Club Business
Update - St Paddy’s Day Whiskey Tasting – Chris Ainsworth and the Fellowship Committee supported by David Barth & myself hosting
We have had such great success with the whisky tasting evenings that there are discussions to add a couple of other fun tasting events
- Kentucky themed Bourbon tasting event – Friday, April 30th
- Yet to be organized
- Wine Tasting event
- And together or separate – chocolate tasting
Proceeds are in support of our International Projects are still being accepted
A busy month with 3 meetings in April
- In addition to our Program, we will be inducting Dr. Wilfred Bengnwi as our newest member
- April 14 - Devankar Mukhi and Kristina Ennis, Rotary Public Image and Social Media best practices
- In order to include in our 40th Anniversary Book, the Rotarian of the Year and the Gord Ferguson Community Builder Award will be presented on that date
- April 28
- Everton and I will be presenting the newly approved Community Service Program to the Membership
40th Anniversary – March 2021
Maria Greco and committee has invited John Thompson to publish a book commemorating 40 years of "Service Above Self" for the club.
One of the objectives is to have highlights, photos and memories for each of the 40 years, with special comments, when available and appropriate.
Copies will be available to order shortly so stay tuned
Maria is also keeping Members updated with COVID-19 Vaccine availability – now 60 and older can register
Rotary International has added a 7th primary focus to the existing 6 focusses – the Environment
- Ian Robertson is representing our Club on a 5-Club Cluster Committee to coordinate an Environmental Program. Stay tuned.
The District 7080 District Conference
- Saturday, May 29 with the Environment as the Theme. There will be some outstanding speakers and presentations in this virtual event. More details to follow.
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Kitchener Westmount Rotary Club President Change Over - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
April 10th Rotary Youth Leadership Summit sponsored by the Milton Rotary Club, supported by the Halton Rotaract Club and Interact Clubs.
This is a wonderful FREE event and is open to all youth in our communities. Please think of the students you work with or your friends and family in the 12-24 years age bracket, who would enjoy and benefit from attending.
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Guests
Speakers Sandra Muir and Sarah Langille
Glen Stewart – Rotary Club of Kitchener
Club Milestones
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Just a couple of birthdays this week - Wayne Stevens is celebrating today, March 29 and Bob Kieswetter on Wednesday, March 31. This may provide the KWRC Choir to provide Bob with a lovely rendition of Happy Birthday.
Moira and Roger Taylor are celebrating 51 years of marital bliss next Sunday, April 4th.
Finally, the 2 Chris' are celebrating Club Anniversaries on Thursday, April 1st - no fooling'.
- Chris Ainsworth 2 years
- Chris Wilk 3 years
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Ian Robertson shared that we won’t be able to have a clean up event as we have in previous years to help care for the environment. Instead we will have an event on April 24th but look for news of that in the next few weeks. They will reach out to club members between the 8th and 24th of April for your imput. What aspects of “environment” are most dear to you?
Guest Speakers
Troy Stuebing introduced the speakers - Sandra Muir and Sarah Langille
Sandra Muir is the owner and founder of Platypus Marketing and Communications, a marketing and communications consulting firm based in Waterloo.
Sarah Langille is a lawyer who works at Miller Thomson LLP in Waterloo
How to manage passwords for the many online accounts we all have. The average person has 27 online account and probably more since COVID hit. Look for a handout to come by email that covers much of what is talked about today.
Social media – FB Instagram and Twitter have systems for handling accounts once a person passes on. You have to decide before hand what you want to happen to ALL your accounts. How to manage them – for instance – should someone use your own account to inform people of your passing.
Make a spreadsheet to decide for each account what you want to do. And include information of how people gain access to manage – is a death cert or power of attorney necessary to gain access to manage?
FB has “memorialize” setting. Someone has to manage after you are gone. You may already have a default legacy contact. Worth checking out.
Lots of people hold onto accounts of family and friends as something to remember them by. It can be a person who acts on behalf of the estate.
There will be a handout with links to answer all kinds of questions.
With a FB legacy account someone has to actively manage your account.
Password Management
Cyber security expert recommends onepassword.com Paid platform but it makes managing account passwords easy.
Remember your checklist. (See the handout) Work on setting it up with instructions for someone who will look after your accounts once you pass.
Wills and powers of attorney
Plan for digital assets inside your will. Be sure to set up who will manage your digital assets.
Note or memorandum on checklist lets your power of attorney or executor know who is to look after your digital assets. How can people access them and what kind of access do you want your assignee to have.
Technically using a deceased’s password to access their accounts is identity theft but this is a bit of a grey area.
You may want to hire a good consultant.
Your computer is the safe deposit box of the 21st century (Mac Graham)
Ian Robertson thanked the speakers.
