Birthday's: Angela Thompson - May. 28th, and Randy Klein - May. 29th
Marital Anniversaries: Doug and Jane Langman - 27th - Congratulations
Club Anniversary:
Announcements:
May 24th - This Tuesday - Club will be meeting at R&F Construction for lunch meeting at 73 Paterson Road in Oro, Medonte. In the Forest Home Industrial Sub-Division.
Directions: From Hwy 11 - go South from Orillia and turn off on Line 15 of Oro ( Forest Home Commercial Sub-division - where Brafasco, Pride Marina, etc. are located), go over Hwy 11 and turn left onto Paterson Road, follow to the last building on the right, lots of parking in front.
From in Town: Take Memorial Avenue out past OPP headquarters and Georgian College and follow over the Hwy to Forest Home, Follow right around the corner and back over the Hwy, turn left onto Paterson Road and follow to the end, last building on right.
Rusty Russell is feeling a little better but his wife is not feeling very well. Keep the both of them in your prayers.
Angela talked about lobsterfest - sign up sheets for duties - we need help for decorating the room this Thursday night at 4 p.m. Mario and Rick will help, WE need a lot of help at the end to clean up once the party is done. Includes packing up all the decorations, empties, etc.
Julie needs 2 more bar ticket sellers. Neil will pick up the empties in the morning.
Julie - Presidents night is on June. 14th @ Fern Resort - $20 for a member and $50 for a guest. 6 p.m. Cocktails, 7 p.m. Dinner. Sign up sheet circulated.
Fort McMurray - To Donate : Here's How: Go to any Bank of Montreal Branch in the World; Ask to donate to the Rotary Club of Orillia's Fort McMurray Relief Fund; You must have the following Information; Transit 2482, Account #8980-682. And simply make your deposit. IT IS THAT EASY!!! Our Rotary Club will provide a Tax Receipt if required. Please provide us with a copy of the the deposit and pertinent info for that receipt. You can also E-transfer to ttelford@live.ca. Now is our opportunity to show that we care and will help. In a matter of 36 hours we have raised committed funds in excess of $30,000 and this is only the start.
The BMO County Fair Plaza Branch is open Monday to Wednesday 9:30-4:00,Thursday-Friday 9:30-6:00, and Saturday 9:30 -1:00. And you can also donate at any Branch with the above information.
Celebrate the Train will be on Saturday, July. 23rd at the park. Free train rides, hot dogs, games, etc. for the kids. We will have a committee meeting on this Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at the Grape and Olive to discuss what events we will have.
50 50 winners were John Hammill and Jed Levene. Donated back winnings.
SARGE today was DAVE SHAW
Dave Shaw started with the Birthday table, then said all you have to do is sit with Ralph and you can make Millions. Fined Ralph again $2.00 for the 4 way test recital and $1 for interfering with a committee that has already dealt with items addressed, Tony for $1 for messing up the dates.
50 /50 winners John and Jed - no charge as they gave money back.
Happy Bucks
Happy bucks included:
$4 - Ralph - for the Train and the expansion of the park.
$1 - Keith - for the Orillia Power upgrading the plants with the acquisition of another plant South of Lake Field called Northern Power near Coburg.
$5 - Don Whitfield - Angie coming in as President.
$1 - Ralph - for his daughter being interviewed by the Toronto Star for her business.
$1 - Francis - for the amount of 17 volunteers that signed up for Victim Services - amazing for a small community.
$1 - Tony - for his final meeting as President with Angela, Laura and all the great meetings for the year. 2nd Proud to be a member of this club and Keith's vision of Orillia Power.
Guest Speakers : Michael Gordon and Chris Hazel from The Orillia Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Orillia and Area is a locally run, public foundation that builds and manages permanent endowment funds from charitable donations. In other words, we accept contributions from donors, invest them for long term growth, and distribute the earnings each year to local charities based on their needs and the needs of the community.
We are one of over 180 local community foundations across Canada and serve the communities of Orillia, Ramara, Severn, Oro-Medonte, and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation.
The Community Foundation of Orillia and Area was officially launched on January 7, 1999. The Foundation was literally “Born in a Basket.”
During a dinner meeting, local entrepreneur Jim Dykes commented on his newly acquired interest in community foundations. He continued on in some length until one of those present threw $20 into the breadbasket and said, “Here’s some money – just go start one.”
Some time later, Jim, along with Ken Koyama (Publisher of the Packet & Times) and Pat Campbell (Casino Rama), formed a Steering Committee, secured operating funding from the Casino, and hired the Foundation’s first Executive Director, Deborah Wagner.
The Foundation was officially launched on January 7, 1999 with a $200,000 gift from Casino Rama establishing the Foundation’s Community Unrestricted Fund. The Casino issued a challenge to the Foundation to match that amount by the end of the year and they would gift another $150,000.
The City of Orillia, Georgian College, local groups and organizations, and members of the general public all came to the table to ensure the challenge was met. At the completion of that deadline, the Foundation had more than $450,000 in endowed assets.
Quite an exciting start to the Foundation’s history!
The CFOA’s Unique Approach to Giving and Granting
Since 1999, we have been connecting donors to local charities that work to address our most pressing community needs. Our approach is unique in that:
We bring donors to the table as community builders
We work with donors to realize their personal, financial and philanthropic goals by matching their interests and concerns with local charities addressing community needs.
We take a broad and inclusive view of what community is and what it needs to succeed
Our grants support local charities providing everything from shelter, food and care for those most in need, to recreation, the arts, and the environment.
We make giving easy
With our ability to accept almost any kind of gift (cash, securities, real estate, etc.) and our ability to satisfy almost any donor interest, we make it easy for donors to give to our community.
Thank you for the great work and presentation of what The Community Foundation of Orillia does for our community.
Meeting for Tuesday - May. 24th - Orillia Club at R&F Construction - 73 Paterson Road, Oro - Medonte - 705-325-5746
Monday... Gravenhurst: 12:15 - Opera House, 295 Muskoka Rd. South Wasaga Beach: 12:15 - RecPlex - Oakview Room, 1724 Mosley Street
Tuesday... Orillia Satellite Group: 5:30 - Mariposa Inn and Conference Centre (meet at Grape and Olive)
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 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
