Attendance: 11 members plus one guest, Mike Conway, President of the Agincourt Club.
Anthem: Gordon Brown
Grace: Dave Hardy
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Mike Mushet
Announcements:
Dave reminded us of the Foundation Walk in Whitby on Sunday September 10th. President Mike offered a $50 donation to get our contribution started.
Kevin reminded us of the ebay Auction as a TV Auction replacement. The test on ebay started this week and will end on this Sunday. A meeting is scheduled for this Monday August 21 to package the auction items and get them ready for shipping. This takes place at the warehouse at 40 Carabob Ct., near Sheppard and Birchmount. Please contact Kevin if you are able to help.
Kevin advised that there is a move afoot to try to reestablish the TV Auction for one more year, with help from Mayor Tory, and ex-Rogers employees.
Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Kevin, drawn by our guest Mike Conway and won by Kevin. The mutant marble eluded Kevin, who had to settle for the better deal of $5.00.
Sergeant at Arms: Gordon extracted a loonie from anyone who didn’t know the Rotary theme for August (Membership and New Club Development).
Sad Buck: Gerd for the passing of Dorothy’s father.
Happy Bucks: Dave for a great trip to Newfoundland for a family reunion where he could see whales from his Grandmother’s backyard.
No guest speaker today.
Joke of the day:
It’s the World Cup Final, and a man makes his way to his seat right next to the pitch. He sits down, noticing that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks his neighbour if someone will be sitting there. ‘No,’ says the neighbour. ‘The seat is empty.’ ‘This is incredible,’ said the man. ‘Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Final and not use it?’ The neighbour says, ‘Well actually the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first World Cup Final we haven’t been to together since we got married.’ ‘Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. That’s terrible….But couldn’t you find someone else, a friend, relative or even a neighbour to take her seat?’ The man shakes his head. ‘No,’ he says. ‘They’re all at the funeral.’
