Kathi Dyck, the District Governor will be speaking to our club next week. Please plan to attend.
Alison Scott advised that they are collecting Backpacks and school items for over 400 students in need. You can bring purchased items to her or Kathy Loveys at next week's meeting. Cash donations are also welcom.
Troy Stuebing reminded members to sign up to volunteer for the POGO fundraising marathon in support of families who have children facing or who have died of cancer.
There's still time to register for the Annual District 7080 conference in Mississauga on Sept. 23rd. This is a great opportunity for new and seasoned members to learn more about Rotary and to engage with Rotarians from the district.
Jerome Freiburger announced that there is a Knights of Columbus golftournament in support of Kidsability on August 20th at the Conestoga Golf Course.
Jerome also announced that his granddaughter is selling fresh squeezed lemonade in front of the Culinary Arts building in Belmont Village every Wednesday in support of KidsAbility.
Jack Kinch reported that the Horseshoe tournament and Fish Fry held on August 11th at the Waterloo Knights of Columbus was a great success in spite of the inclement weather. Ian Robertson and Alison Scott were presented with prizes. Members will be billed for guests who attended in the next quarterly billing.
Simon Adler won the "Rotary Question" by answering that Paul Harris was born in Vermont.
Dan Poole invited members to the Elora Riverfest this weekend - His band is opening at 12:45 on Saturday
50/50 Draw - As Laura Power was not in attendance(hallelujah!), the following were given a chance at winning $185, but with no success - Leo Tobi, Kathy Loveys, Paul Poupolo. The pot grows!
Speaker - Bill Cook "A Chat about Business Excellence"
Bill gave us a very informative and insightful look at what makes businesses go from Good to Great, itemizing seven key factors: Leadership, Benchmarking, Innovation, Human Resources, Planning and Process Management, Customer Relations and Business Results. His presentation was full of best practices and new ways of looking at models, all in an accessible way for any kind of business or organization. To view with full presentation, please go to clubrunner, click on "Member Area" and then "Live Streaming". It will be well worth your while to spend 20 minutes listening to this talk.
In case you missed the Fish Fry.... a good time was had by all!
