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Rotary Ribfest YYC

Volunteers from the Calgary East Rotary Club and from the Marlborough Community Association joined volunteers from five other Rotary and Rotaract clubs for Ribfest YYC. Three ribtruck crews provided the ribs and Rotary volunteers ran the beer garden and sold 50/50 tickets to raise funds for Rotary's causes. Live bands provided entertainment and the weather was great! The event was a huge success and will become an annual event.

Challenger Park Golf Tournament

Members from the Calgary East Rotary Club played in the Calgary Rotary Challenger Park golf tournament held at the Bearspaw Golf and Country Club. The annual event raised about $48,000 for the park this year and the total raised in 16 years is about $750,000. Calgary East Rotary is one of many sponsors for the golf tournament.

Thanks to the volunteers from the Calgary East Rotary Club who joined volunteers from other Rotary clubs for the Challenger Park fundraiser at Elbow River Casino on August 9 and 10.

Forest Lawn Stampede Breakfast

10 volunteers from the Calgary East Rotary Club cooked and served pancakes and sausages to 275 people at the Forest Lawn 55+ Society Stampede breakfast on July 11. This is an annual event that has been supported by the Calgary East Rotary Club fpr many years. Everyone enjoyed the food and the live music and line dancing.

Umoja Community Mosaic Event

10 volunteers from Calgary East Rotary cooked 500 hamburgers at the Umoja Community Mosaic Event held at Calgary Rotary Challenger Park on July 8. The event was attended by 250 members of the Umoja community and Rotarians. The event was part of the Imagine Rotary Canada Tour and was attended by Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, RI Director Valerie Wafer, and past RI Director Bryn Styles as well as Jennifer's husband Nick Krayacich. Both Jennifer and Bryn took a turn at flipping burgers. The event included soccer, fun games, the kicking off a Rotary iniative, Move for Polio.

Marlborough Community Clean Up

4 volunteers from the Calgary East Rotary Club joined volunteers from the Marlborough Community Association for the annual community clean up. A steady stream of community members dropped off garbage, yard waste, and metal and electronics recycling. This annual event helps keep the community clean.

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Rotary members in Poland provide a safe home for Ukrainian refugees

In March, shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, refugees began arriving at a home in Wojciechów, a town about 20 miles from the city of Lublin in eastern Poland.