The meeting limped to a start with a rather anemic version of O Canada that was rescued by the greeter's invocation. Our writer-in-residence David Anderson came up with: In times of Covid it was tougher to be A member of the Tsawwassen Rotary More that a year of meetings by Zoom Missing the camaraderie of being in the same room But together we persisted in our Rotary tasks Gathering outside and donning our masks Together we managed to place the lights So the trees on the hill again brightened the nights The Easter egg scramble was left on the skids But the Bunny still sugared up the kids Member and others marked off the date So the drive-in injections turned out to be great The Shred-a-Thon raised plenty pf money Virtual New Years was occasionally funny Together as Rotarians we answered the call And the passing year wasn't so bad after all Visiting Rotarians: Joan and Terry Toone (Victoria) Tanya Hall (Sunshine Coast) Guests Liesa Schaefer Jeff Young Special Occasions: No birthdays or anniversaries this week National Pastry Day (Dec 9) Youth News Edwin Lee Pleased to announce that the committee has selected an out-going exchange student for next year. This means that we should be planning for an in-coming one as well which in turn means that host families will be required Also a reminder that we will also have to update our criminal records checks. This can be done on-line in a rather quick and painless way Meridian Fund Raising Tom Smith This one is easy. Gift cards are being offered in denominations of $50 or $100 and the club receives a 30% kickback. Please contact Tom to participate. Diefenbaker Now Turned On Leslie Thank you to all who made the great event a big hit with the community. It does not end there as we still need people to go out to maintain with the replacement of some faulty lights District Conference Prince George May 20-22 Coming up Dec 16 7:15 AM- Meeting and Zoom Tanya Hawke Communications Director Fraser and Vancouver Port Authority Dec 23 Social Committee's Christmas Zoom Party |