The Friendly Club
Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona

e-Strathconian


Sunday, January 04, 2009
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Editor:   Hans Granholm
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Future Speakers
Jan 6 2009
Joan Hayes
"Ronald McDonald House"
Jan 13 2009
Andrew Oswald
"Classification speech"
Jan 20 2009
Deborah Kully
"Helping stutterers"
Jan 27 2009
Len Gierach
"Rotary Fellowships - A World of Opportunity"
Feb 3 2009
Nadine Fulmer
"Alberta Association for Community Living"
Feb 10 2009
Pat Nelson
"Room to Read -Helping the world-one child at a time"
Feb 17 2009
Sandra Irving
"Family Literacy Project"
Feb 24 2009
Jason Acker
"Elkhorn Coral "
Mar 3 2009
Nicholas Spilios
"Movies"
Mar 10 2009
Joan Paton
"U of A external relations"
Mar 24 2009
Cindy Gordon
"Hearing Loss"
May 12 2009
Jim Newman
"Head Protection"
May 19 2009
Ted Rose and Susan Hill
"Project Amigo"

Upcoming Events
2009 District Conference
May 14 2009 - May 17 2009
Leo Buggy Ride
Dec 31 2009

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Welcome to the Edmonton Strathcona Website
by Hans Granholm


Welcome to "The Friendly Club" and our Web Site. How to contact the site administrator. Click on 'More...' below.


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Strathcona members and Other Users, if you are unsure how to log in, click online HELP, or contact the site administrator Hans Granholm
phone: 780-466-5566 any time.

For more information about our club, click HERE

For full information on our upcoming Speakers, click on the speaker's name.

Members can access the Club Constitution and By-Laws from ADMIN | CLUB DOCUMENTS after login.

Upcoming Events and Reminders in the next few days...
by Hans Granholm


Jan 7; Bob Bentley, Birthday
Jan 8; Augie Annicchiarico, Birthday
Jan 10; Operation Red Nose -- Appreciation Breakfast

                 HAPPY NEW YEAR



Tuesday noon belongs to Rotary!


Look in "Upcoming Events" for other activities taking place in the near future.

Appreciation Breakfast 2009
by Granholm, Hans


A volunteer appreciation breakfast will be held Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Boilermaker Hall at 15220 - 114 Ave (where you dispatched from) between 9am and 11 am.  Please join us!

LINK TO ORN PAGE

Little Known Facts You Can Live Without
by Hans Granholm


Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as their call for help?

A: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced 'mayday'

Happy New Year
by Hans Granholm


From the management and staff -- Have a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year!

P.S. Do not forget to use Operation Red Nose (780-421-4444) if you are out celebrating.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
by Hans Granholm


"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" is scheduled for February, March and April 2009.

February 7, March 14 and April 18

This is a social program of the Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club.
It is an opportunity for club members and spouses/companions to meet other club members in an informal, social, small group setting. Dates are all Saturday nights at 7:00.

Typically a Member would Host one month and be a Guest for two months. All Members are encouraged to participate - even if for only one month. The visitors should expect anything from spaghetti or pizza to steaks. The most important part of this program is the fellowship and the opportunity to get to know each other better.

Click on THIS LINK to open and register the event.

Need more info on the event?... call:

Bob Sandercock at 780-469-5571.

Questions about this registration format? call 466-5566 or e-mail Hans Granholm

News from Julia
by Granholm, Hans


 
WEIHNACHTEN

2008

Geh deinen Weg durch die Tage der Weihnacht
Bewahre dir, wenn es mglich ist, Zeit in der der Atem ruhig geht, in der nicht gehetzt und gerannt wird.
Es soll etwas in dir selbst geschehen.

Richte deine Gedanken und Erwartungen auf das was sich lohnt. 



WIR WNSCHEN EIN GESEGNETES WEIHNACHTSFEST

"Steckel's"

2008-09 Exchange Student
by Granholm, Hans


We are very excited to resume our participation in the Rotary Youth Exchange program, one of the best and most rewarding programs in Rotary.

Anna Piela arrived on August 12 from Finland.



Anna is sponsored by District 1410 and we are sharing Anna with the Rotary Club of Edmonton South. She will be attending Strathcona High School.

Co-hosting a foreign student is a wonderful opportunity to learn about other cultures by including the student in your family and social activities.

Please contact Don Henry h: 780-444-3746; b: 780-438-4208; e: dhenry@jimplease.com for more information.

DIRECT LINK TO ANNA's SITE PAGE.

Rotary Canada Flag Project
by Hal Quilliam


The Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club has  commenced a new fund raising project called

the Rotary Canada Flag Project.


The purpose of the project is to promote the demonstration of Patriotism for Canada by the subscribers and at the same time raise funds for charitable use and use in the community by The Rotary Club.

 

The project follows the precedent of similar successful flag projects by Rotary Clubs in the United States.



Under the project, Edmonton Strathcona Rotarians will visit homeowners and occupants of residences, and will obtain "Subscriptions" to the annual flag project.

 

The Rotary Club will provide "plantings" of a Canada Flag on the front lawn of subscribers three times per year in exchange for the subscription.  The plantings will take place on the three summer holidays weekends (Victoria Day)  (Canada Day) and (Labour Day)   After the holiday is over the Rotary Club will pick up the flag and store it for future use.

 

The subscription price is $50.00 per year and the subscriber is only required to show the general location of where the flag should be planted.  

Planting takes place by placing a metal stand in the ground on a spike, and is removed after the weekend is over with no damage to the lawn.  Continuing subscriptions will be sought.  Preparation of the flags, poles and spikes will be done  by Club members by way of  work parties.  

First plantings are expected for Labor Day 2008.

 

FLAG PROJECT SITE PAGE

Is it in you?
by Hans Granholm


View the story on the District WebComCentre

Donate! 

Canadian Blood Services needs our help at its permanent donor clinic (8249-114 Street)

All eligible donors are encouraged to take an hour or so out of their schedule to save the lives of others.
Not sure if you can donate? Why not make an appointment and find out. Call 1-888-2 DONATE (236-6283

4-Way Test
by Hans Granholm


RI link: 4-Way Test
e-Strathconian input -- Thanks!
by Hans Granholm


The intent of this newsletter is to broadcast news and information.

Please send me stories and photos.

Thank you to Jim Ashton, Len Gierach and Ken Germain for stories on our speakers.

If you are chairing a committee and you are planning to have a meeting, why not schedule this in the Event Manager? In the scheduled event you have an easy way of inviting committee members to register their attendance.
All club directors and committee chairs have full access to these features that can make your life easier.
Need help? You know who to see.

Hans Granholm
p: 780-466-5566
e: hgrdane@telusplanet.net

Web Site Advertising
by Hans Granholm


>>> PLEASE LOOK AT THIS ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY <<<

With the number of members in this club either owning or operating a business, we are getting a very poor interest in this nice little generator of funds for the club.
Are the rates too steep? I don't think so, but if you do, please let us know.
If you have any bright ideas on how to promote this little initiative, please speak up.




A web site and bulletin advertising feature is available to dedicated members who wish to sponsor an ad and support the club's endeavors.

It is an opportunity to go out in the community and solicit ads from businesses, and who knows, in the process of soliciting ads you may also find prospective new Rotarians.

Be sure to visit these sponsors by clicking on their ad

The fee is for members $20.00 for one month or $50.00 for three months or $150.00 for one year.
 
For non-members $30.00 per month or $70.00 for a quarter or $250.00 for one year.


The ad can be text or a logo. Either way it becomes a link and upon clicking will take the visitor to the sponsor's website or e-mail address.

Please have a look at the complimentary ads in the right column of any site pages and in the left column of the e-Strathconian.

NOTE: You will notice a link in the bottom of the right column of a site page "Interested in being a Website Sponsor?". This link opens a page with all the information.

Feedback and comments are very much appreciated. You can post comments on the FORUMS | CLUB WEB SITE | ADVERTISING. Or you can e-mail you-know-who.

Cheers!

Retrieve Your Metal Badges
by Jim Ashton


With the transition to the lanyards, there is a box containing the former metal name badges in the cabinet (lower right hand side).  In order to try keep the cabinet fairly tidy, anyone wishing to retain their old metal badge for a keepsake is asked to root around in the box and dig out their badge.  Any badges remaining come the start of 2009 will be discarded. So, if you're a collector, dig in and retrieve your old metal badge.
TIP about where
by Hans Granholm


When Stories disappear from the front page and the bulletin layout, they don't disappear completely.
You can always click on the STORIES tab in the menu bar in the top banner.

Items will remain there for a reasonable period of time (still to be determined), but even after they disappear there, they can still be retrieved by contacting your website administrator.

Hans Granholm
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Edmonton Strathcona Guestbook
by Hans Granholm


GUESTBOOK

Don't forget to encourage the use of our new GUESTBOOK

Do not forget we also have a FORUM where members can post their views and ideas on a variety of subjects. NOTE: You have to log in to access the private Forum.

Why not visit yourself and let's benefit from your feedback...
Planning a Vacation?
by Graham Gilchrist


Lets go to a Rotary Convention......

2009                   Birmingham, England
2010                   Montreal
2011                   New Orleans

2007 - 2008 Annual Report
by Peter DeNooy


The 2007-2008 Annual Report, which includes Committee Reports and Financial Statements can be viewed by members of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona on the Club Documents page and is accessible from the Admin page.



 

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