Announcements:
Neil and Helen Aitchison - 45th Wedding Anniversary on November 27th
John Thompson advised of a volunteer opportunity for painting a new facility for Vera's Place this weekend. Contact John if interested.
50/50 Draw - Pot was a whopping $54.00. John Vickery, Marc Engel and Laura Powers all tried but came up short. John Villemaire was the lucky recipient of the picture book this week.
Presentation:
Laura Muirhead, Executive Director of the Child Witness Centre was on hand to give us a brief presentation on the new Waterloo Region Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) and to request a $10,000 donation to that facility from our Club. The CYAC is now approximately half way to reaching its fundraising goal.
Who am I?
New Member John Rose provided the Club with a brief presentation about himself and his business. John grew up in Waterloo Region and is married to his wife Stephanie. They have two children. John is also Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and is employed by Icy Waters Arctic Char, a 'eggs to hatchery' operation with facilities in Whitehorse, Yukon. Icy Waters is a premiere source of restaurant quality char with a focus on research and development. John has been a community volunteer for many years and wishes to further his community service through Rotary.
Membership Committee Update
Rick Bolzon gave the Club a brief update on the Membership Committee and its initiatives to attract new 'Associate Members' to the Club.
AGM
Ed Simon provided members with a brief overview of the financials for the Club and the Foundation.
The Club currently has approximately $70,000 in net assets. Recommendation to accept the Club financials was Moved by Ed Simon, Seconded by Jerome Frieberger and carried unanimously.
The Foundation currently has approximately $112,000 in net assets. Recommendation to accept the Foundation financials was Moved by Ed Simon, Seconded by Jerome Frieberger and carried unanimously.
