Oct 21, 2019 Bulletin (Oct 21, 2019)

Oct 21, 2019 Bulletin

Opening/Chair: Ken MacDonald was chair today and he welcomed everyone to the Election day edition of the club meeting. He asked Ed MacDonald to lead the group in the singing of O Canada. This was followed by a moment of personal reflection.

Visitors/Guests: Richard Bowness introduced his guest Andrew Poehl. Andrew works for RBC as a Business Development Representative in the Agricultural sector.

Speaker: Ken introduced Rotarian Jim Goit as the speaker today. Jim is a retired executive from NS Agricultural College. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Truro since 2005, was club President in 2011-12 and District Governor in 2015-16. Jim is a Multiple PHF and a member of Rotary Bequest Society.

Jim got the Club involved with Clubrunner in 2007. He has also been manager of the District Clubrunner Website until this past July. He does Beta Testing for Clubrunner as well as for Rotary International and is called upon as a resource for other clubs.

Jim enjoys skiing and bicycling in his spare time. He and Barbara have 2 sons who live in Ottawa with their families which include 4 grandchildren.

Jim gave a fast paced presentation on making the best use of the Club's information management system ClubRunner. He stated that every member of the club should know how to:

Log in
Update their Information Profile
Use the Club's internal Directory and e-mail program
Subscribe to the Club's Event and Speaker Calendar
Get the ClubRunner Mobile App on your phone

The fact is that while 30% of members has logged in during the past month another 30% have either not logged into the system in the last year and some have NEVER logged in. People are missing out on tools to make their lives as Rotarians easier.

Jim highlighted a number of tools in the "My Clubrunner" section of the member area including the Member Profile, the Club Photo Directory and the email system. He also showed the various forms the club's events and calendar tools and how to easily access and add the items to your personal electronic calendar.

Members were most interested in the Clubrunner Mobile App that Jim demoed. Several downloaded it and immediately saw the benefit.

Jim was thanked by the chair.

Member Health: Lech reported on arrangements for the celebration of life for Joe Kenny, 1:00pm Sunday Oct 27th at the Hampton Inn. He hoped for a good turn out of Rotarians to support Alana.

Announcements and Reports:

Tom reported that he was planning a Vocational tour to the Raging Crow either Wed or Thursday next week. An email will be coming out soon.
Dave thanked all those who attended the workshop Campaign Launch on Saturday. He counted 25 members and noted that our presence was noticed in the community.

President's Report:

President Lech reported on a lost wheelchair that have our name on it being found in the woods near Beaverbank. It had been returned to us and looked in pretty good shape considering it was found outside. Lloyd offer to look after it and informed the club members who didn't know about the medical equipment program that he runs through the Legion.
Lech was asked about the Christmas Brunch and if it was happening this year. He replied that it was under discussion.

Happy Mug:

Lillian Scales was happy for a recent conference in Ottawa she had attended, for a new dog that her parents had gotten and for a upcoming lecture at the Historeum entitled "Are All Mushrooms Magic? Mycology and Foraging in Nova Scotia". It will be held Thursday, 24 October⋅7:00 – 8:30 pm. Dr. Bruce Gray will be the speaker.
Ed MacDonald has a new Grandson. His first.
Adam Wylie has survived a family visit to Disney.

50/50: Lydia had the right ticket but she could not find the joker. The $18 pot builds.

Closing: 1:10pm