banner

THE ROTOR

Click to watch

ANNOUNCEMENTS

5:15 P.M. this afternoon Club Directors Meeting at Pat Dell's, 247 Hastings Crescent - get there at 5:00 and you get a pre-meeting hamburger;
Great news - 30 members of the Club have paid their 2020-2021 Rotary Dues - 15 members are preparing to pay their dues today – this is the best news for Treasurer Shannon Windrim and Associate Doreen Pankewich;
Next week President Jean-Marc Nadeau will be sharing some of the dreams and expectations coming out of this afternoon's Directors meeting - this is one of the first "not to miss" Rotary Opens Opportunity events.

Go to Club Calendar

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION - SURVIVING COVID-19!

President Jean-Marc called on Pat Dell to introduce our Guest Speaker, Charmaine Styles, Trail Boss, Outlaw Trail Spirits. From Pat we learned that Charmaine and her husband John, own and operate Outlaw Trail Spirits located on Scarth Street in Regina's Warehouse district. Charmaine and her husband were both born and raised in Montana, but have now lived in Regina for decades. They have 2 adult children. As a dedicated volunteer, Charmaine spent time doing so in the schools her children attended, which led to increasing responsible roles in local and provincial School Board associations, including tasks which resulted in the construction of joint use schools with the Public and Separate School Boards.

In 2016 the Styles opened Outlaw Trail Spirits, a business that expanded to the point that their products are carried in over 100 liquor selling establishments.

Charmaine was invited to speak to our Club about their firm's business and how it made a "pivotal" shift from the crafting of a variety of "spirits" to the world of "hand sanitizers" because of COVID 19. When the coronavirus struck North America and arrived in Saskatchewan, their business was closed and their sales dried up. They were exceedingly thankful for their business associates and friends in the ware-house district who assisted them in getting products together and delivered to their facility so they could transform their "spirit" business into a "hand sanitizer" operation. One challenge was to get the support, registration and approval from Health Canada, which in retrospect was done expeditiously. They were successful in producing large quantities of hand sanitizer in liquid and gel and were pleased they were able to donate quantities to charities and businesses who are in the process of reopening.

They are now slowly returning to a "spirit" focus and are pleased to be getting orders for the latter. Charmaine concluded her presentation by paying tribute to the friends and business associates in the Warehouse district for their over- whelming support which has resulted in "amazing friendships".

Thank you Charmaine Styles for sharing your story of COVID-19 survival.

Please visit their Website at:https://www.outlawtrailspirits.com/

Hand Sanitizer in Pails, Jugs and Hand-Dandy Containers

Helpful Comparison

Global Polio Eradication Initiative - In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to recognize the power of vaccines and immunizations, which save millions of lives each year. The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development of Canada, has announced new investments for the delivery of vaccines. Minister Gould committed Cdn$ 47.5 million annually over four years to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Endgame Strategy.

Read more at: https://www.endpolio.org/canada-announces-new-commitment-to-gpei-endgame-strategy

Remember to Thank Your MP

FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Charmaine Styles' expression of gratitude to friends and business supporters;
Pat Dell was looking around in the Nipawin "forest", and there on her path were a "Mommy" deer and "Baby" deer which reminded her of the importance of "stopping to smell the roses";
Charles Sadzamare was happy and sad - Happy his daughter could return to her home in Zimbabwe after her COVID-19 return interruption, but sad she had to leave here;
Bob Durston was pleased that he has been able to participate in so many of Eastview's meetings over the past 3 months and was, for this enjoyable opportunity, making a donation to The Rotary Foundation;
Greg McNamara, an annual visitor of the RC of Sarasota Sunrise, Florida, learned this Club's District 6960, "..reached the $1,000,000.00 plateau for Annual Fund Giving for the Rotary year July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020." By comparison District 5550 was a little short of reaching $128,000.00;
Looking forward to seeing you all next week - have a great week and stay safe.

Subscribe to our eBulletin and stay up to date on the latest news and events.

Click here to sign up!

Philosopher's Corner

“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.” Mae West

Today's guests

Joining Regina Eastview for today's meeting were: Guest Speaker Charmaine Styles; and, Jessie Carlson, guest of husband Gary. Visiting Rotarians included Bob Durston, RC of Neepawa; and, Doug Keam, RC of Regina.

Weekly Lunch Meeting
zoom
Jul 09, 2020 12:00 PM

Board of Directors Meeting
Access Communications Boardroom
Jul 09, 2020 5:15 PM

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner #1

Jul 11, 2020 6:00 PM

View entire list