August 19th Meeting Notes

August 19^th, 2015 Meeting Notes

President Brandy is away on vacation and stepping in for her is past President Deb.

Visiting Rotarians

Roger and Vicki Temple Sooke BC

Bob Bryers East York

George Snooks, Honorary Rotarian of Don Dunton

Si Cline

Announcements

Kim reminded everyone to vote for Rotarian of the month of August.

Jim Hutton was crossing his fingers for good weather at the Bon Aire Rotary Golf Tournament!

Ross Kirwin asked for help from those with steady hands. Our memorial bricks at Rivermill Park are in desperate need of TLC. Please contact Ross if you can help tidy the bricks up.

Dr. Drew Markam Classification Talk

Len Ross and Don Dunton were responsible for bringing Drew Markam to our club. Len joked about Dr. Drew's way with woman by making them look better. Dr. Drew's grandfather was a Rotarian and so it is fitting that he has followed in the same footsteps and we in Huntsville are lucky to have him!

Drew started off with a joke....

This is how Drew looked when he was first scheduled to do his classification talk..Service above self!

Drew's father was in Social Services and moved around a lot. He spent his high school Years in Kingston and that is where he considers is his hometown. Drew was team up with his wife Janet and they skated while he was in University. Drew snatched up Janet and has been married to her for 20 years. The couple has two sons, Andrew and Ian.

Drew is the Head coach of the Huntsville Otters and has had an active role in the Chamber of commerce since he has moved here. Drew loves Golf and teaching at the Las Vegas Institute, as well as, helping people feel better about themselves. He showed us a video of Catherine's story. She shared how Drew changed her life by caring about her troubles and fixing her teeth. Catherine was embarrassed and would have rather took tylenol then go to the dentists. Drew took the time to listen and work with her during the process and it changed her life. In 2013 Dr. Drew did a makeover with other businesses in the area. He has embraced our small community and he understands that people want to know you care more, than what you know!

Check out his website:  http://www.drdrewmarkham.ca/

Kim thanked Drew. He was a good sport with all the rescheduling for guest speakers.

Happy Bucks

We had a great week with lots of happy people. Here were all the happy Rotarian's;

Len Ross, Peter Redwood, Helen Barker, Rob Saunders, and Don Dunton.

Foundation Draw had no winner this week!