NEWS BULLETIN - Rotary Club of Guelph

News Bulletin
THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUELPH
A Weekly Report on the Activities of the Rotary Club of Guelph – Dec 20, 2013
Christmas Lunch
Celebration
The Rotary Club of Guelph
Box 511, Guelph, ON N1H 6K9
www.rotaryclubofguelph.com
President Jim welcomed Rotarians, family guests and special
guests to our annual
Christmas lunch celebration. Rotarians took
to their tables, fortified
and cheered by Christmas punch served by
Randy and Mary Seager, Jane Armstrong
and Sandra Lastovic.
President: Jim Wadleigh
Treasurer: Trevor Lee
Secretary: Kerry Johnson
519-821-3863
District 7080
Club 4645
Charter Feb 23, 1920
Special Guests
Ruth
Thatcher
As per our tradition, spouses of deceased Rotarians joined us for Christmas
lunch and were introduced by Ruth Thatcher. This year, we were joined
by Anne Piper, Fern Kelly, Jane Tatum, Joyce Doyle, Mary Taylor, Emmy
Beauchamp, and Doris Gartley.
Santa with the children
2013-14
Rotary International President
Ron D. Burton
Norman, Oklahoma, USA
introduced by
Presentations by President Jim Wadleigh
President Jim
presented gifts
to Ida, Inez, Susan and Lauren,
the always hard
working staff
from the ICC.
District 7080 DG:
Mike Gauthier, Palgrave
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
 Fri Jan 3: Classification Talk — Judith Martin
 Fri Jan 10: A Day in the Life of an Audiologist
— Lynn McCurdy, Wellington Health Care
 Tue Jan 14 or Wed Jan 15: Sleeman Brewery
Tour — See Susan Farrelly
 Fri Jan 17: Classification Talk — William Curtis
 Tue Jan 21: Rotary Cluster Dinner — See
Rosemary Clark
 Fri Jan 24: Healthy Dinner in a Hurry —
Emily Richards, Family Richards Cooks
 Fri Jan 31: Legacy of Hope — Jonathan Dewar,
Prof. & Chair, and Don Jackson, Assoc. Prof.
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Attendance
Present
Anderson, Armstrong, Beattie, Brubacher, Clark, Cooney, Curry, Curtis, Dickie,
DuQuesnay, Eszes, Forsythe, Fryett,
Funnell, J. Funk, Gammie, Gamsby,
Irvine, Jackson, Jadeski, Jofriet, Johnson, R. Jones, L. Jones, Kiely, Knowles,
Lastovic, Latreille, MacKenzie, Martin,
Neufeld, Paddock, Parr, Ralph, Rennie,
Runions, Seager, Shortreed, Singh, Slisarenko, Smith, J. Stevens, B. Stevens,
Tam, P. Taylor, Thatcher, Vales, Valle,
Vanderkamp, Vieira, Wadleigh, Whitestone, Winegard, Worthen
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HAPPY BILLS
$ Justin Funk
Thanks in part
to the voting efforts of Rotarians from our
Club and others
in the area, Isabelle Funk was
named the Tourette Syndrome
Hero of the year.
Makeups
(Canada Day: December 13): Worthen,
(Corporate Coordinating Committee:
October 17): Worthen, (District Meeting: December 10): Seager, (Fireside:
November 27): Worthen, (Rotary Project: December 10): Worthen, (Sparkles
in the Park: December 9): Spratt
Presentation by
Justin Funk’s
daughter Isabelle
Visiting Rotarians
Patsy Marshall — Trillium
Rob Funnell — Brampton
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Birthdays
Dec 23.........................Ben McCarl
Dec 25.................... Martha Rogers
Dec 25.........................Noma Vales
Dec 30........................David Ralph
Rotary Anniversaries
Dec 22.............. Newt Clayton (47)
Jan 3........................ Bill Scott (16)
Editor December 20
John Vieira
Editor January 3
John Vieira
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Santa’s Visit
Following Elaine Beattie’s grace, children of all ages were overjoyed to
witness the appearance of Rotary Santa. Trading in his usual gruff self for
a more kindly persona, Rotary Santa took to the stage where he greeted the
children and handed each a special gift. Santa then toured the room and
handed out candy canes to all the good Rotarians, and not a single lump
of coal. (Seemingly there were no naughty Rotarians present.)
Program — Christmas Message
Dave Ralph delivered a special, and very poignant Christmas message entitled “The Promise of Peace”. Below are some highlights of his message:
“Peace or shalom is so critical to our overall wellbeing. One of the
wisest men who ever lives wrote: “a heart at peace gives life to the
whole body.” When I have peace at the core of who I am, it influences everything else in life.
“As we approach Christmas 2013, I believe the best way to “glorify
God” is to develop a heart of gratitude. There is a connection between
gratitude and glory, it is about learning to be grateful, it is pausing
long enough to be grateful for all the blessings we have and enjoy.
“Maybe as you drive away today, you might mentally make a list of
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all the blessings you have. Maybe you will write
them down at some point, maybe as you get up
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on Christmas morning, you will utter the words
“thank you.” What will flow out of that attitude
of gratitude is that God will be glorified – and
you might find a little bit more of that promise
being your experience this Christmas,
“This Christmas, may you be closer than ever
to the blessings of joy and the promise of
peace.”
Christmas Carols
Mary DuQuesnay led Rotarians in the singing of
traditional Christmas carols including “O Holy
Night.” The rest of the Club joined Mary in singing “We wish you a Merry Christmas.”
Final Remarks
President Jim then closed the meeting with thanks
to the Fellowship Committee for putting this program together and wishing everyone a safe drive
home and all the best during the holiday season.
David Ralph delivers his Christmas message
Happy
New
Year
2014
to
All!!
Mary DuQuesnay leads us in carol singing,
accompanied by Keith Conrad on the piano