Cambridge North Bulletin March 27, 019 (Mar 27, 2019)

OPENING CEREMONIES

President Mike quickly brought the members to order. Gerry Menezes led the singing of O Canada, Dave Kinder read the invocation, we toasted country and Rotary then sat down to the meals of our choice.

TABLE TALK

Today the talk around the table was very quiet. I think when members discover that the bulletin scribe is at the table the conversation tends to get quieter. I did hear some talk about Justin Bieber the new Resident around Puslinch Lake. It would appear that some think he should be spending some money paying to dredge the lake but perhaps spending money on the lake may encourage the Bieber to think he owns the lake.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS REPORT

16 members attended today. This gave us a 61 % attendance. Timothy Whitehead visited us from the Mississauga Rotary Club.There were no makeups. Our Guest Speaker Bruce Moffat was also introduced... Our very own Past District Governor Kathi Dick was also in attendance.

HAPPY-TOONIES

We make sure our Guest are always treated right, today Timothy Whitehead was no exception. He in turn started the Happy Toonies by letting us know what a pleasure it is to join us for lunch.

Fred Schiedel was happy, he became a grandfather again, his son and wife added another baby to the Schiedel clan.

Peter Ashenhurst was very pleased that he got the bicycle out and had his first spring ride.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

On April 10 the young Cambridge Rotaract Club will be holding an important fundraiser. They will be collecting empty beer and wine bottles at 1:30 pm immediately after the regular noon meeting. Please bring your empty bottles to the meeting on April 10. This collection will be in the parking lot.

Greg Rawn gave a brief report on the recent activities of the Allocation committee.

We donated $500.00 to the Cambridge Idea Exchange for their reading program.. We gave $4,424.00 to the Oak Bridge Academy in Cambridge and $500.00 was given to Grand River Hospital. We also joined the other Rotary clubs in Cambridge and donated $500.00 to help a lady in Cambridge purchase special orthopedic shoes which she urgently needs.

We will sponsor 2 members to be part of the Sunshine float for dreams which will be held on the Grand River June 22 , we will sponsor the members with $500.00.

If you need more information on these donations I am sure Greg Rawn will be happy to provide more details.

Mike J. announced that the Cambridge North Rotary Charity Golf Tournament will take place Monday, September 9, 2019 at Galt Country Club. Please start to assemble your your teams and sponsors as the date will sneak up on us quickly.

GUEST SPEAKER

Peter Ashenhurst introduced our speaker for today. Our speaker was Bruce Moffat from Victim Services of Waterloo Region.

Victim Services is a non profit organization in the Waterloo Region that provides services to victims of crime and tragic circumstances within the Region of Waterloo. Their objectives is to lessen the impact of trauma, assist victims in accessing appropriate services, provide education and promote community wellness.

They offer 6 basic services. a) a Crisis Response Program , they respond to calls during the daytime, evenings, weekends and holidays. b) an access program, that provides information packages to support literature on topics designed to facilitate healing. c) a mobile tracking system,.d) public education, e) putting the pieces back together, they work with the police victim services to help the victims of crime. and f) a victim quick response program which responds to the most urgent needs of victims of violent crime.

One of the most important areas they work on is dealing with Human Sex Trafficking. This can be domestic or international. Ontario is a hub for human trafficking.

Bruce Moffat noted that their are not Police Officers but they work very closely with the Police services.

Bruce Moffat was thanked by our President who then gonged us back to work.

BINGO SCHEDULE

Bingo Schedule – 2019 – Rotary Club of Cambridge North – TUESDAY @ 6.30pm

TUE, APR 16 - Ken Denholm & Dean Fitzgerald

TUE, MAY 14 - Paul Goetz & Dave Kinder

TUE, JUN 11 - Jeff Matyas & Gerry Menezes

TUE, JUL 09 - Mike Jennings & Stan Jones

TUE, AUG 06 - Dave Mitten & Larry Olney

TUE, SEP 03 - Greg Rawn & Michael Smith

TUE, OCT 01 - Fred Schiedel & Dave Thomas

TUE, OCT 29 - Stephen Witteveen & Mike Bernard

TUE, NOV 26 - Paul Witmer & Peter Ashenhurst

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE YOUR DATE, PLEASE FIND YOUR OWN REPLACEMENT. TO BE SURE OF YOUR SCHEDULE, CONTACT YOUR PARTNER THE DAY BEFORE!

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS SCHEDULE

Schedule

NOTES:

The Sgt.‐At‐Arms shall mark the attendance sheet, input Guest Names, Visiting Rotarians and Make‐ups submitted by club members, as well as calculate the meeting percentage. You will also give the invocation when requested by the President. At the end of the meeting make sure the Secretary has the “Secretary’s Copy”.

In addition, the SAA shall also fill in the attendance details on the “Bulletin Editor’s Copy” and make sure the editor receives it by the end of the meeting.

The person who is responsible for any Ticket sales shall enter the cash details on the “Treasurer’s Copy”. They shall also collect the Happy Toonies and enter that information on the same sheet. At the end of the meeting they shall give the treasurer the tally sheet along with the cash in an envelope. There is a supply of banker’s envelopes in the tote box.

BULLETIN WRITER SCHEDULE

2019 Bulletin Writers Schedule 1^st Quarter 2019 April 03 Dean Fitzgerald 10 Allan Fox 17 Don Daggett 24 Paul Goetz

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