GRAPEVINE JULY 10, 2014
Posted by William A. Hughes
on Jul 14, 2014
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BILL HUGHES DOCUMENTED THE MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER EMILY THOMPSON, DIRECTOR FOR WEST NIAGARA SECOND STAGE HOUSING
Registrar's report : Jim H. reported 18 members present
Guests - Mike Jenkins ( who did not stay) and Emily Thompson, our speaker
Announcements:
* Mike Jenkins, Rotary Club of Lincoln - Rotary Club of Lincoln has their annual Wing Ding at Charles Daly Park July 18 - 20. He would volunteers from our Club to assist - and passed out signs, posters and brochures for us to distribute. contact Wayne if interested.
* Bob - insists that anyone dealing with the exchange students or any other youth MUST have a police check at least every 2 -3 years contact Roger for details
* Thomas - Proud to present his granddaughter, Kirsten, with a Paul Harris Fellowship (see Thomas's e-mail for her wonderful qualifications !!)
* Drew - Has established a qualification system for charities receiving our donations
- Darsh Mongia in his will has given our Club $ 1,000. - we will use it to renovate the Town Clock and his name inscribed on it. Darsh was a member of our Club and the Grimsby @ Noon Rotary Club
- Driving Range ( formerly Darsh's) now owned by Monica Davis and she has offered to help us with fundraisers and gave out 2 for 1 coupons
- August 7th - spouses night - meet at CIBO's , "tour" the Grimsby Farmers Market and have dinner at CIBO's
Sergeant-At-Arms:
Jim M. - sat in the "bitch " seat
Sandy - a nice letter from Agathe - needs some translation ?
Bob - is attending a greenhouse growers show in Columbus, OH, some 12,000 growers attend
Clarence and Marty - are busy babysitting
Jim H. - glad the garden tour is over
Jim M. dog has stopped chewing the dryer vent ( no details given)
Many members thanked Bob for hosting the Past Presidents BBQ
Program:
Drew introduced Emily Thompson who is the Project Director for the West Niagara Second Stage Housing
She outlined that the goals that we all have - Family, Housing and Hope . Emily gave us some sad statistics on West Niagara . They have provided for 130 people in Grimsby, West Lincoln and Lincoln in the past year. 86 % are violence against women. The estimate that only 22 % of cases are reported and the "victim" must file any complaints. The WNSS has 4 apartments ( confidential) for use and are busy. The victims are there for 4 - 6 weeks and are provided with free care and counselling. She reminds us that there are no excuses for abuse - drinking, money, etc. They have a staff of 4 counsellors who work half time. They of course rely on donations from the public. The provincial government provides some and the municipalities provide some ( Grimsby leads the pack locally with a miserly $ 1,500 !! Emily thanked us for our donation and support.
Jim H. thanked Emily with a certificate of a donation to Polio Plus in Emily's name.
Guests - Mike Jenkins ( who did not stay) and Emily Thompson, our speaker
Announcements:
* Mike Jenkins, Rotary Club of Lincoln - Rotary Club of Lincoln has their annual Wing Ding at Charles Daly Park July 18 - 20. He would volunteers from our Club to assist - and passed out signs, posters and brochures for us to distribute. contact Wayne if interested.
* Bob - insists that anyone dealing with the exchange students or any other youth MUST have a police check at least every 2 -3 years contact Roger for details
* Thomas - Proud to present his granddaughter, Kirsten, with a Paul Harris Fellowship (see Thomas's e-mail for her wonderful qualifications !!)
* Drew - Has established a qualification system for charities receiving our donations
- Darsh Mongia in his will has given our Club $ 1,000. - we will use it to renovate the Town Clock and his name inscribed on it. Darsh was a member of our Club and the Grimsby @ Noon Rotary Club
- Driving Range ( formerly Darsh's) now owned by Monica Davis and she has offered to help us with fundraisers and gave out 2 for 1 coupons
- August 7th - spouses night - meet at CIBO's , "tour" the Grimsby Farmers Market and have dinner at CIBO's
Sergeant-At-Arms:
Jim M. - sat in the "bitch " seat
Sandy - a nice letter from Agathe - needs some translation ?
Bob - is attending a greenhouse growers show in Columbus, OH, some 12,000 growers attend
Clarence and Marty - are busy babysitting
Jim H. - glad the garden tour is over
Jim M. dog has stopped chewing the dryer vent ( no details given)
Many members thanked Bob for hosting the Past Presidents BBQ
Program:
Drew introduced Emily Thompson who is the Project Director for the West Niagara Second Stage Housing
She outlined that the goals that we all have - Family, Housing and Hope . Emily gave us some sad statistics on West Niagara . They have provided for 130 people in Grimsby, West Lincoln and Lincoln in the past year. 86 % are violence against women. The estimate that only 22 % of cases are reported and the "victim" must file any complaints. The WNSS has 4 apartments ( confidential) for use and are busy. The victims are there for 4 - 6 weeks and are provided with free care and counselling. She reminds us that there are no excuses for abuse - drinking, money, etc. They have a staff of 4 counsellors who work half time. They of course rely on donations from the public. The provincial government provides some and the municipalities provide some ( Grimsby leads the pack locally with a miserly $ 1,500 !! Emily thanked us for our donation and support.
Jim H. thanked Emily with a certificate of a donation to Polio Plus in Emily's name.
Future Programs
July 17 Rotary Medallists
August 7 Farmer's Market and CIBO's for dinner
Duty Roster:
Registration Invocation Speaker Intro. Speaker Apreciation Grapevine
Registration Invocation Speaker Intro. Speaker Apreciation Grapevine
July 17 - Howden Whiteside Fertich Roche Daly
July 24 Cross Bradley Schaming Deeth McCloskey
July 31 Fisher Daly Brock Wood Howden
July 24 Cross Bradley Schaming Deeth McCloskey
July 31 Fisher Daly Brock Wood Howden
Rregrets for absences are appreciated by the Board.