Special Partner Event Assembly where we will Recognize donations for Project Echo

Rotarians, please bring your partner, your husbands and wives, to the meeting.

Enjoy a meal with your Valentine! 

We hope to have a great attendance for the Feb. 12 Assembly meeting as we will also be recognizing the donations for Project Echo.

Wine & Roses to include Creative Works

What do you do in your spare time? If it's creative, then we want it! Rotarians, partners and members of Rotary families are invited to participate in a casual show of creative works during the Wine & Roses evening. We envision easels and table tops with paintings, carvings, photography, sculpture, pottery, fibre art, and things made by hand--that will provide not only some visual interest to the evening but will also feature the creativity of our Rotarians and family. Please help us by saying "yes, I'm willing to display some of my works"--email Gayle today for more info!

To Selkirk Rotary Club Members:

I received this ... from Dave Bennet who is District council chair of the Rotary Friendship Exchange.    As I had offered to be his contact for our club, he is sending me all the info.  There are other exchanges he is working on such as Iceland, Texas, the Maritimes but this one is set.  If Rotarians are interested they can get in touch with me as I have applications forms, etc and the deadline is March 31/18 as you will see below.  These exchanges are a wonderful and I experienced that when I went to South Africa.  Rotarian Irwin Kumka and his wife Karen went to India a few years ago and they were treated like Royalty.

Thanks, Elaine

Dear Elaine Elliott,

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO DISTRICT 3040 IN INDIA

Friendship Exchange is an international reciprocal exchange program for Rotarians, Rotarian Partners and Friends of Rotary that allows participants to take turns hosting one another in their homes and clubs. It provides the opportunity to experience other cultures and see the scope of Rotary in other countries. What a wonderful way to meet Rotarians from around the world.

This is a Call for Applications to join a Friendship Exchange team going to District 3040 in Central India early in 2019 with a team from 3040 returning to our District in summer 2019.

The dates are as follows, however there could still be a slight change of a day or two once the participants are selected. DO NOT BOOK ANY FLIGHTS UNTIL CONFIRMATION IS GIVEN.

Dist 5550 goes to India Jan. 21 – Feb. 2, 2019.

Dist 3040 comes to Canada June 29 – July 11, 2019.

A description of some of the places in District 3040 and an Application Form is attached.

This Friendship Exchange is open to Rotarians in good standing, and Partners. Our Exchange team will consist of a combination of couples and singles to a maximum of 10 people. Outbound team members must be physically capable of about two weeks of intensive touring and travel. You are expected to represent your Rotary Club, District 5550 and Rotary International as ambassadors. Team members are also expected to be genial and considerate in sharing a fellow Rotarian’s home and hospitality.

Interested members should complete an application and send it to Rotary Club of Neepawa, Box 1515, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 by regular mail along with the required cheque (see below). The application form is attached (Page 1 for singles, Pages 1 & 2 for couples). The team will be selected by many factors (leadership, past participation, date application received, location in District, Rotary involvement, etc).

All applications must include a cheque (Couples $200,Singles $100), refundable if not selected or for health or medical reasons. Cheques should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Neepawa. These funds will be used for expenses pertaining to the Friendship Exchange program. If insufficient members sign on for this Exchange, all applicants will get a full refund.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN SET FOR SATURDAY, March 31, 2018

Project Echo 

We need your donation to purchase Echocardiography for our Health Region. Three thousand people a year wait in line in Winnipeg.

Watch the video at www.selkirkrotary.ca

Donations:

So far, we have reached $95,000 of our $140,000 goal!!!

On Feb 12, 2018 we will be honouring contributors of $10,000 or more.

What are the ways for individuals to contribute?

Anyone can make an online donation at www.selkirkrotary.ca using a credit card through our non-profit donation service.

Donations of $20 or more will be issued a charitable tax receipt.

You can also:

• Ask a Rotarian to your organization, business, or group meeting for a cheque presentation.
• Attend a Rotary meeting to present a cheque.
• Mail a cheque, payable to Selkirk Rotary, to address: Selkirk Rotary, Box 182, Selkirk MB R1A 2B2. Please include your name and address so that a receipt can be mailed to you.
• Organizations can make “a commitment to donate” now, with funds flowing in 2018; graduated recognition.

Project Echo Contacts:   

• Jean: 482-6496, vjoliver@mymts.net   
• Gayle: 389-3832 gaylehalliwell@mymts.net