Computer Literacy Survey Findings

In early September, the Club Administration Committee conducted a survey to identify the level of computer literacy among club members. 23 Club members completed the survey. These are the findings:

• 48% consider themselves to have an intermediate knowledge level of computers.
• 26% consider themselves to have an advance level of computer knowledge.
• 17% consider themselves to be beginners.

• All but one respondent said that they have high speed (broadband) Internet access.

• 91% of the respondents use their computer daily.

• All respondents have email accounts.

• 83% of respondents have made purchases over the Internet

• 83% of respondents have visited the Club Blog, but only 44% have posted to the Blog.

• 48% use text messaging on their phones

• 43% have Facebook accounts and only 1 member has a Twitter account.

• One member thinks that she "is a little bird - tweet, tweet, tweet."

YEX News

Next Tuesday we will be interviewing for 2011 outbound exchange students. If you would like to help with interviews please call me at 271-0737. We will be interviewing 5 students.

Marina, our inbound from Brazil did a 4 hour shift at the pancake breakfast on Saturday. She is keen to be involved with Rotary projects. Good job Marina.

On Monday Marina had an appointment at the Health Unit to get a booster shot. Thankfully she survived.

Her next host family will be Jack and Donna West. We are so pleased that Jack is finally getting a "daughter." We are still searching for a third host family. I would love to host but as YEO I'm not allowed.

Also, for those who cannot host for any reason, please consider inviting Marina for a meal or a movie or other outings. She is keen to see a hockey game.

On October 22 all of the District 6330 YEX students will be in Stratford to go to the theatre. We still need some billets for 1 night. Please contact me if you can take 2 or more students.

Youth exchange

Yesterday we picked up our new student from Brazil, Marina Bruschi. You can welcome her at our meeting Tuesday morning. Her English is great so be sure to have a chat. We went to the TD bank to set up her account and a nice young man who was helping her began to speak to her in Portuguese when he found out she is from Brazil. Turns out he was a Rotary Exchange student to Brazil in 1999 - 2000. Small world!

Tuesday Marina will be going to St. Mike's to make her course selections and to the Health Unit to see if she needs any additional immunizations.

We are looking for theatre tickets as she is an avid drama student/fan.

Kate is back

Kate Parkin is in town for the wedding of her host family sister. She is staying with the Rocks and will be here until Sept. 10. We are looking for theatre tickets for Kate also.

Tuesday we will hear from Phoenicia (rebound from France) and Audrey (rebound from Belguim). You won't want to miss this meeting.

Club Awards Online

A number of Club awards and citations have been digitized and uploaded to the Club's Flickr account. They are available for viewing in the photostream on the right side of the blog page.

FC Rotary Club Hospital Donation

On August 6 the new emergency, imaging and operating departments were officially opened by the Minister of Health. Our committment is sponsorship of the women's treatment room in the emergency department.

Tivoli Team

Thanks to all who helped in any way with the Tivoli Boys.

It was a great community service effort. Especially thanks to

Jack who arranged the Goderich and Mitchell appearances, Linda and Margie who helped with

the lunch on Thursday, and all the host families.

Tivoli Boys Guard Band Hosted By Club Members

A number club members had the opportunity to host young lads from the Tivoli Boys Guard Band from Denmark last week.

Carol Rock has provided the following photos of their appearance at the Mitchell Corn Festival.

Jack Joins a Boy Band

Rotarian Jack West joined the Tivoli Boys Guard Band. Seen here in his beaver skin busby, Jack enchanted the crowd with his lyrical vuvzella playing, while enraging animals rights activists, all at the same time.

Lynn McInnis Will Return

Club Member Lynn McInnis, seen here in her last known photo, is reported to be alive and well, and will return to the Festival City Rotary Club in September. So don't call the OPP Jean. Hurry back Lynn, some of us miss you.

Sleeping Children Around the World

Festival City Rotary received a thank you letter and picture of the children that the Club sponsored through a past donation.