University of Alberta Rotaract Club
11400 89 Ave NW T6G 2R3 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Fill out this Community Service BINGO throughout reading week by doing nice things for the people around you and providing the community service team with feedback. The bingo will be available to screenshot on our story/highlights. At the end of the week (anytime from Friday, Feb. 19th to Sunday, Feb 21st), send your BINGO to Muskaan (either over slack or to [email protected]) for a chance to win an e-gift card. You can also post it to your story and tag us @uofarotaract to enter! 1 line = 1 entry, each square after that = an additional entry! Best of luck!

"My name is Adria C and this is my third year as a part of Rotary. I spent two years in Interact in high school, and this is my first year in Rotaract! I've had a lot of fun getting to know the members of the UAlberta club and I'm always down to get to know new people. In my free time, I love baking, volunteering, and spending time outdoors, as well as spending time with my four nieces. This year I've had the chance to work as the Community Service officer and I've had a blast brainstorming and planning events. I can't wait to be more involved in the club this semester!" - Adria is in her second year of immunology and infection, and also from Lacombe, Alberta! #instagramfeature #rotaract #uofa #ualberta #rotary #rotary5370 #serviceaboveself #volunteer #communityservice

Hey folks! Our environment awareness committee is hosting a green-themed trivia night next Wednesday at 6 pm! It will be on zoom and consist of three rounds of kahoots, each with a different topic. There will also be environmentally-friendly prizes available to the winner of each round, so we better see you there link in bio to sign up!!

social alert! join us next Saturday night for our PowerPoint presentation night, starring YOU! All you have to do is make a 5 minute presentation about yourself (or any topic you’re passionate about!) and hop on the zoom call Saturday, the 23rd at 7 pm. Sign up is in our linktree (in bio) and register quick because space for presenters is limited due to time! If you do not wish to present, but still want to learn more about your fellow Rotaractors, that’s ok too! The zoom link is public on our linktree as well (passcode is: present). We hope to see you there

Gentle reminder that the deadline to sign up for the Working for Change presentation & workshop is tomorrow at midnight! We hope to see you there

The U of A Sexual Assault Centre & the U of A Rotaract Club present: Working for Change - Date/Time: January 15th at 4pm (1-1.5 hours) - Location: Zoom - Presenter: Katrina Rempel... This presentation explores the definitions of sexual assault and harassment, the concept of consent, and skills to support survivors of sexual violence, granting participants a deeper understanding of the issue and the ability to uplift and support survivors. There will be time for questions and discussion with our presenters. Afterwards, we will be playing an educational sexual health quiz! Click the link in our bio to sign up! Deadline is Jan 14th at 11:59 pm to make sure all attendees receive the zoom link on time.

Hello, my name is James. I am a third-year Biology student at the UofA Campus Saint-Jean and this is my first year on the executive team as the club's Treasurer! Some of the things I enjoy in my day-to-day life are working on mechanical keyboards, tasting various kinds of coffee and playing video games with my friends. I was involved in Interact during high school and fell in love with the culture and kind people I met in the organization. After coming to the UofA, I was met... with open arms by many previous members of the club and developed great friends that continue to support me today. As a member, the club has allowed me to broaden my horizons through their amazing mentorship program and career skill workshops that have helped me immensely and allowed me to meet talented people from areas I have never known before. All in all, the club has been an amazing experience during my time in university and I would love to see more students experience the same community that welcomed me so passionately with open arms. If you are ever in need of a group of wonderful friends and access to a broad community around Edmonton and Canada, Rotaract is one of the best places to be. See more

A huge thank you to everyone who partook in our FoodVent Calendar! We truly appreciate everyone's efforts and generosity to give back to their communities over the holidays. Here are some photos of our participants' FoodVent baskets. Our members, Pauleanne and Shay, both chose to drop off their donations at the Fort St John Salvation Army! #donations #christmas #holidays #foodhampers #foodventcalendar #ualberta #uofarotaract #rotaract #rotaract5370 #rotary #rotary5370

This year our Social Equity Committee chose to create a sexual assault awareness project and teamed up with the U of A Sexual Assault Centre to provide information. Swipe along the post for information & resources. Also stay tuned for more details regarding the Sexual Assualt Centre’s upcoming Working for Change presentation.

It's over one week into December, we are so excited to see people making their own FoodVent Calendar from both BC and Alberta! Big shout out to Carina and Beth from the Fort St. John Rotaract Club, and the Pauleanne, Kira, Maddie, and Toshi household for making these great food basket. We encourage you all to start your own FoodVent Calendar. Collect one non-perishable food item one day till Christmas/New year, then donate all your food items to a local food bank of your choice. Post your collection on your social media page and use hashtag #foodvent to enter our end-of-month prize draw!

This is a long overdue thank you to all those who participated in RotaRAK day! Here are some of our entries! Mellissa took some time to go and donate blood (or "voluntarily get stabbed")! TK made some traditional Mongolian dumplings to share with his friends. Adria was back in her hometown and noticed that a lot of he friends were feeling stressed, so she dropped off candy on their doorsteps to brighten their day! Muskaan helped her parents put together some Diwali treats to drop off at their friend's houses and made some for her coworkers too. #volunteer #randomactsofkindness #rotaract #ualberta #rotary #rotary5370 #rotaract5370 #serviceaboveself

This winter, our Poverty and Food Insecurity Committee is encouraging everyone to create their own "FoodVent Calendar". Get a basket, or a fabric bag ready by Dec 1st and collect 1 non-perishable food item per day till Christmas! Then, you have the choice to donate your collection to any one of your local community food banks. Don't forget to post your collection of food items with hashtag #FoodVent & tag us @uofarotaract to enter the prize draw at the end of December! We are excited to see all your food collections and enthusiasm to help others! #rotaract #FoodVent #FoodVentCalendar #fooddonations #christmas #foodbanks #kindness #adventcalendar #nonperishablefood #donations #foodactivism #fooddrive

On Friday, Nov. 27th, we're going to be learning how to sew 3 layer masks to donate to the Mustard Seed! They are aiming to gather 1000 masks in total so that they can be used by those who may not have easy access to reusable masks. We'll be learning how to make the masks together from 6pm - 8pm. Then the event coordinator, Muskaan, will arrange a pick-up to bring them to the Mustard Seed after the weekend. The link to sign up is in our bio! Please note that basic sewing supplies will be needed: needle, thread, scrap fabric, or a machine if you have one. If you have any questions about this requirement, contact Muskaan at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Hello! The Online Outreach committee is excited to announce that we will be holding a Virtual Arts & Crafts Night on November 26th from 7-9pm on the platform Zoom. The event will consist of simple, student-led festive activities for you and your family to participate in! This will be an amazing opportunity to meet people of all ages from across the city, and in your own neighbourhood! If you would like to attend, please fill out the form at the link above or find it in our bio

This Saturday, we'll be having a winter clothing drive for the Bissell Center. For those who have donations but can't transport them, we'll also be conducting contactless pick ups for donations. Additionally, if you're unable to donate supplies but would still like to participate, we are also accepting monetary donations with which we'll be buying new socks and mittens! The link to sign-up to drive or donate I s in our bio!

Happy day 3 of No-Buy November! Here is some insight into why our Environmental Awareness committee chose to create this challenge. You can pledge to the challenge any time during November, the link is in our bio! #nobuynovember

Hey all! Here are some tips from the Sustainability Handbook to consider this holiday season. More info can be found in the Handbook, link in bio #nobuynovember

Hello pals! Our Environmental Awareness committee has come up with a challenge this November to help you become a more conscious and sustainable consumer. We are super excited to introduce #nobuynovember! We will post weekly tips on social media and we are also working on launching a guide with more detailed information, including holiday shopping tips, reusable products & DIYs! If you are up for the challenge, you can pledge using the link below. There is no mandatory follow-up or commitment but we may ask for a voluntary testimonial at the end of November. If you would like more information, there is space to ask us questions on the form before you pledge. We hope you will join our committee in participating next month! https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeIoX1-hoCHnFbPl9/viewform

Hey pals! Welcome to week 2 of #nobuynovember Here is a decision map to help you choose whether to buy a product or not based on our sustainable guidelines. This map is also available in our Sustainability Handbook which is available as a PDF in our linktree (in bio)! Go check it out and save it for later