Last Friday's meeting, November 29th, began with a land acknowledgment from our President, Brian Martin.
President Martin then opened the floor to Happy Bucks and announcements from the club.
Jules Croskill requested volunteers for Sparkles in the Park. If you are able to help with setup or donation collection, please sign up on Club Runner.
Helmuth Slisarenko informed the club of a visiting Rotarian, from the Fergus-Elora club, that will be selling cheese, crackers, and other goods. Helmuth is also bringing Costa Rican coffee. So make sure to bring some cash!
Marguerite Campbell announced that we have met our Adopt-A-Family goal of over $5,000! Marguerite will be shopping for gifts over the next week. Incredible work, Marguerite!
Anne MacKay highlighted that next Tuesday is National Giving Day. Make sure to donate to one of your favourite charities!
After lunch, President Martin started our Annual General Meeting. He began with a motion to approve the agenda, which was approved by the club. He then called up Trevor Lee to go over the financials.
Trevor began the presentation by noting the cash balance of $65,000 and investments of $208,000.
He explained how the BHENY project obligations are now netted out to zero.
Trevor then went through a detailed accounting of each section of the 2024 Financial Position.
Notably, the club had a revenue of $8,553 after all expenses (including committee expenses and $42,500 for community initiatives).
Our two biggest fundraisers, Sparkles in the Park and Lobsterfest, brought in $39,662 and $18,768 respectively.
After the review of our financial position, President Martin discussed the Ontario Not for Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) and its implications for the club.
He explained how ONCA requires charities to do an audit or review engagement, but since our club raises less than $100,000 a year we can forego the review engagement.
President Martin put forward a motion to forego this process and it was passed by the club.
President Martin then went through the new bylaws that were approved by the board.
After a quick review, the bylaws were passed unopposed.
To review the complete financial position and new bylaws, please check your email. You should have received both from Matt Webster. If you haven't, please reach out and one will be sent to you.
As there was nothing more for the good of Rotary, the meeting was brought to an end.
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Together, the Rotary Clubs of Guelph, Guelph Trillium and Guelph South have been actively working to eradicate human trafficking, through a speaker series, signs across the community, and now a newsletter – Against Traffick.
As asked in the newsletter, why is human trafficking so prevalent in Guelph, Wellington, Waterloo Region and Southern Ontario? The answer is Highway 401, as it’s the corridor of exploitation, enabling the movement of primarily girls and young women throughout Ontario.
The goal of this short, three-page newsletter is to create awareness of the issue and provide resources to support families and women.
The quarterly newsletter will be distributed through existing networks, building on the relationships already established by the Eradicating Human Trafficking Committee.
Plans are underway to launch another speaker series in January, 2025.
If you wish to receive the newsletter, please email cwomen.admin@gmail.com The next issue will be out in February.
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