High School Bursary Applications Now OpenOkotoks High School Students graduating this year and going on to post-secondary education in Canada can apply HERE for one of two $1500 bursaries from the Rotary Club of Okotoks. Please look for the ROTARY CLUB OF OKOTOKS CAREER OPPORTUNITY AWARDS and click that link to apply. Deadline to apply is June 15th. If you have any questions, please send us an email to president@okotoksrotary.ca.  |
Summer Camp Applications Open for RAYECCalling all budding entrepreneurs! Applications are now open for this year's campers for the Rotary Alberta Youth Entrepreneurship Camp at Cypress Hills, Alberta. This year's camp will run from August 7 - 13th. The Rotary Club of Okotoks will cover camp costs for 3 local students aged 13 - 15. Go to www.rotaryayec.ca to sign up today!   |
2022 Canadian Flag Program Now OpenThe 2022 Rotary Club Canadian Flag program is now open in Okotoks. This ever popular program is an important fundraiser for youth programs and community projects. We are grateful for our subscribers who, for a donation of $60, get a Canadian flag planted on their front lawn for the weeks before and after Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour Day long weekends. Click HERE to order your flag today.  |
2022 Soapbox Derby Registration Now OpenChairwoman Patricia Henderson is happy to announce that registrations are now open for the June 4th, 2022 Soapbox Derby! Click HERE to begin your online registration!  |
2021 Flag Program Sells Out!!Thank you Okotoks for your amazing support. Our 2021 Canadian Flag program is now sold out! We couldn't do this without the support of our key sponsor, Quigley Electric. We also want to thank Mr. Green's welding class at the Foothills Composite High School, who helped build the flag supports. And finally, we couldn't do this without the Rotarians and friends who provided the labour to assemble and distribute the flags. Job well done!  |
Flags Go Up on Saturday - Order Yours TodayOrder your flag today! Rotarians and friends will be out in the community putting up flags on Saturday, in advance of the May long weekend. So order yours HERE today! Subscriptions are $60 for the year and covers Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour day long weekends. Proceeds go to support Rotary community projects.  |
Flag Project ContinuesOn Saturday, May 8th, a group of Rotarians will gather once again at Mike Broemeling's place to assemble the next 100 flags. We have now sold 122 out of 200 subscriptions at the time of this writing. Thanks to those who are actively promoting this fundraiser. It is expected that once the flags go up around town, there will be more subscriptions sold. Help is still needed on May 15th to install the flags. We have a few people signed up, but as they say, many hands make light work. Let's come together, safely, and kick this off on a high note. Please contact Jeff at 403-808-7203 if you can help. |
Rotary Canadian Flag Program UpdateSubscriptions to the first annual Rotary Club of Okotoks Canadian Flag Program are open now! Thanks to Quigley Electric for the donation of an additional 100 flagpoles (metal conduit) and the welding class at Foothills Composite High School, we are now able to offer 200 subscriptions! A huge thanks to Quigley Electric for their support as a major sponsor! Please support this local company for all your electrical needs. To order your flag for just $60, which will be installed by Rotarians and friends for the May, July and September long weekends, click HERE: |
Rotary Canadian Flag Program 2021Subscriptions to the first annual Rotary Club of Okotoks Canadian Flag Program are open now! Limited to the first 100 subscribers, so don't wait. A huge thanks to Quigley Electric for the donation of the metal conduit for the flag poles! A great community supporter! To order your flag for just $60, which will be installed by Rotarians and friends for the May, July and September long weekends, click HERE: |
Rotary Pitch NightWednesday, April 14, @6 PM, the Rotary Club of Okotoks will be holding its first "Pitch Night" via Zoom. Email OkotoksRotary@gmail.com for Zoom connection details.  |
Christina Hassan co-founder of Full Soul to Speak Guest speaker, Christina Hassan, co-founder of FullSoul will speak to the club this Wednesday at 6 PM via Zoom. |
Shelterbox Lantern FundraiserWe are thankful for having Dani Bristow from Shelterbox and Kent Fraser from the Calgary Fish Creek club join us on March 3rd, to bring us up to date with what has been happening at Shelterbox during the global pandemic. We learned that although it made things more challenging, disasters still struck and Rotary partner Shelterbox still responded to help families during these difficult times. Kent Fraser wanted our members to know that his club is selling the LuminAID inflatable lanterns as a Shelterbox fundraiser. Please contact Kent directly at K-Fraser@shaw.ca for more information. https://www.shelterboxcanada.org/luminaid/ |
Shelterbox Speakers March 3rd, 2021Join us on March 3 at 7 PM as we hear from Kent Fraser and Dani Bristow from Shelterbox Canada. They'll share the unique work and challenges faced by this vital NGO as disasters strike around the world amid COVID-19. |
Open House - Fireside (Zoom version)Come join us on February 17th for an informal evening and open house to find out more about Rotary!  |
Shelterbox Canada Having somewhere dry and warm to sleep, to prepare meals and be with your family is vital for starting the long process of rebuilding your life. |
Nominations Open - Leaders of Tomorrow |
Speaker Highlight - Orvella Small We welcome Orvella Small, Exec. Dir. from Inclusion Foothills (formerly known as Foothills SNAPS) as our guest speaker on February 3rd. |
Rotary Repurposed Art Sale Nov 13 & 14, 2020 November 13 and 14, 2020 at the Lakeview Inns and Suites Friday 5-9 and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm For more information, contact Sandi Kennedy 403-710-4200 or Sabina Wurz 403-880-7293 |
Thank You for Your Support! |
Buy your tickets today! Enter now for this family-fun event which is raising funds for PPE for Okotoks area schools Buy your ticket here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/6PJNJK6IGUVSQLFWJ2KHRJ4Y |
Rotary Raises Funds For COVID PPE |
Okotoks Rotary Responds to the PandemicAs soon as it became apparent that we were going to be in the throes of a pandemic, Okotoks Rotarians jumped into action!   |
Okotoks Food Bank Drive for 5The Drive for 5 is a community-wide effort to raise $50,000 and 5000 lbs of food in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. All Okotoks-area residents, businesses, business organizations and service clubs are encouraged to participate. |
Antique Car Raffle - Thank You!Drawn on January 8, 2020, the winner of the 1929 Studebaker raffle was Masoud Paydar of Calgary.  Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets. Know that your funds will be well invested in Community and Youth programs. We are currently working on building the Inclusive Picnic Shelter next to the Riverside Inclusive Playground. |
