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Bulletin - Jan 4
Posted by Matt Redmond on Jan 04, 2016
The Start: Laurie led the club in the singing of O Canada and Lydia led the club in prayer.
 
Chair Introduction: Lydia Sorflaten - graduated from Acadia in foods and nutrition and spent 30 year before taking an early retirement. Lydia joined Kesso and Rotary around that time and both have enriched her life significantly.
 
Attendance:  56%
 
Fun Fines: Rotarians who did not manage to stay up to midnight to ring in the new year paid thier first fine of 2016
 
Happy Mug: Dave, Mark, Christine, Joanna
 
50/50 Draw: Kirk held the lucky numbers and the first meeting of 2016 must have caught the Joker off guard because he showed up for a change!
 
Member Health: Grant Langford was hospitalized
 
Committee Reports:
  1. Bethel Trust - Al
    • Committee is in place and reviewing suggestions
    • Anyone 
    • Committee hopes to have a report to the club by the end of February
  2. Christmas Index - Mark
    • The index was a tremendous success! Thanks to all who contributed.
    • There is still some work to be done
  3. Yearbook Committee - Dave
    • Yearbooks have been printed and should be distributed Jan 14.
    • Yearbooks will be hand delivered to all sponsors
Program:
Speaker: Chad Norman
Description: Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Sky
 
Additional Information:
Chad has authored a children's book that addressees the subject of bullying that he would like help in publishing for distribution to local schools. Any precedes from book sales would be returned to the community thorough similar organizations.
 
Meg thanked Chad for sharing with the club and for his contributions in literacy to our community.
 
Adjourned: 1:04 pm
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Colchester Christmas Index
Posted by Mark Mason on Dec 24, 2015
Christmas is not always the best time of year for many people, but in Colchester County the Christmas Index Program works hard to make the holiday special. This year the Rotary Club of Truro took leadership of foundation that provides support to over 800 families. The program starts in October with promotions and continues up to Christmas Day. 
Toys, gifts and financial donations come from businesses, families and individuals right up to the week leading to Christmas. Sponsors from the community provide for one to 70 families. Any families without sponsors in early December are provided for by the Christmas Index Program.
 
This year the Index provided toys and a food hamper from the food bank for over 110 families with over 200 children.
 
It takes many hands to make the program a success. The Rotary Club of Truro members stood strong for the challenge. Linking hands and hearts with the overwhelming generosity of the community this year was a wonderful success. Thank you to everyone for taking a moment of your time to make so many children's Christmas morning a joy!
 
Merry Christmas 2015
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New Rotarian Inducted
Posted on Dec 08, 2015
The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to induct Derrick Higgins as a member of the Club. 
 
Derrick grew up in Truro and lived here until he was 19 when he moved away for 2 years to the Valley to live with his father. He moved back to Truro to be closer to his wife to be. He has now been married for 6 years and he and his wife Jamie have a 9 year old daughter and a 5 year old son.
 
Derrick coaches his son’s softball team and is active in his church. He is looking forward to being more active in his community through Rotary.
 
Derrick is a Financial Advisor for Sun Life.  DG Jim Goit is his Club Sponsor.
 
Welcome to Rotary and the Rotary Club of Truro.