Welcome to our guests! – Tammy Chouinard (CK Child), Ashley White, Nicole Gignac, Ryan Jacques & Chris Fife

Happy Birthday, Greg Davenport – we would have sung for you!
 

Ivan’s daughter, Mary Ann is preparing for an Art Opening in TO this weekend, the AWOL Gallery on Ossington

Roger’s just returned from 10 days in Japan – sounds like it wasn’t long enough! Tokyo, Colin’s former host families when he was there on Exchange, the bullet train to Osaka, Hiroshima, meeting the Downtown’s previous inbound exchange & several of Colin’s friends,– what a really small world we live in

Blake’s happy to be with us, bad hair cut & all.  And he looks forward to his upcoming year.   He’s beginning his Committee work & welcomes Roger as Sergeant-at-arms.

Heather’s looking forward to Wednesday when she’s to sign off on a business they’ve had for 33 years – now off to points unknown, she says!

Jim N is happy to be back from 4 days of feeding the black flies up north – even the bears said Thanks! as he left

The Pot’s at $9.50 & Heather was lucky for $10 – she’ll take an IOU!
 

• Board of Directors mtg, 7:30am Wednesday
• June 23 will be our Official Year-end as Jim passes the Bell & Gavel to Blake.  Please plan to attend.

2.   The Women’s Centre has sent a Note of Appreciation for their roses recently received.

Club Assembly Reports:

1. Environment group has recently finished some landscaping upkeep along Grand Ave.  $500.   This same group is working on plans for a Bike to the Park for July 5.
2. Rotary Ride Round the River.   If you don’t ride a bicycle, then you are still very welcome to help with Registration that morning. Union Gas parking lot, 8:30am
3. Program Committee – Chair Paula is needed a replacement as her work commitments are not going to allow her time to continue past August. It’s about a 1 hour commitment, each week, contacting speakers with the details of the Meeting.
4. Group Study Exchange – Kim tells us that the outbound to Japan in the fall is well underway in their plans..  Next spring’s Inbound will need a Chair.
5. Our inbound student from Thailand arrives in August, staying with the Goldsmiths. A counselor has been found & Linda now needs 2 more host families. We do have 2 outbound students now, in Brazil & in Japan.
6. Bingo with Jackie – Next date is June 6, 9:30pm & at midnight – See Aaron if you’d like to help out with Doug too.  Counts for 5 makeups’!!!

Ribfest update – 38 days to go!

• Employers Edge has come forward, offering to organize activities for the Friday Afternoon Corporate Party
• Tammy’s working the Kids Zone
• A great reception was had during Retrofest with Greg, Bonny & a guy named….?  Lots of T-shirts passed out.
• Looks like some of those old cars will return for a display on the Sunday and even some motorcycles on Saturday!
• Official numbers given for our licensed areas – 2 spaces for 3500 & 3000.
• Please use www.chathamribfest.com when talking up to your friends, relatives, co-workers.   We will need “all hands on board” for Saturday’s beet Tent especially.  Tell your friends to register there.   But there are other jobs – Kids zone, set up & take down, you name it, you’ll see it.  Use the Volunteer icon & send Terra your name & details. 

The following is very important and cannot be stressed enough.     Time is getting short!

• To work in the Beer Tent, you must have "Smart Serve"   
• You can get it at      http://smartserve.org/products_training_online.asp
• Don't delay, as it takes time to do the program and process the results to obtain your "Smart Serve Card"

• It's time to sign up for Ribfest - there are open spots in every area.  Be sure to get where you want to be!
  Click on www.chathamribfest.com & use the Volunteers link.

Final item for discussion.  The Club has been approached by the YMCA with a Naming Opportunity in the plans for the new YMCA.   $50,000 over a 5 year period.  Areas designated --- such as the pool viewing area & meeting space.

Noted during discussion that

• we do have another $6000 for the Babies & Books program. 
• we need to bring out our Strategic Direction & ensure that our commitments follow those laid out.  
• the speaker next week is Lynn McGeachy with St Clair College & their growth plans.  
• we recently heard Dan Donaldson with our Capitol Theatre.
• we need to get past Ribfest & the future that it holds for us.

The Board will continue these discussions and we will listen to St Clair’s plans next week.

Third Annual Rotary River Ride

 Sunday,  June 14, 2009

Registration 8:30am - 9:00am  -   Ride starts at 9:30 am 

Proceeds support Eradicate polio worldwide.
Currently there are only 4 endemic countries remaining in the world:
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria (P.A.I.N.). 

 Proceeds go directly to the polio vaccine. 

From 50 Keil Drive N (Union Gas Head Office) west on Riverview Drive to Prairie Siding bridge and back on Grande River Line. 21 kms of great riding!

         Preview two great new bikeway developments coming in Chatham-Kent:

            1)  The proposed Tecumseh Parkway historical route
            2)  Maps of the bikeway network to be built throughout Chatham- Kent will be on display

A "Healthy Snack" by the river to follow. 

Adults $20.00 ($10.00 tax receipt available), Under 12 $10.00           

Register at: www.cycleck.ca

 Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise

As all members are aware, BINGO's are one of our best fund raisers and we need members to help out. The fellowship is a wonderful added bonus.  Please do your part to help by volunteering yourself during one or more of the following time frames.

JUNE 6                  -  (Saturday) 9:30pm - Doug S.

JUNE 6                  -  (Saturday) 12:00 midnight -

JULY 29                 -  (Wednesday) 7:00pm - BonnyP., Roger K.,

AUGUST 9             -  (Sunday) 6:00pm and 7:00pm -

SEPTEMBER        - (Monday) 9:30pm - Linda

You need to be there one hour and fifteen minutes before the start time. Remember you are awarded 3 make-ups for a regular bingo and one midnight bingo equals 5 make-ups.

Contact our Bingo Coordinator, Jackie Bray  at 354-0356 
or email   jacalyn.bray@rbc.com
 

June 2 -                 St. Clair College - Lynn McGeachy Schultz

June 9 -                 Chatham-Kent Water Festival - Don Hector

June 16 -               Dairy Education Program -  Kyla Reid

June 23 -               Intro of the New Club President

June 30 -               Prep for the Ribfest

July 7 -                  TBA

July 14 -                Frontiers of Science - Dr. Guruji

 June 21-24, 2009                     -           100^th Rotary International Convention

Birmingham, England