Posted by Wayne Harper on May 24, 2018
 
              Pictures by Pam Harrison
 
Wynn was in the Chair today.
  I am sure many members did not know that Wynn was originally a teacher in Digby NS - specializing in Phys-Ed.  He was an accredited coach on basketball and an umpire in soccer.  A few years into his teaching career, his dad asked him to join the firm as a lawyer.  In his first year of law school, his dad was promoted to a judge and Wynn was tasked with getting someone to run his dad's office.  Once graduated he moved to Sackville as is now a practicing lawyer.
Our "mini-Rotarian", Mariah Inglis accompanied Mom Louise to breakfast.  Also joining as an guest was Gordon Kline, from Dorchester School.  We had three visiting Rotarians today.  From Calgary Fish Creek Club, we welcomed Henry Dunfield.    Henry's Club is a supper club comprised of 30 members.  This years District Governor is from their Club, minimizing the travel time to the District Conference.  Like Sackville, they raise moneys for special projects - building homes in Mexico.  From Florida's Lakeside Rotary Club, Sharon Meldrum was visiting and from the Moncton Club, Chris Nagle attended what he thinks may be many meetings as he attends some courses in town.
Makeups this week came from the Gold Mine committee and the Board meeting last night.
There were no Pin Pal stories and Bill will celebrate his birthday on Saturday the 26th, doing what he likes - babysitting his grandson in Ottawa.
     In the 50 / 50 draw, Ove was looking for the Queen of  .  While he drew a  it was the Eight.  Close but no $80.
Guest Henry led the Happy Dollars as he was very pleased to have attended the meeting...........Dianne skipped church last Sunday and she and Frank went to the Wild Caraway Restaurant in NS and ran into President John and wife Gemey.  This could have been a Pin Pal story except neither were wearing their pins...........Wynn was 2 times happy and he agreed with Henry that one meets the loveliest people in Rotary.  He also alluded to now walking 2.3 kms a day.............Pam was pleased to invite members to contribute to Port Elgin's Walk-a-thon, which the club did to the tune of $159.............Guest Gord was happy to praise the Club for all we do in area communities...........Susan was happy that she and Dave are once again empty nesters as Colin is off to working at a summer camp............    George was happy as he and Dale will be hosting and guiding a bus load of tourists from the US on a walking tour of Sackville............Guest Sharon was happy that Wynn is on the mend and she is going away with "the girls" for a quiet time.  Right!!!.............Louise was happy that Mariah will be in another ballet this weekend.
The Duty Roster for Next Week is:
Chair - Pam subbing for Bill
Greeter - Wynn subbing for Bill
Introducer - George
Thanker - Morgan
Next week's speaker is Laura Reinsborough talking on school food.
There was no big winner in this week's Gold Mine Draw.  However our Charity-of-the-Week recipient - Dorchester Consolidated School was represented.  Here Gordon Kline accepts a cheque for $603 from Rotarian Patricia Belliveau.
In committee reports, Susan reminded members who have not signed up for the Salem Send-Off to do so soon.  The event is on June 16th.  There is no meetings this coming week.
 Pam introduced Stacey Merrigan as someone who lives up to Rotary's Code on Conduct.  This was Stacey's Classification talk and she decided to tell who she was through pictures.  She is most proud of May 11, 2017, the day she became a Rotarian.  She chose our Club as we seem to have the most fun.  
Stacey's parents were married in 1974 and she was born soon after.  She has 2 brothers and one sister.  Growing up outside Windsor NS, he eventually attended Mount Allison and met future hubby Paul.  They married 10 days before graduating in 1999 and were in Newfoundland the very next day.  There they raised their family of two boys - James who is 16 and Tolkin who is 14 years old.
    Her hobbies are crochet, theatre and photography.  In crochet she likes to use used sweater yarn and urged members to donate any old sweaters they may have.  In law school she started an improv theatre group and has been involved in photography since she was 14 years-of-age.  As a teenager she won provincial awards for her photos and plied this knowledge into a newspaper job in Newfoundland and eventually in Moncton after moving to Sackville.  She has retired from the newspaper photography, concentrating these days in close-up photography.  She involves herself in social issue - namely mental health and LGBTQ rights through volunteerism.  Her husband Paul suggested she go to law school and she agreed after researching the subject.  As a lawyer currently, she spends a lot of time in court, wearing a used set of Robes from a former lawyer now a judge.
Dianne thanked Stacey for an interesting talk.  She will buy a book and donate it in Stacey's name to a local library.
 
The meeting concluded with the 4-Way-Test.
 
 
 
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