Members In Attendance:
Darrell Winwood, Dale Tiedemann, Dana Moody, David Crouse, Lucy Ramirez, Miranda LeClercq, Gabrielle Boulet, Chris Murray, Matt Hall
Guests In Attendance:
Amanda McKay, Heather
Meeting Called to order at 7:30 PM by Darrell Winwood.
1) Introduction of Members & Guests:
1.A.) As listed above, 2 guests were in attendance at tonight’s meeting.
2) Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes:
2.A.) Last Meeting was the Open House, no meeting minutes to approve.
3) Approval of Meeting Agenda:
3.A.) Add T-Shirt Order to Agenda. Approved by Gabrielle, second by David.
4) Volunteer Projects:
4.A.) . School Snack Program – The Grande Prairie Public School District as well as the Catholic School District have initiated a school snack program. They require volunteers to come in and prepare the snacks at the chosen school. The snacks are donated by companies or organizations and they will often have a ‘celebrity week” where the donators prepare the snacks. Dale recently participated in this project with the City of Grande Prairie at Hillside Elementary. He thought this would be a great experience for Rotaracters, and has signed us up for April 16, 2010, 9:00-11:30am. They will require 4-5 volunteers, sign up sheet to follow.
4.B.) Greenathon – The Greenathon is fast approaching, May 1, 2010. This is a quad club event where the Rotary clubs and kids of G.P. help clean up the city. Arrive in the morning to the Rotary campground for a pancake breakfast. Go to the schools to pick up the kids, and then head to your designated section of the city. Finish up with a BBQ and Bike Draw. Take the kids back to their schools and the day is usually done at about 1:30. This is a very fun event and if you would like to sign up as a captain or co-captain, please speak with Chris Murray.
4.C.) County Fundraiser – The County of Grande Prairie is holding something very similar to the Greenathon, the County Clean up. Groups are paid $100 for every km cleaned. This money could be great as general funds for the club. 5-6 volunteers needed, we will be signing up for 5 km to clean.
4.D.) Golden Age Centre – Dora has contacted Darrell to see if the Rotaract club would like to volunteer for an event at the Golden Age Centre. Darrell would like to know if anyone would like to head this event? Please contact him if you are interested.
4.E.) Relay for Life – This event runs from 7am to 7pm in June 11, 2010. This event is a fundraiser for Cancer Research. They will need volunteers for set up/registration/preparing meals. Or we could possible put together a team and participate. Will discuss further once more details are available.
4.F.) – Service Club Expo – The Lions club of GP is hosting a service club expo at the Lions Learning Centre April 17, 2010. It will be tradeshow style and Rotaract will have a booth set up. It is to raise awareness of the different clubs available in GP, and to build community interest in service clubs. Darrell and Kyla from Sunrise Rotary to work on behalf of the GP Rotary Clubs.
5) Old Business -
5.A.) New Executive – New Executive Members will come into their position on July 1, 2010 (the beginning of the Rotary year). New Exec includes:
Dale – President
Dana – President Elect
David – Treasurer
Cate – Secretary
5.B.) – T-Shirt order – We have added this to the agenda again… There was some dispute about Rotaract having their own logo, after the Rotary clubs designed a Quad club logo to include Rotaract. Dale is to see if he can get the logo from Sportswear plus, so we can put it on our awesome bamboo t-shirts.
6) New Business
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6.A.) Lobster Fest – June 5 is lobster fest, a Quad club event. Tickets are $50.00, but the Rotary clubs are asking if we have anyone that would volunteer to work the door. Meal included with Volunteering. We have two free confirmed tickets for the club.
6.B.) District Conference 2010– District Conference will be held on May 13-16 in Drayton Valley. Darrell would like to know if anyone is able to attend. He will pass around the agenda of the speakers and events being held that weekend. Darrell is to contact gaming to see if any funds can be used from our lottery money to assist members wanting to attend the conference.
6.C.) – Grande Prairie District Conference 2012 – We will need to have a Rotaract member sit on the board for the 2012 conference. It is still in the planning stages and meetings will be fairly light (once a month) for right now. Please contact Darrell and he will put you in touch with Fletcher Bootle for more info.
7.) – Round Table
Meeting Adjourned.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Meeting Minutes - February 9, 2010
Members In Attendance:
Gabrielle Boulet, Chris Murray, David Crouse, Kendra Wilson, Dana Moody
Guests In Attendance:
Cedrick Leblanc, Kendra, Brette Madden
Meeting Called to order at 7:30 PM by Past President Gabrielle Boulet.
1) Introduction of Members & Guests:
1.A.) As listed above, 3guests were in attendance at tonight’s meeting.
2) Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes:
2.A.) MOTION: Lisa Approved, David Second. MOTION CARRIED.
3) Approval of Meeting Agenda:
3.A.) MOTION: To accept the agenda as presented. Motion by David Crouse. Second by Dana Moody. None Opposed. MOTION CARRIED.
4) Review of Action Items from Previous Minutes:
4.A.) Executive Nominations: Still looking for Executive nominations for positions of:
President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Please send your nominations in to Darrell before Feb. 23, 2010.
4.B.) Social Night - Social night was at the Kokanee comedy night at the Great Northern Casino. Gab and David were the only members at the meeting that attended the comedians and said they had mixed reviews, but overall a great night.
4.C.) T-Shirt Order – Due to Dale’s absence at meeting, we will be carrying over the order to next meeting. The T-Shirts will have the Rotaract Emblum on them, and are $30.00. Please email Dale with your size.
4.D.) District Curling Bonspiel – Tyler is planning on attending this bonspiel in Athabasca, last call for three more members for Rotaract team. Please contact Tyler if interested.
4.E.) Club Regalia – Have received our first shipment, Rotaract club pins, and second order should be in soon which will contain the Rotaract banner.
5) February 12-15, 2010 – Activities you could be doing as a Rotaractor
5.A.) Quad Club Ski Trip to Jasper – Family Ski trip for Rotarians during the long weekend
5.B.) Spirit Speakers Youth Conference – This conference is requiring volunteers to help with registration (from 3-7), and the introduction of speakers (All day Saturday). Please contact Dale if interested in helping out.
5.C.) SPCA and PetSmart Adopt a pet weekend – From 11-4pm at the PetSmart location, they will be needing volunteers to assist with the many adoptions that will be taking place (handling, paperwork etc.). SPCA will provide training for any volunteers. Please contact the volunteer coordinator for the SPCA @ (780) 538-4030 ext: 109.
6) “Rock”ing out with Rotaract Curling Fun-Spiel
6.A.) March 19-20 will be the first annual Rotaract Fun-Spiel held at the Grande Prairie Curling Club. We need help in collecting sponsorship for prizes, as well as cash donations. We need to recruit teams of 4, tickets for the weekend costing $210.00 for four games and a banquet dinner. Please contact Dale for more information.
7) New Business -
7.A.) Arctic Winter Games – Are calling for volunteers for the games being held in GP Mar 6-13, 2010. They will require help for March 14, 2010 (Sunday) putting the classrooms back together at the schools the athletes were housed in. They will need 4-5 club members to help. Please contact Michelle Dupont if interested, there will also be a sign up sheet at the next meeting.
7.B.) Rotary Green-A-Thon - Rotaract will be needing a liason from our club to be involved with the Green-A-Thon. Chris Murray has volunteered for this position. Thanks Chris!
Round Table
Meeting Adjourned
Gabrielle Boulet, Chris Murray, David Crouse, Kendra Wilson, Dana Moody
Guests In Attendance:
Cedrick Leblanc, Kendra, Brette Madden
Meeting Called to order at 7:30 PM by Past President Gabrielle Boulet.
1) Introduction of Members & Guests:
1.A.) As listed above, 3guests were in attendance at tonight’s meeting.
2) Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes:
2.A.) MOTION: Lisa Approved, David Second. MOTION CARRIED.
3) Approval of Meeting Agenda:
3.A.) MOTION: To accept the agenda as presented. Motion by David Crouse. Second by Dana Moody. None Opposed. MOTION CARRIED.
4) Review of Action Items from Previous Minutes:
4.A.) Executive Nominations: Still looking for Executive nominations for positions of:
President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Please send your nominations in to Darrell before Feb. 23, 2010.
4.B.) Social Night - Social night was at the Kokanee comedy night at the Great Northern Casino. Gab and David were the only members at the meeting that attended the comedians and said they had mixed reviews, but overall a great night.
4.C.) T-Shirt Order – Due to Dale’s absence at meeting, we will be carrying over the order to next meeting. The T-Shirts will have the Rotaract Emblum on them, and are $30.00. Please email Dale with your size.
4.D.) District Curling Bonspiel – Tyler is planning on attending this bonspiel in Athabasca, last call for three more members for Rotaract team. Please contact Tyler if interested.
4.E.) Club Regalia – Have received our first shipment, Rotaract club pins, and second order should be in soon which will contain the Rotaract banner.
5) February 12-15, 2010 – Activities you could be doing as a Rotaractor
5.A.) Quad Club Ski Trip to Jasper – Family Ski trip for Rotarians during the long weekend
5.B.) Spirit Speakers Youth Conference – This conference is requiring volunteers to help with registration (from 3-7), and the introduction of speakers (All day Saturday). Please contact Dale if interested in helping out.
5.C.) SPCA and PetSmart Adopt a pet weekend – From 11-4pm at the PetSmart location, they will be needing volunteers to assist with the many adoptions that will be taking place (handling, paperwork etc.). SPCA will provide training for any volunteers. Please contact the volunteer coordinator for the SPCA @ (780) 538-4030 ext: 109.
6) “Rock”ing out with Rotaract Curling Fun-Spiel
6.A.) March 19-20 will be the first annual Rotaract Fun-Spiel held at the Grande Prairie Curling Club. We need help in collecting sponsorship for prizes, as well as cash donations. We need to recruit teams of 4, tickets for the weekend costing $210.00 for four games and a banquet dinner. Please contact Dale for more information.
7) New Business -
7.A.) Arctic Winter Games – Are calling for volunteers for the games being held in GP Mar 6-13, 2010. They will require help for March 14, 2010 (Sunday) putting the classrooms back together at the schools the athletes were housed in. They will need 4-5 club members to help. Please contact Michelle Dupont if interested, there will also be a sign up sheet at the next meeting.
7.B.) Rotary Green-A-Thon - Rotaract will be needing a liason from our club to be involved with the Green-A-Thon. Chris Murray has volunteered for this position. Thanks Chris!
Round Table
Meeting Adjourned
Monday, February 22, 2010
Meeting Minutes - January 26, 2010
Rotaract Meeting Tonight at 7:30 PM, officiated by yours truly, with gavel in hand!
Ok, so my good streak of getting meeting minutes out in a timely fashion came to a end. But at least I'm getting them out ... right?!
1. Introduction of Members & Guests - Kris Podalski and Crystal
2. Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes - Dale, second by Lisa
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - I have nothing written down, usually it's a fight to see who can put their hand up first. Let's try harder next meeting!
4. Review of Items from Previous Meeting
* Rotary Ski Trip - February 12 - 15. U-Drive. Rooms blocked at the Sawridge.
* Social Event - Comedy Night at the Casino, Wednesday February 3rd. Please RSVP to Darrell.
* Executive Nominations - we are still looking for nominations for President-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary. We will vote next meeting. Please email nominations - either for yourself or someone else to Darrell.
* Club Materials - Darrell has placed the order, they are on the way!
5. Fun-Spiel
* "Rock"ing out with Rotaract Fun-Spiel is March 19 & 20th held at the Grande Prairie Curling Club. Let the play on words fun begin!
* $210/team (based on 4 players), including 4 Saturday night meal tickets
* We are looking to secure 24 teams
* 6-8 end games, guaranteed 4 games
* Additional Meal Tickets - $40
* Please see Dale, Lucy, Lisa or Tyler if you have questions, suggestions, etc.
6. New Business
* Spirit Speakers Youth Conference - approached Dale looking for volunteers to help out during the event. February 12 & 13th. Please contact Dale if you are interested in volunteering for this event.
* T-Shirts - Dale passed around samples of the shirts we can choose from. The scoop neck ladies T-Shirt in the bamboo cotton was a HUGE hit - so soft! Please let Dale know your preferred T-Shirt size.
* Curling Team for District Bonspiel - ROAD TRIP!! Can this year beat last year's shenanigans? Darrell & Tyler are interested, please let Darrell know if you would like to join the team. Experience/talent not required.
* Volunteer Projects - our club is sitting idle, not what we do best. As usual, once May gets here, we will be busy with plenty of projects, but if there are suggestions for volunteer opportunities for our club in the mean time, please contact Darrell.
7. Round Table
Lisa
* Doing home renos in her basement - looking forward to sending the bachelor furniture back to the basement!
* Her mom has mini schnauzers for sale - contact Lisa if you are interested.
* Joined the Fit N Firm Challenge through the college - go Lisa!
* Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Days are coming up - week of March 21st
* Volunteer Opportunity - Daffodil Days & Relay for Life
Miranda
* has a new camp stove - looking forward to trying it out!
Tyler
* broke his hand since the last meeting, but it is healed
* Permanent Full-Time in Beaverlodge. He'll be sticking around for awhile
Gabrielle
* has a Wii Fit and is using it to monitor her cats weight. One cat is petite, the other, well, not so much. So far, the little one has lost the most weight. Oops!
David
* Played new Super Mario Bros - conquered the entire game, including all Star coins in all levels. Wow!
Crystal
* Welcome! Crystal's boss Jen send her our way. She works at Speed Pro Signs and Original Joe's.
Kris
* Welcome! Kris was introduced to Rotary through a client. Kevin Hilgers sent Kris our way. Kris works for TD Financial.
Matt
* has a busy semester at school and is working on his role in the Arctic Winter Games play. The play is showing February 26/27/28 & March 3/4/5 - can you say Rotaract outing to cheer on Matt?!
* Matt bought a guitar and is learning to play (someone suggested Matt get mono so he can stay home for a few weeks and concentrate on his guitar skills ...)
Darrell
* is working on social media trends - and is following a GP network of Twitter followers.
Meeting adjourned at 8:31 PM. See you Tuesday, February 9th!
Ok, so my good streak of getting meeting minutes out in a timely fashion came to a end. But at least I'm getting them out ... right?!
1. Introduction of Members & Guests - Kris Podalski and Crystal
2. Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes - Dale, second by Lisa
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - I have nothing written down, usually it's a fight to see who can put their hand up first. Let's try harder next meeting!
4. Review of Items from Previous Meeting
* Rotary Ski Trip - February 12 - 15. U-Drive. Rooms blocked at the Sawridge.
* Social Event - Comedy Night at the Casino, Wednesday February 3rd. Please RSVP to Darrell.
* Executive Nominations - we are still looking for nominations for President-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary. We will vote next meeting. Please email nominations - either for yourself or someone else to Darrell.
* Club Materials - Darrell has placed the order, they are on the way!
5. Fun-Spiel
* "Rock"ing out with Rotaract Fun-Spiel is March 19 & 20th held at the Grande Prairie Curling Club. Let the play on words fun begin!
* $210/team (based on 4 players), including 4 Saturday night meal tickets
* We are looking to secure 24 teams
* 6-8 end games, guaranteed 4 games
* Additional Meal Tickets - $40
* Please see Dale, Lucy, Lisa or Tyler if you have questions, suggestions, etc.
6. New Business
* Spirit Speakers Youth Conference - approached Dale looking for volunteers to help out during the event. February 12 & 13th. Please contact Dale if you are interested in volunteering for this event.
* T-Shirts - Dale passed around samples of the shirts we can choose from. The scoop neck ladies T-Shirt in the bamboo cotton was a HUGE hit - so soft! Please let Dale know your preferred T-Shirt size.
* Curling Team for District Bonspiel - ROAD TRIP!! Can this year beat last year's shenanigans? Darrell & Tyler are interested, please let Darrell know if you would like to join the team. Experience/talent not required.
* Volunteer Projects - our club is sitting idle, not what we do best. As usual, once May gets here, we will be busy with plenty of projects, but if there are suggestions for volunteer opportunities for our club in the mean time, please contact Darrell.
7. Round Table
Lisa
* Doing home renos in her basement - looking forward to sending the bachelor furniture back to the basement!
* Her mom has mini schnauzers for sale - contact Lisa if you are interested.
* Joined the Fit N Firm Challenge through the college - go Lisa!
* Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Days are coming up - week of March 21st
* Volunteer Opportunity - Daffodil Days & Relay for Life
Miranda
* has a new camp stove - looking forward to trying it out!
Tyler
* broke his hand since the last meeting, but it is healed
* Permanent Full-Time in Beaverlodge. He'll be sticking around for awhile
Gabrielle
* has a Wii Fit and is using it to monitor her cats weight. One cat is petite, the other, well, not so much. So far, the little one has lost the most weight. Oops!
David
* Played new Super Mario Bros - conquered the entire game, including all Star coins in all levels. Wow!
Crystal
* Welcome! Crystal's boss Jen send her our way. She works at Speed Pro Signs and Original Joe's.
Kris
* Welcome! Kris was introduced to Rotary through a client. Kevin Hilgers sent Kris our way. Kris works for TD Financial.
Matt
* has a busy semester at school and is working on his role in the Arctic Winter Games play. The play is showing February 26/27/28 & March 3/4/5 - can you say Rotaract outing to cheer on Matt?!
* Matt bought a guitar and is learning to play (someone suggested Matt get mono so he can stay home for a few weeks and concentrate on his guitar skills ...)
Darrell
* is working on social media trends - and is following a GP network of Twitter followers.
Meeting adjourned at 8:31 PM. See you Tuesday, February 9th!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Meeting Minutes - January 12, 2010
Happy New Year Rotaract Meeting Minutes
January 12, 2010
In Attendance: Lucy Ramirez, Chris Murray, Dale Tiedemann, Gabrielle Boulet, Darrell Winwood.
That's it, that's all. Where are all the people?!
Guest, Josh Boyne joined us about half way through the meeting. Welcome!
1. Introduction of Members & Guests - skipped
2. Approval of Last Meeting Minutes - "approved". I think they were pretty awesome, if I say so myself!
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - "approved"
4. Review of items from previous meeting
* Christmas Party - Darrell and Dale talked about their "Rotary Feud" winning experience - earning them a trophy! The party was a great time as usual.
* Executive nominations - it's the that time of year again. If you are interested in an executive position: President-Elect, Secretary or Treasurer, for the 2010 - 2011 term under Dale's Presidency, please email Darrell (dwinwood1@mac.com) your nominations. You can nominate yourself or someone else. We plan to vote the first meeting in February.
5. Fun-Spiel (replacing the good 'ol Duck Race heading)
* Dale held a planning meeting at 6:30 PM tonight - he ended up eating dinner by himself. So, with that said, Dale needs some extra hands to help out with planning the event (d_tiedemann@hotmail.com). They have secured the dates of March 19 & 20th. They will be looking for 24 teams of 4 people - so put the word out. As Lucy put it: Advertise, Advertise, Advertise!
6. New Business
* Social Event - we haven't had much success in the past few months with a social event. A few ideas came up: skiing at Nitehawk, Comedy Night at the Casino. Darrell may or may not know someone who works for the Casino who may or may not be able to get us some tickets for a very low price of nothing for our club members to attend. It has been decided to attend Kokanee Comedy Night at the Casino Wednesday, January 27th. More details from Darrell to follow.
* Rotary Ski Trip - Family Day Long Weekend in Jasper (February 12-15). There is a block of rooms booked at the Sawridge and rooms will be released 30 days prior (soon, if they haven't been already). So if you want the group booking rate and are planning on going, I suggest you book NOW! Please call in (780-852-6589) under group reservation #GPB12A and quote Grande Prairie Rotary Clubs. As a side note - I spent New Years in Jasper and apparently their power goes out every once in awhile in the entire town - we ended up playing Rumoli by headlamp light New Year's Eve because the power went out (for the third time in 5 days) at 9:00 PM and didn't go back on until about 1:00AM and it also went off New Year's Day for awhile. I suggest packing a flashlight or headlamp ... just in case!
* Spirit Speaks Youth Conference Request - Dale brought this request for volunteers to the club. It is also taking part on the Family Day long weekend, February 12th & 13th. They are looking for volunteers over the age of 18 to help with Friday & Saturday registration, information, group leaders, special events. This is a great opportunity for our club to volunteer in the community among an age group our club targets and it involves very little preparation work on our part - we just have to show up and look pretty! Please let Dale know if you are interested in volunteering that weekend.
* Club Materials - Darrell has put in an order for a Club Banner to be displayed proudly at every meeting, trading pennants (mini versions of the club banner used to trade with other clubs, give one to our sponsor club, etc.) membership pins and membership certificates of appreciation. This will cost the club approximately $800, but well worth it. Also, if you DO NOT have a nametag, please let Darrell know and he will order you one.
* T-shirts (almost resembling a zombie topic that just never dies) we were supposed to take part in a mass order being organized by that Swan City Club, however, as the other Rotary Clubs could not come to a consensus of what they wanted to order, an order was never made and we were left waiting anxiously for our awesome T-Shirts! We are going to take matters into our own hands and price out an order for the same style T-shirt, except in red so Rotaractors can still stand out in a sea of Rotarians. Once pricing has come back, we will take size orders.
Upcoming Events
* District Curling Bonspiel - February 18-21 in Athabasca. Do we have 4 club members interested in forming a team and road tripping to Athabasca for the weekend to promote our club, our club's involvement in the District and our club's upcoming Bonspiel event in March? If you are interested, contact Darrell!
7. Round Table
* Chris - going to Texas to work for 3 weeks. He'll be back in February. Green works is still working hard and currently looking for building space!
* Dale ... is sick!
* Josh was able to tell us a funny story about Dale during his time at Mr. Mike's. Dale elaborated on the story of spilling a lot of iced tea on one lady. Moral of the story: Dale + Iced Tea = bad news!
* Darrell - very excited that the Bay City Dodgers are back at it again in the City's Dodgeball league! Look out!
* Gabrielle - very excited about Chicks on Sticks the ladies cross country ski group at the Wapiti Nordic ski trails every Monday & Thursday at 7:00 PM (as skips skiing tonight and is currently writing out the meeting minutes ...) It is for all levels of cross country skiers. Great people & great exercise!
* Lucy - she went to the dentist and has no cavities and is getting her hair cut on Thursday! She is also training for a 21km race up a mountain in Tumbler Ridge in August 2010, the Emperor's Challenge! Go Lucy!
Next Rotaract Meeting - Tuesday, January 26th - 7:30 PM. Our meetings are now in the larger meeting room, through the entrance to the restaurant. I'll know if you read these meeting minutes or not if you go to the wrong meeting room first meeting!!
Until Next Time,
Gabrielle
Honorary Secretary
January 12, 2010
In Attendance: Lucy Ramirez, Chris Murray, Dale Tiedemann, Gabrielle Boulet, Darrell Winwood.
That's it, that's all. Where are all the people?!
Guest, Josh Boyne joined us about half way through the meeting. Welcome!
1. Introduction of Members & Guests - skipped
2. Approval of Last Meeting Minutes - "approved". I think they were pretty awesome, if I say so myself!
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - "approved"
4. Review of items from previous meeting
* Christmas Party - Darrell and Dale talked about their "Rotary Feud" winning experience - earning them a trophy! The party was a great time as usual.
* Executive nominations - it's the that time of year again. If you are interested in an executive position: President-Elect, Secretary or Treasurer, for the 2010 - 2011 term under Dale's Presidency, please email Darrell (dwinwood1@mac.com) your nominations. You can nominate yourself or someone else. We plan to vote the first meeting in February.
5. Fun-Spiel (replacing the good 'ol Duck Race heading)
* Dale held a planning meeting at 6:30 PM tonight - he ended up eating dinner by himself. So, with that said, Dale needs some extra hands to help out with planning the event (d_tiedemann@hotmail.com). They have secured the dates of March 19 & 20th. They will be looking for 24 teams of 4 people - so put the word out. As Lucy put it: Advertise, Advertise, Advertise!
6. New Business
* Social Event - we haven't had much success in the past few months with a social event. A few ideas came up: skiing at Nitehawk, Comedy Night at the Casino. Darrell may or may not know someone who works for the Casino who may or may not be able to get us some tickets for a very low price of nothing for our club members to attend. It has been decided to attend Kokanee Comedy Night at the Casino Wednesday, January 27th. More details from Darrell to follow.
* Rotary Ski Trip - Family Day Long Weekend in Jasper (February 12-15). There is a block of rooms booked at the Sawridge and rooms will be released 30 days prior (soon, if they haven't been already). So if you want the group booking rate and are planning on going, I suggest you book NOW! Please call in (780-852-6589) under group reservation #GPB12A and quote Grande Prairie Rotary Clubs. As a side note - I spent New Years in Jasper and apparently their power goes out every once in awhile in the entire town - we ended up playing Rumoli by headlamp light New Year's Eve because the power went out (for the third time in 5 days) at 9:00 PM and didn't go back on until about 1:00AM and it also went off New Year's Day for awhile. I suggest packing a flashlight or headlamp ... just in case!
* Spirit Speaks Youth Conference Request - Dale brought this request for volunteers to the club. It is also taking part on the Family Day long weekend, February 12th & 13th. They are looking for volunteers over the age of 18 to help with Friday & Saturday registration, information, group leaders, special events. This is a great opportunity for our club to volunteer in the community among an age group our club targets and it involves very little preparation work on our part - we just have to show up and look pretty! Please let Dale know if you are interested in volunteering that weekend.
* Club Materials - Darrell has put in an order for a Club Banner to be displayed proudly at every meeting, trading pennants (mini versions of the club banner used to trade with other clubs, give one to our sponsor club, etc.) membership pins and membership certificates of appreciation. This will cost the club approximately $800, but well worth it. Also, if you DO NOT have a nametag, please let Darrell know and he will order you one.
* T-shirts (almost resembling a zombie topic that just never dies) we were supposed to take part in a mass order being organized by that Swan City Club, however, as the other Rotary Clubs could not come to a consensus of what they wanted to order, an order was never made and we were left waiting anxiously for our awesome T-Shirts! We are going to take matters into our own hands and price out an order for the same style T-shirt, except in red so Rotaractors can still stand out in a sea of Rotarians. Once pricing has come back, we will take size orders.
Upcoming Events
* District Curling Bonspiel - February 18-21 in Athabasca. Do we have 4 club members interested in forming a team and road tripping to Athabasca for the weekend to promote our club, our club's involvement in the District and our club's upcoming Bonspiel event in March? If you are interested, contact Darrell!
7. Round Table
* Chris - going to Texas to work for 3 weeks. He'll be back in February. Green works is still working hard and currently looking for building space!
* Dale ... is sick!
* Josh was able to tell us a funny story about Dale during his time at Mr. Mike's. Dale elaborated on the story of spilling a lot of iced tea on one lady. Moral of the story: Dale + Iced Tea = bad news!
* Darrell - very excited that the Bay City Dodgers are back at it again in the City's Dodgeball league! Look out!
* Gabrielle - very excited about Chicks on Sticks the ladies cross country ski group at the Wapiti Nordic ski trails every Monday & Thursday at 7:00 PM (as skips skiing tonight and is currently writing out the meeting minutes ...) It is for all levels of cross country skiers. Great people & great exercise!
* Lucy - she went to the dentist and has no cavities and is getting her hair cut on Thursday! She is also training for a 21km race up a mountain in Tumbler Ridge in August 2010, the Emperor's Challenge! Go Lucy!
Next Rotaract Meeting - Tuesday, January 26th - 7:30 PM. Our meetings are now in the larger meeting room, through the entrance to the restaurant. I'll know if you read these meeting minutes or not if you go to the wrong meeting room first meeting!!
Until Next Time,
Gabrielle
Honorary Secretary
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Meeting Minutes - December 8, 2009
Greetings!!
Well, it's not the same day, but within 24 hours of the meeting - not bad!
Enjoy your latest meeting minute installment and the last of 2009!
1. Members: Darrell Winwood, Tyler Bulford, Matt Hall, David Crouse, Lisa Heck, Gabrielle Boulet, Dale Tiedemann, Chris Murray, Doug Porterfield, Cate Weber
Guests: Lucy and Jennifer
2. Approval of Last Meeting Minutes - add Jose to "in attendance"
Motion to Pass: Tyler
Second: Lisa & Cate - it was a tie
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - add to New Business: Crystal Park Funding Request, Next Meeting Date, Greenworks
Motion to Pass: Dale
Second: David
4. Review of items from previous minutes
* Dues - PAY UP!
* Social Event - Thursday, December 10th at Oasis in Sexsmith. Lots of board games, Wii, Foosball, etc. Starting at 7:00 PM. Car pool if you can - save the environment. Chris apologizes for the short notice, he had a hard time getting a hold of the gentleman who runs the establishment (who goes to Hawaii anyways?! ... inside joke, you had to be there). Please come if you can, Chris has maps if you need one. Darrell would like you to bring your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/friends/crazy uncle, etc.
* Christmas Party - Lisa reminded us that the party is NEXT FRIDAY!!!!!!! (December 18th) She passed the sign up sheet around again. If you are interested in coming, please sign up. If you have a silent auction item, please put your phone number on the sign up sheet to be contacted for pick up details. The club covers the cost of our MEMBERS to attend the party, members are responsible for the cost of their guest ($40) - the club will invoice you after the fact. 6:00 PM start, GPRC choir to entertain. Please let Lisa know by Thursday, December 11th at NOON if you plan on attending.
5. New Business
* Rotaract Fun-spiel, March 19 & 20. Dale & Tyler will co-chair the event with the help of Andrea from the curling club. We are hoping this will increase awareness of our club in the community. Our main goal is to gain members and overall awareness. Please let Dale or Tyler know if you are interested in helping, including door prizes and sponsorship.
* Duck Race - yay!!! Darrell and Miranda completed reports for Alberta Gaming and are VERY pleased to announce that approximately $41,000 was raised this year!!!! Woohoo!! Donations were made to the following groups (amounts are approximate): Ducks Unlimited $9,000, PACE - $5,000, Soccer Association - $5,000, SPCA - $7,000, Rotaract - $11,000. Our club's portion will be going directly to our $20,000 commitment to the Community Village which will complete our commitment - EXCLAMATION MARK!
* Executive nominations for the 2010 - 2011 term - We will be seeking nominations for executive positions - President Elect for the 2011 - 2012 term, secretary and treasurer. Gabrielle has cudies (according to Dale) AND has decided to take on International Director and will be in contact with the Mazatlan Rotaract club to see if there are some projects our clubs can work on together. We are still looking for secretary and treasurer replacements for the current term.
* Next Meeting - in light of the upcoming holiday season, the December 22nd meeting has been CANCELED. Meetings will resume January 12, 2010. Motioned by Michelle, second by Matt, passed. If you bring Bailey's and cookies, Gabrielle will host an impromtu Rotaract meeting December 22nd at her house - please RSVP by email (gabannie@hotmail.com) if you would like to come and so she knows if anyone will show up.
* Crystal Park Funding Request - "Everybody Needs a Christmas". Our club has been approached by a student at Crystal Park to donate funds toward a Christmas fundraising project to provide food and presents for the less fortunate. The executive recommends that the club donate $250 to the project. Motion - Chris, second - Scrooge, I mean David, passed by the club. Darrell will contact the school's principal.
* Greenworks a la Chris - the Greenworks executive has discussed bringing a robotics event to Grande Prairie. In order to run an event, they need PEOPLE (Hey! We have those!) This is an opportunity for our club to raise funds for the club by providing people.
6. Round Table
* Cate - Cate gets to share all the exciting news before Doug! They are moving this weekend and they are going home for Christmas. YAY!
* Doug - is taking credit for the new house they found. Doug & Cate took a cat from Cheryl who likes to lick Doug's face. And she toots! The cat comes with much personality ... like it's previous owner!
* Michelle - 91 days away from the AWG. And is still looking for volunteers for the games.
* Chris - is the perfect height to be the mascot for AWG. His son has a fantastic time in the bath and it makes Chris' day!
* Lucy - is going down to Calgary to share Christmas with her family.
* Dale - has 3 working bathrooms in his house.
* Gabrielle - shared all the gorey details about her wisdom teeth extraction. Good times!
* Lisa - Shoot for the Cure at the Storm Game, Saturday, December 12th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 through the Society. New Years Eve - Shark Club partnered with the Society to have a Pink & White event. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go back to the Society.
* David - Kathleen & their mom are in Reno ... he is lonely. David will report on Season 5 of Lost at the next meeting.
* Jennifer - is trying to survive her finals and then she's going to Hawaii for Christmas!!! (pffft, whatever!)
* Matt - is also getting through exams. He landed the lead role in "Sonny's Song". Yay, Matt!!!
* Tyler - is experiencing hour cut backs at work and he may be transfered to Calgary, which he isn't too keen on. Today he "did a smart move" ... he lost his keys in the pit at work.
* Darrell - is the next Beatles lead singer. But, David (Scrooge) killed Darrell's dreams by confirming that "you can basically talk on easy and still get 97%". Watch "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog" - Hilarious!
Thanks for coming out on this wintery night. See you all in 2010!
Well, it's not the same day, but within 24 hours of the meeting - not bad!
Enjoy your latest meeting minute installment and the last of 2009!
1. Members: Darrell Winwood, Tyler Bulford, Matt Hall, David Crouse, Lisa Heck, Gabrielle Boulet, Dale Tiedemann, Chris Murray, Doug Porterfield, Cate Weber
Guests: Lucy and Jennifer
2. Approval of Last Meeting Minutes - add Jose to "in attendance"
Motion to Pass: Tyler
Second: Lisa & Cate - it was a tie
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda - add to New Business: Crystal Park Funding Request, Next Meeting Date, Greenworks
Motion to Pass: Dale
Second: David
4. Review of items from previous minutes
* Dues - PAY UP!
* Social Event - Thursday, December 10th at Oasis in Sexsmith. Lots of board games, Wii, Foosball, etc. Starting at 7:00 PM. Car pool if you can - save the environment. Chris apologizes for the short notice, he had a hard time getting a hold of the gentleman who runs the establishment (who goes to Hawaii anyways?! ... inside joke, you had to be there). Please come if you can, Chris has maps if you need one. Darrell would like you to bring your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/friends/crazy uncle, etc.
* Christmas Party - Lisa reminded us that the party is NEXT FRIDAY!!!!!!! (December 18th) She passed the sign up sheet around again. If you are interested in coming, please sign up. If you have a silent auction item, please put your phone number on the sign up sheet to be contacted for pick up details. The club covers the cost of our MEMBERS to attend the party, members are responsible for the cost of their guest ($40) - the club will invoice you after the fact. 6:00 PM start, GPRC choir to entertain. Please let Lisa know by Thursday, December 11th at NOON if you plan on attending.
5. New Business
* Rotaract Fun-spiel, March 19 & 20. Dale & Tyler will co-chair the event with the help of Andrea from the curling club. We are hoping this will increase awareness of our club in the community. Our main goal is to gain members and overall awareness. Please let Dale or Tyler know if you are interested in helping, including door prizes and sponsorship.
* Duck Race - yay!!! Darrell and Miranda completed reports for Alberta Gaming and are VERY pleased to announce that approximately $41,000 was raised this year!!!! Woohoo!! Donations were made to the following groups (amounts are approximate): Ducks Unlimited $9,000, PACE - $5,000, Soccer Association - $5,000, SPCA - $7,000, Rotaract - $11,000. Our club's portion will be going directly to our $20,000 commitment to the Community Village which will complete our commitment - EXCLAMATION MARK!
* Executive nominations for the 2010 - 2011 term - We will be seeking nominations for executive positions - President Elect for the 2011 - 2012 term, secretary and treasurer. Gabrielle has cudies (according to Dale) AND has decided to take on International Director and will be in contact with the Mazatlan Rotaract club to see if there are some projects our clubs can work on together. We are still looking for secretary and treasurer replacements for the current term.
* Next Meeting - in light of the upcoming holiday season, the December 22nd meeting has been CANCELED. Meetings will resume January 12, 2010. Motioned by Michelle, second by Matt, passed. If you bring Bailey's and cookies, Gabrielle will host an impromtu Rotaract meeting December 22nd at her house - please RSVP by email (gabannie@hotmail.com) if you would like to come and so she knows if anyone will show up.
* Crystal Park Funding Request - "Everybody Needs a Christmas". Our club has been approached by a student at Crystal Park to donate funds toward a Christmas fundraising project to provide food and presents for the less fortunate. The executive recommends that the club donate $250 to the project. Motion - Chris, second - Scrooge, I mean David, passed by the club. Darrell will contact the school's principal.
* Greenworks a la Chris - the Greenworks executive has discussed bringing a robotics event to Grande Prairie. In order to run an event, they need PEOPLE (Hey! We have those!) This is an opportunity for our club to raise funds for the club by providing people.
6. Round Table
* Cate - Cate gets to share all the exciting news before Doug! They are moving this weekend and they are going home for Christmas. YAY!
* Doug - is taking credit for the new house they found. Doug & Cate took a cat from Cheryl who likes to lick Doug's face. And she toots! The cat comes with much personality ... like it's previous owner!
* Michelle - 91 days away from the AWG. And is still looking for volunteers for the games.
* Chris - is the perfect height to be the mascot for AWG. His son has a fantastic time in the bath and it makes Chris' day!
* Lucy - is going down to Calgary to share Christmas with her family.
* Dale - has 3 working bathrooms in his house.
* Gabrielle - shared all the gorey details about her wisdom teeth extraction. Good times!
* Lisa - Shoot for the Cure at the Storm Game, Saturday, December 12th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 through the Society. New Years Eve - Shark Club partnered with the Society to have a Pink & White event. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go back to the Society.
* David - Kathleen & their mom are in Reno ... he is lonely. David will report on Season 5 of Lost at the next meeting.
* Jennifer - is trying to survive her finals and then she's going to Hawaii for Christmas!!! (pffft, whatever!)
* Matt - is also getting through exams. He landed the lead role in "Sonny's Song". Yay, Matt!!!
* Tyler - is experiencing hour cut backs at work and he may be transfered to Calgary, which he isn't too keen on. Today he "did a smart move" ... he lost his keys in the pit at work.
* Darrell - is the next Beatles lead singer. But, David (Scrooge) killed Darrell's dreams by confirming that "you can basically talk on easy and still get 97%". Watch "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog" - Hilarious!
Thanks for coming out on this wintery night. See you all in 2010!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Meeting Minutes - November 24, 2009
PRESENT: Darrell Winwood, Chris Murray, Matthew Hall, Cedrick Leblanc, Glen Tissington, Lisa Hansen, Michelle Dupont (recording)
GUESTS: Pete & Jenna
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING Moved by Chris, Seconded by Jose
MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA AS PRESENTED Moved by Jose, Seconded by Chris
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: A block of rooms are being held until Dec. 4th in the hotel that many GP Rotarians are staying in, so BOOK NOW if you’re planning to attend. The conference is in June in Montreal, QC.
NURSING ‘ROLE-MODELS’ PROJECT: 1st year nursing students are looking for ‘community rolemodels’ to visit grade 6 classes and bring their students anti-tobacco messages. Four volunteers signed up & Darrell has connected them with the students via email – as of yet no confirmation back from the students.
SOCIAL NIGHT: Chris is planning a ‘Game Night’ for the club and is looking at a potential date in early December at The Oasis in Sexsmith. Email Chris if there’s a specific board or video game you’re interested in playing, or a game you can bring. Chris will be confirming a date very shortly & will email everyone with details.
HOTEL PROMOTION: Dale to source prices on promotional materials to adorn our meeting room and promote within the hotel that we meet here (think a ‘Rotaract Meets Here’ plaque). Dale is out of town this week but will report back at the next meeting.
EXECUTIVE SPOTS: Two executive positions are available,
Secretary – take minutes at the meeting & distribute them to the membership in a timely fashion (she says while emailing the minutes out they day prior to the next meeting).
Treasurer – take care of the financials. This will be a much easier task without the Duck Race, and Miranda will train whoever is taking over.
ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY: A good time is always had by all. This year’s party happens December 18th at the Holiday Inn. Tickets are $40 each. The club will cover the cost for members to attend, so you need only pay for your guests! Lisa is our club’s representative and has some beautiful centrepieces in the works, confirm your attendance to her at the next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
ROTARACT FUN-SPIEL: The idea of a Rotaract funspiel was proposed not long ago, and the only initial concern from the club was that the only dates available were coming up too quickly to give us time to do it right! Darrell has inquired and discovered that there are some later dates available, and has tentatively booked the weekend of March 19-20th. Tyler was very interested in coordinating this event, so Darrell will contact him prior to our next meeting to get an outline of the tasks required. This could be a great fundraiser and awareness builder for the club without requiring that much work to plan. This item will be reviewed at the December 8th meeting so people can sign up to assist with planning, prizes, activities & promotions.
ROTARY DISTRICT BONSPIEL: Coming up in Athabasca, February 18-21. Many teams from Grande Prairie’s 3 Rotary Clubs will be attending, so there are many options for car-pooling! Email President Darrell for details.
DUES: The Rotaract year started July 1st, and membership dues for many members are still outstanding. Miranda is compiling a list & will be sending out email notices shortly. Please bring payment to our next meeting or mail a cheque payable to GP Rotaract Club to P.O. Box 21356, GP, T8V 6W7
DUCK RACE: There’s still some paperwork outstanding for gaming, which Miranda & Darrell are working to complete. We should be able to cut cheques for our partner groups shortly!
ROUND-TABLE
LISA HANSEN – is looking forward to ‘Shoot for the Cure’ a fundraiser & awareness builder for the Canadian Cancer Society held at the Storm Game December 12th. Also a New Year’s Party which will benefit the CCS being held (you guessed it) December 31st.
JOSE – Growing a movember moustache to support research against prostate cancer, and although it’s a VERY worthy cause it did negatively affect his photo with Brent Butt.
MATTHEW – auditioning for a role in ‘Sonny’s Song’ tomorrow, a wonderful play written by a student at GPRC that will run during the 2010 Arctic Winter Games.
CHRIS – GP Greenworks is busy busy busy, they’re registered for their first robotics competition in Calgary!
DARRELL – represented the club at a Charter Night for the Sexsmith Interact Club, bringing the total to 3 Interact Clubs in our local region (Peace Wapiti, Dawson Creek, and now Sexsmith).
NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th
7:30pm Stanford Inn
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
General Meeting Minutes - November 10, 2009
Hello!
Well, slightly late, but not the same day as the next general meeting, so I view this as an accomplishment to get the meeting minutes out "on time".
Sit back, relax and enjoy ...
November 10, 2009
7:30 PM
1. Guests - Jasmine and Lucy
2. Meeting Minutes from October 13/09 - motioned by Tyler, second by Chris
3. Meeting Agenda - motioned by Chris, second by Kathleen
4. Review of items from previous meeting minutes
5. New Business
6. Round Table
That's it, that's all folks. See you Tuesday, November 24, 2009. 7:30 PM. Bring a friend.
Gabrielle
Well, slightly late, but not the same day as the next general meeting, so I view this as an accomplishment to get the meeting minutes out "on time".
Sit back, relax and enjoy ...
November 10, 2009
7:30 PM
1. Guests - Jasmine and Lucy
2. Meeting Minutes from October 13/09 - motioned by Tyler, second by Chris
3. Meeting Agenda - motioned by Chris, second by Kathleen
4. Review of items from previous meeting minutes
- Social Event - Chris is working on organizing our club a games night at the Oasis Facility. Date & time to follow.
- Hotel Promotion - pass to next meeting, Dale to report
- Curling Bonspiel - Tyler loves curling and would really like to see this as an opportunity for our club to FUNDraise or even FUNraise/FRIENDraise. We are too close to the January dates to organize, we have been advised that there is a mid-March weekend available, which is a date our club can work with for organizing. If the goal is to promote our club and gain community recognition and more members, we can look at a lower entry fee and fun rules rather than focusing on how much money we can bring in. This is being brought to the executive level for futher discussion.
- Christmas Party - sign up sheet was passed around. Members are paid for by the club. If they bring a date, members are responsible to pay for their date's ticket. Please sign up if you can provide a silent auction item. Ticket price has not been determined yet. Lisa too provide further information.
- Executive spots - the club is still seeking a new secretary to relieve Dana and treasurer to relieve Miranda. Also, we will be doing nominations after Christmas for the 2010 - 2011 term (secretary, treasurer and president-elect positions will be nominated).
5. New Business
- Mentorship sign up - 1st year Nursing students have approached our club to help them with a community project to be guest speakers at local schools to discuss the importance of being positive influences in the community. Dates include: November 12/09 in Hythe, November 26/09 in GP at Kateri and Forbes. Please let Darrell know if you can participate for either of those dates.
- Shelter Box - last term we sent $1,200 CAD to Shelter Box Canada to sponsor a shelter box on behalf of our club as a project that our club was able to sponsor on our own, without piggy-backing on other Rotary projects. Shelter Box was started by a Rotary club in England and is now worldwide, however it not considered a Rotary International organization or project. We received a letter (attached) from Shelterbox letting us know our box was sent to Niger*, Africa to help those in need from a recent flood. They included a link to their Fickr account to view the pictures of the boxes being deployed: www.flickr.com/photos/shelterboxuk/4031006129. When Gabrielle was in Los Angeles for the Rotary International Convention in 2008 she ended up meeting one of the Shelter Box US representatives and talking about the project. Those who attended the District Conference in Jasper, May 2009 also saw the set up and learned more about the organization.
- Yusup suggested that we partner with the GPRC students on a project. The students are in our age group for members and the marketing and business classes are always doing projects in the community that could be good for our club to be part of. One example is the Peace Country Idol contest.
6. Round Table
- Kathleen - has been absent from meetings for some time due to the Coats for Kids campaign. Approximately 3,000 items were distributed.
- Gabrielle - tried to pass, but Chris bullied her into sharing something. She is having her wisdom teeth taken out next week.
- Miranda - is awesome! (per Chris)
- Yusup - looking to start his masters degree. He asked about personal development for club members, suggesting tours of local businesses as a learning opportunity - such as Weyerhaeuser, etc.
- Tyler - moved into his apartment!
- Chris - excitement in Greenworks!
- Jasmine - recently moved to GP from Manitoba.
- Lucy - talked about the "Spread the Net" program as another idea for our club to be involved in.
- Darrell - reminded everyone of the Interact Charter night in Sexsmith, Thursday, November 19th.
That's it, that's all folks. See you Tuesday, November 24, 2009. 7:30 PM. Bring a friend.
Gabrielle
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