Every year, our club pauses to reflect on Remembrance Day, on the closest Friday. On November 7th, we had a very special speaker via a Zoom call, and his remarkable story caused us to remember and reflect. Joe Dittmar is a 9/11 survivor from 2 World Trade Tower. On September 11, 2001, Joe was attending a meeting of 54 insurance executives on the 105th floor and had to evacuate down the stairs, narrowly missing the strike by a second plane that hit his building just a few floors above the level he had reached on his way down. Only 7 of the people from his meeting room made it out of the building that day. Joe's chilling story is also insightful about how unpredictable life can be, and a reminder to love those around us and take nothing for granted. If you missed our meeting and Joe's presentation, you can hear it in this VIDEO. https://youtu.be/csJFPtZ9Btc
REMEMBERING BILL STEVENS
Our dear friend and Rotarian for 53 years, Bill Stevens, passed away on November 3rd.
Tom Funk's beautiful eulogy and Bill's obituary can be read on our website HERE. https://rotaryguelph.ca/Stories/remembering-bill-stevens
SPECIAL DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
November 10 … Member Orientation & Update - wine & cheese event at 7pm at Intrigue Media offices; wine donations welcomed. Register here.
November 10 … Open House at the newest Grove Hub at the YMCA 7-9pm
November 26 … bus trip to Queen's Park to be hosted by Mike Schreiner. Register here no later than November 22.
November 28 … Annual General Meeting including financial statement of our club, during our regular Friday meeting at the ICC at 12:15pm
NEWS UPDATES - ON OUR WEBSITE
Adopt-A-Family- If you have already donated, THANK YOU! If not, time is short to help us make Christmas brighter for families and children in need.
Halloween fun at a club meeting - On Friday October 31st, our club meeting directly coincided with Halloween. Since the club was having a “Fellowship Meeting” and in a celebratory mood, members were invited to dress up. Take a look!
Donations for Guelph Food Bank - We're collecting canned meats (any kind), pasta sauce (any kind) and peanut butter. Thanks for donations already received! Our collection bin will be on hand for the whole month of November at club meetings.
