The Rotary Club of Brighton had a great time singing (Mostly Jingle Bells) during the Brighton Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 17/23. Lots of fun was had. Kudos to the organizers of the parade, and a special thanks to the Brown family (First Place Trailers) for the use of their trailer.
Kim Good of Bridge Hospice in Warkworth shared her thoughts on the future of non-profit groups and the value of volunteers during the Nov. 22 morning meeting. She was pleased to accept a $500 donation from the Club, presented by President Joyce Cassin.
Helmut Enns of HUGS (Helping Ukrainians Get settled) in Brighton spoke to the club. They’re looking for host families, so if anyone is interested, please contact HUGS.
Thanking our speaker was Rotarian Dan Thompson.
Thanking our speaker was Rotarian Dan Thompson.
The Rotary Club of Brighton’s President Joyce and Past President Emily welcomes Rotary Youth Exchange student Gabriel of Brazil. He’ll be spending the school year at ENSS in Brighton.Bem vindo ao Canada!
Brighton Rotary is serving refreshments at the arena for the CDHS 100th reunion in Campbellford.
Members: 10
Guests: Exchange student Gabriel from Brazil, Conrad Maloney, Audrey Koerber, Terri Lynn Jenkins, Anne Falla, Nate Bennett and Elena De Luca
Correspondence:
1. DG John Burns weekly news letter. See attached.
2. Thank you notes from Bridge Hospice
3. Gift Catalogue from World Renew
Smile: 
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He's not breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls 911."I think my friend is dead" he yells. "What can I do?" The operator says "Calm down, First Let's make sure he's dead." There's a silence, then a shot.
Back on the phone the guy says, "Ok, now what?"
Announcements:
- Any Rotarians attending Christmas dinner at Gables advise Emily
- R Joyce passed around sign up sheet for Salvation Army Kettle campaign.
- Next board meeting will be held at R Joyce's home January 16th
- R Joyce and R Emily planning a Monti Carlo Night for Feb. 24, 2024.
- Inter-Rotary Spelling Bee looking for sponsors. Several levels available.
- We are participating and supporting the Brighton Christmas Hamper Campaign.
- The registration page for Governor Elect, Virginia O'Reily's District Conference at the Nottawasaga Resort in October 25-27, 2024 is now open for registrations.Please take advantage of the early bird registration pricing. Hotel link will be provided shortly.
- R Victoria will keep our Facebook page up to date but we have to send her pictures with some context. Thanks Victoria.
- Rotary Club of Brighton has a new web page. There will be on line training Tuesday December 5th at 7pm. Invitations to join and learn sent out.
- Next week Ann Falla from ENSS and possibly some students from the Environmental Club will be our guests. Ann will collect for the school, old cloths, used puzzles and board games, hygiene products, candles and used books
- Gabriel with Youth Exchange students in Toronto this weekend including entertaining kids at Sick Kids Hospital on Sunday before coming home.
- Planning No Frills raffle before Easter
- We have a couple candidates for outbound exchange students for 2024 / 2025.
- Gabriel's bucket list - Toronto trip - possible December 1 to 3, skiing, skating, a hockey game, and theatre.
Song: This Land is Our Land
Sharing Pot: $21 won by Audrey who donated it to Gabriel.
Happy Bucks: great support from community at ENSS, lots of guests, vibrant club, not wearing sox and sandles, fun meeting, to be alive and to be here, President's handling of agenda, presentations, dancing, Panto Friday, what students are doing, great board meeting, wonderful meeting with friends, interested in the Environment, Mexico and Jack good on the plane, shared breakfast with son-in-law.
Rotary Minute:
(from our new web page)
Brazil: Together Against Polio campaign
The Rotary clubs of Brazil are using the Together Against Polio campaign to combat the disease and raise awareness about vaccination. The campaign includes billboards, leaflets, social media graphics, and a website featuring verified information from sources like the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Through their extensive network, clubs are distributing free campaign materials, spreading accurate information, and encouraging polio vaccination across the nation.
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