Frank is going away and has a birthday tomorrow! Happy Birthday, Frank!
8) Committee Reports
50/50
- BRANDON PICKED THE JOKER!!!!!!
- The prize was $1,770.50
- Congratulations, Brandon!
Loaves and Fishes
- Alfred: there are more volunteers now than there has been lately and CBU International Students are regularly volunteering now
- Bob: RHS Interact Club is going to volunteer this coming Saturday
Mattress Project
- Gina: all mattresses have now been delivered to the successful applicants. They were very happy to receive them. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and participated to make it happen!
Salvation Army Reception
- Bob: this past Sunday was the reception held by the Salvation Army to thank all volunteers. Bob attended. Salvation Army was very appreciative of our club's efforts. They raised ~$326,000.00, and their goal had been ~$250,000.00. They also received a $25,000.00 donation from the Sydney call centre as Salvation Army had helped them out last year.
Ribfest Meeting
- Gord: there was no Ribfest Meeting yesterday due to the weather.
Fines
- Todd: fined Christine for entering the restaurant using the incorrect door. As no specific fine amount was ordered and Christine did not have prior notice of this change to the Official Entrance Policy, the fine appeal process is now underway.
Crossroads
- Alfred: Crossroads is moving its location to the Access NS Building on Kings Road. They are going to have a 10 year lease at that location. This is going to be a great improvement for that organization.
RHS Interact Club
- Bob: the RHS Interact Club volunteered at a CB Chorale event last Saturday night. Our Club received a very complimentary letter from Debbie Keating of the CB Chorale, regarding the services the interact club provided.
9) Other Business
Housekeeping Items:
- Please enter through the main doors of Boston Pizza when attending meetings.
- If you don't have cash on you and you require cash for the meeting, you can use one of the debit/credit machines at the restaurant for cashback.
Sunrise Club Game Night:
- the Sunrise Club is hosting a Games Night at 7pm on February 29, 2020 at the Officer's Mess at Victoria Park. It is $10 per person which includes snacks. There will also be a cash bar. Games played will be pool, darts, rumoli, etc. It is a Rotary Event but you can bring a guest. Contact Shawn Moore if you have any questions regarding the games to be played.
10) Secretary's Report
Frank's Birthday is tomorrow.
Hoyles' Birthday is on February 13, 2020.
Alister's Birthday is on February 26, 2020.
Happy Birthday to each of you and we hope you each have a wonderful day!
11) Area Governor's Report
N/A
12) President's Report
- a big thank you to Gina for spearheading our club's involvement in the mattress project. Well done, Gina!!
- There is a Training for Leaders session coming up in Halifax on March 7, 2020. Most likely there will be one in Cape Breton at the end of April so we will hold off on sending anyone to the Halifax session as the Cape Breton session would be more economical.
- Rotary Peace Centre - now accepting applications for the 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Shawn will forward the email to our members regarding the application information.
- Our Meeting Venue - Shawn had told the Holiday Inn that we would be at our new venue for January and February and then he would give them an update on whether our move is permanent. So far, he has received only positive feedback on our new venue. If you want to talk to Shawn about whether we stay at Boston Pizza or go back to Holiday Inn, please do so by next week. Otherwise, next week Shawn will let the Holiday Inn know that our move to Boston Pizza is permanent. It should be noted that when Shawn was contacting the Holiday Inn to let them know of our temporary move, he left voicemails for two different people who never returned his call.
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