October 17, 2005 South Mouth
Posted by Roseanne Morissette
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire." - Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Rotarian Ron Kozub revealed his passion for archery at the October 17, 2005 meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South.
Rotarian Ron Kozub revealed his passion for archery at the October 17, 2005 meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South.
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Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South
October 17, 2005 .
Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South
October 17,
Volume Nine, Meeting 11
OCTOBER IS VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH
OPENING THE MEETING
Call to Order: President Bob McKay
O Canada: Greg McDonald
Toast to Queen and Canada: Bob Hayden
Grace: Bob McBride
GUESTS AND VISITING ROTARIANS
John Teibert introduced four guests: Andrew Bowles, Executive Assistant to the Regional Chair, guest of Bob McBride; Jim Hooper, agent for State Farm Insurance, guest of Dan Toppari; Henry Becker, Rotarian with the St. Catharines Downtown Club; and Peter Snodgrass, Rotarian with the Brantford Club and proposed new member.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
John Chotka, serving as Sergeant-at-Arms, fined:
Ian Forbes and Dan Toppari for past transgressions against our Sergeant-at-Arms;
Don Beard for questionable behaviour at the Bill's game;
George Fitzpatrick for receiving compliments from a neighbour at the Bill's game;
Doug Foss for being an American (the Sergeant-at-Arms took out his border crossing problems on Doug);
Laetitia de Witt for being a no-show at Bingo;
Ed Telenko for the poor performance of the Hamilton Ti Cats.
John Chotka, serving as Sergeant-at-Arms, accepted Happy Dollars from:
George Fitzpatrick - Hospice Niagara will receive 70% of operational funding from the government;
Paul Massuet - John Chotka helped a friend of Paul's who was in need;
Bob McKay - for John Chotka's efforts in organizing the Bill's game and for June Manning's hard work with respect to the Hospice Niagara Gala.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There is a Board of Directors meeting on October 21, 2005 at 7:30 a.m.
There is a Wine Tasting Charity Auction at Hernder Estates Winery on October 21, 2005, organized by the St. Catharines AM Club.Proceeds to the Children's Discovery Centre.
The District Governor is visiting our club on October 31, 2005.
Club Secretary Ron Kozub recently sent a membership update to all club rotarians. Each member is asked to verify the information, make corrections if necessary, and send the Excel file back to Ron. If everything is up-to-date, please let Ron know that as well.
Dan Toppari advised that the Children's Discovery Centre Wetland project is 80 per cent complete. The club has contributed $6,000 towards this project.
BIRTHDAYS
None to report.
50/50 DRAW
John Klassen took home the wine.
NEW MEMBER PROPOSALS
First Reading -
Jim Hooper (Insurance General), State Farm Insurance, proposed by Dan Toppari.
Andrew Bowles (Regional Government - Administration), Executive Assistant to the Regional Chair, Regional Municipality of Niagara, proposed by Bob McBride.
Third and Final Reading -
Elizabeth Cornett, (Personal Banking) Toronto Dominion Bank, proposed by Rob Welch.
Deborah Slade, (Theatre Arts Management) Director of the Arts Centre, Brock University, proposed by Bob McKay.
Kim Payne, (Tourism), Tourism Development Officer, City of St. Catharines, proposed by Bob McKay.
Linda Bianno, (Education, Secondary), Principal of West Park Secondary School, proposed by Bob McBride.
Peter Snodgrass (Radiologist), Diagnostic Radiologist, CML Imaging, proposed by June Manning.
"Over 1.2 million members make Rotary big. Diversity makes Rotary great. Each Rotarian in this network of leaders offers singular talents, interests, life experiences, and professional expertise. The common denominator: a commitment to the principle of Service Above Self. Know someone who could wear the Rotary brand?"
GUEST SPEAKER
Dan Toppari introduced Ron Kozub of the St. Catharines South Robin Hood as the guest speaker, who delivered a classification talk on his hobby, Archery.
Ron owns and operates the Wine Garden of Pelham, a make-your-own wine facility. Ron joined Rotary in 1985, was President in 1992, and is currently the Club's secretary. He is married to Donna and has three children and four grandchildren.
Ron has had an interest in archery since he was eight years old. Back then, he cheered for the Indians in Cowboy and Indian movies. One of his favourite movies is the Errol Flyn classic, "The Legend of Robin Hood."
Ron formalized his hobby by joining an archery league. His wife, Donna, also eventually joined. Donna still holds the provincial record for her age and equipment category.
The bow and arrow is one of the world's oldest weapons and is common to every civilization. The 20th century has seen a lot of technological improvements to the equipment - lighter, faster, stronger, more accurate, etc.
Ron showed off his current equipment and explained what the various components did and the targets he shoots at. Ron's passion for the sport was clearly evident in his presentation.
Ron answered questions from the members and was thanked by President McKay.
ATTENDANCE REPORT
Norris Brown announced 24 members, two make-ups, and four guests for 75 per cent attendance.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, President McKay adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.