Meeting Date: May 16, 2022, at the Anglican Hall.
President Jeff opened the meeting at 6:35 pm. After the national anthem, grace, and dinner, plus thanking the ACW for the dinner, Jeff started the business meeting.
Program:
1. Kees: Updated Strategies
- Kees went over the progress in his Updated Strategy, with many members handing in
- their ideas
- In response to a question, Kees said that the average # of members in clubs in D6380 is 25-30; 75% of members are tech-savvy, and there are a couple of big clubs as well as a few e-clubs
- Our club is very respected for the work we do but is the only one in C-K with no new members
- Kees explained what is now required to continue work on the strategy
- When he has as much input from us as possible, then he will put it onto a spreadsheet and we can proceed
- Those who hadn’t completed theirs are asked to have them to Kees by Monday, May 23rd
2. Jeff: Update on the Scout Hut proceedings
- Work is being done to get the hut in the Scouts’ name for insurance purposes
- Council has agreed with the next stage, which would see Rotary and Kiwanis share the building
- This is all in the discussion stage; waiting for the C-K lawyers to get back to both clubs
- The Scouts continue to use the Hut
- There might be a new sign with Rotary and Kiwanis on it
- Kiwanis could look after leasing/running it for 3 years and then re-evaluate how things stand
3. Kees: Update on the Scrap Metal.
- The last cheque was about $3000
- By next week’s end, it may be full again
4. Kees: Update on last Saturday’s “Rotary Information” Seminar.
- Lots of presenters, but almost nobody there from the public
- It needs to be better advertised
- It was in the Independent, but perhaps newcomers don’t read it
- Better ways to contact new families who have moved to town
- Paul will contact them and ask if they want feedback since we had some to offer
Committees:
1. Paul: Update on the Adventure in Citizenship
- Paul was worried that our candidate hadn’t been accepted, but after several tries at contacting AIC, Liam did receive information about the weekend, so all appears to be good.
- It is May 27th – 29th
Other Business:
1. Reinout: Their horses have had 2 new arrivals, a filly, and a colt
2. Paul: There has been discussion of a Rotary-Kiwanis lawn bowling tourney one evening in the summer
3. Jeff: 3 or 4 clubs may get together in the fall at the Sons of Kent
4. Henny/Kees: T-shirts marking Canada’s 155th Anniversary
- It was agreed to buy 3 classes worth of t-shirts, for $750.
- When you buy a t-shirt the cost is 20 dollars for this you get 1 a second one is added to shirts for the schools.
- There will be a pork roast dinner on June 10 in the Legion this is for support of the T-shirt project cost is 20 $ Kees will have tickets when you want to have one please order before June 3
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President Jeff asked if there was “Anything for the good of Rotary?”
Jeff closed the meeting at 7:58.
The next meeting is on June 13th, 2022
(Note: At the last meeting, Jeff asked which date we wanted, May 16th or the 30th. The 16th was chosen with no mention of having meetings both nights.)
