We are so pleased to welcome Richelle Greathouse to our Club. Richelle is the International Student Advisor at the University of Prince Edward Island and she has been instrumental in helping launch our Rotaract Club at UPEI.
Fun fact: Richelle is an avid gardener and can frequently be seen carrying bags of vegetables from her garden at the Farm Centre.
Jayna Stokes, Support Services Specialist with the Canadian Cancer Society of PEI spoke to the Club about all of the services available to those with cancer and their families.
Minister of Finance for PEI, the Honourable Heath MacDonald spoke to the Club about the 2018 provincial budget.
Holly Noel of the PEI Paramedic Association spoke to our Club about a new program that will ensure Island students have free access to CPR training.
Distinguished Citation Award for Dr. Umesh Gupta
For years, Umesh has been our Club photographer, capturing all of our Club's important moments and milestones.
Recently, Umesh has 'retired' from the gig and he has some big shoes to fill.
We wanted to take a moment to honour Umesh and let him know just how much he is appreciated by our Club. Thank you, Umesh.
Zack is originally from the west coast of Newfoundland. He's spent the past few years living and attending school in Fredericton, NB where he attained a BA from St. Thomas with a major in Economics and an MBA from UNB with a concentration in Entrepreneurship.
Zack currently works for MRSB as a consultant but he has worked in a variety of industries over the years. From ski hills to start-ups, from landscaping to policy analysis, he has thoroughly enjoyed all the experiences that have come his way.
Tolga Akay moved to Charlottetown in August 2017 from Istanbul, Turkey. He studied Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at the Istanbul Technical University.
He has been transferred to Canada by Cisco Systems as an IT Project Manager where he has worked for more than six years. Before Cisco systems, he worked at top notch IT companies like HP and IBM in various positions.
We were pleased to donate $25,000 to Pat and the Elephant to help support the purchase of a new para-transport van.
We were pleased to donate $5000 to the PEI Wild Child Forest School. This donation will provide funding for 20 children from low-income families to attend the camp for free + provide them with all the gear they will need to enjoy the great outdoors.
Rotarians in the News: Congratulations Jim MacNutt
Congratulations to club member, Jim MacNutt. His recent book, 'Historic Furniture of Prince Edward Island', received a prestigious award from the Canadian Museums Association.
Club member, Lori Carver, was instrumental in getting 'Rotary Radio Bingo' off the ground. She worked tirelessly behind the scenes and without her hard work and determination, our bingo fundraiser would not be the success it is today.
For that reason, we honoured Lori with an honourary Paul Harris Fellow.
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