Members: 16 Welcome back Daphne
Guests: James Thomas
Correspondence:
Announcements:
- November 25th Auction - Sell tickets and please ask for donation items by November 10th. Set up will be Friday evening November 24 starting at 5pm.
- Looking for input regarding fundraiser to promote removal of landmines.
- Christmas Social December 1 hosted by R Dave and Jean. Starting at 7:30pm. Encouraged to bring snacks / desert and beverage. Tea and coffee provided. Rotarians and Friends invited. Advised there will be a Santa, and wear 'ugly sweater'.
- Christmas panto at Port Hope tentative for December 15. More information to follow.
- R Alan is taking orders for hams. $26 each for black forest or regular smoked, 2 Kgs (4.5 lbs). Final order date Nov 24 and delivery Dec 7.
- Request from past Rotarian Al Ronneberger's grandaughter to install bench in Brighton in memory of Al. More details to follow.
- Relay for Life in 2018 will be joint between Brighton and Quinte West, to be held at Trenton High School June 2 11am to 11pm. Rotary asked to be luminary sponsor again, but plan is to have a Luminary Ceremony in Brighton on date to be determined.
- Pat and Henk Getkate passed along need to support Inuit in their fight against TB. R Al says when he worked north they had to be tested every 6 months.
- Shelter Box report 85 million homeless due to natural disasters and conflict world wide.
- Campbellford Rotary has offered their Christmas Float to Brighton if desired.
- Thanks to R Ricardo for getting exchange student stories into local paper. Latest from 2016/17 inbound Alex from Belgium.
Song - Happy Wonderer
50/50 - $22 won by R Pat
Happy Bucks: presentation, to be back home, ham sales, visit to former parish in eastern townships, beautiful sunrise, puppy visit, gazebo traction, Emmy expected to get horse back riding, Pavlo.
Rotary Minute: R Clay shared story behind Rotary's 4 Way Test. Developed in 1932 by businessman to improve sales and business. Turned out to be very successfull. Adopted by Rotary in 1943.
Student - Emmy's Bucket List
Christmas and Fairs
Join different sports
Blue Jay game
Concerts
Wonderland in Toronto
Riding a forest trail in the fall
Fire a firework in daylight
Skiing
Try surfing
Joining YMCA