Writing the bulletin is always very informative - who knew we could have met on zoom last week...

Thank goodness this past weekend was MUCH nicer and with a reprieve from all the snow. 

Nancy Y was our fabulous SAO doing a great job while Jim Johnston and Sheila are enjoying the sunshine in South West Florida.

We had 18 of our finest members out , Randy, Rita and Wayne were on Zoom.

We had Nancy Hilborn, Sheri Roberts, our guest speaker and Suzanne McM as our guests.

Nancy mentioned that Indigenous peoples have a saying whereby they dream spring awake and since then a few of us have been working hard at it ! When walking the dogs at Langdon Hall we saw sooo many Robins. Nancy also did the reading from Braiding Sweetgrass and if you have not read the book it is quite good would definitely recommend.

Jim Mc - recited the Four Way Test and Rob Cox read the Invocation

 

 

 

 

 

50/50 Losers for the week were Erica and Paul T. We are missing Johnny Smooth who is also enjoying the sunshine I believe in Aruba.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Tom brought in his lucky hat to be wearing for the Hockey Game- and what an amazing game it was - best hockey I have seen a very long time - however, likely the first hockey game I watched aside from on Leaf game this year. 

The outcome was just as amazing - one for the good guys!

Ameila  (sorry about incorrect spelling of your name) has won an achievement trip to Hawaii and staying at the White Lotus Hotel - congratulations and enjoy the posh resort.

Hope you get to see some celeb's!

Paul McM Mexico - must have been hiding under the Cabana's  and Suzanne on the beach when you look at the difference in the tan's  - 36 people in the group and they had a great time.

Yours Truly celebrated 30 years with DS last year and had a super nice dinner with all the "old guys" and will be celebrating 30 years as a Rotarian on April 13 this  year.

Also very humbled Thanks very much to Matt, to have received the King Charles the Third Coronation Medal

 

Paul T. intro'd today's speaker, Sheri Roberts

 

 

Sheri Robets is a dedicated Mom to two boys 16 and 12 she is a disability advocate and community leader. Sheri serves as City Councillor for the Cambrige and also works with Independent Living Waterloo Region. 

It was quite the heart wrenching presentation as Sheri was well on her way to change the world as so many kids at 18 are when she was involved in a horrible car accident which left her with a complete spinal chord injury and drastically changed the direction of her life. At one point both lungs collapsed on ventilators her parents being told she likely won't make it - BUT - Sheri's determination proved them wrong. She bounced back and knew what she wanted to do with so much grit and determination. 

After knowing first hand the struggles and challenges of her own journey, Sheri was determined to make a difference and after graduating from McMaster university she spent many years expanding her own knowledge and educating others about disability issues.has done many presentations to so many 

For the past 26 years, Sheri has shared her expertise on a wide range of topics including AODA Customer Service regulation training, adapted sports and fitness - she is actually curling at the National level at our club in a few weeks - preventing risk taking behaviour in teens, peer pressure avoidance and very much disability awareness.

She has written the Best Practice module for " Best Practices for Accessibility Facility Design Standard" She also brought the Stop Gap solution to Cambridge. She has done extensive Advocacy work.

Sheri definitely has a unique gift in connecting with her audience with her kind smile and down to earth candid story telling.

The resilience and determination was humbling and she is committed to advocating for dsialbity inclusion and empowerment while balancing so many other responsibilities.

Tom E - thanked Sheri and perhaps there was some curling challenge as we aren't quite sure if Tom or Paul were taking the credit of Sheri making it to the Nationals.

President Paul closed the meeting and there were two jokes both bad so I can't remember. I did find one - Why do seagulls fly over the sea? If they flew over the bay, they would be called bagels....