Speakers

Tina Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer at the Edmonton Community Foundation – the fourth largest community foundation in Canada and the largest non-governmental funder in Edmonton, distributing over $30M into the community annually. Prior to ECF she spent over 13 years at Edmonton Public Library, where she was responsible for innovative new services and led an award-winning rebranding. Tina holds an executive MBA from Queen's University, a CPA-CMA accounting designation, a Master's in Library Information Science from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta. She was an Edify Magazine Top 40 Under 40, Library Journal Magazine Mover and Shaker and IABC Edmonton Communicator of the Year. Tina serves as a board member of the Edmonton Community Development Corporation and the Alberta Social Enterprise Venture Fund. Tina is also easily bribed with good dark chocolate or Californian Cabs.

https://www.ecfoundation.org/

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Annamarie will be providing an update on the Winspear Centre including lunch and a tour of the expanded facilities at the Winspear Centre.

For details on the expansion see:  https://www.winspearcentre.com/more/about/about-winspear/winspearproject/

NOTE This luncheon meeting will be held at the Winspear Centre, Studio B on third floor.  Cost is $33 per person for the catered lunch.  No parking included.

This meeting will be only available in person and not online.

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JJ with the Community Services Committee will review this year's projects including:

• Civida - O'Day-Min Village
• Downtown Corporate Cleanup Challenge 2024
• Inner City High School - lunch program
• Millennium House Christmas Event and Summer BBQ
• Operation Friendship Seniors Society (OFSS) 2023 Fall #Socktober Campaign and #OperationUndies 2024
• School Nutrition programs

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Myrna Findt is the chair of the District 5370 DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) committee which was formed in the fall of 2023.  

Through the committee's work, Rotary Clubs shall have the skills, abilities, education, resources, and culture to strengthen Rotary Clubs’ core values. Communities are empowered in District 5370 through the betterment of our Rotary Clubs.

The presentation will be a mixture of the following:

The original speaker, the City Mayor, has canceled his speaking engagement for this date.

Also note the location will NOT be at the Chateau Lacombe as it is not available.

Tentative Location for this luncheon:  Heritage Room at City Hall 

as a result this meeting is NOT expected to be a hybrid meeting.

https://www.fringetheatre.ca/

Megan Dart, Executive Director, Fringe Theatre

Murray Utas, Artist Director, Fringe Theatre

Sam will review his past ten months in Canada before he returns to Belgium.

His adventures include:

1. Trip to Grande Prairie for Inbound Student orientation
2. Trip to Elk Island Park with Rod Karius
3. Ski trip to Jasper
4. Trip to Ottawa with other inbound students from District 5370
5. Trip to Grande Prairie with host parents in February
6. Numerous trips for skiing at local ski hills
7. Trip to Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in early June

Chair of the day is Neil Lang, Inbound Youth Exchange counsellor

Note this luncheon has been changed to a new location as the Chateau Lacombe is not available!   To Be announced.