April 21, 2016 Meeting
Upcoming Program:
April 28th - Dawn Gutzke from Family Place
May 5th - business meeting
Meals on Wheels: April 27th - Dale, May 4 - Don, May 11th- Doug, May 18th - Duane
Giovanna's Drivers & Rotary Salute: April 28th - Brenda, May 5th - Grant Marinos, May 12th - ?, May 19th - Dave
Myron's Drivers: April 28th - Don/Diane, May 5th - Michele, May 12th - Anna, May 19th - Bob/Brenda
Birthdays: April 24th - April
Anniversaries: none
Guests: Giovanna, Brenda Croft
Giovanna let Rotarians know that her parents and sister will attend the Lobsterfest and that Kings will be hosting a barbeque on Monday, May 30th for Rotarians to meet and visit with Giovanna's family. More details to come, but add this to your calendars now.
Rotary Salute: Deana saluted the Rotary Club of Alexandria, Egypt. This appeared to be a vibrant club up until 2008. Many of their projects wererelated to the medical world: equipment for handicapped people, money towards pediatrics and nurse training, medical convoys to rural areas. Deana could not find information after 2008 so tried the club's contact information, but her email came back. She wondered if the club disbanded do to situations in Egypt.
50/50: (now at $115) Tom Schuck did not draw the queen of diamonds.
Ray announced that our club will receive a Literacy Award at the District Conference.
A thank-you letter was received from Mitch Bellefleur for his Rotary scholarship won at the Music Festival.
A get-well card for Terry was passed around. Garnet gave an update about him.
Lobsterfest: a signup sheet went around. A meeting for committee heads of the Lobsterfest is Monday, April 23rd at 5 p.m. at Queen Elizabeth. All tickets are presently out.
Highway Cleanup: a signup sheet went around. Highway cleanup is this Saturday, April 23rd at 9 a.m. Meet at Barber Motors at 8:45. Wear shoes or boots, not sandals, and bring work gloves. Wear your Rotary-at-Work vest if you have one. If you want to meet with others for breakfast prior to this, meet at Welsh Kitchen which opens at 7.
Guest Speaker: Deana introduced Brenda Croft of Kidsport. Brenda told some history of Kidsport including how it got started in Weyburn. Its mandate is to provide sport equipment and registration for families who cannot afford these activities for their children. This is for entry level sports, not elite or traveling teams. Kidsport's belief is that no children should be left out and all children deserve the benefits derived from organized SK Sports Council approved sports. 100% of their fundraising in Weyburn goes to Weyburn children. Look for a full report of Brenda's talk in next week's Weyburn Review.