Scott MacLean gave a historic Rotary minute related to the Rotary Shows
4) Visiting Rotarians
Kevin Armstrong (presenter)
5) Visiting Rotaract / Interact Students
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6) Guests of Rotarians
Cheryl Marsh (prospective rotarian)
7) Happy Fines / Sad Fines
8) Committee Reports
John Khattar presented thank you letters from scholarship recipients
John Khattar presented details on the Wilkenson Trust
John asked that the directors move to change the institution that manages the trust. He advised that funds should be moved from a "growth" account to an "income" account.
Bob Munroe discussed the opportunity to order Rotary pins in commemoration of our 100 year anniversary
Scott MacLean pulled the joker!!
Darren Vallis provided a follow-up on the Polio Plus tulip fundraiser
Local districts raised $24,370, which was matched by the Rotary Foundation and matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Total raised nearly $150,000!
This is a 6x multiplier of funds raised!
Shawn Moore asked about the status of our partnership with the air cadets. We will need to follow-up with them to renew our relationships.
9) Other Business
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10) Secretary's Report
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11) Area Governor's Report
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12) President's Report
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13) Toast to RI
PRESENTATION / SPEAKER
Presenter(s): Kevin Armstrong Topic: The Rotary Foundation
Kevin Armstrong presented on the topic of the Rotary Foundation
We will need one or more members to be trained for district grant applications in order to be applicable to access grant funds. There are 3 upcoming dates:
- Tuesday November 17th at 430-630pm
- Saturday November 21st at 930-1130am
- Thursday December 7th at 730-930pm
Contact DRFCAtlantic@outlook.com for Zoom login information.
Information about the Rotary Foundation, as well as the place to go to donate can be found at
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