District Governor Michael Bell's 2015-2016 priorities

Rota-Teller
August 26, 2015

 

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Anthem: Peter Masson
Grace: Basil Dias
Toast to the Queen & Rotary: President Gerd
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Attendance: 15 including 4 guests
District Governor Michael Bell, Jo-Ann Bell
Assistant District Governor Raffi Chouljian
David Seemungal’s daughter Dana
 

1. Basil (to everyone’s surprise) had no announcement!
2. Dhanni announced that the International (Group 4) would meet later this afternoon
3. Donna announced that the Community Services (Group 2/3) would meet Sept 2nd.
4. Board of Directors to meet @ Gordon Brown’s home Monday August 31st.
5. A dinner meeting is scheduled for Sept 9th @ 6:30 pm.  A special Baton Rouge menu will be provided for those attending.
6. Club dues are now “due” .  Same amount as last year but no meal tickets will be included.
7. September 20th is Foundation Walk.
8. Oct 23-25 is the District Conference at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto.
9 Gerd advised that the President’s Party generated $1,300 for the Foundation and about 30 attended on the Wengler outdoor patio on August 22nd.
10. October 7th will be Honorary Members day at the Baton Rouge. Correction (It will be a FREE lunch for the honoraries and Rotary wheels will be available for those who don't want to take UBER)

 

Donna was the winner of the draw but only $5 which she graciously returned to the club treasury.

 

Seargeant at Arms: 
Peter Masson together with Mike Mushet toured the room soliciting “happy” bucks. Much was returned to the club’s treasury from members attending.  Your scribe offered his thanks for a successful driver’s examination the day before he left for a two week vacation through Quebec and the Maritimes. That was followed by his 80th birthday on August 24th. He has discovered the folly of telling Facebook your birth date. He was inundated with a gaggle of greetings from near and far.

 

Program:
ADG Raffi introduced DG Michael Bell.  Michael has only been a Rotarian since 2005 but has gone on to be president of the Etobicoke club on two occasions and to chair the fabulously successful Toronto Ribfest held on July 1st weekends from 2011 to 2015 raising $650,000 for charitable work as a result. Raffi described Michael’s commitment to volunteer service including his activities at the District level.  Of note is that during the three years that he was club president he was instrumental in the addition of 42 new members during the last three years.

Michael then began his talk by taking us with him (figuratively) to the gathering of all incoming presidents of Rotary when President Ravi Ravindran urged all Rotarians “Be a gift to the World”. 

Please listen to the complete recording of Raffi’s introduction and Governor Michael’s presentation in the following link.
 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c136lvq1k6d5cqk/Governor%20Michael%20Bell.wav?dl=0
 

President Gerd closed the meeting after a short Q and A session with DG Michael.
 

Next week’s program: September 2nd

Victor Lal, 2015 Paul Harris Scholar    Battling Depression