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EDMONTON ROTARY CLUB MAKES A DIFFERENCE INTERNATIONALLY WITH BELIZE PLAYGROUND AND LITERACY PROJECTS In mid-February, the Edmonton Rotary Club completed another successful visit to Belize City as part of District 5730’s playground initiative and advanced our ongoing Literacy Program. Members of the Edmonton West, YEG Passport, and Stony Plain Rotary Clubs, as well as the MacEwan Rotaract Club, also participated. Four members of the Edmonton Club made the trip; Rod Karius, Jim Saunderson, Richard Dickinson, and Yousef Abbas. It was a pleasure to renew acquaintances and work with members of the Belize City and Belize Sunrise Rotary Clubs, especially our main contact Francis Woods as well as Belize Government Chief Education Officer, Dr. Carol Babb. |
I've been busy planting seeds and growing seedlings for the spring including tomato, onion, lobelia, pansy, marigold, early lettuce, begonia, and sunflower so far. All ready for my plantation this spring for my three gardens. Working on my green thumb.
I was in Junior High on 81st Avenue when schools were delayed until mid-October 1942. Swimming pools, YMCA and YWCA closed. Group meetings like Cubs and Scouts canceled. Libraries and other public spaces closed. Movie theaters closed. No sharing of cups. Water fountains were a no-no.
Despite the cancellation of their March 18 banquet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 2020 Edmonton-area Integrity Awards feel it’s important to salute the 10 non-Rotarians who were nominated by participating clubs. A release from the committee states that “the awards recognize individuals who have given themselves to better humanity and improve our community … but have not been adequately recognized elsewhere.” Since 1994, Edmonton-area Rotary clubs have banded together to recognize non-Rotarians who have exemplified the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”