President Barbara opened meeting with a quote from Paul Harris at the 1940 Havana club about world peace and the Rotary foundation.
Past President Gerry has returned from Florida. Visitor today was Mark Wales, who prepares the yearly summary financial statements for the Foundation.
Announcements
On Monday, November 21, 7:00 pm, Shadow Training is being held at
Jackpot City. In order to volunteer you need to either attend this in person training session or do the online training at
Volunteer Training | OCGA (charitablegaming.com) The in person training will give everyone a chance to see the actual facility and become familiar with what is expected.
Barbara attended the ONCA virtual meeting and reported about the changes we could make in our club.
Member Mark Holmes spoke to local political leaders about speaking to our club.
An article about Cindy Benning is in the recent edition of the Elgin magazine. Her book has recently been published and Cindy carries copies with her.
The Chamber of Commerce is meeting for the after 5 event tonight at the Curling Club.
Mark Holmes referred to
https://www.golflondon.ca/ This is a fun activity for kids, they can take target practice on their parents with soft balls and special golf clubs. From Mark “we are exploring a partnership opportunity in 2023.”
Rotary Christmas Party – Thursday December 15, 2022 at Seniors’ Centre, main room; Christmas Turkey Dinner. 5:30 Social – cash bar available, 6 p.m. dinner. Please invite your spouses and friends of Rotary. $30 per person by advanced ticket. See Trish or call/ text 226-235-7346 for tickets.
We can volunteer to attend at a Salvation Army kettle by calling 519 631 6202 (as per Malcolm).
Pat Martyn draws our attention to the following video about how smart phones are damaging children:
Finemaster Barbara spoke about:
Left is just one of many words or expressions known as a
contronym—or
contranym—a word that has two meanings that are opposite or nearly opposite. In this example,
left means both “leave” (two people had
left) and “remain”. She gave examples of pairs of very different phrases/concepts and asked us to guess the single word reference. Eg something that secures vs to free someone can both be summarized in the word “bolt”.
50/50 was won by Malcolm.
Happy Finns:
Malcom- grandchildren 15-year-old birthday, he is enjoying the activities of the club
Stew- enjoying cold weather walks
Trish- new footwear that will prevent her from falling on slippery surfaces, Samaritan’s Purse Christmas box shopping with grandchildren
Mark Holmes- In Laws birthday and anniversaries
Mark Wales- Curling Scott’s tournament, beaten by a point
Gerry- Back in Canada, Cindy handed out shirts for us, Trip back rough
Pat- Trudy’s work with the Foundation and meeting
Ron- got 5th Covid shot with his wife, How big is a million? 3000 years of days.
Barb- Daughter’s dog gone home, Trudy’s work with the Foundation and meeting
Trudy- Mark Whales encouraging words for the Foundation/Club, Foundation and members, won curling game, Southwold community policing, talk tomorrow at Community Centre, 2 birthdays
Cindy- Trudy’s work with the Foundation and meeting
Maggie – Knox church bazaar, Family from US coming to her house for US football and Canadian Pt Stanley Perch
Barbara then turned the meeting over to Trudy Kanellis who chaired the Foundation’s annual meeting. Mark Wales charged the club to make new plans that would broaden the scope of the Foundation’s charitable efforts, given that the Foundation has dropped projects. See Pic of main players at the Foundation meeting, Malcolm, Trudy and Mark Wales CPA
From District:
This is a call for the submission of proposed changes to the District Policies, Procedures and Resolution document. The current version of this document may be found by following the link below and is attached for your convenience.
From RI:
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