Guests
Ken Sparks from the Bytown Club.
Announcements
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President Joan presented Melissa White with a bouquet of flowers on her recent job promotion to Manager of Financial Management. Congratulations Melissa.
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Our Change Over Dinner will take place on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 at ‘Beyond the Pale’ (Unit 108, 250 City Centre) at 6:00 pm.
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Golf tournament is only 12 days away! Last big push for tee signs.
Gary says we are in good shape for volunteers.
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If you have not already done so, please bring a bottle of wine to the next meeting for a wine basket we will be submitting for the silent auction.
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Roses: overall, recipients of this year’s roses were very happy.
- See our website for updates on upcoming speakers.
Happy Bucks
Gary and Sam’s number was drawn but the joker remained in the deck. Better luck next time guys.
50/50
Members were very happy with the change in weather. The sunshine has given us all a bounce in our step.
Speaker
Ken Sparks from the Bytown Club spoke to us about the Guatemala Stove Project (GSP)
The GSP is a volunteer- run registered Canadian charity. It began in 1999 by Tom Clark, a carpenter from Perth, ON who saw a need for the stoves. In the first year he built six stoves and to date 6817 stoves have been built.
Breathing in toxic fumes, while cooking, puts women and children at risk for respiratory illnesses, blindness and burns on a daily basis. It is estimated that 77% of Guatemalan families use wood as their main fuel source and 2% of Guatemala’s forest are lost yearly. Precious family resources and time are spent on gathering or purchasing wood.
The GSP helps alleviate these problems by having a stove that is properly ventilated. The design of the stove is safe for the family and it takes the poisonous smoke out of the house. It also reduces wood consumption by about 50%.
The motto of GSP is ‘Build a stove, change the future’.
We thank Ken for his efforts in this worthwhile project and for presenting to us today.
Ken Sparks speaks to the Rotary Club of Ottawa South.
President Joan presented Melissa White with a bouquet of flowers on her recent job promotion to Manager of Financial Management.
President Joan ended the meeting promptly at 1:30pm.