Our Monday, March 16th meeting was off-site at HANDS where we had a tour of the new lounge which provides supportive space for teens with autism. Our club donated $20,000 and members were treated to a great lunch. Here is a link to the article in BayToday:
Dr. Rod Johnston will be talking about the proposed new train station-----REDPATH MINING HERITAGE TRAIN STATION at the Heritage Railway and Carousel Company.
NAME TAGS…..as announced via email and in previous bulletins, we should all have our name tags on for the meetings and when we are representing Rotary in the community. There will be a storage box for name tags so if you wish to keep it in the Map Room, we can do that. Please let Jeff Celentano know if you are missing your name tag and need to order one or just want to have a second one to keep in the car with you….. please do wear your name tag to all meetings!
The board will be meeting to review budget items for next year so it is important to all committee chairs/directors to ensure that you let President Jeff know as soon as possible what your committee plans are for spending for next year so we can put it into the budget lines. If a committee does not have a budget submitted then the board can only assume there will be no funds needed for that committee. If you have any questions or need any guidance in putting together your budget request/needs, please do ask your Director or President Jeff. The deadline for submitting your budget to President Jeff has been extended due to the Rotary4Kids and the board wanted to make sure the committee chairs had sufficient time to meet with your committees and plan this well. The date for submitting your budgets will be announced in the next bulletin as we are still trying to set a date that works but do get your budgets prepared as soon as possible.
This event is open to all Rotarians and is a great way to meet other Rotarians from our district. Learn more about Rotary and meet new friends!
There will be a very detailed session on Foundation which is open to all members - everything you ever wanted to know about how Foundation works and why its such an important part of Rotary International. Its not just about POLIO - there is so much more!
The district will also have a session on Grants - Global and District plus some special ones you may not know about - so if you would like to know how to use Foundation money do good around the world, come out to the PELS weekend.
Great news from Youth Exchange committee! We now have 2 host families for our incoming exchange student. We still need one more family that can host the student. Its an amazing experience and if you are able to help with this, please reach out to either Bill Hagborg, Gisele Lynch or Grace Doiron - your Youth Exchange Committee.
Welcome to Shaun Billingsley - the waiting period has passed without any issues so we can now officially welcome Shaun as our newest member. Shaun's induction and vocational talk will be scheduled in near future. He will be a great addition to our Rotary Family.
April 6th is Easter Monday so no meeting BUT there will be a Bingo Stuffing event. Doors open at 4:30 and we know we will be short a few people due to travels so really need to see as many members come out as possible. Enjoy some fellowship and Pizza!
