ROTARY CLUB OF SASKATOON
APRIL 23, 2018
WILLIAM PASCOE, HOTEL BESSBOROUGH
PRESIDENT, MARK GRYBA PRESIDING
WAYNE led O’ Canada and Gary Rusu said Grace
WAYNE declared our Visiting Rotarian, ROB JASPAR, of the Meewasin Club .
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM PRESIDENT MARK:
- At our meeting on May 14th we will have Chantel Lipp of the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association .
- May 21st is Victoria Day and our meeting will be cancelled
- On May 28th we will be cancelled because of the Wayne Claypool funeral
- Adrian Van Duyvendyk is in the hospital with cardiac issues . Lil McKee is her roommate.
- The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that the Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon are being awarded with a Saskatchewan Service Club Award .
- Rob Jasper announced that LobsterFest will take place on June 2, 2018, and they are selling tickets at $ 75.00 apiece, $ 40.00 of which is the club portion and if we participate in the sales then our club will receive the applicable portion .
- Dave Sundby announced that we are looking at having our May 7th meeting at the Westmount School . The exchange student, Simon, might give his talk that day .
- Gary Rusu said that Bruce Bays is struggling with his prostate cancer .
It is about a month since Gary has had any new grocery card orders .
DAVE SUNDBY acted as Sergeant at Arms .
He performed his sergeant duties and some happy and sad dollars were given . Then Dave opened up the meeting to ‘Rotary talks’
GARY EMDE started us off and he mentioned that he was introduced to Rotary by Ron Miller . He also gave a summary of real estate . Average prices are down from $ 252,000 to $ 326,000 in the last three years . There are lots of issues with condos as they are overbuilt.
MARK GRYBA was introduced to Rotary by his partners in his Dental Clinic . He knows that he has met many people through Rotary he would not otherwise have met . He is concerned about our dwindling numbers .
DAVE SUNDBY was brought to Rotary by Tim Cholowski at the same dealership . In 1999 when he joined there were about 100 members . He worked with the Treasurer early on and was later President . And then Assistant Governor for four years .
GARY RUSU joined in 1978 when we had 120 members . He thinks of the emphasis of Time, Talent, and Treasures . Some have time to give, skills, or money - we all chip in . He had twice a hiatus from Rotary, once when he was president of the Saskatoon Canoe Club, and another time when he was Church President . In service we need to cultivate like-mindedness .
JOANNE FISHER - Bill Edwards approached her bank and management encouraged her to join . She wants to get involved in a project known as ‘No More Drama’ for high school girls . She also sponsor a Ugandan girl through Joy’s Home of Hope
MIKE GIESBRECHT joined in 2010 through his cousin, Scott Byers . One of his first exposures was the RAP presentation with Winston and he was really inspired . He feels it is important to have different experiences . Some of the thing she has done include Ringing Bells, during for Adventures in Technology, dressing as a Clown to sell apples, and King George School .
- reported by Steve Wilson