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Official Newsletter of District Governor Mike French Wow, can you believe it – it’s August already, doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? And I am having fun, and I hope you are too as we work together enjoying the fellowship of Rota- ry to make a difference in the world. July was a busy month. I have attended the All Calgary Club presidents meeting as well as the All Red Deer Club Presidents meeting. They all shared ideas and experiences and we chatted over several topics including membership and public image. There are definite opportunities in both cities for club extension and membership development, it’s just a matter of how and when. The concept under discussion is “Branding”. Much like when any franchise opens a new loca- tion all locations benefit, if it is done right. Both groups are reviewing the concept and will decide how best to proceed in their locations and, if they choose to proceed, the District will support their initiatives. I hope to have someone in place to de- velop the branding initiative and be a resource to Mike’s Mind INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 Annual Programs Fund ~ District Des- ignated Funds are our District’s portion of your past contributions 3 The Royal Visit ~ The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Rotary Challenger Park 4/5 International Convention Bangkok.- Make friends with Thai Rotarian hosts by greeng them with the tradional wai. 6 Membership/Public Image ~ We kick-off our 2011-12 membership program awed by the challenge ahead but buoyed by the knowledge that this year will be dramatically different 7 Rotary Council on Legislation ~ The following is an extract from the minutes of the District Board meet- ing dated July 5th 2011.Secretary’s report 8 Social Media ―How To‖ ~ This PowerPoint presentation is an excellent source for clubs 9 Rotary Employment Partnership ~ What do you doing for a living?” We’ve all asked and answered this question as we meet someone 10 ShelterBox East Africa ~ 11 MILLION IN CRISIS. 100 CHILDREN DYING EVERY DAY 11 YEX Committee Chair ~ Well, a new Rotary year has just begun and like most Rotary years there’s always change associated with it. 12 Monthly Attendance Report—June 2011 Rotary International District 5360 Newsletter August 2011 Membership and Extension Month

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Official Newsletter of District Governor Mike French

Wow, can you believe it – it’s August already,

doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun?

And I am having fun, and I hope you are too as

we work together enjoying the fellowship of Rota-

ry to make a difference in the world.

July was a busy month. I have attended the All

Calgary Club presidents meeting as well as the

All Red Deer Club Presidents meeting. They all

shared ideas and experiences and we chatted over

several topics including membership and public

image.

There are definite opportunities in both cities for

club extension and membership development, it’s

just a matter of how and when.

The concept under discussion is “Branding”.

Much like when any franchise opens a new loca-

tion all locations benefit, if it is done right. Both

groups are reviewing the concept and will decide

how best to proceed in their locations and, if they

choose to proceed, the District will support their

initiatives. I hope to have someone in place to de-

velop the branding initiative and be a resource to

Mike’s Mind

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2 Annual Programs Fund ~ District Des-

ignated Funds are our District’s portion of

your past contributions

3 The Royal Visit ~ The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Rotary Challenger Park

4/5 International Convention Bangkok.- Make friends with Thai Rotarian hosts by greeting them with the traditional wai. 6 Membership/Public Image ~ We kick-off our

2011-12 membership program awed by the

challenge ahead but buoyed by the knowledge

that this year will be dramatically different 7 Rotary Council on Legislation ~ The following is

an extract from the minutes of the District Board meet-

ing dated July 5th 2011.Secretary’s report

8 Social Media ―How To‖ ~ This PowerPoint presentation is an excellent source for

clubs

9 Rotary Employment Partnership ~ What do you doing for a living?” We’ve all asked and answered this question as we meet someone

10 ShelterBox East Africa ~ 11 MILLION IN CRISIS. 100 CHILDREN DYING EVERY DAY

11 YEX Committee Chair ~ Well, a new Rotary year has just begun and like most Rotary years there’s always change associated with it. 12 Monthly Attendance Report—June 2011

Rotary International District 5360 Newsletter

August 2011 Membership and Extension Month

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Mike’s Mind 2 the clubs this month. The concept would be de-

veloped so it can be applied to any location;

however, in order to have sustainable results,

such an exercise would need to be a multi-year

undertaking. (This emphasizes the need for con-

tinuity at both the District and the Club level.)

I’m hoping everyone says yes.

Over the next 2 months I will be meeting with

Medicine Hat and Lethbridge Presidents to hear

their ideas and experiences.

The getting together of club presidents on a reg-

ular basis, especially in Cities and towns with

more than one club, is a great opportunity to

share ideas and combine forces to create aware-

ness of Rotary, share experiences and projects,

as well as to avoid conflicts on fundraising op-

portunities.

I would also encourage rural clubs to invite

themselves to the city meetings or to organize

their own get togethers, either in person or by

conference call, to share ideas and experiences.

The District held its first Board meeting of the

new Rotary year on July 5th and the minutes,

including a financial overview, will be posted to

the web-site shortly.

Also you can expect to see the budget posted

and, once we have the numbers broken down

by month, it will be updated with year to date

numbers posted regularly.

And, best of all, it has stopped raining and the

forecast is for a bright and sunny year ahead in

Rotary.

Enjoy Rotary, enjoy your fellowship and let’s

do more good in the world.

Mike

Submitted by Bob Wiens, Vice-Chair District Grants Committee

The Annual Programs Fund helps

finance Club projects

District Designated Funds are our District’s

portion of your past contributions to the Annu-

al Programs Fund – so the tables below show

how these funds have supported club projects

both locally and internationally. Comparing

the DDF available for each of the 2 Rotary

years shows clearly how your club emphasis

on Every Rotarian Every Year will support

future assistance to our club projects. Our Dis-

trict has been very fortunate to have generous

clubs but we need to remain diligent.

Tables 1,2 and 3 show what happened in the

last Rotary year and Tables 5 and 6 show what

is happening this year.

Our District Grants committee and its subcom-

mittees work hard at allocating District Desig-

nated Funds in a fair manner and with the goal

of ensuring all of it gets allocated each year to

clubs applying. Grants for the District Projects

and Scholarships have been awarded already

for 2011-2012. Grants for Project planning

related travel and Global Projects are first

come/first served and applications are now be-

ing accepted.

The Committee webpage provides information

and applications which can be used by Quali-

fied Clubs. Go to www.rotary5360.org and

look at the Documentation tab. If you have

questions you can contact the committee chair

at [email protected]

District Website ~~ Click here

Website Back to

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Royalty Visits Calgary Rotary Challenger Park! Photos and Story by members of RC Calgary South

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Rotary Challenger Park on Friday, July 8th. William and Kate were accompanied by Prime Minister Stephen and Laureen Harper and the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston and Her Excellency Sharon Johnston. The Duke and Duchess laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial before they came to what is called the "Portrait of Honour Mural," which is a collage of photographs of those we've lost to war. They then paused for a moment of silence. The Duke and Duchess proceeded on a red carpeted staircase into a group of excited spectators. Kate stood next to the platform, while William carefully inspected each soldier standing before him in the guard of honour. After a royal salute, the band played O' Canada and the Royals turned to greet Mayor Naheed Nenshi, other dignitaries, and Canadian war veterans for about fifteen minutes. William and Kate then departed in their assigned vehicle to go the Calgary Airport.

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focus on

JULY 2011 VOLUME 1

Make friends with Thai Rotarian hosts by greeting them with the traditional wai. Place the palms of your hands together in front of your chest and bow your head gently until your nose is level with your tallest fingers, keeping your elbows tucked to your side. Traditionally, Thais wai each other based on social structure. For example, children always wai an el-der first. It is polite to return or acknowledge a wai.

Come to the land of A Thousand Smiles

Bangkok For easy access, the District 5360 Website below has a link to the 2012 R I Convention in Bangkok in the top left corner of the front page. http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/home.aspx?

Registration dues see new low at $160.00 Deadline 1: December 1, 2011 $160 US Deadline 2: March 1, 2012 $195 US

Onsite and after March 1, 2012: $245 US

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Thailand: Land of A Thousand Smiles.

Will yours be one of them?

Click here to join the Linked In Group page for the Convention Back to

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REGISTRATION:

You can register by going here:

www.rotary.org/convention

HOTELS:

Here is a list of hotels and their price range in Thai Baht: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/c12_hotel_reservation_form_en.pdf On this site you will find:

Hotel registration form List of hotels and their price range Map showing the location of each hotel

FYI the exchange rate in July was 1000 Thai Baht = $32.10 CAD

Go here for hotel photos and details as well as a location map of the hotels: http://registration2.experient-inc.com/ShowROT121/Housing/HotelWebProfile.aspx

MAKE FRIENDS WITH FELLOW ROTARIANS FROM AROUND

THE WORLD

Official Convention Airlines

We are pleased to announce that THAI Airways in cooperation with United Airlines and the following Star Alliance Partners will be the official airlines for the Bangkok Convention :

Participating Airlines

Adria, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, bmi, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EgyptAir, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Air-lines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, Unit-ed, US Airways Please submit proof of attending the Event when making your reservation and use the following Event Code: UA03S12 Discounts are available. Please check with your preferred airline or watch for more information next month.

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Membership/Public Image News

Submitted by Ross Kennedy, RC Red Deer Sunrise

We kick-off our 2011-12 membership program

awed by the challenge ahead but buoyed by the

knowledge that this year will be dramatically differ-

ent in membership management.

First of all, we are proposing that all D5360 clubs

adopt a common approach to membership building

called, "Five for One ". The Five for One plan was

covered extensively in our June membership work-

shops. Membership, month is an ideal time to im-

plement this program. The common approach cou-

pled with an improved communication program

should allow a better sharing of our experiences

and increased recruiting effectiveness.

Secondly, this year we are establishing a Member-

ship Director Communication Network to facilitate

sharing of our challenges in membership building

throughout the year. The Network will meet via

email using the District's Club Runner email pro-

gram. The Network will be up and running in early

August.

Thirdly, we have implemented Skype Premium ser-

vice in D5360. This will allow each club's Member-

ship Director to meet on an inter-club basis, in the

comfort of their own home, at no cost, and share

the successes and challenges of their hard work. A

series of one hour seminars will also be available

on various subjects to further develop skills and

share experiences in membership management.

The inter-club aspect we believe we allow all clubs

to share our best practises, be more successful and

above all more motivated in this most important

aspect of Rotary. Details on the Skype service can

be found elsewhere in this months newsletter.

I look forward to an exciting year, working with all

48 clubs, as we collectively deal with the issues

that each of us encounter. I am confident that all

clubs individually and as a result our district, will be

stronger as a result of our efforts this year

Further information on our 2011-12 membership

plan contact me at 403 352-2257 or email to ken-

[email protected]

Next month: "The First 30 Seconds", Is our ap-

proach to a new member a "turn on" or a "turn

off"?

Ross Kennedy

District Membership/Club Image Chair

District Membership Implements Skype

Communication Program

D5360 has implemented Skype Premium service to facilitate

membership group meetings and to share the successes and

challenges of our membership work. The service will facilitate

presenting a variety of membership workshops on topical is-

sues in membership management. Initially our workshops

will focus on implementing the "Five for One Plan"

Membership Directors who do not have Skype service cur-

rently, can simply go to the Skype web site and sign up. They

will need Skype 5.0 software which should be free. Addition-

ally, they will need to buy a webcam which may cost in the

area of $70.

Each workshop can accommodate a 4 club network, so shar-

ing of experiences, at a low cost, and a convenient time while

in the comfort of the Membership Directors home, should be

achievable. Clubs interested in participating or who would

like additional details should contact me at ken-

[email protected].

Ross Kennedy

District Membership/Public Image Chair

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Visiting from District 9650 Australia

these 14 Australians were hosted by Dis-

trict 5360 from Jun 23-Jul 10th, 2011.

Photo by

Steve

Wines,

Australian

RFE

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Rotary Council on Legislation Submitted by Bernie Carriere, RC Lethbridge

The next Rotary Council on Legislation is scheduled for 2013, dates not yet firmed, but tentatively scheduled for April, May or June 2013. The deadline to submit legisla-tion is this coming December 31, 2011. All legislation to be proposed or endorsed by clubs must be signed off by DG Mike French and District 5360 before it is submitted to RI certifying district endorsement and a statement of purpose and effect. If it arrives after midnight Evanston time on December 31, 2011, regardless of when it is postmarked, or does not contain a purpose and effect statement or certification form signed by Governor Mike, it will not be considered by the Council. Rotary International must receive legislation, includ-ing the appropriate certification form no later than De-cember 31, 2011. The Council on Legislation provides the membership of Rotary a democratic process for legislative change in the operations of Rotary International. The Council has the responsibility of considering and acting upon all enactments, which are proposed changes in the RI Bylaws and Constitution and the Stand-ard Rotary Club Constitution, and resolutions, which are recommendations to the RI Board for policy, program, and procedural changes. Proposals may be sub-mitted by any Rotary club, or district or the RI Board. HOW DOES A CLUB SUBMIT LEGISLATION? For a club to propose legislation: 1. The club's Board of Directors must first submit pro-posed legislation to the club members for adoption at a regular club meeting. 2. If adopted, the proposal must then be forwarded to the district with a letter signed by the club president and secretary certifying that it has been adopted by the club. 3. The proposal must be endorsed by the club's district or it will not be considered by the Council. 4. If the proposal receives the district's endorse-ment, the Governor completes the certification form that verifies this endorsement and sends all three of the fol-lowing: the text of the proposal, and the certification form, and the "proposer's statement of purpose and effect" to RI Headquarters in time to meet the December 31, 2011 dead-line. WHAT IS A "PROPOSER'S STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND EFFECT"? When submitting legislation to RI, the proposer must pro-vide a statement of purpose and effect not to exceed 300 words in order for the proposal to be considered duly proposed. This statement should identify the issue or problem that the proposed legislation seeks to address and explain how the proposal addresses or resolves the problem or issue. If a statement is not provided, it will not be considered duly proposed and will not be transmitted to the Council for consideration. The RI Bylaws encourage districts to submit no more than five items of proposed legislation in total. PDG Bernie Carriere District 5360 Representative to the 2013 Council on Legislation.

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On Monday, June 27th MLA Doug Horner (above right) and Jack Hayden, Minister of Agriculture and long time Stettler Rotarian Kathie Hankins (both pictured below) joined over 238 Rotarians and farmers for an evening of conversation and appreciation.

55th Annual Farmer's Appreciation Night ~ Stettler

The following is an extract from the minutes of the District

Board meeting dated July 5th 2011.Secretary’s report

a. Report from the AGM

i. Council on Legislation – the designate and alternate cho-

sen at the AGM have signed the appropriate forms and submit-

ted them to RI. Contrary to the advice given by the RI repre-

sentative at the AGM, the RLI resolution must be submitted to

RI by December 31, 2011 to be included in the RLI material.

Al moved that the Board of Directors approve the Special Mo-

tion from the District Board of Directors pertaining to the

recognition of the Rotary Leadership Institute (“RLI”) either as

an “Official Affiliate” or “Structured Program” of Rotary Inter-

national. Sharon seconded and the motion was approved unani-

mously. Mike agreed to publish a notice of the motion in the

next newsletter.

Submitted by Aubrey Brown, RC Stettler

The event raised $6000 for the Rotary Club of Stettler.

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Social Media “How To”

This PowerPoint presentation is an excellent source for clubs to build their own social media network or to use as a club presentation by a social media savvy member.

Written and created by Bob Donaldson, RC Medicine Hat Saamis this PowerPoint explains

the power of social media and how you can use it to your advantage for yourself or for your club. Bob provides fun and intriguing examples of how social media has furthered

awareness of Rotary and the Medicine Hat Saamis club.

There are also easy steps to guide you in setting up:

an email account in Google’s Gmail network

a twitter account to start “tweeting”

a channel on YouTube to upload videos and pictures of club activities

a group on Facebook and connect with other Clubs and Rotarians

from around the world

Click this link to access the

Social Media PowerPoint Show Back to

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Rotary Employment Partnership Submitted by Courtney Adams, Rotary Employment Partnership Coordinator Alberta Association for Community Living

―What do you doing for a living?‖ We’ve all asked and answered this question as we meet someone for the first time. Like it or not, it’s one measure of our contribution to this society. Thanks to Rotarians, since 2001, it’s a question that 170 Albertans with developmental disabilities can answer with confi-dence and pride. For a decade now, the Employment Partnership has been a catalyst for bringing to-gether employers and potential employees for the benefit of both. The Partnership is collaboration between Rotary Clubs, individual Rotarians and the Alberta Association for Community Living. It exists to create genuine and meaningful employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Fund-ing to enable the initiative to hire a Partnership Coordinator is provided by the Calgary Region Persons with Developmental Disabilities Board. Rotarian Michael Colborne of the Rotary Club of Calgary has blazed the trail for the Rotary Employment Partnership in Calga-ry. As President & CEO of the Pacific Western Group of compa-nies, Michael put the call out to his management teams to be-come active in the Rotary Employment Partnership. Red Arrow Motorcoach, a company under the Pacific Western Group um-brella has become the first employer in Calgary through the Ro-tary Employment Partnership. Red Arrow Motorcoach is Alberta's premier Motorcoach travel company, offering transportation to and from Calgary, Edmon-ton, Red Deer and Fort McMurray. They have hired two individ-uals from Calgary to provide front-end support at their two Cal-gary locations. The two new hires will be working part-time doing general upkeep and cleaning in the waiting area, as well as greeting passengers as they arrive and depart. The two new hires are slated to start working the week of July 18th and are both very excited to be a part of the Red Arrow team. Michael continues to be the champion for the Rotary Employment Partnership in the Rotary Club of Calgary and throughout the Pacific Western Group organization. Michael’s commitment to the partner-ship has also lead to opportunities with Red Arrow in Edmonton and is currently working on other op-portunities in Calgary. Thank you to Michael Colborne and Red Arrow Motorcoach for leading the way and creating momentum for the newly formed Rotary Employment Partnership in Calgary. For more information or to get involved with the Employment Partnership, contact: Rotarian Wendy McDonald [email protected] or by phone at (780) 974-1310. Visit the AACL at www.aacl.org

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Shelterbox-How Rotarians Play Major Role in East-Africa Disaster Submitted by D. Kent Fraser, RC Calgary Fish Creek

11 MILLION IN CRISIS. 100 CHILDREN DYING EVERY DAY Rotarians are helping the thousands of people in Kenyan and Ethiopian refugee camps by providing ShelterBox tents to those families in the greatest need.

Violence and starvation have plagued Somalia for many years, but the problem exploded in 2011. By July the drought had worsened to the point where people had no choice – To survive they had to leave home and undertake a long and danger-ous trek to refugee camps in neighbouring Kenya or Ethiopia. Agencies report that many, especially children, are not sur-viving the trip.

"The drought, compounded by prevailing violence in southern and central parts of the country, is turning one of the world's humanitarian crises into a human tragedy of unimaginable proportions," said Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

In early August the UN announced that 100 children were dying every day in Somalia alone. Across the entire region, including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, they estimate 11 million people face a hunger crisis, making this the worst humanitarian disaster in decades. Several hundred thousand refu-gees have crowded into camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. They have nothing.

SHELTERBOX PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ROTARY AND OTHERS Two ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) were deployed in mid-July, landing in Kenya and Ethiopia. Team members Mike Greenslade (AU) and Dave Ray (UK) started working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, to establish the most effective way for ShelterBox to help. With invaluable help from the Rotary net-work and the Ethiopian government, the team joined forces with Ethiopia’s um-brella group of NGOs (non-government organisations), the CCRDA (Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Agencies) and Save the Children.

By late July, Dave Ray reported that “Plans and logistics are in place to move aid quickly to the worst affected areas. Through Save the Children we’ll be help-ing the most vulnerable families, to provide shelter for refugee families fostering orphans and unaccompanied minors. It’s the children that are the most affected by this famine.”

CANADIAN ROTARIAN ON THE FRONT LINE Canadian SRT David Hallett (Rotary Club of Cataraqui Kingston) joined the Ethiopian ShelterBox team on August 1. Upon arrival, he reported that Rotarians in the Ethiopian capital had played a critical role in cutting through the red tape of import-ing and delivering aid. But the task at hand seemed overwhelming: 400,000 people in the Dadaab Kenya camps and 125,000 in Ethiopian camps, with thousands more arriving every day.

Dave’s task was to get the first 1,600 ShelterBoxes delivered to the Ethiopian camps, while his counterparts in Kenya were delivering 2,000 boxes there. That shelters no more than 36,000 people – Far from enough! ShelterBox hopes that donor support will enable a much larger response.

John Leach, ShelterBox Head of Operations, said “This crisis demands a global response from the humanitarian communi-ty. There is a huge need for every type of aid and we will be doing everything we can to support the relief efforts.”

DO SOMETHING – BY SEPTEMBER 16! There are many ways that people can help! ShelterBox is somewhat unique in that it is a way that Rotarians can act within Rotary and have donations trigger a commitment of equal funds from the government of Canada to CIDA for relief in East Africa. But the matching program ends for all agencies on September 16. Please donate online, by telephone or by mail (see www.shelterboxcanada.org for details). Kent Fraser Rotary Club of Calgary Fish Creek

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A Message from the Desk of Youth Exchange Committee Chair

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Well, a new Rotary year has just begun and like most Rotary years there’s always change associated with it. After leading the District’s Youth Exchange program for the past seven years, Ron May has decided it’s time for a change and so I’m now in the process of trying to fill some pretty big shoes (both literally and figuratively). Ron, thank goodness, has agreed to stay on the District 5360 YEX Committee until we’re both satisfied that the transition has gone well and that the leadership is in good hands. I thank Ron for that and look forward to the challenge that lies ahead. I feel quite strongly that Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program is the crown jewel in all of its programs aimed at the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and world peace. We happen do it through a cultural exchange – one student at a time. I look forward

to working with the committee as we strive to continuously improve and move our District’s Youth Exchange pro-gram forward. It is obvious to me that everyone on the committee is committed to the task of ensuring the stu-dent, whether inbound or outbound, has a positive, life-changing experience and I know they are all passionate about the role they play. Should you have any questions, comments or concerns about the District’s Youth Exchange program please do not hesitate to get in touch with anybody on the committee. We are all here to make it happen. For those who may want to know a little more about me here’s a short bio … I have been a long term player in the Canadian agriculture scene having worked for a large, multi-national com-pany, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc. for almost 34 years in both eastern and western Canada and at its international headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Responsibilities over that period included early stage research, product development, technical service, regulatory affairs and marketing. I took early retirement from the compa-ny in July 2006 and shortly afterwards established a small Ag Business consulting service based out of Calgary. The firm offers consulting services in the regulatory, product development, marketing and communications fields. For the past two years I have been supporting the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission as their Executive Director helping the board build a new vision and strategy for the winter wheat industry in the province. Recently I partnered with a colleague and good friend Uri Hess to deliver leadership training to producer organizations across Canada with a focus on teamwork, communication skills, strategic planning and board effectiveness. In my spare time it’s mostly devoted to Rotary, serving on several committees and as President (2009-10) of my club, the Rotary Club of Calgary Fish Creek. At the District level I am currently a facilitator with the Rotary Leadership Institute and of course, now the Chair of the Youth Exchange Committee. When I’m not doing Rotary stuff you may find me volunteering at the Calgary Zoo or on a golf course in the summer or a curling rink in the winter. And last, but definitely not least, I’m married to Pat and we have two beautiful daughters, Laura and Katherine, who I hope will someday become Rotarians. Rick Istead, Chair District 5360 Youth Exchange Committee Phone: 403-271-0939

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June 2011 Attendance—District 5360

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NR

Member Count

Last Year

Member Count June

Gain/Loss June

YTD Gain/Loss

YTD Gain/

Loss Per-

Last Year Attend-ance %

June At-tendance

%

YTD At-tendance

% June Rank

YTD Rank

Meetings Held June

Airdrie NR 33 0 0 -33 -100.00% 82.25% 0.00% 66.87% 32 18 0

Banff NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Brooks NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 48.67% 0.00% 38.50% 32 40 0

Calgary NR 257 0 0 -257 -100.00% 51.72% 0.00% 44.55% 32 37 0

Calgary Centennial 48 49 -1 1 2.08% 80.23% 61.70% 65.64% 20 19 5

Calgary Chinook NR 96 0 0 -96 -100.00% 59.39% 0.00% 61.82% 32 24 0

Calgary Crowchild NR 21 0 0 -21 -100.00% 36.78% 0.00% 42.41% 32 39 0

Calgary East 33 31 1 -2 -6.06% 72.19% 77.92% 71.40% 7 9 5

Calgary Fish Creek 27 20 -3 -7 -25.93% 54.89% 68.75% 63.28% 17 22 3

Calgary Heritage Park 50 52 0 2 4.00% 78.51% 75.49% 80.25% 10 2 4

Calgary Metro Ro-taract 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Calgary Millennium 20 22 -1 2 10.00% 69.39% 53.04% 64.03% 26 21 5

Calgary North 56 64 1 8 14.29% 64.24% 76.57% 68.73% 8 16 4

Calgary Olympic NR 25 0 0 -25 -100.00% 65.34% 0.00% 33.53% 32 42 0

Calgary Sarcee 0 34 0 34 0.00% 7.02% 56.82% 60.35% 23 26 4

Calgary South 170 174 -1 4 2.35% 75.22% 73.17% 74.84% 13 5 5

Calgary West 76 76 0 0 0.00% 63.20% 71.73% 69.79% 15 13 4

Canmore 79 87 0 8 10.13% 68.78% 69.89% 68.93% 16 14 5

Cardston 20 20 -1 0 0.00% 68.92% 90.00% 87.58% 2 1 4

Coaldale NR 15 0 0 -15 -100.00% 32.08% 0.00% 36.33% 32 41 0

Cochrane 29 31 0 2 6.90% 80.40% 93.46% 73.18% 1 7 4

Drumheller NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Fort Macleod 18 24 0 6 33.33% 53.92% 43.00% 57.08% 30 32 5

High River 84 88 0 4 4.76% 54.48% 58.42% 57.93% 22 29 5

Innisfail 58 54 -1 -4 -6.90% 67.82% 74.59% 73.53% 12 6 5

Kananaskis NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Kindersley 24 25 -3 1 4.17% 62.43% 50.00% 57.88% 28 30 4

Lacombe NR 50 0 0 -50 -100.00% 80.02% 0.00% 71.16% 32 10 0

Lacombe Daybreak 0 26 1 26 0.00% 0.00% 80.80% 56.18% 4 35 5

Lethbridge 124 113 -3 -11 -8.87% 57.45% 59.21% 57.55% 21 31 4

Lethbridge East NR 31 0 0 -31 -100.00% 73.58% 0.00% 68.25% 32 17 0

Lethbridge Sunrise 32 33 0 1 3.13% 68.49% 86.96% 78.31% 3 3 5

Lethbridge Urban Spirits 0 35 0 35 0.00% 59.00% 63.97% 52.98% 18 36 4

Medicine Hat NR 93 0 0 -93 -100.00% 73.71% 0.00% 60.47% 32 25 0

Medicine Hat - PACE 0 19 0 19 0.00% 0.00% 35.53% 43.56% 31 38 4

Medicine Hat (Saamis) 28 28 0 0 0.00% 73.60% 76.43% 69.83% 9 12 5

Medicine Hat Sun-rise 40 39 0 -1 -2.50% 68.28% 54.86% 68.88% 24 15 4

Okotoks 0 33 2 33 0.00% 40.75% 79.11% 65.50% 6 20 5

Olds 35 35 -2 0 0.00% 82.98% 80.36% 77.60% 5 4 5

Pincher Creek 32 26 -7 -6 -18.75% 61.81% 54.84% 62.63% 25 23 5

Ponoka 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Raymond NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 32.50% 0.00% 0.00% 32 45 0

Red Deer 104 106 -2 2 1.92% 69.09% 52.79% 60.12% 27 27 4

Red Deer Centen-nial 23 19 0 -4 -17.39% 84.34% 72.63% 71.97% 14 8 5

Red Deer East NR 38 0 0 -38 -100.00% 89.83% 0.00% 60.00% 32 28 0

Red Deer Sunrise 35 35 -1 0 0.00% 67.80% 62.42% 70.60% 19 11 5

Rocky Mountain House 18 13 0 -5 -27.78% 69.48% 49.23% 56.28% 29 34 5

Stettler 0 38 0 38 0.00% 0.00% 75.00% 22.17% 11 43 4

Swift Current NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.17% 32 44 0

Sylvan Lake NR 22 0 0 -22 -100.00% 81.59% 0.00% 56.38% 32 33 0

Totals 1944 1449 -21 -495 -20.69% 48.74% 38.49% 49.43%