Editor: Scott Vetter, Ass't Editor: Rosemary Parker
Rotary Thought
David Oliver: Environmental issues are a big concern for our club. As Rotarians we have an obligation to help make our world a safer and healthier place. We are reminded to open our eyes, our hearts and get off our behinds and do something!
Announcements
Welcome Guests! David Humphries and Andre Errett We were pleased to meet new member, Andre Errett, and look forward to learning more about Andre soon.
Upcoming Meetings:
- June 8th – Meet at KS
- June 15th – Meet at Happy Goat Café (35 Laurel St.) for 10:00 am to launch our Community Blend Coffee
- June 22nd – Meet at KS for our bursary presentations. Jeanine Parker will be chairing the meeting. Note: Members should arrive at noon.
- June 29th – Changeover and Club Assembly – location and time to be announced
Membership Update: Two events coming up to promote our Club as well as our Community Blend Coffee:
1. The Canterbury Community Association Gigantic Spring Garage Sale - on Sunday, June 12, 2022 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. The sale will be held inside the Canterbury Community Centre (2185 Arch St, Ottawa, ON K1G 2H5) in Hall B and the Gym and outside on the Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink. The rink is covered so the event will happen rain or shine.
2. The Ottawa Summer Multicultural Festival and Bazar that is taking place on Saturday, June 25 from 11 am to 7 pm in the large hall of the SNMC Mosque (3020 Woodroffe Avenue).
Volunteers needed! If you can help out please contact Kateri.
If you are aware of community events happening in our area, please contact Kateri with the details.
Golf Update: Our golf tournament has been postponed due to the damage the Hunt Club Golf Course sustained during the recent storm. The new date for the tournament is scheduled for September 26th, 2022. We have an opportunity to make this a very successful event and to raise more funds for the Ottawa Boys and Girls Club. Continue to sell foursomes, tee signs and collect prizes!!
Happy Bucks: It was wonderful to hear lots of happy stories shared by the members.
Bronze for RCOS - Environmental Sustainability Commitment Award from the District
At the District Convention in Ottawa on May 1 and 14, 2022, Rotarians from Ottawa South were acknowledged for their commitment to the environment - one of only 10 clubs in District 7040.
This is what the club did to earn this award:
We developed an Environment Committee with several members and appointed a chair
We devoted at least two club meetings to an Environmental Sustainability theme - remember the presentations about environmentally friendly businesses and the City of Ottawa's support for same? Climate change? Electric cars? COP 26?
We participated in at least 2 environmental initiatives - that would be the series of Environment Minutes at our meetings (which included tips on what we can do to work towards a cleaner world), the annual cleanup project around Rotel and education on cookstove initiatives in the global south.
Environment Committee members initiated a project with an environmental sustainability component or focus by applying for grant funding to plant trees in Ottawa a little later this year.
The certificate itself is worth having a look at. The clever, artistic logo was designed by a Rotarian and is available in an email/letter friendly form. We continue to strive for a cleaner, sustainable environment. After all, our kids and grandkids deserve this!
The Community Blend coffee website is live; share the link, share the love, sell the coffee.
Next week is live at KS on the Keys and via Zoom: Wednesday, June 8 @ 12:30 pm.
