New Member Induction: P Patty inducted our newest member Myrle Mathurin with the classification of Accountant into the Club.
Correspondence:
Request for support from Horizons of Friendship, a support organization working in Central America with its office in Cobourg Ontario.
Announcements:
Next Board meeting at R Pat's home September 10 at 6:30pm
National Kids Cancer Ride cancelled for this year.
Request to BBQ at Spring Valley September 13. Need helpers, duty list next week.
Saturday September 8th, Rotary 7070 Friendship day in Oshawa.
September 16 Campbellford Rotary has BBQ and show at Westben featuring Sultans of Strings
Celebration of Life of Ken Gibson at the Sandpiper Centre on September 29 at 2pm.
Possible Brighton Rotary Auction and Dinner May 11, 2019 with Toga party theme
Plan for Brighton Rotary to participate in Christmas Parade.
New exchange student Eloisa is on a trip with local family.
Club Runner APP useful tool for Rotarians. If interested or need help ask.
From ADG Shirley, District will be looking at Club Websites for Rotarians as PEOPLE OF ACTION.
Colborne Rotary Dinner and Auction at Keeler Centre Saturday September 15th. Tickets $80 each or table of 8 for $70 each = $540.
Northumberland Sunrise will celebrate their accomplishments and history with a special dinner and cheque presentation. Possible idea for Brighton.
Interclub BBQ a success and compliments from other Rotarians. Special thanks to R Chris for looking after the bar, R Clay for getting cadets to help, R Dan for looking after entertainment, Campbellford Rotary for chairs and tables. Big request that Rotarians step up to help at events so work doesn't fall to a few.
No Frills Raffle tickets available and shift start Sept 7 to Sept 30. Duty roster is being circulated.
R Daphne advised that Interact is starting up. They have full and keen executive set to go.
POD#1 can organize speakers for October. P Patty has potential speaker from OPP.
Location: McMichael Art Gallery10365 Islington Ave.Kleinburg, ON CanadaL0J 1C0
Join fellow Rotarians with friends and family on Sunday September 30, 2018 for the annual District 7070 walk in support of the Rotary Foundation. Enjoy a leisurely morning as you choose how to enjoy the renoun MCMichael Art Gallery. The McMichael Gallery is the perfect gallery for a proper introduction to Canada’s art, its people, their cultures and history. The McMichael Gallerys permanent collection consists of nearly 6,000 pieces of art created by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and First Nations, Metis, Inuit and other artists who have contributed to the development of Canadian art. Choose inside and/or out. Explore the Sculpture Garden, a series of installations and outdoor sculptures, the Tom Thomson shack, as well as McMichael Cemetery where six Group of Seven members as gallery founders Robert and Signe McMichael have been laid to rest. Stroll past works of art in the gallery, sit, enjoy. Or walk along the trails on the beautiful grounds. This Foundation Walk will be called an experience. An opportunity to engage, socialize, reflect, relax and share.
Registration from 08:30 to 10:00 am
There will be structured 2km and 5km walks starting between 9:30 and 10:00 in collaboration with the Humber Valley Trail Association. The gallery is available for your viewing pleasure following the walk.
Lunch and fellowship gathering 11:00 am onwards - It's a picnic - bring your lawn chair. Note: Space is limited to 250 attendees due to venue capacity limitations.
Song - Eidelweiss
50/50 - $22.00 won by R Rudy who donated it to Foundation.
Happy Bucks: for wonderful summer, new venue, to Kingston for Signal Corps reunion, Sam's 4th birthday and to school next week, start canvessing, to be back, back in Canada, newest member Myrle, happy to be here and the welcome, great and wonderful people, on vacation and day trips with son, 62nd wedding anniversary, good golf game, to provide change, always happy, to Madoc for golf, week away in Mount Tremblac, soccer season almost over and if first moving to next level.
Rotary Minute: Stephen Hawking was asked in 2015: what human shortcoming would you change? His response: 'The human failing I wold most like to correct is aggression. It may have had survival advantage in caveman days, to get more food, territory, or partner with whom to reproduce, but now it threatens to destroy us all. A major nuclear war would be the end of civilization, and maybe the end of the human race. The quality I would most like to magnify is empathy. It brings us together in a peaceful, loving state.'
R Chris advised that we made $676 at the Interclub BBQ. Gerow's provided 2 free tanks of propane.
R Chris briefly hit highlighted of the July 31 statement which all Brighton Rotarians should have received - Street Dance netted about $5700, RI dues were paid and District insurance has been paid. In July we had surplus of about $5,289. Budget for 2018 / 2019 needs. All Rotarian's are paid up.
R Murray gave a big thankyou to Rotarians who stepped up, particularly C Chris for the bar, R Clay for getting cadets, R Dan for the entertainment and Campbellford Rotary for chairs and tables. He reminded that we all need to help.
R Clay advised that Hospice in Mexico may still proceed and we are committed to supporting this program at $1,000 US.
R Clay advised that we will purchase a Shelter Box this year and he is looking at literacy programs.
R Ricardo gave a brief update on our exchange program. He advised that Chris and Fiona Koets will be Eloisa's second host family. Also District is pushing that all host families and people who work with the student to get a criminal reference check.
R Ricardo that our new outbound to Taiwan struggled with home sickness on arrival but has been getting support and into a routine.
