Club Bulletin March 14, 2013

            Bulletin of the

Sackville Rotary Club,

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Trish Edwards, President

Editor: Gayle

NEXT WEEK

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Chairperson :  Peter

Greeter: Patricia

Introducer: Jeff  

Thanker: John

Speaker: Thomas Auchet

THIS WEEK

Chairperson: Trish 

       Greeter:  Louise MacK.

        Speaker: Club Assembly

  the singing of the National Anthem and a prayer of grace. 


     TODAY IN CANADIAN HISTORY
  OR
     USELESS INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

March 14

1923 - Pete Parker, of CKCK Radio Regina, does the world's first play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional hockey game, as Edmonton beats Regina 1-0.

      1949 - Military - Canada signs the North Atlantic Treaty with Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the U.S.  NATO is Canada's first peacetime military alliance.

      1990 - Toronto's Alannah Myles has a Billboard hit with Black Velvet.  It peaks at #1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.


VISITING ROTARIANS
None

GUESTS
Chi a Mount A student who did a Rotary exchange to Minn. USA is from Osaka

 
  Allison O”Reilly from Rotoract

MAKE UPS
Administration
  Trish for District Youth Exchange

BIRTHDAYS
Sandy Harper
                  pic from previous year  thanks pam




ANNIVERSARIES
None

PIN PAL STORIES
Shediac has wine paring with food from 5 chefs the same

       night as our event.  Cost per ticket $120.00

50/50 DRAW

New Card to Win

Jeff drew Q spades  no win

Thomas (as always) J clubs  no win

Gayle 3 clubs no win



HAPPY DOLLARS
Pat who partied with Thomas after his big win and to announce Stephen Dion speaking tonight at Brunton Aud.

Ove is happy Pat does not require radiation and a previous exchange student who married last year is expecting her first child.

Darrell thanked Brian for filling in while Darrell was ill and also to say he is off to camp for a long weekend.

Trish is wishing a good report from the fire marshal so Ducky’s can open at new location.

George announced problem is to be solved with fire marshal later this day.

Dianne is going in for surgery on Tues and expects to be home on Wed.

Louise and Coralee are recouping from blisters on their feet after snowshoeing.

 

•   Admin informs us Paul Harris Dinner on June 20, 2013 will cost $25.00 and they have six nominees.
• Fundraising committee have 5 wine and 5 beer vendors.  Breakfast on 23rd.
• Dale spoke and proposed a motion that was passed by the membership to provide funding of up to $5,,000 pending             other funding available to install an elevator at the Legion.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Membership next Thursday

PRESIDENT’S TIME
                         Trish introduced Allison from Rotoract who told us about a 
                  Chili Cook Off which will raise funds for their project Free The Children.
                  She asked Rotarians if they would like to donate chili for their event.
            Hats off to Pat B., Trish and John who committed to donate.


GUEST SPEAKER
Trish used this time to let Dianne read a thank you letter from Jayne Glenn.  She then went on to speak of Literacy, what we have done over the years.  She then spoke of taking literacy into the 21st century which will include computer, visual arts, music,reading, clean water, food and sanitation.   Trish ended the meeting with the 4 way test.

UPCOMING WEEKS
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Chairperson : Sue P.
Greeter: Jeff
Introducer: John 
Thanker: Josh
Speaker: Marita Webb