Photographer: Pam Harrison
Chairman Ove was all smiles, as was guest Claire who was with her mum, this week’s Gold Mine Draw winner.
50-50 Draw: Wayne was not so happy after drawing the Queen of Diamonds, not the 8 of Clubs. The pot of $26 carries forward to next week.
Visiting Rotarian: Pat Perry - we hope to see her back again.
Make-ups: George reported that he had breakfast at the Amherst club on Monday at 12 noon, along with Pam and Charlie (who happened to be the speaker).
Birthdays: Ove skipped the chair’s introductory remarks but could not avoid birthday greetings. He did not disclose his age, but did reveal that he is now counting backwards. Claire was happy to tell us that in two days she will be 8 years old. Both were suitably serenaded.
Happy Dollars: Ove and Pat are heading to their cottage in the Laurentians for two weeks. Louise is also off to the cottage for two weeks. Dianne was in a golf tournament and got a birdie (if you know what that means); a cousin is visiting and they had a trip to Lunenburg. Wayne is happy that we have a new mike, though it took him an hour and a half to figure out how it works.
Gold Mine Draw: Tara Shipley, along with Claire, was happy to receive a cheque for $2,240; Trish made the presentation.
Next Week: 3 August 2017. Chair: Sandy; Greeter: Joyce; Introducer: Wynn; Thanker: Dianne. Speaker: Melody Petlock – “Daybreak Program.”
Rotary Bell: Pam took her Rotary bell to the Amherst club on Monday and made her pitch for raising $150 from 10 clubs as part of the Canada 150 celebration. The 23 Rotarians present contributed $325. There’s still time to contribute to our target – let’s not let Amherst get the better of us !
Pam also announced that the Charlottetown club will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sunday 1 October. The President of RI will be there. Guests are invited to the dinner at 6 p.m. in the Confederation Centre; cost is $75.
Speaker: Last week we saw part of the video by former Alberta MLA Doug Griffiths entitled “13 Ways To Kill A Community” (also the title of a book he has written). #1 – Don’t have quality water; #2 – Don’t attract business. We missed #3 – Ignore your youth, but were able to see #s 4 through 13.
#4 – Deceive yourself about your real needs and values (communities need to “re-pot” themselves). #5 – Shop elsewhere (don’t patronize local shops; shopkeepers – give people a reason to shop locally). #6 – Don’t paint (beautification pays off). #7 – Don’t co-operate (synergy is important). #8 – Live in the past ( be NIMBYs and CAVEs – citizens against virtually everything). #9 – Ignore your seniors (they make great volunteers and spend money in the community). #10 Reject everything new (don’t learn from other people’s failures, learn from their successes). #11 – Ignore outsiders (especially immigrants who can make a great contribution). #12 – Become complacent - (success is a baton race). #13 – Don’t take responsibility (it’s much easier to blame others).
Thanks to Louise for suggesting the video, and to Bill and Wayne for overcoming the technical difficulties.
Gold Mine Draw: Tracey Rose collected a cheque for $559.50 from Dale on behalf of the Tantramar Family Resource Centre.
The meeting closed with the Four-Way Test.
