Rotary Club of The Pas
Meeting of Tuesday, October 24th, 12:00 P.M.
Wescana Rendezvous Room
Minutes
Catch The Big One Draw before the meeting: Consolation Prize Winner: Debbie Sinclair #25 ($654).
President: Don McKay President Elect:
Secretary: Monica Cook
Sargent at Arms: Peter Totte
Call to Order:
- Land Acknowledgement
- Guests : Quentin Demchinski Week 7 CTBO Consolation winner, Russell Thorne and Jim Lamontagne (Seniors’ Fall Prevention Clinic)
- Visiting Rotarians : None.
- Birthdays and Anniversaries : None.
- Correspondence :
- Thank you from the Parish Hall Christ Church for The Rotary Club of The Pas contributions to accessibility and openness in the community.
- Committee Reports :
- Catch The Big One (Don Dunnigan) – and future fundraising. Debbie Sinclair wins $654 from the consolation prize today. Our numbers are down – not many tickets being sold at the businesses in town, so we need to sell as Rotarians as bet we can. Dennis will be back when he is able, and Margaret will then go back to selling at Otineka Mall. Don mentioned that some people have scaled their ticket buying back for various reasons. We may want to take a pause after this round of CTBO and think about other fundraising ideas. We’ve been busy with ticket sales for a number years – let’s also think about any ideas for passive fundraising ideas if possible. He mentioned another Rotary Club (Flin Flon) is doing a draw for a series of vacation destination. They sell 600 tickets ($100 each) and in the end make about $20,000 on this fundraiser. Crystal also mentioned this is a busy fund-raising time of year – many groups are selling as the Christmas season approaches, so sales may also pick up again later. Gary Morrish shared a “fundraising calendar” and there was some discussion (jokingly…) about a Rotary Calendar with Rotarians featured as a fundraiser.
- Executive Report : See UCN Reception below.
- New Business : a. UCN Reception (Linkages) Tuesday, November 7th 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Please wear darks pants, Rotary polo shirts – your meal will be included.
- We need up to 10 volunteers 1. Don McKay 2. Doug Long 3. Kent Whaley 4. Linda Northcott 5.????
Don will also send this out to the entire membership to ensure everyone is aware and has the opportunity to volunteer for this event.
- Club Banners : Tim will continue working on the banner so that this project can be completed. Monica has provided the flash drive (from Crystal) with Rotary photos for this project. Don McKay will also check in the C-Can
- Exchange Student and RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award): 12. Presentations : Russell Thorne and Jim Lamontagne – Fall Prevention Program. Russell and Jim shared information about the Seniors’ Fall Prevention Program which is run through the Wellness Centre. This is Tuesdays and Thursdays (2 – 3 PM) and volunteers are needed to assist with instruction/spotting of participants who attend the clinics. Any time is welcome based on what an individual’s schedule allows, and if any Rotarian knows of anyone who may be able to help, or anyone who may be able to use this service, please share the information. Please contact Russell at rthorne@nrha.ca if you, or anyone you know, may need the service or may be able to volunteer. An incentive is that each volunteer receives an exercise manual and exercise band, and the visiting and camaraderie is a positive experience.
- Unfinished Business:
a. Fish Fry i. Acknowledge donors Radio (Don McKay), Opasquia Times (Monica), Facebook (Rotarians who have access to post), other ii. What should we do differently? This will be
discussed further at a later date so that we can discuss what worked, what could be adjusted if we are to host another Fish Fry, and any other ideas related to this event.
- Installation of New Member(s) : None.
- Club 100th Anniversary (2029) PERMANENT AGENDA ITEM
- & $$$ Sargent At Arms Next Week: Don Murphy
- Next Members’ Meeting: 12:00 pm, Tuesday, October 31st
- 18. Next Executive Meeting: 12:00 pm, Tuesday, November 28th
- Information :
- Four-Way Test :