CLUB MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
World Polio Day - October 24, 2023
Fleming Centre, Beamsville
Club President Joanne Serkeyn welcomed a most enthusiastic crowd including 22 Lincoln Rotarians + Visiting Grimsby Rotarian, Mat Miller and Guest Nour Hage of Civic Connects.
Vernah Fleming opened with the Land Acknowledgment. She followed with her Thought for the Day featuring one of Henry Ford's quotes..."Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. She concluded with a toast to the King, Canada & Rotary.
For his Point of Pride, Terry Kotwa noted how he had been actively involved with the Lamplighter Tour since 2008. At the wrap up for Lamplighter 2023, he explained how proud he was to experience Rotary & community coming together once again in celebration of another very successful production with the involvement of young and old alike. He paid special tribute to Producer Martha Kralt and her team for leading the way for the 20th anniversary production.
Martha Kralt announced that Rotarian David Wood is the WINNER of the Lamplighter Tour 2023 50/50 DRAW.
HAPPY BUCKS
HAPPINESS GALORE for LAMPLIGHTER 2023 with special kudos to Martha Kralt for all that she has given at the helm of the production over five consecutive years.
Bob, John M, Bill, David F - all happy for recent adventures respectively travelling in New England, California, Scotland & on the Danube River
Maria - going to Florida soon
Sue - District Governor Scott Marcin’s Area 5 ANNUAL VISIT at joint meeting hosted by Rotary Club of Grimsby on October 19
Debbie - Granddaughter Emily Wright is now a constable with Niagara Regional Police
Phil - recent tree planting expeditions on the 12 Mile Creek with Trout Unlimited
Brenda - her grandniece who was prematurely born at 27 weeks is now 2 months old and coming home
Vernah - her daughter & son-in-law’s recent move from Oregon to Michigan
Joanne - family celebrations - her dad’s 83rd birthday & her parents’ 63rd wedding anniversary
Mat - a great weekend in Michigan at an international Jump Start workshop with the Lincoln Leapers
Many MORE HAPPY BUCKS for Mat Miller...with belated wishes for a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. It was later that day that we discovered that October 24 is Mat's birthday.
50/50 DRAW
President Joanne had the winning ticket but did not pull the ace of spades so "no cigar".
PROGRAMTopic: West Niagara Secondary School (WNSS)
Guest Speaker: Mat Miller, Principal
Rob Foster introduced Mat with special commendation for bringing together 1600 secondary students living in Grimsby, Lincoln & West Lincoln. He explained that to do this Mat masterfully quarterbacked the amalgamation of three District School Board of Niagara high schools - one in each of the three municipalities.
West Niagara Secondary School welcomed students at its brand new facility located at 5699 King Street, Lincoln, on September 5, 2023. It is the largest school in Niagara with state of the art & accessible learning spaces & equipment including:
- Two Double Gyms
- Artificial Turf Field & 8-Lane Rubberized Track
- Modern Classrooms - all with natural light except one
- Student-Run Cafeteria
- Vibrant School Library
- Greenhouse
Construction of the adjoining 750-seat performing arts theatre has yet to be completed. A public fundraising campaign is currently underway to raise $2.6 million of the total $6.8 million afforded for the theatre. For full details on opportunities for donors to support the campaign, click here
In closing, Mat reminded us that "teenagers are all our responsibility and they're great".
He also encouraged everyone to Follow WNSS on Social Media
Website: https://westniagara.dsbn.org
Instagram: @westniagarasecondaryschool
Twitter: @westniagara2022
Facebook: West Niagara Secondary School
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