Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, what we covered during the last weekly meeting, and upcoming events and announcements.
Colourful History of the Welland Canal
May 24, 2022 - Noon
Colourful History of the Welland Canal
Adrian Petry is the Visitors Service Coordinator for the City of St Catharines and he is an expert on the history of the Welland Canal. The Welland Canal has played a vital role in the development of the Niagara Region right up to present day. Adrian will be providing us with a brief review of the Welland Canal's most colourful history.
Please join us at Spirit in Niagara Distillery at 468 Lakeshore Road in NOTL at noon on Tuesday May 24, 2022. Please pre-register for this in-person meeting by Sunday night at midnight prior to the meeting. You can register through our Club Calendar at: https://niagaraonthelakerotary.ca/event/club-meeting-5/
Meal cost is $20.00 per person. (Contact is Steve Hinchliffe)
May 26 - 6:30 pm - The Fundraising Committee will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 26 at 6:30 pm at Penny Milligan's house. All are welcome.
May 31 - 5ThTuesday Event - TBD
June 7 - Noon - Thomas Caldwell - Service Above Self while building your business - Thomas Caldwell
June 14 - 6 pm Interesting Architectural Treasures in NOTL - Brian Marshall
June 21 - Noon - Club Annual Meeting - Annual Club Operating Budget approval. Special Guest Lisa Bishop District 7090 Governor.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the following:
* The Icewine Cocktail Party Committee is looking for Committee members to help with the logistics, sponsorship, ticket sales, and general planning for the September 17 event. Please contact Chris Hatch for more information.
* Giant Garage Sale
Thanks very much to all the Members who came out and helped conduct this great fund raising event. Preliminary numbers indicate that this sale generated approximately $15,000 Canadian net proceeds.
* Holiday House Tour 2022
The dates have been set and the gears are turning. Thanks again to Lorna Penman, the 2022 Holiday House Tour Committee has a full line up of lovely homes for this year. Brenda and Blair McArthur are opening up their doors for an evening program again and look forward to welcoming many guests through their estate.
On December 3 and 4, the first weekend in December, we will need almost 200 volunteers. We hope that YOU can help us make it our Club's biggest fundraising event. Grab your phone and highlight the dates. This year the SignUpGenius App will help make volunteering in your preferred timeslot even easier. Stay tuned for more details.
Thank you
Fran Boot
HHT 2022 Chair
* Good Food Box Program Volunteers Needed
The Good Food Box Program has been supported by our club for about 9 months. We
stepped up when another group of volunteers could no longer help out.
We need consistent volunteers to be available on either the 3rd Tuesday or Wednesday of each month.
We require 2 pairs of volunteers per day, each with a vehicle to transport the boxes.
The boxes weigh about 10 lbs each when full. You could be delivering 5 or 15 boxes.
Timing depends on when the produce truck delivers. Arrive at 10:00 am in Welland, and finish about 1 - 2:00 pm.
Please let me know if you are available. If you are not sure if a monthly commitment is what you are ready to make, come out and see what you think.
We will need spares!
YIR,
Jeannie Manning
* July 1- Canada Day- Please contact Gary Hatton for further information.
* July 30- Canada Games Torch relay- 26 volunteers are required to assist at the torch relay stations on route in NOTL. Start at 8 am and Finish at 11 am. Duties will include the following:
Processing the Torchbearer check-ins/registrations at the opening pep rally.
Supervising the torch handoffs at each location. This would include taking in the first torchbearer and sending off the next.
Supervising the individuals who have purchased the Rotary T-Shirt at each handoff location and sending them off at the correct time.
Helping to set up and tear down the opening pep rally and closing celebration.
If you would like to Volunteer to help with the Torchbearer duties outlined above and get a free Rotary Volunteer T-Shirt and assist in a great event in our Community, please contact Greg Fedoryn President-Elect directly at gregfedoryn@rogers.com.
There will be a full onboarding session for all volunteers in the month of May.
* Discover New Horizons in Houston - June 4 - 8, 2022
There is no experience quite like attending a Rotary International Convention. It’s an opportunity for members to connect personally with people from around the world, celebrate our service, and work together to find solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.
The 2022 Rotary International Convention will be held in Houston, Texas, USA. Those who can’t make the trip in early June can still experience the convention virtually with links to be provided in the future.
E-Transfer Accounts for NOTL Rotary Club
Please note that e-transfers can now be accepted to the Club account. If you are making an on-line payment to either the registered charity or the club account, please let the Treasurer know. The e-transfer accounts are:
Club side - club@niagaraonthelakerotary.ca - please use this for all non-charity transactions (i.e. membership dues, in-person meal purchases, ticket purchases - Paul Harris dinner, Burgers and Bingo, Niagara Power Station etc.)
Charity side - donations@niagaraonthelakerotary.ca- please use this for all charity transactions (i.e. donations, fundraising ticket purchases etc.)
Interim President Greg opened the meeting by acknowledging all First Nation peoples, and the land on which our meeting was being held. This was followed by a toast to the Queen, Canada, and Rotary.
Being a Club Assembly meeting, Chairs provided a brief update on behalf of their various committees.
On behalf of the Fundraising Committee, Penny highlighted that:
The Gigantic Garage Sale raised approximately $15,000 Canadian. Congratulations team!
The Canada Day BBQ is fast approaching, returning to Simcoe Park, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. This year we will be preparing and serving the full meal BBQ.
Icewine Cocktail Party will be on Sept 17
Octoberfest is coming (location to be determined)
Homes have already been selected for this year’s Holiday House Tour
All events are looking for additional volunteers
The Foundation Committee is looking for 2 more people to join the committee. Joe Will mentioned that club members may expect a friendly call ‘encouraging’ a donation. The target is $100/member.
Interim President Greg reported that the Board is active and continuing its work. Some of the top priorities include developing an operating budget for the Club (our fiscal year ends at the end of June), focusing on events that are both fun and will help the community, and filling Board vacancies. Bill French has already stepped forward to take on the role of Director Public Image. The Annual Meeting will take place on June 21, with District Governor Lisa Bishop expected to attend. The annual changeover of the Board will occur on July 5. And finally, Greg is looking for volunteers for the July 30 Canada Games torch relay. Twenty-six volunteers are required from our club for this unique, fun event. Please see the above section of this Weekly Bulletin for further details.
