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Rotaract Club of Mississauga General Meeting
November 6, 2013
AgendaHappy Quarters
Living Lights update
Special Guest Speaker – David Lockett
Charity Poker Tournament!
Upcoming volunteer opportunities
“MasquerAid Ball”– Winter Gala
Happy Quarters…
Now going to funding a bursary for a deserving recipient…
Living Lights
Dates:Thursday, November 21st – 5-8pm (or earlier)
Tree decorating (many volunteers are needed)PLEASE SIGN UP!
Saturday, November 23rd – Reception and Tree Lighting
Next Meeting: TBD – Mark will send out email soon
Interested in getting involved?Email Mark – [email protected]
Local Service
Past Events - Halloween Harvest
•UTM campus, October 31st, 6 pm and 7 pm shifts
•Helped UTM Rotaract collect non-perishable goods on Halloween
•Drivers were assigned areas surrounding campus to collect non-perishables from homes while trick or treating
•These items have been stored in the clubhouse and will be taken to the food bank soon
Trick or Treat!
Happy to donate to food bank – cause no cause is too small!
Past Events- Trillium Health Centre Tour
•Was today! •6- 7pm
Upcoming Events
Rotary Georgetown Seniors Dinner• Nov 14th from 5pm to 10pm• Looking for setup, serve dinner and clean up• We've participated in the past and would like to participate again this year
Upcoming Events
Knights Table
• Date: to be confirmed
•“The Knights Table helps by providing food bank, hot meals and other related assistance to the citizens of the Peel Region who deal with the daily issues of hunger, poverty and homelessness.”
• Will need help to transport food collected from Halloween Harvest, and assist with serving
•http://knightstable.org/
Social
Rotaract Charity Poker Tournament
Friday, November 8th, 8:00 PM @ The Clubhouse
$20 Buy-Ins, Re-Buys Allowed
Prizes for First & Second Place, All Other Proceeds
to Charity of Winner’s Choice
ALL Skill Levels Welcome!
Winter Chalet/Cabin Trip
Details to Follow
Fall Personal Development Workshop!• In the works!
IntellectuELLE and IntelliGENTS Meeting in November
Contact:Contact:
IntellectuELLEs & IntelliGENTs
A chance for educated or intellectually stimulated individuals who wish to engage, discuss and debate together. Sharing knowledge and perspectives.
When: Thursday November 21st, 2013, 7PM
Where: Boston Pizza Square One
Topics:? You tell me!
Premise
How: Topics will be chosen by YOU
When: Every other month
Where: Looking into sponsorship from Boston Pizza (Square One)!Safe space, open, sensitive, FUN! (Food
and drinks!)
PACE (Promise of Assurance to Children Everywhere)
PACE: Teach a girl, save a Village!
-Deepa Willingham, Founder and President of PACE Universal
PACE Event!
• Full day Workshop for girls• Activities, leaders, workshops, arts and crafts• Reinforce the importance of education of the
full self• Get them excited to help girls around the world
who are like them!• Sponsorship, food, “takeaways”, music!
• When? Where? Speakers? Volunteers? Ideas? Logistics!!!
• Mission: exists to nurture the educational, health, nutritional, social and cultural development of girls in the world's poorest regions.
• Vision: PACE believes that change begins with girls. The fact that girls suffer greatest in the face of poverty creates an imperative to act.
• PACE envisions a global community where girls are not prevented from reaching their potential. Instead, they are empowered to change the world.
Please take this time to SIGN UP!! DATE EVENT
Nov 8th Charity Poker Tournament – 8pm at Clubhouse
Nov 14th Rotary Georgetown Seniors dinner - volunteers needed – 5 to 10pm
Nov 21st Living Lights setup - 5 to 8 pm at LAC
Nov or Dec? Knights Table – Volunteers needed - TBD
Next Meeting: November 20th, 2013
