Bulletin March 16, 2016

Visitors and guests –

Speaker  – Steafan Hannigan

Visiting Rotarians - Bill Lang, Rod Baker and Rick

 

President Connie Ham’s report:

• On April 23 there is Rotary Learning Institute – part one training at Seneca College. The district will pay for new members.

• Eastern president’s meeting is on Wed April 13 at the Beck & Call Restaurant and Lounge in Picton at 6 p.m.

• District 7070 Training Assembly is on May 14 at BMO in Toronto.

• St. Paddy’s day party on March 10 was great thanks to Karen O. $1,245 was raised for NHH garden project.

• Music for Stage and Screen with the Northumberland Orchestra and Choir is on April 3. The concert is followed by dinner at a selection of restaurants. Tom Sears has tickets and menus. Call Bill and let them know which menu you want and they will pre-order.

• Men who cook – club fundraiser is on April 30 – invite friends and family.

• May 30 is the golf tourney – players and volunteers needed.

• Exchange student Saimi Merenlahti is on March break. Connie reminded us as club members we should be inviting her to events on a weekly basis to make her stay in Canada really great. We can contact her at saimi.merenlahti@gmail.com or phone: 905-375-2193

 

From the Board:

Scott – Hank’s birthday is next Monday

Linda Goldie – Sunrise is contributing toward sponsoring a refugee family through the Cobourg Rotary Club and they were successful in getting a district grant. We should hear soon about the family coming.

 

 

Happy Bucks:

Karen T. – new grandson number 3 arrived and his name is Jacob.

Rod – dating a lady and he is very happy. He has never felt this way before.

Helen – surgery went well Feb. 17, her daughter turned 16 and she learning to drive, her tall husband drives a mini but an ice block fell off a transport hitting the car causing $3,000 in damage and a new love for Jeeps.

Kevin – going south

Karen O. – Invited us to help clean up from 9 am to noon on April 9 at the fish ladder in Port Hope. Also happy about the pot luck and help from sister although her sister said we were loud. Last Friday her black berry from 2009 broke. She got a new one but lost all her contacts. Please send Karen your e-mail so she can build her contacts again.

Hank – made it another year (birthday)

Tom – away for a few weeks on an adventure tour in Costa Rica– Doreen tried things outside the box including zip lining, rode a horse, and other exciting things.

Elaine – went to northern Thailand and learned a traditional Thai house does not have kitchen, sad buck – there was a fire at her brother’s house.

Connie – happy about the St. Paddy’s Irish dinner and she will go to a dance this Thursday

 

Guest speaker – Steafan Hannigan -- http://www.steafan.com/

Belfast born, now Baltimore resident Steafan peppered his a talk about Ireland with many jokes.

We learned many Irish people came over to Canada particularly during the potato famine. Toronto at one time was going to be named Dublin. 80 million in the world can claim Irish descent including Barrack Obama.

As a musician Steafan talked about traditional instruments such as the fiddle, harp, Uillean pipes, and flute Boehm (drum) and tin whistle. He played a few of his instruments.

Steafan owns 900 instruments, which he lends out. He and his wife Saskia teach music.

Steafan and Saskia and their three children play in the band, Cairdeas, around the community including The Loft on March 17 and Pasty Peddler in Millbrook this weekend.

 

50/50 draw

Bill Lang, Tom, Linda – no winner this week.