5050 losers were Pam Ghandial and Jim McPherson.

 

 

 

Keith Gosse spouse of past member Cathy Gosse passed away

 

Ivanna said preliminary numbers for the Galla was in the neighbour hood of 30000.

 

Anne Marie B and husband Steve B were promoting their Taco night at Cafe 13.

 

Paul McMenemy promoting the  Veterans golf tournament.  The website is open.. We will need volunteers who are not golfing.  Also sponsorships are available.

Paul McMenemy was estatic that his wife was in Fort Lauderdale which recently got 24 inches of rain and we have awesome weather here.

Prez Todd I believe was out on Pushlinch Lake enjoying the nice weather.

 

 

 

Erica T is officially  28 years a member  as last  week was early.

 

Anne Marie will  be 2 years as of Saturday. 

Jim McPherson introduced Chris Pronger  Executive Director Of the Literacy council of Waterloo.  .  This organization is partially funded by the Government , fund raising and a small amount of fees for service,

 

  Chris provided a few interesting points,

 

24% of all adults are functionally illiterate.  .  This means they may have trouble paying bills , following medication, reading signs  or operating phones , tablets computers etc,  

 

The literacy council support and provide programs in  Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Work place Skills and computer and Digital Literacy.

 

Adults require a level 3 in numeracy skills to function /  53% of adults score below level 3

 

In 2016 17 81 % of students passed their literacy test  in Grade 12.  .  This means approximately  20 % of adults now entering their 20 "s  do not have the necessary literacy skills..  Those that have poor literacy are twice as likely to have poor health which costs every one.  .

Paul Mcenemy thanked the speaker and Todd as per custom will vacinate 10 willing children for polio.

 

Prez Todd ended the meeting with a joke with the literacy of Level of 1 so we could all understand it.