Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin Feb 18, 2016

 

   Today was a Club Assembly.  One could tell that due to the lack of members attending.  It's too bad when members don't come to a Club Assembly meeting as this is where most of the business of the Club gets done.

  Today, the Club Assembly was turned over to the Foundation Committee, chaired by DaveMcKellar.  Dave admitted to understanding what some of the Syrian refugees must be going through as he himself, was a refugee in 1957.  He, along with his family landed in Quebec city by boat to begin their new life in Canada.  The family ended up in North Bay where he finalized his early education.  Several degrees later, he ended up in Ottawa.  There he met Susan and when they both retired, came to Sackville.  He has been a Rotarian for over 30 years.

 

Today was a day of "none" as there were no guests, no visiting Rotarians and no birthdays.  Susan had a makeup from a       Rotaract  meeting and the Fundraising committee met on Monday night.   The only Pin Pal story came from Gayle as she contacted Charlie to see how he was enjoying Victoria.  Gayle was bragging about the warm weather we have had as of late.  Charlie said this was the norm and asked if the tulips and croquasis' were "blowin in the wind".  Gayle couldn't top that.

 

 

 

    The 50-50 draw was looking for the Jack of Clubs.  Guylaine's ticket was drawn, but while she had a Club, it was the nine.  She settled for the consolidation prize.  The pot was worth $57 today.

 

    More than a few people were happy today:    Bill was both happy and sad, happy that the refugee furniture will be moved to the apartments this Saturday (volunteers needed) and sad that the program has been "paused" by the government.  They site a backlog in the processing...........Wayne had a PSA from the Port Elgin Rotary Club that invited members to a musical desert party this Saturday night at the Baie Verte Hall at 6 pm.  cost is $7..........  Ove was real happy he has returned from Hawaii and can't wait to go back..........Guylaine was happy and sad - happy that there is no snow, sad because there is no skiing...........Susan F. thanked Josh for taking Louis under wing and taking him to the fire hall, describing what goes on..............   Edna was happy that as of February 14th, she had been a Rotarian for 3 years.  The Club and Ove were also happy she decided to stay.

 

 

 

 

There are no upcoming committee meetings in the next week.

 

Committee reports were light.  Susan F. indicated that the Rotaract Club met last night to finalize plans for the Chili Cookoff, that occurs tonight from 6-8 pm at Johnstone Park.  Members are invited to "come-on-down" and taste the various chilies.  Sounds like supper to me.

 

With Dianne still away, Josh reported that he received word that the PETS / SETS meeting is on April 2nd at Crandall University in Moncton.  Not only is he and Joyce mandated to attend, the Chairs of many of the committees are asked to attend.

 

Dave introduced himself as speaker for the day.  His message was about the Foundation and leading to the presentation af three (3) Paul Harris Fellows to members of the Club.  He showed an excellent DVD on the history and mandate of the Foundation.  In 2017, the Foundation will celebrate it's 100th Anniversary.  Started by Arch Klump with a first donation of $26.50, the Foundation overseas $3 billion of activity each year.  The Foundation is dedicated to saving lives and is now on the edge of eradicating Polio from the face of the Earth.  It funds projects around disease and education and awards Peace Scholarships each year through 4 Peace centers around the world.

Paul Harris Fellowships were developed as a way to acknowledge members who donated $1,000 US to the Foundation or a way to acknowledge members from the Club or members of the community who volunteered or gave back to their community through exceptional service. The Foundation decided to award three (3) Fellowships this year.  Two (2) of the recipients were present today.   Dale Creelman was awarded a Fellowship as he has been a very busy Rotarian, having chaired the Projects committee and the Breakfast committees (he returns as the Chair of Projects for the next Rotary year).  He has also been Chair of the Cape Jourimain Nature Center, and has volunteered to do taxes for seniors for 15 years.  John Murchie has also lead an active life as a Rotarian, having served as President last year and returns to that job for the 2017-18 Rotary year.  He is currently chair of the Club Admin Committee and has very active in community based organizations for many years.  This was the first Paul Harris Fellow for both of them.

Dale And John are pictured with President Elect Josh Cormier (L) and Chairperson David McKellar

 

 

 

 

 

At the conclusion of the meeting, Aaron Lloyd dropped by to pick up a cheque for $476 on behalf of the Sackville Minor Hockey Association.  Presenting the cheque to Aaron is Rotarian Josh Cormier

 

 

 

 

Dave did double duty as he thanked himself and closed the meeting with the 4-way-test.