Members: 9
Guests: Inbound Exchange Student Daniella from the Faro Islands and Andy Smith guest of R Liesje
Correspondence:
1. Thank you card from Brighton Public Library in memory of Hendrik Getkate.
2. Thank you letter from Brighton Fare Share Food Bank for donation at CP Train.
Smile:
How much do we miss R Mark and Craig.
Announcements:.
- Christmas Hamper Committee set dates when volunteers are needed to pack and organize hampers:
- Tuesday December 17 - 8:30 am to pack items in bags
- Tuesday December 17 - 1pm to unload produce from truck (heavy lifting)
- Tuesday December 17 - 6:30 pm Packing hampers
- Wednesday December 18 - pick up day starign at 8:15am - load hampers into vehicles (heavy lifting)
- January 7, 2020 - 1pm meet to prepare thank you cards
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- Club will have a Christmas social and dinner at Whistling Duck Wednesday December 11 starting at 5:30pm. We order off menu at 6:30pm. R Chris and Fran have again invited us to their home after dinner. Bring a dessert and drink. Cost is $5 each for snack before meal at Whistling Duck. R Chris is looking for attendees to pay $5 per person. Some people still have to pay. You can e-transfer to R Chris or on the day.
- No regular meetings Dec 13 or 27th.
- R Chris will host club review of financial records Saturday December 14 starting about 9am.
- Deadline for donations to Rotary Foundation for 2019 tax returns is December 19th. Please submit to R Chris.
- Plaque honoring past Rotarians at Brighton Health Services Centre has been updated to include Ken Gibson and Hendrick Getkate.
Upcoming Rotary Events:
- D7070 Foundation Grant Writing Workshop will be held at Whitby Public Library Saturday February 29 from 9am to 2pm. Lunch provided.
- 2020 Rotary District Conference theme is 'Heroes and Champions' and will be held at Toronto Weston Prince Hotel October 23-25, 2019.
Daniella's Report:
Daniella shared the Christmas experience in the Faroe Islands:
Mostly Christians on the Islands. They participate in advent, lighting candle at church for the four weeks proceeding Christmas.
Dec 13 is St. Lucien's Day. Girls wear white robes with red ribbon and parade in many places. Usually tallest girl wears crown.
They celebrate Christmas on Christmas eve with big meal and opening of gifts. December 25th is a quiet day with family, eating left overs.
Decorations similar to Canada, but they don't have stockings.
Santa comes from North Pole or Greenland.
Daniella's Bucket List:
Play hockey
Niagara Falls
CN tower
Algonquien Park
See a moose
See a beaver
See a possum
See a bear
Play in the snow
Volunteer (animal shelter?)
See leaves change color
Ottawa (skate on the Rideau canal)
Go skiing
Swim in Lake Ontario
Cliff jump (?😬)
See the northern lights
Go to New York City?
See a baseball game
See a rugby game
See an american football game
See a ice hockey game
Try beaver tail (not from a real beaver)
Song: Silver Bells
Sharing: $10.00 won by R Steve who donated it to Foundation.
Happy Bucks: great presentation, fortunate to grow up in Canada, being late to meeting but President delayed until arrival, wonderful day, American view expanded, for father, new appreciation of lives of others, hearty group to come out in snow this morning, Uncles with Hasty P's and passed within 20 years of WWII.
Rotary Minute: not today.
New POD's for 2020
POD#1 - Murray, Chris, Joyce, Victoria, Mark, Jeff W and Steve
POD#2 - Ricardo, Jeff P, Emily, Craig, Rudy, Liesje, Clay