July 7: President Stewart Hood, Vocational Talk
July 7: This morning we heard from new Club President Stewart Hood, as he presented his Vocational Talk to group.
Born in East London, Stewart arrived in Canada at age seven with his parents and quickly fell in love with music and advertising. He graduated from the Ontario College of Art and soon joined the ad firm of Vickers and Benson, where he was involved in producing commercials for the Wayne & Shuster show, Ford Motor Company, and McDonalds restaurants.
After marrying Lynn in 1998, they left Toronto and moved to Trenton, where Stewart began teaching at Loyalist, Ryerson, and Humber Colleges. He designed the brand and logos currently seen all through Quinte West, and has created media campaigns for Loyalist, Meta Employment Services, and Huff Estates Winery.
He continues to play music, and currently performs with the Class Act jazz trio, and the Trenton Citizens Band. He is an accomplished artist, and somewhere in everything that he works on, still finds time to create a beautiful watercolour painting.
In his second term as Club President, he briefly discussed his plans for the upcoming Rotary year, including the improved marketing of our club, events, and what we do in general. He hopes to see more club members at District Assembly, District Conference, and the Rotary International Conference next June.
Congratulations Stewart - we're looking forward to a fun and eventful year with you at the helm!
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