December 5, 2016 Bulletin
Opening/Chair: Tom Savary was chair of the day (the first time for the Rotary Club of Truro) and he asked Alana to lead the group in the singing of O Canada. This was followed by the moment of personal reflection.
50/50: Kevin had the right ticket (only the second time in 11 years he said) however he drew an ace and not the joke so he'll have to wait for the next time.
Visitors/Guests: Rotarian Kevin Armstrong from the Rotary Club of Sydney Sunrise was a welcome guest as well as the speaker for the day.
Member Health: No report.
Happy Mug: There were several happy Rotarians today including:
- Kevin Quinlan who was happy to be home from NL. He was also happy for a new grand daughter as well as a recent visit to Cuba with his brother.
- Richard was also glad to be back from the south where he had played some golf on the famous Pinehurst course. He was also happy to have spent quality time with his daughter.
- Jim Gould was happy to have recovered from some health issues and announce his taking on the role of Assistant Governor for Northern and Central Nova Scotia.
- Ryan was happy for some quality family time
- Joanna was happy for some great hugs from her son.
Announcements:
- Derrick announced that the Tribal run had made some $1100 for the Christmas Index that was going to be matched. He also reported that the Index site was setup and ready to go. Toys and gifts were still coming in but they were in need of items for teens. Note: Next week's meeting will be at the Index site on the east of the Truro Center Mall, next to Money Mart.
- Barbara reported that the committee responsible for Adventures in Citizenship had met and were actively searching for applications. If Rotarians have ideas for advertizing the opportunity, the committee would be pleased for the help.
President's Report: President Ted had previously notified members about the passing for Rotarian Ed's partner Marie. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 9th at Immaculate Conception Church and he was hoping to have some reserved seating for Rotarians.
Speaker:
Kevin Armstrong is a member of the Rotary Club of Sydney Sunrise and former Assistant Governor for Cape Breton. The Rotary Clubs in the Sydney area have cooperated for the past two years on hosting a local Ribfest. Kevin is co-chair of the event and he outlined for the members present, his experience with this fundraiser.
The Ribfest is a major community event in the Sydney areas and he explained how it started and what they had learned from the past two years experience. They have underestimated the attendance for both years and have nearly run out of food. Community support was great.
In his presentation he explained how the event was organized. Rotary depends on the support and cooperation with other organizations such as Kinsman as well as of friends and community volunteers from outside Rotary. They have about 40 sponsors including the Membertou First Nation.
The committee starts to plan about 10 months ahead of the 3 day event. There are several revenue streams including raffles, donations and sponsorships. The majority for funds go to Hospice in Sydney but there is also other revenues for the clubs for other purposes. There are lots of jobs for everyone. He said that Rotary netted about $40,000 for Hospice from the event.
Kevin stated that cooperation and promotion are both important elements for success with Ribfest.
Christine thanked Kevin on behalf of the club.
Attendance: 62%
Closing: Tom closed the meeting at 1:00 pm.
