Meeting Report November 6th, 2018
President’s Announcements
Tonight (November 6) meeting re Friendship Exchange at Greta's. (Greta: everyone welcome)
Tomorrow (November 7) 4 p.m. Membership Committee at Response IT
Thursday (November 8) Denny's, 33 Benson St., Kingston 2021 planning meeting
Next Week's Club Meeting (November 13): Club Business
Tue meeting with Christine at CCS Bookkeeping, with Ana and Robert. Going rate $35/h. Annual expense estimated at $2,000 - $3,000. Board will discuss how to budget for it.
Wed Nov 14 7a.m. Board Meeting, Response IT
Nov 15 Bingo 8pm one needed.
Upcoming club meetings: talks by Honorary Rotarians Pat Brown and Arnold Lawrence
Lunch by George Dec 11-12.
AGM in Dec. Need to fill Board and other positions: President-Elect, Treasurer, Director of Service Projects, and Seargeant at Arms.
Other Announcements
Ana: trying to organize KAIROS Blanket Exercise. Nov. 19th around 6:30 pm. Looking for suitable location.
Last night (November 5th): Grants adjudication. $18,000 allocated. Will be announced shortly.
Greg: Terri Committed to notify recipients by Nov. 7, announce by 8th. Can then highlight in last week of auction publicity.
John Richards: please hand out Bid to Give cards.
Meeting on auction day: please help with email line and response to queries. At the Mumfords.
Bernie: Polio Update: 32 cases. 3 new cases this week. Pakistan--only 3 cases this year. The rest of the cases are in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, one tribe where all the cases are.
Guests, Visiting Rotarians and Make ups
17 members present
Maya Bergerson, Youth Exchange
Ayo Banjo, Rotary Club of Lagos
Hakeem Subair, guest of Rick Fiedorec
Makeups
Elizabeth, Bernie, Rick Fiedorec, Michelle, Bill E., Greta, Ana, Ed, John G.: DISCON 2018
Heather, John R., Greta DISCON Work Party
Greta: Centennial Rotary Meeting
Service Projects Report: Elizabeth Cohoe
Salvation Army Kettles this year. Elizabeth will send email out to members and honorary members. Participants will pick their own dates and locations from list available. Access to John Farrows
Partner Update
John Farrow: The MESS. Annual show. Need to upgrade kitchen at St. Andrew's Church. Raising money for that, including commercial dishwasher. Faces of the MESS--new series of portraits by one of the MESS artists. Visited with Jamal, Syrian artist and writer who spoke to our club. Son at U of T on full scholarship for four years. Wife working at KEYS. John invited him back to visit our club and maybe to speak. Rick added, one of his paintings is at QuickFit.
Fun Master: Ron Pols
President for not knowing who was fun master
Last one in: Robert Reid lack of focus in not noticing last on in
Remembrance Day. Remember sacrifice of any men and women.
(facts from Canadian War Museum)
What was predominant colour of Canada's old Red Ensign? Blue (got wrong!)
The Battle is pronounced "Passchendaele." How is it spelled? "IT". (got wrong!)
Canadian troops looked forward to what in their daily ration? Chocolate in hot water.
Halifax explosion 1917 collision of what two ships? SS Imo & SS Mont-Blanc
Who wrote In Flanders Fields? Lt. Col. John MacRae.
To commemorate role of Newfoundlanders in World War I five memorials were constructed. What does the statue depict? Caribou (got correct!)
Worn by Canadian pilots on high altitude flights during second World War, neither cute nor cuddly? Teddy bear suit.
How many days after the British declaration of war did Canada wait before issuing its own declaration of war against Germany? Seven days.
Happy Bucks
John: Happy Birthday
Doug Townsend: Anniversary. 50 years of marriage, celebrating down south
Hakeem: starting process of applying for membership
Robert Reid: Wendy left two weeks ago. Two fish and one dog. Now one of each!
Bill: delighted with gift from Ayo of a flute used by the Igbo (large group in South Central and South Eastern Nigeria)
John Farrow: 28 years in Rotary
Terry Hicks: On Remembrance day, what flag flies on the left-hand pole? The Union Jack.
John R: Kingston Grandmother's Connection raised $28,000. His grandchildren raised $80 selling key chains at 50c each.Auction Update
John Farrow: 374 gifts on Web site. Hoping to meet 400. Thank you. If anything last minute, would like to get in by this weekend. Thanks to Doug Townsend for doing a lot of gift entry. Thanks to all who have been bringing gifts, especially Murray and Elizabeth. Need to balance load for next year.
Weekly Draw
The weekly draw was won by Rick Fiedorec, but he missed the Ace of Diamonds. $99 in the pot.
Meeting notes by Bill Egnatoff
