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MEETING START UP

  • Joan Hansen are the greeter for the meeting on Mar 3
 
Greeters Coming Up:
 
 
Mar 10 Jako Krushnisky
 
Mar 17 David Kalinovich
 
Mar 24 Edwin Lee
 
Mar 31 Rick Lewall
 
 
As greeter during our regular meetings please arrive at 6:45 AM, slap on the Greeter's Badge and welcome members and their guests. As greeter you are also called upon to deliver the morning's invocation.
 
If you are unable to make this assignment please arrange for your replacement and let Paul Arcand know. 
 
 
 
 

Announcemnts

The meeting began with a version of O Canada suggested by member Geoff Young. The music played over photos that featured the action of the Canadian military
 
Liz Ellis delivered the invocation that emphasized our actions toward others: actions that make all humans feel worthy of safety, inclusion, success and love.
 
Next Week  Paul Arcand
Pleased to announce that next Thursday morning we will be meeting for breakfast in person at Southland's Red Barn.
Members are reminded to reply by email if they are planning to attend.
(For those who cannot attend it will also be carried on zoom)
 
Visiting Rotarians:
Ram Nayyar (Fraserview)
Diane Forward(Honourary)
Guest:
Janis Smith
 
Sunshine Report Liz Ellis
Linda Ding's partner Dale is spending time in hospital for treatment of back issues and President Greg has completed a series of prostate treatments.
 
Big Birthday  Leslie 
Rotary is now 117 years old. It was celebrated in Red Deer with a tribute to her grandfather-in-law who established clubs in 23 countries.
 
Paddle Together   Tom Smith
The cedar canoe project that will bring us closer to TFN is underway. The donation of the actual money will be captured on video and shared at a future morning meeting   
 
PETS   Blake Cowan
He has been attending the Rotary president training sessions along with 500 others, alas by zoom only. He was impressed by RI President Jennifer Jones who emphasized the year's three-fold theme of imagine, invigorate and balance. Blake is now putting together a "a big ideas group" to help put forward club initiatives next year.
 
Events  Summary   Leslie
   . Easter planning going on with new member James as the bunny
   . Sun Festival parade will be re-starting this year
   . Drive in movie on same weekend
 
Curling News   Cindy Phillip
Reminder of the Rotary curling event Mar 26 .Contact her ASAP
 
Social Committee   Gail McEwan
   . Meeting Feb 24 5:30 PM All welcome
   . Planning for Pres Ball June 18
   . Walking group after 1st and 3rd monthly breakfast meetings
   . Giant Garage sale June 4
   . Wheelers also being brought back 
 
Walmart and Food donations
Any local money donated to the food bank is sent to Walmart's head office to be allocated from there. However any actual food donations stay in our community and passed on to our own food banks. Suggested donations are all non-perishable dinners ie rice, pasta , cereal 
 
Coming  Up:
Feb 24 Social Committee 5:30 PM
Mar 1  Meeting attendance E-mail reply by 5:00 PM
Mar 2  Book Club 6:00 PM Zoom
Mar 3  In-person Breakfast meeting 7:15 AM
               New Member's Presentation
               Richard Steward
Mar 3  Walking Group after Breakfast
 
 
  
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Happy Dollars

President Greg $50 for the completion of his prostate radiation stint coming to an end after his fifth treatment
 
Leslie $5 to announce the co-winners of the Kindness Day contest; Geoff Young for providing an unsuspecting senior with free coffee and Tom Smith for offering to pay for the next order in line at the same coffee shop. It was a group order setting him back $20
 
Blake Cowan $5 Happy for the PETS sessions recently attended
 
John Anderson $5 unhappy for the situation in Ukraine. However he was able a shine a small light within these dismal news;  a group of Rotaractors in Ukraine were in communication with Rotaractors in Russia
 
Yvonne Anderson $5 for her physio progress enabling her to get on a bike when the snow clears
 
Judy McLeod $5 happy to see the sun shining and the crocuses blooming in her yard 
 
 
 
 
Programme .
Covid, Conflict and Community 
 
 
Sharon Sutherland
Director of Strategic Innovation
Mediation BC
 
Sharon has worked in the field of conflict resolution and mediation for the past twenty years. A lawyer and a former UBC law professor, she has led hundreds of mediation sessions in various fields from housing to child protection. In her career she has developed a number of programmes in the field and has trained many of the province's mediators. With an avid interest in theatre she often makes use of drama in her practice. A resident of Tsawwassen Sharon joined us from a vacation spot in Ontario.
 
When Covid struck and the lockdown began the volunteers at Mediate BC braced themselves for an increase in demand for their services . Conflicts between roommates, tenants and landlords, families and disputes within workplaces rose as expected. As time went on they noticed that they were also receiving calls from sports groups, volunteer organizations and non-profits. All of these groups come together because the individuals share the same expectations; yet they found themselves more and more in conflict. Some of this had to do with the lack of control or the differing levels of intolerance for change as health directives seemed to be changing weekly. As well, regular contact and direct communication became difficult: zoom is limiting and its fatigue is real.
 
Sharon spoke about conflict as inevitable when human beings get together in good times and bad. Using the Thomas-Kilman model she spoke of the five major styles in dealing with conflict; collaboration, competition, avoidance, accommodation and compromise. Canadians are known to lean towards the accommodation mode tending to give in and go along. By taking this approach however we let things fester until it is no longer tolerable and this is often the time that Sharon and her group get called. To avoid reaching this level she suggests that we can take on a more effective approach to disputes including:
  . recognizing that conflict occurs in all groups
  . starting to deal with it early before a crisis hits
  . asking questions
  . trying to clarify the issue
  . shifting the dynamic ie a different meeting place
  . bringing others into the conversation
  . trying different ways of conversing
 
Sharon concluded by re-emphasizing that because people share the same goals and values they find it difficult to accept that they can also be in conflict with one another. After answering a number of questions she was thanked by Laura Dixon for her presentation that provided us with an opportunity to reflect and remind ourselves that collaboration is often the key to conflict resolution. 
 
 

Sergeant at Arms .

And this week's news:
Upon arrival in Madrid the king of Spain's private jet was held on the tarmac awaiting his Covid test results. The headline read "The reign in Spain stays mainly in the plane"
 
Fines:
Paul vWestendorp, Jako and Murray Lott - Late
Blake Cowan -  for the overly-long dissertation on PETS
 
ATTENDANCE   24