Singing Praises..

One of the ways that the Brandon Sunset Rotary Club raises money to support our local causes is to deliver flowers for The Bloombox, a local florist.  My wife and I were doing just that the other day, when we had an opportunity to pause for a coffee at the small shop at the gardening centre where the florist is located.

It was later in the afternoon, and the shop was not busy.  We told the young barista that we were delivering flowers to raise money for our Brandon  Sunset Rotary Club.

“Thanks to you, I was on stage at Carnegie Hall a couple of weeks ago!!”  She blurted.

Angela was from Kenora, and had gone to the RYLA camp at Clear Lake a few  years ago. One of the speakers at that camp had encouraged her to continue with her musical career, and she had a dream of singing at Carnegie Hall in New York  City.  After High School, she went on to get her degree in music at Brandon University, and she had just finished her degree.

A musical group that she was with had been touring the US, and one of the stops was in New York City…Carnegie Hall.  Although the group was not singing there, they did have a tour of the Hall.

She, alone, was allowed to go up to centre stage and enjoy the ambience!

This young woman is furthering her career by doing post grad work at University of Western Ontario.

She credits going to RYLA for sending her on her career.  It was not an ordinary cup of coffee!

Lois,

Thank you so much for the generous donation once again this year to Centre of Geriatric Psychiatry! It definitely helps with the Christmas spirit. The thoughtful gifts will bring comfort to all. I reached out to palliative and waiting placement as well this year and will do so again with some gifts that were left over. Thanks again we wish you all a Happy New Year J

November 8, 2018

Presenent: Lois, George, Dayle, Pat, Allsion, Judy, Whitney, Marquita, Sheri

Called to order 5:52pm

• Paint night – 2 tickets left- $570 dollars raised
• Beer fest sponsorships- Dayle will get Beer fest ticket proof done. Sponsorship packages are ready and are $230 instead of $ 220. If a sponsor had an ad with Star FM already they will suspend there add and run ours so there not spending more money.
• West jet money- will use last amount for CFS xmas shopping, Whitney will buy and get a check made out. Focus will be on Fathers things. Spend remaining amount.
• November 22, our next meeting is at Lois & George’s house for grant seminar, potluck. 16 willow place (west end)
• Jacquie got her chairs and Sheri got permission to share the picture of the class with chairs included
• Thank you, event, for people who help us. Sometime in January or February. Pat is going to buy chocolates for it and we will cut a check.
• Chamber Gala Dinner- March 14^th, 2018. It’s a regular meeting night, so we will be doing coat check instead of a meeting night. Be there at 4:30 pm Keystone Center, Manitoba Room. Please wear something black if possible
• Sea cans - Northern items needed are cloth and regular diapers and Women’s supplies, Sheri will check on what else they may need
• Ribfest meeting needed- committees need to be formed we need 4 or 5 people! Please let Whitney know. Tag em Entertainment has many things for a kid zone. 
• Happy dollars
• Call to end 7pm

Our Sunset Brandon Club received a request from one of our local schools to help one of their students that has challenges.  Thanks to Pat, who arranged to obtain an iPad, the young student now has the means to continue her studies.  Another small thing that our club does to help our community.

Minutes – October 11, 2018

In attendance: Lois , George, Jeanne, Judy, Jacquie, Whitney,Pat

Meeting called at 610pm

Old business: suggestion for a new year’s social, maybe not for this year but for next year.  Dayle inquired about dome building $1200, too much money.  An idea to throw around for next year.  Jamaican society is also looking for partnership in winter festival. Something to think about working with them as well.  Jamaican potluck Saturday Nov. 17^th @west end community centre call Bev 204 717-1309 for more info if you want to check it out.

Reminder of potluck for Foundation at Horton’s Nov. 22nd at 6pm.  

Fun small projects that we can do – Ie Farmery tour, patrol with bear clan, knitting for babies, global market make and hang cold weather gear

Self defense course in conjunction with Brandon Judokon. Sheri will have details to follow.

St. Augustine’s school Ipad for student- Chris Czarnecki principal, support is being asked from Knights of Columbus and the Lyons club and the Catholic board. Judy will go and look at Best Buy to see about donations.

Finances- $8030.65 to donate, until ribbers pay up. Right now we have $524.63.

Motion by Pat that Judy will seek a donation at Best Buy for the Ipad, but if not available we purchase a refurbished one to a max of $250 , second Jeanne, carried.

Auditorium schedule out for October – 13^th  Tammy/Whitney/Lois, Mecca Oct.18-20 Thursday Lois and George, Friday Dayle and Whitney, Sat afternoon – Sheri, Sat pm at 630 still needed, 21^st Murray McLaughlin -Pat/Judy 

Beer Festival committee needs to be set up ASAP. Judy, Sheri, Jonathan?, Walter? Amanda? Anyone else please let Sheri know if you are interested in doing it

Legion Remembrance day wreath placing , Sunday November 11^th at Keystone Centre. $25 Sheri will go on behalf of the club.

Judy presented ideas for WestJet raffle earnings of $4161 to spend. Big hug and basic curling set and deluxe body roller (OT needs to approve) for Riverview school. Motion to purchase Curling set and big hug plus shipping by Judy, 2^nd by Whitney, all approved.

Other suggestions for Westjet money the iPad requested by St Augustine’s school. 

New chairs for Jr. Kindergarten classroom at the university, motioned by Judy, 2^nd by George, carried.

Membership fees! - many people have not paid membership dues yet. Please contact Whitney to make arrangements. Kick back was discussed and how we can help members.

Idea for a paint night fundraiser. Whitney will arrange. 

Whitney will prepare Ribfest binders for committees for next meeting.

George collected happy dollars

A patient bursts into a doctor’s office, "Doctor, I believe I'm a deck of cards!" 

The doctor calmly replies, "Go sit in the waiting room, please, I'll be dealing with you later.

If you had to decide between a diet and a piece of chocolate, would you prefer dark, white or milk chocolate?

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO DISTRICT 3040 IN INDIA

Friendship Exchange is an international reciprocal exchange program for Rotarians, Rotarian Partners and Friends of Rotary that allows participants to take turns hosting one another in their homes and clubs. It provides the opportunity to experience other cultures and see the scope of Rotary in other countries. What a wonderful way to meet Rotarians from around the world.

This is a Call for Applications to join a Friendship Exchange team going to District 3040 in Central India early in 2019 with a team from 3040 returning to our District in summer 2019.

The dates are as follows, however there could still be a slight change of a day or two once the participants are selected. DO NOT BOOK ANY FLIGHTS UNTIL CONFIRMATION IS GIVEN.

Dist 5550 goes to India Jan. 21 – Feb. 2, 2019. 

Dist 3040 comes to Canada June 29 – July 11, 2019. 

A description of some of the places in District 3040 and an Application Form is attached.

This Friendship Exchange is open to Rotarians in good standing, and Partners. Our Exchange team will consist of a combination of couples and singles to a maximum of 10 people. Outbound team members must be physically capable of about two weeks of intensive touring and travel. You are expected to represent your Rotary Club, District 5550 and Rotary International as ambassadors. Team members are also expected to be genial and considerate in sharing a fellow Rotarian’s home and hospitality.

As well, team members are expected to be involved in the hosting program for the return visit and also to encourage their Club to become involved.

Interested members should complete an application and send it to Rotary Club of Neepawa, Box 1515, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 by regular mail along with the required cheque (see below). The application form is attached (Page 1 for singles, Pages 1 & 2 for couples). The team will be selected by many factors (leadership, past participation, date application received, location in District, Rotary involvement, etc).

All applications must include a cheque (Couples $200,Singles $100), refundable if not selected or for health or medical reasons. Cheques should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Neepawa. These funds will be used for expenses pertaining to the Friendship Exchange program. If insufficient members sign on for this Exchange, all applicants will get a full refund.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN SET FOR SATURDAY, March 31, 2018

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Yours in Rotary,

Dave Bennet, District 5550 Chair RFE

For more information visit www.rotary.org/friendship-exchange

Or Contact: Rtn. Dave Bennet (RC Neepawa) - RFE Chair – District 5550 davidd.bennet@gmail.com

204-476-5686 (MB summertime)             480-671-0015 (AZ wintertime)

Attachments: Application Form, Dist 3040 Overview

The House of Friendship is a great place to connect with other Rotary members during a convention. It’s not too early to register for the 2018 Convention in Toronto, Canada.

By Maud Huey Kenyon, Rotary Club of Boulder Valley, Colorado, USA

As I contemplated the survey I received from Rotary for attendees of the 2017 Rotary Convention in Atlanta, I had a chance to reflect on the four conventions I have been to. I think the program put together for the Atlanta Convention was both forward thinking and full of fresh perspectives. Here are my reasons why you should consider attending a convention.

Sharing common experiences with other members. At the top of the list is the opportunity to connect with others.  I met up with Rotarians who had walked with me through the dusty streets in northern Nigeria in 2005. I met others who in 2008 crammed with me into tuk tuks (a form of taxi) around Delhi, India, where we participated in a National Immunization Day. I talked to Rotarians I just met who gave me ideas to re-charge my club’s local community service projects and who sponsor international projects I want to join.

Listening to great speakers. I enjoyed hearing Bill Gates talk about working with Rotary toward the shared goal of eradicating polio. He emphasized the importance of partnerships in reaching that goal. Also, legendary civil rights leader Andrew Young shared what it took 30 years ago to make Atlanta more integrated, and how effective the financial pressure from a boycott of businesses turned out to be in getting the attention of the city’s leaders.

Being reminded of our global impact. At the RI convention, we are constantly reminded we are more than local or national citizens, we are world citizens. In Atlanta, I sensed less of a “kumbaya” feeling and more of a “let’s get down to business.” Speakers addressed the challenges and obstacles we face in meeting our goals. There was recognition of the polio workers who have been attacked or killed, and the enormity of the task ahead of us. But although it is taking longer than we anticipated, this message was clear: We won’t give up until polio is gone and the earth is declared polio free. And it will happen because of the partnerships Rotary has formed and the continued support of members.

Attending breakout sessions. You had to get in line early, but once inside, breakout sessions were worth the wait. In one session I attended — Legacy and Lessons Learned: Rotary’s PolioPlus Program — I heard Ukrainian Rotarians, who number only 800 in a country of 40 million people, express their concern about the 12 percent non-vaccination rate and the possibility of a resurgence. In contrast, Rotary members in Nigeria enjoy the public support of authorities like the Emir and the Governor of the state of Kano. The appearance of many local Rotarians during National Immunization Days inspires local villagers in vaccinating their children. Polio is now endemic in only two countries, proving vaccines work.

Enjoying host events. The thousands of convention attendees who visited The Carter Center and The King Center got a reminder of the importance of Rotary’s work in human rights. Outside the King Center, the tombs of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King appear to float in a river of water alongside the building. The scene sharply contrasts the depiction inside of the violence and hatred often faced by the civil rights leaders.

Like Rotary, Atlanta has attracted leaders who offer sanity and stability in the face of political and religious forces that sometimes threaten to pull us apart. Another thing was clear in Atlanta. Rotarians around the world are making a difference. The next Rotary Convention is in Toronto. Don’t miss your chance to discover what Rotary is really about.

Register by 15 December for the early registration discount

Assiniboine business students take bronze at accounting competition

WRITTEN ON: 31 JANUARY, 2017

Category: Awards ,  Busines24s

Related programs:  Business Administration

Preparation, teamwork and focus added up to a win this past weekend for four Assiniboine business students. The team placed third at the 16th annual Business and Accounting Students Case Competition and Conference (BASC) in Winnipeg. 

Second-year students Catherine Pawluk, Kelsey Rapp, Whitney Seib, and Ihor Verys represented Team Assiniboine.

“We got a chance to apply everything we’ve learned in the program,” said Seib. “For me especially, this was a great opportunity to apply that knowledge and to network with others in the field.”

Teams were separated into hotel rooms, given a case to problem solve and had two-and-a-half hours to prepare their solution in the form of a presentation. They then had 20 minutes to present their recommendations to a panel of judges comprised of both university faculty members and accounting professionals.

“As soon as we got the cases and started reading them over, I realized that we had seen that type of thing before. I felt like we had a good understanding of it from being here [at Assiniboine],” said Pawluk.

Teams presented ‘blind’, meaning judges weren’t aware of what institutions students were representing.

There were two rounds of competition spanning the two days, with the winning teams announced at the gala evening wrapping up the conference on Saturday.

Students were accompanied by faculty coaches John Tataryn and Reagan Bromley, both Chartered Professional Accountants teaching in the college’s Business Administration program.

“They see what’s out there, they network and they meet people from other schools,” said Tataryn. “It gives them a chance to see just how big the world is and where the opportunities are.”

The BASC competition is part of a two-day conference held annually in Winnipeg by the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business Accounting Association. 

Assiniboine was the only college to participate in this year’s case competition, sending two teams of students. The eight other teams were from Brandon University, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan and Lakehead University.

Lakehead University and the University of Manitoba placed first and second respectively.

In addition to bragging rights, students walked away with a $500 cash prize—admittedly, most of which went towards celebrating their win.

“Well, to be honest, we spent that on Saturday evening,” joked Seib

Women use Hippo Water Rollers in South Africa to transport clean drinking water.

By Rotary Voices staff

Rotary members in Juneau, Alaska, USA, are using their loose coins to create big change in different parts of the world.

The Rotary Club of Juneau-Gastineau collects nickels, dimes, and quarters from members in glass jars placed around the room during its weekly meetings. More than $8,000 has been collected since the program began. But more amazingly, the spare change has been turned into more than $39,000 in micro loans, by working through the microfinance website Kiva.

Several club members meet eight times a year to select loans to fund on the Kiva website, choosing loans that are connected to Rotary’s areas of focus. The default rate on the loans has been just .84 percent.

The project is just one of many that Rotary members have shared on Rotary Showcase. Other notable ones include:

• Rotary members in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada, are raising money to purchase Hippo Water Rollers, barrel-shaped containers that hold 25 gallons of water and can be pushed like a lawn mower, for women in rural Africa to transport water back and forth from distant clean water sources.
• Rotary members in Switzerland partnered with the International Committee of the Red Cross to supply free prostheses to people in Cambodia and Afghanistan who have lost legs to land mines.
• The Revival Center Clinic in Chernihiv, near Chernobyl, Ukraine, treats children with genetic and neurological complications from nuclear radiation release. Rotary clubs in Greater London, England, and Kyiv, Ukraine, are partnering to replace a worn minibus used by the clinic so staff can reach more clients and spend less time repairing the vehicle.
• The Rotary Club of San Antonio South, San Antonio, Texas, USA, collected coats for teens taking part in a drug and alcohol recovery program sponsored by Teen Challenge.
• Rotary members in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, are raising funds to provide equipment for a school for autistic children.

The Rotary Foundation has received the highest possible score from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S.

In the most recent ratings, released on 1 September, The Rotary Foundation earned the maximum 100 points for both demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. 

The Foundation also received its ninth straight 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. "Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work," said Charity Navigator President and CEO Michael Thatcher in a letter to General Secretary John Hewko.

Thatcher added that only one percent of charities the organization evaluates have received at least nine consecutive 4-star evaluations, setting "The Rotary Foundation apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness."

The ratings reflect how efficiently Charity Navigator believes the Foundation will use donations, how well it has sustained programs and services, and its level of commitment to good governance and openness.

 

Sheri Connery and Donna Knight. (MARIAH PHILLIPS/FOR THE SUN)

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Chris Quehe and Allison Krause Danielsen. (MARIAH PHILLIPS/FOR THE SUN)

 

Sunset Rotary president Lois Horton and George Horton. (MARIAH PHILLIPS/FOR THE SUN)

 

Jacquie Lane, Braxton Gray and Whitney Seib. (MARIAH PHILLIPS/FOR THE SUN)

Folks arrived to dance like it was 1939 on Nov. 11 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3.

Brandon’s first Annual Wartime Dance Social was organized by Sunset Rotary and Roteract Club.

Whitney Seib and Jacquie Lane, members of the Sunset Rotary Club, worked together with other Sunset Rotary Club members to put on this first time event.

Those who attended dressed up in uniform or sported a look from the era.

"This wartime-themed dance was put on to support military families and partial proceeds will go to the Shilo Military Resource Center, more specifically the OSISS (Occupational Stress Injury Spousal Support) retreat," Seib said.

"The Shilo Military Family Resource Centre, in conjunction with the OSISS family peer support co-ordinator, hold an annual family retreat for upwards of 30 spouses of still serving and retired military members who have an operational stress injury.

"The purpose of this retreat is to provide an opportunity for military spouses to rejuvenate from the stresses of being a military spouse and living with someone with an OSI.

"The focus of the retreat is both educational and skill building.

"The retreat typically takes place in Russell in the fall, with participants from Shilo, Brandon, and Winnipeg regions."

Music for the dance was provided by Rhoni Mohanraj, from Trident Music Inc who is also a roteract member.

Those who attended were able to participate in a jewelry auction which included a beautiful necklace donated by Charm Diamonds Centre, Brandon, and a ring from Ben Moss jewelers.

"I would like to also thank the local businesses, Westoba Credit Union, Star FM and CKLQ, Kuipers Bakery, Co-op, Sobeys, Giant Tiger, Forbidden Flavors, Coffee Culture, Safeway and Charm Diamond Center Brandon for all their support to make this event possible," Seib said.

"We would also like to mention and thank the army cadets for coming out to do coat check for the evening."

 

Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 22, 2016

Today marked the start of the battle to take control of Mosul back from the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The city is the group's last major stronghold in Iraq. But humanitarian aid agencies have known about the military offensive, giving them an unusual opportunity to prepare for the crisis.

"It is rare for the world to get early warning of a vast human catastrophe," says Chris Warham, chief executive of ShelterBox. "The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued a paper in July saying this would likely be the biggest humanitarian crisis of the year — and we better get prepared."

ShelterBox, Rotary's project partner for disaster relief, and ACTED, a French nongovernmental aid agency, have teams in the city of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, 53 miles (85 km) east of Mosul. They have been working since July to get aid supplies ready so they can respond quickly as the battle unfolds.

"By tomorrow, 650 of the 3,000 tents that have been deployed to Irbil will arrive," says Warham. He estimates that, without the early notice, it would have taken ShelterBox at least two and a half weeks to gather these supplies.

Tens of thousands of people have already been displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since March. The current round of fighting could last weeks or even months and is certain to raise that number, although it's unknown just how many people remain in Mosul and in which direction they might flee.

"Our aim is to get aid to displaced families as quickly as possible," says Rachel Harvey, operations coordinator at ShelterBox, who is in Irbil. "Giving people shelter and essential items such as a solar lamp, blankets, and a water carrier will allow them a degree of dignity and security to rest and recover."

Existing camps are already near or over capacity, so other possible sites are being readied. But Warham predicts that demand will almost certainly outpace supply, which could force many families to seek shelter outside managed camps in an inhospitable landscape during a season given to storms and below-freezing overnight temperatures.

ACTED and ShelterBox have partnered many times around the world. Most recently they worked together to help people in Haiti, where the deadly force of Hurricane Matthew caused a surge in cholera cases and left thousands homeless.

The Islamic State has controlled Mosul, the oil-rich capital of Nineveh province, since June 2014. Before the invasion, the city was Iraq's second-largest and one of its most diverse.

SHELTERBOX PREPARES FOR MOSUL REFUGEES

ShelterBox and its partner, ACTED, a French nongovernmental aid agency, have been preparing for weeks to get aid supplies ready so they can respond quickly as the battle unfolds in Mosul.

Photo Credit: Rotary International

Today marked the start of the battle to take control of Mosul back from the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The city is the group's last major stronghold in Iraq. But humanitarian aid agencies have known about the military offensive, giving them an unusual opportunity to prepare for the crisis.

"It is rare for the world to get early warning of a vast human catastrophe," says Chris Warham, chief executive of ShelterBox. "The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued a paper in July saying this would likely be the biggest humanitarian crisis of the year — and we better get prepared."

ShelterBox, Rotary's project partner for disaster relief, and ACTED, a French nongovernmental aid agency, have teams in the city of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, 53 miles (85 km) east of Mosul. They have been working since July to get aid supplies ready so they can respond quickly as the battle unfolds.

"By tomorrow, 650 of the 3,000 tents that have been deployed to Irbil will arrive," says Warham. He estimates that, without the early notice, it would have taken ShelterBox at least two and a half weeks to gather these supplies.

Tens of thousands of people have already been displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since March. The current round of fighting could last weeks or even months and is certain to raise that number, although it's unknown just how many people remain in Mosul and in which direction they might flee.

"Our aim is to get aid to displaced families as quickly as possible," says Rachel Harvey, operations coordinator at ShelterBox, who is in Irbil. "Giving people shelter and essential items such as a solar lamp, blankets, and a water carrier will allow them a degree of dignity and security to rest and recover."

Existing camps are already near or over capacity, so other possible sites are being readied. But Warham predicts that demand will almost certainly outpace supply, which could force many families to seek shelter outside managed camps in an inhospitable landscape during a season given to storms and below-freezing overnight temperatures.

ACTED and ShelterBox have partnered many times around the world. Most recently they worked together to help people in Haiti, where the deadly force of Hurricane Matthew caused a surge in cholera cases and left thousands homeless.

The Islamic State has controlled Mosul, the oil-rich capital of Nineveh province, since June 2014. Before the invasion, the city was Iraq's second-largest and one of its most diverse

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You run out of breath walking down the stairs.

Your knees buckle but your belt won't.

The waiter asks how you'd like your steak and you say: "Pureed."

You can't get your rocking-chair started.

'Getting lucky' means finding your car in the Walmart car park.

The Rolling Stones still look young to you.

You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.

The names in your little black book all belong to doctors.

You need two attempts to drive over a speed-bump

Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes when you're barefoot.

You'd like to be nostalgic but you can't remember anything.

Your easy chair has more controls than your car.

You look both ways before crossing a room.

You need your false teeth and your hearing aid before you can ask where you left your glasses.

Your actions creak louder than your words.

You and your teeth no longer sleep together.

Everything hurts. And what doesn't hurt doesn't work.

Things Dad Will Never Say

1. Well, how about that! I'm lost. Looks like we'll have to stop and ask for directions.
2. You know, pumpkin. Now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won't that be fun?
3.  I noticed that all your friends have a certain negative attitude. I like that!
4.  Here's a credit card and the keys to my new car. Go crazy!
5. What do you mean you want to play football? Figure skating not good enough for you, son?
6.  Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend. You might want to consider throwing a party.
7.  Well, I don't know what's wrong with your car. Probably one of those doo-hickey thingies. You know, that makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks.
8. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring. Now, quit your belly aching and let's go to the mall.
9.  What do you want to go and get a job for? I make plenty of money for you to spend.
10.  Father's Day? Ah, don't worry about that. It's no big deal!

The Bathtub Test

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was, which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. 

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub " 

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup." 

"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

Dental Office

While waiting for my first appointment in the reception room of a new dentist, I noticed his certificate, which bore his full name. Suddenly, I remembered that a tall, handsome boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 30 years ago. Upon seeing him, however I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was too old to have been my classmate. 

After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended the local high school. 
"Yes," he replied. 

"When did you graduate?" I asked. 
He answered, "In 1964." 

"Why, you were in my class!" I exclaimed. 
He looked at me closely and then asked, "What did you teach?"

A man comes home to find his wife of 10 years packing her bags. "Where are you going?" demands the surprised husband. "To Las Vegas! I found out that there are men that will pay me $500 cash to do what I do for you for free!" The man pondered that thought for a moment, and then began packing his bags. "What do you think you are doing?" she screamed. "I'm going to Las Vegas with you... I want to see how you're going to live on $1,000 a year!"

A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted." Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."

I am not allowed into Canada again. "Why?" 

I was coming back home from Canada, driving through Customs, and the guy asked, "Do you have any firearms with you?" I said: "What do you need?"

A guy tells his psychiatrist: ‘It was terrible. I was away on business, and I emailed my wife that I’d be back a day early. I rushed home from the airport and found her in bed with my best friend. I don’t get it. How could she do this to me?" "Well," says the psychiatrist. "Maybe she didn’t see the email."

A Jewish grandmother is watching her grandchild playing on the beach when a huge wave comes and takes him out to sea. She pleads, "please God, save my only grandson. I beg of you, bring him back." And a big wave comes and washes the boy back onto the beach, good as new. She looks up to heaven and says: "He had a new hat!" (Myron Cohen)

Two Irish guys are fishing. The first guy reels in his line and sees that he's snagged an old bottle. As he's taking it off the hook, a genie pops out and promises to grant him one wish. "Turn the lake into beer," he says. The genie goes "Poof!" and the lake turns into beer. He says to the other guy, "So what do you think?" The other guy says, "You jerk. Now we've got to piss in the boat."

A guy shows up late for work. The boss yells "You should have been here at 8:30!" he replies: "Why? What happened at 8:30?"

I failed my driver’s test. The guy asked me, "What do you do at a red light?" I said, I don’t know… look around, listen to the radio…

I know a guy who called up the Home Shopping Network. They said "Can I help you?" and he said "No, I'm just looking."

I was so ugly when I was born, the doctor slapped my mother.(Phyllis Diller)

 I discovered that Canadian Security personnel have no sense of humour: At the airport they asked me if anybody I didn’t know gave me anything. I replied, "Even the people I know don’t give me anything." 

Rotarian Action Group Against Child Slavery

Reproduced from the Food Revolution 
Even in a day of widespread and flagrant abuse of power, there is a dark side to the operations of the Hershey company that make it particularly egregious. Hershey, which is the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world, gets most of its cocoa from West Africa. The company purchases the primary ingredient in its products from sources notorious for abusive labor practices including forced labor, human trafficking, and child slaver

Rotary brings together people who step forward — leaders — who take on important issues for local communities everywhere.” 

Rotaty Minutes

Thursday June 23

In attendance: Lois, Dayle, Jacquie, Judy, George, Whitney, Bill, Jeanne, Shari, Meghan, Naseer, Walter, Pat

Guest - Beth :)

Meeting called at 5:50, opened with OCanada(new version) and  Rotary Grace

Award presentation files were handed out and time/day reminders given.

Rotaract Volleyball postponed due to weather. Holding on Sun. 26th at a new location (Mulligan's driving range)

Reminder about Rotary day on the 24th from 11:30-2

Books to the kindergarten students are being handed out on Monday, June 27th to the following schools - Riverheights, Riverview, George Fitton, Betty Gibson,New Era

Reminder that dues are due! $175 for the year, see Dayle to pay

Minnedosa supper is July 8th , $70/couple for a beef dinner and entrance to draws. Let Jeanne know by July 2nd if you are interested in attending.

Tentative "fireside chat" day for August 21st to gather as a club. Jeanne has offered her cabin for the day. Let Lois know if that date does not work for you.

Ryla drivers needed to drive to and from camp. Bill will drive on August 1 & 8 to deliver the campers. Jacquie will pick up the campers on August 13. Driver still needed to pick up on August 6th.

Arabian horse show is on August 14-20. We are needed to work guest services from August 11-20th . Riverbank tourism also helps, and quite often fills a majority of the spots. Dayle will keep us informed as to shifts needed to fill. We also need to try and get coupons to hand out from restaurants.Jeanne is going to Lees and Twisters. Shari is going to DQ and Qudoba. Judy is going to Forbidden Flavors and Coffee Culture.

Meghan is heading to the Flatlander's beer festival in Winnipeg on the 24th. She is taking some cards to promote our festival to the reps, and doing some intel work :) Thanks for taking one for the team Meagan! 

Unfortunately, Meghan will not be able to attend the meeting this week (June 30), but will be the speaker next week!

Club officers - we need to think about an incoming president. Whitney is shadowing Dayle this year for the treasurer position, Jacquie  and Sheri will continue as Exceutive Secretary and Secretary, Sheri will also continue as Youth Rep.

Date to remember- DG is visiting August 18th. Everyone should try their best to attend that night.

Fair trade meeting this week, we will have to fundraise to help cover the cost of the project.

Beth collected happy bucks.

Meeting adjourned at 7:10pm

• Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.
• I can resist everything except temptation.
• A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
• A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative.
• A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
• Corduroy pillows are making headlines!
• Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.
• Every calendars days are numbered.
• A backward poet writes inverse.
• Energizer Bunny arrested — charged with battery…
• Dijon vu — the same mustard as before.
• If you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
• When two egotists meet, it’s an I for an I.
• When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
• Without geometry, life is pointless.
• A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.

Brandon Sunset Rotary Club 

Thursday June 16, 2016

Minutes 

Attendance:  Judy, Lois, George, Dayle, Meghan, Bill, Dave, Barry, Shari, Naseer, Walter

Call to order: Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by President Lois Horton                                                                                      

    Meeting Highlights: 

• Guests this evening were Shari Dector Hirst, David Ironstand, and Barry Nadolny.
• Guest speaker Shari Dector Hirst on a project called La cruz de Huanacaxtle Mexico. The current fundraising iniatitive is the summer camp. The cost is 3.40 a student and total amount is $2500.00 and all the supplies in arts, music, sports are included in this cost. Education is a weak area in this village as 30% of the children read at a grade 6 level, 9% are doing math at a grade 6 level and 60% of the students drop out of school before grade 9. The summer camp is an incentive to get children to stay in school. They can only attend camp if they are registered for Grade 7 in the new year. Students attend school for 4 hours daily. Please see handout provided by speaker.
• Annual membership dues are to be paid by July 1 – annual fees $175.00. If you need arrangements or want to make 2 installations just let Dayle know.  
• Relay for life – June 18^th at 6:00 pm. They are in need of volunteers, so if you are interested please call Natalie @ 571-2800. All help is welcome.
• Rotaract beach Volleyball Fundraiser – June 19^th at 10:30 am. Volunteers needed and the event is at Kinsmen Park. Please let Walter know.   
• Brandon Rotary Day – Princess Park June 24^th at 11:30 am and the tickets are $5 each. Anyone interested can purchase tickets at event. The club will have shelter box set up at event.
• Flat Landers Beer Festival – in Winnipeg on June 24 and 25. The event is at the MTS Center in Winnipeg. George and Lois will be attending event and will be making contacts and are hoping to speak to Peter Wilk in regards to the Brandon Beer Fest and Manitoba Liquor Commission supporting our event. They are also hoping to get more ideas and connections.  If anyone else interested in coming please let Lois know. 
• Grade 8 student awards – volunteers are needed at different times between June 24^th and June 28^th. Please see Dayle if you can help out. Dayle will also be sending list out by email to get more shifts covered.   
• RYLA Summer camp – 5 students have applied. We would like Rotaract to support 2 out of the 5 students. Walter will take it to the next meeting.
• Rashmini and her exchange student will be coming by for a visit tonight between 7-7:30 pm.   
• Thank-you card was given to club for the $25.00 donation in memory of John Templeton, received from Bill. 
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June 2, 2016 Rotary Meeting Minutes

In attendance: Lois, George, Judy, Dayle, Whitney, Jeanne

Call to order at 5:50 PM

1. A number of invitations were issued, namely:

June 5    Canadian Legion Decoration Day wreath laying ceremony

June 6    Fair Trade delegation to Brandon Council at 6:50 PM

June 7   River Bank Open House 3:00 – 7:00 PM

       Redevelopment/expansion presentation to the public 7:00-7:30PM

June 8   Age Friendly Forum   9:00 – 1:30 PM

June 9   Brandon Chamber of Commerce  Keynote speaker Terry Burgess incoming

       Chamber President 2016-2017

1. Information

• Three Applicants to RYLA, one student for the Junior Camp and two students for the Advanced Camp.

Joseph Hunter – Rapid City Middle School  (junior)

Madison Horvath – Crocus Plains Regional Highschool (senior)

Song Qi Shi – Vincent Massey Highschool (senior)

• Summer Fair

Dome Building volunteers filled.

Shifts covered

• Annual Dues July 1 for the 2016-2017 Rotary Year    $175.00

• June 19  2^nd Serve-Set-Smash Rotaract Volleyball Tournament  

Registration Fee $15 for a team of three.  Location Aberdeen & First Street

• June 24 Rotary Burger Day   11:00 – 2:00  Price of lunch $5.00. Burger Day will be held at  Princess Park

• Grade Eight Rotary of Brandon Leadership Awards

Names, dates and schools will be announced again at the next Rotary meeting (your acting secretary lost track of the conversation, sorry)

• July 8 Minnedosa Roast Beef Dinner

Only 400 tickets sold $70 garners 2 beef dinners tickets and eligibility for draws.  Please advise Jeanne (204- 727- 5100 or 1-204-848-4638) if you would like to purchase a ticket.  You can pay for your tickets the evening of the dinner but you must reserve tickets in advance.

• August 18   Arabian Horse Show at Westman Place.  More information to follow.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:40.

SUMMER FAIR SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 2016

4PM - 8PM                  Cadet /Cadet

8PM - MIDNIGHT        

THURSDAY JUNE 9, 2016

4PM-8PM                     Cadet/Cadet

8PM – MIDNIGHT        

FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2016

2PM – 6PM                 

4PM – 8 PM                

8PM – MIDNIGHT       

SATURDAY JUNE 11, 2016

12PM – 4PM             

4PM – 8PM       Cadet/Cadet

8PM – MIDNIGHT      

SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2015

11AM – 4PM Cadet/Cadet             

4PM – 8PM           Cadet/Cadet

We will need 2 Volunteers for each shift.     

GLOBAL MOVEMENT NEEDED TO REVERSE WATER CRISIS

Gary White, chief executive and co-founder of Water.org, explains his organization’s microfinance program to attendees at the World Water Summit in Seoul on Friday, 27 May.

Photo Credit: Tom Coyner, Seoul Rotary, Onsite Studios

This year's World Water Summit on 27 May in Seoul highlighted the progress being made:

• Over the last 25 years, more than 2.5 billion people gained access to improved drinking water, and 2 billion who didn't have adequate sanitation now do.
• Child deaths from water-related diseases dropped from 1.5 million to just over 600,000.
• The UN Millennium Development Goals' target for clean drinking water was met five years ahead of schedule.

But for the 1.8 billion people whose drinking water remains contaminated and the 2.4 billion without access to proper sanitation, progress is still too slow, said Vanessa Tobin, director of water and sanitation for Catholic Relief Servicesand one of the event's main speakers.

MIRRORING THE POLIO ERADICATION MOVEMENT

"We need a movement," Tobin declared, saying it should follow Rotary's polio eradication model. "Polio was universal and everyone had one aim: eliminate every case in the world. We need to set a goal that by 2030 every child has safe water and sanitation for life.

"Water and sanitation must be at the top of each country's development agenda," she said.

Gary White, chief executive and co-founder of Water.org, agreed and told attendees that charity alone won't solve the global water crisis. White said that it would take five years and $1 trillion to provide and maintain safe water access for all, but international aid totals only $8 billion each year. His organization is making it possible for people in need to help pay for their own clean water and sanitation.

"People who live in poverty or are coming out of it in developing countries want to pay for water security, not just for practical purposes, but for social and financial purposes," White said.

His organization established WaterCredit, a microfinance program that offers loans to families in need of water connections or toilets. The program's repayment rates exceed 99 percent.

"Giving people the capital to ensure water security gives them the dignity they want and need," he added.

MATCHING EXPERTISE WITH ACTION

The water summit, the eighth convened by the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group, seeks to match industry expertise with Rotary service projects.

Francis Barram, a member of the Rotary Club of Centurion in South Africa, came to the water summit to find partners for a project to clean up sewage-filled rivers in Johannesburg.

"People here [at the water summit] are passionate about finding solutions for clean water. And more importantly, they know what they're doing," said Barram, who joined the Rotarian Action Group last year. "Our club found the need, and we can pull together the support, but we need the technical know-how. This event can help me find that."

Breakout sessions focused on sustainable strategies for getting clean water and sanitation in schools, partnerships, financing, climate change, and safe drinking water systems. Other speakers included Deuk-Mo Chung, director general of the Seoul Water Institute, and Sanjay Wijesekera, chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for UNICEF.

The difference between in-laws and outlaws? 

Outlaws are wanted.

Alcohol is a perfect solvent: 

It dissolves marriages, families and careers.

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. 

A tax is a fine for doing well.

Archeologist: someone whose career lies in ruins.

An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: 

The older she gets, the more interested he becomes in her.

There are two kinds of people who don't say much: 

Those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.

They say that alcohol kills slowly. 

So what? Who's in a hurry ?

Alcohol and calculus don't mix. 

Never drink and derive

Proceeds from the Coat Check that our club looks after at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium are passed on to Community Charities. This year, we were able to donate $416 to Samaritan House Ministries, and $400 to Manitoba Swimability (formerly Making Waves) THANK YOU for your generosity!

Meeting date: May 5th, 2016

Attendance: Lois, Meghan, Judy, Dayle

 

Next week meeting (May 12th) is cancelled as members will be at the District Conference in Gimli.

 

Lindsay Hargreaves, a former Rotaractor, will be speaking to our club on May 19th about Environmental Initiatives with the City of Brandon.

 

Shari Decter Hirst will be speaking to our club on June 16th about the charity she started in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico, which helps to pay for children's education as school is not publicly funded after Grade 6. This is potentially an international project that our club could support!

*Please note, Shari was originally booked for June 9th, but we have rescheduled to June 16th

 

Judy will be placing an ad in the Brandon Sun thanking the sponsors of the Beer Fest and stating that we will be donating $6000 to the Food for Thought Program. 

 

Cheques were given to Samaritan House and Manitoba Swimability (formerly Making Waves) with the proceeds from the auditorium coat checks by Lois and Whitney.

 

Meghan has volunteered to fill Public Relations and Communications position(s) for the club. It would be ideal to have other members shadow both the President and Grants Foundation positions so that someone is prepared to take over these positions next year.

 

Zone Institute Conference - Young Leader Forum in September: Lois moved, seconded by Dayle, that the club cover the $300 registration fee for a member to attend. Meghan has registered.

 

RYLA: We have had 2 applicants so far. One for Junior camp and one for Senior. Meghan has passed on the application form to Elena Santin (Rotaract/Youth Facilitator at Westman Immigrant Services).

 

Judy suggested in lieu of the Thank You Recongition event for the Beer Fest sponsors in the fall that she could have the Food for Thought children make thank you cards. The group thought this was a great idea that would allow us to use our funds for other projects and it would be more meaningful for the sponsors.

 

The group discussed possible local projects that we can support in the future.