Bulletin - May 31, 2012

Posted by David McKellar

on May 31, 2012

Bulletin of the
Sackville Rotary Club,
Thursday May 31, 2012
Ken Draper, President
Editors: David M & Susan F

NEXT WEEK
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Chairperson: Sue C
Greeter: Dianne Heart & Stroke Foundation “Defibulators”
Introducer: John
Thanker: Mary

CHAIRPERSON Sandy

• Greeter was Dale
• O’Canada
• Blessing
• Breakfast
• Positive thought for the day: Every mans work is a portrait of himself – Samuel Butler

VISITORS None

GUESTS
Scott Yorke guest of Josh C

MAKE-UPS Executive Committee Bursary Committee Membership Committee

BIRTHDAYS
Dianne

ANNIVERSARIES None
PIN PAL None

50/50 DRAW
Won by Ove

HAPPY DOLLARS Ove: happy that he won and that his daughter and family were visiting for a week Barb: had a good time visiting her son and his family in Bahrain & thanks to Marita for covering for her

Gayle: had a great trip to Pennsylvania and also had great weather
Ken: Gayle was recognized recently for giving 100 pints of blood

Dianne: survived another birthday
Wynn: grandchildren made the provincials in track and field in their categories

Trish: District conference is this weekend and she is taking up our two youth exchange students

Marita: happy that Barb is back and was delayed this morning due to a transport tractor fire on the TCH
Kathy: five great candidates for the bursary award
Louise: her daughter is officially ‘out of diapers’
– big milestone

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Kathy: Bursary Committee – Awards will be given at the
upcoming graduation

Trish: Project Committee – sending Heather Simpson to Camp Tidnish
Pam: June is Rotary Fellowship Month.
Do you know of ROTARY FELLOWSHIP WORLD? To date there are 50 fellowship groups listed on the Rotary International site. A quarterly newsletter called The Fellowship Advancer is distributed online through the district and can be emailed to you.
May I challenge every member to seek information on a group that may be of interest? When you find something exciting please plan to share it with our club during a June meeting. Please check this out - BIRDWATCHING www.rotarybirdwatchers.com with a contact chair Felicia http:www.ifbpr.org and maybe WINE APPRECIATION www.rotarywine.net with a contact chair Conrade C. Heed ccheede@aol.com.

UPCOMING MEETINGS Executive Meeting: next Wednesday, 6th of June RYE: next Monday, 4th of June

PRESIDENT’S TIME
Ken said he had nothing
new to report so on with the guest speaker …

GUEST SPEAKER Jeff Martin, President, Tantramar Heritage Trust Introduced by: supposed to be George, so Jeff introduced himself.

- Jeff talked to us about saving the Captain George Anderson octagonal house
- Anderson was a master mariner and ship builder
- it was built in 1855 in the Romantic Octagon style in the area of Bulmer Lane
- the house has played many roles over the years from housing Sackville visitors centre to the citizen Band
- the town of Sackville has generously offered the octagonal to the Trust - the move is scheduled to start on Monday the 11th of June - plan is to remove the roof and disassemble it - the octagonal house will be relocated at the Boultonhouse site as a secondary building - foundation is to be built under it when on site as the building is not truly octagonal - roof will be rebuilt by Evergreen builders as the old roof is in bad shape - the trust is using a new local architect to redesign the roof and interior – AZ Design & Construction
- the second floor will have a cathedral ceiling vs a dropped ceiling as it has now and a glassed-in cupola will be added to allow in natural light
- main floor will probably be used for permanent displays as well as commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the Township of Sackville
- the Tantramar Heritage Trust needs our help to bring this elegant example of our seafaring past to its rightful place – in our town and in history
- though a lot of the cost will be subsidized by various levels of government the Trust still plans to run a three year, major capital campaign to raise $90,000
- there are a range of donations amounts that will provide various levels of recognition
- more details can be found on the Trusts website http://heritage.tantramar.com

Speaker thanked by Marita

President Ken adjourned us with the stating of the 4-Way Test.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Chairperson: Ken

Greeter: David M “Club Assembly”
Bulletin Editor: David M