Alarm (May 27, 2014)

May 27 2014

Visiting Rotarians / Guests

Posted by Leanne Johnson on May 27, 2014

Today we welcomed our Exchange Student Cynthia and her mother Florence. Nice to see both of you and to meet you, Florence!

Birthdays / Anniversaries and Announcements

Posted by Leanne Johnson on May 27, 2014

There were three birthdays this week: Angela Thompson (who was absent - be sure to wish her a happy BD when she gets back), Randy Klein and Tom Bristow.

We had one wedding anniversary going out to Doug & Jane Langman

Announcements:

Dean Beers asked if anyone was available to drive Cynthia and her mom to Toronto this Thursday the 29th. Cynthia asks if that's not possible then a drive to the Barrie GO station, PLEASE.
A call was put out for someone to help with the 50/50 draw at Lobsterfest and Brian Peterson offered his services. THANK YOU.
Kevin reminded all golfers of the Bracebridge/Gravenhurst Club's Muskoka Rotary Golf Classic on Thurs May 29th. Click on the link for registration: http://www.crsadmin.com/gen/Accounts/50040/Eml/a2ca1c80-ac42-4cea-94bd-95509ab26ec8.PDF
Lobsterfest mugs on sale now! $10.00 each or 3 for $30.00!!
Laura Nelson read out the list of people doing meeting duties next month with an email to follow (I think?)
She also let everyone know that dictionaries are ready for pickup and delivery to schools.
Julie Scott wants everyone to know that the date for President's Night is June 17 and will be at Fern Resort. Details to follow once we've got Lobsterfest done.
Nancy Welton let everone know that Rotary golf shirts are in and available for sale in a variety of sizes. Not sure if they have pockets or not, lol.
Bingo update: because of a Rogers glitch we won't be starting til July 3rd and because of a city election policy we have just nine episodes then the room is no longer available for rent.

Sargeant at Arms / HappyBucks

Posted by Leanne Johnson on May 27, 2014

Our Sargeant at Arms was Kevin Vinnard, doing a wonderful job standing in for Jed, who devised a series of money raising trivia questions:

What are canada's two national sports? (hockey and lacrosse, answered correctly by our French Exchange Student Cynthia!)
How many lakes are there in Canada? (unknown. both by our Rotarians and by the Canadian government)
Where is Canada's longest covered bridge? (not in Vermont as suggested by someone behind me that sounded like Deb!)
How many national parks are there in Canada? (40)
What is the highest mountain in Canada? (Mt. Logan)

Happy Bucks:

Martin is happy and says thanks to everyone who attended Sear's first anniversary celebration.
Julie is happy for the great time had at the Opera House.
Don is happy for the profits shown by the bank that (someone) works for....sorry, Don I didn't really get all that.
Deb is very, very happy because her son has his dream job: working the eDesk for Doctors Without Borders! Kudo's!!
Garnet is happy that almost all the Lobsterfest tickets are sold. And will be happier still when the cash is turned in.
Randy is happy that he's got the privilege of being one year older.
Leanne is happy that her Half Marathon training is on track (up to 13km)

Guest Speaker / Program

Posted by Leanne Johnson on May 27, 2014

We didn't have a guest speaker today, instead we tended to some Club housekeeping issues.

Cliff Whitfield proposed an amendment to one of our policies and it was passed.

We reviewed our Charitable and General Budgets, had a brief question and answer time led by Kevin Vinnard and passed both Budgets as presented.

It was suggested that for next year the Rotary Train have it's own budget.

Seeing as this portion is so brief, I've taken the liberty of using this space to share a couple of photos:

Cynthia all ready for Prom (sorry it's sideways, can't fix it)

And the Big Bike Riders (check out the white legs on the guy in the middle!!)

Local Rotary Club Meeting(s) Tme/Location

Posted by Carl Dickson on Apr 22, 2014

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

Collingwood - SGB 7:30 a.m. Atoka House, Cranberry Resort, Collingwood

Orillia Lake Country 7:00 a.m. Mariposa Inn
Huntsville Lake of Bays - 7:00 a.m. Soul Sistas

Friday:
Bracbridge 12:15 - Youth Center