McGillivray recognized for 50 years of membership

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Published on Thursday, May 19, 2016

Submitted photo. Roy McGillivray (left) received a certificate to recognize his 50 years as a member of Rotary at the club’s recent Paul Harris Evening. The award was presented by Ken Krebs, District 5550 Governor.

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On April 28, the Rotary Club of Neepawa held its annual Paul Harris Evening, honouring the support given to the Rotary Foundation for local and international projects. At the event, Roy McGillivray was given a certificate recognizing his 50 years as a member of Rotary.

McGillivray was presented the award by Ken Krebs, District 5550 Governor, which covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and portions of Northern Ontario.

In addition, one of the awards given at the Paul Harris Evening was the Tony Otten Award. This year, it was given to 2015-16 Rotary President Rrain Prior. 

Tony Otten was a local business person and a Neepawa Rotarian.  Tony left $25,000 in his will to the Neepawa Rotary Club.  The interest on the fund was to be used annually to recognize and reward a Rotarian who demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the club by awarding them with a Paul Harris Fellowship.

In his presentation of the award, Rotarian Wayne Hildebrand said, “This year’s deserving recipient is the first female president, in the 65 year history of the Neepawa Rotary Club.”

Hildebrand went on to outline Prior’s community involvement, saying, “Many of us know Rrain as a strong supporter of the Neepawa and area arts community.  Rrain is a member of the community choir, she recently became a member of the Neepawa and Area Library Board, she has been on the Margaret Lawrence Board for two years, she is vice president of the Arts Club, she is treasurer of the Whitemud Comedy Club, and as Director of Programming at ArtsForward, Rrain has a huge impact on the arts and cultural experiences that enrich our lives in this community.” 

Prior has previously served on the club’s executive as the youth chair, and as president elect.  Hildebrand pointed out some of Prior’s goals during her term, saying, “Rrain has strived to engage club member conversations on: what is important to the club, and, in what directions does the club need to move? With Rrain’s leadership, we now have a new Rotary Facebook page and business memberships – these are firsts for our club!”

Hildebrand concluded, saying, “We appreciate your outstanding work and contribution to the Neepawa Rotary Club, and we are pleased to recognize you as a very deserving recipient of the 2016 Tony Otten Award.”