The club enjoyed an off-site meeting at Haskett Funeral Home in Exeter. Our host and speaker for the evening was Colin Haskett - a fifth-generation funeral director who leads a family-owned company with a 140 year history. Colin presented a stimulating discussion about what happens after a death.
Among his words of advice:
- Make it clear to your family who makes decisions about your funeral.
- If you have questions, any funeral home will provide information free of charge.
- If you travel, consider purchasing insurance to cover the cost of returning a body – it can be a costly process from many locations.
- When someone dies while traveling, contact your local funeral provider for help with the arrangements.
- Give some thought to your preferences for a funeral and communicate them with your family.
- But don’t handcuff them – remember that you won’t be there!
- Think outside the box, like the gentleman who attended his own funeral, nine days before he died.
Pat also presented two club awards. The Club ranked third in the district for per capita giving, and also received an award for participation in Polio Now. 
At the Grand Bend Rotary Autumn Indulgence event held on Saturday, October 1 2022, President-Elect Kerry Teskey announced an extraordinary gift to the community from Peter and Esther Warner. Peter, a charter member of the Rotary Club, has served the Grand Bend community in many ways, including his role in founding the Rotary Trail. On receiving a standing ovation after the President-Elect’s announcement, Peter admits to feeling humbled by the response and outpouring of support for the project..png)
