Our guests today: Robin Dieleman, Anita Labadie (guest of Michele’s), Katie Zimmer (Laurie’s daughter), Lottie Rausch (returning inbound Exchange from 3 yrs ago from Germany, Aaron Zimmer (Paula’s son), Ruth Howell & ADG Dave McGuire, Bill Parks, Thamesville Rotary President Doug Mitton, & Dennis Schultz of Bedell's   

 
                     Robin Dielman                                  Anita Labadie                                   Katie Zimmer

 
                 Lottie Rausch                                       Aaron Zimmer                                      HM  Ruth Howell
 

Doug Schultz 
 

ADG Dave won $10 bucks today!   About $75 in the pot, says Roger
                                
 

 Happy Bucks:

Dave was happy to read Greg K’s classification on our site recently
– he played hockey with Greg’s brother!

                                                 Audrey has just returned from a great weekend
                                                  with family at Niagara-on-the-Lake

Linda is happy & living life to the fullest
 – she leaves for Bermuda shortly!

                                                    Jim N is about to embark on his annual Trek
                                                          to feed the black flies…..Moooon River!

Important Dates:   

                Greg Davenport is celebrating a Birthday on May 28 & A Club Anniversary on the 29^th

 

• We are back at Smitty’s next week

• Board of Directors’ Meeting, immediately following Club Assembly, next Tuesday, June 1
• Bonny needs volunteers for Rotary River Ride, June 12 – Registrations, setup for food, water check points.  June 12, beginning  8am
• Ribfest Steering Committee meets Wednesday, May 26  Bedell's

 

Thamesville Rotary Club President Doug (left) & Bill Parks (right), owner of Park's Blueberry Farm, spoke for a few minutes.  They are looking in the community for partners to assist the Thamesville Rotary Club, the Optimists & Sertoma, to host a Blueberry Festival, July 24 (rain date July 25). 

 Pancakes & sausages.  Looking for 1000 visitors & needs 100 volunteers.  Fundraising to be split & directed to all the things that these Clubs do in the community.

Bonny introduced our Program ladies today – Chef Angie & Manager Sue Williams, both of the Active Lifestyle Centre, the site of our meeting today.  A great breakfast was enjoyed by a record 32 Sunrisers at today’s meeting! Angie provided a display of all the possibilities that she can offer.  The Centre also features her skills at lunches in the Bistro (10am – 2pm) – everything is made fresh daily.

Sue talked about the facility -  The Bistro area, where we sat, fits 40 people while the large auditorium (where we were for Mardi Gras) fits 280. The entire building is fully licensed & accessible. The Centre has 900 members, averaging about 185 people in & out during the day. A membership is $35 a year – well worth all that comes with it – card making, line dancing, exercise classes, foot care & on & on.   They target ages 50+ where 11% of their Membership is 90+.

Audio equipment, drop down screens, TV & DVD player & folding partitions for the larger room is available.

The Centre opens daily 8am & has evening programs, running for the “Junior Seniors”, who are still at work but eligible.

Friendship was the foundation rock on which Rotary was built and tolerance is the element which holds it together. There is enough atomic energy in every Rotary Club to blow it into a thousand bits were it not for the spirit of tolerance.
                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Unknown
 

We resume next week at Smitty’s. 

An email for your thoughts about our Meeting Sites will be circulated in the next couple of days.

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               16   - (Wednesday)     6:00pm                              -   Linda Goldsmith
JULY                30   - (Friday)           12:00am  midnight
AUGUST          20   - (Friday)             7:00pm  and  7:00pm
SEPTEMBER   3   -  (Friday)             7:00 

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