Club Meeting
Attendance: 19 Rotarians and 6 Guests
Meeting Start: 6:30pm
Meeting Ended: 7:38pm
Greeter: James Montague
Opening:
President Susan Sheppard welcomed members and guests
George Vincent shared a Land Acknowledgement
Susan raised a glass to toast King Charles III and Canada
Ralf Soeder gave the Invocation
Joe White led us all in O Canada!
GUESTS – Susan Rosales, Milyta Scott (guests of Susan); Ishrani & Randoph Henry (guests of Rod); Olivia Perkin (guest of Sarah); Alex Warne (Karen); and Andy Ramanujam
September Birthdays:
Nasser Ghadri-Sept 10
Ralf Soeder-Sept 14
Susan acknowledged September Birthdays and invited Ralf to share 2 truths and a lie.
Ralf: had a young lady as best person at his wedding, operates a book-keeping service, and couldn't speak english in kindergarten. Members were delighted to learn that his professional practice does not include Bookkeeping services.
New Member Alert:
A new member was inducted this evening: Sarah Perkin. Susan requested Sarah's sponsor to kindly introduce Sarah and pin her our Rotary Badge. Sarah acknowledged those in presence, thanked fellow Rotary members and shared her desire to advance Rotary causes within the community and beyond.
After inducting Sarah Perkin, a slideshow followed where Susan highlighted media articles on Kerr Street Missions's truck reveal. She presented a Certification of Appreciation from the Kerr Street Mission team.
Happy Bucks:
- Liliana shared her Golf to Give volunteer experience that was held on September 14th. She also shared about the district Interact Leadership Program as the chair of the District Interact Committee. She was delighted that we sponsored water bottles with the ILP 2026 logo on it.
- Lynn echoed comments in regard to the Golf to Give tournament. She is also happy for her youngest daughter and son-in-law's purchase of a new home.
- Olivia is happy for her mother, Sarah Perkin, and of her induction into our club.
- Rod is happy about his handywork with old Muskoka style lounge chairs and was able to give them new life.
- Gary is very happy to announce that our foundation is supporting Halton Food For Thought charity, and that the Foundation will sponsor the breakfast program which will serve 2100 children at 5 different schools.
- Ralf was happy to celebrate his birthday with his business partners and was the emcee.
Announcements:
- Susan thanked Oakville Golf Clubs' staff for the wonderful meal.
- James announced the final date to register for the District conference was fast approaching and encouraged all to attend.
- Susan presented the Club Excellence award to both Lynn and Ralf.
- Mahendra, our past treasurer, provided Golf to Give tournament details. We raised $42K for Halton Learning Foundation and a cheque of $45K was presented at the event.
- Susan emphasised the fundraiser exercises and reminded us about the upcoming event: Rotary Online Live Auction. She recommended that members connect with Nancy with gift certificates or ideas.
Upcoming Meetings/Events Reminder
- Monday, Oct 19 Sleeping Children Around the World
Ralf reminded and encouraged us of our POD duties and that we are all volunteers. To support our meetings, please connect with Ralf and volunteer where possible. He also spoke briefly about the Rotary Youth exchange program. Though the club has not been involved for many years, he encouraged those interested to attend an online meeting with District program chair - Sheila to learn more.
The meeting closed with a toast to fellow Rotarians around the world and we collectively recited the Four Way Test.
