1) Attached is the agenda for our meeting this Wednesday at 6:30pm. A Board Meeting will follow.
2) Don't forget to promote our upcoming Un-Valentine's Day Comedy Improv show to your family, friends and co-workers. I've attached as well as posted the info below.
3) Save the Date! The following is information for the District 6330 Rotary Conference. Hopefully a few of us can head down there this year again.
4) We were told about the Canada day beard growing contest. Please forward this info to your friends (see below). If anyone is still interested in volunteering on Canada Day for the Canada Day Beard Growing Contest, please contact volunteer coordinator is Shannon Landeth - shannon.l.landreth@gmail.com
5) If you have missed a meeting, please send your make-up to Kelly Daum, our new club Secretary. kellydaum15@gmail.com. Or if you have volunteered at a Rotaract event such as Trivia Night or sub-committee meeting, send this to Kelly and she can bank it for a future meeting you may need to miss.
6) Below are the minutes from our previous meeting.
Town Counselor in Mitchell 2010-2014 – youngest member of council.
Elected in 2015 to MP
Conservative Member of Parliament; The Conservative Party is now in a leader race, which is an interesting dynamic.
Local focus at federal level: Jobs and economy
Locally – we don’t have enough people to fill jobs.
Long term labour planning is lacking locally.
Rural broadband – large pockets that do not have access to high speed Internet. Presents all kinds of challenges for business and personal life. Working with telecommunication companies to work on this
Needs going forward – labour issue – need to address labour and skill shortage
Infrastructure funding – roads, bridges, broadband; facing big challenge in rural communities. Funding is based on applications rather than formulas. Advocates for formula based funding – based on geography, etc.
On the Official Languages Committee
Advice: stay involved in the community; continue volunteering. This is something that is rare in our generation. Stay active, stay involved, and continue to be a strong voice on policy.
Advice on growing membership: word of mouth is more meaningful. Personally ask someone to come out and join. Ads and social media only go so far.
3. Business Arising
Unvalentine’s Day Event:
Feb. 14th – Show starts at 8:30 at Masonic Hall
Everyone Welcome
Improv Show – Shut the Front Door
Pop Corn
Cash Bar
$20.00 tickets in advance; $25.00 at the door.
Tickets are printed – selling at Libro.
200 tickets are our max for fire code.
Club Information
Service Above Self
First Wednesday and Third Thursday of the Month @ 6:30pm
