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Our club members were sadden to hear about the passing of Trudy Lang’s mother, Teresa Piekarski. Trudy, you have been in our thoughts and prayers. Just a reminder to all, that club elections will be held on Monday December 8th. And next week’s program, December 1st will be the Rotary Youth Exchange presentation by Florine Fisette.

CLUB NEWS BIRTHDAYS

Nov 26 – Tom Cook Nov 27 – Candice Micucci

ANNIVERSARIES Nov 29 – Jody & Ian Martyn

VISITING ROTARIANS & ROTARACTORS Paul Norris – North Bay-Nipissing Club

Pat Bongers – Gravenhurst Club

GUESTS Florine Fisette – Rotary Youth Exchange

Trudy Lang * Cristine Piché – inducted as new members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015 President: Colin Thacker Past President: Catherine Whiting President-Elect: Brett Tucker Secretary: Nestor Prisco Assistant Secretary: Don Coutts Treasurer-Administration: Yvonne Taylor Treasurer-Charitable Trust: Gerry Gaiser DIRECTORS: Natalie MacDougall Chris Parkin Chuck Verge Steve Wright

President Colin Thacker and Past President John Lewis were recognized by Ghislaine Cote, Foundation Committee Co-Chair for receiving their new Paul Harris Fellow Pins – Colin his PHF+1 and John his PHF+3. Congratulations to both!

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November 24, 2014

PRESIDENT’S REMARKS President Colin Thacker

WHAT’S HAPPENING PROGRAMS

December 1st Florine Fisette

Rotary Youth Exchange Inbound Student from

Belgium

Dec 08, 2014 Club Elections

2015-2016 Rotary Year

EVENTS

26th Annual Old Fashion Christmas Walk

Downtown North Bay Nov 28th – 6-9 PM Rotary Christmas

Fellowship Dec 7th – 2-5 PM Osprey Golf Club

Rotaract Club Meeting Cecil’s (Map Room)

December 9th – 6 PM “Business After Hours”

Mixer Osprey Links Golf Club

PROUD SUPPORTER OF

North Bay 2015Special Olympics Ontario

Winter Games

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ATTENDANCE: 32 Members

Welcome New Rotarians! Trudy Lang (an Honourary Rotarian) and Cristine Piché joined the Rotary family today. Trudy will join the Music and Fellowship Committees, while

Cristine sit on the Fellowship and Rotary Youth Exchange.

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DIRECTOR & COMMITTEE NEWS Brett Tucker, on behalf of the Nomination Committee, anyone interested in sitting on the 2015-2016 should advise him by December 3rd. Elections taking place Dec 8th. Brett Tucker reminded the members about the Annual Old Fashion Christmas Walk this Friday (28th), 6-9 PM. Our club is looking after a marshmallow-roasting venue next to the RBC and we are looking for volunteers to assist for whatever time they can offer. Contact Brett brett.tucker@investorsgroup.com or 705-492-1229. Bob Cunningham, commented on a thank you letter [posted to website] our club received from the North Bay Literacy Council, for latest donation of $2,000. Ghislaine Côté, Foundation Committee Co-Chair, reminded everyone that November is Foundation Month. Donate online - www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-action/give or give your cheque to her (payable to The Rotary Foundation). Editor’s Note: There are many option for giving – including weekly or monthly – basically for the cost of a cup of coffee a day you can reach your yearly contribution goal. Jeff Celentano is ordering club golf shirts (navy blue or white with logo). The forms on the tables will be available again on December 1st. Cost -$27.10, includes tax. Shirts will be available before Christmas. Tom Tucker reminded the club about the Chamber “Business After Hours” mixer – January 15th, 4-7 PM, Osprey Links Golf Club. Committees are being asked to participate with displays and/or handouts. Opportunity for both local Rotary clubs and the Rotaract Club to provide information and solicit new members for all 3 clubs. Jeff Rogerson spoke about Christmas Fellowship at Osprey Links Golf Club, December 7th, 2-5 PM. For those with email, you will have received a notice on the weekend, with the online RSVP link. Tickets are: Adults $15; Children $6; Kids 6 and under are free. An invitation has been extended to our sister club and the Rotaractors to join us. Everyone is encouraged to bring their kids, grandkids… for this fun social. ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED - http://https://ospreylinksgolf.quickbase.com/db/bi8ecijiy?a=nwr

PROGRAM Pat Bongers, Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, visited with the Club to talk about “Rotary Wheels for Learning Cambodia”, a project led by their club with support from 10 other Rotary clubs including North Bay. While carrying out humanitarian work in Cambodia in 2009/2010, Rotarian Lisa McCoy from their club saw an opportunity to provided bicycles to children in the rural areas and was able to give out many bikes that year by appealing for donations. The Club then decided to establish a more formal program in 2010. The schools are far and few between, with many children having to walk up to 10 km one way – contending with the hot sun, snakes and landmines (still present from past atrocities) – to attend class. Two or three children will ride to school on ONE bike.

The team spends 3 weeks in Cambodia preparing and distributing bikes to needy children, as selected by their schools. To date, 1,333 bikes have been distributed, including 40 through donations from our Club.

Pat also talked about another project that is carried out on the day the kids receive their bikes – Dental Hygiene – that sees each child given a toothbrush and toothpaste and instructions on proper brushing techniques. Their 4th annual bicycle distribution trip is set for January 27th to February 17th, 2015. For more information and how to participate on a future trip - http://rotarywheelsforlearning.blogspot.ca.

HAPPY TOONIES

Paul Norris was happy about the arrival of his grandson named River a couple of day ago. Jeff Rogerson spent an excellent week in Halifax with his daughter Alex, along with his wife Linda. Alex is doing her

Masters at Mount St. Vincent. First time he has been further then Moncton. Brian Chute glad to be back from a great trip to Machu Piccu and the Galápagos Islands. Lots of pictures on his Facebook to share, but he needs more friends. Swimming with 15 600 lb. turtles and viewing the Inca ruins, was remarkable. “You have to wonder how people who have nothing are so happy. I have to bring my kids over there.” Craig Rodwell does like other sports, including golf, besides motor racing and is happy about the Ti-Cats

heading to Vancouver to the Grey Cup. Tom Tucker and his wife Rosanne are going to be graced with their 3rd grandchild in May and are very happy. Yvonne Weir commented that Brian stole her thunder, as she was on the trip with him and had a great time too. Her 2nd happy toonie was for her mom, now 90, who had a knee replacement and has been through a lot over the last number of years. She is now home, pain-free and driving again. Trudy Lang thanked those who attended her mom’s visitation and funeral and provided condolences. Her mother, one of the most selfless people on earth, always said ‘when a door closes a window opens’. Trudy thanked her sponsor Brett Tucker, who gave her insight in to what more there is to Rotary. Although she has been around for 8 years, she had never crossed that path with so much to do with her mom and other commitments, and it is rather ironic the timing of all this, that her mother has passed and she has this time to give to the Rotary Family, that we have become. “I look forward to being a full member of Rotary!” Pat Bongers was happy to see an Exchange Student at our meeting today. His Gravenhurst Club really misses participating in the program. They gave it up about 5 years ago, due to the challenges of getting host families. We are so lucky to have a student.

ROTARY ENGAGEMENT Engaged in a Rotary/Rotaract activity over the last 2 weeks – Club project or task; Committee Meeting; Fellowship event; Fundraiser Dinner; or visit another Club? Please be sure to let Bill know - bhagborg@cogeco.ca

Bicycle Parts Shipped in from China, Japan & Korea

Bicycles Constructed from New and Recycled Parts