MINUTES OF MEETING :  Tuesday November 5, 2019

Editor: Ted Morrison

ROTARY GRACE                                                                                                                     

O Lord, The Giver of all good,                                        

We thank Thee for our daily food                                  

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways                             

Help us to serve Thee all our days.

Grace:  Shawn Kellam

O Canada: Peter Dueck

Toast To The Queen :  Myles Fisher                                                                                          

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:

Robbie Larocque welcomed Victoria Peterson, our guest speaker and Rotary Exchange Student from Germany,

REMINDER:  to those who pledged $$$ to the Presidents Walk to pay at the Front Desk as soon as possible (list has been misplaced!!!). For every Dollar that you personally donate, anytime, during this Rotary year, to the Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund, our Rotary Club will match that amount to a maximum of $3,200 USD. Remember our goal “A Mill for Bill”.   (list has been misplaced!!!)

David Andrews - all superbowl draw tickets are in and the money collected. We thank everyone for selling them. Thank you Ted for selling over 1,000 of them and for getting them back to the E Club for us. Our club will take in $1,588 profit. This has been an excellent fundraiser for our club. Thanks to everyone.

Pres Lennis - KSV Board/Committee - meeting Wednesday November 6 at 7:30pm  at the Kids Safety Village

David Andrews:  Night of 1000 Dinners in support of the Canadian Landmines Foundation, hosted by Rotary Club of Oshawa is November 20 at the Officers Mess, Ontario Regiment, 52 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa - tickets $75.00. You may purchase your tickets directly from Oshawa Rotarians Gordon Dowsley at gdowsley@yahoo.com (905-756-3636) or Peter Hernandez at peter.a.hernandez@gmail.com ( 289-240-2638) or Michael Adams at madams@snapd.com (905-431-3070). https://canadianlandmine.org/resources/rotary/

Dave reminded everyone that the Rotary Leadership Institute will be held on Saturday November 16 at Centennial College. The club will cover the cost of registration BUT you must register in advance. Please do so as soon as possible. See the Club Calendar of Events for the details.

Hilda Finnigan noted there are two months (April & June 2020) needing a volunteer for Greeter/ Bulletin Editor AND we are updating our membership names, address and phone list

REMINDER: Hilda asked for two volunteers to replace Al and herself at Bingo while they are in Florida (probably two Bingos during that time - January - March)

Ted Morrison Cakes/Hams orders due November 5 - order goes in November 10;

Ted also announced that the 2020 date for our Kids Against Hunger was going to be Sunday May 3 at the Jube.

Kris announced the International committee will meet next Tuesday at 5pm

Janice announced that the annual Participation House Christmas dinner will be December 3 Dinner will cost $40 per person. Please sign up with her as soon as you can.

Janice announced that the annual Christmas party at Lennis and Esther Trotter’s on Dec 10. Dinner will cost $25 per person. Please sign up with her as soon as you can.

Joe Solway , from the Biwmanville Rotary Club promoted the Concert for Feed The Need Durham on Dec 15 . We sure hope our members can go and support the Bomanville Club and also Feed the Need. 66,000 persons in Durham are food insecure. The Tickets are $25 each. Two concerts on Sunday December 15 afternoon and evening performances.

ACE OF SPADES  DRAW:  Conducted by our Sgt at Arms Larry Hurren

Terry Giles drew the 6 of Hearts but received two tubes of travel sized tooth paste compliments of Dr Hurren

DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF   NOVEMBER

Front Door : Sue MacKinnon / Jackie Schagen

Bulletin Editor & Greeter : Ted Morrison

(Editor’s note: If you cannot attend , please find a replacement)

HAPPY TOONIES Conducted by our Sgt at Arms Larry Hurren

Bob Stewart won a bottle of Dom Perignon and let it be auctioned off

Terry told us it was Guy Fawks Day in England today

Janice Coupland enjoyed the District Conference and thanked Sue and Ester for the work they did in our hospitality suite

Janice also announced she had a second grandchild this week -a girl

Dan was happy to see his mother today her quote “a mother can raise a lot of children, but a child cannot raise a mother”

Lennis took his family to the Royal Winter fair and saw the RCMP musical ride

Dave was glad to see Joe Solway at our meeting

Aubrey was glad to bring our speaker down from Port Perry. It his anniversary today.

Larry was happy to see Eric show up at his church event to take pictures for Snap

ROTARY MOMENT

None this week

GUEST SPEAKER:   

Victoria Petersen

Introducer: TedMorrison          Thanked  By Larry Hurren

Victoria is a 16 year old Rotary Exchange student from Germany, staying with the Rotary Club of Port Perry. She is from a small town near Berlin and close to the polish Border. She is fluent in German and Polish (and English). She related her experiences here in Canada so far. She enjoys school and her host family. Back home she has one sister and here in Canada her host family have five sons. She says it is quite a change. She answered a lot of questions from members._

She appears to be really enjoying the exchange so far.

Meeting Adjourned

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP : Go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Or you can add the free App Rotary Club Locator to your phone for instant look up of any club in the world. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Secretary Robbie Larocque, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.