Club Meeting Report – June 3, 2024
Meeting held at the Delta Regina
1.Chair – President George Carson opened the meeting by acknowledging that we are all Treaty 4 people and the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today were here first.
2.Today’s program: Munch Café and Catering
Rick Morrell, CEO stated that Munch Café and Catering was founded in 2015. Its purpose is to support people with cognitive disabilities by providing training to prepare for employment. A job developer helps employees find work. Munch has grown from 4 to 9 staff, working to train people in the restaurant and food industry. Current projects needing financial support:
- Mobile food cart, serving soup, stew and sandwiches
- Market garden training project where people learn how to grow food and work in a greenhouse
- Transition support project, helping high school kids with cognitive difficulties to transition from school to employment
- Preparing and serving four course gourmet dinners
- Cooking classes
Future projects:
- No child should be hungry
- Munch Manor – a vision to provide living accommodations for people with cognitive disabilities
Rick concluded his presentation by thanking the Rotary club for its financial support of Munch Café’s fundraising dinner on May 4, which raised $12,000.
3.Birthday and Anniversary Announcements
Birthdays – Katherine Bergman, Kaylea Lax and Wayne Lorch.
Anniversaries – Ben and Hauwa Adebeyo, 3 years on June 1.
4.Reports and Announcements
President George had several announcements:
- There was a good turnout for the downtown city tour led by Ian Toms. The next social will be a Regina Red Sox game on Wednesday, July 10 v Moose Jaw. Please inform President George is you wish to attend so tickets can be purchased.
- There will be an all clubs BBQ in Rotary Park on Wednesday September 11, 2024.
- Joanna Alexander is organizing group tickets for Come From Away at Conexus Arts Centre, October 15-17, 2024. Please speak to Joanna if you are interested.
- The first two renewals of our service at Souls Harbour/Rescue Mission went well. 8 to 10 people are needed for each meal, served from 4 to 6 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Please let George know if you are available to serve this month on June 20.
- The annual Pancake Breakfast by the Rotary Club of Regina Industrial Parks will be July 31, 2024 with the first shift at about 5 AM. If you can help let George or Jerry Boulanger know.
- The Critical Masses at our Clubs Conversation Continues: Amalgamation if necessary but not necessarily amalgamation. The boards of Regina, Eastview and Industrial Parks clubs will develop a proposal to come back to all members. Feedback and suggestions to any Board member is welcomed and needed. Nothing will happen without a decision of the members.
Joanna Alexander and Amanda Lanoway announced that the launch of the Rotary Free Reading Program will be held in Rotary Park on Saturday, June 22 from 10 am to noon. We will be partnering with the United Way to do a story walk and hand out free books to children. Volunteers are needed to help with the launch.
Katherine Bergman reported that the long-running Adventures in Agriculture Program operated by the Eastview Club in conjunction with Agribition is in need of volunteers if the program is to continue. She and Eastview President Al Hoeft are willing to chair a committee. Please contact Katherine or Al to volunteer for this committee.
The 50/50 pot of $105 was not won.
5.Attendance: 15 members, 7 Eastview Rotarians and our speaker.
6. Meeting Participants:
Chair – George Carson; Greeter – Bob Terichow; Attendance – Katherine Bergman; 50/50 – Art Wakabayashi; Blessing – Ian Yeates 4 Way Test – Carole Bryant; Scribe – Al Goudie.
7.Upcoming Meetings and Speakers
June 22 - Eastview Club Changeover Meeting at the Royal Regina Golf Club
June 24 – Regina Rotary Club Community Fund Annual General Meeting on Zoom
July 8 – Rotary Club of Regina meeting jointly with Eastview Club
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