THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST. CATHARINES LAKESHORE
THE BEACON, MAY 6TH, 2015
PRESIDING: Linda Landry, Pres Elect for Jon Asplin, President
REGISTRATION: Bob Miller
SGT. AT Arms: Gary Chard
GRACE: Peter Robinson
ANTHEM: Phil Asplin
EDITOR: Linda Landry
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CLARICE: Still time to sign up for the Rankin Run.
MILICA: Every Rotarian needed! Plant Sale this Saturday so get plants, electronics & clothing to us. Call or email Milica with your commitment to work please if you have not designated already. Help very much needed for Park set up at 7:30 am. Bring your own lawn chair. Plant drop off any time before Friday night at Deby Isaaks or call Milica
SANDI: District Conference is Oct 23-25 at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, N.Y. Book early with only a $25.00 Deposit before June 1st. for big price reduction. Full Registration including meals $180.00 and Hotel Rooms $135.00 per night. Lots of events including Golf and Brewery Tour cost extra.
LINDA: Nova House Book Riot for Women’s Place is May 7-10 at Niagara Square in Niagara Falls. Milica, Marlene & Linda volunteered 10 hours to help set up, which earned $60.00 to purchase 115 Children Books for our Brainshaper School in Jamaica.
No Guests in attendance & no Birthdays to celebrate.
FUND RAISER REVIEW by Gary Chard, Chair of Ways and Means Committee
- Mary’s financial overview of our “Club Service Activities” throughout the years, were distributed.
- Our Fundraising revenue is down compared to the monies that we need to keep supporting our causes.
- We need a new Event or update/change the existing ones.
- Lobster Fest revenue has slid thru the years, do we scrap this event or re-organize it such as a lower Ticket price, beef replaced with ribs, limit lobster etc.
- Two ideas were to specifically Market it with a specific purpose, instead of Rotary in general or to join with another Organization on a percentage basis.
- Other Fundraising Options included: a 2nd Trivia Nite with a theme, different location for a dinner & silent auction or join with an organization such as the Jaycees and hopefully encourage them to join as Members.
- Brainstorming new Idea: Wings with local beers & football. Held on a Sunday 12-7:30. In a location with 3 large screen TVS. Invite a competition of local Breweries & Restaurants for Best Beer & Best Wings. An entry fee of $10.00 with beer & wings purchased separately. This Event would draw the younger crowd and perhaps partnering with the Jaycees would be helpful.
- Willy has again offered to stand as Chairman for Lobster Fest. We need to be positive that any new Event is feasible & lucrative before we cancel Lobster Fest for this year which netted about $9,000.00
TOP 8 HAPPY DOLLARS
- Willy: New Grandchild!
- Mary: Keep up the good work in Ways & Means Gary!
- Eric: His Business property is now up For Sale.
- Milica: Going to Chicago with her Boys.
- Jim: Still using the old “dog ate my homework” line.
- Sandi: Gary & her visited “ Princess” Tracey & hopes she’s back to the Club soon.
- Marlene: Well wishes to Joy who has Pneumonia.
- Linda: Cudos to Milica for Chairing the Plant Sale & Sandi for putting our Club on Twitter!
50/50 Sandi drew the King of Diamonds and left $120.00 growing in the Pot.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
