President Brandy started the July 15th meeting at Boston Pizza.

President Elect Jennifer Jerrett welcomed our speaker Helmi and all the visiting guests and/or Rotarian's.

Visiting Rotarian's

Micheal Iveusen, Guelph

Jerry Gloss, Windsor

Roger and Vicky Temple, BC

Ann Schnieder, Iternational Rotarian

Visitors

Calum/Rowan, Jen Simpson

Jackie Riley, Kelly Hammanda

Melissa Candelaria, Kelly Hammond

Bill Weber- club guest

Dr Kim Calhoun, John Jarvis

Carol, Wil Gibson

Lucy/Daphne, Jocelynn Briggs

Announcements

The first announcement was to keep the cross talk to a minimum.

The District Govenor will be coming on Thursday, October 29th 2015. The idea is to have a fellowship potluck. The specifics have not yet been worked out. Gord will be giving her a tour of our area. She will be staying at the Best Western.

Janet Stead will be coming in August. The District Conference is at the Radisson in Sudbury. The Radisson is booked up, but there is a Clarion just down the street where Dave and President Brandy will be staying.

George announced that there is no Golf after meeting. There has been a change of venue. Huntsville Downs has offered $47 all in package. Golf group will be every other Wednesday and all Rotarian’s need to email George Monday night if they are playing on the Wednesday.

Jim Hutton announced the District Golf Tournament for August 26th, 2015. This year Jennifer and Pam organized an all woman’s team the first one yet. Jim needs two more golfers to have five glf teams going.

Rob announced the progress with the Band shell.

Ron Strickland let us know that YOU are the most important person in Rotary. The most important thing YOU can do is grow membership. How YOU can do this is to be a gift to the world.

Ann the International Rotarian from Germany let us know that they only meet once a month. She accepted her clubs first official Flag from President Brandy.

 

Speaker

John Jarvis introduced our outbound exchange student Helmi. Helmi stayed with Johns family for three months, as well as four other families.

Helmi talked about her host families. The Mitchells she remembers her moose onesies she wore with Kierra. The Tuszes she got to have slumber parties with her two best friends Claire and Marina. She got to travel with the Gibsons. The Webers had another exchange student from Japan staying with them. They also took charge and planned her going away party on their beautiful patio.

Some interesting things Helmi did while she was here included joining sports teams like nortic skiing and soccer. The five Rotary Weekends to Sudbury, Quebec, Val D'or, Peterborough, Mattawa and Ottawa. Her favourite experience of all was becoming family with all the Exchange Students in 7010. Helmi thanked everyone for the Opportunity. She will never forget her trip out east.

One happy buck was Ron saying he would not be here next week because he was going fishing with Doug Fairhall and Gord Mitchell.