Brighton Rotary Service Wheel Sept 6 2023 (Sep 08, 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:

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.