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Bulletin Editor
Tom Samolczyk
Upcoming Meetings
Feb 16, 2023
New Member "Who Am I" talk
Feb 23, 2023
New ED of the Cambridge Shelter Corporation (The Bridges)
Mar 02, 2023
New Initiatives at the Cambridge Food Bank
Mar 09, 2023
Preparation & Lessons Learned from Kitchener's 100th Anniversary
Mar 16, 2023
New Member "Who Am I" talk
Mar 23, 2023
Chair, District 7080 Polio Plus Committee
Mar 30, 2023
Crystal Drops Gala on March 31st
Mar 31, 2023
Tapestry Hall
Apr 06, 2023
Executive Director - SHORE Centre
Apr 13, 2023
Executive Director, The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region
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Stories
Opening and Sgt @ Arms Report
President Toddler welcomed us. Jim McPherson cited the 4 way test and John Jonas did the worlds shortest invocation. We toasted Rotary and Canada.
 
Vince said we had 24 Rotarians present. 4 Zoomers, one was a guest,  Amneet Singh, who is Pushpinder's better half.
 
Anniversaries: Chris Wood joined Rotary 29 years ago and President Todd joined 30 years ago.
 
 
 
50/50 Draw
Officiated by Johnny Smooth. Vanessa had both numbers but not the ACE.  Pot is $225.05.
Announcements
Ivana announced that tickets for the Crystal Drop Gala will be $225 after the end of this meeting. About 100 sold so far and looking for 170 tickets sold. Also you can be a sponsor or bring wine. Or all three.
 
Rena: Feb 22nd at 5pm at the Ken Seiling Museum is the launch of the ' Youth Creativity Fund'. We have donated $2500.  This venture is to promote and encourage creativity in kids of Grades 5 to 12.
Rena has bought a table of 8 tickets for Musical Bingo at EVO kitchens in Galt. She would like 7 Rotarians to join her. It is $30 / ticket  and proceeds go to the Cambridge Food Bank.  Start time is 7pm.
 
also an announcement re Rotary Leadership Institute. This is 3 segments of Leadership training. Sign up is March 1st and it happens on April 28th.  If you have been in Rotary for less than 2 years the club will sponsor you. Let Todd know.
 
We are in a Blood Donation Challenge with the Sunrise Club. End date is Feb 28th. Talk to Larry.
 
Also save the date of May 4th for Taco and Tequila Night at Cafe 13 upstairs.
And Veterans Golf on Monday May 29th.
 
 
Club Job Openings
I think we are still looking for another bulletin editor who is young and not hearing impaired.
Good news
 
Paul Cody is happy to have his friend Tom Everett back. I think he has some real estate suggestions. Or did I hear that right?  Also Paul had a Valentine's lunch with Ivana. They went to Burger King. Paul pulled out all the stops....they had fries and onion rings.
Tom S., your deaf bulletin editor is glad to back in the thick of things. He had an email exchange with Murray Pearson. Murray said they had good weather in New Zealand and got out of the Aulkland Airport just before the cyclone closed it down. Now he and Ida are safely back in California.
 
Vince will be giving blood as per the challenge from Sunrise Club.
Brian Waddel will be having a baby girl. That is super news. We are very happy for you and Angela.
Paul T had some good news. He is glad to see Tom Everett back in person. Also he and Ivana had a Valentine's lunch together.  They had A&W Mama Burgers. Total cost of lunch for two was $27.
 
Today's Program
Our very own Pushpinder Singh did his ' Who am I'.
He was born in Mohali, in the Punjab.
He came to Canada in 2010 and now has seen more of the rest of India going back on holidays to see his family.
He has 2 sisters, one in Kitchener and one in Atlanta.
He started by going to University in Kamloops and doing accounting. His first job was in a small mining town with big trucks. He then worked in Kelowna and made a bunch of friends that still try to get together. Sounds like they had a good time. He was the shortest member of the group.
He got his CPA and then came to Ontario.
He married Amneet just as the Covid shutdown took place. They managed to have a lively wedding inspite of this,
He became a Canadian citizen in 2010.
Now he has a practice in Hespeler as a CPA. He has wanted to get to know the community and do some volunteer work. So he joined Rotary.
It is good to have you in our Club.
 
Todd said that he was the shortest of his university buddies too.
Why did the scarecrow win an award?....because he was outstanding in his field.  Yes, we get it!
And, Don't forget the wine.
 
Johnny Smooth says ' keep your stick on the ice.'  Have a great vacation , John.
Paul Cody will have more good news next week.
 
The aforementioned document is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to true life events is coincidental and strictly forbidden,