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Summerside PEI
Attendees: 13 including 4 Guests
Guests: Chan Seemungal, Rotary Club of Port of Spain
               Gaspar Collet Pereira, Rotary Club of Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
               Parmaguru Sambandam, Rotary Club Bangalore-Yelakanka
               Bill Martin, Rotary Club Summerside PEI
 
Announcements:
From Mike:
  1. The Club meeting next Wed is cancelled so that members have an opportunity to meet our District Governor next Tuesday (dinner meeting) at Scarborough Golf Club.
  2. Thanked Donna for preparing slides for the “Meet & Greet” to be held end of Sept and requested that the slides be emailed to all Club members.
From Basil:
  1. Good time had at last Sunday’s Foundation Walk; Maddy, Arthur, Dhanni & Basil participated.
  2. Rotarians will be serving breakfast at the Habitat for Humanity Build next week. Volunteers needed. Contact Basil for details.
 
Happy Bucks:
  1. Peter: Peter & Joan celebrated their 55th anniversary last Friday.
  2. Gordon: Chelsea game last night
  3. Parmaguru: glad to be part of today’s group
  4. Basil: noted Dorothy wearing a cast on both feet – can now hear her coming
  5. Mike: CRA quarterly income tax payments due Friday.
 
Other: Flags were exchanged with our guests from the Rotary Clubs of Bangalore-Yelakanka and Iguacu.
 
Gordon introduced Bill Martin, our Guest Speaker for today.
Bill is a native of PEI. He is married with three kids, has been a Rotarian for many years and hobbies include sailing, golf, reading and spending time with family. Bill is an entrepreneur and the owner of the Water Street Bakery & Deli; however, his focus is currently on fulfilling his duties as Mayor of Summerside, PEI.  Bill is committed to bringing 1,000 new jobs to the city by the end of his term next year. Summerside has a good balance of productivity and lifestyle, offering access to turnkey infrastructure. An attraction is the ease of doing business and the city has developed a portfolio of projects & partnerships across diverse industries, including Clean Energy, Aerospace, Medical Diagnostics and Call Centers. Summerside is seeking to start a conversation around business expansion opportunities.     
 
 
 
Arthur thanked Bill for his informative presentation and expressed appreciation for him taking the time to include our Club in his visit of local Rotary Clubs.   
 
Joke / Quote of the day
 
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.
Mitch Hedberg
 
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