Sept 24, 2018 Bulletin

Opening/Chair: Lech Krzywonos was the chair for today's meeting, which was held at the NSCC. He asked Ed to lead the group in the singing of O Canada.  This was followed by a moment of personal reflection.
 
Visitors/Guests: Matthew Hunter joined us once again, this time with his mother Maura.
 
Adam Harris, from the Burchall MacDougall firm, also joined us for another meeting. 
 
Our guest speaker Sunday Atara Abraham Agyekum brought his two younger brothers who are from Nigeria and attending school in Moncton. This was their first Rotary experience and we were happy to have them join us! 
 
 
Speaker: Sunday Atara Abraham Agyekum was our guest speaker for today's meeting.
 
Sunday has been a Rotarian for the past 4 years and for 3 consecutive years, he was the Director of Public Image for the Rotary Club of Cape Coast Central from 2015 to 2018. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and has attended 4 District Conferences and two International Conventions; South Korea 2016 in Seoul and Toronto, 2018.
 
Sunday migrated to Canada this past January as a Permanent Resident to join his wife Ellen who is a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Moncton City Hospital. They are expecting a baby boy in October.
 
Prior to his coming to Canada, he worked as the Corporate Affairs Manager of Groupe Nduom, a multi-national company with over 50 companies in Ghana, Togo, Liberia, UK, and the United States. Currently, Sunday is enrolled in two programs, Supply Chain and Logistics at Eastern College and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management at Crandall University, both in Moncton.
 
Sunday shared with us the wonderful work his Club of Cape Coast Central has accomplished in the past four years since beginning their Rotary Journey.
 
The Cape Coast Central Club has 35 members, 21 male and 14 female. It belongs to District 9102 which is comprised of clubs from Benin, Niger, Togo, and Ghana. The district has a total 96 clubs and 2465 members.
 
 
Annually they have five projects, these include Health screenings, Handwashing campaign in schools, book donations, food item donations, and a car wash fundraiser. 
 
They've also completed five major projects since starting their club. These include:
  • The renovation of the dining hall at the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind.
  • The construction of a Sanitation project in a rural farming community in Ghana, in partnership with Rotary Club of Essex, Ontario.
  • The donation of an SUV Ambulance in partnership with Rotary Club of Bad Driburg Germany to St. Martin Du Porris Hospital in Ekwe, Western Region.
  • Medical Equipment and renovation of Elmina Urban Hospital with Association of Ghana Women, Atlanta Georgia, USA. 
The current project that the Cape Coast Central Rotary Club is focusing on is fundraising to build a boarding facility for the Aboom School for Special Needs. Currently, many students who attend this school travel a great distance and transportation is a real issue. The land has been acquired and now the club is focused on raising money to build a facility that can house a minimum of 200 children. They are sharing their cause with other Rotary Clubs, in hopes of partnering. 
 
It was amazing to hear Sunday share just a little bit about the Cape Coast Central Club in Ghana. It is remarkable to see what they've been able to accomplish in such a short time. Thank you for sharing your story Sunday!
 
Member Health: no Reports
 
Announcements and Reports: 
  • The Musical Instruments have been installed at Civic Square. Jane shared that she played them on her way to work this morning!
     
  • Bollywood Night: What a great night! Jim Gould shared the success of the evening. Everyone really seemed to enjoy two new additions, the Heads n' tails game, and the White Plate Special. The Silent Auction grew once again this year. Great job Laura! Jane did a terrific job co-hosting! Thank you to the entire committee who helped make the 5th Annual Bollywood Night the best one yet! The evening was only a few tickets short from selling out. 
     
  • Lech informed everyone that Kirk will be available for new and updated headshots at next week's meeting.
 
President's Report: no President's Report at today's meeting.
 
Happy Mug: no happy mugs at today's meeting.
 
50/50: no 50/50 at today's meeting
 
Closing: 1:25 p.m.
Stories
Bollywood Event Great Success
The 5th annual Bollywood night held September 21st was another great success.  Hours and Hours of planned paid off with wonderful support from the community.  Some 22 Rotarians took part in the evening many volunteering for tasks such as taking tickets, selling bracelets and managing the silent auction.  Jane did a great job again as co-MC this year.  The food was fabulous and the feeling of the crowd was wonderful.
 
Thank you to everyone for a great event.
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Bollywood NightPresident Ryan with Om and MeenaJudy, Carmella and Daniel
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Lloyd hams it up!Our dancer 

Jyotsna Srija Challa

Jim and Anna take a break
from selling bracelets
 
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Thank you to Bollywood Night Sponsors
The Bollywood evening was generously supported by the following sponsors.  Thank you.
 
 
   
 
 
Fall Session of Rotary Training Coming in October 
There will be a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary as well as sharpen you leadership skills at the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) that will be held this fall in Truro.
 
The  session will be held in Truro on October 27th at the NSCC Truro campus starting at 9:00am.    
 
Members are encouraged to register early for the appropriate Part.  You can find out more about the Institute by checking out their website or by asking Jim or Barbara Goit. 
 
The Rotary Club of Truro has one of the highest percentage of members who have taken an RLI course of any club in the region and we're lucky that it it happens regularly right here in town.  Invest in yourself and Rotary be coming out to an RLI session.
 
Upcoming Speakers
Oct 01, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - Ed Macdonald
Oct 08, 2018 5:30 PM
No Meeting due to Holiday
Oct 15, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - Rod Jones
Oct 22, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - Jim Gould
Oct 29, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair -Al Cooze
Nov 05, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - Tom Savary
Nov 12, 2018 5:30 PM
No Meeting due to Holiday
Nov 19, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - Ken Macdonald
Nov 26, 2018 12:00 PM
Chair - TBA
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Upcoming Events
Oct 2018 Directors Meeting
Oct 02, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Oct Club Social / Reception with RLI Participants
Best Western Truro - Glengarry
Oct 26, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Nov 2018 Directors Meeting
Nov 06, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Sam Abushenaf
September 1
 
Mike Hanes
September 4
 
Joanna McGowan
September 9
 
Al Cooze
September 10
 
Brian Matthews
September 21
 
Keith Gillis
September 21
 
Sarah Boss
September 28
 
Anniversaries
Lech Krzywonos
Tari Krzywonos
September 2
 
Audrie-Jo McConkey
Mike McConkey
September 3
 
Ken MacLean
Sharon
September 3
 
Ken Banks
April Banks
September 14
 
Matt Redmond
Amy Redmond
September 25
 
Paul Clark
Anne Toole
September 29
 
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Clyde Weldin
September 1, 1976
42 years
 
Jim Goit
September 12, 2005
13 years
 
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