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: Sam Walters, Rotary TV Auction Canvas Kickoff
The blessing and grace was given by Ron Sloan, and Don Shaw lead a high energy O Canada.
President Rick welcomed all and introduced the head table: Sam Walters, Mark Hardwick, Sergeant-at-Arms Peter Lumsden, Foster Zanutto and Alex McKee who introduced today's guests.
Guests: Rotarians Glen Norton and Bruce Timms, along with Karen Perry, Bekki Kugler, Maggie Blake
Birthdays: No singing today for Sat Singh.
Foster Zanutto, Club Secretary, updated members on Rotary's attendance policy. Our 60% rate of attendance, when compared to other clubs in the district, is about mid range. Members can makeup for a missed meeting by one of the following activities, which must be done either 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after the missed meeting: attend a committee meeting, attend a meeting at another club, do an e-club meeting on our Rotary website. It is incumbent on the member to make sure they complete a makeup form and state exactly to which missed meeting the makeup is to be allocated. These forms are available from committee chairs or from the reception desks at other clubs.
Committee Chairs are meeting today after the meeting
Membership Committee meeting is taking place on Tuesday Sept. 5 at the George Darte Funeral Home.
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Rick Merritt & Lezlie Murch |
Lezlie Murch presented the club with a banner from a makeup she did while in Mexico. She was the first makeup that this club experienced. This club supports a project where they have funded 9,000 surgeries for dental, mouth and throat problems. Lezlie is encouraging them to request support from our club.
Larry Iggulden talked about the criteria for participation on the upcoming Group Study Exchange (GSE) going to East Africa next April and May. Applications for the leader must be received by Sept. 29 th . Applications for members are due Oct. 30 th .
Members must be between the ages of 25-40, working in an identified profession and not be a member of the immediate family of a Rotarian.
George Park said that the Youth Exchange Committee is looking for some temporary overnight accommodation for the weekend of Sept. 29-30 (Grape & Wine Parade), preferably for accommodation for 2 students. Pick up on Friday at 9:00pm, get them to parade route by Saturday at 10am, pick them up at 10pm and then drop them off on Sunday at 1pm. Call George if you or you know of someone who could help.
Brian St. Hilaire was happy that his kids are going back to school, that he checked his messages this week to see that he was doing Happy Dollars and was somewhat happy that summer is almost over.
Bruce Timms invited all to the Lakeshore Club's 18 th Annual Lobsterfest on Sept. 16 th . He encouraged our members to do a makeup at his club as the club's 50/50 pot now stands at $420. And he reminded our club that his club had the booth at Rib Fest with the hot potatoes. [Editor: somewhat appropriate for a politician, don't you think?]
Dave Edwards in celebrating his 31 st wedding anniversary, laying to rest the myth that folks being married this long are all old fogies
Kim Widdicombe deposited her birthday dollars from last week and was happy to be joined today by her food service manager.
Judith Barker put in 5 dollars in honour of her 5 years as head of Hospice Niagara. She also announced that she would be retiring from this position in November.
Wade Stayzer, in commenting on the number of male facial hair barbs circulating today, noted that at least he is able to grow hair, unlike some of our members. {Editor: while the male members are valiantly trying to grow facial hair, female members of a certain age are valiantly trying to not grow it.}
Kelly Buckley said that today was the end of the Rotary blood drive and that 42 lives had been saved because of Rotary blood donations during the month of August.
Peter Lumsden wanted to insure that as today's program is about the TV Auction he wants the club to check with our insurance carrier to make sure that we have adequate 'Rotarian falling off the auctioneer's podium" insurance.
President Rick read thank you cards from both Don Fraser and Betty-Lou Souter.
50/50 DRAW
No luck this week for Jane Rufrano.
GUEST SPEAKER
Sam Walters reminded the early leavers to pick up their TV Auction Canvas Kit.
The theme this year is Rock 'n Roll - we're going to break records and climb to the top of the charts.
He talked about the Early Bird Incentive for getting in items. The prize is a $100 dinner for two. Tickets are available as follows:
• 1 ticket for every $50 in items brought in by Sept. 21
• 1 ticket for every $200 in items brought in between 9/21 and 10/5
• 1 ticket for every $500 in items brought in between 10/5 and 10/19
Basically if you bring in $2000 in items by 9/21 you receive 40 tickets for the contest; if the same amount is brought in by 10/5, only 10 tickets; and if the same amount by 10/19 you receive only 4 tickets.
The goal this year is $180,000 worth of items.
Sam encouraged us to keep moving forward with some well-timed humour.
There is a prize for the team raising the most funds. The volunteers will start to receive items the meeting of Sept. 14 th .
Lots of ideas in the kits on what sells well and what doesn't.
The big news is that members can enter their items on-line at our club's website. Sam and Mark demonstrated how to do this. There will be more instruction throughout the canvas.
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Mark Hardwick & Sam Walters |
Liz Palmieri thanked Sam and Mark.
Membership Committee
Coletta McGrath is sponsored by Larry Iggulden. Coletta is the Area Director, Niagara Region with Bayshore Home Health and her classification is Health Care - Administration.
Until further notice, the Rotary Club
of Fonthill will be meeting at Lookout Point Golf and Country Club
on Wednesday’s at 7:15am.
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