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Welcome to Our Club!
A special thank you to Mrs Burdock’s grade 7 class who came down to the Elks Penticton Lodge 51a couple mornings ago and helped us pack 110 bags of food for our Starfish program. The Starfish program supports local kids and their families with weekend food.
Penticton is lucky to have teachers like Mrs Burdock and kids like her grade 7s.
We will be dining at the Rusty Anchor for at least the next few weeks.
Chef Darin
Paterson, of Bogners fame, will introduce the Rusty's concept to us, and the Yacht Club's social membership program.
If you enjoy Bogners quality food with a great lake view, please join us.
Rusty Anchor at 293 Marina Way, Penticton,
Meeting every Wednesday at 11:45 am.
Thank you Penticton Elks Club for your generous donation to the Starfish program that provides food hampers to needy Penticton families. And thank you also for all the work you do facilitating the program.
SAVE THE DATE: March 15, 2024
Due to the success of our last TGIF we are planning another TGIF for March 15, 2024 !
As a thank-you to everything that the Elks Club does for our Rotary Club - re: Starfish Packing and facilitating, I would like to support this club by hosting our TGIF at Elks on Ellis St.
Friday, March 15th 4:30-7pm.
Elks Lodge - 343 Ellis St
Elks Lodge - 343 Ellis St
Deb will have some nibble options for purchase - chicken fingers, fries, onion rings and taco salad I hear. IN addition, if you are interested, there is a 90's dance party that starts at 7pm. Tickets to this can be purchased at the Elks.
Please RSVP to Tracy Van Rees if you wish to attend as we need to let Deb know how many seats to reserve for us.
We have a TGIF happening at The Cannery Brewing on Ellis St. (in the back room "Alecatraz") on Friday, February 23rd (next Friday) from 4:30-7pm.
Please RSVP to Tracy Van Rees if you wish to attend as we need to let Patt know how many seats to reserve for us.
ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVES
Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children.
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts. Rotary creates environments of peace
Rotary’s Four Roles in Promoting Peace
Rotary and its members are:
- Practitioners: Our work fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies directly builds the optimal conditions for peaceful societies.
- Educators: Our Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,700 peace fellows to become effective catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations.
- Mediators: Our members have negotiated humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators to reach children who are at risk.
- Advocates: Our members have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in post-conflict reconstruction. We focus on creating communities and convening groups that are connected, inclusive, and resilient.
For more information please go to http://Rotary.org
Happy to announce that Tickets are now available for our January 25th Mixology Night at The Nest restaurant in Penticton. This will be a fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation that supports many great humanitarian projects around the world.
Mixologist Randy Foster will take you through creating 3 different cocktails which will be paired with light appetizers. Tickets are $45 with $20 from each ticket doing to the Foundation. Are you bringing a guest who doesn't want to drink there is an option for a $25 which includes the appetizers and one mocktail to enjoy.
Full menu will be available for purchase.
Click the following links to purchase your tickets.
$45 ticket for 3 cocktails and appetizers https://square.link/u/Ygr7uOHm
$25 ticket for 1 mocktail and appetizers https://square.link/u/selDTOJc
Just a reminder only 25 tickets are available for cocktail making so get them quickly. There will be a couple of raffle items for raising funds as well during the night.
Any questions or if you'd like to help please reach out to Harpreet Sidhu at 250-486-1712
At our December 20, 2023 meeting Peter Verge told the amazing story of his partner Shelley's 10 year journey to become a living organ donor. Shelley's story is now the subject of an inspiring documentary entitled "Because I Can".
To learn more about Shelley's story and watch the trailer to the documentary click on the Global News story below.
On December 13, 2023 Roger EO gave us a great presentation on Men's Shed Penticton.
Men's Shed Penticton is an organization that provides a gathering place for men to meet, chat and develop friendships. There is ample evidence that developing social connections and relationships are key factors to promote happiness and long lives.
A men's shed is based on a very successful model developed in Australia where a local "shed" provides men with a meeting place and a way for men to socialize, collaborate and work on meaningful projects. Over the years sheds have been formed in many countries including the UK and Canada. There are currently 46 in BC.
To find out more about Men's Shed Penticton check out their Men's Shed Penticton Facebook page or contact Roger EO at rogereo@gmail.com
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