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In This Edition - April 8, 2019
  • In This Edition - April 8, 2019
  • Our Monday April 8, 2019 Program
  • Friends of Rotary Orientation (March 19, 2019)
  • PETS Report 2019
  • District Conference 2019 Registration
  • 2019 Meeting Dates
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Our April 8, 2019 Program

April 8     Discover Owls  - Speaker Jim Duncan and a Live Owl !

Be sure to join us Monday to see Jim Duncan and a live owl!  Experience a talk and presentation that will last a lifetime!  In support of owl education, research and conservation.
 
Coming soon:
April 22   Assembly
May 6      Lobsterfest planning (no assembly)
May 13    Lobsterfest planning (no assembly)
June 10    Adventures in Citizenship student presentation / Peace and Conflict  Resolution, Speaker Bonnie Emerson
June 17    Lobsterfest Post Mortem
June 24    Changeover & District Gov Elaine Thomson
 
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Friends of Rotary Orientation (March 19, 2019)
The Membership committee ( Carole, Sharon and myself) had an orientation meeting of the Friends of Rotary,  at Sharon’s on Tuesday March 19th.  Eight attended and were informed about Rotary and how they could the Club and Community.  The group was very enthusiastic and were appreciative of the meeting and information. Everyone is eager to help. They are keen about volunteering for future Rotary projects!!
 
This enthusiastic group are the new Friends of Rotary They had their orientation meeting on March 19.
From left to right: Bonnie Peloski, Marilyn Chanas, Connie Cote, Evelyn Hutton, Barb Tabin, Vera Kowalchuk, Cathy Phillipson of Membership committee, Corinne and Ryan Neskar.
 
Sharon Moolchan, Cathy Phillipson, Carole Forbister
Membership committee
PETS Report 2019
Posted by Sharon Moolchan
                                                            PETS Report 2019
 
PETS was held March 15-17 in Russell Manitoba. I found all of the sessions and speakers very worthwhile and helpful, perhaps because I have had a few months as president and know what aspects of the position that the club and I are finding challenging.
 
The weekend started, Friday evening with a video called “Making Sense” which showed how a symphony conductor uses the symphony dynamics to teach business executives how to build a functional team. As I remember the steps were:
  1. Tune up. Discuss beforehand what you are trying to play or do and make sure everyone is on the same page.
  2. Let all related groups know what is happening. The stronger and the weaker players need to play together in order to have the best sound possible.
  3. Make sure you are not micro managing all of the sections or groups. The leaders in each must be allowed to have ownership.
  4. Be specific with your expectations. Make sure everyone can see the end goal.
 
Between this video and the pre PETS homework assignments focusing on leadership styles and the Club Health Check I was able to more clearly see the culture of our club, our needs as individual members and the need for a plan of succession.
 
We did have quite a lot of time to interact and share ideas in these areas. We talked about Club culture and one of the quotes I liked was “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In describing an ideal club culture some of the characteristics were:
  • mission clarity
  • membership commitment
  • strong trust
  • highly effective leadership
  • performance based programs
  • a high degree of adaptability
  • high accountability standards
  • support for innovation
  • customer focused to serve our local community
  • utilize many means of communication
  • emphasize recruiting and retention
  • accept and involve new members
  • find out what all members are interested in
 
Some of the other sessions were on membership, recruiting and retention, sustainable club projects, online resources and how to use them, as well as club risk management.
 
If you would like to read more about the weekend most of the session materials are online at 
https://content.clubrunner.ca/50018/Document/List  and scroll down, quite far, to reach PETS 2019.
District Conference 2019 Registration
District Conference 2019  
See "March 18th UPDATE" below for information on the  April 15  Early-Bird  registration deadline.  
 
Hello My Fellow Rotarians
 
I am pleased to advise you that the District 5550 Conference web site is now live and the registration pages are ready for early registration. The link below will bring you to the site.
 
 
This is an all new site and it is being populated with new things as we go forward. Currently the venue information, registration information, and speaker bios are up and ready. We anticipate seeing new things going up as they are available on a regular basis. We will bring you updates as new sections are populated...look for a cursory schedule to be up soon.
 
Remember we still need your stories of inspiration as we have had only a couple come through and I know there are many more out there. With the event fast approaching those stories will be added to the website and Facebook as we get excited to be inspired at the Conference. Couple this with sharing the companionship of our fellow Rotarians and their families the spring looks to be warm in Winnipeg!
 
We look forward to seeing you in Winnipeg and hearing your stories of inspiration.
 
 
Martin Braun-Labossiere
District 5550 Conference PR Chair

March 18th UPDATE

Hello my fellow Rotarians,
 
Finally we can smell spring in the air, enjoy more sunlight, and yes even plus temperatures are threatening to appear. All this points to one thing...District Conference is close...real close. To be exact we are 45 days away from our annual conference. We are so very excited to host you but we can't do that if you don't register. Early-Bird registration ends at the end of day April 15th. Get registered and don't miss the savings.
 
The Conference website is being updated weekly including pictures of the Conference committee and their roles. The schedule will be updated as well. We have full Bios up for our speakers just click on the speaker's name and you will see their bio. 
  • John Blount will present "Creating Memorable Rotary Events"
  • Kevin Chief will present "Rotary and First Nations Working Together"
  • Sylvia Whitlock will present "The Edge of Tomorrow"
  • Don Evans will present "Conflict - Finding a Way Forward"
We will have an interactive breakout where you can work with your fellow Rotarians to give back..."Handbags of Hope". I am attaching more information to the email.
 
Don't forget to send in your inspirational stories if you haven't already.
 
We can't wait to be inspired by our time together. More updates in the weeks to come.
 
Cheers
 
Martin Braun-Labossiere
District 5550 Conference PR Chair
2019 Meeting Dates
2019 Meeting dates up to the Changeover meeting.  Please mark your calendars!
 
Colours Legend: 
  • 2nd Monday of the month are GREEN
  • 4TH Monday of the month are BLUE
  • All other days of the month are RED
January 14 Hearing Presentation by Kevin McNabb
January 21 Board 
January 28 Bear Clan
 
February 11 Michele Polinuk
February 18 Board
February 25 Mayors Forum - Luncheon, so there is no supper meeting that day
 
March 11 Selkirk Literacy
March 18 Board
March 25 Intial Lobsterfest planning
 
April 8 Discover Owls
April 15 Board 
April 22 Assembly
 
May 6   Lobsterfest planning
May 13 Lobsterfest planning
May 25 Lobsterfest Event
 
June 10 Adventures in Citizenship Student and Peace Fellow Bonnie Emerson (Paul Harris awards)
June 17 Joint board
June 17 Lobsterfest post event review @ Golf Course -- Please note that the June 17 meeting location has been changed to the Selkirk Golf club restaurant as per our usual meetings. I hope to see you all there as we wrap up the 2019 Lobsterfest. - President Sharon  
June 24 Changeover with District Governor Elaine Thompson and her husband Ed
 
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