Meeting Date: Monday, April 13th, 2026, Anglican Parish Hall. After a wonderful dinner prepared by the ACW, David B started the meeting by thanking the ladies in the kitchen.
Correspondence: None
Program: This was business meeting.
a. Reinout: Financial report
- Reinout gave a summary of the accounts, stating the they are doing well
- David B thanked Reinout for the work he does
b. Committees update:
1. Henny: Easter Egg Hunt, reflections
- Thanked those from the club who helped out
- 110 gift bags were given out
- The Kiwanis club bringing in their fancy chair during our time caused some hassle with kids going there instead of getting ready for our hunt
- 0-3 year olds were too young for this, not sure how they got into the ads in the paper
- 5 year old Grace Jones found the golden Egg and won the bicycle
2. David B: Service Club Expo - April 25, 2026
- Everything is organized with the lunch being done by the Adult Centre
- All members should pop by
3. David B District conference:
i. Preliminary Agenda - from Sparky was sent to all members by David B
ii. David B: May 2, Day of Action -details of site & program
- David gave all of the details of the tree planting with up to 50 of those attending the conference
- Canopies will be sent up on Marlee Robinson‘s property
- David showed some photos of where we will be planting the trees
- David will send the schedule with these minutes (see below)
- Plants will be planted in sand, which should be easy to do
- David asked folks to fill in the form he sent out re who can bring shovels and spades
- The is a nice sign that David B has had made for the site
4. Bob & George: Car, truck, tractor and motorcycle Show
- Sunday, July 12
- M/C Ron/Paul: That the club buy the owner of the Masonic Hall a gift for allowing us to use the main entrance to the Park Carried
- Everything seems to be in order
Other Business
1. David B: Metal Recycling
- Ron’s request for ”tractor petrol’ support
- M/C Jeff/Paul: The club Ron financial support for the diesel fuel costs for working at the scrap steel, $20 per trip Carried
2. David B: Defibrillator for the Hall
- The IODE have a defibrillator for the building where they meet
- They are about $2500
- Ron will look into this, talk to the fire department about their thoughts
- Perhaps we could get sponsorship
President David asked if there was “Anything for the good of Rotary?”
President David closed the meeting unofficially at approximately 8:05 pm
The next meeting is on: Monday, April 27th with Brian Pasmore’s speaker at the Anglican Parish Hall
The theme for the 25-26 Rotary year is “Unite for Good”
