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MEETING START UP
Edwin Lee
 
You are the greeter for the meeting on Sept 23
 
Greeters Coming Up:
 
Sept 30 Rick Lewall
 
Oct 7 David Kalinovich
 
Oct 14 Judy McLeod
 
Oct 21 Cindy Phillip
 
 
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 Paul Arcand know. 
 
 
 
 
Announcemnts
Linda Ding started the meeting by selecting a version of O Canada that featured Michelle, Monique and Michael Creber singing  while scenes of the country were on display
 
Jako delivered the invocation by recalling Chief Dan George's words:
 
 
Visiting Rotarians:
Heather Edwards (Oregon)
Roberto Silva (Chile)
Diane Forward (Honourary Member)
 
Rotary Facilitators:
  Jo Hildebrandt (Kitimat)
  Greg Soohen (Gibsons)
  Jane Blaiklock (Pender Harbour)
  Drew Antrobus (Richmond Sunset)
  Dalbir Rai (Richmond Sunrise)
  Ardath Paxton Mann (West Van Sunrise)
 
Guests:
Mike McEwan
Richard Stewart
Annette Garm
 
Special Occasions    Cindy Phillip
Birthday:
Paul Sourabh (Sept 20)
Anniversary:
Ron and Cindy Phillip (Sept 21)
 
Sunshine Report  Liz Ellis
We were thanked by honourary member  Jim Northey for the flowers as he recovers from surgery
 
Future  Meetings
We are close to returning to in-person meetings for breakfast. Details are being worked out and the topic will be discussed at next week's regular Zoom meeting.
 
 
Coming Up:
Sept 20 Don't forget to vote
Sept 21 3:00 PM Peace Day Commemoration
             Join with community leaders at Rotary Square
Sept 22 Fall Begins
Sept 23 7:30 AM Race and Human Rights
                             Mary Kitagawa
                             Her family's journey through incarceration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Happy Dollars
Happy and Travel Dollars were postponed to allow time for the peace conversation
 
Next week will be catch-up time
 
 
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"
 
ATTENDANCE   35