Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Rotary Youth Extravaganza and New Member Induction this past Tuesday, June 5th. Over 30 individuals joined us for the special evening. President-Elect, Mirjana Komljenovic, was Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Rotarian, Megan McLeod, started the evening off with her Rotary Moment where she spoke about her recent experience with this year's Giant's Head Grind.
Rotarian, Doug Carnegie, lead the induction of the Rotary Club of Summerland's newest member - Linda Van Alphen - with Roch Fortin saying a few words about Linda as her sponsor. Welcome to the Rotary Club of Summerland, Linda!
After a wonderful BBQ dinner, guests heard from inbound Rotary exchange student, David Wu, from Taiwan who spoke about the experiences he has had in Canada. Jacob Acheson then spoke about being selected as next year's outbound exchange student where he will be leaving to spend a year away outside of Milan, Italy, this August.
Miss Rotary, Jessica O'Gorman, spoke about her experience in this year's Summerland Blossom Pageant, where she earned the title of Princess and Miss Congeniality. Well done, Jessica!
Later on in the evening, guests heard from two of the four $100 Challenge Teams as they presented their projects and outcomes of this years challenge. Congratulations to Team "Cookie Dough" who raised $295 for Kids Sport. Well done to Team "Heart" who fundraised $525 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Congrats to Team "Talent Show" who raised $1900 for Camp Joshua orphanage in Tanzania.Thanks to everyone who came out to support our youth and to welcome our newest member to the Rotary Club of Summerland. Additional photos from the evening can be viewed on the Rotary Club of Summerland Facebook page here.