The Rotary Club of
Kitchener-Westmount
 
 

Membership Newsletter
Nov 25 2020
 
 
 
 
Our members celebrating milestones -
  • Brandon Flewwelling celebrated his birthday on Saturday, November 21 while Brad's Wife Lesley Enns celebrates her birthday on Monday, November 23; Larry Masseo is celebrating the same next Monday, November 30
  • Andrew Williams and spouse Tracy are celebrated 22 years of uninterrupted marital bliss this past Sunday, November 22, while Neil and Helen Aitchison are celebrating their "just 1 year short of 50" anniversary this Friday, November 27; and finally Alex Pavlov and spouse Judith are also celebrating their "just 1 year short of 25" next Monday, November 30
  • And finally, Kyle Lambert joined our Club just 1 short year ago on November 20
If you have an opportunity please send your best wishes to our colleagues as they celebrate these life and club milestones.
 
 
This day in history
 
 
Club Business
 
Laura Power has initiated the Nomination Process for the 2021-2022 Kitchener-Westmount Rotary Club and Foundation Boards of Directors.  Please carefully consider your Club colleagues as potential leaders of the Club and the Foundation and send her your selection of candidates as soon as possible.
 
 
Most of you have seen the message from Graham Gardiner (I'm sure it was typed by Louise or Michelle)
 
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH 700PM
ZOOM STYLE
 
Your Fellowship Committee wants to have a little fun with it! Please wear something festive (time to drag out your ugly sweater and santa hat)
Please send us one photo of yourself and/or family during a past holiday season.  We will do a slide show with a guess the Rotarian segment!
 
Please send your photo to michelle.gardiner1@gmail.com by December 7th
 
40th Anniversary – March 2021
The Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount's Board of Directors, through the Public Relations Chair Maria Greco and committee has invited John Thompson to publish a modest history 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.
 
 
Finally - a reminder - Club and Foundation Annual General Meetings
Wednesday, December 16 at noon by ZOOM
This meeting provides you as a Club Member the opportunity to exercise your rights and obligations as a Voting Member, ensuring accountability for the organizational and financial stewardship of our Club and Foundation.  If you are unable to attend, please send me your RSVP.
 
 
 
 
 
Announcements
  • Tim Bradich provided a brief update on the final results of the Flag Program.  The Club deployed 65 flags into the community and raised just over $6,000 in revenue.  Great work!
  • Mac Graham advised that the Catch the Ace progressive jackpot continues to grow - currently sitting at slightly more than $5,300.  Remember to get your tickets!
  • President Jack advised he spoke with Bill Stevens regarding his wife Edie's recent cancer diagnosis.  Further updates will be provided as more information is known. Please keep Edie and Bill in your thoughts and prayers.
  • The Club and Foundation Annual General Meeting will be held on December 16th, 12:00 noon.  All are encouraged to participate.
  • The Club 40th Anniversary event that had been tentatively planned for 2021 has been officially cancelled as a result of the Pandemic situation.  To help celebrate this milestone, a memory book will be published.  More information will be provided in the near future.
Guest Speaker
 
Simon Adler provided a brief introduction of our guest speaker today, Mr. Alexandar Pavlov of the Working Centre who provided us with some "tales from the nightshift" at the Centre's facility located at 939 University Avenue East in Waterloo.  The University Avenue shelter is one of 5 facilities being managed by the Working Centre in Kitchener-Waterloo.
  • The Working Centre has set a goal to secure housing for all homeless people in Waterloo this Winter.
  • The facility on University Avenue was a former student housing facility.
  • Many of the temporary residents have serious drug addictions which makes managing the facility more difficult and challenging.  The goal is to provide safe housing and prevent drug overdoses.
  • The Working Centre works very closely with the Waterloo Regional Police and the Food Bank to make the facility safe and comfortable for the residents.
  • Alexandar and his colleagues characterize their work as "social work with a very high social importance".
Mac Graham thanked our speaker on behalf of the Club (and spoke almost as long as Alexandar did in doing so - well done Mac!).
 
 
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