Bulletin - October 6, 2011

CHAIRPERSON

Gayle chaired our meeting today, reiterating last week’s Positive Thought borrowed, in part, from Aristotle’s virtues, about giving money to the “right person at the right time…”.

VISITORS

No visitors today.

GUESTS

Pat brought Mount Allison Exchange student, Karina, who is also from the same city as Felix!  Su C. brought son, David, again.

MAKE-UPS

Leslie attend Monday’s International Service Clubs meeting.

Membership met Monday night.

Legacy met Tuesday.

Executive met Wednesday night.

*Please ensure that names are submitted to Barb J.

BIRTHDAYS

No birthdays this week.

ANNIVERSARIES

Darren and Lindsay celebrate their paper year.  Congratulations on your first anniversary!

PIN PAL

None.

50/50 DRAW $14.00

Leslie wins thanks to Pam H. for drawing her ticket.

HAPPY DOLLARS

This lady always beams happiness!

When Leslie told her son that Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs died, he commented that he had just taken a bite out of an apple…a MacIntosh at that!

Pat’s final pet has passed away.  She kept waiting for her to come home… L  She commented on the good times that the RYE students had while in PEI over the weekend for their Orientation.  She is also happy to be going to Ottawa for a week this Saturday.

Pernille showed us her great blazer and said she had a “great time” at the Orientation.

Ken was happy to see Leslie win 50/50.  He also mentioned that the Rick Hanson Run was a great event although there were not too many spectators.  The one-pound medal was passed around.

Beth placed $7 in the Happy Dollars dish this morning…One for each Rotarian who contributed to Relay for Life.  She asked that members pray for her mother who is starting chemotherapy.

Sue P. is off to see her father, in Toronto, to celebrate his 93^rd birthday.  Wow!!

NEXT WEEK'S DUTIES 

 This is sorta cool stuff.  Working at improving the bulletin, Rotarians (within it's capacity).

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Membership - Andy – Four names have been added to the “potential members” list.  The committee will be meeting again on Tuesday and more details will follow.

RYE – Dianne – Committee to give presentation at the high school on next year’s exchange.

Projects – Trish – reviewed the next steps for the Learn Program.  She felt that there is a role for service clubs to play with the gaps and needs in Sackville with regards to literacy.  They would like to see a developed work plan and implementation strategy.  Currently we have given Salem Elementary school a SMARTBoard and have donated to the Marshview Middle school Breakfast Club.

Trish Edwards motioned that the club endorses the recommendation of the Projects Committee and the Executive to put $1,000 together with the $1,500 allotted from Projects (for a total of $2,500) to hire a consultant to perform the gaps and needs assessment of the Learn Program.

A lengthy, controversial discussion was held by members.  When the motion was put to a vote, motion was denied.

Unfortunately, our time grew short and we were not able to hear our guest speaker’s presentation.  With apologies

to Su Coish, Chairperson Gayle adjourned the meeting with the stating of the 4-Way Test.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Membership to meet Tuesday.

PRESIDENT’S TIME

Ken stated that having the discussion today was a positive thing.  We are a democracy and that’s 

what the club is about.

GUEST SPEAKER

Cancelled due to time limitations.  Again, our apologies to Rotarian Su Coish.  We are all looking forward to your presentation (Classification Talk) next week.

Our meeting adjourned with the stating of the 4-Way Test.