President Chad opened the meeting. Paul Cody did the Four Way test, Tom S. said the Innvocation. We did the toast.

Sargeant at Arms Report: 20 Rotarians. Plus our Special Rotarian Bob Bedford and our visiting Rotarian Yvonne Weir from snowy North Bay. Also visiting Rotarians Dr Mike Lawrie from C. Sunrise and Lumi Mironescu from Kitchener Rotary. Our Guest speaker is Christine Lakatos and she was accompanied by  Louise Wysznski, both from Cambridge Vineyard. They are guests of Bob Bedford

Jonas Bonas came briefly out of hiding ( trip somewhere warm) to administer the rites of 50/50. Both Randy Bourne and Dr Mike failed to win the $455.

Paul Cody said he manned the Business After Hours booth at the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. I think he was promoting Rotary.

 

Bob Bedford gave $5 to Good News for the pleasure of presenting Paul Cody with a wine holder and wine bottle. Not sure of the vintage or viability of the wine.  Bob also presented $40 from a friend whose family had received Rotary Roses about the same time a family member had been killed in a car accident.

 

Marcia said they have bought a new house. So don't show up at the old house for the Rotary Summer Bash.

 

Leslie said that Sandra Pelletier has been nominated and instated as a board member of the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra.,

 

Visiting Rotariam Lumi Mironescu has tickets for a performance of the KW Children's choir at Centre in the Square on Dec 14 and 15.It is called the Yuletide Spectacular.Her daughter is in the choir, If you want tickets, email Lumi at Lmironescu@mcwaterloo.on.ca for tickets and get a 20% discount if you do this before Nov 28th.

 

 

 

 no joke this week

Bob Bedford introduced Christine Lakatos from Urban Hope which is the outreach arm of Cambridge Vineyard, a non-denominational church.

Christine said that she and her husband did outreach work in the slums of LA and SE Asia untill they had children, now their focus is here in this community.

Their facility is at 147 Elgin St N. which is the old Monastry building just before Elgin St ends at the railway tracks.

In a nut shell they provide food and support for the homeless and down-trodden in our Community.

They have a church and daycare at their facility. They act as an over-flow for the Bridges.

They are blessed by being given the day old goodies from Cobbs Bakery.

They can feed 200 and have a hairdresser to offer haircuts to the homeless.

They provide food and ministry down at the Bus terminal where homeless and sex trade workers hang out.

They would love to have a halfway house for the recently incarcerated to prevent  return to former drug habits and prostitution .

 

Those are the facts but Christine seemed truly dedicated and committed to her ministry. That would be hands on helping, being there for people in jail, court and on the street. Trying to keep mom and her kids together. Giving hope. ' Wrap around' support to help people get on their feet and be witness of these efforts to agencies like F and CS.

 

Christine asks that we consider participating in or contributing to their ' Coldest Night of the Year Walk' on Fed 22nd 2020.  I think we can contact Cambridge Vineyard online to donate or participate. They have no government funding.

 

Have a good day.