Meeting Chair: Gerd
Anthem: Gordon
Grace: Donna
Sargent at Arms: Dave H.
Attendees: 19 including 3 guests. Guests were Michael Conway (Agincourt), Viresh Mathur (Scarborough Bluffs) and Virginia Miles (Guest Speaker).
Announcements:
- Dave advised that the Scarborough Renewal Campaign was the #3 story of 2015 in the Mirror.
- Basil announced that Madhavi has accepted the position of Club Foundation Director for 2016-2017. Congratulations Madhavi!
- Dhanni reminded everyone that the International Group will meet after today’s luncheon.
- Gerd announced that Kevin M. will host the next Board meeting on Jan 28.
- Gerd also advised that seats are still available to attend an Audience with the Pope in Rome this summer. This event is open to all Rotarians.
- Basil advised that Wei-Chen will no longer be a member of our club as he is moving to Vancouver to be closer to family.
Other:
Jack gave a check for $12K to Michael Conway; this was on behalf of a trustee who donated to the Agincourt Club via our Foundation. Agincourt plans to present the check to HF Connecting Health, a local Nurse Practitioner-Led community health clinic.
Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Mike M. The consolation prize of $5 was won by, and subsequently donated back, by Jim.
Happy Bucks were solicited by our SAA.
- Viresh: Happy to attend the meeting
- Madhavi: got to visit Evanston last week
- Gerd: happy that Sadie found his lost glove during a morning walk.
- Jack: Sad bucks because his battery died.
Guest Speaker:
David S. Introduced Virginia Miles who founded Compass Health Care. RCNS is the 12th Rotary Club that Virginia has visited. Compass Health Care helps individuals & families to navigate the healthcare system, thereby saving them time, money and stress. Key areas of focus include, but are not limited to: (1) Research & Connections (2) Communication among family members (3) Coordination of activities (ex: transition or multiple planning needs) and (4) Advocacy. Virginia also discussed the need for advanced care planning.
Roland thanked Virginia for an illuminating and timely presentation as the market for such services will continue to grow due to demographics. Gerd presented her with a certificate stating we restored the eyesight of an individual on her behalf.
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