Wikipedia describes an "ukulele ( / j uː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / yoo-kə- LAY -lee ; from Hawaiian : as a member of the lute family of instruments. It generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. Some strings may be paired in courses, giving the instrument a total of six or eight strings."Earlier this year the Rotary Club of Simcoe purchased a number of ukuleles for the students at Walsh Public School which is 8.5 miles south and west of Simcoe. On June 11, 2018, the club was invited to an ukulele concert at the school.
The Rotary Club of Simcoe has been a source of community pride and giving since 1925.
Recently, the Rotary Club of Simcoe hosted a supper meeting of the four Rotary clubs in Norfolk County using the Port Dover Yacht Club as a waterside venue.
The agenda was stacked with Rotarian celebrities granting scholarships and community service awards to Norfolk County citizens.
ROTARY BEER IS HERE!
Rotary Beer is available at the Beer Store. Modelling the beer can T-shirts are local Rotarians Al Madill, Dan Hill and Dave King. The Rotary Emblem is on the front and the Rotary Four Way Test is on the back. Go to the Beer Store and ask for “Rotary Beer”!
Norfolk Sunrise Rotarian Steve Malo examines a Rotary Beer with our member Mike Cobb.
GUEST SPEAKER
Our guest speaker (center) was David Cribbs, Chief Administrative Officer of Norfolk County who is flanked by Rotarian Janis Demmans (left) Rotary District 7090 Governor Reg Madison and Rotarian Gail Catherwood (right).
Amy Martin, Public Health Nurse of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit spoke to the Club about the Health Unit's Harm Reduction Program.
Simcoe Caring Cupboard aka The Local Food Bank
Like taxes, death and disappointing politicians, food banks have become an integral part of local life.
Al Martens is the Chair/Administrator of the Simcoe Caring Cupboard. He spoke to the Club on March 19, 2018. The Simcoe Caring Cupboard allows a client who has been prequalified on every visit to shop using points to select food that he or she will eat. Based on need, a larger family may be shopping for food weekly while others may be shopping less frequently. At this time of year when heating bills are high, there is a greater need for food.
By allowing the client to select his or her own food, the Simcoe Caring Cupboard avoids the problem of the food ending up in a nearby dumpster. What we learned from Al Martens is that when a food bank client is handed a box of food put together by a food bank, some of the contents of the box may be discarded because of a dislike of the food or because the client doesn’t have access to basic cooking facilities.
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