Events

2026 Rotary District 5360 Conference is in RED DEER!! Don't miss out!!

This year's conference promises to be a dynamic weekend with Rotarians and Friends coming together to Celebrate and "Unite for Good"!

Included with Full Registration:

• Friday, May 1, 2026 (Party featuring the dueling pianos from Las Vegas)- Cash Bar
• Saturday, May 2, 2026    9:30 am – 11:00 pm (includes Muffins & Coffee - Breakfast, Lunch and Gala dinner) Official opening at 9:30 am
• Sunday, May 3, 2026     9:30 am – 2:30 pm – (includes Breakfast & Lunch) Official closing ceremonies around 2:00 pm

Registration Fees - Register HERE

• Full Registration - $339.00
  • Early Bird Discount of 15% (only on full registration)
    • Promotion Code:  EB15 – applies to registrations before Feb. 14^th 2026
  • First Time Attendees Discount of 30%
    • Promotional Code:  FIRSTTIME
  • Note:  only 1 discount can be applied per person. Enter code at checkout.
• Youth / Student/Rotaract Full Registration - $199.00 (No discounts permitted)
• Friday Night "Dueling Pianos" only - $40

Saturday Evening Gala only - $100.00

For more information about the District Conference in Red Deer, check out the website HERE 

This month's Rotary Club Blood Challenge Social is planned at FoodUA. We are excited to try the food at this new authentic Ukrainian home-style restaurant. Note that they do not serve alcoholic beverages, only coffee and sodas.

Join us for a great time of food and fellowship. Everyone welcome and bring a friend or two... challenge everyone in your circle of friends to become a regular blood donor.  

**Don't forget our "blood challenge" is coming up on June 3 where you can book an appointment with CBS to give blood with other Rotarians and then join us at the Croffle House afterwards for food and drinks. Make an appointment with our team here.

Canadian Blood Services needs our ongoing support.  http://give.blood.ca/goto/ROTARY_OUR-TEAM

Our club will be joining Red Deer's annual spring cleanup campaign GREEN DEER.  Participating in Green Deer is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive environmental impact, build social connections, and give back to your community. Plus, enjoy the physical and mental benefits of spending time outdoors!

We will start at our current home base, Sunnybrook Farm and then go from there to Kin Canyon and Spruce Drive, following the trails, picking up garbage as we go. 

Join us for lunch afterwards at Las Palmeras Restaurant in Red Deer. 

Hope to see you all there! 

Frank Bauer

Guest Speaker Sue Carmichael from The Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools -- Reading College Program 

• The Reading Program is in its 15th year, year 6 for Sue
• Designed for struggling Grade 2 students that are heading to Grade 3 in September
• Goal - reading at beginning Grade 3 level with a focus on reading, writing and word work
• Students selected by teacher & Literacy Lead at each school (based on Student Profile - score on certain assessments, parent commitment for 20 days, attendance, etc)
• Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign recipient again this year
• 2024 - Research project conducted by RDP - significant gains in decoding and fluency, 78% of students improved

Let's learn more about the successes of this early intervention reading program

Motion regarding the proposed Youth HQ Rotary Sunrise Partnership

Sergeant at Arms:  Frank Bauer,  Set Up Crew:  Judy-Ann W. and Co.    Meeting Fee is $10 per person

Please join us for our Zoom meeting.tomorrow at 7.   Stay in your jammies and grab a coffee and listen in !!

Judy-Ann

Zoom link:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83027058191

Passcode:  340527

Guest speaker:  Tim Creedon of Rotary Club of Mahone Bay NS

Join us to meet Tim and hear all the details of the projects and initiatives that are underway on the East Coast.

Good morning!  Hope to see you TOMORROW.   Please go into ClubRunner and indicate "attending" or "declining."  

DREAM BIG !   ASPIRE has MAJOR plans to secure land and build a new space for our community. There’s a lot of exciting progress ahead, and JoAnne Hayden, Executive Director of Aspire Child Development Centre would love to keep us in the loop.   We will also be presenting a $10,000 cheque to JoAnne for the PARK IT program this coming summer.

Set Up Team:  Frank Bauer, Lori Begg

Sergeant at Arms:  Frank Bauer

Meeting attendance fee is $10.

Rotary Clubs of Central Alberta has a team event planned for blood donors! Consider joining us by making a blood donation on June 3rd  BOOK YOUR BLOOD DONATION APPOINTMENT HERE and then come and have a great time of food and fellowship at the Croffle House!  If you cannot donate blood, come support the cause and join us at the restaurant.

Everyone welcome, bring a friend... challenge everyone around you to support the blood giving lifeline :) 

[This will be our last Blood Social Challenge event until September 2, 2026]

Join in for the 6th annual "Rotary Branches Out" where we will be joing Rotary Club of Red Deer to plant 16-inch white spruce saplings.

Everyone is welcome—youth groups, families, Rotarians, students, and anyone needing volunteer hours. Thanks to the City of Red Deer, we’ll have 100 spades to use. If you have any spades, bring them please.

At 10:00 AM, Rotarian Dave Swindlehurst from Weyerhaeuser Drayton Valley will give a 10-minute eco talk about tree planting, followed by the planting itself. Susan Katzell, the City's urban forester, will also provide a safety briefing.

At noon, youth participants will receive pizza and pop. Special thanks to Boston Pizza for donating pizza; Central AB Co-op for supplying water, pop, plates, and napkins; Rotarian Eric from Prime Boiler for tables and garbage cans; Weyerhaeuser for providing 1,600 saplings; the Advocate for promoting our event; and Rotarian Dagmar from Ten Peaks Innovation for advertising and organizing.

McKenzie Trails Recreation Area is a part of the Waskasoo Park system in north east Red Deer at the end of 45 Avenue. It can be accessed from 55 Street; travel north on 45 Avenue until the road ends.

Guest Speaker:   Dianne Wyntjes, City Counsellor with City of Red Deer     Memorable Moments and Learnings

Sergeant at Arms:  Ajoy Joseph

Set Up:  tba

Meeting Fee:   $10 per person

This is an informative in-person meeting replacing our regular ZOOM meeting.

This meeting will focus on "Think Rotary" where we will be talking about all things we have acomplished this year as well as BOLD ideas for going forward into the next exiting year. At this "Think Rotary" meeting we will be sharing the results of our club's recent membership satisfaction survey.  Lori, Nicola and Grant will also share learnings from the DISCON Conference in May.

This will be our last 'meeting' of the year before we all take a well-deserved summer break (but don't forget about our 50/50 ticket selling event at Westerner Park this summer).  

Sergeant at Arms:  Ajoy Joseph

Set Up:  Susan Kmetiuk, Grant Burchnall, Nicola Weimer

Meeting fee is $10 per person

Resending just to be sure everyone has responded "attending" or "declining."   No meeting this week.   See you on Monday, June 29.

Year end party at Casa Gouda:  45 Talisman Close, Red Deer  T4P 0T7

Meal will be provided.   Pay $20 / person at the door.  Bring a guest !!  and BYOB

A time to CELEBRATE all our accomplishments of this Rotary Year and informally welcome the new Board. 

We plan to present a Ceremonial cheque to Youth HQ 

Once again we are priviledged to host a fundraiser in partnership with Westerner Park. Jeff Dawson is the lead on this project and can answer any of your questions pertaining to the rules and regulations that we must follow, as well as set-up, takedown, and all things fundraising! Thank you Jeff for your dedication to making this fundraiser possible for our club. 

Judy-Ann and Lynn will be the admin side of the event and can answer any questions you may have about volunteer shifts, training on the raffle terminals, etc. 

Thank you all for your dedication to our club's efforts to give back to the community. We can be proud our past fundraising efforts which have moved us forward in our club vision and checked off many boxed in our strategic plan.

We may be small but we are mighty! But most of all, WE HAVE FUN AND GET THINGS DONE!!

Hello again -- this event in Monday, Aug 31   Please reply as Attening or Declining   THanks!

Please join us for a POTLUCK debrief.    

Casa Gouda will provide burgers.  You can bring something sweet or savory such as appetizer, salad or dessert.

Cheers and hope your summer is going well.

We will do a round table to discuss what went well and ideas for 2027.  DRAFT of notes attached to get you thinking.

Judy-Ann on behalf of Jeffrey D

Board Orientation in-person meeting at our new space  

Please plan to attend this importank kick off to our Rotary Year.

Agenda will be published closer to the date. Click here for parking information

Any questions or comments reach out to Dave O or Judy-Ann W.

WELCOME BACK!! We are excited for our first Blood Challenge SOCIAL on Wednesday September 2nd where we will be meeting at a unique venue to celebrate blood donors. SHACKEHLICIOUS is a stationary food truck located 5 minutes south of Red Deer on Range Road 273. 

Whether you can donate blood, or celebrate those who do, please join us!!! Dress appropriately - seating is outside. Check out the menu here

AUGUST BULLETIN

We encourage everyone to challenge everyone in your circle of friends to become a regular blood donor. Adult child, neice, nephew, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, neighbor, friend! Join our partners for life team at Canadian Blood Services http://give.blood.ca/goto/ROTARY_OUR-TEAM

This meeting will focus on  "THINK ROTARY" and will be our first in-person meeting at our new space. 

Set Up & Light Snack: Lynn Stegman / Grant Burchnall

Membership meeting fee:  $10 per person  

Download Parking App "HotSpotMobile" to your cell phone and follow easy instructions;  you can even prebook the night before,

Hotspot app for iPhones   Hotspot app for Androids

Watch the 3 minute parking tip video here

Zone  in front of the building is 2005; Payment Required Mon - Fri from 0800 to 1630 hours   Fee from 0800 - 0830 hours  will be ~$1 or less

ZOOM link for those who cannot attend

Meeting ID: 288 135 9877
Passcode: 145438

Guest Speaker: 

Our RYLA student, Eli Anderson attended the Deer Valley Meadows (Alix)  leadership retreat. Susan and Ray Kmeituk as his uber driver and mentor.   Eli is a busy high school student who lives in Rimbey.  He will share with us the impact that attending RYLA had on him personally and as a young leader.   Come with your questions for Eli

Join us at this link: ZOOM September 16, 2026

Meeting host:  Judy-Ann Wybenga

As time permits we will have a quick brainstorming session to select a charitable "cause" for our Sweet Savory & So Unique auction on Wednesday, October 28.

Guest Speaker:   Rob Lewis, CEO of Youth Head Quarters

Rob will share updates on youth programming, how our funds are being used, upcoming events and success stories.

There will be time for a short Q & A session as well.

Greeter Pair:  Judy-Ann & Johan

Membership meeting fee:  $10 per person  

Download Parking App "HotSpotMobile" to your cell phone and follow easy instructions;  you can even prebook the night before,

Hotspot app for iPhones   Hotspot app for Androids

Watch the 3 minute parking tip video here

Zone  in front of the building is 2005; Payment Required Mon - Fri from 0800 to 1630 hours   Fee from 0800 - 0830 hours  will be ~$1 or less

For those who cannot join our meeting in person, here is the ZOOM LINK

ZOOM link will go here. 

Agenda will be published closer to the date.

Any questions or comments reach out to Dave O or Judy-Ann W.

"THINK ROTARY" 

Greeter Pair:  

Membership meeting fee:  $10 per person  

Join us for a inter-Rotarian social evening in Red Deer to celebrate blood donors. Whether you can donate blood, or celebrate those who do, please join us at It's All Greek to Me!! 

We encourage everyone to challenge everyone in your circle of friends to become a regular blood donor. Adult child, neice, nephew, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, neighbor, friend!

Join our partners for life team at Canadian Blood Services http://give.blood.ca/goto/ROTARY_OUR-TEAM

Make sure you ask for a giver sticker from CBS staff after your donation. A gift will be given to those who have donated blood this last month and have a GIVER STICKER to show! 

For those who cannot donate blood but would like to make a monetary donation, the link is HERE

Guest Speaker:   Kathy Lacey

Topic:  Micro Society at Aspen Elementary School

Guest Speaker:  Darryl Wilkie,  The Dream Centre 

This meeting will focus on 

Greeter Pair:   

Membership meeting fee:  $10 per person  

Parking:  

Join us for a nibbling and bidding good time.   Charcuterie cups will be served and all beverages are compliments of Johan Steenwyk.

Bring your cash and/or etransfer "app" and help support our Charity of Choice:  

Live auction will commence at 7:30 pm under the capable direction of Dawnette Hill, Auctioneer Extraordinaire.

Cost is $20 cash at the door.