ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH WE WILL HAVE ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, ANDREW CRANFORD GIVING US HIS VOCATIONAL TALK. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ANDREW AND WELCOME HIM TO OUR CLUB. ______________________________________________________
OUR GUEST SPEAKER ON MONDAY WAS LIAM CULLIN WHO SHARED SOME GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS DOING. HE TALKED ABOUT THE NEW HOME OF THE HUMAINE SOCIETY AND HOW THE NEW BUILDING IS ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC PLUS CLASSES ARE AN INVALUABLE ADDITION TO THE SERVICES THE HUMANE SOCIETY DOES TO OUR "FOUR LEGGED" FAMILY MEMBERS (AND FEATHERED ONES AS WELL). PLEASE DO GO TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE AND SEE ALL THAT THEY DO. VOLUNTEERS/DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
THE UNSUNG HERO SITE IS OPEN TO NOMINATIONS - PLEASE DO THINK OF A COMMUNITY UNSUNG HERO TO NOMINATE - THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DO AMAZING THINGS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK. THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATING IS APPROACHING SOON SO DON'T WAIT..... NOMINATE TODAY! THE UNSUNG HEROES EVENT IS NOVEMBER 25TH AND WE HAVE BOOKED THE LARGER ROOM FOR THAT DAY. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE VISIT THE SITE WITHIN OUR CLUB'S WEB SITE.
THE GRAND OPENING OF THE ROTARY PLAYGROUND TOOK PLACE ON SEPT. 17TH. WE HAD GREAT COVERAGE FOR THIS EVENT AND THE PLAYGROUND IS AMAZING. THERE WERE CHILDREN LINED UP AND READY TO TRY IT OUT WELL BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING. IT IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE SPLASH PAD AND THERE ARE FUTURE PLANS FOR MORE REASONS TO VISIT THE AREA BEING PLANNED. STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES TO ROTARY'S LEGACY PROJECT.
OUR MUSEUM DISPLAY SHOWCASING THE HISTORY OF ROTARY IN NORTH BAY IS IN ITS FINAL WEEKS. WE WILL BE TAKING THE DISPLAY DOWN SEPTEMBER 5TH.
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BINGO IS STARTING BACK UP AGAIN.....DON COUTTS HAS ASKED TO HAVE MEMBERS CONTACT HIM TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE BINGO DUTIES. THIS IS OUR MAJOR FUND RAISER TO SUPPORT THE OVER $200,000 WE DONATE TO DESERVING GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN'S COMMITTEE EVERY YEAR. WE NEED TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF THE LOTTERIES IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE LET DON KNOW IF YOU CAN GIVE SOME OF YOUR VALUABLE TIME TO HELP OUT.
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THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT HAVE BROUGHT IN SOCKS - I WILL HAVE THE "SOCK BOX" AT THE FRONT FOR MONDAY'S MEETING AS WELL SO DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN A PAIR OF SOCKS.
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DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TAKING PLACE IN CALGARY AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN NOTTAWASAGA. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW.
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