Members: 12
Guests: Inbound Exchange Student Daniella from the Faro Islands, past exchange student Eloisa, Rotarian's Rob Pope and Bob Conner from Campbellford Club, ADG Shirley Ross from Colborne Club, past Brighton Rotarian Al Shoemaker, Pamela Maloney, Sam Wheeldon and Honourary Jeff Brace
Correspondence:
1. Letter of success stories and general request for support from New Life Women's Home.
2. Card from the Canadian Wheel Chair Foundation - Mobility, Hope, Joy.
3. Request for support from the 2019 Northumberland Salvation Army Appeal.
4. Request for support from Faith's Orphanage.
5. Card from the University Hospital Kingston Foundation.
6. Letter of request from Transition House, the only homeless shelter in Northumberland County. (They are scheduled to speak to us January 10th).
7. Card and thanks for support for their Children's education program from Lower Trent Conservation.
8. General letter requesting support from Youth Unlimited.
Smile:
It is so cold out, R Craig saw a chicken on the road with a 'cape on'.
As a child, R Craig's grandfather gave him a big old book of early Christmas stories. He recently got it out to read and dropped in on his toe. It hurt like the 'Dickens'.
Announcements:.
- Several Rotarians helped with the Christmas Hamper organization this past week.
- No regular meeting Dec 27th.
- Deadline for donations to Rotary Foundation for 2019 tax returns was December 20th. You were to submit to R Chris.
- Plaque honoring past Rotarians at Brighton Health Services Centre has been updated to include Ken Gibson and Hendrick Getkate.
- R Rob Pope thanked the club for donation to St. Marten's program to convert sea containers to temporary accommodations for young people getting out of foster care at 18.
- Pres Daniel presented card and collection to Jake in appreciation of getting up at 5am every Friday to make us breakfast.
- Pres Daniel presented card and collection to Daniella wishing her a Merry Christmas.
- Diners and Duffers books for 2020 have a 1/4 page colour opening for advertisement. Cost = $250. Contact R Chris or R Steve asap if interested.
Upcoming Rotary Events:
- D7070 Birthday Bash for past Rotarian and District Governor Bill Patchet. Bill passed away May 10, 2019. With his passing, we lost a dynamic leader passionate about the Foundation and Polio Plus. There will be a celebration at the Cobourg Best Western, 930 Burnham Street on January 19th from 1 to 3pm. Cost is $10 but you have to register. Go to D7070 web site.
- D7070 Grow Rotary Workshop to be held at Vaughan City Hall, 2141 Major MacKenzie Drive West, Saturday January 18th, 2020 from 8am to 1:30 pm. You have to register through D7070 web site.
- 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 New Years celebration in the Faroe Islands:
She goes to her grandparents village where they take large torches and walk through the village to the beach where there is a large bon fire. They throw their torches into the bigger bon fire.
She did some research to find origin of this tradition, but appears elusive, but some ideas include old Viking sacrifice to gods, or that people put wishes on wood and then burned them. Or possibly just to get rid of old things.
Appears tradition may have changed over years, from individual fires to a communal one, to also including the burning of a boat.
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)
Songs: We were led in traditional carol singing by Pres Daniel. R Liesje distributed noise makers so that everyone could participate as they wished as part of accompaniment / rhythem section.
Sharing: $21.50 won by R Chris who donated it to Foundation.
Happy Bucks: to be here, great meeting, pleasure to have daughter join for breakfast, for Christmas, visiting old club, $1.4 Billion to housing announced, good singing voices, family for Christmas, to be up early enough to see sun come up, fortunate to live in Canada, challenge to invite someone for Christmas dinner who otherwise has no place to go, to meet Sam, to see Eloisa again, being sentimental, good life, happy all the time for blessings, for full room, visitors, Sargent at Arms too soft, to be Canadian, enjoyed singing, 1/2 way through Rotary year, to Halifax next weekend, practice rhythem
Rotary Minute: Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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
