Brighton Rotary Service Wheel Oct 4 2019 (Oct 06, 2019)

Members: 10

Guests: Inbound exchange student Daniella from the Faro Islands and Jim Oliver

Correspondence:

1. Request for support from Diabetes Canada

2. Request for support from Faith's Orphanage

Smile:

Announcements:.

R Victoria has a baby girl September 29th, name Scotia. Congratulations Victoria and Kyle.
This is last weekend for No Frills raffle. Draw will be Sunday.
Invitation from New Life Women's Home holding annual Gala Saturday October 19, 2019 at Ramada Belleville Harbourview starting at 6pm. Tickets $45 each. Guest speaker Lorna Dueck, CEO Huntley Street and YES Television, Cheryl Newbhard is Emcee and Paul Lafrance is guest musician. Call 613-394-3341 for tickets.
Hoselton Studios are closing. There will be a 50% off sale on October 12th.
Northumberland Sunrise Rotary hold an Evening of Scotch Appreciation October 17 at 6pm at Dalewood Golf Course. Tickets $100.
Belleville Senators contacted us if interested in group night at a game??
R Emily is starting the Coats for kids program for this year. More to come.
Report from R Chris about Applefest food booth: 187 pea-meal bacon sandwiches sold, 210 hot dogs, 140 hamburgers, 64 sausages, 154 pop/water. Proceeds = $2620 - costs of $1304 for net $1432. We did not sell out and donated what was left to the Beacon (value about $140). Thanks to R Chris for organizing and for all volunteers.
DGE Mark Chipman and team organizing the 2020 District Conference are looking for a few pictures from clubs of projects, local or international.
R Ricardo is looking for Youth Exchange Councillor to help with program.

Upcoming Rotary Events:

District Conference next year - Rotary Muskoka Style at JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort and Spa - October 25 - 27, 2019. Registration fee $349. Rooms at special rate of $135 / night while they last. Special Guests and programing: Amanda Lindhout, Canadian Humanitarian and Journalist, in 2008 along with some of her entourage were kidnapped by Islamic Insurgents in Southern Somalia. She will tell of her experiences and release. Also a panel of three top military leaders from Canada, United States and Denmark lead a panel discussion about the Military's role in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution. Also Erin Davis, a best selling author and former Toronto media personality will talk about her book; 'Morning has Broken; Love, Loss and Reclaiming Joy.'
World Polio Day October 24
RLI November 16

Daniella's Report:

She is meeting new people at school, starting to fit in. She is adapting.

She had 3 other exchange students come to experience Applefest. They also visited Cricklewood and went through the maze and picked apples.

She is trying out for the drill team, they march and do some military re-enactments.

Daniella's Bucket List:

Play hockey

Niagara Falls

CN tower

Algonquien Park

See a moose

See a beaver

See a possum

See a bear

Play in the snow

Volunteer (animal shelter?)

See leaves change color

Ottawa (skate on the Rideau canal)

Go skiing

Swim in Lake Ontario

Cliff jump (?😬)

See the northern lights

Go to New York City?

See a baseball game

See a rugby game

See an american football game

See a ice hockey game

Try beaver tail (not from a real beaver)

Song: She'll be Coming Round the Mountain

Sharing: $10 won by R Joyce who donated it back to club.

Happy Bucks: Presentation and great info, congratulations, great wedding and honeymoon, R Victoria's baby, time and attention, Stratford trip, winning 50/50 at hockey, Applefest, Quinte Access.

Rotary Minute: R Clay shared an update of the global Polio eradication. Type 2 eradicated in 2018. Wild type 3 last seen in 2013 outside of Pakistan and Afghanistan. 5 Year Plan (2019 - 2023) will cost $4.2 billion. This is to vaccinate 450 million kids a year, testing people with paralysis to rule out polio, testing sewage looking for wild polio virus.