Attend in October!

Tues Oct 2 we hosted to Rotary guests from the Brantford club:  Vido Agriesti and Paul Oddi came to invite us to attend District 7090 Conference in Brantford Oct 12-14 - free registration!  Vido told me a story of when he was a new member of Rotary and selling raffle tickets.  He approached a man who was unkempt and stooped in appearance and the man purchased a whole book of tickets, saying, I was a cripple but Rotary gave me legs so I can walk!  That is the day that Vido changed from being a member of a club to being a Rotarian.

Come early on Tues. Oct 9th to hear an update from Jennifer McKillop and Tom Elgersma from the FUN school of Music!

Hats off to our October pod who have lined up excellent programs and speakers for each Tuesday:  Paul, Ross, Maria, Peter, Lisa and Craig.  We are thinking about Rotary International Foundation all through October, and Paul Ke will be doing a spotlight on the Foundation each week in October. 

I will be looking for speaker ideas from my November pod:  Barb, Patty, Thomas, Keith, and Marshall.  Please click on the link for "speakers" and you will see all the speakers on our club website.

We are thrilled that our Club is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its charter this fall!! We are planning a special social to celebrate! Our local wine connoisseur, Keith Penfold, will be providing some wine and a wine-pairing presentation and our club will provide appetizers, $10 per person, Club Members and spouses are invited. Mark the date Thursday Oct. 11 and be sure come and bring your spouse!  Details are on our club website under "Events". 

We are very thankful that our Gala Committee has already begun its work and we are committed to making this a success on Feb.23rd  Speak to them if you have thoughts about our charity to support this year, about sponsorships, raffle items, or ticket sales.

As a followup to our presentation from Laurie Flasko, our club has agreed to sponsor her presentation to the community in Grimsby. The Education Foundation of Niagara is organizing and promoting this presentation on Wed. October 17 from 7 - 9 pm at Grimsby Secondary School to achieve our Peace Through Service objective.  Hope you can come!

We will be having a year-end social for our club at the Lake House Restaurant on Friday November 30th.  Plan to attend and bring a spouse or friend.  We will do a surprise gift exchange ($10 limit).

Members are reminded that annual club dues were payable to our Treasurer in July.

Looking forward to an exciting month of Rotary!