords broken in CanadaQuest for KidsRotarian Martin Parnell has nowfinished his Canada Quest forKids, his tenth quest done onbehalf of Right To Play in a five-year mission to raise $1 million tobring play to children inimpoverished countries.
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
Read more...
It’s been a wild ride,” said Parnell, who has been travelling across the countrysince Sept. 19th to break world records at universities with Right To Playclubs.
82nd Waterton- Glacier International Peace Park AssemblyPosted by Terry Allen
82nd Waterton- GlacierInternational PeacePark AssemblyThe 82nd Waterton-GlacierInternational Peace ParkAssembly was heldSeptember 18th through 21st,
2014 in Kalispell Montanawhich is close To GlacierPark. This is the second yearwhere they have held theconference away from the
park. This change improves the shopping and makes available other touristattractions. This year’s conference was hosted by the Rotary Clubs inMontana: - Kalispell, Polson, Missoula, and Evergreen. An excellentconference, we extend special thanks to the organizing committee.
Lethbridge Rotary Clubs Combining Donations & Efforts Supporting The FOOD BANKPosted by Andrew Bronson
Lethbridge Rotary ClubsCombining Donations &Efforts Supporting TheFOOD BANK
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
For the 4th year in a row, theRotary Clubs of Lethbridge havecombined their donations toprovide healthy nutritious food tothe Lethbridge Food Bank. Thefunds were used to buy food inbulk directly from cooperatingfarmers and food processors. With donated money from, theRotary Club of Lethbridge East,
Rotary Club of Lethbridge (Downtown), Rotary Club of Urban Spirits andprivate donation from Beverly Kaltenbruner of Harold’s Auto the followingfood was donated to the Lethbridge Food Bank. The transportation of theQuick Oats from Portage La Prairie, MB to Lethbridge was donated by FritoLay / Pepsico, Lethbridge
Call for DG NominationsPosted by Mike French
Call for DG NominationsAre you ready to serve thedistrict?
It is that time of year again when welook forward to receiving clubnominations of those willing to serveour district as District Governor. Proposals for District Governor in
2017-2018:The District Nominating Committee has called for individuals to submit theirnames and have their club endorse their selection by December 1, 2014 asindicated below.
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
Read more...
Foundation MonthPosted by Mike French
Foundation MonthNovember is FoundationMonth. This is the monththat we traditionally talkabout the Foundation andthe need to donate so we inRotary can continue to "Do
Good in the World".October is the month that we prepare for November. On October 4th, 2014 allclubs were invited to send representatives to an information seminar on "Howand When" to promote Foundation Gifting. In preparation for this event, eachclub was sent a Powerpoint Presentation that outlines the "Ways" to give,which can be personalized by each club for their own use.
11 Production Tips for Making Rotary Meetings Attractive to MillenialsPosted by Robyn T. Braley
11 Production Tips for MakingRotary Meetings Attractive toMillenialsWhen was the last time your Rotary Clubsignificantly changed your meetings tomake them flow better? Buckle in andget ready for a cultural change.Marketing to Mellenials, aged 25-40,requires a shift in thinking about how wecommunicate with them about the powerof Rotary...
By Robin T. Braley
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
Read more...
ShelterBox UpdatePosted by Kent Fraser
Shelter Box UpdateNEW SHELTER SOLUTIONS INTHE PHILIPPINESShelterBox continues to develop new sheltersolutions to meet the needs of communitiesaffected by disasters.
In the five months following Typhoon Haiyan,which hit the Philippines in November 2013,more than 100 ShelterBox Response Teammembers delivered 7,000 tents, 10,000 solarlights, 870 water filtration systems, 2,300
mosquito nets, 445 tool kits and 30 School Boxes.
Disaster Management In Denmark - D5360 Global Grant Scholar StudiesPosted by Hendrik Kraay
Disaster Management InDenmark - D5360 Global GrantScholar StudiesMs. Danielle (Danny) Trudeau,sponsored by the Rotary Club ofCalgary-Crowchild Urban Spirits,is completing her MA in DisasterManagement at the University ofCopenhagen. Having worked indisaster relief for the Red Cross,this program was a natural
progression for Ms. Trudeau’s career, and opened numerous doors for her.Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
Read more...
Read more...
progression for Ms. Trudeau’s career, and opened numerous doors for her.“Thanks to the support of Rotary,” writes Ms. Trudeau, “completing theMaster of Disaster Management has opened up more opportunities than what Icould have ever imagined. I am so thankful for all the opportunities I have hadto date and looking forward to seeing what’s next around every corner.”
Rotary District 5360 Youth ExchangePosted by Rick Istead
Rotary District 5360Youth ExchangeSomeone much wiser than Ionce said that “nothing willimprove if doesn’t getmeasured”. So in otherwords, if you want to knowhow you’re doing on aproject or a plan and youwant to improve whatyou’re doing or even to
make sure you are still on the right path, you need step back from time to timeand measure your progress. For the past three years Rotary International hasconducted an on-line survey of our exchange students to see how we’re doing.If you’re interested in seeing how we’re doing compared to the globalcommunity please read on...
Do you need professional PDFs? Try PDFmyURL!
