The Rotary Club of the Battlefords held their second meeting of July at Caleb Manor in North Battleford Monday where they took the opportunity to present a cheque for the purchase of an automated external defibrillator for the facility.
Rotary president Warren Williams thanked members for the good turnout and thanked Shannon Langley, general manager, for hosting the group and for offering them complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
Williams said the purchase of the AED came about as a result of a request to the club from Caleb Manor resident Brodie Partington, who is also a long-time Rotarian. Williams said Partington saw a need in the community to have a defibrillator at Caleb Manor and the Rotary Club was pleased to respond.
"Brodie is actually the reason I am in Rotary," said Williams. "He was my sponsor to the club."
Langley thanked Partington and the Rotarians for their "generous purchase."
She said, "We just had 17 of our staff go through the first aid CPR course and this is the next step in making this place a little bit safer and more secure for people to live, so thank you."
During the meeting, Rotarian Harvey Walker acknowledged some special attendants, including Eva Partington, wife of Brody Partington, and David McDonald, a former Rotary president.
"Back in those days we didn't have the Paul Harris [Fellowship] recognition for presidents and people who made great donations to the community," said Walker, so a few years ago the club asked McDonald to accept the honour.
McDonald joined the Rotary club in 1965.
