Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin September 10, 2015

 

President Dianne, in the chair for the club’s A.G.M., welcomed guest Aaron Lloyd, and extended a special welcome to our new RYE student Louis Alsteens from Belgium.  (Louis needs a ride to Moncton on Friday 18 Sept and back on Sunday 20; if you can help please contact Sue F).  Gabi is in Austria for a year and is on a Leave of Absence from Rotary.

 

Aaron accepted a Gold Mine cheque for $425 on behalf of Sackville Minor Hockey.

 

Make-ups:  Louise did a make-up at the Montague club and brought further news of the success of their Gold Mine Draw which now takes in c. $20,000 a week. Pam and Dianne attended the Moncton West and Riverview club.

 

50-50 Draw:  Darrell was lucky with his number but not with his card.  The pot now stands at $54.

 

 

Happy Dollars:   John met Gayle: things are going well.  Sue F is happy that Louis is here and hopes he manages to stay awake.  Ken got his second son married off last week; it was a great wedding and all the bills are paid.  Wynn had a very long and involved story about arranging court dates; it appears that all’s well that ends well.  Louise attended her sister’s wedding; she expressed special thanks to Aaron as Jean Coutu is the #1 retail outlet for the Gold Mine Draw.

 

Next Week:  Chair: Susan F;   Intro: Dale;   Thanker: Guylaine;   Greeter & Speaker: Tim.

 

Inhouse Auction:  Charlie reminded members of the Inhouse Auction on 1 October with proceeds going to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.  Let Sandy know what goods or services you will be donating.  Our aim is to raise at least $30 for each of our 30 members, as this is the 30th anniversary of Polio Plus.  If we can raise $1000 the Gates Foundation will contribute $2000 for a total of $3000.

 

Corn & Cards:  Pam thanked the 22 members who helped with the corn boil; the corn husking was completed in a Canadian and World record time of 26 minutes and 34 seconds (see below).  Sales of grocery cards continue to do well; our goal for this year is to raise $2,000.

 

 

FINANCE:  Darrell walked the members through the financial statements for 2014-2015 which were duly approved.   He clarified the difference between the Club Account and the Trust Account; the latter only pays out to “qualified donnees” and is the only one that can issue income tax receipts.

 

YOUTH:  Sue F (below left) reviewed the RYE and Rotaract programs; it is hoped to start an Interact group at TRHS.  With the difficulty of finding enough host families the emphasis in future may be more on the short-term exchanges.

 

FOUNDATION:  Ken (below centre) summarized the activities of the past year for “our charity.”  We achieved the goal of averaging at least $100 per member for the RF. Remember Ken’s favourite slogan: “No donation is too much.”

 

PROJECTS:  In Trish’s absence Dianne (below right) reported on 2014-15 projects.  $13,900 went to local and international projects (not counting RYE funds or the Gold Mine Draw recipients).

 

 

FUNDRAISING:   Josh (below left) looked back on the varied success of different fund-raisers.  The Wine/Beer Tasting has been in decline, “Madam Butterfly” was a new venture which many enjoyed, the Dinner/Auction at the Legion went well with a new format, while the Gold Mine Draw is now the highlight of our fund-raising.  Two breakfasts did well. one not so well.

 

MEMBERSHIP:  George (below centre) reminded us that while we gained four new members last year we also lost four !  Our membership continues to hover around the 30 mark. All Rotarians are asked to help identify prospective new members.

 

ADMIN:  Wayne (below right) went over the many duties of this committee which ensures that the club runs smoothly.  A new podium is to be purchased.  All the club’s assets and equipment are now documented on ClubRunner. We now have the latest version of ClubRunner.  Members can advertise on the web site for $50 per year. Wayne has been responsible for arranging speakers for some time - he would welcome someone willing to take over this responsibility.  

 

 

Congrats to Dianne on steering the club through a very full and informative AGM !   The meeting closed with the Four-Way Test.