Stories

Support of Prairie Harm Reduction

Our club recently donated a $2500 cheque to support the Prairie Harm Reduction. Pictured here is Ken Howland and their Executive Director, Kayla Demong.

For more information on the great work they do, visit their website at: https://prairiehr.ca/

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recipients

We are proud to recognize 3 of our Meewasin Rotary club members, who recently each received a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal on March 24, 2023.

Pictured: Donna L Birkmaier. (Political Service) and Ken Howland ( volunteer service)

Not pictured, Ian Sutherland (volunteer service)

Hockey Helps the Homeless

On Friday, March 24, 2023, the Hockey for the Homeless hockey tournament was held at Merlis Belsher aren in Saskatoon. Brenda Bitz, team captain of the Rotary Blues led the team in this great fundraiser. Our Meewasin Rotary club was proud to sponsor this team which raised $14,241. This was part of the overall total of over $164,000 raised for the tournament, 100% of which is split evenly between the Friendship Inn, Saskatoon Food Bank and the YWCA of Saskatoon.

Our Club History

Posted by John Luross

The Beginning

In 1985 there were three Rotary Clubs in Saskatoon; Saskatoon Rotary Club (1917); Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana (1961); and Rotary Club of Saskatoon North (1979).

There was a strong feeling among Rotarians that the growing city could support a new club. It was noted that the three existing clubs all met at noon (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday). An alternate meeting time would be attractive to potential new members.

Rotarians John Egnatoff, Herb Clark and Jack Gibson provided the leadership needed to organize a new club. They held information meetings in January and February 1985 and held the first executive meeting on March 4,1985. The new Club, to be named Meewasin,was granted provisional status by District Governor Colin Ransom on March 25^th. There were 22 members of the new club which held a Charter Night on May 13, 1985 under the leadership of President Herb Clark. The club met at 7:00 am on Monday mornings in the hotel at the corner of 1^st Ave and 22^nd Street as it does today.

PDG Harold Empey receives Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal Award

By Mitch Empey & Jenn Sharp – originally posted at FaceBook & Instagram

On April 06, 2016, Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield announced the recipients of the 2015 Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal.

I am thrilled to be attending the ceremony to watch my soul Dad- Harold Empey be given this award. Harold has acted as a trailblazing inclusion agent. He was integral in opening Rotary International membership to women in the early 1990s. He has contributed to Saskatchewan's "globalization" long before it was a word we used in textbooks.

Security and Integrity of Your Data

Posted by John Luross

ClubRunner secures all your private information using the latest security technologies. Hosted in a world class data centre with redundant power, Internet backbones and 24/7 security and monitoring, you can rest assured that your club data is safe and protected. Your members' contact information is secured behind unique logins and passwords. Access to information is also restricted, for example, a member can only view the list of members, but can modify his or her own personal information.

Data on the server is protected by TCP/IP filtering, firewall and anti-virus software that protect against any unauthorized intrusion. Backups of data are made daily and stored off-site.

Integrated eBulletin for Easier Communication

Posted by John Luross

ClubRunner makes it easy to publish your weekly Club eBulletin, and send to all members and friends of the club, by incorporating home page stories and events with the push of a button.