Our next meeting is March 25th

Our next meeting will be Monday March 25th at 6:15 PM and will be a buffet in Szechuan Castle 15415 111th Avenue.

This is a program meeting and will feature the Optimist Oratorical Program. This is a contest for kids under 18 where they can present a speech for 4-5 minutes and prizes vary from club level of $500 to Optimist International level combined prizes of $25 000. There will also be a presentation by Ian Johnson, a Correctional Officer at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Institute.

If time permits, brief reports will follow. All members are urged to attend and this is a great meeting to bring a potentially new member.

Zone 5 news

Our Lt. Governor has announced that our next Zone meeting, the 3rd Quarter Zone Meeting, will be on Sunday March 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM hosted by the Beverly Optimist Club. There will be a crib tournament afterwards at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be at the Maple Leaf Athletic Club 12133 67 Street Edmonton, AB.

This meeting will also be an election for 2019-2020 LG position. We currently have two candidates, LG Peggy and President Bert.

The crib game is a fun activity and features a potluck lunch midway through the game and cash prizes. Entry fee is $5.00.

Our next meeting is March 11th

Our next meeting will be Monday March 11th at 6:15 PM at the Continental Inn 16625 Stony Plain Rd. This will be a program meeting with the “I Can Play 2” society joining us.

Founded by families, for families - CDS network promotes inclusion, accessibility, education &  support for caregivers of children with disabilities. Our focus is on connecting families to the resources available in their community and helping advocate for the help they require. We continue to grow our own support services, workshops, parenting groups, respite assistance and offering barrier free play by opening up I Can Play 2: Accessible Play & Sensory Centre in Edmonton by 2019.

If time permits, brief reports will follow. Don’t forget this is the birthday cake meeting. Please attend this important meeting and please bring a guest.

Our next meeting is Feb 25th

Our next meeting will be Monday February 25th at 6:15 PM. It will be a buffet at the Szechuan Castle 15415 111 Avenue.

We are expecting to have a program, usually at this time of year we have a visit from the 144th group to honour the memory of Lord Baden Powell who founded the Scout program, which has always been well received. Hopefully we can celebrate the return to warm weather at this meeting.

If time permits, we will have brief reports on some of our past, present and future projects. All members are urged to attend and this is a great meeting to bring a potential new member.

Many thanks goes out to our phoning committee, namely Geoff Conner & Reva Russell, they will let you know if we have a guest speaker attending this meeting.