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Attendance
On June 14th, we had 43 Rotarians in
attendance and six visitors. Chris Musselman was very
charmed by our exotic guest from the South Pacific,
Jacques Purset, who is the President of a Rotary Club
in New Caledonia which is located in the South Pacific.
He presented a banner made of bull’s skin and
explained the various meanings etched into this flag.
Jacques also mentioned that the wood pole has medicinal
qualities.
Derek Tarlton had a big job by presenting
the many generations of Doug Gray’s family. There
was his mother (Doris Gray), wife (Colleen Reesor),
daughter (Lori Maracle) and grandson, Steven.
Skip Sears surprised us by outing Jeff
Mittman who was trying to hide. Norm Rhora presented
Brad Warren from Bally Fitness, who is a generous Ribfest
sponsor and is helping us with prizes.
Announcements
President Bruce
extended his appreciation to Audrey McCaskill for organizing
the President’s Ball last Friday. He especially
enjoyed the ritual beer chugging.
On Friday, July 1st, there will be a
parade starting after 8:00 a.m. from the Salvation Army
Citadel on Morrish Road.
Rebecca Hunter reminded
us about the two part form which asks us to indicate
which committee(s) we are interested in and asks for
our thoughts about priorities for the upcoming year.
Please fill this out and return to Rebecca or another
board member as soon as possible.
Harry Hakomaki is starting
to get us excited about Ribfest, which is only six weeks
from now! He reminded us to go on-line and sign up as
volunteers and that Mike Cooksey has plenty of sponsorship
forms.
Woods Cunningham Wheel
Don Hall spun the wheel extra hard today
to send us a nice breeze on a hot day and it landed
on lucky #7. However, Bob Johnston got the meanie queenie
and ended up with a twoonie.
Other News
Club Membership Dues
– These are now due and should be made payable
to the Rotary Club of Scarborough then remitted to Don
Hall. The price is the same as last year.
Eye Glasses – give your used
eye glasses to Gerry Bradler. These will “open
the world” to needy people.
Sergeant-at-Arms – Skip Sears
Skip was glad to have the
floor and announced that he enjoyed himself at the President’s
Ball and the dinner was excellent. He then went to say
that all the people that did not attend should contribute
$1.
Ron Marsh likes to
go on and on, but your editor was distracted and not
listening.
There were lots of Happy Birthday bucks:
Norm Rhora, Susan Welcome, Jai Persaud.
Donna Worden also had
birthday bucks and was happy about something else, but
her voice trailed in the wind.
Bob Johnston is a guy
on the move, and is sad about the last drive home and
last night in his house.
Hamish Wong wished
us “Happy Father’s Day” to all the
appropriate parties.
Ode to Bruce Pettit and the Presidential
Ball (contributed by
Sheila Zornada)
This is the story about a President
named Bruce,
Who stood and declared we’re going to have a truce.
Everybody get ready and come to a great dinner,
Tonight’s the night that’s going to be a winner!
First we sang, then listened
to Gene say his grace,
With a special toast to all the women in the place.
The women liked that and cheered and laughed.
It was a great time to fill up the glass!
Along came the meal and it was the best,
A bit of discussion was shared by the rest.
Then Bruce got up and shared his belief,
It’s been a long year and its time for relief.
Up to the stand pretty Rebecca stood
tall,
She welcomed us to work together one and all.
Mike encouraged us to remember the four way test,
And remember past President’s who have done their
best.
The names were called out from a mighty
big list,
And we paid tribute to the leaders that we miss.
For the ones that were there, we clapped and smiled,
All the time reminiscing for a little while.
The meal was over and we started to
dance,
My how those Rotarians can jump and prance!
The wine could have encouraged a few new steps,
The President’s Ball was quite a success!
Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions:
(brought to you by your Vocational Service Group)
The Declaration of Rotarians
in Business and Professions was adopted by the Rotary
International Council on Legislation in 1989 to provide
more specific guidelines for the high ethical standards
called from in the Object of Rotary:
Be faithful to the letter and to the
spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws
of my country and to the moral standards of my community.
Inner Wheel News
Our final meeting of the year
will be a barbecue at the home of Beverley Baxter-Dennis.
We understand that Sydney is cooking so that will be
a real treat. We have had a terrific response to our
conference on September 30th at the Bank of Montreal
Institute for Learning. Thanks to all who have supported
us in this endeavour. At this meeting on June 29th,
President Gail will be handing over the reins to incoming
President Kathy Tarlton and we will make some plans
for next year. Please call Beverley a week before the
29th. She would appreciate a few salads.
Date: Wednesday, June 29th; Time: 6pm; Place: 43 Goldene
Way; Phone: 416-286-6400
Classification Openings
June Special – Bring a “prospect”
for any classification and you both get a free lunch!
Membership Goal
Net 5 new members – Use your Rotarian
Magazine as a marketing tool by displaying on your coffee
table at home or in the office. Ask out a membership
prospect today. Get your free prospect first visit lunch
ticket from Rotarian Brian.
Rotary Foundation Target
$130 Canadian – Every Rotarian,
every year! Become a Rotary Benefactor today. It is
painless, but very important to the people of the world.
Send your donation to The Rotary Foundation of Canada,
P.O. Box 9988, Postal Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W
2J2. See Rotarian Michael Cooksey for the information.
Celebrations
| June 22
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Jack Watson – Wedding Anniversary
to Joan |
| June 23
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Helmut and Suzanne Pichler – Wedding Anniversary
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| June 25 |
Brian Philcox – Happy Birthday to Bonnie |
| June 25 |
Audrey McCaskill – Happy Birthday to David |
| June 27 |
Alex Zolot – Happy Birthday, Alex! |
Upcoming Meetings
- to update your information, email Sheila at sheila_zornada@avivacanada.com
| Club
Service/Bluffer & Program |
TBA |
| International |
TBA |
| Community
Service |
TBA |
| Fund
Raising |
Tuesday, June 21 – Port
Union Seafood
65 Rylander Road – 6:30 p.m.
One block west of Sheppard & Kingston Road
– please confirm attendance to Hamish Wong
(hamishjwong@rogers.com) |
| Membership |
TBA |
| Board
of Directors |
TBA |
2005
SCARBOROUGH ROTARY CLUB RIBFEST
Friday, July 29 – Monday, August 1
Thompson’s Park
Brimley and Lawrence
OUR PROUD SPONSORS:
| GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
Loblaws
Scarborough Mirror
Bally Fitness
GTA Amusements
Labbatt’s
Skywards
Ash City |
Active Green & Ross
BMO – Bank of Montreal
United Rentals
Central Lighting |
Royal Bank
Meridian Credit Union
Transamerica
Scarborough Funeral Service |
| OTHER: |
Michael Murton – Murton &
Company |
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Richard Rotstein, LLP |
See Robert Tang, Kim Nilsson and
Michael Cooksey for more information to sign up a Ribfest
sponsor.
| Entertainment: |
Tom Hayes & The Twisters Band
Memphis Motion
Full Circle
Country Divas
Durham Regional Police Cruisers
The Newcomers – Favorite Vegas Stars
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Karaoke – Adults and Children
Elvis – The Final Frontier
The Flashback Band
Diane Raeside & Sweetwater
Stars of the Century
….and much, much
more!! |
Good food, crafters,
beer
And don’t forget the RIBS!
www.scarboroughribfest.com
BE A VOLUNTEER –
IT’S REALLY FUN
Go on-line at the link above to register.
Duty Roster:
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June 21, 2005 |
June 28, 2005 |
July 5, 2005 |
| Attendance: |
Pat Agnew |
Judy Lewthwaite |
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| Greeter: |
Judy Lewthwaite |
Mike Cooksey |
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| Introducer: |
Norm Rhora |
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Audrey McCaskill |
| Thanker: |
Lina Demerjian |
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Donna Worden |
It is easier to tear a hole than
to mend one. – Russian proverb
Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree that took
a thousand years to grow. – Edwin Teale
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