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Upcoming Events
Brighton Rotary Board Meeting
Pat's home
May 22, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Big Give
King Edward Park
Jun 02, 2018
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Brighton Rotary Golf Tournament
Barcovan Golf Club
Jun 18, 2018
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
No Frills Eat Together
No Frills
Jun 22, 2018
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Presidents BBQ
R Dan Thompson's home
Jul 17, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jeff Pearsall
May 23
 
Spouse Birthdays
Patricia
May 28
 
Anniversaries
Ricardo Melendro
Patricia
May 13
 
Join Date
Henry Getkate
May 24, 2013
5 years
 
Speakers
May 25, 2018
Girl Guides Trip to East Coast 2018
Jun 01, 2018
Club Visioning
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Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
ClubRunner
News
Brighton Rotary News May 18 2018
Members: 11
 
Guests:
 
Correspondence:
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Announcements:
  • Thank you to R Mark and Murray for looking after Spring Valley BBQ.
  • Bar B Q Season
    • Big Give at King Edward Park June 2, 10am to about 3pm. Rotary to provide 600 hotdogs and give away
    • No Frills Eat Together event June 22, request from Mike and Lori to assist. R Patty says noon to 4pm. We just cook.
  • Diners and Duffers books - please return money to Treasurer.
  • New Gazebo contract tendered.
  • RLI June 9th at Centennial College - all levels.
  • Brighton Rotary Golf Tournament at Barcovan June 18, 2018. We will limit teams to 18 only. Go out and get sponsors and teams for this important Club social and fundraiser. Brighton Tire will sponsor hole in one. R Victoria urged members to sign up teams and sponsors.
  • Club President's Bar B Q date changed to July 17th at R Dan Thompson's home.
  • Street Dance will be July 28th.
  • Interclub BBQ - August 20 at Proctor Park. Campbellford Rotary will bring trailer with 180 chairs, 30 x 6' tables and lots of other stuff.
  • Applefest Food Booth - September 29
  • R Victoria proposed Octoberfest Dance October 12 possible.
  • District Conference next year to be held in Wellington October 27th. 'Rotary Reunion'. Register in D7070 web site, also opportunity to host fellow Rotarian from away.
  • Opportunity for young people (age 13 and older), either exchange students, interactors or Rotaractors to participate as flag bearers at RI Convention in Toronto June 24th. The have to be available June 23 for rehearsals. For more info if you have a candidate, see Pres Steve.
  • Next Board meeting May 22 at R Pat's home. 6:30 pm.
  • R Ricardo is looking for host families for coming year.
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Happy Bucks:  to be at Harbourview, daughter moving to Brighton, long weekend, classification talk, campaign, golf season.
 
 
Rotary Minute:
 
Emmy's Bucket List
Christmas and Fairs
Join different sports
Blue Jay game
Concerts
Wonderland in Toronto
Riding a forest trail in the fall
Fire a firework in daylight
Skiing
Try surfing
Joining YMCA
Stories
Jeff Wheeldon Classification Talk
 
R Jeff grew up in Okanagan region of British Columbia, near Vernon. He went to bible college in Abbotsford at age 20.
 
He went to the Czech Republic at the end of Bible College
 
He took a counseling course and switched to biblical theology. He met Andrea about this time.
 
He worked for a summer in Fort McMurray.
 
He married Andrea in Belleville. He worked at Sobey's as security guard. While living in Toronto he came to respect the stories of other people.
 
They moved to Manitoba for Andrea's job. Jeff did a Masters degree in Ethics. He learned that to serve God, you need to serve people.
 
His faith led to politics and in 2013 he became involved in the Green Party. He started the Riding Association in Manitoba.
 
In January 2016, they moved to Brighton because they felt their son Sam needed his grandparents. They have chosen Brighton to put down roots.
 
Jeff has worked at a factory and now is a Real Estate Agent.
 
They have a second son who is 1 1/2.
 
Service Above Self