Today we welcomed six members from the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, one from each Collingwood, Barrie, Washago and the Orillia morning club.
In addition to visiting Rotarians we also hosted Rusty Russell's guest Catherine Russell and our Student of the Month family members Greg LaSarge and Scott Showers (our visitor from the morning club)
Angela and Keith Thompson have been married 19 years
Doug and Jane Langman, married 36 years!!
And anniversaries of those who joined the club are:
Deb Stephens - 5 years
Bill Darker - 36 years
Rusty Russell - 53 years
Congratulations to all!!
Announcements:
Dean Beers would like to invite anyone interested to see the French exchange student, Cynthia play in a band at Twin Lakes SS this week. He will email details to all.
Deadline to turn in Lobsterfest tickets/money is next Tuesday!
Deb Stevens announced that she's looking for 10 more riders for the Big Bike, 4:30pm on May 14th. You can register online
:Our very creative Seargent at Arms was Jed (Clampett) Levine
Jed asked each table if they knew the origin of specific phrases and if they didn't, everyone at the table had to contribute. Just for fun, here are the phrases - but not the answers!!
sincere, raining cats & dogs, spill the beans, saved by the bell (Cliff Whitfield got this one! and had to pay 2 bucks for it!!), throw the baby out with the bathwater (Peter Borutsky got that one), going the whole nine yards, show your true colours, and eat humble pie.
Happy Bucks:
Tony Telford's happy that his daughter's following in the family's service footsteps by going volunteering in an African hospital for a month; raising the $3000.00 needed all on her own!
Guest from the morning club (and Student of the Month's uncle) Scott Shaw was happy for not being "boo'ed" by the lunch club.
Roman's happy he had an opportunity to attend the Kiwanis 90th anniversary party and learned that their initiatives and mission is very similary to ours.
Leanne is happy that she's still on her training schedule to run the half marathon in October.
Guest Brian Ferguson is happy that he found his winning 50/50 ticket in time!!
Ralph was happy for the opportunity to attend a Gravenhurst meeting and reconnect with old friends there.
Nancy was happy that she went to see "We Will Rock You" in Toronto.
Deb was happy that her son is home safely from Africa and that she is going /was sipping wine (multiple times) in Italy.
Peter is happy to be home from Florida.
Vic his happy that his new drug regime just maaaaayyyyy make him taller. We look forward to seeing a six-footer next week Vic!
Jed apologized and coughed up a dollar because he left so much money in the room after his Sgt At Arms stint.
Lastly, Angela is happy that her daughter's team won the city B-Ball chamionships!
Awards went to Patrick Fogarty's Brandon LaSarge with teacher Stephanie Verardi standing in for Ryan Damen and to OD/Park's Megan Showers with teacher Laura Lee Matthie. Kudo's to both of you!!
Our Guest Speaker this week was the Director and Chief of the Simcoe Paramedic Services, Andrew Robert.
Andrew has a distinguished 29 years in the Paramedic Services industry and has worked in a number of capacities all over the province. He spoke to us on various components of the Service and included such facts as the services offered, mission statement, "did you know..." facts, the governance of the program, quality standards, clinical initiaves, response times, types of paramedics, the number of km travelled each year (over 3 million!), operating costs and a subject that is near and dear to all of us: the Public Access Defibrillation program.
There are now 600 defibrillators across Simcoe county and they have saved 9 lives, including 2 in our own neighbourhood: in 2009 at the Orillia YMCA and in 2010 at Brian Orser Arena.
Andrew left us with a very important message:
DISCO SAVES LIVES!!
Anyone can use a defibrillator and anyone can do chest compressions. You know you're doing the right number of compressions/min if you sing (preferably in your head) the song from
the BeeGee's and "Saturday Night Fever" Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive. Sing the disco song and save a life!
Monday: Gravenhurst 12:15 - Opera House, 295 Muskoka Rd. South Wasaga Beach 12:15 - RecPlex - Oakview Room, 1724 Mosley Street
Tuesday:
Barrie-Huronia 12:15 - Lakeshore Community Centre Collingwood 12:00 - Temple Bdlg, Hurontario St. Penetanguishene 12:15 - La Cle d'la Baie (restaurant main street)
Wednesday:
Barrie Kempenfelt 7:15 a.m. - Barrie Country Club, 635 St. Vincent St. North Washago-Centennial 7:15 a.m. - Washago Community Centre. First Wednesday Northland Restaurant Hwy #11 N at Sparrow Lake Rd. Huntsville 1st Wednesday of month 6:30 p.m. - balance of month 12:15 - Holiday Inn Express Midland: 12:15 - Best Western Highland Hotel
Thursday: Barrie - 12:15 - Lakeshore Community Centre
