Brighton Rotary Service Wheel March 1 2023 (Mar 04, 2023)

Member Birthdays

Steven Blakey

March 24

Spouse Birthdays

Kyle Weir

March 3

FRANCES

March 13

Join Date

Craig Harding

March 15, 2019

4 years

Mar 08, 2023 7:00 AM

Melissa Morrison

Habitat Northumberland

Mar 29, 2023 7:00 AM

Lynn Rae

Inspirational Speaker

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Brighton Rotary News Mar 1 2023

Members: 10 (Chris via Zoom from the sunny and hot Dominican)

Guests: Terri Lynn, Frances via Zoom and Michael and Audrey Koerber

Correspondence:

1. Notice from Youth Unlimited for Rotary's donation of $1,450 to the Beacon in 2022 largely to R Daniel's concerts at the Smoke House.

2. Thank you card for reception last week from Tina and Martin from the New Life Women's Home.

3. Knights of Columbus asking about Kiwanis Fishing Derby in 2023? We haven't heard anything from Kiwanis yet.

4. Request from Dave Sharp asking if Brighton Rotary will help with Campbellford High School's 100th anniversary July 15 as fundraiser for club. Either cook lunch or organize bar for dance in evening. Club will do bar.

DG Iosif’s weekly report:

International Women's Day Celebration 2023

Come embrace women and equity in the district as we celebrate the women of Rotary District 7070! We gather March 8th @ 6pm in the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in a hybrid setting (In person and online) to celebrate fellowship and hear from female leaders of Rotary District 7070. Reception from 6 to 7 pm. Broadcast starts at 7 pm. Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/international-women-s-day-celebration-2023/

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sunday, March 19th, starting at 11:30 Bloor & St. George

This year, once again the Toronto Club has organized the St.Patrick's Day Parade Rotary Participation! Last year members from different clubs in the district came out to walk in the parade. Join us this year, sign up today!

https://rotarytoronto.com/event/toronto-st--patrick-s-day-parade/

Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup

Our 3rd Annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Event (GLWC) is quickly approaching! Please mark your calendar for Saturday April 22 (Earth Day). More information to come from your District Environmental Action Committee. Thank you - Dan Coombes - Chair GLWC (dancoombes4@gmail.com)

The 2023 Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium (RYLS) is taking place, May 11-14, 2023 at the Ganaraska Forest Centre! The 3-night experience is geared toward youth between the ages of 17-23 and will offer an inspiring program including: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Reconciliation and Land Based Education, Hands-on Activities, Group Dynamics, Public Speaking, Outdoor Survival and GPS Geocache adventures along with campfires, friendship and tons of fun and learning!!! All this for only $375 per participant which covers all programs, accommodation, and meals. Rotary Clubs are encouraged to find and sponsor eligible participants within their community, as well as members of the Rotaract and Interact Clubs that they host. There are only 30 spots available! Applications and further information for RYLS 2023 can now be found at this link: https://rotary7070.org/stories/rotary-youth-leadership-symposium-(ryls)-is-may-11-14-2023-apply-today Due date for submission is March 10, 2023. #rotary7070

Have a great week!

Cheers,

DG Iosif

Final thought:

Grey hair is a blessing. Ask any bald man

Smile:

So sad, no time.

Announcements:

Some of us attending Capitol Theatre July 21 to see Prairie Nurse. Tickets $45 each. Anyone else want to join us?
R Clay gave update regarding Elizabeth. Things moving along with Refugee status and AURA. MOU to be signed. Elizabeth has moved into more permanent accommodation. Clay has draft letter to go out to announce fund raising campaign.
R Clay going to Mexico for 3 weeks leaving March 13.
Outbound youth exchange student Nika met with R Joyce, as well as Trevor and Shelly and went well.
Next board meeting will be held at R Daniel's home on Tuesday March 28 at 6:30pm
We are looking for speakers for March / April
Next bottle drive April 15
No Frills raffle possible before May long weekend. .
Michael and Audrey took applications for membership.

Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Sharing Pot: $17 won by R Clay who donated it to the Elizabeth campaign.

Happy Bucks: thanks for presentation, summer in Sault Lookout and didn't know anything existed north, to be around, not gone yet, wonderful experience and story, world full of people who need help, enlightening story, 'Rudism' Rudy makes everyone happy, to be here, presentation, how good we have it, Koerber's coming back, I could do that, so cool, Gosport similar as fishing community.

Rotary Minute:

No time but Terri Lynn played a game scooping up $5 bills with eyes closed. Raised about $30 for the club.

Audrey's Experience Teaching at Sachigo Lake First Nation

R Murray introduced Audrey. He was quite pleased that Audrey is a Queen's grad and elementary teacher.

Biography for Audrey Koerber:

Graduated in Geotechnical Engineering from Queen’s University;
Worked as an engineer for three years in Canada, Finland and the Republic of South Africa;
Raised two daughters and a son as a stay-at-home mother;
Worked as a Montessori teacher before graduating from Queen’s with a Teaching degree;
Worked as an elementary teacher for 17 years - including three years in a Northern FN fly-in community in Ontario and most recently as a Special Education Teacher in British Columbia, and finally
She returned to Brighton to be closer to family and now works with Greer Galloway as an Engineer-In-Training.

Audrey's presentation photos are provided as link to this service wheel.

Teaching in north was something Audrey wanted to do and when Michael headed to China, and the kids left too, Audrey went north to teach for 3 winters at Sachigo Lake First Nation. A community about 500km north of Sault Lookout. 13 to 15 hours driving on winter roads.

It is a small community, about 600 people. Culture very Christian and First Nation. They don't worry about seat belts in vehicles. No drumming is allowed. They have Christian gospel singing. Very strict community, she had a couple students, good students who's mother was excommunicated from Community and son is now struggling. Daughter doing better and Audrey hopes to host her.

Many who went through Residential schools didn't learn much, they can't write. Audrey helped an elder get Master's degree from Western University. Smart person but couldn't write.

Laughter is a huge part of the community. In spite of their difficulties.

Kids have to go to Thunder Bay for high school where they experience a lot of racism. Have to leave community after elementary school. In community a lot of place based learning such as language, hunt and fishing. When ice fishing everyone very quiet.

Not much in the community, the Northern Store, band office and school. Not many opportunities. No work.

A lot of lateral violence.

A lot of power outages. Audrey once tried to have kids raise chickens but eventually died from cold. A lot of boil water orders, sometimes lasting a month. Food is expensive even when subsidized and lack of options.

Dogs run free and once in a while they have a culling.

Winter the days are short.

The have a breakfast and lunch program at the school.

They have a wonderful culture worth saving, and intelligent people, but life is hard. We could learn from them.

Service Above Self