Apr 4 (Apr 04, 2016)

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Bulletin - Apr 4

Posted by Matt Redmond on Apr 04, 2016

The Start: Ed led the club in the singing of O Canada and Alana led in a moment of personal spiritual reflection.

Chair: Alana Hirtle

Attendance: 62%

Visitors: Tom Savory, CIBC Commercial Banking / Agriculture manager, was a welcome guest of Jim Gould. Elenore Norrie, a long time friend of the club and former CCWF Chair, was a welcome guest. Jean Morris, Occupational Health Nurse with CEHA, was a welcome guest of Lech Krzywonos.

Happy Mug: Kevin, Brian, Al, Jim, Ed, Joanna

50/50 Draw: Rod Jones found the lucky ticket, but the Joker was not impressed. Rotary Club of Truro's Chase the Joker continues...

Club Notices:

Joanna reported that the DC hospitality suite looking for volunteer bartenders - Jim Gould has volunteered, please contact Joanna if you are interested.
DG Jim Goit shared that Training for Leaders of Clubs (TLC) is being offered on Saturday April 16 at NSCC for incoming club leadership (chairs, treasurers, etc.). Also on April 16, RLI will be in Kentville and there will be a vehicle leaving from Truro. If you are interested in attending contact Jim.
Brain gave an update on the District Conference - all slots are now filled and registration is coming along nicely. There will be reminder email coming out for Rotarians who have not yet registered. Home hosting is now at capacity and because it has been so popular there may be a need more volunteers.
President's report:
- Kevin took an opportunity to welcome our guests
- there will be eggs for sale at the next meeting courtesy of Laurie
- Kevin recently attended a club presentation to Juvenile Diabetes Research Association, see story below

Program:

Speakers: Club President Kevin Quinlan

Topic: RI Theme - Water and Sanitation

In a thought provoking presentation on the commercial use of water from the Salmon River Aquifer, Kevin shared some of the most recent statistics on climate change, pollution, and conservation. His presentation, which was previously delivered to the Municipality of Colchester, centered around the idea that the tremendous volume of water that is extracted from the Salmon River Aquifer each day may present a significant opportunity to generate revenue. A tax levy of just .5 cents per litre could result in yearly revenue of $150,000 which could be used toward green initiatives in the area.

While there is much work to be done, the first step will be bringing an awareness to residents of the area to bring attention to the matter.

Adjourned: 1:04 pm

Club Makes Contribution to JDRF

Posted on Apr 06, 2016

The Rotary Club of Truro made a donation of $10,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Nova Scotia. JDRF Nova Scotia. It's a great cause that affect more people than you'd imagine.

The contribution was one of the first ones made from the Bethel Estate that had recently come to the Club.

Rotary Events Sparks Interest in Joining

Posted by Mark Mason on Apr 07, 2016

Shanthanu Krishnakumar came to Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in the fall of 2014 in the Horticultural Technology degree program. He left the familiarity of his home town of Coimbatore in Southern India to complete his degree at Dalhousie University (Dal AC) in Truro, Nova Scotia.

While at Dal AC, he not only survived all the changes and cultural adjustments, he excelled and grew. He quickly became a leader for the international students and the campus.

His desire to help and appetite for new experiences lead him to seek assistance from the Rotary Club of Truro to attend the RYLA on the Rock conference in the summer of 2015. In his presentation to the Rotary Club of Truro in September 2015 Shanthanu spoke of the great experiences in St. John’s Newfoundland which included, “kissing the cod”! Most importantly Shanthanu promised to get involved in the Rotaract Club in Guelph during his Masters studies.

True to his word Shanthanu has joined the Rotaract Club in Guelph and it is only a matter of time before he makes a positive impact on his new community. The Rotary Club of Truro is pleased to have been able to support Shanthanu in his introduction to Rotary.

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.