President's Message 

 

 

 

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The March Club Forum was opened in the usual way including a check on members’ health and with 23 attending in person and a further 9 joining via Zoom. MPres Trudy up-dated the Club on Correspondence regarding the application to RYLS by Shawn and payment for the Web design makeover.

Yvonne presented her Treasurer’s report which covered the fact that the Bottle Depot earnings are already at 92% of budget, a deposit has been paid to the Reasons and both the general and hospital funds are in good shape (more specific figures may be obtained directly from Yvonne). Then MPres Trudy explained the up-coming Rotarian of the Year and Rotarian of the Decade awards which members will be voting on soon, with the caution to acquaint ourselves with the relevant protocols and criteria for these.

Margo’s role in Communictions and Public Relations is being transitioned to Christine, as previously reported, and there has been significant publicity for several of the Club’s projects. Linda gave the Club an up-date on the Storywalks Project including that a municipal grant of $5,000 had been applied for to cover the pilot aspect. She thanked Ted for his ground-breaking concept for securing the ‘books’.

MPres Trudy suggested how the Club can contribute to the Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on or near Earth Day this year on April 22nd. This could take the form of our annual Rotary Beach cleanup (sand and boardwalk) as well as a Barbecue to which Friends of Rotary would be invited and celebrated. This could happen on Saturday April 23rd. There was then some discussion of Canada Day i.e. whether the Club would continue to offer ‘Ribs in the Park’ as previously especially if there was not going to be a Wellington Canada Day Parade. The latter is still up in the air as there is no longer a functioning Recreation Committee for Wellington. In addition, if we do have a presence in the Parade, Bill Mitchell needs to hand over that responsibility to someone else after many years in the ‘job’. 

MPres Trudy then requested member approval for five motions to donate to: HPE Learning Foundation for their Food Pantry scheme ($1,750), Alternatives for Women ($1,000), Quinte Access ($2,000), Quinte Sailability ($1,000), CML Snyder (cost for breakfast program & athletic awards). All were passed by large majorities. She then went on to reference the EREY program and how the Club handles this which occasioned some discussion including if there are other ways than paying the US$ 1,000 to get a Paul Harris pin. Practices at other clubs such as Picton Rotary were cited. Our Club’s proposal for the Camps of Hope project will have been presented to the Children’s Foundation by time of publication. A generous donation to Polio Plus had been received from Rick Middleton, for which he was thanked. 

In Club Business, all is currently covered for the Bottle Depot but volunteers will increase to four per shift and masks are no longer obligatory. The maple syrup which has proven very popular again this year is ready for collection. Contact Yvonne at (647) 200-5682 for collection @ $20.00 per bottle. The Duffers & Diners books have been corrected and are selling well. Breakfast will no longer be provided by Hello, Bonjour but MPres Trudy has reached out to Maria Rogers with a possibility of a return to cooked meals. After congratulating Linda on her birthday and the 4 Way Test, the meeting closed at 8.20.

 

 

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9 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Chris Compeau
Needed:  1 Cashier, 1 Sorter/Receiver

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Dawn Cutler, Doug & Brenda Little (FoR)
 

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