Rotary Club of BathurstGreat thanks to contributions from St. Isidore Asphalt (fill) and Doucet Landscaping (trucking of fill).
BUSINESS:
Silvana Bosca brought back a Shelter Box Hero award from the recent District Conference, which was awarded to the Bathurst Rotary Club for their donations, and presented it to club president, Gilles Deveaux.
Rotary World Travel Draw Winners – September 2015
1st Prize – Barbados Beach Club, Michel & Monique Doucet – Sold by: Bob Comeau
2nd Prize – $500 – Louis Ferron & Nadine Losier – Sold by: Al Cotton
3rd Prize – $244 – Karen & Richard Lavigne – Sold by: Cletus Doucet
4th Prize – $125 Sedona Gift Certificate – Mathieu Breau – Sold by: Sue Stever
5th Prize – $125 Fashion Deck Cert –Herbert Theriault – Sold by: Riba Riordon
6th Prize – $100 Danny’s Gift Certificate –Terrence Lenihan – Sold by: Terrence Lenihan
7th Prize – $100 Atlantic Host Certificate – Diane McParland – Sold by: Brian Kenny
8th Prize – $100 Nectar Gift Certificate – Ada MacLeod – Sold by: Al Cotton
9th Prize – $100 Tower’s Gift Certificate – John Dunn – Sold by: Carl Kenny
10th Prize – $100 Nepisiguit River Company – Donna MacKay – Sold by: Al Cotton
11th Prize – $50 Chicken King- Jeannie O’Neill – Sold by: Keith Assaff
12th Prize – $50 Catherine & Co. – Debbie & Reggie Gammon – Sold by: Peter AssaffsZA
The Rotary Club will be having a social mixer/golf game on 1 October at the Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club. The intent of this event is for members to meet and mingle in a more relaxed and social setting that one hour lunch meetings do not permit. This is intended as a member and spouse event. For those interested in golfing, the format will be nine holes of four ball best ball (scramble) with tee times starting at approximately 3:30 pm. Cost of golf for non members is to be determined. The social mixer is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm. Finger foods will be provided and the Winsors have agreed to perform a few songs. There is no cost to members, $5 for spouses and $10 for guests. You can attend golf only, mixer only, or both.
Advise Paul at 430-0747 if you will or will not be attending please.
After Sunday, August 30, 2015’s Harvest, the Community Garden yielded:
45 lbs tomatoes
55 lbs beans
21 dozen cucumbers
10 lbs green peppers
Some lettuce and turnips (more to come) =approx. value $675. Thanks all for your help!Community Garden Committee
GUEST SPEAKER: Al Cotton, President Bathurst Volunteer Centre Board of Directors
The Bathurst Volunteer Centre, a Bathurst Rotary Club sponsored organization, established in 1981, provides the basic needs and requirements of families within the Chaleur area. Services included are food bank, clothing bank, furniture, soup kitchen, meals on wheels, human services counselors, annual back to school campaign, Christmas food boxes and Fund drive. Al stated that the Centre works on an annual operating budget of $600,000, of which $60, 000 is funded by the provincial government and the majority of the remainder is provided by public donations. He said that, due to increased demand, the Centre is presently facing a monthly deficit of $3,000. The Centre started off by providing monthly food bags to 50 families in need, vetted through a screening process. That number has presently grown to include 450 families. The soup kitchen provides a hot meal to between 30 and 50 persons in need Mondays to Fridays. The link to their site is below.
http://www.bvc-cbb.ca/english.html
Shown in Photo: Al Cotton & Riba Riordon
Rotarians will be out in full-swing gathering donations for the 13th Annual Bathurst Rotary Radio Auction with Max 104.9 to be held on November 29, 2015. Proceeds go towards the various Rotary projects. Please stay tuned for updates and give generously when a Rotarian calls upon your business or service for donations. See links on our website for additional information regularly.
What a beautiful photo of the Community Garden
Rotarian and community volunteers helping with the work