CLUB MEETING S

October 24 - Alzheimer Association – Laurie Grand was our guest. She spoke of what the Alzheimer Association was doing for people in Alberta and across Canada for those suffering from Alzheimer disease and their caregivers. She mentioned their funding comes from donations, not the AHC. All funds raised in Red Deer area are used locally to support the society. This was a very interesting evening with lots of members and spouses in attendance. We also had several potential members join us for the presentation.

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

November 14 – to be held at the ABC restaurant - Governor Ken and Governor Elect George Taven will be attending the meeting. At that time we would also like to induct our 3 new members – Krista Sundsten, Greg Deminchuk, Joshua Cadorette.

November 29 – the meeting will be held at the Sports Hall of Fame – beginning at 12:15 to approximately 1:15 – bring a bag lunch and a beverage of your choice. We will have a short agenda and hopefully time to talk and share some laughs. This is the first of, perhaps, many afternoon meetings as we hope to accommodate those that are not able to attend evening meetings.

December 9 –Christmas dinner at the Golden Circle. All members and spouses/ significant others are invited. Costs and attendance information will be sent shortly. We will also be sponsoring a community service project. More information on this will also be sent with the notice of the Christmas dinner.

Other items of interest:

1. Ronald McDonald Meals:

Della will be organizing these events to occur 3 or 4 times throughout the year.

2. Wine Survivor Update: we are looking at hosting another one in 2023, recognizing that the August / September timeframe may not be the best, stay tuned for the announcement.

3. 50 /50 draw – We will be joining the Calgary and other division 7 clubs to hold another 50 50 draw, as per the last one, Calgary Northmount will apply for the license. This will be happening in January. More information will be out soon.

4. Terrific Kids – MaryView School has been accepted by the board and we will need members go to this school as well to present the certificates, pencils, and T-shirts.

Listing of Terrific Kids schools and members attending are:

Fairview – Paul Gowans, Bernard Merrick

Aspen Heights – Lynn Pickering, Jim Young

WestPark – Mark & Teri Ryan

GH Dawe – Bob Kennedy, Gerry Stelmaschuk

St. Pats – Gerry Stelmaschuk, Bob Kennedy

St. Teresa – Gord Thomas

Glendale – Krista Sundsten

MaryView –

Note. Mark is the Chairperson of this committee, and he is looking for members for the schools and substitutes when the assigned members are not able to attend the meetings. This is a once-a-month commitment from September to June. Please consider assisting them with this very worthwhile cause

5. Salvation Army Bell ringing: Members are being asking if they can volunteer some time to assist the Salvation Army in their Christmas Bell ringing event. Jim Young is arranging this. He will have a signup sheet at the next meeting. If you are not able to attend the meeting but would like to volunteer, please contact Jim {He does not have email}

6. Christmas Carol Festival- The Festival is being planned for December 11, 2022. Brent will be reaching out to various groups / persons to attend, and I am sure would appreciate some assistance. Brent has confirmed the mayor will be in attendance.

Coming Events

Bingos:

Contact person for bingo volunteers is Rose

Note: As of right now we only require 8 persons to attend, we are NOT doing this by teams, but we appreciate all those who have stepped up to ensure we have a full slate of volunteers for each scheduled event.

2021 / 2022 Bingo Dates are:

November 23 – Wed Eve

Our new schedule is not in as yet, once this is received, we will be notifying every one of the dates.

For evening bingos everyone needs to be

there by 4:30, Rose will be reaching out to members to assist with these. Please consider responding and helping.

Fundraising ideas: The club is always looking for ways that we could raise some funds. If you have any ideas that could be shared, please reach out to President Milt or Vice President Brent.

Red Deer Library – It was agreed at the last meeting that Kiwanis would like the name to remain the same as this was a large undertaking by the club and we feel this is part of our legacy for the city. The Library has agreed that the name will remain.

Meeting Schedule and program – At this time we will host only one dinner meeting per month and see how things progress for the next few months. We are going to try hosting lunch meetings at different venues in the city to see if it makes it easier for some members to attend. If anyone has any ideas of places that we could meet at during lunch time – these will be bag lunch meetings – bring your lunch and beverage for a bit of lunchtime fellowship.

Membership Committee - Jesse and Paul are on this committee, they have some suggestions, and the board will be asking members to assist with some suggestions for recruitment.

Updated Member list – Don has circulated the latest member listing, please take the time to read this and let him know if your information is correct or requires updating. We strive to have things correct but we know sometimes we miss the changes.

Next board meeting November 28, 2022.

Current Board members are President: Milt Williams, Past President: Monica Morrison, Vice President: Brent Labrosse, Treasurer: Don Rathgeber, Secretary: Rose Ward. Board Members: Bob Kennedy, Larry Pimm, Teri Ryan, Gerry Stelmaschuk and Dyane Wagar.