A magical evening.

Amanda and I were treated to a wonderful, wonderful evening. A big part of the gala event was a tribute to our 24 Aboriginal role models from the Rawlco Role Model Campaign. Leanne Bellegarde was outstanding as she highlighted the achievements of these special individuals. Monica Goulet was MC and did a wonderful job. The event was put on by the Aboriginal Business Students Society at the Edwards School of Business and it was a fantastic trip down memory lane for me as I was reunited with so many of the role models we met over the course of the summer.

We met Sean Willy's mom - emotionally tributed in his profile and had fun with the unique Darlene Johnson and the cutest couple ever,

Luke and Erin Levesque.

One of the best parts of the night was that each table featured a young aboriginal high school student. These students were coached on mixing and mingling and let me tell you - everyone could learn a lesson about "how to" from them as their poise and charm was evident as they worked the room. Talk about inspirational.

For anyone who hasn't been there yet - I really encourage you to visit http://www.thisisyourfuture.ca/

I know their stories will move you as they did us.

Cross Lake Rocks!

A very early morning call to Perimeter Airlines for a 7 am flight to Cross Lake. First we were told that we could get on but lots of our equipment wouldn't likely make it til the 4 pm flight. Eventually it was all sorted out and we were off to the grand re-opening of the North Mart Pharmacy in Cross Lake. Along with one of the happiest people I've ever met, pharmacist Dave Huston we headed north. While there we met Store Manager Richard, pharmacist Mark Bautista and pharmacy assistant Deanna Ross. What a fabulous group of people. Camera-guy Clark did a fantastic job chronicling the event and charming the residents. It was very exciting interviewing area residents who shared their thoughts in English and in Cree. All in all it was a super fun and successful event.

Thanks to Amanda, as always, for getting all the print jobs done in record time with the help of Ken Stuart and Brian Matychuk who set speed records for production as usual, Brian while dealing with the somewhat challenging Sask Credit Unions Annual Report. It looked like we might not make it back as the skies were looking a bit sketchy - but thanks to some pro flying from Perimeter Airlines we were back to Winnipeg by 9 pm.

Tomorrow it's off to Saskatoon.

A lovely letter.