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2010 notes 100 years of Rotary being an international organization and Winnipeg is where it all began. Distrct 5550 and 5580 are having their first joint conference to celebrate.

Ajoy Chatterjee, Governor of Rotary International District 5580 and Nancy Morris, Governor of Rotary International  District 5550 are pleased to announce that Rotary International President, John Kenny, and the First Lady, June, have accepted our invitation to attend the Joint District Conference in Winnipeg, May 13-16.

 


D.G. Nancy greets RI President John while partners Dave and June look on.

This is a great honour to the Rotarians in our two districts as we celebrate Winnipeg’s 100 years of Service Above Self and thus the 100th Anniversary of Rotary becoming an International Organization in 1910. The Rotary Club # 25 of Duluth, sponsored the Winnipeg Club and Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary signed the Winnipeg Club’s Charter. 

It is an occasion to recognize the friendship which has developed between our districts.

The conference is being held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. The Centre combines warm contemporary atmosphere, state-of-the-art technology and versatility for a wide range of events. The staff and services are renowned for their high quality and commitment to excellence.

The Delta Hotel Winnipeg is the conference hotel. You may phone to book a room: call 1-888-311-4990 prior to Monday, April 12, 2010 and identify yourself as "with the Rotary district conference" to receive a special room rate. If you wish check out the Lodging page for other conference hotels with special rates. 

Golf:

A Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday May 13th, 2010 at the Breezy Bend Golf Course.

The cost per player is $75.00 with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM. The fee is payable as part of your conference registration. Included are 18 holes and shared electric cart, driving range privledges, one drink of choice (alcohol or non) and a large smokie dog. If golfers arrive early, they can purchase lunch or breakfast at the Club House. Mulligans for $5.00 (maximum 4 per player) can be purchased.

Prizes are to be determined, but will include team prizes and hole prizes, ie: longest drive and closest to the hole.

This course is located 12 miles west of Winnipeg and you will need to provide your own transportation to the course. You can click here for a Google map with driving directions from the Winnipeg Convention Centre,

Tours:

Registration for all tours will be at the Conference registration desk on a first come, first served basis.

On Thursday at 2:00pm and at 3:00pm tours of the new Manitoba Hydro building will be given. This is a walking tour and is within 2 blocks of the Convention Center. It is free and will be conducted by one of our Club members, a Manitoba Hydro Executive. For more information on Manitoba Hydro, click on here, .

On Friday at 1:30pm a tour of the Manitoba Legislature Building will be given. This is one of the most beautiful and interesting government buildings in Canada, if not North America. We are hoping to have one of the Club's Honorary Members ( a current Legislator) conduct the tour. Again, this is a walking tour and is within 3 blocks of the Convention Center. It is also, free. For more information on the building, click on this link.