Rotary Club of St. Thomas Meeting
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Special guests at this meeting were DG Jim Schlatman and his wife, Audrey, who were attending our club for the District Governor’s official visit.
Dates to Remember:
August 15 – meeting at the Elgin County Heritage Centre with lunch afterwards at Merrifield.
September 19 – Rotary Showcase at the Knights of Columbus Hall - Invite friends and acquaintances to attend and introduce them to Rotary
ADG Area10 Nancy Lovelock introduced DG Jim from the RC of Hanover. Jim was in sales most of his life and was a kitchen and bath designer for Hanover Kitchen and Bath for 25 years. His wife, Audrey, has been an active supporter of Rotary and its many projects.
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
This is the vision of RI President Barry Rassin and the message the DG Jim brought to the club.vThe three priorities this year are Membership, Public Image, and The Rotary Foundation.
Membership: The Drive for Five - DG Jim challenges every club to induct 5 new members with September 10 – October 30 designated as a period of extreme effort in that regard. Success will be celebrated at the club level, the area level with awards for the best numbers, and at the district level with recognition at the District Conference.
“Get Your Ask in Gear” by asking for new initiative and areas of interest from new members.
PR and Social Media: Clubs should ask themselves what their “curb appeal” is and what can be done through social media, Facebook and Twitter, to show case their club. Each club should develop a Social Media Team, not one individual but a team of people, to enhance their presence on social media.
Rotary Club of St. Thomas Meeting
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Special guests at this meeting were DG Jim Schlatman and his wife, Audrey, who were attending our club for the District Governor’s official visit.
Dates to Remember:
August 15 – meeting at the Elgin County Heritage Centre with lunch afterwards at Merrifield.
September 19 – Rotary Showcase at the Knights of Columbus Hall - Invite friends and acquaintances to attend and introduce them to Rotary
ADG Area10 Nancy Lovelock introduced DG Jim from the RC of Hanover. Jim was in sales most of his life and was a kitchen and bath designer for Hanover Kitchen and Bath for 25 years. His wife, Audrey, has been an active supporter of Rotary and its many projects.
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
This is the vision of RI President Barry Rassin and the message the DG Jim brought to the club.vThe three priorities this year are Membership, Public Image, and The Rotary Foundation.
Membership: The Drive for Five - DG Jim challenges every club to induct 5 new members with September 10 – October 30 designated as a period of extreme effort in that regard. Success will be celebrated at the club level, the area level with awards for the best numbers, and at the district level with recognition at the District Conference.
“Get Your Ask in Gear” by asking for new initiative and areas of interest from new members.
PR and Social Media: Clubs should ask themselves what their “curb appeal” is and what can be done through social media, Facebook and Twitter, to show case their club. Each club should develop a Social Media Team, not one individual but a team of people, to enhance their presence on social media.
The Rotary Foundation: Every club is expected to maintain its monetary support of The Foundation. In the past 100 years over $3 billion has been donated to The Foundation for use in projects around the world. 99.99% of all polio has been eradicated but success depends on maintaining complete eradication for three years. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is continuing its 2 for 1 matching funds again this year. Clubs are asked to become an “Eradicator Club” – each member must contribute $40US to Polio Plus and events to raise awareness and to raise funds are encouraged.
This year’s theme is “Be the Inspiration”. The logo has three components: the wave representing the power of the ocean (Rotary); the sail reaching all corners of the earth; the heart of our endeavours (Rotary).
Pres. Gerry presented DG Jim with a Rotary Bear. He then presented new members Mary Morin and Barbara Warnock with their club badges. Pres. Gerry also won the 50/50 draw.
Fine Master Adrianna quizzed the members on an article in the recent Rotarian about the ping-pong project which began in Toronto and has now expanded into Windsor.
Happy Fins:
Malcom:
- DG Jim and Audrey’s visit
- The Rotary Foundation and its good works
- Welcome to Barbara Warnock
Bill:
- Visit with son and daughter in Chatanooga
- U-Haul took away some of their down-sizing stuff
- 2 great-grand-daughters and their mother visited from Alberta
Adrianna: '
- Son’s birthday
- Trail blazing while on holidays
Nancy:
- DG Jim and Audrey’s visit
- Daughter visited
Ron:
- DG Jim and Audrey’s visit
- It’s the second week of his birthday month
Barbara:
- 2300 km on motorcycle holiday
Trudy:
- 2 week vacation in Greece
- Sale of restaurant
Gerry:
- DG Jim and Audrey’s visit
- Winner of 50/50 draw
- Broke 100 on the golf course
Jennifer:
- Playoff soccer starts for son Mason
- Uplifted by kind words and winning tickets to Lion Safari
The Tour of Homes Committee meets Thursday evening at the home of new committee member and home host, Dawn Pottelberg, at 21 Glenview Court.