Minutes of the Meeting of Oct 22, 2008
Presided By: President Norm Narancsik
Attendance: Rick Kiers, Tim Koetsier, Keith Sherman, Jantine Stam, Norm Narancsik, Erik Tremblay, Peter Stam, John Garton, Peter VanWees, Paul Brandord, Wim Duizer, Paul LeRoy, and Steve Halyk.
Guests: Klaas Dekker and Al Shipp.
Sergeant at Arms: Erik had to make up in fines for the last few weeks, so there was a big fines session tonight. Tim was fined for a missing pig, but ensured it's safe return. Steve was wearing a nice work pin on his jacket. All those who did not attend the District Convention were fined. There were also a handfull of happy bucks.
Nominations for 2009-2010:
We still have one week left of nominations.
New Member: Our new member is actually an old member of our club, and of the Woodstock Rotary Club. Al Shipp was inducted tonight as a member of the Woodstock Oxford Rotary Club. Congratulations Al, we are happy to have you back.
Rotary at the United Nations: November 8th we are invited to visit the UN in New York. Please speak to Doug or Peter Stam if you are still interested in attending.
WDDS Christmas Party: WDDS is having a Christmas party at the Quality Inn on November 28th. $25 includes a dinner and dance. The evening starts at 5:30p.m. If you are interested, see Norm.
Shoe Box Program: Pat Demmick from the Rotary Club of Guelph I believe (you would recognize her as she has attended some of our meetings) is doing the Shoe Box Program. See Norm for more information.
Special Event Feb.14: A student from Innerkip Central School had surgery to remove a tumor and contracted meningitis from a blood transfusion. She is now in the Children's Hostpial in London. There will be a live/silent auction on February 14th at the Innerkip Community Centre to offset some of the costs for her family. There is also an account set up at Rochdale Credit Union on Dundas Street. See Norm for more information.
Rotary World: 5000 people marched for 374 km in a district of Korea to promote Rotary. They raised about 718,000 USD and accepted 458 new members into their Rotary Clubs!
Dictionaries: We should be receiving the dictionaries this weekend. Peter Stam has a list of the schools that we are donating them to, so if you would like to be involved talk to Peter or Norm. The dictionaries have the Rotary 4-Way Test printed inside of it.
Toy Auction: Peter Stam presented the budget and actuals from the Toy Auction in August.
District Conference: Peter Stam and Erik Tremblay attended the District Conference Oct 17 & 18 in Brampton. The theme was "The Rise and Fall of Rotary Clubs, Exploring the Stages of Club Success and Failure". At the end of the day they made a special mention about our Drive for Polio Eradication campaign.
Just a little bit about some of their speakers:
Jack Tacoma: past president of the Guelph Trillium Rotary Club. He has some simply amazing and simple insights into the working of not-for-profit organizations - such as Rotary Clubs. Jack's candid presentation described the development and interplay of the Four Essential Elements of Every Rotary Club.
Hon. William G. Davis: Bill spent most of his political career introducing Brampton to the world. He was the 5th consecutive Progressive Conservative to hold the Office of Premier since 1943. He sets his own style through a complete reorganization of government structures, using the administrative skills and thorough knowledge of government acquired during 12 years as a Minister of the Crown.
Dr. Jean Clinton: is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Hamilton, ON as well as an assistant clinical professor at McMaster University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurscience. Jean has been an advocate for children and adolescents for many years. Her topic "Early Child Development links to Literacy and Health...What Rotary can do."
To those who did not attend this conference, it looks like we missed a good time. If you are free to attend next year, please make an effort to do so.
Birmingham England : We watched a promotional video for the International Convention in Birmingham England in June 2009. If you would like to see this DVD, speak to Norm. He will be happy to lend it to those that missed it!
Next Week's Speaker: Next week the speaker will be Mike Nickerson. Team 1 is in charge of the night.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.