New Members

Alison was pleased to introduce Sandie Blair to the Club.  Sandie was born in Honey Harbour, went to U of T, worked for a time as a Customs Broker but left that to become self employed so she could spend more time with her children who are now 23 and 24.  She's been a foster parent and a volunteer at James Keating and at Children's Aid.  Central Taxi has grown under her management from 6 cars to 32 and they are installing a computer dispatch system to improve efficiency.  Sandie has already volunteered to host the dinner last Saturday and to take over from Yvonne Wismer as Club Service Chair.

Jamie Hunter said it was a pleasure and a privilege to welcome Sandie to the Club and he could tell she was already representing Rotary objectives.  He introduced her to the 4 Way Test and discussed Rotary International - founded in 1905 and now grown to include 1.2 million members in 32,000 Clubs, making it the largest and oldest service Club.  He said that while Rotary presents many advantages it also has obligations and the Club has appointed Alison as a mentor to assist Sandie in learning about Rotary and its ideals of friendship, community and peace.

Sandie thanked the Club for the welcome, said she had been privileged to host the party, that she felt comfortable in the company and she thanked the Club for including her.

Jamie Hunter also welcomed Phil Edmunds back to the Club after and absence.  He presented Phil with his badge and Phil said that he had been away a long time but it was great to be back working with the Club on community involvement.