The Rotary Club of Acton

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1 The Rotary Club of Acton serving Acton, Rockwood & surrounding areas The Minutes of our Rotary Club Meeting of Tuesday, September 18, 2012 President Dick presided. The Rotary Grace was offered by Rotarian Bill (B) and this was followed by a Toast to the Queen. Fifteen members and one guest were in the house. GENERAL This evening, we had a good turnout, as the club activities pick up. Glenn Cheeseman was welcomed into the club as a new Rotarian, and we look forward to his participation in one or more of our key areas. We were pleased to have Dave Kurdell as our guest. He came to tell us about the Special Olympics curling program that he is starting up at the Acton Curling Club. Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. Buddha SPECIAL OLYMPICS CURLING CLUB Dave Kurdell talked about the Special Olympics curling program that he is heading up in Acton. This will be a special curling league for athletes with intellectual disability, aged 10 or older. Once participants have mastered the fundamentals of the sport, they will start competitive play. Dave pointed out that sponsorship is required to purchase basic equipment (e.g. grippers and helmets) for the program. An initial infusion of about $500 is needed. There will be an open house at the Acton Curling Club on Saturday, September 22 nd, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Page 1

2 WINE AND CHEESE EVENT NOVEMBER 23 Rotarian Bill (B), the committee chairman for the Wine & Cheese event, reported on the status. A meeting of the committee will be held in the near future. A sign design has been created. Rotarian Robert will print the tickets. Meanwhile, the committee will work out further details of the plan. SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 2012/2013 President Dick mentioned that no action had taken place since last meeting. Rotarian Robert will contact Acton High School to set up a meeting. This is even more important because of our requirement to advertise the Python s Pit program so that we can encourage students to apply as contestants. MEMBERSHIP STRATEGY District 7080 has persons available to help individual clubs prepare strategies for attracting and retaining new members. Rotarian Bob (V) has volunteered to help out in this area. There will be more news on this later. Page 2

3 SPEAKER SCHEDULE Rotarians Bruce and Fred will be looking after the recruiting and coordinating of guest speakers this year. Nancy Trott will visit us on October 16 to talk about the Halton Learning Foundation. Chris Charlton has indicated a willingness to come out and talk about his latest book: Cuckoo s Nest. All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Rotary foundation. This is tentatively set for October 30 th. Joanne Coyle will be visiting on November 27 to talk about our progress on our Kumbo project in Cameroon We are looking for more speakers to round out our schedule for this year. GOLF GIVES BACK Rotarian Robert had previously announced that he had received 100 tickets to sell at $20 each. Our club will keep 50% of all proceeds received from the sale of those tickets. All members have now received at least 5 tickets to sell. The draw will be on March 3, Some members indicated that they had had some success in selling tickets. All members are urged to do their best to sell their tickets. PYTHON S PIT A question arose as to the status of our commitment to provide $500 to fund a sponsorship at the Python s Pit event. Rotarians Kim, Robert and Dick have committed person al donations to the club to help to offset the amount committed. Also, the organizing committee has announced that they are ready to receive applications form participants. This puts an onus on our club to make sure our schools are aware of this event. Moved by Rotarian B and seconded by Rotarian Kim that the club pay $500 to buy a sponsorship at the Python s Pit Carried. Page 3

4 ACTON FALL FAIR PARADE Rotarian Peter announced that his presence in the Acton Fall Fair parade, in his vintage Cadillac, with our Citizen of the Year, Julie Conroy, took place without incident. A lot of Acton citizens were reminded of our club and its work. ACTON FIREFIGHTERS BALL An invitation was received from the Acton Firefighters Association for one Rotarian and his guest to attend the Firefighters Ball. Rotarian Fred will be representing us at this event. Moved by Rotarian Bill (B) and seconded by Rotarian Kim that the club pay $500 to buy a sponsorship at the Python s Pit Carried. ROSE BOWL PARADE A request was received from the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee for funds to help pay for the Rotary float in this year s parade. In the pat, we have donated $60 to this cause. Moved by Rotarian Brian and seconded by Rotarian Bill (B) that the club donate $60 to the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee Carried. Page 4

5 ANNUALGOLF TOURNAMENT Rotarian Brian reported that the proceeds from the annual golf tournament, held near the end of August, was approximately $ Congratulations to Rotarian Brian on a job well done!!! 50/50 DRAW The pot has now risen to the incredible amount of $291, and only nine white marbles are left to provide interference for the lone black marble in the bag, Rotarian Bruce won the draw, but fell short when it came to picking the black marble. The pot continues to grow. Will we have a winner next week? With nothing further for the good of Rotary, we stood adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Service above Self Page 5

6 Rotary Club of Acton 2012/13 Position Champions Board 1. President Dick 2. Past President Robert 3. President Elect Bill (B) 4. Secretary Fred 5. Treasurer Robert (B) Champions 1. School Activities Bob & Dick & Robert 2. Membership Dick & Rob (V) 3. Guest Speakers Bruce & Fred 4. Communications Rob (V) & Bill (B) 5. Wine & Cheese Bill (B) & Robert & Dick 6. Spring Gala Brian & Bill (B) 7. Hands Up Herb & Bruce 8. Python s Pit Robert, Dick & Rob (V) 9. Newsletter Dick & 10. Dreams Take Flight Dick & Peter & Bill (V) 11. New Fund Raisers Dick & 12. Citizen of the Year Bob & 13. Golf Tournament Brian Page 6

7 Rotary Club of Acton Tentative Event Schedule 2012/2013 Date Rotarian Responsible Guest Speaker Speech Subject 4 Sep 12 Business Meeting 11 Sep Sep 12 Robert Dave Kurdell Special Olympics Curling 25 Sep 12 2 Oct 12 Business Meeting 9 Oct Oct 12 Nancy Trott Halton Learning Foundation 23 Oct Oct 12 Bruce & Fred Chris Charlton Cuckoo s Nest 6 Nov 12 Business Meeting 13 Nov Nov 12 MEETING BEFORE THE ANNUAL WINE AND CHEESE 23 Nov 12 WINE & CHEESE EVENT 27 Nov 12 Herb Dodds Joanne Coyle Progress on Cameroon project 4 Dec 12 Business Meeting 11 Dec Dec 12 POKER \ SHRIMP Night??? Location TBD 25 Dec 12 CHRISTMAS DAY NO MEETING!!! 1 Jan 13 NEW YEAR S DAY NO MEETING!!! 8 Jan 13 Business Meeting 15 Jan Jan Jan 13 5 Feb 13 Business Meeting 13 Feb Feb Feb 13 5 Mar 13 Business Meeting 12 Mar Mar Mar 13 2 Apr 13 Business Meeting 9 Apr Apr Apr 13 Page 7