February 20, 2006 South Mouth
- Peter Snodgrass
SouthMouth
Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South
February 20,
Volume Nine, Meeting 24
Reporter: R. Morissette
OPENING THE MEETING
Call to Order: President Bob McKay
National Anthem: Rob Welch
Toast to Queen and Canada: John Teibert
Invocation: George Fitzpatrick
GUESTS AND VISITING ROTARIANS
Tom Schulz welcomed one guest and one visiting Rotarian: Mr. John D'Ambrosio, prospective member, and Mr. Ron Bassett, Rotarian with the Downtown St. Catharines Club.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Don Hetherington, serving as Sergeant-at-Arms, accepted Happy Dollars from:
Keith Shaver, who was happy he attended the Hospice Niagara campaign kick-off meeting with June Manning. The Fowler Foundation was recognized for its donation of $400,000 and the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South and Maycourt Club were recognized for having raised $370,000 through Winter Dreams. Keith then asked that all club members be fined for not attending!;
George Fitzpatrick, who recently returned from a trip to Argentina where "the prices were unbelievable, the food delectable, and the women gorgeous!" George and his wife had a glorious time;
Bob McKay, who recently returned from a ski trip in "Big Sky Montana";
Peter Snodgrass, who has just put a deposit down on a house;
Greg McDonald, who attended the car show in Toronto with his son;
Don Toppari, who recently returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic. Dan and his family had a fabulous vacation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bingo, March 11, 2006:
Greg is looking for volunteers.
Diamond-Studded Gala, May 13, 2006:
Bob asked that everyone do their fair share: one table of guests and three prizes.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 27, 2006, 12 Noon, Guest Speaker Judith Barker, "Hospice Campaign Update."
Rotary Lunch, March 6th, 12 Noon:
Our March 6th Rotary meeting will be held at Kernahan Park Highschool, which is the location of our Success Program.
March 13th, 12 Noon, Guest Speaker Teo Frans, "Olympic Ice Maker."
March 17th Board Meeting is cancelled.
District Assembly, May 5-7:
Rotary Club of St. Catharines South is hosting a Hospitality Suite. Help is needed. We are also looking for corporate sponsors. Please speak with Doug Foss or Dan Toppari for further information.
BIRTHDAYS
There were no birthdays to report.
50/50 DRAW
Rob Welch had the winning ticket, but was unlucky in drawing the winning card.
EARLY LEAVERS
Andrew Bowles and George Fitzpatrick.
GUEST SPEAKER
Peter Snograss, our guest speaker, gave his classification talk.
Ian Forbes introduced Peter, who is originally from New Zealand and was previously a Rotarian with the Brantford Club. Peter is a specialist in Diagnostic Imaging.
Peter explained that the history of radiology dates back to 1895 when xrays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. To be a radiologist, Peter noted, requires multi-tasking.
Peter highlighted Imaging Modalities: General Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Surgery, Cardiovascular/Interventional, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Nuclear Imaging, to name but a few.
Today, radiology is filmless with digital images prevailing.
The future of radiology includes new modalities, new imaging techniques, and new image handling devices.
Peter was thanked by Dan Toppari, who has experienced first-hand the marvels of diagnostic imaging.
ATTENDANCE
Jim Shannon reported 27 members, four make-ups, one guest and one visiting Rotarian for 87 per cent attendance.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business for the good of Rotary, President Bob adjourned the meeting at 1:20 p.m.