What Did You Miss - September 9, 2024

Chair: Bill Denyar

 

 

O Canada: Sue Ueffing led the club.

 

Pete S: Let the club know that he is now legally blind.

Garth: Happy to have Bob here who is an old classmate, and will have his niece here next week.

Stephen: Happy about the birth of his grandniece. He is also happy as his book is being published in a couple of weeks and he has the PWD committee partially to thank for that!

Heather: Happy to have met with Molena, who we are inducting next week.

Sue: Had her family up and ate delicious ribs!

Cate: Wanted to let the club know that Eric Bolland’s father passed away.

Matt: Happy about a few things, had the album release for Addison Locke “Johnny’s Song” and Matt has a cousin coming to visit who he hasn’t seen in 40 years. Plus, his medical stuff is going well.

 

President’s Report:

Matt let the club know that it is literacy month and there are good courses online. Also, Candace Boone emailed about Rotary Leadership Institute Courses in Truro. He also let the club know that Kim Monette is stepping down from her place as Chair of the Valley Faces of Business Committee, but will still be involved. The Rural Urban event is coming up on November 13^th (there is no lunch meeting on November 11^th). Finally, this week there is a Pow Wow at Glooscap First Nation, come out if you are interested.

 

 

 

Michael let the club know that Devour the festival is 14 years old, it started in 2009 with 1000 people. Then he went on to describe the new Devour studios. It will be a place for tourism, events, seafood school, meeting spaces, offices for other creative enterprises, and host events like the Devour festival, Indigenous Culinary week, music events, and theatre events. There are also plans to work with the foodbank and support newcomer women who are getting into food production. They also see the space as a community center and will have an outdoor deck and be an EMO Centre in case of emergency.

 

 

Kim spoke about the scholarship committee and how they are working on a program to support Shannex Orchard Court with young volunteers through the scholarship program.

Pierre gave an update about the Environment: The club received the silver award from the district for our environmental work - Environment Day on Sept.9th,  NorthBrook Marsh pathway widening and clean up in April,  Kentville Trail litter clean up with the NKEC Interact Club 1st week of June,  Greenhouse purchase for Oakdene Gardeners Society in June, and 3 club meetings dedicated to Environment Topics and guest speakers all in the last Rotary year.

He also told the club about the fundraising dinner for the Khatibs. (see above for the details!)

 

 

Greg passed on word from Alison: Maria is having a great time! Please consider driving her or taking her on adventures but please get  record check done first. She will be at lunch meetings every two weeks.

 

 

Club did the 4 Way Test and then Adjourned.