BHS Vocal Ensemble win Rotary Bursary

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BHS Vocal Ensemble won the Rotary bursary at the Bathurst Music Festival

Members of the BHS Vocal Ensemble from left to right:
Kaylee Gauthier; Miranda McKay; Tanya Dorkhom; Amber Belanger; Amanda
Godin; Elizabeth Borgela; Tristan Melanson; Eric Borgela; Thomas
Melanson; Noémie-Soleil Cormier; Jeff MacQuarrie (director)

Guest Speaker Penny Anderson – Coronation Park Committee

Speaker: Penny Anderson, President Coronation Park Committee

Penny provided a brief update on previous park initiatives
In 2014 the Glen Group developed a longer term vision for the park’s development
The next phase for development is a “Tot lot”, Penny was asking Rotary for financial help to implement the “Tot lot” project over the next few years

2016 Paul Harris Fellowship Dinner

Rotary Club to honour three community leaders

Paul Harris Dinner set for May 25 at Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club

The Bathurst Rotary Club will be honouring three community leaders with the service club’s highest honour, a Paul Harris Fellowship, at a special ceremony and dinner on Wednesday, May 25 at Gowan Brae Golf and Country in Bathurst, N.B.

Mr. Rene Legacy, Mrs. Gail McLellan and Mrs. Cindy Doucet have all been chosen to be recognized for their community service.

In addition to being made Paul Harris Fellows, a donation of $1,000 (U.S.) will be made in each recipient’s name to the Rotary Foundation, for a total of $3,000 (U.S.).

This year’s guest speaker will be The Honourable Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Established in 1957, a Paul Harris Fellowship, named for the founder of Rotary International, honours individuals who have made substantial contributions to humanitarian and educational causes while being leaders in community service.

Founded in 1905 the Rotary Club has grown to become the largest service club in the world. This year’s Paul Harris Honourees will be joining distinguished ranks. Mother Theresa, Prince Philip, Ronald Reagan and Clint Eastwood are among those who have also received the honor. Closer to home, Mr. Cletus Doucet, Mr. Emile Babineau and Mrs. Carmel Hickey were all honoured by the Bathurst rotary Club in 2015.

Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization. Made up of more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas throughout the world, its more than 1.2 million members volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, Service Above Self.

In addition to supporting Rotary projects throughout the world, the Rotary Club of Bathurst has been instrumental in developing the all-access City of Bathurst Rotary Children’s Playground in Coronation Park, purchased the Rotary Venture Van, developed the Bathurst Volunteer Centre, and provided funds to help purchase a wheelchair ramp and an elevator for the Bathurst Aquatic Centre and an elevator for Holy Family Church. Proud supporters of the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation and the B. E. S. T. group, the Bathurst Rotary Club also contributes to safe grad at Bathurst High School, provides scholarships for students at BHS and École Secondaire Nepisiguit, sends a local student to the nation’s capital each year as part of the Adventures in Citizenship program, supports the Bathurst Area School Milk Fund, local school playgrounds and school libraries.

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Peter Assaff

Brunswick News Inc.

Scholarships/Bourses

Please go to the following links for the 2016 scholarship applications.
S’il vous plaît suivez les liens suivants pour les applications de bourse, 2016.

BHS – 2016 “Morley Foran” Scholarship – $500

BHS – 2016 Bathurst Rotary Scholarship – $500

ESN – 2016 Bourse d’étude Rotary – 500$

Thank you! Merci!

World Travel Draw April 2016

1^st Prize – Puerta Plata – André Roy – Sold by: Greg Ireland

2^nd Prize – $500 – Cindy Kennah – Sold by: Loftus Benjamin

3^rd Prize – $244 –Rod & Manon Dunn – Sold by: Sharon Jagoe

4^th Prize – $125 Sedona Gift Certificate – Serge Lebreton – Sold by: Sue Stever

5^th Prize – $125 Fashion Deck Cert – Denis & Sylvie Guitard – Sold by: Wendi Colton

6^th Prize – $100 Danny’s Gift Certificate – Monica & Gordon Dixon – Sold by: Fenton Hickey

7^th Prize – $100 Atlantic Host Certificate –Debra Oliver – Sold by: Ian Oliver

8^th Prize – $100 Nectar Certificate – Louise Blanchard Lavigne – Sold by: Carl Kenny

9^th Prize – $100 Tower’s Gift Certificate –Melissa Pitre – Sold by: Al Cotton

10^th Prize – $100 Nepisiguit River Company – Diane Holt – Sold by: Greg Ireland

11^th Prize – $50 Chicken King- Flora McLean – Sold by: Paul Lacroix

12^th Prize – $50 Catherine & Co. – Sharon McKinnon – Sold by: Rita McGraw

Guest Speaker – Kelly Gauvin – Nicaragua

Guest Speaker: Kelly Gauvin, Grade 11 student at ESN

Topic: Volunteer aide Trip to Nicaragua to build a school, (either finish a previous school building project or start a new one). Nicaragua is the 2^nd poorest nation in the western hemisphere after Haiti with low levels of literacy and lack of schools.

Aide groups are coordinating the efforts of student groups and provide funding for school construction materials and teachers once the school is built. 17 students to go, cost is $4000 per student, each student to pay half of this amount. Kelly has raised money through several initiatives, e.g. garage sale & BBQ, running a canteen, bingo, car wash.

Guestspeaker Kelly Gauvin shown with Rotarian Adam Chamberlain

Guestspeaker – Carl Duivenvoorden

Guest Speaker: Carl Duivenvoorden, Speaker, Writer, Sustainability Consultant

He discussed the exponential growth of carbon use (coal, oil gas) not being sustainable

Continuing Concerns about not addressing the global warming issues, third world companies wishing to catch up, Trans-Canada pipeline not an answer

The big powers (China, US) conceptually on the same page on Global warming, the state of Texas generates over 50% of its power with wind turbines, Stanford University has done studies showing that wind solar and hydro power can replace fossil fuels in the near future

Shown in Photo – Rotarian Gerry Legere, Carl Duivenvoorden, and Rotarian Jason Moffatt

World Travel Draw Winners March 2016

Rotary World Travel Draw Winners – March 2016

1^st Prize – Punta Cana – Dennis Lavigne – Sold by: Adam Chamberlain

2^nd Prize – $500 – Lloyd Boudreau – Sold by: Al Cotton

3^rd Prize – $244 –Jean Guignard – Sold by: Meredith Caissie

4^th Prize – $125 Sedona Gift Certificate – Tim & Jeannine Scott – Sold by: Fenton Hickey

5^th Prize – $125 Fashion Deck Cert – John Robbins – Sold by: Al Cotton

6^th Prize – $100 Danny’s Gift Certificate – Gerald Pettigrew – Sold by: Bob Comeau

7^th Prize – $100 Atlantic Host Certificate – Colleen Gauthier – Sold by: Al Cotton

8^th Prize – $100 Nectar Certificate – Evelyn Doucet/Deedee Davidson – Sold by: Bob Comeau

9^th Prize – $100 Tower’s Gift Certificate – Sylvie Bernatchez / Daniel Roy – Sold by: Fenton Hickey

10^th Prize – $100 Nepisiguit River Company – Bernie / Stacey Kenny – Sold by: Vicki White

11^th Prize – $50 Chicken King- Tanya Comeau – Sold by: Silvana Bosca

12^th Prize – $50 Catherine & Co. – Thomas Young – Sold by: Wendi Colton

Volunteer Center Gets New Rotary Sign

New Rotary sign (updated logo 2014 yellow colouring) installed at the Bathurst Volunteer Center

New Rotarian Inducted

Bathurst Rotary welcomes and inducts new member Josh Ouellette

New inductee Josh Ouellette shown with Rotarian Riba Riordon receiving his Rotary Pin