President Peter Malone welcomed all to the Rotary Club of Belleville Festive Dinner with Rotary Talent. A big festive welcome to everyone and a special Rotary welcome to our many guests. We belong to a very special and strong Rotary Club that has been doing great work for more than a century. Peter is particularly excited to be a part of the Refresh Rotary work being done with guidance from Janeen Halliwell and Paul Fleming as we emerge from COVID and look to ensure that the Club remains strong for the future.
Many things are being done around the areas of public image and member engagement under the leadership of Directors Hazzem Koudsi and Tracey Vandervoort. We are at seven (7) new members this year with number eight (8) in process and have exciting developments in the works to further increase that number.
Everyone was encouraged to sit back and enjoy the musical talent, thanks to Past President John Chisholm for coordinating the evening of musical entertainment. (pictured here are the Soundsations - John and Wanda Chisholm and Al and Vivian Murak). Elaine and Theresa Allen provided a duet and a solo rendition of beautiful music. A 50/50 draw, an auction from Rotarian and local artist Chris Finkle of beautiful Santa prints, Dave Allen festive trivia challenge and the arrival of St. Nick (Sam Brady) were all part of the evening as well.
As Rotarians, we are generally blessed with lives of relative luxury and opportunities unknown to many. Help us to review the registers of our lives as we consider our priorities and our opportunity to help others. Open our hearts and our service to those in need. Help us to share not only our tangible wealth, but also our intangible riches of knowledge, leadership and creativity to make our city, our nation and our world a better place filled with positive peace and love.