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Brighton Rotary Street Dance
Main Street
Aug 12, 2023
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
 
Rotary Inter-Club BBQ
Proctor Barn Stage, Brighton
Aug 28, 2023
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Wellington Rotary Diner Auction 2023
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Shane Bray
July 29
 
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CHRIS REED
FRANCES
July 20
 
CLAY SAMIS
JANET SAMIS
July 27
 
Join Date
Emily Jacklyn
July 1, 2014
9 years
 
Speakers
Sep 06, 2023 7:00 PM
Shelter Box
Sep 13, 2023 5:30 PM
Special meeting with Campbellford in Campbellford
Sep 20, 2023 7:00 AM
Five Counties Children's Centre
Sep 27, 2023 7:00 AM
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Brighton Rotary News Sept 6 2023
2023
NOTE THAT WE ARE AT A NEW VENUE - FRANK'S CORNER GRILL
 
Members: 10
 
Guests: Terri Lynn and our exchange student Gabriel
 
 
Correspondence:
 
1.DG John Burns weekly news letter. See attached.
2. Circulated couple initial reports from Nika in Poland.
3. Diners and Duffers meeting for 2024 on Wed Sept 20 via Zoom at 7am
4. Spelling Bee meeting Thursday Sept 21 at 7pm
 
 
Smile: blush
 
God and US Presidents
God asks Bush: “What do you believe?”
Bush answers: “I believe in the free market – and the strong American nation
“Very well” says God. “Come sit to my right.”
Next God asks Obama: “What do you believe?”
Obama answers: “I believe in the power of democracy, and equal rights for all.”
“Good,” says God. “You shall sit on my left.”
Finally, God asks Trump: “What do you believe?”
Trump answers: “I believe you are sitting in my chair.”
 
 
Announcements:
  • No regular meeting in Brighton Wednesday Sept 13.
  • We will join Campbellford and Trenton in Campbellford Wednesday September 13th. Doors open at 5pm. Dinner at 6pm
  • Going forward in the fall, plan is to have one evening social meeting a month to replace regular Wednesday morning meeting.
  • .Spring Valley Fun Fair asked Rotary to BBQ Thursday Sept 14. Set up about 4:30 and ready to serve by 5:15pm.
  • Next board meeting will be held at R Emily's home on Tuesday September 19th at 6:30pm
  • We are looking for speakers
  • Bottle drive September 9th. Shifts full with big thanks to R Chris and Steve S who do both shifts plus preparation and disposal..
  • Interclub BBQ on Monday August 28th. We served about 100 people. A success and big thank you to all who helped, especially the cadets. R Chris reported a deficit of about $97 however, he was hoping to make up difference selling some excess alcohol left over.
  • R Emily asked if we should ask KoC to do Coats for Kids as she doesn't have room to store coats they provide. ??? Ask KoC to store coats?
  • Looking to get Gabriel access to gym. YMCA.
  • Foundation Walk Sunday October 15. 10am to about 2pm at Milne Dam Conservation Park, 8251 McCowen Road Markham
  • Rotary Foundation Workshop, Nov 18, 9am to 1:30pm at Oshawa Shrine Club 1626 Simcoe St. North
  • Rotary Leadership Institute levels 1 to 3 via Zoom starting Sept 13, three sessions each level. Recommended for all Rotarians.
  • District Conference in Oshawa Oct 20 to 22.
Song: Home on the Range
 
Sharing Pot: $23 won by R Chris who gave to Gabriel
 
Happy Bucks: wish granted that sleigh finally out of locker and to be converted to chicken coup, Friday to Orono Fair and Blue Rodeo, to be here, success of Interclub, help from Cadets, looking at wife a beautiful woman, Applefest coming up, no particular reason just happy, sisters visit and canning chili and pickles, to have Gabriel here and 16 year old boys all the same whether Canadian or Brasilian.
 
 
Rotary Minute:
 
HIP (Honouring Indigenous People)
 
The Covenant of Nations
HIP continues its support of the The Covenant of Nations: Sacred Wampum gathering.  This is a process to renew and extend traditional peace (or Wampum Belt) agreements among Indigenous Nations. Such a historic meeting has not taken place since pre-colonial times. The old alliances and covenants of peace and friendship encoded within wampum belts will be renewed by the spiritual leaders of these two Nations.
The goal of the Sacred Wampum gathering is to revitalize the original strong, respectful relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabeg Nation to be better able to respond to challenges to nationhood, the environment, and the future of both nations.  The objectives are;
  • Invocation of the Spirit and Ancestors
  • Sharing of Sacred Traditional Knowledge
  • Demonstrate and promote Indigenous values
  • Contributing to the Healing of Mother Earth
  • Transmission of historical, spiritual and cultural knowledge
  • Ceremonial Healing of Nations
  • Creation of Unity Among Nations
  • Creating a movement on Turtle Island
  • Impacting the values and actions of Settler nations
  • Addressing climate change by returning to the land and village life
  • Contributing to the Legacy of Peace
The next step in the Covenant of Nations process is a Traditional Peoples Gathering at Crawford Lake Conservation Area in Milton Ontario on September 15 – 17 2023.  The focus of this meeting will be on youth and will include a wampum teaching day.  This will be an opportunity for our spiritual leaders to meet, talk, share and do their own planning for the Covenant of Nations to follow as a Grand Council in the Longhouse at Onondaga, New York in 2024.
 
Stories
Shelter Box Canada 2023
Ally Buck shared with us virtually from her home in Kingston the latest update from Shelter Box Canada.
 
In 2022 there were 14 Million people displaced due to environmental disasters, war and conflict, or humanitarian crisis.
 
This year we are anticipating a bad hurricane season due to warming climate and warming oceans.
 
Shelter Box is working toward everyone having a home, a shelter. after a disaster. They are able to mobilize quickly, typically within a couple days. They think of shelter as a human right. Need shelter first, then can work to rebuild lives.
 
A big thanks to their partnership with Rotary.
 
Shelter Box started as a Millennium project by a Rotary Club in UK. It is now an independent organization. Rotary clubs around the world provide resources as well as often local knowledge at times.
 
They don't always use the big green boxes. They tailor response and supplies to the situation and need. They source supplies from around the world, locally when possible. They have a permanent warehouse in the Phillipines as they experience frequent disasters, often couple a year due to typhoons. Sourcing locally allows them to support local economy's, often needed after a disaster.
 
Their tents can hold 11 people, or family of 5 with kitchen area. Tents can withstand monsoon winds, can be tailored to cold or hot climates.
 
Often when tent is not needed they use tool kits to help families repair damaged homes. Goal of Shelter Box is to provide what is needed, not things they don't need. The people keep the tools and supplies, including tents when used and can repurpose. Tents often used after they have rebuilt their home to use to start a business.
 
Shelter Box honours donors and supporters through their Hero program
 
There are 4 employees in Canada. Of $1,500,000 raised in Canada, $1,000,000 comes from Rotary. She had a big thank you to Rotary.
 
 
 
 
Service Above Self