June 2 2015 meeting.
No guests or visiting Rotarians this week.
Announcements.
President Greg announced that incoming President Lee is not able to assume her duties on July 1st so the club will have to make alternate arrangements.
District Conference June 19 – 21 at Nanaimo Conference Centre. President Greg reminded us that registration is free but there will be a charge for the meals. Click here for registration page.
President Greg announced that the deadline for Rotarian of the Year nominations was June 3rd.
Honours Night – Doug will represent the club at district honours night Jun 16
Jeff reported that the Lantzville Golf tournament was well attended; the Interact Battle of the Bands event broke even; members appreciated support from our club as well as Nanaimo & Lantzville clubs.
Gill donated lettuce from her garden.
50:50 Ed reported that the event netted about $750 more for the club than last year
Special Olympics: Bob Lasota said the event went well. Suzy submitted these images from the event.
Dragon Boat weekend. Bob said it was on July 10th ,11th , & 12th. This year, our club will also run the 50:50 events this year. He asked for a volunteer to coordinate club member shifts; Audrey said yes.
Community Breakfast – Jeff said the next event is on June 13th will send out a call for volunteers shortly.
Email usage: At the request of President Greg, Craig checked our usage stats. We have only a couple of dozen batches of emails left for the balance of our contract until the end of July.
Please minimize the use of the club batch emails whenever possible; if a message can wait a few days, forward it to the editor for inclusion in the Northwind.
Program: Jim Turley presented an update on the club finances; to the astonishment of some, it looks like we will finish the year on budget.
New Member Ribbon – President Greg awarded a ribbon to Bob Lasota for bringing in a new member.
Health of club. Rod is home with a bad back after overdoing it on his deck project.
Next week Multicultural dinner fundraiser hosted by Andra & Lynn.
Door prize – won by Ian T., Craig Clarke had a Turley moment & forgot to bring the prize. Ian is responsible for obtaining a prize for the next meeting.
