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Wine Fest is Happening Again

After two years of us missing the popular Shuswap Wine Fest with Spirit, we will be hosting our 18th Annual Event again this Fall, on October 22.

The event will be held at the Centenoka Park Mall and will have the same format as we've always had, with popular wineries, distilleries and, hopefully, our new local cideries offering samples of their product. This will be accompanied by appies provided as samples from local food manufacturers.

Tickets are $90 plus GST now available at the Hideaway and Salmon Arm Downtown Liquor Stores, or online if you click the graphic above to link to registration.

Welcome Back, Jan!

On Tuesday 6 September, club members welcomed Jan & Anna Risinger at a special BBQ party held in their honour. Jan, Salmon Arm's first exchange student, spent a school year in our community in 1972. Now, 50 years later, he returned to catch up with some members of his host families and to show his wife Anna the community in which he spent "the most wonderful year of his life."

Project Amigo

Elly Contreras, Canadian Intermediary for Project Amigo Canada Society, here flanked by husband Ramiro and club International Chairman Coleman Graf, gave a heartwarming and informative talk to the club on Monday, August 29.

She described our involvement in Project Amigo as a sponsor of the education of 3 students as well as outlining the operation and goals of the Project Amigo project, whose program transforms lives through education by helping students, their families and their communities. The students have a strong ethic to help their families and communities, and the best way to break the cycle of poverty is through education. The Project Amigo program boasts a 92% completion rate for high school, and over 100 students have become university graduates. Sponsors and visitors are welcome to participate in Volunteer Weeks to experience the schools' communities and lifestyles.

District Governor Visit

District Governor Karl Reuther and his wife Denise visited our club on Monday 11 July. DG Reuther's message to the club for the 2022-23 year was very positive. He assured us that District 5060 is healthy, that there is an increasing emphasis on youth, and suggested several concepts for forming new clubs. He also encourage the club to take part in his DG Project of planting a pollinator garden.