Rotary Club of Sackville Bulletin October 6, 2016

 

Dianne chaired the meeting which began with a stirring rendition of “O Canada” (“. . . in all of us command”).  She then gave an account of life on Park Street amid the trucks and mud; water currently comes from a fire hydrant but at least there is no water in the basement.

 

Guests:  Josh introduced Christine and Johnson’s Mills neighbor Susan Briggs.

 

 

Gold Mine Presentation:  Josh and Susan accepted from Dianne a cheque for $562.00 for the Dorchester Food Bank.

 

Birthday:  Marita celebrated a birthday in absentia.

 

 

50 – 50 Draw:  Darrell’s number was drawn but he failed to pick the Nine of Clubs.  The pot now stands at $136.

 

Happy Dollars:  Darrell’s recent trip out west took him as far as Campbell River, but he is glad to be back (?).   Susan F reported on the second refugee family in town; they are settled in an apartment with the help of furniture donated by a member of the Amherst club.    Gayle thanked those involved with last week’s very successful evening meeting for prospective new members, including Pam’s great presentation on Rotary.  This was also a chance to see the AWC at work, as an owl which had been hit by a truck was brought in to be cared for.  Also:  the Food Bank is looking for chest freezers.   Wynn was glad to have participated in his last trial for 2016; he reminded members of the open house for Duncan Allison on 7 October from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m..   Charlie had a great trip to Maine and New Hampshire (the White Mountains), but was very restrained in speaking of his 9 year old twin grandsons.  Pam has completed 8 marathons; the last one for this year will be on Sunday in the Valley.

 

Next Week:  Chair: Jamie;  Introducer: Marita;  Thanker: Trish.  Susan F is down as Greeter but will be in Croatia.

 

Administration:  John announced a bowling evening with Rotaract members on Wednesday 26 October.  Many thanks to Joyce whose home will be the venue for the Christmas party on 8 December.

 

Fund-Raising:  Jamie reported that the Fall Breakfast netted just over $2200 ($400 of that came from the cake !).  Attendance was 337, with ¾ of sales at the door.  Thanks to all who helped.

 

Foundation: Charlie gave advance notice of the in-house auction in aid of the Rotary  Foundation on Thursday 3 November.  Note the date, plan to attend and participate.  Donations of items to sell are sought from all members; the first ones have already been received.

 

President’s Time:  Josh passed on an invitation to attend a meeting of the Port Elgin club on the evening of Thursday 20 October.  Menu: fish chowder; charge $10. A vote showed enough support, given that we can car-pool.  There will therefore be no morning meeting on 20 October.  Josh is shown here next to our new flags.

 

 

Speaker:  Wayne introduced well-known speaker Al Smith who gave a presentation on “The Tantramar Heritage Trust: The First Twenty Years.” 

 

 

The first meeting of the Trust was held on 9 October 1996.  An amazing amount has been accomplished in the last 20 years:  a membership of over 200; 30 books published; a quarterly newsletter The White Fence; a large web site; assets worth $1.7 million; many events and programs.  Al focused especially on the 6 properties now owned by the Trust: The Campbell Carriage Factory Museum built in 1840 and fully restored by the Trust;  The Anderson Blacksmith Shop which replaces an earlier one burned down;  The Boultenhouse Heritage Centre which consists of three buildings – The Boultenhouse House (1842), the Bulmer House (c.1790) and the Anderson Octagonal House (1855) moved to this site in 2012;  The Scoggins Marsh Barn (out of an original 360 barns this is one of only 12 remaining).  These amazing accomplishments have only been possible with the help of generous donors and many volunteers.  Future plans include building up an endowment, and partnering with other organizations in the area.  For fuller information on the work of the Trust go to their web site at heritage.tantramar.com.

 

Gayle expressed thanks to Al on behalf of the club and congratulated the Trust on their achievements.

 

 

The meeting closed with the Four-Way Test.