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General meeting with DG
Well, we had our annual meeting with the District Governor, James Ferguson, and Assistant District Governor Terri Demers
We started with Rotary moments from Judy and Carolyn
Carolyn talked about her first impression (and continued appreciation) of our Club as an open and welcoming group;
Judy talked about one of our early projects when we engaged high school students to provide computer training to teachers, students and parents at the Mckee school when our own Jamie Pallet was a member of our club and principal of that school.
We have several members who are dealing with medical issues;              
  1. Pat Coyle is recovering from heart surgery
  2. Jamie is recovering from back issues; and
  3. Agnes is fighting cancer
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all three of them.
Special thanks to Judy Wilson. Judy has been Agnes’ friend, support and chauffer throughout  her medical struggles.
We talked about the success of our school lunch program. We have purchased, packaged and delivered lunches to the Prince Charles and Ivor Dent schools. We have raised over $3,000 for this project through;
  1. Generous support from Cindy’s cousins;
  2. Cindy’s “Gratosity” fundraiser promotion; and;
  3. The assistance of mark and Tony with our bottle drive.
Thank you to everyone involved. Your efforts are really appreciated.
District Governor Ferguson extended greetings from the district. He shared a video and reported that the Rotary theme for the 2020-2021 year is
“Rotary opens Opportunities”
James is a member of the e-club. He told us that that club is chartered in our district but it has members throughout the world.
I have contacted the United Nations to arrange for a virtual tour and presentation for our Club. They will provide speakers on the following topics;  
• UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Peacekeeping Issues
• Security Council Issues and Sanctions Issues
• Economic Development
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues
• The UN and Civil Society/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Disarmament Issues
• Humanitarian Affairs
• Women’s Issues
• Human Trafficking
• Refugee Issues
• Human Rights
 I would like input from everyone on our choice of topic.
 
Upcoming events
            December 16 Virtual Christmas Party
            A virtual tour of the united nations in January 2021
 
DG VISIT Board
Our Board met with District Governor James Ferguson and Area Governor Terri Demers, virtually, on Tuesday December 1.
The board members reported on our Club’s progress and projects this year.
Lorne gave a detailed report on the status of our Mozambique school construction projects. He discussed;
  1. Difficulty getting Foundation funds because they are “brick and mortar” projects;
  2. Our successes at Xia Xia and Pusa
  3. Our association with the Canadian embassy in Mozambique and our new project near Maputo
  4. Our progress in registering “Stephen’s Hope for Mozambique Society”  as a charity
Deb Jack briefed the governors on our Community Service efforts in the face of the pandemic. We have continued to support the Mustard Seed and we are preparing and providing school lunches.