Notes from the Rotary Meeting 12.30pm Thursday, March 5, 2026.
President Olaf chaired the meeting in which the Rotary Adventures in Citizenship Speak-off was held.  The winner would be sponsored by the Corner Brook Rotary Club to attend the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program in Ottawa May 23 – 27 2026.
This annual program organised by the Rotary Club of Ottawa, is open to students aged 16 – 18 years from across Canada.   Each year the Corner Brook Rotary Club selects a student from Corner Brook to attend this program by holding a speak- off at a regular Rotary lunch meeting.  This year there were four students speaking who were from Corner Brook Regional High School, CBRHS Kyah Gould and Connor Elliott and from Immaculate Heart of Mary School, IHMS, Grace Brake - Higgins and Ramadan Ssufuya.
To begin the meeting Olaf welcomed Rotarians and guests – the students in the speak-off, Elaine King, principal of IHMS, Stephanie Lewis, teacher at IHMS, Paula Grudich, teacher CBRHS and parents Grace Brake- Higgins and Darren Brake
Program-chair Dianna Alteen had organised this event. It began before lunch with each student being interviewed by the panel of Rotarian judges- Janice Spencer, Adam Baker and Olaf Janzen.
 After lunch was served, the four students spoke on the topic ‘What it means to be Canadian’, All the students gave excellent talks with each presenting their thoughts from different angles.   The judges had a very difficult decision to make but after deliberations Kyah Gould was selected as the Corner Brook representative for the Adventures in Citizenship 2026 program in May. 
 Congratulations go to the participants Kyah, Connor, Grace and Ramadan for their excellent presentations and to their teacher sponsors for helping and encouraging the students to participate.
Congratulations again go to Kyah who will attend the Rotary Adventures in Citizenship Program 2026 in Ottawa and then afterwards will speak to Corner Brook Rotary Club about her experiences.
The meeting was adjourned after the judges had made their decision and the winner selected.