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Skål International Montreal celebrated the club’s 60th Anniversary in March. The oldest club in Canada welcomed Skål International Canada President, John Duggan as well as a group of visiting Skalleagues from Quebec City.
Skål International Calgary recently celebrated their 44th Anniversary as a club. Members and guests were treated to an extra special night at the new (and yet to be unveiled) Gasoline Alley at Heritage Park. The club will always have the distinction of being the first group to hold a function in this unique facility built to house a collection of 63 vintage cars and automobile memorabilia.
Guests were treated to an outstanding meal featuring foods from the turn of the century foods.
Chris and Susan Richardson among some of the beautifully restored gasoline pumps
in Gasoline Alley
Skål International Calgary Charter Member, Paul Ancel, thanks the staff of Heritage Park while President, Pam Hesse looks on.
"Skal International Quebec - November 18, 2008 - Thom Vincent, ISC Councillor SICAN
presents an award of Merit from President Norm to long standing Skålleague Dick Copeman of the Montreal and now Quebec City Club. Dick was recognized for his many years of diligent service as NAASC Congress Director. During his service Dick organized many successful Skal Congresses in the USA, Canada, Mexico and with the Affiliated Clubs and wrote a detailed Congress Operations Manual. Thank you Dick for all your time and effort."
On behalf of Skal International Canada, congratulations to Skal International Quebec City for receiving the 10% Membership Growth Award at the recent 69th World Congress in Taipei. President Jean Francois Cote received the award on behalf of the Club. Skal International Canada is very proud of your achievement and dedication to Membership Development.
On behalf of Skål International Canada congratulations to David Glen Pancoe and Christopher Scott Pancoe of Northern Soul Wilderness Adventures on winning the 2008 International Tourism Award in the category of Tour Operators- Travel Agents at the recent 69th World Congress in Taipei . Visit their website at www.northernsoul.ca. A special thank you to President Ron Pradinuk and the Winnipeg Skål Club for submitting the nomination. It was very gratifying to see so many Canadian nominations in their distinctive categories. SICAN is proud to have a Canadian winner at the Ecotourism Awards. For more information on Skål International's Ecotourism Awards go to www.skal.org and click on Awards.
Norman Bevilacqua
President, Skål International Canada
Thom Vincent's Ride To Conquer Cancer Comes to an End - A great Finish
Hi Everyone: I wanted to thank all my friends and financial supporters during my Ride to Conquer Cancer. I finished the two day, 210 KM ride on Sunday afternoon. It was quite a journey, both physical and emotional. The Princess Margaret Hospital did a phenomenal job in organizing the event and having the route mapped out and cleared for us...over 2800 riders participated and we raised over $14 Million to fight cancer. Through your generous contributions I personally raised nearly $14,000 and our team of 10 riders raised over $80,000. It was unbelievable to see Cancer survivors ride with us....one chap who had a double lung transplant two years ago completed the ride and another girl who lost a leg to cancer did the first day's ride on a special bike, with only one leg......as my friend Don said, it was a humbling experience at times. Skiis and Bikes Sponsored our team with special ride jerseys which we wore proudly for the second day of the ride......see the pics
attached as I reached the finish line . All the time spent raising funds from you good people and training 3-5 hours at least every second day for months really made my ride a personal success. The Ride weekend was an experience I will remember all my life......and I plan to make this an annual challenge. I would invite any of you to ride with me next year......let me know. Once again many thanks for all your wishes and the donations. Let's all hope we can really Conquer cancer in our lifetime
Lake Louise, AB: On Wednesday February 13th, at the majestic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, the SKÅL Club of the Canadian Rockies celebrated its 25th Anniversary.
Joining this special event, were members from their sponsoring club, SKÅL Calgary. The SKÅL Club of the Canadian Rockies includes tourism professionals from Banff, Canmore, Jasper, Lake Louise and Kananaskis. When visiting the Canadian Rockies, fellow SKÅL members from around the globe are welcome to attend its dinner meetings held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. |
