Photography credits to Bill Belsey and Chris and Kirsten Spanswick.
Next Meeting
November 5th
Noon at the Legion
President Keith invites you to join us as we welcome Richard Mah who will be inducted as our newest member of the Cochrane Rotary Club. Rich's induction will be followed by our special guest speaker, Linh Huynh.
Linh Huynh is a professional keynote & TEDx speaker, author, educator, a trailblazing figure in the realms of adventure, education and public speaking. Known for her extraordinary feats as an “extreme non-athlete,” Linh Huynh has conquered the Antarctic Ice Marathon, the North Pole Marathon, and multiple 250km ultra-marathons across the world's most challenging terrains. Linh Huynh's TEDx talk, "Rethinking Limits," and her upcoming book, "Luckpusher” promises to further explore her philosophy of courage, joy, and wonder in the face of life's challenges.
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Nov 22nd - Christmas Tree Harvest at Paul Clark's. Contact: Alex Baum
Nov 26th - Cochrane Soup Kitchen Rotary Volunteer Day at St. Andrews Contact: Dan Paarsmarkt
New - Cochrane Food Bank volunteers to be organized similar to Meals-on-Wheels Contact: Dan Paarsmarkt
Ongoing - Meals-on-Wheels Contact: Clark Drader
October 29th Meeting Recap
Cindy Tester began her journey with Rotary when she was sponsored by her home Stettler Club to be and Exchange Student to South Africa. (Cindy shows off her pins in the photo above.) She spent 24 years working in the human resources industry, and is now deciding on a new career. She is supported by her two children, Leland 13, and Jesse 11, and her husband Graham. She served with Canadian Parents for French here in Cochrane, and organized a French Film Fest at the Cochrane Movie House which has had great attendance.
Hank Pilotte is presented with the distinguished Paul Harris Fellow Award by Bob MacLeod
Paul Clark has started an annual tradition of donating trees growing on his property west of Cochrane to the Boys and Girls Club, so they can sell them as Christmas trees as a fundraiser.
Alex explained that earlier this year a number of members of our Club went out to Paul's property and marked which trees are to be harvested on November 22nd. We are looking for volunteers to bring your various levels of lumberjack skills to the fun!
Anita and Dan announced that it is that time again for nominations to the Board for the 2024-2025 Year, including the President Nominee.
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