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MEETING START UP
Tom Smith
 
You are the greeter for the meeting on April 29
 
 
Greeters Coming Up:
 
 
May 6 Paul vanWestendorp
 
May 13 Henk Veldhuis
 
May 20 Tom Yingling
 
May 27 Leslie Abramson
 
 
 
 
Until we finally get together for an actual breakfast the greeter is asked to deliver the invocation only..
 
If you are unable to make this assignment please arrange for a replacement and let secretary Joan know. 
 
 
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The historic first ever evening meeting began precisely at 7:00 PM with O Canada sung intermittently by the Canadian Tenors and the invocation delivered by Howard Han
 
Visiting Rotarians:
Darcy Long (Sunshine Coast Sechelt)
Dean Hsieh (Richmond)
Val Little (Burnaby)
Diane Forward (Honourary Member)
Interact:
Joelle Hamilton, Catrina Callow, Devon Matson
 
Special Occasions  Judy McLeod
Anniversaries:
Stephanie and Tom Smith (Nov 6)
Jubail and Henry Sanchez (Nov 7)
 
Sunshine Report Liz Ellis
Flowers were dropped off to Leslie as was the gift to new mother Sara Kirby. Also announced that John Anderson's wife Claire is spending time at St Paul's hospital but is in good spirits
 
Board Nominations Slate   Tom Smith
President.................... Greg Muirhead
Past President ..............Laureen McCleery
Vice President ............Leslie Abramson
President Elect........... Blake Cowan
Treasurer ....................Dave Anderson
Secretary..................... (still open)
Sgt @ Arms............... Graham Mallett
Club Admin............... Paul Arcand
Comminty/Projects.....Graeme Peck
Foundation................. Tom Yingling
International................ Peter Edwards
Membership................ Jako Krushnisky
PR............................... Yvonne Anderson
Youth........................... Paul vanWestendorp
 
Special Social Committee Announcement
Surprise guest "Elphina" announced that an amazing Christmas party will be held Dec 6- Keep the date open.
 
Foundation       Judy McLeod
November is Foundation month and a good time to make a contribution to it. 100% of all the donations go directly to projects around the world. The goal is to have us become an EREY club - contributions from "every Rotarian every year". Next week our speaker  an International Rotarian  will be providing information about the status of the  Foundation.
 
Foundation Continued
District Governor Dave Hamilton informed that an E mail will soon be coming out explaining how to acquire a Paul Harris recognition for $US500 
A certificate recognition of our being a member of the End Polio Club was presented to past president Gail 
 
Christmas Characters  Leslie
Recognition of Ian Bourhill's special contribution to the  project. He provided the space for the construction of the characters and, just as important, their storage afterwards. This major project came together thanks to this significant support by Ian and his company
 
Fundraising  Tom Yingling
The "Shop Local" project is proceeding with the co-operation of the Delta Optimist. This includes many of the companies that have supported our events. It is open to other local businesses wishing exposure in the community 
 
Interact Presentation   Laura Dixon
Laura introduced some members of the Interact club that meets weekly and boasts a membership of +40 . Their major activities were outlined including :
- Christmas characters with artist guild
- Polio awareness poster campaign
 
- Remembrance Day crosses installation
- Beach cleanup
In a surprise ending Val Little on behalf of the District presented the Interact citation of Gold Distinction to Devon and Joelle
 
 
 
Director Dialogues          President Laureen
Environmental issues with RI Director Valerie Wafer
First event Nov 12 4:00 PM
Request link from President Laureen
 
Coming Up:
Nov 9   Board Meeting 6:30 PM All Welcome-request link from President Laureen
Nov 11 Remembrance Day
Nov 12 Director Dialogues 4:00 PM 
Nov 12 Regular Meeting 7:30 AM
             Dean Rohrs Past International VP 
             The Rotary Foundation and You 
 
HAPPY AND TRAVEL DOLLARS
Joan Hansen $5 for being the Sergeant@Arms for the month and looking forward to lining the club's social coffers 
 
David Anderson $5 for bribing his way into the position of treasurer for next year
 
Roger Pryke $15 for the work of the charitable society, the Polio Plus contributions by Ed Lee and Peter Edward's work in preparing the gaming application grant
 
Visitor Val Little for attending the meeting and happy to recognize our Interact club
 
Cindy Phillip a sad $10 for the recent passing of her brother
 
Gail McEwan also a sad $25 for the sudden passing of one of her daughter's young friends
 
David Kalinovich $10 for spending five magical days in Victoria
 
Greg Muirhead $5 for the happy announcement provided by visitor Elphina
 
Jen Kormendy $5 for Edwin being able to reschedule  her flu shot appointment
 
Tom Yingling $10 for the morning's outstanding presentations and an additional $5 for the first evening meeting 
   
PROGRAMME
REMEMBRANCE
 
As told through their families
John Charbonneau
Tom Smith
 
John and Tom are both major contributors to our club and the district. John has worked on numerous events and is responsible for leading our much-appreciated Christmas light project. At the start of the pandemic he came to the rescue of the club by initiating and teaching members about zoom meetings. Tom has served on every committee and been past club president while taking on directorships at the district level. Named Rotarian of the Year he served as chairperson of the 2020 District Conference. 
 
Tom began his presentation with the stark information that on Aug 27, 1943 his uncle Tom was killed while piloting a flight crew on  a bombing run over Nuremberg, Germany. Fortunately, many of his crew members got out safely and, after spending the rest of the war in POW camp, collaborated in writing a book on their experiences. Tom read from parts of the book that described the final heroic actions of his uncle on the fateful run.
His uncle's memory has been preserved;  visits to his grave in Europe, a commemorative plaque was shared by the family and a lake in Manitoba was named after him. Tom ended by describing the experience of sitting himself in a refurbished Halifax bomber in the similar seat that his uncle last occupied.
 
 
 
John described his father's experiences in WWII where he was part of the 2 Tank Troop Workshop which worked on the refurbishing of damaged tanks. A volunteer in 1942, he married just prior to being shipped out to Europe and experiencing 10 days of seasickness before landing in England. He ended up on Juno Beach two days after D-Day and later showed John the actual ditch where he was forced to take shelter those many years ago.  From Normandy his dad was then stationed with the Canadian troops in Holland.
 
With the help of a series of photos John then related some of his Dad's experiences in Holland. He stayed for a time and made a close connection with a Dutch family. During the mop-up operation in the early days of the peace he had many adventures involving securing all manner of contraband from margarine to bolts of cloth. Moving to more recent times John showed photos of the two of them on their return to Juno Beach, the elementary school that was named after him and even his dad taking a jeep out for a nostalgic spin. John concluded by expressing the pride he feels about his dad doing his service duty in those challenging times. 
 
Sherrie Jamieson thanked John and Tom for sharing their stories in such a meaningful way. The legacies of naming a school and a Manitoba lake reflect how the country values their contribution. Stories such as these cause us all to reflect and to remember.
 
 
SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT
Sergeant Joan began her month of duty looking forward to collecting funds for the social hat.
 
Only one personal fine-  to Judy McLeod for addressing  President Laureen as Gail
 
However, a treasure trove of $2 fines were captured from all of those who failed to wear a poppy..... about half of the group
 
Joan closed the meeting with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson;
"No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing"
 
ATTENDANCE  42