Rotary is a humanitarian service organization which brings together people in order to provide community service, promote integrity, and advance goodwill, peace, and understanding in the world.  

Welcome to the YEG Passport Rotary Club

 
The YEG Passport Rotary Club is on Treaty Six Territory in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ.
 
We seek to understand Indigenous Cultural Values. 
 
We aspire to co-create a safer space in our Club by listening and speaking with humility, respect and curiosity.
 
Come as you are with your unique gifts to a shared table.
 
 
Above all else, we will ask:

Is it the Truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all?
 

Solving some of the world’s most complex and pressing problems takes real commitment and vision.

Rotary members believe that we share a responsibility to take action to support local and global change.

 
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Saturday garden volunteers needed May 13, 20 & 27
Sinkunia Collective Garden Work Bees   

Every Saturday in May from 1- 4pm    Everyone welcome!

Bosco Building    6770- 129 Avenue – back of the building

Please bring a wheelbarrow if you have one.

 We also need 100 bags of leaves/grass clippings that can be dropped off at the site anytime.

On May 27th at 2pm, we will break to award Agnes Serwaa Somuah the QE II Platinum Jubilee Medal!

Information:    Shelley  587.783.8778

Integrity awards - Our nominee - Pat Gumbo
Annually the Rotary clubs of the Edmonton area honour nominees because they live lives that are consistent with the four-way test and exemplify Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self.”    This year May 18, 2023 is the date for the event to be held at Chateau Louis Conference Center 11727 Kingsway Avenue NW at 6 pm. Tickets are $ 75.
The nominee from the YEG Passport Rotary club is Patricia Gumbo is the volunteer Executive Director for the Sihle-Sizwe Vineyard Organization. and also works for DATS.
She leads projects in both Edmonton and Zimbabwe. The youth Marimba band project uses music for youth development. The Marimba  is like a giant xylophone with large wooden keys.  The organization's youth marimba band brings joy and hope wherever they play. Recent performances included  at a local junior high's anti-racsim day and for seniors and youth in affordable housing.  The band's performances spawn spontaneous dance parties. 
Community Service leadership needed
Local Service Committee
After our regular meeting on May 2, anyone interested in forming a new local service committee is invited to meet from 8-8:30pm. 
We need someone to chair this committee, with a minimal commitment of identifying volunteer opportunities from other Clubs that we can sign up for.  Many members can be part of the committee to take on individual service opportunities.
 
For a long-term project,  a recommendation will be put forward to support the Indigenous-led Niginan Housing organization.  They have two projects close to the Bosco Centre where Sinkunia resides and the NE Club is building good relations with both organizations.
Queen E II Platinum Medal to be awarded 
Save the date:
 
Everyone is invited to the Sinkunia Collective Garden at 2pm on Saturday May 27th  for the ceremony. Sinkunia Program Manager, Agnes Serwaa Somuah will receive the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Medal. We co-nominated Agnes with the Northeast Club. She is an outstanding educator and  facilitator for Sinkunia youth and families. 
 
Note there is a work bee every Saturday in May from 1-4pm. The Garden is located on the north side of the Bosco Centre at 6770-129 Avenue. Access off of 68 St. Bring a wheel barrow if you have one. And we need 100 bags of grass clippings!
 
Rotary Orientation - Tues Apr 11 7 pm
ROTARY 101
Information for new and prospective members
 
What do heavy metal music lovers and stamp collectors have in common?  What is the 4 way test?  Take the mystery out of Rotary.  Come to this informative and interactive session to learn about the tools and supports available to help you make an impact in your local and international community.  Find out how to meet new friends and connect with others with similar personal passions.  
 
9701 - 96A Street N.W. ( corner across from Muttart Conservatory parking lot)
 
7 pm 
 
 
 
TIME SENSITIVE - Integrity award nomination by April 8
Integrity awards are for non-Rotarians that are making a difference in our society ( preferably beyond their paid job) Please bring your Integrity Awards nomination forward by April 8th or endorse the one we have below via email. The 2023 Integrity Awards Gala Dinner will be held Thursday May 18 at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre 11727 Kingsway Avenue NW in Edmonton. A club our size pays $300 to participate with two comp tickets for the nominee and her guest. Additional tickets are $75.
 
We have one nominee so far:
 
Patricia Gumbo is the volunteer Executive Director for the Sihle-Sizwe Vineyard Organization. and also works for the Disabled Adults Transit Service (DATS).
She leads community projects in both Edmonton and Zimbabwe. The Edmonton based youth Marimba band uses music for youth development and building unity across difference. The Marimba is like a giant xylophone with large wooden keys.  The organization's youth marimba band  brings joy and hope wherever they play. Recent performances included  at a local junior high's anti-racsim day and for seniors and youth in affordable housing.  Spontaneous dance parties break out.
See attached form for submission. - send to Shelley@yegpassportrotary.com
Club member invited to meet the King
Chris Chukwunta, YEG Passport Rotary Club member and Co-President-Elect, was invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace by King Charles III on the occasion of the Commonwealth Day held March 13, 2023 - 10th anniversary of the Commonwealth Charter.
 
This was the first Commonwealth Day presided over by His Majesty King Charles III as King and Head of the Commonwealth, so the King was delighted to host leaders from the 56 Commonwealth member countries and major organisations to this reception at Buckingham Palace. 
 
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