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New Members Inducted

Calgary East Rotary Club added two new members on April 25. Jaya Dharan and Wilner Pagaling were inducted by Past District Governor Christine Rendell. Jaya felt welcomed when her family immigrated to Canada and wants to give back to the community. Jaya already has a service project in mind and will present it to the club. Wilner is transferring from another Rotary club and has already done an International Service project in the Philippines with support from Calgary East Rotary and will also present a follow up project to the club. We welcomed them into the club and look forward to their community and international service contributions.

Top 30 Under 30

The Top 30 Under 30 Award is an annual campaign by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation. Maya Povhe is a past Rotary exchange student, Rotaractor, Youth Advisory Board member to the Rotary International Board and recently named one of Alberta's Top 30 Under 30 for 2024. Maya is a 22 year old student from Okotoks currently attending the University of Toronto.

Maya is being mentored by Calgary East Rotary's Vocational Service Chair, Rhea Graham. Maya will write a Rotary blog post for Youth Service Month (in May) mentioning the 30 Under 30 Award and is one of three Young Leaders in Action who will be presenting a webinar "Become a Champion for Youth" on May 15 at 9:00 am MDT.

Inclusion Alberta Update

Seranna Rowse and Teagan Macza from Inclusion Alberta gave us an update on the Rotary Employment Partnership which has facilitated much needed jobs to people with developmental disabilities. They provided the business case that inclusive hiring works and a video profiling some of the employees. Both are attached to the Inclusion Alberta page on our website.

New Members Inducted

Calgary East Rotary Club added two new members on March 28. Tiffany Barbosa and Des Dikic were inducted by Past District Governor Christine Rendell. Tiffany and Des have been actively volunteering at Calgary East events for several months. We welcomed them into the club and look forward to more community service contributions.

Social With Fish Creek Rotary Club

Our social on January 18 with the Rotary Club of Calgary Fish Creek was enjoyed by everyone who attended. Our guest speaker, Marino Farella, is a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Italy. He is currently being hosted by members of Calgary Fish Creek and told us about himself, his family and his home in Italy.

Rotary members assist with Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Clubs donate supplies, raise funds, and volunteer

Rotary Foundation receives highest rating from Charity Navigator for 16th consecutive year

Rotary Foundation receives highest rating from Charity Navigator for 16th consecutive

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, to host 2028 Rotary International Convention

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, to host 2028 Rotary International ConventionRotary has announced that Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, will host its convention in 2028.The Rotary International Convention welcomes tens of thousands of

Camino walk raises funds and camaraderie for Florida club

Five members of the Rotary Club of Seminole Lake, Florida, hiked Spain’s Camino de Santiago raised about $7,000 to raise funds to help Ukrainian refugee mothers and children in the Tampa Bay area. It also brought the entire club closer together.

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