July 10, 2017 Bulletin
Opening/Chair: Treasurer Les Mosher was chair today and he has president Alana to lead the group in the singing of O Canada. This was followed by a moment of personal reflection.
Visitors/Guests: There were a few guests today:
- Mike Mao who is Lydia's son in law and her technical assistant for the day.
- Darlene Stevenson from the local ACOA office was Alana's guest.
- Trinkie Coffin, wife and guest of Garth.
Member Health: Past President Ted reported that his son had been up and walking and although it was going to be a long road to recovery, things were looking brighter.
Happy Mug: There were a group of happy Rotarians today including Ted, Lloyd, Kirk, Jim Goit and Richard
50/50: Judy Nicholson had the winning ticket but missed the joker, so the pot builds.
Announcements and Reports:
- Judy announced the summer social to be held on August 13 at the home of Richard and Marilyn Bowness on Shortt's Lake. Please see and respond to the invitation.
- President Alana announced that she would like to have the Swim for Polio across Shortt's Lake again this year and that the morning of Aug 13th would likely be a good time. A separate invitation and pledge sheets for that has been developed by Lydia. Swimmers and others attending please register.
- There was still time to register interest for the visit to Camp Tidnish and walk in the Truro Pride Parade on July 29th. Please register ASAP or let Alana know if you are going to one of the events.
- Jim announced that there were some changes coming to the Clubrunner website and our club was involved with a early beta test so people may notice some modifications and new featrues in the next few weeks. He would provide a demo when it had stabilized a bit. It is important to respond to the Event invites as that was part of the new member engagement tracking system.
Speaker: Our own Lydia Sorflaten was the speaker giving the group an inside look at her recent CESO mission to Ethiopia during March and April of 2017.
With the skillful use of slides and a personal account of the places she and her husband Allan went and the people they met, she was able to help the club understand the powerful effect that even seemingly minor contributions can make to people's lives. She described the spirit of entrepreneurship that they encountered, particularly among women in the country. Lydia and Allan were able to help foster the further development of business through coursework that they provided.
Lydia also found a Rotary connection to her work in Addis and explained how Rotarians were helping to develop the people of the country.
Laurie thanked Lydia on behalf of the group for all she does.