Todd L ran through the 100th Year ideas that have come up, along with our existing events; we have a busy 6 months ahead!
A brief review:
1/ Electronic Time capsule.... Grade 5 kids will be asked to give a snapshot of what is going on in their lives, short stories, etc. 'winners' will be collected, printed, and bound (thank you Andrew Leith!)
- printed copies to libraries/archives
- John J suggested reaching out to past KidsAbility kids/families for testimonials and a 'where are we now' for an additional section in the book
Milja G, Lina V
2/ Grade 12ers, essay contest, writing about the Rotary 7 Areas of Service
- $10,000 in awards in 2026
- in conjunction with Jimmy McP's Foundation donation
Milja G, Jimmy McP, Tom E, Cathy E, Andrew L, Mike H, Dahlia P
3/ Booklet on Rotary. " Us over the years" Good bedtime reading.
- electronic, and printed booklet
- similar to previous years 25/50/60/70
George S, Todd L (and we're looking for a few other 'seniors'!)
4/ Merchandise: Tee Shirts, golf shirts, commemorative stuff
Keith P, Andrew L
5/ Duck race - in conjunction with the City of Cambridge festival in Mill Race Park
- lots of technical stuff for starting line, finishing line, and duck collection
- in the works - looked like close to 100% enthusiasm to assist on the day!
- will need a small number of members to do the 'prep' work...
Todd L, Brian W, George S, Wayne P, Sukhi G
6/ The Hilborn Property which is owned by our Foundation; more to come...
- Foundation Board handling
7/ 100th Birthday Party - April 29, 2026
- likely $50 or less per person, cost recovery, not a fundraiser
- cocktail style party, at GCC if possible, maybe 4pm-8pm
- tables and chairs, but not a full 'dinner'
- focus on fellowship, not long speeches
- George S offered to sponsor the 'guests of honour'!
Paul TC, Larry B, John and Rosanne J
And of course, we have our 'regular' slate of events!!!
This is why we're all here, let's get involved!
Clayton T brought up a new idea - a 'partnership' with his business so that any electronic recycling we're responsible for bringing in nets us some $$$$$ Definitely worth exploring!
By the end.... Paul McM and Todd L were all out of material... so President Keith shared his personal feelings and pride about being a member of such a wonderful organization - the more involved you are, the more you'll realize just how right Keith is!
Have a great Friday everyone - hope to see you Sunday!
