Cambridge North Bulletin July 24, 2019 (Jul 24, 2019)

OPENING CEREMONIES

President Laureen brought the meeting to order . Unfortunately , I arrived after the singing of Oh Canada , and the invocation .

TABLE TALK

Don D. returned home last week from his 25th anniversary African adventure in Uganda and Kenya to see silverback gorillas and many other beautiful animals in the wild . He had great photos on his phone of many amazing animals ...

Sean is getting accustomed to flying solo , he started to receive fresh meals in a box to assemble at home , in the RV .

Peter was working at Riverside park for the last three days on Ribfest set up , now in its seventh year in Cambridge !!

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS REPORT

Sgt-At-Arms Gerry announced that 12 of 22 members were present today. That worked out at a 55 % attendance. There was Jim Robinson , a guest of Larry Olney , very soon to be a new member .

HAPPY-TOONIES

Laureen is happy today , her lunch was paid by some spare loonies. She also is happy you get a free cookie when you select a soup and sandwich for lunch !

Sean is happy that he is getting used to the single life , now 2 1/2 months . He is in a gated community , overlooking a private golf course , Whistle Bear , overlooking water ....

Dave Thomas is happy to be back home after a month at the cottage . His eldest son is getting married in September . Jared will be back from Belgium in September .

Two more Rotarians tell us why they joined Rotary , what they like about Rotary , and their favourite Rotary moment .

Dave Thomas joined because of his work partner Bill Cairns . He recognized he would be a good fit for Camp Enterprise .

Dave likes the break in the work week , and the social aspect of the meetings .

His best memories come from Ribfest .

Don Daggett joined because he was new to the Cambridge area in 1993. He is a fan of volunteering .

Don likes his fellow Rotarians , they are like a big family .

His favourite memories are from the old year end barbeques at Mike Meyers place . and the experiences from different fundraisers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Larry Olney needs someone between 5 foot 6 inches and 5 foot 11 inches to wear the A & W Root Bear costume during ribfest !!!

Please take Rotary lunch invitation cards to Ribfest , for prospective new members .

Plans for the Annual Cambridge North Rotary Golf Tournament is fast approaching on September 9. Please submit your teams soon. We also need prizes.please contact President Laureen with your donations. We need more golfers !!!

We will have more TED talks when we are short on speakers , for the upcoming meetings .

GUEST SPEAKER

There was no guest speaker today.

Laureen's Questions!

No questions today and no prizes.

Refer to the happy toonies section !

BINGO SCHEDULE

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

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 & Dean Fitzgerald

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

Posted on Aug 07, 2019

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.)

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 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 GOETZ, Paul
October 2, 2019 SMITH, Mike JENNINGS, Mike
October 9, 2019 THOMAS, Dave
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