Whats New at Brighton Rotary today:
Next board meeting will be held at R Chris's home May 16th
Elizabeth and her children will arrive in Canada June 4
Brighton Rotary together with the six Rotary Clubs in Northumberland County will plant 500 trees in our communities this fall.
Bowl for Kids Sake - Big Brothers Big Sisters - at Brighton May 15 at 7:00pm. R Clay handed out pledge sheets. We are the Gutter Gang.Our 2024/25 inbound youth exchange student will be a young lady from Finland, to arrive mid August.
Walleye Fishing Derby May 3 to 5. Brighton weigh station volunteers included Rotarians and Knights of Columbus. Thanks to all who helped.
District Assembly - June 1, 2024 from 8am to 2pm at Centennial College Event Centre 8th floor, 937 Progress Avenue, Toronto.
Vision statement
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Members in attendance today: 9 Correspondence:
Guests: Inbound Youth Exchange Student Gabriel from Brazil, and outbound student Elena de Luca
1. DG John Burns weekly news letter.
2. From the Campbellford Rotary Club upcoming events (see attached posters) - Car tour is now poker run June 9
3. ENSS Graduation will be Thursday June 27 at 1pm.
4. R Chris advise that Ann Falla is taking donation to help needed students attend Prom May 24.
5. Spring Valley BBQ June 5.
6. Campbellford Rotary Hall |May 13, 2024 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sewing reusable menstrual liners for the Dominican Republic
All welcome as Janet uses us as guinea pigs! Jobs for everyone ....Supper will be pancakes, sausage & real maple syrup on our new grill! Please bring your friends. ... stay al night or just come for a hour or 2
7. Good Afternoon Friends of Rotary Club of Colborne. Attached please find the poster for our upcoming Golf Tournament on June 13/24. We hope you will come out and support us! We are also looking hole sponsors and donations of either money or prizes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ 905-269-1666 or lawless.robins@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support, With your help we are able to contribute to local causes.
8. Hi Joyce, I hope things are well. Would you mind if our International Service Director, Brian Lavender, connected with you to provide further details on A Million Steps for Scholarship <https://trentonrotary.ca/Stories/a-million-steps-for-scholarship>? Brian and his wife LeeAnne would like to turn their adventure into a fundraiser, supporting the Canada-Mathare Education Trust. Our club is in full support and I believe there is an opportunity for a successful District Grant application. Once Brian provides you the details, I'd really appreciate the Rotary Club of Brighton's consideration in supporting the initiative at a level that is comfortable to you. Many thanks! Happy Friday. Jer
9. A big thank you to you and your club members for supporting Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium (RYLS) 2024 and sponsoring a young person to attend the event held April 18-21 at the Ganaraska Forest Centre.
Here are some highlights of the event:
* 37 participants between the ages of 16-20
* Participants were introduced to the concepts of teamwork and group dynamics through various challenges and group problem-solving tasks
* 174 liners for girls hygiene kits were assembled/sewn together by the participants (to be sent to the Dominican Republic)
* Participants learned the skills necessary to survive in the outdoors. Hands-on initiatives included fire-starting and shelter-building
* Other sessions included Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Goal-setting and Conflict resolution
* Yoga classes and forest walks each morning
* Delicious catered meals and night-time snacks
* 8 bags of canned goods collected for the Durham Outlook for the Needy food bank
* A campfire night with smores and group singing
* Drone photography lessons with the opportunity to fly a drone
* Participants learned about Rotary, Interact and Rotaract and opportunities “post RYLS” to volunteer and give back
* Graduation ceremony and certificates given out to participants on the final day
We encourage you to have the young person you sponsored attend one of your club meetings to speak about their experience. This is an opportunity for them to develop public speaking skills and share the RYLS experience with your members. We look forward to your support again next year as we continue to ensure RYLS is a safe, fun, educational and rewarding experience for our young community members.
Mark Chipman Rotary D7070 PDG and RYLS Chair
10.Councillor Emily Rowley asked if we, and the Lions, would be interested in providing food during their movie night on August 17. They’re looking at showing the movie Grease, and have a 50s and 60s car show. The community events committee is meeting next week and hope to be able to add us to the list of participants. They’ll provide more details after the meeting. Supply and sell event.
Smile: 
One morning three Newfoundlander's and three Albertans were in a ticket counter line at a train station. The three Albertans each bought a ticket and watched as the three Newfoundlanders bought just one ticket.
'How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?' asked one of the Albertans.
'Be watchin and learnin.' answered one of the Newfies.
All six boarded the train where the three Albertans sat down, but the three Newfies crammed into a toilet together and closed the door.
Shortly after the train departed and the conductor came around to collect the tickets.
He knocked on the toilet door and said, 'Ticket please.'
The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged with a ticket in hand.
The conductor took it and moved on. The Albertans saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. Indeed, so clever they decided to do the same thing on the return trip and save some money.
That afternoon, when they got back to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip and watched, while to their astonishment, the three Newfies didn't buy even one ticket.
'How are you going to travel without a ticket?' asked a perplexed Albertan.
'Be watchin and learnin.' answered the three Newfie boys in unison.
When they boarded the train, the Albertain crammed themselves into a toilet and the three Newfies crammed into another toilet just down the way.
Shortly after the train began to move, one of the Newfies left the toilet and walked over to the toilet where the three Albertans were hiding.
The Newfie knocked on the door and said, 'Ticket please.'
Song: Row Row Row Your Boat
Sharing Pot: $22 won by R Steve S who donated to the Elizabeth fund.
What are we Happy About: 50 fish weighed during their 4 hour shift at derby last weekend, for Elena to have a great trip / exchange, night shift at derby getting some shut eye, rough waters and no fisherman about, Brighton Barn Theatre Thursday night, happy to have today, presentation informative and entertaining, to have exchange students with us, lost everything in Vegas, great time, ENSS great school, Harrier run, success in future.
Rotary Minute:
The Power of the Rotary Logo - A Compelling Story
Posted by Charles Pretto, Incoming Governor of District 5340 in California
Charles Pretto, incoming governor of District 5340 in California, is getting asked about Rotary everywhere he goes, from his dental hygienist to grocery store clerks. He credits the lapel pin he started wearing that features the modern Rotary logo. Pretto explains how the logo, which has the word Rotary big next to the wheel, makes our organization more identifiable.
I like the Rotary logo — the one with the wheel and the word “Rotary” next to it. It’s not always a popular opinion though. Some members prefer the old Rotary wheel and continue to use it, even though it was retired nearly a decade ago. In some ways, I get it. We Rotary members can be traditionalists.
The modern Rotary logo has something that the old one doesn’t though: name recognition — literally. The word “Rotary” (or Rotaract) is in big letters. It’s easy to read and most importantly, it’s easy to identify. I experienced that difference first-hand when I started wearing the modern Rotary logo on my lapel pin.
From my dental hygienist to the person bagging my groceries, I was getting asked about Rotary everywhere. I never had this level of engagement before! You know why? Because we aren’t a big corporation like Starbucks with a logo you just know. The wheel doesn’t mean anything to the public. By adding “Rotary” to the wheel, our logo becomes much more identifiable. And because of that, I’ve had many delightful conversations with people. Some have even joined our club meetings to learn more about Rotary. It’s been a great recruitment tool.