Club Bulletin - No 1156 (Jun 15, 2020)

Rod Delisle
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June 29th, 2020 Meeting
Breezy Bend Country Club
Jun 29, 2020 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

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Bulletin 1156 - 15 Jun 2020

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Meeting Report

Posted by Doug McKenzie on Jun 15, 2020

This week the Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood met for our regular Monday meeting at Breezy Bend Country Club for the first time since Covid-19 social distancing was declared in Manitoba. President Mandy Kwasnica made an announcement regarding the rules to be followed to enable us to meet in person at Breezy.

No registration desk. Meeting fee to be paid directly to Dave Morris. He will mark you as paid on the club list.
No name tags
Complete consent/liability release form for Breezy Bend, ensure to sign. Leave form on table / do not stack papers.
Private salt & pepper shaker to your Left.
Do not stack dishes
Coffee and tea will be served by staff.
Service will start early / entire service could take longer.
No 50/50 for now.
Next week should be able to have up to 50 people attend in Breezy ‘Hall’.

Sarge Mike Dudar introduced our guests for the evening. Leonard Klassen (South Eastman)- our new A.D.G., Dan Sutton (R.C. of Winnipeg-West) – our new District Governor Elect.

Rotary Moments

President Mandy advised that on June 29^th, 2020 she will be handing over the Club President title to Doug McKenzie for the 2020/2021 club year. Partners and guests are welcome (allowed attendance will depend on the 50-person max. allowed in the ‘Hall’).
Membership dues are payable anytime now, $240.00. Please make a cheque out to ‘Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood’. An invoice will be distributed shortly for those that require it.
Ed Thompson has been confirming registration for the 2020/2021 Rotary year. Club does not want to pay R.I. dues for individuals that will not attend / pay their dues. Please let Ed Thompson know if you are withdrawing before June 25^th, 2020.
Rotary International Convention will be held ONLINE from June 20^th to June 26^th. This is a free event. A great opportunity to attend a R.I. Convention for free and no travel. There are amazing guest speakers booked for the event. You do not have to sit for hours / days at a time. Join in when your schedule allows for it. https://www.riconvention.org/en/sign-2020-rotary-virtual-convention .
Paul Brault reported that there are no changes regarding the Westgrove Nutrition Program.

Rotary Foundation

Posted by Doug McKenzie on Jun 15, 2020

Presented by Peter Tonge

Peter started with a short background regarding his knowledge of the Rotary Foundation. He first joined Rotary while he lived in Ottawa. The Ottawa club focused a lot of their work on International projects at the time. During Peter’s time with the Ottawa club they worked on one hospital project and three water & sanitation projects. Peter was the ‘money guy’ for the club during those projects.

The Rotary Foundation

• Separate charitable foundation

• Enables Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace

• Funded solely by contributions

• Established 1917

The Rotary Foundation Programs

• Polio Plus

•Rotary Peace Fellowships

•Grants

Polio Plus

• Polio eradication is Rotary’s top philanthropic priority

• Total contributions exceed $1.8 Billion – there are only two countries in the world where polio remains active.

Grants

• District Grants

• Smaller to address immediate needs

• Funds from the district are returned back

District grants are block grants made to districts for up to 50% of their District Designated Fund (DDF). District grants offer the flexibility to respond quickly to immediate needs or to plan projects with clubs locally or in other countries. The Rotary Foundation invests the contributions it receives for three years, using only the interest income to pay the administrative expenses of the Foundation. At the end of three years, every dollar donated is put into humanitarian service. Money donated from the district comes back to the district.

• Global Grants

• Large scale

• Strategically focused, high impact

Global grants support large international projects with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in the six areas of focus that correspond to the Foundation’s mission.

Areas of Service – Rotary’s Six Areas of Focus

● Peace and conflict prevention/resolution

● Disease prevention and treatment

● Water and sanitation

● Maternal and child health

● Basic education and literacy

● Economic and community development

R.C. of Charleswood has been involved with 3 Peace Fellows over the years. Funds from the Foundation have been used on many occasions by our club.

Our club has used Rotary Foundations funds for,

● Polio Plus

● Peace scholars

● Ripple effect

● Women’s health

● Scholarships

Grants - The Important Part

● They give our club money

● Our contributions are matched and more. Grant money comes back as: $1 donated becomes $2 or $3 dollars when returned as a grant.

● The Stephen Hawking principle. If he was to put a mathematical equation into a book, the sales would drop by 50%. Therefore, keep it simple.

What Clubs Must Do

● Train and qualify members. Club must have two members certified.

● Sign a memorandum of understanding. An important part of the MOU is that the club will use the money from grants with oversight. Must submit reports back to the Rotary Foundation.

● Contribute a minimum amount. That amount is set at $50.00 per club member. There is no maximum. For a club with 40 members the amount to be submitted on an annual basis is $2,000.00

This club year, 2019/2020, there were more donations made to our in-club Foundation, the R.C.C.C.F. than the Rotary International Foundation. We have met the $50.00 per capita minimum donation for 2019/2020.

How To Give

● Make a contribution

● A recurring contribution

● Employer matched gift

● In your will

The best way to donate is to go online and donate through the www.my.rotary.org or www.rotary.org sites. Log in and click on the Foundation tab, then Donate button. Making a donation this way automatically registers your identification regarding club affiliation # and your Rotary I.D. #. Then your donation is automatically associated with your club/credit.

An option would be to give the donation cheque / cash to Dave Morris or Peter Tonge and they would make the donation from that point on. In the U.S.A. a paycheck deduction could be made for automatic regular donations to the Rotary Foundation.

A donation to the RCCCF or Rotary International Foundation does not automatically make a follow through donation to the other.

*The matching funds aspect to the Rotary International Foundation is the big difference that allows large projects to get done.

Q/A.

1. Chuck Crocker asked if the RI Foundation has any disaster relief aspect to it, or is it all project orientated?

A. Dan Sutton advised that the RI Foundation does have a separate disaster relief project area associated with it recently.

2. Lloyd Talbot advised that he and David Newman are involved with the RI Foundation for a peace related project. They are volunteers in Mediators Beyond Borders. This program will be used in the USA during the upcoming elections.

3. Rod Delisle asked how the donations relate to the year of use.

A. Any donation made now would go towards the 2020 year.

4. Glenn Campbell (online) asked if there are any projects looking for funding / partners now?

A. Yes. Look online to find a list of them.

5. Lloyd Talbot stated that due to the RI Foundation response to the Covid-19 projects, the Foundation has had to move money around from other projects to fully fund all the requests for Covid-19 applications.

President Mandy thanked Peter for his fantastic presentation.

Sarges Corner

Posted by Doug McKenzie on Jun 15, 2020

Sarge Mike asked for any Happy Bucks tonight?

Happy Bucks

Ed Gramiak had a Happy Buck to celebrate being back at Breezy Bend.
Lyle Miller looked outside last week and saw ice! His Happy Buck was because his 24 tomato plants survived the frost.
Lloyd Talbot was in the Spruce Woods Provincial Park area and saw a 1941 Dodge pick-up fully loaded with conveniences of today. Very impressive. Worth a Happy Buck.
Darvin Jasper was proud to announce that their grandson has recently graduated from Kelvin High School. A socially distanced celebration.
Dave Morris had to hand over a Happy Buck due to the exceptional amount of beer bottle donations this past week. Please be aware that the non-alcoholic beer cans are not returnable for $.10. However, if you have 144 cans of the same brand, you can put them all in a single large clear plastic bag.
Chuck Crocker handed over his first Happy Buck to acknowledge our clubs return to Breezy Bend. His second H.B. was to recognize the extermination of an ant nest. Chuck was at his cabin and noticed a single ant on the fireplace mantle. On further examination there was a full nest of ants living under the cable box that was placed on the shelf. Chuck completed a mass extermination before he left the cabin. He will check on his success when he next returns.
President Mandy Kwasnica was joyous to tell her story about her mom’s house. Mandy’s mom decided to sell her house, so she got an agent. The house was not yet fully listed when the agent decided to have an early showing of the house. This led to an offer and a sale. House sold, done!
Elaine Thompson handed over her latest Happy Buck due to her being able to play a game of tennis. This week she had another Happy Buck to celebrate getting out and playing another tennis game. She has another game booked for Thursday.
Ed Toews had to mark the accomplishment of getting the siding on his garage with a Happy Buck. He has also built a summer kitchen. To top off the list he has purchased a 2020 Chevy Equinox and is painting again. That’s a lot for a buck!
Al Roberts had a Happy Buck to celebrate getting back together with friends as well as a return to in-person club meetings.
Ed Thompson had a couple Happy Bucks this week. The first H.B. was to get out for his first game of golf this year. Thanks to Ed Gramiak. The second H.B. was for getting more yard work done.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Doug McKenzie paid up $20 in Happy Bucks to mark a new decade of life. He turned 60 years old last week. No singing requested.

Nancy Morris advised that yesterday was her birthday. Last year she turned 75. She was able to spend the year telling everyone that she was ¾ of a century old. Now, nothing special about 76 years! Nancy decided that Dave will hand over $5 for the birthday Happy Buck. Dave had to pay because Nancy found out that their son had asked Dave, “what are you going to get mom for her birthday tomorrow?”. Otherwise, Dave would have forgotten.

Fines

None this week. All behaved and donated well through Happy Bucks tonight.

Next Week

Guest will be Brian Chrupalo, Board Chair for Winnipeg Bear Clan, 27-year career as a Wpg. Police Officer and a CFL referee. Topics will be Pandemic Relief Program – Hampers for Humanity.

As of June 21st, Breezy Bend expects to be able to serve up to 50 people in the ‘Hall’ at Breezy. All that register should be able to attend.

Meeting Adjourned.