After Linda struck the bell precisely at 7:30AM to begin the meeting the Vancouver Children's Choir sang O Canada.
Benno Bucher from far away delivered the invocation experiencing transmission problems but managing to get the words "service above self" heard.
Guest:
Jody Brennan (Wayne Connorton)
Honourary Member :
Diane Forward
Special Occasions Jill Moore
Birthdays:
David Kalinovich and Greg Muirhead Aug 20 (With singing)
David Smith Aug 21
Sherrie Jamieson Aug 26
Book Award of the Month "The Little Rascals" President Laureen
Given out not to an individual but to the full Rotary Gang for all that is going on!
Zoom Installation for DG Dave Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce Garden Cleanup
Christmas Caricatures cut out and to be painted
Guess Who's Coming to Wheelers and Rotary Rocks
Kin Village Garden Cleanup
Rotary Garden Summer Planting and addition of two Water Barrels
Shades and Sails completed at Diefenbaker
Story Book Walk under consideration by the Project Team
City Liaison working with Delta re future projects and events
Little Libraries Stocked up and open again
Rotary Brass Wheel from Rotary Square being refinished
Zoom team launched: one on one help by request
Three Youth Scholarships for SDSS
Roster on final draft and soon to be printed
Peace Day Virtual Event planned for September
Two Project Amigo Scholarships, pending budget
Grants in process for International Projects at Tekra, pending budget
Virtual Fundraising Wine Survivor plans for the Fall
Strategic plan update research underway
The Crisis Committee is working on establishing policy and procedure.
Innovations Team Brainstorming
Social Committee Gail McEwan
Reminder that this is about the time for the annual BBQ which has been cancelled of course. But the next Guess Who"s Coming to Wheelers is scheduled for August 28
Did you know?
Brian Coe bought this antique fire truck on Ebay. Here he is with son Tyler watering the Rotary planters
Coming Up:
International Committee Aug 24 7:00 PM Zoom
All welcome-just email Liz Ellis for the link
Innovation Committee Aug 25 5:30 PM Gail's Courtyard
Next Week's Programme
Yukking it up in the Yukon Carlene and Rick Lewall