President Jerome Freiburger thanks Chris Ainsworth for his presentation.
Minutes of Rotary meeting June 19
Announcements:
Louise Gardiner’s birthday
Anniversaries:
Chris & Linda Wilk, Larry & Cathy Masseo
50/50:
No winners of 50/50, Tim, Karin and Doug Fisher tried their luck. The pot grows starting at $55 next week.
Speaker:
Chris Ainsworth- Who Am I?
Born October 27, 1978 in Lachine, QC
Chris’ father immigrated to Canada from London, England in 1975
Chris’ mother was from Essex, England, a nurse who became a Teaching Assistant then returned to health care at Lessard and Innisfree House
Chris has a sister with two kids
Chris went to Grand River Collegiate
After high school, Chris moved to Peterborough to attend Sir Sandford Fleming College
Then moved back to KW working at Home Depot and Future Shop where he met his wife Sarah, married in 2009
He decided to return to school and took a business program then marketing at Conestoga College
Started work in the not for profit sector at The Museum, then to Drayton Entertainment in 2010, then in 2017 to Rare Charitable Research Reserve as Sponsorship and Event Manager
Rare is larger than Central Park in New York City
Environmental research and education are their priorities. Educate children through university level
They partner with local business
Fundraising for Turn the Grass Green through a walk in September and online auction in November/December
Chris has two daughters, Hadley Olivia was born in May 2011 and Harper Sophia was born in March 2013
Fishing is a big passion for Chris
He was previously a member of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club for two years and was influenced by his Mom & Dad to join Rotary and give back to the community
