Bulletin - September 19, 2013

Bulletin of the
Sackville Rotary Club,
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Gayle Key, President
Editor: Wayne Harper

NEXT WEEK
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Chairperson :  John
Greeter: Josh
Introducer:  Dale
Thanker:  Darrell
Speaker: Colin Laroque - Wood from the Titanic

THIS WEEK
Chairperson:  Jeff
Greeter:  John
Introducer: Charlie
Thanker: Dale
Speaker: John Murchie

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

VISITING ROTARIANS

None this week

GUESTS 

None

MAKE UPS

Sue F. had a Rotaract meeting at MTA……………

Trish attended the inbound RYE orientation meeting in PEI, along with Gayle…………The Fundraising Committee met earlier in the week……….Persons working the breakfast also get a make-up.  Committee Chairs to give names to Edna.

BIRTHDAYS

Darrell added another year today.

ANNIVERSARIES

Louise and Todd are enjoying another year of wedded bliss on the 21st, 

as is Chairman Jeff and April on the 20th.

PIN PAL STORIES

Louise Mac. Read a letter from Coralie. It seems she is missing us, and us, her.

50/50 DRAW

Ove had the pleasure of dipping in the pan this week, drawing out Josh’s name.  

Unfortunately the $158 will carry over until next week as Josh drew the 10 of Clubs.

HAPPY DOLLARS

  Josh was happy that the breakfast seemed to go well.  He has another cousin getting married this weekend and he will attend another bash.  It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.  He also managed to get his tractor pulled out of the mud and had time to cut wood…………

Wynn played at Fox Meadows Golf Club, but alas, he didn’t win.  He arrived at Mary house during the Fundraising Committee meeting, to bring a Breakfast sign back.  Now he is part of the committee…………..

Charlie announced that the book has arrived and will be available at the book launch on Friday night at 7 pm....

Trish was happy that her sister managed another birthday………..

Marita revealed that some coordination is coming back to her daughter, but it’s going to be a long road.  We are all pulling for her…………

Bill was glad that his son was not on the double decker bus in Ottawa.  Life’s good!.............

Ove was happy to announce that wife Pat is half-way through her cancer treatments.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

  Wayne announced that the Christmas Auction and Dinner will be on November 16th and that businesses to be canvassed will be sent to each member later in the week………….

Josh indicated that there were some left-overs from the breakfast to be sold.  See Dale.  Tentative breakfast results would indicate a profit of $2,000.  In conjunction with the auction, Josh asked members if they know of a graphic artist who might volunteer some services at various times of the year.  The Club feels awkward about going back to Leslie each time as she is now in Toronto……….

Sue F. revealed that she attended the first Rotaract meeting at MTA for this year.  She will be the Club liaison for Rotaract.  They had 22 students who attended out of a registration of 40.  Some have been RYE students.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

The Projects Committee will meet on September 23rd at the Open Sky Farm.

PRESIDENT’S TIME

  Gayle reminded members that the Club is selling Chili and Slushy’s at the Fall Fair.  The Fall Fair parade is on Saturday afternoon at 1pm.  Volunteers are still welcome.  She also thanked all those who participated in the Breakfast.

GUEST SPEAKER

  Charlie introduced our guest speaker, who turned out to be our own President-Elect, John Murchie.  John decided to talk about “Why he is here”.  John indicated that he has a BA and a MA from the University of Colorado and has been in Canada for 47 years.  He spent some time at the Nova Scotia Institute of Art & Design as a professor, but has been in Sackville for 20-odd years.
  The year is 1966 and John saw a poster on the wall of U of C  advertising for instructors at Dalhousie in Halifax.  They load up the U-Haul, hitch it to the Mini and went nowhere.  Trailer too heavy.  After six months in Halifax, he was deported, but returned 9 months later.  The day after arriving, he was hired by the Nova Scotia Institute of Art & Design.  One day later, the University of Colorado called to offer a job, but he declined.  And the rest is history, so they say.  They remained until the early nineties, when Gemey got a job as Director of the Owens Art Gallery.  John eventually went to Strut’s Gallery, retiring in the past year.
 

Dale thanked John by giving him a book that will be donated, in his name, to  a local library.

UPCOMING WEEKS

Thursday, October 3, 2013 
Chairperson: Gayle
Greeter: George
Introducer:  
Thanker: 
Speaker: Important Club Assembly