Events

Bike Rack Project & Bike Cochrane

We have 2 shifts to serve at.

10 to noon

noon to 2

St. Andrews United church

Contact Dan for which shift you would like to help.

Vincent, who was inducted as a member of the Rotary Club of Cochrane on February 10th, will present us with his Introduction Talk.

Mayor Nagel will provide Rotarians and guests with highlights of his first 6 months in office.

Robert Hayes is President and and CEO of Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corporation, assuming this position in June 2024. A native of Halifax, Mr. Hayes prior to his current role had a 35+ year career in the financial sector, working throughout Canada and the US. He held numerous Senior Executive positions that included leading client facing teams focused on areas such as mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, sports & entertainment, private banking, risk management, and international. This has allowed him to gain a deep understanding across multiple industries and assist Canadian clients in growing their business operations. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University, FCMA, FCPA, and ICD.D designations. He has completed Executive Leadership & Strategic Management programs at Northwestern University, University of Western Ontario, and University of Toronto.   In the community Mr. Hayes presently sits on the Calgary Flames Foundation, Calgary Stampeders Foundation, Calgary Economic Development, Calgary Film Centre, and Prostate Cancer Centre Boards. Historically he has served on the Calgary Stampede Foundation $100 million capital campaign committee, served three terms on the United Way Executive Campaign Cabinet, Chaired the Wood’s Homes Foundation Board and assisted with a Capital Campaign and CEO search, was a Westside Recreation Centre board member where he Chaired the Human Resources Committee, and was a member of the Peter Lougheed Centre Development Council for over 10 years. In 2013 Mr. Hayes was recognized as one of Alberta's 50 most influential people.

SAVE THE DATE

The Rotary Club of Cochrane was chartered on May 17, 1991 and to honour the event we will be having a grand celebration at the Hall of Vision in the Ranchehouse.

The evening is meant to be a celebration with good fun thrown in to make the evening an enjoyable one.  Tables will be assigned and Scott Grattidge will be your Master of Ceremonies. The evening will look something like this.

• 5:30 - Fellowship
• 6:15 - Opening - To Feature a wonderful poem by Kirsten Spanswick
• 6:30 - Dinner
• 7:45 - Program

The Program is starting to look something like this:

• Short congratulatory comments by our Mayor, MLA and MP and our District Governor
• A Paul Harris Fellow Award to a Community Volunteer
• Two Special Surprise Awards
• A 10 Minute Top Ten Projects/Activities of the RCoC over the last 35 years
• Dueling Sargeants featuring Scott and Julian
• What the future looks like for the RCoC by President Anita

The program will continue to be worked on over the next month prior to being finalized

Juliet, who will be inducted as member of the Rotary Club of Cochrane on February 10th, will provide us with her Introductory Talk. (Tentative)

Rachelle van Dam our Exchange Student from the Netherlands will do a presentation on her year in Canada.

Steven Cole Director of Operations and Sandra Brown Board Member of Rocky View Foundation will provide us with an overview about the RVF and what they do and wher they serve in the community.

Our President's Handover event will be held at the Legion and they will BBQ Burgers and provide salads. 

As usual, both Gluten Free and Vegetarian Options will be available/

More details to follow.

Lucy Jackson will provide us with her bachground and objectives she would like to achieve as she spends a year as our representative in Italy. 

Weather permitting, we will have our Annual Rotary (9 Hole) Golf Tournament open to Rotarians and guests at the Cochrane Golf Course. Food and beverages and awards to follow at a location TBA.

Jay McNeil, President of the Calgafy Stampeders, will provide us with an update of the activities that will be happening in and around the  Grey Cup game which will be hosted by Calgary on Sunday, November 15th.

As a Stampeder, Jay was a 6 time Western Conference all star and played in 4 Grey Cup games.  He was twice honoured with the President's Ring as voted on by his teammates.

Jay served as a trustee for the CFL Players Pension Plan and as vice-president of the Canadian Football League Players Association.^[1] He also acted as a community ambassador for the Stampeder alumni association.^[1]

In September 2022, Jay was hired by the Stampeders to be the team's Vice President of Business Operations.^[3] H took over as President in January of 2024.

On January 23, 2024, the Stampeders announced that McNeil had been appointed President of the football club, with outgoing president John Hufnagel remaining with the organization and assuming the role of special advisor to McNeil.^[4] Jay is also the Stampeders' CFL Alternate Governor

He resides in Calgary with his wife Tara and his son, Cuyler.^[1]

Bella is our current outbound student to Germany and she will make a presentation on her experiences as Rotary Exchange Student in Germany.