Welcome
Regrets: Liz Rosenfeld, Bradley, Colin, Charmaine, and Vashti;
Guests: Kolleen, Essa, Natalya, Sahar;
BoD MEETING OUTCOMES:
• Goals: by December 21st (active members, new members, funds raised, funds donated, causes supported, total hours volunteered, total projects undertaken, number of organisations supported, speakers, activities by quarter;
• New members: Chialing, Waruna, Charmaine, Bradley, Sasha, Dana, and Andrei Lezau;
• Svenja & Colin after participation in club projects;
• Executive Announcement:
o James is going to Montreal and will no longer be in Charge of Professional Development
o Anna can no longer serve as Treasurer.
o We are looking for volunteers for these two positions.
• Upcoming Events:
o Festivus (January 9th)
o Clothing Drive (February)
PROJECT UPDATES:
Rotary Children’s Party: It was a great event at the Royal York and was attended by a multitude of Rotaract clubs. An article is needed for the upcoming newsletter.
Recipe Calendar: Members have been selling calendars diligently for the past two months. Leftover calendars should be collected and returned to Lavinia. A prize will be awarded to the member who sold the most calendars at Festivus.
Uganda Cultural Festival: Our club raised over $1750 dollars. We are sending the funds to a Rotary club in Uganda. Alix is still waiting to find out specifically how to send the money to the club and updates are pending.
International Convention: Because of the change in our leadership Lavinia is gathering information concerning members who plan to attend.
Treasurer Business:
• Liz R. is still waiting to make our clubs donation to the Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank fiscal year 2008/09.
• WASRAG donation done on November 13th.
• The $15,000 Foundation money accrued $800 in interest.
• Members’ dues of $40 are currently payable to Anna.
o Members who went to the Rotary District Conference will pay a lower amount.
Micro-Credit Report: Sarah is gathering money and making additional loans. She will have a comprehensive report including stats since project start with Kiva.
Promo Items:
• Pins: Have been collected needs and will be awarded to the new members at Festivus.
• T-shirts - done.
Write-Ups:
• R2R (Lavinia)
• Rotary District Conference (Lavinia)
• Rotary Children’s Christmas Party - to be determined
Newsletter
• December 2009: Sarah is gathering news articles and will have the publication ready for Festivus.
Club Service:
• Holiday Celebration: December 21st at Swiss Chalet. Exact venue TBD.
• Festivus: January 9th at 6:30 PM. Bring an item you don’t want from your house to be given as a gift to a fellow member. Gifts should not be bulky.
Community Service:
Maria S. is looking into getting an event in the spring for community service and it should be a team event. Habitat for Humanity and Out of the Cold are currently under consideration.
Visitor Introduction:
Essa Afram: International Director for the Rotaract Club of Alexandria, Egypt. Discussed his club, the need for communication between various Rotaract groups, and presented some of his local projects.
Adjournment
Important Dates to Remember
• Jan 9th: Festivus
• Feb: Clothing Drive
• Jan 11th: Regular Meeting Duke of Westminister at 7:00 p.m.
