• Alison: Oktoberfest luncheon is Oct 5th, replaces our weekly meeting, only 40 tickets left.

• John Thompson: “ Poor Boys lunch” happening on September 21st from 12p-1p. Ask John for free tickets.

• Jack Kinch : Proposing a "going away" trip , for members and spouses/partners for our clubs 40th Anniversary. Further details to follow.

• Maria: Rotary clothing. We have 28 orders and we need 40 orders to keep the price down.

• This week is Jerome's birthday.

• Tony and Janine Giovinazzo ‘s wedding anniversary. 

• 50/50 Pot is $205 Pot grows for next week. No luck for Everton, Bill , Alison.

• Mano Watsa of PGC Basketball. Introduced by Leo Toby.

• Mano is a motivational speaker and President/Owner of PGC Basketball.

• He started his first basketball camp in his parents' backyard at the age of 15. By the time he finished high school, over 150 kids per week were attending his backyard camps each summer. By his last year of university, nearly 400 kids were attending the camps.

• Mano attended the University of Waterloo, where he was a 2-time All-Canadian basketball player and Academic All-Canadian.

• Mano was the first Canadian athlete to ever attend Point Guard College.

• PGC Care is making a difference locally. It has given $500,000 in financial assistance to players since 2012.

• Mano shared a story of how Mr. Charles Mulli, a successful entrepreneur, is helping to rescue the street kids of Kenya. 

• He has built the biggest family in the world that is called  "Mully Children Family".(MCF)

• PGC is helping to build a sport complex and the MCF have raised more than $450,000. He hopes to bring this to life in the next 12 months by donations.

• They have over 2500 visitors per year at “ Mully’s Children Family”, to see their operation.