MINUTES OF MEETING

Date: 29 March 2023

Prepared by: Alexandar Pavlov 

Announcements:

Today Wayne Stephens has his birthday today 29 March, Bob Kieswetter has his birthday on 31 March.

Guests of Members - Glen Scissons, his father Jim Scissons was Rotarian.

We are looking for ideas for guests speakers.

50/50 Pot       -No winners

The new  50/50 Lottery in support of KidsAbility is underway, it is going well, especially the cards.

On 8th April there will be boxing organized by Syd Vanderpool at  Bingemans.

John Thompson: The Fellowship committee thanks to Judy and Karin for the Rotary Meet and Greet event last night with good attendance of 25 people, they played board games.

Everton also organized a meeting with Rotary Meet yesterday in his home.

Stratford Festival is coming, TBD.

Trivia Challenge is coming on 28th April, please ask Mac for more information.

30 April - there will be Titans game in support of the families in KidsAbility.

Guest of the club was Owen Lackenbauer.

Guess the Rotarian Challenge was won by Todd.

Bill was born in 1951 in London. In 1963 his father was a candidate for Liberal MP, he didn't win but Bill won the election for school board in his school. Later he moved to Sarnia and studied there his secondary school. He met his wife in 1972 and married her on 26 April 1975.

After his graduation he was a student in Western University and later got a contract job in Waterloo Region review research commission. In 1979 he had his first job as a planner in Proctor Redfern engineering company.

In 1989 he founded his own planning consulting firm Green Associates which five years later was transformed in GSP group.

Bill has 5 children and 10 grandchildren.

He retired in 2016 and was recruited by Hospice of Waterloo to assist with the planning of their new home. He is involved in various sport and other organizations and he is an active member of Rotary Club Kitchener - Westmount.