Sunriser April 24,2021 (Apr 24, 2021)

Charitable Society

Oct 18, 2021 4:00 PM

Board Meeting

Nov 08, 2021 6:00 PM

Charitable Society

Nov 08, 2021 6:00 PM

Charitable Society

Nov 15, 2021 4:00 PM

AGM

Nov 25, 2021 7:15 AM

Christmas Party

Nov 28, 2021 4:00 PM

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MEETING START UP

Judy McLeod

You are the greeter for the meeting on Oct 14

Greeters Coming Up:

Oct 21 Cindy Phillip

Oct 28 Roger Pryke

Nov 4 Garry Shearer

Please note that as greeter you are also called on to present the morning's invocation.

Try to arrive by 6:45 AM, slap on the greeter's badge and welcome fellow members in a way that is comfortable for you.

If you are unable to make this assignment please arrange for a replacement and let Paul Arcand know.

Announcemnts

The singing of O Canada, although a bit rusty, was led by Wayne Connorton

David Kalinovich delivered the invocation which commented on the happiness of our return to the real world and emphasized our need to continue helping others both here and afar

Visiting Rotarian:

Pearl Davie

Guests:

Richard Stewart (David Smith)

Tanya Corbett (Tom Smith)

Sean Hodgins Speaker

Special Occasions:

Anniversary:

Judith and Keith (Oct 12)

Thanksgiving Oct 11

Sunshine Report:

John Anderson happy to report receiving his third shot and the return home of his wife Claire

International Report Peter Edwards

Project Amigo - supporting 2 students continues

Peace Day- special thanks to John Anderson and Tom Smith for creating the event

Chennai- carts for the less able proceeding amid funds transfer issues

WASH Acts for Water -major event will need whole club involvement

KIVA being transferred over from Paul Arcand to James Fildes

New Member Induction

Introduced by Blake Cowan and inducted by Past District Governor Garry Shearer the club welcomed the newest member :

Annette Garm

Welcome aboard Annette!

Events Committee Report Leslie

Christmas is coming and so is our light instalation at Diefenbaker Park - Dec 3

Also thanks to Ian Bourhill for retrofitting the Santa chair to make it portable

Story Book Walk Laura Dixon

The new story board has just been installed. The walk created by Graeme Peck and friends featured in the latest Rotarian magazine

Coming Up

Oct 7 Social committee 5:00 PM

Oct 11 Happy Thanksgiving

Oct 12 RSVP to Judy

Oct 14 Morning Meeting 7:15 AM

Michael Lowry

Communications Director - West Coast Emergency Response Team

Protecting our BC Coast

Happy Dollars

Blake Cowan $5 for the return to live meetings and for having Annette join our club

Joan Hansen $5 for the return and happy to be mentoring new member Annette

Jako $5 for pausing to remember Dave Hamilton who always started us off in the singing of O Canada

Graham Mallett $2 for welcoming the in person meeting since it makes it easier to assign fines

Gail McEwan $4 happy that more fines provides more funds for our social events

Ed Lee $5 for a trip to Duncan and its highlight visit to a working farm

Judy McLeod $20 to thank members for their RSVP to the meeting ...and for welcoming Tanya to the meeting

Yvonne Anderson $5 for spending Thanksgiving with her adult kids in the family compound at Whistler

Graeme Peck $5 for informing Ed that the town of Duncan has produced outstanding people

Leslie $5 to celebrate former member John Charbonneau recently getting hitched

Speaker Sean Hodgins $20 happy to attend a live meeting with our club

Programme

INTERNATIONAL GIVING

Chennai and Tekera

Chennai: Our Sister Club

We were pleased to have President Sumir Saproo of our sister club of Chennai India join us for the meeting. He was presented with our club's support of of $1200 for the pandemic support. This was augmented by an additional $1000 from the individual member donations. President Sumir who was joining our breakfast meeting in the middle of the nightexpressed how lucky he felt to be in contact with a club such as ours. the past four weeks have been extremely difficult but thanks to the help and words of others. The financial support has gone to the needy who are most thankful for our generosity.

Tekera:

Liz Ellis our club's international chairperson introduced Daniel, the operations manager and Moreen, the field director who presented a video that demonstrated the self-sufficient status of the Tekera Resource Centre.

Sergeant at Arms

Sergeant Benno managed but one fine :

To David Anderson for not tuning in to start the invocation on time and providing us with an insight into his domestic life .

Benno ended the meeting with a limerick:

"Tom's grandkids gave us a smile

David's invocation began after a while

Greg gave us a quick SWOT analysis

Hope it doesn't cause speech paralysis

But the plan will take us over the next mile"

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