• 21 Oct – Board meeting at Breezy Bend
• 24 Oct – World Polio Day – live streaming on that day
• 21 Nov – D.G. nominations deadline
• Upcoming – District grant certification webinars

Nancy told us how some of our members will be attending the Headingley United Church Fall Supper 5 November. The 5:00 seating is now full but tickets are still available for 4 and 6 p.m. Contact Nancy if you’d like more information.

Gertrude Hambira was introduced by Nancy Morris as someone who needs no introduction since she has been a part of our Rotary family for the past five years. Getrude gave us a personal sketch of what it was like for her as a newcomer to Canada. Here is an abbreviated account of it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few questioned followed:

Jack – What was your first night outside like?
A - I did not want to step on the snow and mess it up, it was so beautiful

 

Nancy – What was it like to walk on a frozen lake for the first time?
A – I thought Jack was trying to kill us. I really enjoyed growing into the seasons.

 

Gertrude added how she has become a chauffeur to George Jr. for his sports and that has taught her more about Winnipeg and has allowed her to interact with lots of people from different backgrounds.

 

Paul Brault made a fundraising presentation for the club to consider.

 

He started by telling us how the Westgrove learning center is short of funding. Of the $50k budget, half comes from the Winnipeg Foundation while the rest must be raised locally. The program provides basic education and literacy training and he feels that his suggestion could raise as much as $5000 while also involving students of the program.

 

Paul suggests that a spaghetti dinner at Breezy Bend could attract 100 or more people who would pay $25 for a ticket. There would be a 50/50 draw, silent auction and outright donations to add to the bottom line. He suggested we could get Terry McCloud from CBC as a keynote speaker and Jim Silver, the Chair of Urban and Inner City Studies at the University of Winnipeg and a proponent of the program. There would also be entertainment.

 

Paul gave the following projections:

Cost $1500

Tickets $2500

Donations $2000

Profit $4000

 

Brian Campbell provided the Rotary education moment on Rotary Peace Partners.

 

First he read the Legislative Proclamation made by Ian Wishart, Minister of Education and Training for the province of Manitoba that declared 15to 22 September, 2017 as Peace Days in the Province of Manitoba. Click here for the full proclamation.

 

 

President Bob was happy for both a “pretty good season” by his beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders and for a recent trip to Denver. Olenka was thankful for our club’s donation to the Cycle for Hope for Habitat for Humanity in which she participated. Guest Murray Wedgewood was happy to be visiting Darvin and Sharron while Darvin reciprocated adding that they’ve known each other for 59 years. Darvin was also happy for a recent trip to New York City. Dave put a dollar in the Polio tin and encouraged others to follow suit as he is happy that it’s Polio Month in Rotary. While taking donations to the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute Nancy Morris was happy to have been invited to attend a tea festival at the Franco-Manitoba Centre. Rod was happy that his first visit to IGF resulted in a Blue Bomber win this past Saturday. Ed Gramiak was delighted that he was able to golf this late in the season.

 

Catherine was celebrating a birthday so a round of Happy Birthday was sung.

 

 

Kris’ ticket was drawn but he couldn’t find the blue marble.