President Mandy Kwasnica opened the meeting with a full room of Rotarians and guests. Our choir master, Dave Morris, was not present tonight so President Mandy provided the lead in for O Canada and Rotary Grace this evening. The meeting was then handed over to the Sarge for the night. Mike Dudar was absent tonight which allowed Darvin Jasper to be our Acting Sarge.
Acting Sarge Darvin introduced our guests, Sheila and Joel Templeman. Sheila is the daughter of Jim and Lorraine Forestell making Joel their son-in-law.
Rotary Moments
President Mandy reported on some of the information presented during the board meeting that took place prior to tonight’s general meeting.
- Lobster dinner had a profit of ~ $20,800.00, this included $1,745.00 from the first 50/50 held during the lobster dinner as well as $5,380.00 from the bag auction .
- We should all be very proud of the success of the lobster dinner as we put on the dinner by ourselves and only hire help where we need it.
- There were 3 grants that had been applied for. One of the grants was approved outright and two others were on hold depending on the U.S. exchange rate. Well, all went in our favour and these other grants got approved as well!
- $500 for RYLA
- $1,000 for scholarships
- $1,400 for running shoes for Westgrove School
- Membership dues are ‘due’. Please make payment to Dave Morris.
- The ‘Goose Chase’ is booked for September 14, 2019. This is a car rally with a finish point of Mandy Kwasnica’s home for a potluck dinner. Please assemble at Breezy Bend @3:30 pm for the start. Potluck food to be given to Mandy at the start; she will go home and set up the dinner while the rest of us follow the rally clues.
- RibFest at the Forks. Date of the event is August 23 – 25, 2019. The following has been sent by Nancy Cosway; RIBFEST needs volunteers. Come and have a great time while making our RIBFEST a big success. Check out the list to see what you want to do. Here is the link: I just signed up for "Rotary RIBFEST 2019" and you should too! Click here now: https://signup.com/go/qTAKcwc Also you can win! Checkout our 50/50 at: www.ribfestwinnipeg5050.ca
- District Governor Fred Wright will be having open meetings with all members invited with these dates to choose from:
October 8, 2019 - 7:30AM, October 8, 2019 - Noon, October 8, 2019 - 5:30PM
There will be an interactive discussion session after brief speeches.DG Fred Wright would like to hear from members on the topic "What does your club excel at?".There will be other discussion topics discussed as well as an opportunity for you to share.
Each session will be the same, except with different attendees.Pretty much the same as having the DG attend at one of our club's meetings, but with different people in the room.Cost of the meals will be determined soon but can be expected to be around $20. President Mandy has asked that we all complete the Survey Monkey sent out regarding this D.G. event to determine who is and who is not attending…numbers only. There will be a meeting on Monday, October 7th, 2019 as usual. - ”Jim reports that the golf tournament is scheduled for Monday, September 9th at Breezy Bend. He was happy to say that we have six or seven foursomes committed from our club but we do need more participation. If you think you can get up a foursome please let Jim know and he will pass the registration forms to you. The three partners (us, the Assiniboine Rotary Club and the Assiniboia Chamber) will need considerable help from our members to put this tournament on. At our meeting on the 12th, Jim circulated a sign-up sheet to canvass for volunteers to help with the event. Please check your calendars now to make sure you keep that day free. Of course, family members are very welcome to help. Volunteers will get a free BBQ lunch and are able to attend the prime rib dinner” (dinner may be included if volunteering)…. The time slots for volunteering will be 9:00 to 12:00 then 12:00 to 3:00 and finally 3:00 to 6:00. Jim advised that more prizes are required – please make the prizes a pack of 4 for the golf foursomes. There will be NO MEETING on Sept. 9th due to the golf tournament. As of Aug. 19th, 2019 there are 19 foursomes (76 golfers), it would be nice to have 5 more foursomes sign-up.
- Charleswood Rotary LobsterFest 2020 will be held on Saturday, June 6th, 2020. – Hold the day!
- Darvin Jasper advised that he still has some wine from the District Conference to sell at $10/ bottle. Please contact Darvin to purchase. ~20 left.
- President Mandy reminded everyone that the Charleswood Rotary Club is still looking for a lead for Youth Services in the club. This is not a one-person job. This position is involved with RYLA, scholarships.