Before we moved to our first club assembly of the Rotary year Sergeant-at-Arms Kathy called for happy dollars. A number of members attended the Hockeyville tournament between the Sabres and Senators and spoke highly of the event and the prominence it brought to Dundas. Allyson attended a Stephen Lewis Foundation Dinner in Troy and talked about grandmothers of AIDS victims looking after 17 children while still making pottery for sale to support the family. Shirley spoke highly of the Dundas Community Food Drive on the weekend and said there should be enough supplies on the shelves to carry on until Christmas. She also reminded us of the Routes Scrap Metal Drive on Saturday October 23 from 9 - 2 behind the Olympic Drive Arena. Ernie just returned from Dubai where it was extremely hot, but not hot enough to stop him from playing golf. He visited the largest mosque in the world where the rug weighed 47 tons. He was also surprised by how many cranes were not in operation and how many new building foundations remained unfinished.