Rotary Club of Vermilion
Meeting Minutes - August 23, 2018
7:00am –Club Room, Vermilion Regional Centre
 
Call to Order
O Canada
Rotary Grace
Four Way Test
 
Guest: Darlene Barlow
            Taya Henderson
            Colton Wynnychuk
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Dwight Miller (Honorary Rotarian) – Aug 26
Bruce MacDuff – Aug 28
Eugene & Carol Wasylik
 
Announcements
Thank you to Team 4 for Breakfast
 
Off-Site Meeting: There will be an off-site meeting on August 30th at The Red Brick.  You must  RSVP as they are making breakfast for us.
 
Taya Henderson-Rotary Adventures in Human Rights: Taya has returned from her week in Winnipeg and shared with us her many eye opening experiences.   Some of the places she went to Human Rights Museum, IRCOM, the Leutenant Governors house, they learned about refugees status & immigration, women’s equality, indigenous rights.  They held a BBQ and helped feed 700 people, and had debates on topics they had learned about.  Taya also came back with some ideas for action-such as a community book drive.   
 
JP Pettyjohn-Vocational: How many times does JP get asked about his name?  JP grew up on a small traditional farm and was driving a tractor at a very young age.  He worked in the logging industry for several years before taking Environmental Sciences at U of A.  JP worked at SARDA-small plot agriculture research for many years.  He told us how he enjoyed working with the summer students.  The summer students had to work hard but he also wanted his students to have a good experience.  His research jobs lead him to apply at LLC in Crop Technology to teach, which is something he had always wanted to do.
 
Flags:  Mike Webb will be organizing the flag pick-up on Tuesday, August 27, 2018. Meet at the old Webb’s RV building at 5pm.  Everyone is welcome, we can always use the help.
 
 
Sargent Report: Fine for anyone who’s been having too good a time on holidays.
 
Meeting Adjourned