Getting Ready for our AGM
If you are interested in an executive position, let Ariane of Jacinthe know by November 30. If you are unable to attend on December 4 you need to fill out a
proxy form to give the executive the ability to act on your behalf. Click on the link and follow the instructions.
To prepare, get your makeups in so that we can see what everyone is doing.
Have You Paid Your Dues?
You should have paid at least half of the $250 dues for the year if you were a member on July 1. The next quarterly payment is due on January 1. You can check you own account, but do not alter accounts page on website. That is up to David.
More Club News
We'd like to welcome Barry Rowland from St. Lazare. Barry was referred to us by the president-elect of Cataraqui-Kingston. It shows other clubs are beginning to realize our existence. More about Barry next week.
The club website has had an update. There’s a new look, a DisCon collage, and lots of pictures all over the different pages. Recordings of meetings have been moved to a page of their own. Look under the About Us tab.
Council on Resolutions, click on link for full document. The resolutions for the 2018 Council on Resolutions have been transmitted and published. To begin reviewing the proposed resolutions, please go to:
my.rotary.org/cor/vote. Resolutions are available for all Rotarians to read.
Unfortunate Polio Update
Documents to Check
There is a document in our Documents section about how fake emails and social media accounts are targeting Rotarians. Take the time to read that article. Find out about ShelterBox and how to prepare for November, The Rotary Foundation month.
There's a
letter from Barry Rassin, the President of Rotary International and the Trustee Chair of The Rotary Foundation, Ron Burton.
Several newsletters have also been added
Fundraising
Yes, I know, our club does not do fundraisers. However, we often have the opportunity to work with other clubs and raise some funds for our club because we get a cut. We also get makeup credit for the time we spend.
Recent fundraisers have been in Cornwall for roses and Cornwall Sunrise for mums. Now we are getting into calendars for West Ottawa. This is by far the best deal for us because we get $10 for every calendar sold. Len Goddard is looking after members in the Ottawa area, and Ariane will look after the Cornwall area. So far, most of the Cornwall calendars have been sold. Anyone from the Montreal or Kingston area wanting calendars, let us know so we can make delivery arrangements. Next up is also the Cornwall Club with Christmas hams. If you want any, let me know.
Foundation Month
While Foundation donations are voluntary, I would really like you to consider making a donation in the month of November. Our Foundation chair, Curry Wood, mentioned in a recent letter to all of us that we don’t have any weekly meals to buy or weekly fees, fines or Happy Dollars. Perhaps you could consider a monthly donation to the Foundation in lieu of these expenses. If you are already making a regular gift to the Foundation it is greatly appreciated.
At the very bottom of our
Documents page your will find Rotary Direct Canada or Rotary Direct USA that tell you how to go about making a regular Rotary donation.
Our club can easily receive a Foundation banner for Every Rotarian Every Year. It means that every Rotarian in the club has donated.
The Rotary Foundation Weekly Messages - WEEK 20
ROTARY'S POLIO CHALLENGE
Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an extension of their existing fundraising partnership that could generate up to US$525 million in new money for polio eradication as the global effort to end this crippling disease enters its critical endgame phase.
Under the new agreement, announced before an audience of more than 20,000 Rotary members from 160 countries gathered in Lisbon for the humanitarian group’s annual convention, the Gates Foundation will match 2 for 1 every new dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication up to $35 million per year through 2018!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ROTARY AND LEVERAGING YOUR GENEROSITY!
November 27 is Giving Tuesday!
