Minutes of Meeting 2017/11/08
Announcements:
Birthdays 2017/11/08 Marc Engel
2017/11/09 Brad Swanson
Club Anniversaries Doug Fisher 14 years
-December 13, 2017 is the Club Christmas party, mark your Calendars
-RI President would like All Rotarians to plant trees. Our date is April 21 & 22 2018. Stay tuned.
-This Saturday is the Kitchener Knights of Columbus Trivia Challenge run by Mac Graham in support of Marilac Place. Tables of 8 still available. Contact Mac Graham.
-Next week’s speaker is Don Lesley.
Guest Speakers
Introduced by Kathy Loveys
Tracey Helm -Director of Fund Development Hospice Waterloo Region
Merv Redman-Campaign Chair for Hospice of Waterloo Region
Hospice Palliative Care
-They are “Whole Person Care” with goal of Quality of life at the end of life.
-They have 25 staff and 230 volunteers that serviced 1,200 people last year.
-Need grows by 20% each year.
-Presently No Beds in Waterloo, only 16 beds in the community including Guelph, Presently 20 beds short.
-Looking for funding to build a new Hospice in North Waterloo -Campaign well on the way to cover $11,000,000 cost.
-Have purchased 5 acres -Cost 2.4/m.
-Located near Rim Park, Set to break ground next year and create 10 beds to service about 200 families per year.
-Average stay on clients is two weeks.
Speakers thanked by Ray Danbrook.
Club President Ed Simon read the Motion by Troy Stuebing President of the Charitable Foundation:
“The Kitchener–Westmount Rotary Club Charitable Foundation make a $100,000 grant to Hospice of Waterloo Region in support of their Waterloo Building Project to be paid over a maximum of four (4) years.”
Motion was seconded by Ray Danbrook.
President Ed Simon explain that this motion was voted and approved by the Grants (Donations) committee. It was then taken to Charitable Foundation Board and passed unanimously.
The motion was also taken to a vote at the Rotary Club Board meeting and also passed unanimously.
Discussion:
Rick Bolzon Question: It has been the Foundations tradition that we only give money after it has been raised the previous year. How are we planning to fund this grant?
Ed Simon Response: The Foundation has net assets of $116,000, a set amount of approx. $90,000 raised in the previous year was set aside for grants this year, a portion will come from those funds along with a portion from the surplus funds. It is hoped that the largest part of the Grant would be made in the 1st year. Other fundraisers such as Bingo have added to proceeds raised.
Bill Green I will be voting in favour of this motion but I would like to see if the grant could also be tied to some type of service project that the Club could partake in with Hospice.
Judy Nairn Will explore service areas that we could be involved with. For the grant there is a naming opportunity for a room at Hospice as well.
Vote take by all present:
For the Motion- 26
Against the Motion - 0
Obstaining - 1 (Judy Nairn)
Ten members voted by proxy, all supporting the motion.
Total votes For 36; against 0; abstain 1
Motion Carried.
