Jack Kinch and Todd Aitchison thank guest speakers Merv Redman and Tracey Helm
Meeting minutes
January 8, 2020
Announcements:
Jack Kinch filled in for ailing President Laura Power.
Birthdays:
Ed Simon January 5th
Dave Decker January 6th
Club Anniversaries:
Daiene Vernile 5 years
Alison Scott reminded members about our State of the Region lunch January 28th, Double Tree Hilton (former Holiday Inn - Fairway Road). This is a joint event with the Kitchener Club designed to inform and create awareness about Rotary.
Brad Enns reminded members about the Soup Sisters event, January 28th 6:30 at Relish on Victoria St. Help make soup. Cost $65 (club will subsidize $45) - this event is to benefit the Women's' Crisis Centre.
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Graham Gardiner, Jerome Freiburger and Judy Nairn all went home empty handed.
Guest speaker: Judy Nairn, Merv Redman and Tracey Helm from Hospice of Waterloo Region.
Merv, Tracey and Judy gave us an update on Hospice's capital project near RIM Park in Waterloo.
The capital campaign just recently met it's $12 million fundraising goal, and has now added and additional $2.5 million to help defray financing costs.
In addition to continuing it's existing community outreach programs to help clients and their family and friends, once complete, Hospice will be able to also offer residential services to clients. The average stay in the residence will be seven to ten days, meaning the residential portion of the new building will serve over 300 end-of-life clients in a typical year.
Tracey and Merv gave us a virtual tour of the new building both from an interior and exterior perspective.
The building is behind schedule due to complications in obtaining steel, but is scheduled to open in the fall of this year.
Our Club was thanked for its $100,000 contribution to the cost of construction, and there will be a plaque identifying the Family Reception Room as having been sponsored by our Club.
