Rotaract Meeting Minutes - Jul. 26, 2010
July 29, 2010 | Posted by Chialing Ku
Welcome Members and Guests;
Regrets: Sarah, Kinga, Charmaine, Lavinia, Maria, Sasha, Andrei, Dana
PROJECT UPDATES
International
International Recipe Calendar tally, funds, donation, prize, international versions by May 3rd final deadline still outstanding
o Sarah to tally funds and fwd to Andrei & Lavinia still outstanding.
One international project to drive the theme for the year. Send ideas to Vashti. More details to be provided at the next meeting.
Club Service
Club Rally to be held in High Park, Saturday October 2ne.
o Survivor theme?
o Maria to send out fbook invite
o Call rotary office to get the contact for Rotary Voice. Valerie is no longer there. Membership Drive
o Charity speed networking event for $5 per person September 16, Thursday
o Guestbook
Club Survey see the previous results and possibility re-do another survey. Lavinia to forward to Vashti
Community Service
Trump AIDS Poker Walk to get total funds raised and it will go to Dignitas.
o Sept 7 for Ken Dickenson to come to deliver the cheque and small presentation Chialing to coordinate with Ken.
New projects - : trick or eat on Halloween, xmas party, earth day tree planting (March, Bradley), Brickworks
Clothing drive in spring for spring cleaning (April)
Professional Development
Waruna to take pics of upcoming speakers (for website and newsletter)
Jean Renaud to talk to Waruna re: new speakers
Joe Pantalone confirmed? - Date?
Communications
Website is up-to-date. Bradley is working with Lavinia.
Executive update should be done July 26, 2010
OTHER
Presidents Citation deadline has passed. Think of next year, to meet March deadline (Kelly)
Write ups (due this Friday):
o Montreal Preconvention Chialing to send
o Changeover 2010 - Maria
o Trivia Night - Bradley
o Microcredit - Sarah
o Fast Lane in the Community - Liz G / Andrei
o Rotary Youth Leadership Awards - Liz G to get pics
o GSE Team Lavinia to get pics
o Tapped Sarah
Newsletter
o Anna sent pic from Camp Scugog to sarah already
o Pic from Trivia Night Maria
o Pic from Make a Splash Liz R
o Pic of speakers Bradley / Waruna
Rotaract Mail
o Chialing to chat to Lavinia to take responsibility. Email Sarah too.
Google groups
o Change admin rights Lavinia
NEW BUSINESS
District Conference in Niagara Falls Oct 22 - 24 weekend Maria to get details on registration. Also to contact Jayson Phelps (Rotary Liasion) re: cost/rooms, more info
TODAYS SPEAKER
Erin Rozanski, Co-founder of Helping Hands Uganda-Canada Aid, a charity that sponsors children living in Eastern Uganda.
- currently have 18 childern to sponsor and provide an income source (usually through farming).
- All volunteers, 100% $ raised goes to the children and their families
- Registered charity. Extra fundraising event for treating illness.
- www.helpinghandsuganda.org.
- To donate, go to www.helpinghanduganda.org/donate.html (paypal) and cc admin@helpinghandsuganda.org for Erin to send a tax receipt.
Important Dates to Remember:
Next 3 Regular Meetings: 6:30 PM + Upcoming Speakers
Monday, August 9th, 2010 Duke of Devon Speaker? Joe Pantalone?
Monday August 23rd Duke of Devon - Speaker is Rob Ford, Mayoral candidate
Monday September 7th Duke of Devon - Speaker is Jayson Phelps, Rotary/Rotaract Liasion; also trying to get Ken Dickenson for Trump Aids.