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Dawn to Dusk Food Drive Held October 28, 2015

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Bathurst Rotary Club teaming up with Max 104.9 received almost 5000 items valued at $2.00 each which amounts to $10,000 worth of food plus cash donations of almost $900.

This amount exceeds the 2014 figure. The items will be distributed among the Bathurst, Petit Rocher, and Allardville food banks.

Thank-you Bathurst and surrounding areas for your generosity and for all the great volunteers there that day including several BHS students.

2016-2017 World Travel Draw

Hi Folks,

Tickets for the 2016-2017 World Travel Draw will go on sale shortly – only 850 tickets available and tickets are sold to last year’s purchasers first. If you purchased a ticket last year, you will be contacted shortly by your seller.

A waiting list is available and you can submit your name / number / email address to either:

placroix4683@rogers.com or n63052@nb.aibn.com

Dawn to Dusk Food Drive

Teamed up with Max 104.9, Rotarians will be on hand to take donations of non-perishable food items and monetary donations to benefit the Food Banks in our area. Please give generously.

Guestspeaker Yvon Godin, NDP Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst

Yvon, NDP MP for the riding of Acadie-Bathurst, prior to his retirement, gave the Bathurst Rotary Club a brief review of his career. At various times in his career as MP, amongst other roles, he was NDP Whip, the NDP Official Languages Critic and the NDP Employment Insurance Critic. Yvon stated that his role in Parliament was to serve his constituents, the residents of the riding of Acadie-Bathurst. His approach seemed to have worked as he was first elected to Parliament in 1997 with 40% of the vote and steadily increased his majority to 69.7% at the most recent election. Yvon was quite proud of one of his most recent political achievements, the salvation of the Montreal to Halifax Via Rail passenger train service. He saw this as the salvation of one of the three pillars of local economic development and sustainability; infrastructure, railway and regional airport.

Yvon Godin shown with Rotary Treasurer Irenée Robichaud

Paul Harris Fellowship Awards Banquet

Paul Harris, tickets will be available at: Lakeview Inn and Dannys, and committee members; Fenton Hickey, Carl Kenny, Bernie Cormier, Riba Riordan, Peter Assaff and Adam Chamberlain.

Paul Harris, recipients, Carmel Hickey, Cletus Doucet,, Emile Babineau, tickets available, April 13 @ $35.00, speaker Roger Brown RCMP

More details to follow

World Travel Draw – April 2015

1^st Place – Trip Varadero Gordon & Monique Kane Seller: Fenton Hickey

2^nd Place – $500 Cash Cindy & Alan Doucet Seller: Don McKay

3^rd Place – $244 John Ball Seller: John Ball

4^th Place- $125 Sedona Lise Savoie Seller: Al Cotton

5^th Place – $125 Fashion Deck Deedee Davidson / Evelyn D. Daigle Seller: Bob Comeau

6^th Place – $100 Danny’s Emelda Mallet & Denis Chiasson Seller: Julien Albert

7^th Place – $100 Atlantic Host Betty & Ann Chamberlain Seller: Adam Chamberlain

8^th Place – $100 Nectar Jean Charles Duguay Seller: Al Cotton

9^th Place – $100 Tower’s Georgette Assaff Seller: Keith Assaff

10^th Place –$100 Nepisiguit River Co. Karen Kennah Seller: Bob Comeau

11^th Place – $50 Chicken King Chinese Palace Carol Aube Seller: Bob Comeau

12^th Place – $50 Catherine & Co. Arthur Lee Seller: Al Cotton

Guest Speaker Peter Gummer – Junior Mining Companies

Peter Gummer (geologist), provided information on how Junior Mining companies raise funds:

Peter has been in the mining industry for over 30 years, starting as a geologist moving on to be a promoter for a number of juniors, Claude Resources SK and First Narrows Resources NB. In heading up a junior funding is necessary and the best way to get funding is with OPM (Other People’s Money. This is achieved by a company qualifying to be listed on the Junior exchange and raising money through selling shares. Raising money through shares on the stock markets is very difficult in the mining industry in general is in a down cycle, with both majors and juniors having challenges raising funds. Peter is optimistic for a turnaround in the future, with well-funded and managed companies weathering the storm and doing well …further down the road

Shown in photo with Terry Lenihan – Chairperson

Guestspeaker Pat McCarthy – CEO Recycle NB

Date: 17 November 2013

Shown in Photo: Vicki White presenting Pat McCarthy with honorary gift

Chairperson: Carmel Hickey

Guest Speaker Pat McCarthy, CEO Recycle NB

Recycle NB, is a province wide agency to manage waste reduction programs for designated materials and provide environmental stewardship for New Brunswick.

Recycle ND currently Manages 3 prime recycling programs:

Tires; since 1996, a $5 million dollar value business, with $1 million diverted from land-fill (98%)

Paint; since 2008-2009, a $1 million dollar value business, 62 tons recovered, recycling through retailers.

Oil and glycol; new initiative Jan 2014, in its infancy

Future areas, Electronic waste and packaging and printed paper

Local municipalities, regional areas conduct their own recycling programs for materials not included in the Recycle NB program. Recycle NB works with the industry encouraging them to implement industry run programs.

Rotary Radio Auction List – 2014

Guest Speaker Courtenay Brennan

Bathurst Rotary was fortunate to have Courtenay Brennan from Para NB Sports give an interesting presentation on the events organized by Para NB Sports in our province for people with disabilities She explained equipment allotment for sports such as para-basketball, para-hockey, para-volleyball. Volunteers and sponsors always needed for various para-activities.

Rotarian Bernard Cormier presenting Courtenay Brennan with a token of appreciation, Chairperson of the day, Carl Kenny

Rotary Club of Bathurst

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada