September 30 Meeting Minutes

• The meeting started with a short video for Orange Shirt day.
• Guests- Derek Hori- guest of John R., Cory Fifield, guest of Kelly
• No meeting October, 14 and 21
• Oct 28 is the AGM.
• Oktoberfest luncheon- 250 tickets sold, still time to buy a ticket.
• “Share the Warmth”- Kelly is looking for donations of coats, hats, gloves, boots for distribution in late October
• Ian is looking for “walkers” for the Lace Up For Diabetes Walk" next week.

50/50 Jackpot $551- Judy struck out three times, yes THREE times, sad.

Guest Speaker

Brian Paul, CEO

Supportive Housing of Waterloo Region

• Brian thanked our club for the generous donation of $5,000 for security cameras for their new project.
• He gave an overview of the “ 10 unit modular housing build” they are undertaking on Erb Street in Waterloo.
• They currently have three buildings in Waterloo.
• The organization supports “older adults”, the fast growing demographic in the shelter system, facing homelessness.
• The new 10 unit project, will be built in a factory in Brantford and assembled onsite next year.
• The project will be all self contained units providing permanent housing. This will be the first modular build in Waterloo.
• The 360 sq ft units, will be comfortable, and are well built designed for one person.
• The target opening is spring 2027. Total budget is approximately. $3m.
• To-date $2.1M has been raised, the Region has provide $1.1 and the Hallman Foundation has contributed $500,000.
• The setup of the units takes days, as they are pre-build, trucked in and assembled with cranes.
• There is a long list of approximately 675 plus individuals looking for housing. They work with Support Workers to select suitable candidates. They try to assist those most in danger.
• Brian noted the community has been very supportable and generous to the organization.
• They encourage residents to have guests at their current units, however they are seeing very vulnerable guests coming, causing problems.