The Westerner for February 1, 2010
Meeting: chair, Ben Doz; music, Jerome & Doug; grace, Bob Lamoureux
Attendance/Guests: 28 including Hank Hendriks, Rotary Club of Edmonton South
No Noon Meetings: February 15 & 22 (Family Day & Rotary Day)
Rotary Day: Ben Doz has tickets, $49, for February 22; cocktails 6:00 pm, dinner 7:00 pm, Sawmill Banquet Centre 3840 - 76 Avenue N W.
Feature speaker is Dr. Robert Scott who is Rotary International Chairman International PolioPlus - this will be a great evening
Shelterbox: letter of report based on our recent doantion says they have shipped 500 boxes per week from Canada and helped 100,000 Haitians with shelter and needed supplies - our donation has been matched by the federal government. You can also donate to the Rotary Foundation trfcanada.org but the deadline is February 12, 2010.
Dim Sum: thanks to Bob Lamoureux for the entertaining morning brunch
Belize: Chris reported that he and Duane visited Placencia which is in dire circumstances. The high school definitely needs help - the principal is a magician in being able to locate support for his students - toilets have no running water - this may be a good project - Chris and Duane to report in the near future
Rotaract: many Rotaractors from U of A were out to put on a carnival @ Parkdale School - intent was to get families out so teachers could talk to parents amid entertainment and food (lots of food) - thanks to the 4 Rotarians who attended to assist
2010 Christmas Party: call Bob Lamoureux as he needs help in sourcing a reasonable but pleasing venue 780-890-1315
Al Hamilton City Rink Project: approved by City of Edmonton, expect a call to provide manual labour
Youthact: Westminster Junior High School junior interact club has been chartered - our club will be donating a bell
The Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona has started a facebook site.
A one-day workshop called Board Leadership 2010 is available for board members of voluntary and not-for-profit organizations. It will be held on Saturday, March 20th at Grant MacEwan University - Robbins Health Learning Centre. Registration fee is $63 for this 8:00 am to 4:00 pm session (including lunch & GST). Contact District Trainer Wendy McDonald if you are interested.
50/50: Alex & Sherry did not match cards
Finemaster: Rob Dunseith fined Jerome $1 for picture published in U of A Alumni paper; anyone not attending Dim Sum $1; anyone not attending Oiler games during losing streak $1;
Guest Speaker: Rob Dunseith introduced Jerome to talk about his first love - photography - is there anything that Jerome does not have an interest in - how does he find the time?
Selected comments: Jerome has published several volumes of photographs, many can be downloaded free (see website addresses noted later); roles of photography include art, reporting, marketing; 1839 - painting is dead because photography is here - no more true than current thought film is dead because digital imaging is here; 1685 - Camera Obscure - view camera - inverted image; Joe N Niepce took 8 hours to produce the first photograph onto a plate; 1837 - W H F Talbot used permanent negative images; 1838 - Daguerra - image onto glass; 1840 - start of portrait photpgraphy (pictorialists tried to make photographs look like paintings); 1893 - outside of studios - go out and try to show the world as it is; 1917 - Paul Scrand - pictures more a construction of ideas than a copy of a scene; 1934 - museums start to add photographs to art exhibits; 1967 - National Gallery of Canada begins photography fine arts display; 1974 - first Edmonton exhibit - Edmonton Art Gallery - Jerome was an exhibitor;
Photography & Travel - helped develop desire for national parks; Photography & Social Justice - taught that people in distress need help; Photography & Reality of War - document the disasters
Websites main photo site www.jeromemartin.ca; it includes a short bio @ http://www.jeromemartin.ca/aboutjerome/aboutjerome.html; free download of Golden Prairie http://www.spottedcowpress.ca/GoldenPrairie.html; London is book in electronic form at no cost from http://www.spottedcowpress.ca/london.html
Jerome was thanked by Ben Doz