Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount
MINUTES OF MEETING
May 29, 2024
Prepared by: Ray Finnie
Announcements:
President Brandon announced that next week’s meeting will be offsite at Syd Vanderpool’s Gym. Everton and Brandon announced that our Club will be supporting the Diabetes Association in their request to provide two volunteers to participate in their committee for their fundraising walk on October 3. Ray Finnie announced that Michelle and Karin had both sold flags and will receive a bottle of wine.
Guest of members: Mike Tindall is the guest of Tim Bradich.
50/50 Pot: $154.50: The pot was won by John Rose, Congratulations John!!!
Guest Speaker: Jeff Gerber
Jeff did a participatory event involving palms and index fingers of your neighbour as an ice breaker.
He talked about the premature birth of his twin daughters. He discussed the “Kangaroo Effect” in that his daughters required more that the necessities of life and technology in support of their recovery. They required close, personal skin on skin experiences each day to insure their survival and development.
His theme was that to have a long, healthy, fulfilling, and happy life that we should all follow the principles of “LONG”. This stands for Love, Optimist, Noble and Generous. He used illustrations of each one and how these would be of personal benefit to each of us and those that we interact with. He mentioned the incredible power that a simple thank you note could have on an individual.
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