Club History

The Rotary Club of Lloydminster has served Lloydminster & District for 90 years -- and provided enjoyment and fellowship to Rotarians and their families along the way.

As this section evolves it will provide the history of the club and it's community projects over the years. We hope to put faces and names together and share a little bit of the special feeling of our club to members and observers alike

Stay tuned for more information as this portion of our website evolves and grows

The History Team

SIGNIFICANT DATES FOR THE ROTARY CLUB OF LLOYDMINSTER

1929 - Rotary Club of Lloydminster organized

1930 - First Ladies‘ Night held..

1931 - First Farmers’ Night

1938 - Office of Secretary and Treasurer combined.

1950 - First Fireside School held. & First Children's Christmas Party.

1951 - Sponsored Vegerville Rotary Club.

1952 - First Student sent to Adventure in Citizenship.

1953 - Instituted presentation of Four-Way Test Plaques.

1954 - First Rural-Urban Meeting held at Lone Rock.

1955 - Introduced Rotary Birthday Calendar. Celebrated R.I.'s Golden Anniversary. Chartered a new Club in Vermillion. First reference to assistance with Salvation Army kettles. Verne Miner elected as District Governor.

1956 - First students sent to MUNA.

1964 - Celebrated Club's 35th Anniversary.

1979 - Club Celebrates its 50^th Anniversary.

1983 - Don Buckingham awarded R.I . Scholarship. First reference to participation in RYLA.

1984 - Lori Chomik sent to Australia as first Exchange Student and our Club hosts JoAnna Prichard from Australia.

1985 - Clayton Reeves serves as District Governor.

1986 - Lloydminster hosts District 536 Conference. Club agrees to participate in R.I.’s Polio Plus

1988 - President's Pin introduced.

1989 - Club celebrates its 60“ Birthday. Women were able to join Rotary.

1991 - A total of $20 000 was contributed; $10 OOO to the Legacy Centre and $10 O00 to the Lloydminster Hospital for the purchase of a cardiac monitor.

1993 - Midway Distributors was nominated as the first recipient of the Business Integrity Award, a new annual Rotary project.

1995 - Rotary District 6350 was subdivided into two separate districts with the Lloydminster Club now in District 5370.

1996 - Ray Nelson became the first member of the Lloydminster Rotary Club to attain 5O continuous years of service.

1999 - 70th Anniversary of the Club. Sponsored the Border City Rotary Club

2002 - Pat Gulak becomes first female Club President.

2004 - Sponsored a new Club in Wainwright. Started the Rotary Employment Partnership

2009 - Club celebrates it’s 80^th Anniversary.

2014 - Held our first Halloween Fun Night for the community.

2019 - Club celebrates it’s 90^th Anniversary.