Summary of Club meeting news for regular meetings held March 18th, March 25th and board meeting on March 25th (No Meeting held on Monday April 1st).
President Ken welcomed Victoria Kuteyi, Sheila Akputa, Cynthia Stell and Funmi Fatona and sent greetings to our absent Snow Bird members. On March 25th via Zoom, Victoria introduces Babatunde Shola incoming president of Rotary Club of Badore, Lagos, Nigeria
Rotary Information: District approved Conroy Lau, grade 11 student at St. Augustine CHS, for RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership) on April 18-21 at Ganaraska Forest Centre; Michael Von Keitz , 2024-5 President, asked new members and officers to hold date of June 1st for District Training Assembly. President Ken said our participation in Unionville Festival Parade on June 1st had also been confirmed - will be a busy day.
Club Business: Sunrise Club invited to participate in this years Great Lakes Clean-up on April 27th; Club to expand this year's Food Bank Food Drive to 2,000 bags and also will ask club to consider York Region Food Bank as beneficiary; Board also approved continuation of High School Leadership awards, a club tradition since 1963.
District Governor's Visit, March 18th: DG Burns, John Burns, aka agent 7070, welcomed to our in person meeting at Jakes - DG Burns introduced RI President Gordon McInally's theme for 2023-4, Create Hope in the World, presented Theme pins for all members as well as the Theme Banner for President Ken; DG Burns brought us up to date on the End Polio Now campaign and Rotary Foundation achievements and opportunities. He encouraged new members attend Part I of Rotary Leadership Institute. on April 20th.
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