Lunch meeting was held at KS on the Keys Scribe: Rosemary Parker
Guests
Carole Lepage, President of Women Global Engagement (WGE)
Dominique Denis – Rotary Club of Orleans
Announcements
Golf Meeting went very well and a lot was accomplished. 26 foursomes are already booked. Need to push the Tee signs.
Congratulations to Bernie on becoming a grandpa to a baby girl – 9lbs 2 oz. Mother and baby are at home and both doing well.
Next Meeting for Polo is Wednesday, 11 April at 11:00 am at KS
Time to start selling Roses for Mother's Day. Get some forms from Joan.
Yangtze Restaurant booked for Thursday, 05 April - 6:00 pm. 15 people signed up to go.
Somalia Hope Foundation Gala – we have two tables booked and the seats are all sold.
RC Ottawa West is hosting the 16th Annual Music for Humanity concert Sacred Space Chapel – Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Saturday April 7, 2018 from 7 - 9 pm.
Monique‘s number was drawn but the joker eluded her this time.
Guest Speaker
Our guests spoke on Women Global Engagement.
This organization was started by a group of women in Ottawa who wanted to make a difference. They opened a school and a guest house in M’Bour, Senegal. At the school the girls learn sewing and cooking skills and with these skills they can start their own businesses or work in the hotel industry. The guest house is listed on AirBnB and it helps keep the school running.
Their motto: Together, learn to take action.
The objective is to strengthen the entrepreneurial and social power of women. The school has been in operation for almost two years and there will be 70 girls graduating this July.