Nancy Harris Classification
Posted by Bill Molesworth
Fred Hacker said that he was glad to again introduce Nancy Harris to the Club. It must be the shortest time between induction and classfication in history. He looks forward to her becoming involved because whatever she works on gets her whole attention.
Nancy quoted from the ethical standards statement of Rotary and commented that this reflects the members' commitment and represents hope, health and peace. She said she was proud to join and to work on living up to the 4 Way Test.
She was the second daughter, born in Toronto and raised by her mother who was dedicated to family, church and community and was a Lioness. She was always cooking for something and made sure help and food were there for those who needed it. Nancy's father was in the Air Force, then the Army and finally the CPR. He wrote a book on deraillments. He also was active in the church and in the Lions, the Shriners and the Masonic Lodge. Her sister is a teacher who had dedicated her life to her students.
Nancy and her sister had opportunities to help out on events like the Lions' Carnival and saw how much these groups contributed.
She is married to Wayner (27 years) and has three children - Stephanie who has three of her own, Heather who is working on a BSc in ecology at U. of T. and a son, 23, who is taking Applied Business at Niagara College.
The family moved her in 1980 when Wayne was transferred by Bell. He is a volunteer firefighter.
Nancy started at Bata and worked up to an assistant to the merchandiser, then to IBM as a Keypuncher but her responsibilities there grew as the department grew until it became too much combined with her family work. When she went back to work she joined the TD and became a head teller with training in accounting and business admin.
Nancy quoted from the ethical standards statement of Rotary and commented that this reflects the members' commitment and represents hope, health and peace. She said she was proud to join and to work on living up to the 4 Way Test.
She was the second daughter, born in Toronto and raised by her mother who was dedicated to family, church and community and was a Lioness. She was always cooking for something and made sure help and food were there for those who needed it. Nancy's father was in the Air Force, then the Army and finally the CPR. He wrote a book on deraillments. He also was active in the church and in the Lions, the Shriners and the Masonic Lodge. Her sister is a teacher who had dedicated her life to her students.
Nancy and her sister had opportunities to help out on events like the Lions' Carnival and saw how much these groups contributed.
She is married to Wayner (27 years) and has three children - Stephanie who has three of her own, Heather who is working on a BSc in ecology at U. of T. and a son, 23, who is taking Applied Business at Niagara College.
The family moved her in 1980 when Wayne was transferred by Bell. He is a volunteer firefighter.
Nancy started at Bata and worked up to an assistant to the merchandiser, then to IBM as a Keypuncher but her responsibilities there grew as the department grew until it became too much combined with her family work. When she went back to work she joined the TD and became a head teller with training in accounting and business admin.
They moved first to Port McNicoll and she started a day care to accommodate her children and some others. She volunteered at HDH and was Chair of the Parents of the Girl Guides, which helped with fundraising and activities. In 1985 the family moved into Midland and in 1988 she opened a Craft Store in Mountainview Mall.
Because of her training at the bank, she was working on books, so she turned that into a business too, doing taxes as well. Now she has a company that does Accounting and Bookkeeping as well as reporting on and analysing financial data.
She gave us a brief history of accounting - double entry bookkeeping dates back to the Greeks and quantification as far back as the Sumerians. All organizations need to keep track and she started doing it for other small businesses.
When she got too busy she hired a housekeeper who was, apparently, less than stellar, so she took a course on line and started a business. In 2005 she had 9 employees in the accounting and 3 in the cleaning operations.
Nancy works with the Southern Georgian Bay Women's Foundation for local charities, on the scholarship fund, as an Alpha leader's helper, as treasurer at Knox, as a volunteer with Out of the Cold. She say she enjoys community work and is looking forward to working with Rotary.
Neil Evenden commented that Nancy had made a habit of finding ways to get things done and of making a business out of it. The variety of skills attests to constant inquiry and learning and he said he was interested to learn about the history of accounting. He was also glad not to be the newest member any more.
Joyce said Nancy is already working with the International Committee and she was 'tickled to death' to welcome her to the Club.
Because of her training at the bank, she was working on books, so she turned that into a business too, doing taxes as well. Now she has a company that does Accounting and Bookkeeping as well as reporting on and analysing financial data.
She gave us a brief history of accounting - double entry bookkeeping dates back to the Greeks and quantification as far back as the Sumerians. All organizations need to keep track and she started doing it for other small businesses.
When she got too busy she hired a housekeeper who was, apparently, less than stellar, so she took a course on line and started a business. In 2005 she had 9 employees in the accounting and 3 in the cleaning operations.
Nancy works with the Southern Georgian Bay Women's Foundation for local charities, on the scholarship fund, as an Alpha leader's helper, as treasurer at Knox, as a volunteer with Out of the Cold. She say she enjoys community work and is looking forward to working with Rotary.
Neil Evenden commented that Nancy had made a habit of finding ways to get things done and of making a business out of it. The variety of skills attests to constant inquiry and learning and he said he was interested to learn about the history of accounting. He was also glad not to be the newest member any more.
Joyce said Nancy is already working with the International Committee and she was 'tickled to death' to welcome her to the Club.