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Bulletin - Mar 21

Posted by Jim Goit on Mar 22, 2016

The Start: Chair for the day Mark Mason led the club in the singing of O Canada and in a moment of personal spiritual reflection.

Chair: Mark Mason

Attendance: 48%

Visitors: Rotarians: DGN Don Sword and Rotarian Norm Cook from the Rotary Club of Avalon Northeast joined us. Speaker Leo Rovers, Jo Pinto and Steve Ellis were introduced.

Happy Mug: Jim Goit, Jim Gould, Mark

50/50 Draw: Club visitor Norm Cook produced the lucky ticket, but the Joker was elusive yet again. The pot continues to build.

Club Notices:

Jim reported that the SitSki had arrived and the presentation went well. A good story on the project appeared in Monday's Truro Daily News as well as on the internet.

Program:

Speakers: Leo Rovers, Steve Ellis and Jo Pinto

Topic: Guatemala Stove Project.

Leo Rovers and a group from Truro have gone to Guatemala for several years to build stoves in small villages. The stoves have evolved over the years based on their experiences in building them and have evolved into what is known as the "Leo Stove". The use of these stoves greatly improves air quality in "homes."

Each year a team of volunteers joins Leo and travels to Guatemala at their own expense to build more stoves. Over the years a trust has developed within the community for their work. They are helping the local people in other ways as well.

Clean water is an issue for people in this area and the group has introduced a simple two bucket system with a clay filter to remove impurities. Additionally, Steve Ellis has used his medical skills in assisting individuals with issues such as pneumonia - so easily treated in North America but, with no medical help nearby and very little money, a very different situation for those living in rural areas of Guatemala.

The presentation was heartfelt and stirring. The team has been successful in fund raising but are always looking for additional support and volunteers.

Garth Coffin thanked the group on behalf of the club.

Adjourned: 1:05 pm

Another New Member Inducted

Posted on Mar 22, 2016

Another new member was inducted into the Rotary Club of Truro at their club meeting on March 21st.

David Eisener is a Commercial Account Manager at the Truro branch of Scotiabank. He has been with Scotiabank since 2008 in increasingly responsible roles. He has a BComm and an MBA- CMA from St. Mary's University.

David's club sponsor is Dave Mills. District Governor Jim helped with the induction.

Welcome David.

Club Completes District Grant with Delivery of SitSki to Wentworth.

Posted by Jim Goit on Mar 22, 2016

The Rotary Club of Truro helped the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) – NS purchase a new SitSki for use by disabled skiers at Ski Wentworth. CADS –NS has been teaching skiing to disabled people for many years at Ski Wentworth. Disabled people can ski using CADS equipment available at the ski hill. The cost to own the adaptive equipment is prohibitive to most disabled skiers and as the demand for CADS lessons is growing every season, the program needed to have one more adult SitSki to meet that demand.

The Rotary Club of Truro authored a successful District grant project and matched the $1,500 that the District provided for a total contribution of $3,000. The CADS-NS group paid the balance of the $5500 project cost.

The new adult Sit Ski from Mountain Man Equipment in Montana was added to the existing fleet of older models resulting in a 25% expansion of overall capacity. As the new unit is larger, it can be used with heavier clients who are currently not able to ski safely at Ski Wentworth.

The CADS-NS organization and the individual skiers at Ski Wentworth expressed their gratitude to Rotary for assisting in the purchase of the SitSki. The volunteer organization has limited funding of it's own. A Rotary decal was placed on the SitSki as well as on the building where all the SitSkis are kept as a reminder of the contributions by Rotary.

The project is just one more example of the role that Rotary clubs can play in assisting various segments of our community.

From left, Jim Goit, Rotary Club of Truro and District Governor, Ed McQuillan, chairman of the Nova Scotia division of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing, Ski Wentworth President and General Manager Leslie Wilson, and Hiro Ozawa,

CADS certified ski instructor at Ski Wentworth.