Bulletin - October 4, 2012

Posted by Wayne Harper

on Oct 04, 2012

Bulletin of the
Sackville Rotary Club,
Thursday, OCTOBER 4, 2012
Trish Edwards, President
Editor: Wayne
NEXT WEEK
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Chairperson : Trish
Greeter: Sue P.
Introducer:
Thanker:
Speaker: Club Assembly

THIS WEEK
Chairperson: Charlie
Greeter: Peter
Introducer: Sue P.
Thanker: Trish
Speaker: Dr. Vett Lloyd - Lyme Disease

Chairperson Charlie brought the meeting to order with the singing of the National Anthem and a prayer of grace.

TODAY IN CANADIAN HISTORY

OR

USELESS INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

October 4
1899 - First Canadian troops sent to an overseas war, the Second Boer War in South Africa.
1917 - Quebeckers vote for prohibition of alcoholic beverages by a close 43,000 vote margin in a referendum. The decision was too narrow to proceed.
1957 - The first prototype Avro Arrow rolled out at A. V. Roe's Malton plant. It was built by a team of aeronautical scientists, some of whom would later play a key role in the Apollo project to put a man on the moon.
1975 - Montréal-Mirabel International Airport opens for business.
1995 - Ottawa rock singer Alanis Morissette appears on the covers of both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines.
2004 - Paul Martin and his Cabinet ministers sworn in at Rideau Hall; Canada's first minority government since 1979.

VISITING ROTARIANS

No Visiting Rotarians found the metropolis of Sackville this week.

GUESTS

Members chose not to bring any guests this week.

MAKE UPS

Trish has been in South Africa for the past few weeks.

While there she had a chance to visit some clubs in district 9350. Here she shows of the flag which she exchanged with ours…………The Executive met last night and so, get a makeup

………….Membership had a meeting last Thursday …………..The New Generations Committee had a meeting this past week…………Club members who worked the breakfast can claim a makeup.

BIRTHDAYS

There were no birthdays this week.

ANNIVERSARIES

Darren and Lindsay have an anniversary on the 10th.

PIN PAL STORIES

It was a slow week for tall tales of meeting mysterious Rotarians.

50/50 DRAW

The new draw began this week, but sadly produced no winners.

HAPPY DOLLARS

Louise was doubly happy this week as her Run-For-The-Cure marathon raised $2,000. The on-again-off-again Cross Canada tour is now back on so that Thomas & Coralie can go on the trip if they choose………..Pam B.

was also happy with her dragon boat’s Run-For-The-Cure event that raised $7,000. She was also selling tickets on an apple pan crisp to be drawn on the 20th……………..

Andy was happy as he is going to join the “I definitely have the smartest grandchild legion”. He was also happy as brother John came home from Cold Lake, Alta for a visit. To top it off, his daughter is on the Dean’s list at college……….Trish

was happy to be back in Canada, but sad that the journey had to end………..Ove

related the good time he and Pat had in Alaska. They narrowly avoided Norwalk disease which was rampant on board ship………..Peter

was glad to see his brother who was home from Calgary………..Dale

was happy that the breakfast was over. He is also looking for someone to take over this event (there are now 3 per year) as he is retiring .……….Dianne

was happy that her step-daughter just had a birthday………..Josh

was glad and appreciative of the work that Dale & Cathy have done on this and past breakfasts. Both Cathy and Dale are retiring from this event. He encouraged someone to “step up to the plate” soon so Dale can train him or her………..Gayle continued the trend of members returning to the flock as she

and Doug just returned from Ireland………..

Charlie has a PSA for a hymn sing from 6 churches that will be occurring on the 6th at 3 PM at Saint Andrew’s church.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ADMINISTRATION –

Wayne advised that he will have another Club Runner training session later this month.
MEMBERSHIP – Andy advised that they may have to cancel Friday’s Fireside Chat as many of the presenters are away for the long weekend. The committee will decide later this morning at their meeting.
FUNDRAISING –

Dale reported that 330 people attended the breakfast. A financial report will be available shortly. The Golf Ball Drop only netted approximately $400 this year as tickets were a hard sell. The committee will review this event. Sandy distributed more tickets to the Football Chance program.
FOUNDATION –

The auction will be at November 1st meeting. She also had copies of the letter to your MP for their support on Polio eradication throughout the world.
NEW GENERATIONS –

Patricia reported that next year’s outbound student evaluations are now going on at TRHS. She indicated there are some good candidates. If you want to be part of the selection process, see Patricia.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Membership meets immediately after this meeting at Andy’s store.

PRESIDENTS TIME

Trish

revealed that the Club purchased a wreath for the Remembrance Day ceremonies. Thomas and Coralie will place the wreaths at the cenotaph.

GUEST SPEAKER

Sue P. introduced our guest speaker today.

Dr. Vett Lloyd is a MTA professor who is deeply involved in the research of Lyme’s Disease. The disease is a bacterial infection that comes from the bite of a tick. Antibiotics can help, but only if given soon after. Otherwise the infection will soon go through the body. Typical symptoms are like MS or Parkinson’s disease leading to fever, joint pain muscle weakness, fatigue, numbness and a “bull’s eye” rash.
On way to avoid contacting the ticks is to stay at home and away from the forests. However if you must venture into these areas, wear light colored clothing, tuck your pants into your socks, apply a repellant and inspect yourself immediately after coming inside.
Ticks are very prevalent from April to November and can live for 1-3 years. As they feed, they get bigger as her slide show revealed. Current winters are no longer cold enough to kill them.
Dr. Lloyd was thanked by Trish

by presenting her with a certificate indicating that a book will be donated to the library in her name.

UPCOMING WEEKS
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Chairperson : Dale
Greeter: Wayne
Introducer: Trish
Thanker: Wynn
Speaker: John Chardine