The Bulletin Of

The Rotary Club of Calgary South Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2009-2010 Officers and Directors

Bob Boyden President President-Elect Earl Huson Ted Rowsell Secretary Art Borzel Treasurer Frank King PP Directors: John Fitzsimmons Murray Flegel Lynn Grant Roselyn Jack Tony Ng Ann Rooney Rick Scott

Executive Secretary: Linda Tattersall Rotary Partners President: Marianne Jost Office: L103C, 9705 Horton Rd. S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2V 2X5, CANADA Phone 403-244-9788 Fax 403-640-9791

E-mail linda@rotarycs.org; Web Site: www.rotarycs.org

January 7, 2010 Volume 55, Issue 24

Chairman: Bev Ostermann

Editor: Claudia Brews Photographer: Paul Brick

Inside this Bulletin

Add Your Light Thank You Letter Feed the Hungry Thank You Letter

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R.I. President John Kenny; Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland 2009-2010 “The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands” District 5360 Governor: Steve Allan; member of Rotary Club of Calgary

Club Assembly Dream Home Committee Stay-in-School Golf Tournament July 29, 2010 Classification Talk & & Program

Club News & Happy Birthday to Ana!

Cleven Award Nominations Information Pages 5 & 6

Calendar & Announcements Partners’ Pen

PE, Earl Huson introduced this year’s Dream Home Committee Chair, Norm Legare. Norm gave a stunning history of our fund raising efforts. Since its inception 33 years ago, we moved from a yearly garage sale yielding $5,000 to the current suc-cess of our Dream Home endeavours yielding in excess of $200,000. What a smart move for our Club to form a partnership with the Calgary Stam-pede Board in 1977. These monies go yearly to support selected chari-ties. Norm wanted to reiterate his thanks to Rotarians and their families and friends for their excellent volun-teer work. We fill 1278 shifts yearly and it can’t be done without the ongo-ing commitment of Rotarians to fill

their 8 shift requirements. He made a special request of all new Rotarians to join early and recruit family and friends to help with this year’s Dream Home fundraiser and to all Rotarians to remember The Four-Way Test, as we all prepare to volunteer.

Club Assembly

Dream Home Chairs: Norm Legare, Past Chair Rob van Haarlem and Vice Chair Murray Flegel

2010 Dream Home Project

Club History

Bob Watson gra-ciously presented a recollection of Jack Westbrook’s birthday celebration at the July

8th, 1965 Stampede Luncheon. Jack, a Club Charter member, former Direc-tor, Secretary and Past President made significant contributions to Rotary, not the least of which was the annual Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Celebrations. In his professional career, Jack retired from his position as Regional Manager, Business Develop-ment and Marketing with CIBC after 40 years.

Classification Talk - Bryan Walton Born on this day in 1954 in Westlock, AB, Bryan grew up in Edmonton and became an alumnus of the University of Alberta holding a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Zoology. Aside from a short stint in Ottawa, Bryan ac-cepted the CEO position with Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association in 2007 and remains there today. With the Alberta Beef Industry Conference being held in Red Deer this year, a theme of “Own the Plate” has been adopted. However, the challenge pre-sented today by Bryan was that “All Rotarians be Meatari-ans!” Happy Birthday, Bryan and we will all do our best to take up your challenge. www.cattlefeeders.ca

Sergeant-at Arms Keith Davis Bryan Walton dropped $5 in the bucket because he forgot to bring steaks to his birthday luncheon. After all, Ana brought cupcakes to hers. Bryan dropped another $5 for offering bribes to Club Executive Secretary, Linda Tatter-sall. Chas “Like Lightening” Filipski paid a $5 fine for being caught on the se-curity tape of Air Force One and increasing se-curity costs to all Canadi-ans. Chas countered with the offer of a 20 spot for being able to announce his great pride in the Americans beating our wonderful Canadian Junior Hockey Team in the most recent game. John Fitzsimmons dropped a $20 in the bucket for his blatant business promotion in the Calgary Herald Newspa-per.

Hugh Delaney led a hand holding version of Auld Lang Syne in celebration of our New 2010 Year!

Stay-in-School Golf Tournament

Earl Huson then introduced Larry Kennedy, Chair of the SIS Golf Tour-nament. This major fundraiser pro-vides financial and mentoring support to students selected in grade 6 with high potential for attending post sec-ondary institutions.

Over the past 7 years, we have raised approximately $1.4 million with a record $134,000 coming from 2009. Larry asked us to embark upon a quest to secure live and silent auction items with a minimum value of $100 for the July 29th, 2010 Cottonwood Golf & Country Club event.

Jack Westbrook

Club News

JANUARY is Rotary Awareness Month!

On December 27, 2009 there was a tragic car accident and Margaret Pulwicki died. Margaret was the mother of Alexandra Pulwicki, the St. Mary’s High School stu-dent who placed second in our Four-Way Test speech competition last spring. (Alexandra’s talk was of a scien-tific nature.) Dorothea Schaab has forwarded our con-dolences to Alexandra on behalf of our St. Mary’s Part-nership.

The Board regretfully accepted the resignation from the Club from Ralph Gibson. Adrian Bohach is no longer a member of the Club.

Visitation: Reported by Don O’Dwyer. Howard Miller is in the Rockyview Hospital, Unit 82 Room 12. His tele-phone number in his room is 403-943-3094. He would love a visit or a telephone call. He told Linda that he had a complaint against Rotary. The first 3 days he was in the hospital, he only had 31 visitors!

The Volunteer Services Committee would like to thank all Rotary members, partners, family and friends who graciously donated their time on Sunday, December 27,

2009, for the “Feed The Hungry” dinner service at St. Mary’s – see attached letter of thanks from Feed The Hungry.

For our Partners – The pictures from the Christmas Brunch will be posted shortly to the Calgary South web-site www.rotarycs.org and will be available to view as a slide show.

There is a seat sale ending today with remarkable airline prices for those wanting to attend the Montreal Rotary International Convention June 2010. Ted Rowsell, Claudia Brews and Constance Jackson have started the first Rotary Calgary South Downhill Ski Group. If you or your partner wants to be put on the list to be notified of weekly group excursions, please e-mail Constance Jackson at philjackson@platinum.ca. Chas Filipski encouraged all to attend the Annual Larry Kwong Chinese New Year’s Celebration January 29th. There is underground parking to accommodate all.

Bob Boyden’s closing comments encouraged all Rotari-ans to “Rise Above the Little Things”. Great advice Bob, especially as we venture into the New Year.

Cleven Award Nominations To all Members of the Rotary Club of Calgary South: Your yearly opportunity to make known your person who you feel should be recognized for outstanding work in our club. The Cleven Award is the means to do this………think long and hard who you feel should receive this award and hand in the names by February 11th to the Awards and Recognition Committee: Larry Koper, Jim McNeil, Dorothea Schaab, Dave Johnson, Bryan Targett and Tom Walton. There is an information sheet and nomination form attached to this Bulletin.

Ana Pagnan, our Rotary Exchange Student received a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday, Canadian style. The group shared along in the celebration with birthday cupcakes. Ana received a most generous $150 gift from Kate Stott after Kate won the 50/50!

Announcements, Calendar and Upcoming Events

2009-2010 Partners’ Pen(by Marianne Jost)

The pictures from the Christmas Brunch will be posted shortly to the Calgary South website www.rotarycs.org and will be available to view as a slide show.

Ladies Bridge: Noon on January 13 and 27; Calgary Golf and Country Club. Contacts: Ellen Smith 403-

253-2810 or Betty LeSourd 403-243-3504. Book Club: Happy New Year Girls! Our first meeting of the year will be on January 18th at the home of Lorna

Hamm (103 Douglasbank Court SE). Come and share all the good books you have read or received over the holidays. Please phone Lorna at 403-720-0051 if you can attend. Cheers, Donna Jakubec.

Lunch Bunch will meet January 21st; 11:45 A.M. at a Greek restaurant called Kefi; 9250 MacLeod Tr. S;

403-452-5334. Please phone Linda Legare if you plan to attend at 403-278-6729.

Meetings

Jan. 14 Bob Wiens; Colombia Project Jan. 21 Robbie Burns Day Jan. 28 Kathy Macdonald; Calgary Police Service Feb. 4 Dr. Garnett Sutherland; Neurosurgery; Brain Institute Feb. 11 Valentines Luncheon; Blue Room in Agriculture Building

Calendar

Jan. 11 Board Meeting, Better Business Bureau, 4:00 P.M. Jan. 29 Annual Larry Kwong Chinese New Year’s Dinner; Cost $40 per person; tickets available in January Feb. 18-21 Rotary Annual Curling Bonspiel, Athabasca AB **Mar. 1 Integrity Awards; more details to follow Mar. 9 St. Mary’s Four-Way Speech Contest Mar. 14 L’Arche Calgary Cake Walk to be held at the SAIT Heart Building (in the Heritage Hall Atrium) & the Lindt Chocolate Competition (held in the 4 Nines Cafeteria next door); between Noon and 3:30 P.M.; $5 gains you access to both events, plus parking is free.

Special

May 28-May 30, 2010; District 5360 Conference; Banff AB, Banff Park Lodge; The District Conference website www.rotary5360.com is now open. See website for more information and incentives!

June 20-23, 2010; Rotary International Convention; Montreal, Quebec

Other Clubs

R/C of Calgary Fish Creek: Note: Jan. 11th, 18th and Feb. 1st meetings will be held at the Douglasdale Golf Course. Jan. 25 Social Event Night; resume at Willow Park Golf Course on February 8th.