Cambridge North Rotary Bulletin April 10, 2019 (Apr 10, 2019)

OPENING CEREMONIES

President Mike brought the meeting order and had Jody lead us in the National Anthem. After our requisite toast to Rotary and the country, Ken provided the invocation. We all resumed our conversations and awaited our meals.

TABLE TALK

Since I ate with the president, I have been bound by executive privilege and cannot reveal the contents of our conversations. Except to say that Mike's wife Sue, is once again, directing an Elmira Theatre production of The Ladies Foursome. Check out the Elmire Theatre Company for details as the show opens April 26th.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS REPORT

For attendance, we had 16 members present. This gave us attendance of about 60 %.

Guests include Anita Olney, visiting rotarian Tim Whitehead and Kathi Dick, and Michael Burnosie (spelling), guest of Sean's.

HAPPY-TOONIES

- Paul Witmer was happy about the ticket numbers called out today.

- Jody made a quick exit but was happy about how the Titans are doing in the play-offs so far.

-Al Fox has become a grandfather once again

-Larry seemed to enjoy the on-line testing that was required to obtain a Food Safety Certificate for the Superhero Run for which A&W provides hot dogs. I, for one, am happy that Larry can cook a hot dog safely!

-Ken - appears to be in competition with Al, as he also became a grandfather again.

-Tim had a successful Rotary dinner at his house, the proceeds raised were matched by the Gates Foundation for the Polio Plus campaign.

-Doug was happy at the success of the Trivia Team this year, coming in 3rd (tied) at the Sunrise Rotary Trivia Contest. Honourable mention goes out to Peter and Barb Ashenhurst for their encyclopedic knowledge of all things trivial.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Presentation - President Mike presented Ken Denholm with a ruby Paul Harris pin for his on-going significant contributions to the Rotary Foundation.

The Superhero Run is approaching (Sun June 2), and Doug will be recruiting volunteers shortly.

President-elect Laureen has sent out an email request for member input on the committees you may want to help out with - please respond back to her if you haven't already.

The Preston-Hespeler Golf Tournament is on Monday May 13. Mike is looking for interested golfers to join him as a Cambridge North Rotary Team entry.

Camp Enterprise starts on Monday May 6th. Drivers are needed on May 6th to get students to Waterloo in the Afternoon. Please contact Jeff if you can help out. The business game is on Wed May 8th, so those that are helping out with this can probably bring students back to Cambridge in the afternoon.

GUEST SPEAKER

Our speakers today were Larry and Anita Olney who recounted there trip to Antarctica this fall. They provided a great slide show of their expedition.

Their excursion began in Santiago, Chile which boasts a population of 7 million (represents 40% of the population of Chile).

The crew included 24 on the expedition team who provided educational sessions and guided the group on excursions.

The ship crossed the Drake Strait (36 hours) to the tip of Antarctica. A number of the highlights are listed below - but a picture says a thousand words:

- Many icebergs of various shapes and sizes.

- Excursions to the land by zodiac.

- Penguin rookeries and up close and personal penguin encounters.

- Visit to an Argentinian research station.

- A plunge in the ocean (not Larry or Anita).

On their return to Santiago, Larry and Anita were able to meet with an Rotarian who was here on a Group Study Exchange. This rotarian provided a personalized tour of Santiago.

Larry and Anita have now completed their mission of visiting all 7 continents.

This concluded our meeting and President Mike thanked Anita and Larry.

BINGO SCHEDULE

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

TUE, APR 16 - Ken Denholm & Larry Olney

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.

Date Sgt-At-Arms Finance (Happy Toonies etc.)

10, 2019 SLADE, Ken SMITH, Mike
April 17, 2019 WITMER, Paul VAN GRONINGEN, Laureen
April 24, 2019 ASHENHURST, Peter MATYAS, Jeff
May 1, 2019 BERNARD, Mike MENEZES, Gerry
May 8, 2019 CAMERON, Douglas MITTEN, Dave
May 15, 2019 CARRAGHER, Sean MOORE, Jody
May 22, 2019 DAGGETT, Donald OLNEY, Larry

May 29, 2019 5th Wednesday of the Month 5th Wednesday of the Month

June 5, 2019 DENHOLM, Ken RAWN, Greg
June 12, 209 FITZGERALD, Dean SCHIEDEL, Fred
June 19, 2019 BBQ WITTEVEEN, Stephen YEAR END BBQ
June 26, 2019 FOX, Allan SLADE, Ken
July 3, 2019 GOETZ, Paul SMITH, Mike
July 10, 2019 JENNINGS, Mike THOMAS, Dave
July 17, 2019 JONES, Stan WITMER, Paul
July 24, 2019 KINDER, Dave ASHENHURST, Peter

July 31, 2019 5th Wednesday of the Month 5th Wednesday of the Month

August 7, 2019 MATYAS, Jeff BERNARD, Mike
August 14, 2019 MENEZES, Gerry CAMERON, Douglas
August 21, 2019 MITTEN, Dave CARRAGHER, Sean
August 28, 2019 MOORE, Jody DAGGETT, Donald
September 4, 2019 OLNEY, Larry DENHOLM, Ken
September 11, 2019 RAWN, Greg FITZGERALD, Dean
September 18, 2019 SCHIEDEL, Fred FOX, Allan
September 25, 2019 SLADE, Ken GOETZ, Paul
October 2, 2019 SMITH, Mike JENNINGS, Mike
October 9, 2019 THOMAS, Dave JONES, Stan
October 16, 2019 WITMER, Paul KINDER, Dave
October 23, 2019 ASHENHURST, Peter MATYAS, Jeff

October 30, 2019 5th Wednesday of the Month 5th Wednesday of the Month