March 17, 2009
Past Bulletins
Chair
- Richard Wedge has been a Rotarian for 22 years. He was born and raised in Summerside, and graduated from
Singsong -
With the help of Gabe Chaisson on the keyboards, Marian Arsenault led the singing of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling and Happy Birthday to Derek Key and Scott Costain.
Makeups
-none.
Visiting Rotarians
- Guest speaker, Mike MacAdam from the Charlottetown Royalty Club.
Guests
-none.
Queen of Hearts Draw
- Katie Irwin handled the duties. The jackpot of $160 was missed by Ralph Thompson (8 of spades).
Attendance
- approx. 72% (+/- 25%).
International Toast
- Heather Matheson toasted the Dublin Viking Rotary Club in
Dear Rotarian,
On behalf of myself and all the club members I would like to express my sincere thanks for toasting The Rotary Club of Dublin Viking in honor of St Patrick`s Day.
The St Patrick`s Day is celebrated through out Ireland and also the rest of the world. Here in Dublin 600 0000 people lined up the streets to cheer and watch this year St Patrick`s parade.
YIR,
Jan Frisk
President Dublin Viking Rotary Club 2008-2009
Sunshine Reports
Ron Casey is back from
Committee Reports
Boyce Murphy
reminded of Discover Rotary on March 24 at 6:30 p.m. (
A
re you one of the lucky ones
P
olio has never effected your life
R
emember that many are not so lucky
I
t is your responsibility
L
et's get the job done
Guest Speaker
Gerald Arsenault
introduced Mike MacAdam, a member of the Charlottetown Royalty Club. Mr. MacAdam has been a teacher, a basketball coach and has lived in six different provinces. His company's product is Chuala, an online language laboratory software Mr. MacAdam gave a presentation on the importance of proper pronunciation and how learning a new language is difficult because of sounds and rhythms that don't exist in a person's native language. Chuala is an online program with record, play and compare tools where people can listen to new words and sounds, as well as record themselves saying the words. Mr. MacAdam was thanked by David Anderson.
President's Report
President Sandy Rundle thanked today's guest speaker and welcomed guests. He also advised on the following:
- No morning meeting on March 24. Discover Rotary at CUP, 6:30 p.m.
- The District Conference is from May 7-9 at St. F.X. University in Antigonish, NS. There is a $225 early bird registration (by March 31).
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The GSE inbound team will be here during the May long weekend. We will host from Sunday until Tuesday. The team of 5 will be traveling from
- He received a letter from the Arlie Beach Rotary Club thanking Leo-Paul Arsenault and our Club for the International Toast. They have returned our toast.
Sargeant at Arms
Sgt-at-Arms Leo-Paul Arsenault
fined David Anderson for being rude and hurting Leo-Paul's hand when he shook it. He fined Bill Kendrick for giving him a hard time when he decided not to wear the yellow vest for the entire meeting. He fined Carl Delaney for impersonating the Sgt-at-Arms by wearing a yellow vest. And he fined everyone who is fortunate enough not to wear glasses on a regular basis.