Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin 7 May, 2015

 

 

John chaired the meeting (again) and welcomed Kevin Anderson (guest of Ove and a potential member), and Letitia Estabrooks (guest of Gabi).

 

JOEism: Weddings: for the bride a wedding means a shower; for the groom it’s curtains.

 

Make-ups: Between the Fundraising Committee, the Breakfast, and the Gold Mine Draw group did anyone not have a makeup ?

 

It was Louise’s turn to wear the birthday hat.

 

 

PinPal :  Susan F visited a Rotary tent in the Cotswolds, part of a nation-wide U.K. Rotary blood-pressure program.

 

50/50 Draw: Ken won the draw but not the jackpot, now $55.

 

Happy Dollars: Wynn is counting on a family get-together to help clearing out the house;  Gabi is glad the kids’ birthdays are past for another year;  Ove is meeting up with a friend for a 50th class reunion; Ken is glad to be out of town for the next ten days. Trish thanks Darrell for taking over set-up duty; Susan F is happy Dave remembered Mothers’ Day; Susan P thanked everyone who helped with the breakfast;  Dianne looks forward to visits from two cousins; Edna looks forward to a trip to Ottawa, Victoria and Edmonton.

           

Next Week, 14 May:  Club Assembly.  Chair: John again; Greeter: Guylaine;  Setup: Marita, Ove.   

 

President’s Time :  John read letters of thanks for Gold Mine Draw donations from Susan Lafford, TRHS Principal, and Kathleen Cooper, Dorchester Consolidated School Principal.  Many favourable comments were received on the breakfast. A request has been received from Brian Neilson, Salem School Home and School Association for help with the Salem School “Summer Send-Off” on Saturday 13 June 1-5 p.m.; please contact President John if you would like to help.  

 

Committee Reports:  FOUNDATION (Ken): note Paul Harris Night (catered roast beef dinner), tickets $25, Thursday 11 June (no a.m. meeting that day);  FUNDRAISING (Josh): Thanks to everyone, especially Sue P and Sandy for success of breakfast; Wine and Beer Tasting Friday 22 May - some water coolers needed, also items for silent auction.  PROJECTS (Trish) meets next Tuesday at 12 noon; this Saturday help needed with flapjacks (aka pancakes). CLUB ADMIN (Wayne) meets next Wednesday 7.15 a.m.   Susan P has surplus eggs from breakfast for sale @ $4.00 per carton.

 

Speaker: Susan F introduced her most patient fellow-traveller Dave who presented his classification talk, “My Story”.  Born in Glasgow, Dave emigrated with his family to Canada at an early age, and attended school in North Bay, Ontario.  With degrees in cartography from Ryerson and Ohio State he worked with National Defence Intelligence for 30 years. Top secret mapmaking included Bosnia and Afghanistan, with lots of travel including visits to the Pentagon.  Dave has a long-time relationship with Rotary, starting with reading his father’s The Rotarian (especially the “Stripped Gears” section), and continuing as a member of the Ottawa West club.  He led a GSE team to Sweden in 2008.  Rotary Romance:  Dave and Susan met as part of Ottawa West Club’s drivers’ program. Dave was thanked by Trish.  

 

 

John concluded the meeting with the Four-Way Test.