Brighton Rotary Service Wheel Aug 2 2023 (Aug 04, 2023)

NOTE THAT WE ARE AT A NEW VENUE - FRANK'S CORNER GRILL

Members: 10

Guests: James Sexsmith, son of R Emily, our outbound exchange student Nika

Sorry, we cancelled last weeks meeting, although R Steve S had his own meeting at an undisclosed location. However, if there is no report, did the meeting exist??

Correspondence:

1.DG John Burns weekly news letter. See attached.

2. Contacted by Mary Barbieri, Brighton Community Events Committee about this years Santa Claus Parade to be held Friday November 17. More to come.

3. Letter from Five Counties Children's Centre looking to come speak to us. An introduction to Hazel was circulated.

Smile:

R Clay shared: A recently married couple were returning from their honeymoon and moving into their new home. The husband started to bring in his golf club and his wife said he didn't need them anymore. He said she was sounding like his ex-wife. She said he never told her he was married before. He said he wasn't.

Announcements:

Options for meeting with the District Governor were shared and briefly discussed. We will join Campbellford and Trenton in Campbellford Wednesday September 13th. Starting about 5:30 and meal at 6:30. Details to be confirmed. We will not have a Wednesday morning meeting on that day.
Outbound youth exchange student Nika will be going to Poland. She has her ticket and leaves on August 21.
Our inbound student is Marcos Gabriel from Brasil. Rotarians can reach out to Gabriel and introduce themselves and welcome him to Brighton. We are looking for one more host family.
Next board meeting will be held at R Emily's home on Tuesday September 19th at 6:30pm
We are looking for speakers
Street Dance Posters available later today. Duty roster circulated.
Bottle drive September 9th.
R Clay gave brief update on Elizabeth who is doing well. The children are finishing school for year and went on end of year trip. It is their winter season so gets cool, single digits.
The Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation is currently seeking volunteers to help with McDonald’s Day for Healthcare on August 16th, 2023. We are looking for 2-3 people per time slot, per location to assist with collecting donations and handing out tickets for a prize!
The locations are: Trenton Town Centre, Monogram, Walmart and Brighton McDonald’s.
Time slots are: 7am-9:30am, 9:30am-12pm, 12pm-4pm, and 4pm-8pm!
We are wondering if some Brighton Rotary Club members would consider volunteering. We will have TMHF staff at each location as well, so they will have help!
Sign-Up Link for anyone interested:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BADA72DA1F9C70-mcdonalds1

Song: Caissons Go Rolling Along

Sharing Pot: $19 won by R Joyce and donated to the Elizabeth fund

Happy Bucks: great cruise to Alaska with grand-daughter, saw whales, orcas, icebergs and glacier, success of street dance, Applefest approved, Street Dance signs around town, theatre, very proud mother and supportive, grandkids to Fort Henry today, presentation today, proposed at base Petawawa.

Rotary Minute:

Rotary Awards US $2million – Programs of Scale

United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt, an initiative to reduce the number of cases while raising awareness and improving women’s access to preventive care, is the recipient of Rotary’s third annual Programs of Scale award. Rotary International President Jennifer Jones announced the grant at the global network’s annual convention in Melbourne, Australia.

The four-year program in and around Cairo will vaccinate more than 30,000 girls ages 9-15, provide cancer screenings for 10,000 women, and launch a public awareness campaign to reach 4 million people.

“As a cancer survivor, I am proud that we are supporting this project — and especially gratified that we are taking such an important step to support women’s health,” Jones said. “By providing preventive care, we can empower women and girls with the knowledge and resources they need to stay healthy and thrive. This program is further proof that Rotary is capable of creating large-scale, meaningful projects that create lasting change.”