Rotary License Plates.... or..... Carl Dickson's License Plates?

 

Past District Governor Carl Dickson, was aware that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation was starting to sell personalized vehicle license plates which could feature logos of professional sports teams and other organizations. In 1999 he went to the license bureau in Orillia and asked for a plate with a Rotary wheel on it and he found out that none existed. He had to obtain ministry approval, which took him three years and required, among other things, the consent of all the District Governors in Ontario, a detailed description of Rotary and a full disclosure of how any royalties would be used. Finally, in October of 2002, the ministry agreed, provided that Carl would either pre-sell or purchase outright 100 license plates at $52.10 each. 

The Rotary license plate contains a Rotary wheel, two digits, the letters RI and two additional digits and Carl earmarked a royalty of $2.50 per plate for PolioPlus. The Governors in the other five Ontario districts supported the effort both financially and by pre-selling the 100 plates. 
In February of 2003, the first $1,000 in royalties was sent to the Rotary Foundation.

 

 

 

 

Birthday wishes go out to:

Laura Downing

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite meeting winner was Paula Hill-Coulson

Lunch meeting winner was Angela Thomson but unfortunately she did not draw the right card! The POT STILL LIVES everyone! Maybe someone will have better luck next week.

 

Sergeant at Arms - Randy Klein

- Randy fined everyone $2 for not volunteering for Sergeant at Arms for the month of January

 

- Sara-Jane talked to her publisher and she is very happy she now has a target market!... Of middle aged women.

- Angela is happy that she attended her daughters basketball tournament in London who scored 20 points for her team!

- Brittany announced that she is happy she finally booked her wedding venue and is getting married Labour Day Weekend.

- Paula is happy, happy, happy that she won 50/50

- Megan is happy that she survived a hiking outing with Bryan because for some reason she ended up falling over the railing

- Karen is happy to have her daughter for a few days and they are having a wonderful time!

 

 

We welcomed David Blevins as our guest speaker this week to talk to us about the Keewatin.

Anticipating his retirment from the insurance industry, David became a volunteer with the S.S. Keewatin Project in 2017. Joining approximately 75 volunteers dedicated to the restoration and upkeep of this magnificent ship.

Upon his retirement in 2018, David undertook the respoinsibility for the ship's century old steam engine. His interst in the ship, comes from his family as he had two uncles who were Captains on the Great Lakes under steam.

David is not the Engineering Coordinator on board and is supported by a dedicated team who service the main engine and deck macheinery, all of which are operational by way of compressed air. IN the Sprng of 2019, he attended Steam School on the 75 year old Liberty Ship John W. Brown in Baltimore. He now continues to be delighted in his retirement by his involvement with the Keewatin and looks forward to sharing his interests with all who will listen.