Bulletin - May 17, 2012
Posted by David McKellar
on May 17, 2012
Next Week Thursday, May 24, 2012
Chairperson: Peter Greeter: Dale Introducer: David M Thanker: Louise Bulletin Editor: David M
Andrew Amos, Catalyst Consulting Engineers “Rotary Dock – Silver Lake”
CHAIRPERSON Pat B
• O’Canada
• Blessing
• Breakfast
• Positive thought for
• the day: Helen Keller quote
VISITORS None
GUESTS
Scott Yorke guest of Josh C
Mark McLean guest of George W
MAKE-UPS
None
BIRTHDAYS None ANNIVERSARIES None
PIN PAL
Louise M: The new incoming youth exchange student Coralie is very excited to come to Sackville. She hashad a Facebook conversation with our current outgoing YE student Chloe MacIsaac and had met Chloe on the recent YE orientation which they both attended.
Pat read a postcard from Chloe where Chloe describes a recent visit to Amsterdam and Chloe said thank you to the club for this great opportunity.
50/50 DRAW
Won by our YE student Felix
HAPPY DOLLARS
Wynn: grandchildren winning at district track meet events, not happy that he got extra $ from last week, judge allowed something and he successfully defended a client
Felix: won the 50/50
Josh: Happy that he prosecuted for the first time this week and that he is buying a house for the first time
Kathy: Happy to be here this week.
Marietta: reported on how happy we were last week,
not as happy as last July.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Bursary: Kathy announced that she has received 12 applications and the committee will be reviewing the applications for the 2 bursaries.
UPCOMING MEETINGS Administration: May 17th at Wayne’s. Executive Meeting: May 26th at Pattersons PRESIDENT’S TIME Ken would like to set up a committee of three people to review the club’s documentation for submission to CRA. Pam moved Kathy seconded the motion to set up this committee
GUEST SPEAKER Randy Geddes, Tantramar Community Radio CFTA 107.9 FM
- Commitment to serve the community
- Began in 2007 by a local group who started the process with an application to the CRTC. The first application was not successful.
- CRTC requires 30% Canadian content but they are doing 50% and 25% spoken word.
- Tower in Fenwick, coverage includes Cumberland County to Moncton, sometimes able to pick up the signal as far away as New Minas.
- Operations Manager Ron Bickle is the only paid employee. Transmitter has the capability to transmit further than present, state of the art equipment.
- For the first 6 months, the studio was in an old GMC van attached to the tower as the funds were not available to hook the tower into the present studio in Amherst.
- Recently Seniors College has introduced a course in radio.
- Advertisers assist in the funding but because of the CRTC license, the station can not be seen to be a commercial operation.
- Fundraising has been supported by the Lions Club, Cumberland County, Town of Sackville (sponsors), among others.
- Memberships are $25 for a 3-year membership.
- Pam asked if it would be possible for the Rotary Club to do a weekly show on wine with the end to a promotion of the club’s main fundraiser of Wine and Cheese. Randy confirmed that this would be possible.
- The station is lived streamed on the Internet thus listener statistics can be gleaned from this activity.
- Randy is soliciting involvement by the community in the radio
- Peter asked if there was a possibility to broadcast local sporting events and this was confirmed by Randy as
a future plan.
- Some shows are live and some are prerecorded and syndicated.
Speaker thanked by Ken
President Ken adjourned us with the stating of the 4-Way Test.
UPCOMING MEETING
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Chairperson: Sandy Greeter: Darren
Speaker: Jeff Martin “Move of Octogon House to Boultenhouse”
Introducer: George Thanker: Marita
Bulletin Editor: David M
Chairperson: Peter Greeter: Dale Introducer: David M Thanker: Louise Bulletin Editor: David M
Andrew Amos, Catalyst Consulting Engineers “Rotary Dock – Silver Lake”
CHAIRPERSON Pat B
• O’Canada
• Blessing
• Breakfast
• Positive thought for
• the day: Helen Keller quote
VISITORS None
GUESTS
Scott Yorke guest of Josh C
Mark McLean guest of George W
MAKE-UPS
None
BIRTHDAYS None ANNIVERSARIES None
PIN PAL
Louise M: The new incoming youth exchange student Coralie is very excited to come to Sackville. She hashad a Facebook conversation with our current outgoing YE student Chloe MacIsaac and had met Chloe on the recent YE orientation which they both attended.
Pat read a postcard from Chloe where Chloe describes a recent visit to Amsterdam and Chloe said thank you to the club for this great opportunity.
50/50 DRAW
Won by our YE student Felix
HAPPY DOLLARS
Wynn: grandchildren winning at district track meet events, not happy that he got extra $ from last week, judge allowed something and he successfully defended a client
Felix: won the 50/50
Josh: Happy that he prosecuted for the first time this week and that he is buying a house for the first time
Kathy: Happy to be here this week.
Marietta: reported on how happy we were last week,
not as happy as last July.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Bursary: Kathy announced that she has received 12 applications and the committee will be reviewing the applications for the 2 bursaries.
UPCOMING MEETINGS Administration: May 17th at Wayne’s. Executive Meeting: May 26th at Pattersons PRESIDENT’S TIME Ken would like to set up a committee of three people to review the club’s documentation for submission to CRA. Pam moved Kathy seconded the motion to set up this committee
GUEST SPEAKER Randy Geddes, Tantramar Community Radio CFTA 107.9 FM
- Commitment to serve the community
- Began in 2007 by a local group who started the process with an application to the CRTC. The first application was not successful.
- CRTC requires 30% Canadian content but they are doing 50% and 25% spoken word.
- Tower in Fenwick, coverage includes Cumberland County to Moncton, sometimes able to pick up the signal as far away as New Minas.
- Operations Manager Ron Bickle is the only paid employee. Transmitter has the capability to transmit further than present, state of the art equipment.
- For the first 6 months, the studio was in an old GMC van attached to the tower as the funds were not available to hook the tower into the present studio in Amherst.
- Recently Seniors College has introduced a course in radio.
- Advertisers assist in the funding but because of the CRTC license, the station can not be seen to be a commercial operation.
- Fundraising has been supported by the Lions Club, Cumberland County, Town of Sackville (sponsors), among others.
- Memberships are $25 for a 3-year membership.
- Pam asked if it would be possible for the Rotary Club to do a weekly show on wine with the end to a promotion of the club’s main fundraiser of Wine and Cheese. Randy confirmed that this would be possible.
- The station is lived streamed on the Internet thus listener statistics can be gleaned from this activity.
- Randy is soliciting involvement by the community in the radio
- Peter asked if there was a possibility to broadcast local sporting events and this was confirmed by Randy as
a future plan.
- Some shows are live and some are prerecorded and syndicated.
Speaker thanked by Ken
President Ken adjourned us with the stating of the 4-Way Test.
UPCOMING MEETING
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Chairperson: Sandy Greeter: Darren
Speaker: Jeff Martin “Move of Octogon House to Boultenhouse”
Introducer: George Thanker: Marita
Bulletin Editor: David M
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