Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin January 7, 2016

   

 

   Gayle was in the Chair today, freshly back from her European jaunt.  She specialized in a varied career, but the one that stands out was putting her husband Doug and kids through school.  

    She returned to Sackville in 2008 after stints in State College PA and Quelph ON. She promptly embarked on a real estate career, retiring in 2013, the year she was also Club President.

 

No Guests or visiting Rotarians found our meeting this week.  Make ups came from the Board which met on January 6th.  While in Wales, Gayle tried to do a make up but the meeting was canceled due to the holidays.

 

In the 50/50 department, Tim tried to find the Jack of Clubs.  He succeeded in getting a Club, but it was the wrong one (five), thus losing out on $36.  

 

  Happy Dollars were far and few this week.  Josh was happy that he and Louie did the Polar Bear plunge in Dorchester on New Year's Day.  Now there is a memory, or is it a nightmare, that Louie will have for Years...........Bill was happy that many members showed u as he forgot to send out the reminder notices............Sue Purdy was happy to have lunch with Wayne in Halifax, but not the  circumstances.  Sue asked for volunteers to move a hospital bed and lift chair at 1 pm.  In typical Rotary fashion, Darrell, Dale, Josh and Dave volunteered.  Our guest speaker Margaret volunteered to send some helping hands from the Open Sky (turned out to be 3).

 

Next Weeks Duty Roster is as follows:

Chairperson     Frank    Greeter   Jamie

Introducer                    Thanker     

Speaker    Chistiane      from Abilities NB

 

In Committee Reports - George reminded everyone that Gabi Hunter and Ken Draper recently resigned and all members should be thinking of potential new members.  Forward names to the committee............Dale advised everyone that he is taking over the grocery card program from Pam for the next 4 months as Pam enjoys Portugal..........The Projects committee had a big job this week.  Here, Projects Chairperson Trish presents a cheque for $2,000 to Ada Phinney for Salem Elementary School's Outdoor Classroom.  Not done, Trish made 4 more proposals for member consideration and approval.  They were:  Sackville Refugee Resource Coalition, $2,000; Nigeria Rotary WASHRAG project, $2,000; Abilities NB, $500 and Make-A-Wish Atlantic, $500.  Not surprising, the membership approved all requests.  

 

Upcoming meetings this week - Youth Services meets immediately following this meeting.

 

President Dianne reminded members of the Strategic Planning Session on January 30th at Wayne & Sandy house........Josh and Joyce were reminded of the PETS/SETS conference for incoming Officers on April 23rd in Fredericton..........Dianne asked for volunteers to take the bulletin pictures each week while Pam in away.  Sue F.  and Dave volunteered.

 

Josh introduced our guest speaker - Margaret Tuzz-King.  Margaret told us about the Open Sky Cooperative and that it's mandate was filling the gap in local services as a charitable social enterprise serving adults with social development or mental health challenges.   Early on they decided that a farm setting was an excellent way to tackle this challenge. She went on to tell us about the formation of the co-op in 2011 and the purchase of the land and buildings.     She summarized all the success since then and described their objectives for 2016 which was to add a 2^nd full-time resident and grow a partnership with TRHS and MtA to help assist the transition from a school environment to a work environment.  An excellent six minute video at the end of the presentation captured the essence of what the Open Sky Co-op was all about! 

 

 

  Margaret was thanked by Ove with a presentation of an ultra rare Rotary pen and a book which will be donated to a local library in her name.

 

The meeting concluded with the 4-way-test.