(Nothing Exceeds the Opportunity of Knowing Each Other)
Mar. 19, 2024
Guests at our Meeting
Miki - inbound exchange student
Sergeant at Arms
Tod Wright
Tod welcomed Charlie back!
We are all happy to see him at meetings again.
50/50 - pot is 562.50. Suzanne Seguin Won lunch, but the Queen was not chosen, so the pot continues to grow.
Anniversaries
None recognized this week
Birthdays
Valerie Wafer 14th
Michael Fisher13
John Lucas 20
Rotary Anniversaries
Jonathan Jackson March 24 - 9th
Paul Silva March 13 - 13th
Happy Dollars
Jacqui - new car 2023 Bolt EV
Jody - raptor game they won, retired as mortgage agent, now consulting work and teaching
Charlie - happy to be back,
Anand - 93rd birthday for Mom
Dave - Gore outreach program for van, Faulty towers dinner show, and 15th anniversary getaway
Dianne - son and finance bought house in Dundas
Dorothy - blessed by her children to help her
Rotary Quiz
Dean was asked two questions about Kings named Charles
What number is King Charles? (Third)
How did Charles I die? (beheaded)
As Dean was helped he told a joke for double or nothing. (Sgt At Arms liked the joke, few others did, but Dean paid no fine)
Special about today? First day of spring 11:06pm
Announcements
Dave - Sid Mowder passed away March 3
Timea - new member Terry Janach - Classification -Manager, plant operations building maintenance and cleaning. We will vote in 2 weeks
Dean - PR team Next year meeting right after lunch
Jody - 7,000 to 10,000 van motion passes
Michael - global medic packing opportunity need 3 more volunteers April 13.email Michael Fischer
Dave - Twin city Appledoorn Visitors coming Sept 10-15. Looking for hosts for acclamation and breakfast and drive guests 80th anniversary next year of liberation of Holland
Patricia - April 6 club leadership training @ Sheridan Oakville
April 27 - RLI training.
Speaker - Laura - Salvation Army
was not able to come due to illness.
Jacqui received flowers and chocolates from Salvation Army volunteer appreciation for the club and we had an auction today.
Tod added three bottles of win to make the auction more interesting.
numbers from 1-20.
Winners:
President Dave
Russ Taylor
Timea Sarkozi
Charlie Porteous
Zelda Middleton
Membership
Timea stepped in with two questions to get to know our fellow members.
1st - What was your Rotary moment "I want to be part of this"
Everybody had such a great discussion, that there was no time for the second question.
Miki - spring vacation went to Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa skiing first time skiing on bunny hill. Only one day then went swimming. Then to Ottawa to meet Marg son, went to Parliament. Snow angel in bathing suit to "become Canadian"
Group picture.
Fundraising event put on by the Masons. See Maja for tickets
Duty Roster
Please do your part to help your club run smoothly
Rotary Information
The Rotary Website Rotary.org has a wealth of information and learning tools to help increase your knowledge of Rotary.
You can help promote peace in the world by encouraging peace and development leaders in your community to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship.
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of our peace centers located at leading universities around the world. This year, we’ll select 50 peace fellows to study in our master’s degree programs at six partner universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States and 80 fellows to earn postgraduate diplomas through our professional development certificate programs at Makerere University in Uganda and Bahçeşehir University in Turkey.
Rotary Peace Fellows use their training to amplify their work at the local, regional, or global level. Together, we can advance peace by encouraging our local peacebuilders to learn about Rotary and apply for this unique fellowship.
But we need your help finding candidates. Rotary and Rotaract members can get involved by:
Forwarding the fellowship announcement to your contacts and including it in club and district communications
Using our referral form so potential candidates can receive more information and apply
Sharing a PowerPoint presentation about the fellowships with your club members and community
Taking the All About Rotary Peace Fellowships course to learn about the centers and fellowship qualification criteria, eligibility restrictions, and application process
Candidates have until 15 May to submit applications to The Rotary Foundation.
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