Meeting Notes March 3rd 2014

Posted by Christine Curtis 
on Mar 07, 2014
 
The regular meeting notes from March 3rd
 
The meeting was opened by President Darcy Mykytyshyn.
 
Our Sarge was Blaine Newton.
 
Guests of Rotary: Reid Kostanek, Jeffrey Dawson, Shawna Dawson.
 
Visiting Rotarians: Victoria Debonnet, our inbound student.
 
Happy/Sad Bucks:  There were happy bucks for a week in Mexico and the weekend's Bowl for Kids.  There were 65 teams and a great effort.  Dianne McDonell had news that our exchange student from Brazil 12 yrs ago, Klara is going to visit with her husband.  Rotarian Harold Barnes will be in the Red Deer Advocate this week talking about living at the Michener Centre.  Marty Skinner had happy announcement bucks that our guest speaker for the upcoming Citizen of the Year Gala will be Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser.  Our goal is to have 500 guests this year.  It will be a sit down dinner, $125 per ticket.  Jamie Jaques had announcement bucks for ATCOs 20th anniversary, and he will also have the Rebels Playoff 50-50 schedule ready soon, if necessary.  Jeffrey Dawson had happy bucks to thank Rotary for sending his daughter Shawna to be the Club's outbound student this year.
 
50 50 - Shawna Dawson had the winning ticket but pulled the four of hearts.
 
Our Sarge had some Oscar talk and fined everyone in the room who is not an engineer. (It's National Engineering and Engineering Science Month)
 
Victoria Debonnet gave an update.  She has moved to a new host home with Shelley Ralston.
 
Phil Maczuga introduced our outbound student Shawna Dawson.  She is going to Germany.  She is currently a student at Lindsay Thurber.  When she returns she would like to study engineering.  She has a love of math and science, particularly physics.  And, she loves learning languages.
 
Dick McDonell gave an update on the Rotary Scholarship Fund.
 
Our Vocational Speaker was Peter Clemens, thanks Peter!  Welcome to your Rotary Club.  Peter works for HBC and is the force behind theChangeblog.com
 
Darcy reminded the Club that on May 2nd, 2014 Rotary International President Ron Burton will be in town.  Two or three volunteers are needed to help with ticket sales, please see Darcy.  The Citizen of the Year event will be held May 9th.  Next week's meeting will be a business meeting to discuss our strategic plan.
 
Next meeting:  March 10 2014 12 pm Quality Inn North Hill