Tuesday 17 January 2012
SK8FEST, Bringing It From the Street! An ecclectic evening of artists, musicians, dancers, skateboard demonstrations and sumptuous street vendor food. Advance sale tickets ($50 per person) now available at Ripping Giraffe, Nelson Husky, The Bridge Radio, Nelson Ford, Eddy Music and Geo-lyn at 250-354-7275. This fundraiser is provided by the Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak and the Hotel & Resort Management and Culinary Arts students of Selkirk College. Proceeds will go to the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society. (download the poster)
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Tuesday 06 December 2011
After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.
Our District (Rotary District 5080) is committed to doing its part to eradicate this disease. They have come up with a plan to raise funds through an exercise challenge for the winter and spring of 2012. Our club has tried to simplify the process for our own club members, and any others who want to raise money for this cause. This was recently presented to our club members who have expressed their support in this effort.
It is called the Polio Eradication Exercise Challenge (PEEC). If you accept this challenge (and we hope you all will) there will be a combination of events that make up the whole undertaking, and you may participate in any, most, or all of them.
Recently a young man asked me “What is polio?” I probably gave him too long an answer. The encouraging thing is that young people in this part of the world do not remember polio, and the toll that it took on people and families not so very long ago. What a great day it will be when the whole world can ask the question – “What was polio?”
Here’s an example of what we hope you might do:
- Plan to exercise 3 times per week.
- Contribute $2 each time you exercise
- Plan to do this between January 1 and April 30, 2012
- You will have raised $102 by doing this.
- Invite your friends to join you through Facebook or other means, which will raise additional funds for this worthy cause.
Aside from the goal of raising funds to eliminate polio, there are other side benefits:
- Weight loss
- Increased energy
- Increased muscle tone
- Better mental health
- Higher self esteem
You can donate online or you can use our pledge form!
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Tuesday 27 September 2011
With help from Gerick Cycle & Ski, The Ripping Giraffe Board Shop and the Prestige Inn the raffle will conclude on Sept 27 2011 with the draw for:
- Specialized Pitch Competition Mountain Bike (value $2000+)
- Foundation Deck Skateboard with Destructo Truks (value $250)
- Stay for 2 at the Prestige Hotel in a Luxury Suite
Have a look at the photos and see if you have the winning ticket!
