The Rotaract Mississauga General Meeting agenda included member and committee updates, upcoming social events like a Niagara trip and year-end gala, and executive elections. Key initiatives discussed were the Festival of Lights fundraiser taking on lighting trees around Mississauga from November to January, the Relay for Life overnight walk in June, and the Singfest audition deadline in May. The next meeting was scheduled for May 15th.

1. Rotaract Mississauga
General Meeting
May 1, 2013

2. Agenda
Member of the Week (1 min)
Happy Quarters (5 min)
Singfest Update (3 min)
Festival of Lights (3 mins)
Prom 2.0 (3 mins)
Club Business & Committee Updates (15 min)
In the District (5 min)
Executive elections (15 mins)

3. Member of the Week
Jason Loustel
Organizing Tree Planting
Good job! 

4. Happy Quarters! 
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my
education." - Mark Twain

6. • Audition on Youtube before May 25th
• www.singfest.ca
Next Meeting:
Thursday May 7th - 7pm
Tim Hortons
(Creditview and Burnhamthorpe)
Call for Auditions!!!
We need 14 to 24 year olds who want to sing!!
Have any brothers or sisters
in high school?
In-laws who are teachers??

7. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

8. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Err… Okay, this might not be what you want to see when its
FINALLY starting to get warm!!

9. Festival of Lights
 For 9 years, Rotary has lit up downtown Mississauga during the
holidays
 Companies sponsor a tree and Rotary lights it up and hangs a
plaque for approx. 8 weeks
 There are 13 indoor trees and a handful of outdoor trees to be
placed around the Living Arts Centre
 They have raised up to $10,000 for their club!

10. Festival of Lights
 This year… Rotary has given us the opportunity to take on the
project as our main fundraiser for the year
This is a BIG opportunity!
 The commitment?
 Sponsorship: get corporate sponsors, many that will come on
again from previous years
 Set up: light all the trees in late November – need a team of 20-30
 Reception: for the sponsors around the holidays (TBD)
 Take down: in mid-January

11. Festival of Lights - Costs
 We already have all of the lights and indoor trees (and of
course, the outdoor trees)
 Printing costs (nominal)
 Transportation costs (approx. $160 there and back)
 We have an opportunity to get creative and sell other items
(i.e. stars, wreaths…)

12. Festival of Lights - Next Steps
 Put together a team
 Scope the area
 Plan what we want to offer
 Put together the sponsorship package
 Outreach
 Interested in getting involved?
 Next meeting on May 14 at the Living Arts Centre at 7 p.m.

13. What: A gala to celebrate
an awesome year!
Where: Maple Banquet Hall
When: Friday, June 14,
6 pm - 12 am
How much: $40
Send us your prom photos!
Purchase tickets at:
rotaractmississaugaprom.ev
entbrite.ca
or at the next general
meeting

14. Club Business &
Committee Updates

15. International
Service

16. International Meeting
Pot-Luck!
Save the date:
Wednesday, June 12th @ 7:30pm
(during regular general meeting)
 Join us for games, music and good food while
we recap our club’s international impact over
the last year!
 Pot luck sign-up sheet to
come in 2 weeks

17. Local Service

18. JOIN OUR TEAM!
RECRUITING MEMBERS for 12-hour overnight relay!!
When: JUNE 21
TEAM GOAL: $1200
Each person: $100
Contact: Wendy

19. Local Service
LOCAL IN A NUTSHELL…
Relay for Life – June 21
Adopt a Road – May 11th
Questions? Come see Wendy or email me at:
wendy.li@rotaractmississauga.com

20. Social

21. IT’S SOCIAL TIME!!!

22. TRIP TO NIAGARA!!!!
IT’S GOING DOWN!!

23. THE DEETS:
That’s right baby – we got the HOOK UP!!
FREE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS!!!

24. THE DEETS:
DISCOUNTED Niagara Adventure
Pass!!
The Pass Includes:
Admission to 4 Top Attractions: Journey Behind
the Falls, Niagara's Fury, Maid of the Mist and
White Water Walk.
2 Days Bus transportation
Plus over $30 in value-added discount coupons
for Elements on the Falls Restaurant Tapas,
Whirlpool Aero Car, shopping, etc
ONLY 42.26!!!

25. ITINERARY
Depart From Toronto
Arrive at Niagara – Check Out The Sites
Dinner
Pre-party – BYOB
Night Life – Casino and/or Clubbing
HOTEL PARTY!!
Or maybe just bed for those 25+

26. COSTS
Depart From Toronto, Arrive at
Niagara, Check Out The
Sites, Hotel = $42.26
Dinner = $20
Pre-party – BYOB = Up to you
Night Life – Casino and/or
Clubbing = $20+
TOTAL = Approximately $85
Well worth an OVERNIGHT TRIP with
Transportation included!!

27. SIGN UP TODAY
ONLY 12 SPOTS AVAILABLE!!
Contact Jackie:
jackie@rotaractmississauga.com for more
information

28. Professional
Development

29. PD Retreat
Saturday, May 4, 2013

30. The rest of the year….
Event Date
PD Retreat May 4 – see Reela
Adopt-a-Road May 11 – see Lorraine
Festival of Lights meeting May 14 – see Himali
Niagara trip May 25 – see Jackie
Singfest audition deadline May 25 – see Jodie
International themed
general meeting
June 12
Year end gala – Prom 2.0 June 14
Singfest semi-finals June 15
Relay for Life June 21 – see Wendy
Ribfest July 18 to 21
Singfest 2013 July 20

31. In the District
2013 District 7080 Conference – Looking for Leaders!
May 13: Trivia night (Toronto Rotaract)

32. 2013-14 Exec

33.  President – Saad Khan  Vice President – Jerryl
Varghese / Mark Garde
 Web Master  Local Service Director – Jason
Loustel
 Sergeant at Arms  Int’l Service Director - Mariya
Mykytenko
 Secretary – Reela Datta  Social Director
 Communications Director –
Larah Opena
 Professional Development
Director – Tanicia Reedon
 Treasurer – Jenn Johnson /
Sagnik Sarkar

34. Next meeting
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
@ 7:30 p.m.