Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin May 28, 2015

 

It took a trio of lawyers to start the meeting with an unblessed breakfast.  Josh, taking over from Wynn and Ove welcomed guests Kevin Anderson and all three of Margot’s host families - the Duchemins, the Smiths and the Watts.  Special thanks were extended to visiting Rotarian Bill Edwards for his help at the fund-raiser last Friday and Saturday.

 

 

 

Dianne got to wear the birthday hat. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but Gayle came up short of them in the draw - 10 of Diamonds would have won the $74 pot.

 

HAPPY DOLLARS: Ove took his dog for a walk in the Waterfowl Park and ended up in the drink.  Bill Edwards was glad to be here and thanked everyone for hospitality received.  Wynn has sold his 14 rooms/2 bathrooms/3 halls house - and moved into a 5 room home (auction on 4 July).  Gayle gave back her $5.00 winnings; she passed on greetings from Bruno and Joanne (despite a strep throat).  Louise announced Mariah’s appearance in a ballet presentation, this Saturday 2:30p.m., at Amherst High School. Dianne will celebrate her 60th with a spa weekend.

 

NEXT WEEK: Chair: Joyce;  Introducer: Sandy; Thanker: Bill;  Greeter: John;  Setup: Joyce and Wynn; Speaker: Pam Harrison - “A Portugal Travelogue.”

 

Pam :   Thank you for supporting our club by purchasing GROCERY CARDS. May’s sales totalled $3,725.00. Our sales goal for June will be $4,000.00 - 5% means $200.00 profit for club services.  All you have to do is keep on eating !!!

 

Louise drew attention to the Montague, P.E.I. Gold Mine Draw which is celebrating its 3 year anniversary and has paid out over $1 million in winnings and $970,000 to local charities to date !  Our draw had 40 new participants this past week.

 

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Ken reminded Rotarians of the Paul Harris Dinner on 11 June, 6 p.m., St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall.  Tickets @$25 are now available.  Guest speaker will be Jeff Schnurr, Community Forests International. No morning meeting that day.

 

Ove introduced guest speaker RYE student Margot.  Despite last minute lack of PowerPoint presentation Margot gave a great talk to a very appreciative audience.

 

 

  Why come to Canada ? Margot wanted an English speaking country.  Her home town is a village 60 kms from wine-famous Bordeaux where it is “a bit warmer” than Sackville. French stereotypes: “French don’t shower” - not true.  “French eat snails and frogs” - well, yes, true. Canadians are polite and nice, whereas French can be rude (some Canadians also ?). Margot shared pictures of her family.

 

 

Her mother is an educational assistant, and her father works at a local nuclear power plant.  The highlight of her time here ? - meeting a ton of nice people. Wynn expressed thanks on behalf of the club.

 

 

Susan F presented Margot and Bente with Canadian mitts.

 

 

CHEQUES galore from the Gold Mine Draw. Brian Neilson accepted $354.50 from Jamie on behalf of the Tantramar Family Resource Centre.

 

 

Michelle Knockwood accepted this week’s prize of $709.00 from Louise.

 

 

The meeting closed with the Four-Way Test.