Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin August 13, 2015

 

Ove doubled as greeter and chair, and proceeded to reveal the secrets of his early life.  Born and brought up in Montreal he was sent to a boarding school that would have made Oliver Twist look like a walk in the park.  He felt a lot happier attending Lower Canada College for two years before going to UNB to study Geology.  Switching from that he earned a B.A. in Economics then studied law at Ottawa.  After a position with a law firm in Amherst a change in the NB government from Liberal to Conservative paved the way for his setting up in Sackville, thanks to the kindly help of Frank Fraser and the Royal Bank.

 

Guests:   Vallie was welcomed as a guest, as were Visiting Rotarians Peter Masson (Scarborough North) and guest speaker Amy Lynn Patterson (Greater Moncton Sunrise).

 

Birthday:  Sue P’s birthday was celebrated in absentia.

 

50/50 Draw:  Darrell’s number was drawn but he picked the Queen of Hearts instead of the King of Spades and so missed the jackpot which now stands at $35.

 

Happy Dollars:  Sandy was happy that her daughter is married, it didn’t rain, and everyone had a wonderful time thanks to many helpers.  Peter Masson was happy that having reached the age of 80 he passed the mandatory Ontario driving re-test.  Trish is heading to Ontario for a vacation; she also has a one year wedding anniversary coming up.  Bill is heading in the same direction to meet up with family and (thanks to an uncanny premonition that led to an early ticket purchase) see the Blue Jays play the Yankees.  Louise is back from two weeks at the cottage entirely technology-free.  Ove is likewise back from his cottage north of Montreal, also technology free as he left his cell phone at a motel in Edmundston. Wynn shot an 84 at Cabot Links and tried out the new course at Cabot Cliffs; next week he goes to P.E.I. - you’ve guessed it - to play golf.  Darrell was happy to win $5, and looks forward to meeting a life-long friend at the Eastern Shore.

 

Gold Mine Draw: Chris Sears and family were on hand to accept a cheque for $3,145 !

 

NEXT WEEK:  Please note that there will be no meeting next week as Goya’s is closed.

 

Committee Reports:  John reported on a lively Admin meeting.  A back up is needed for Edna for the coming weeks.  The date for the Lobster Party (originally scheduled for 3 September) will be changed; stay tuned.  Trish appealed to all members to participate in a review of community organizations that will benefit from the Gold Mine Draw in 2016; documentation is posted on ClubRunner.  Louise reported on the ongoing success of The Gold Mine Draw with the Montague, P.E.I. club: the most recent pot of $33,000 brought in 175 new registrations.  Our registration is now close to 1700; if we could get that up to 2000, we could be taking in over $100,000 in a year.

 

Speaker:  Gayle introduced Amy Lynn Patterson, former Mount A student, worker with the Town’s Cultural Capital project, and Paul Harris Fellowship recipient, who gave a lively account of the founding of the new Greater Moncton Sunrise club three years ago.  The club meets at Maverick’s, Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m.  They have about 25 members, half of them under 40, and about 50/50 male/female, and they support local charities especially the Great Moncton Food Depot.  Dues are payable monthly. Her ulterior motive in visiting Sackville was to sell tickets for their Dinner & A Movie For A Year fund raiser.   Amy was thanked by Trish.

 

Gold Mine Draw:  Charlotte Staples accepted a cheque for $421.50 on behalf of Open Sky Co-operative.

 

The meeting closed with the Four-Way Test.