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Sep 03, 2020
New members talk
Sep 10, 2020
Power of the Mind
Sep 17, 2020
Peace Day Presntation
Sep 24, 2020
District Governor Address
Oct 01, 2020
StoryWalk Project
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MEETING START UP

Brian Coe
 
You are the greeter for the meeting on Sept 3
 
 
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
After Linda struck the bell precisely at 7:30AM to begin the meeting the Vancouver Children's Choir sang O Canada.
Benno Bucher from far away delivered the invocation experiencing transmission problems but  managing to get the words "service above self" heard.
 
Guest:
Jody Brennan (Wayne Connorton)
Honourary Member :
Diane Forward
 
Special Occasions  Jill Moore
Birthdays:
David Kalinovich and Greg Muirhead Aug 20 (With singing)
David Smith Aug 21
Sherrie Jamieson Aug 26
 
 
Book Award of the Month "The Little Rascals"       President Laureen
Given out not to an individual but to the full Rotary Gang for all that is going on!
 
Zoom Installation for DG  Dave Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce Garden Cleanup
Christmas Caricatures cut out and to be painted
Guess Who's Coming to Wheelers and Rotary Rocks
Kin Village Garden Cleanup
Rotary Garden Summer Planting and addition of two Water Barrels
Shades and Sails completed at Diefenbaker
Story Book Walk under consideration by the Project Team
City Liaison working with Delta re future projects and events
Little Libraries Stocked up and open again
Rotary Brass Wheel from Rotary Square being refinished
Zoom team launched: one on one help by request  
Three Youth Scholarships for SDSS
Roster on final draft and soon to be printed
Peace Day Virtual Event planned for September
Two Project Amigo Scholarships, pending budget
Grants in process for International Projects at Tekra, pending budget
Virtual Fundraising Wine Survivor plans for the Fall
Strategic plan update research underway
The Crisis Committee is working on establishing policy and procedure.
Innovations Team Brainstorming
 
Social Committee    Gail McEwan
Reminder that this is about the time for the annual BBQ which has been cancelled of course. But the next Guess Who"s Coming to Wheelers is scheduled for August 28
 
 
Did you know?
 
Brian Coe bought this antique fire truck on Ebay. Here he is with son Tyler watering the Rotary planters
 
Coming Up:
International Committee Aug 24 7:00 PM  Zoom
All welcome-just email Liz Ellis for the link
 
Innovation Committee Aug 25 5:30 PM Gail's Courtyard
 
Next Week's Programme
Yukking it up in the  Yukon                      Carlene and Rick Lewall
 
 
Travel and Happy Dollars
Tom Smith for planning a mini vacation to Osoyoos ; however fires may have the final say in the plans
 
Joan Hansen for having former Rotarian Matt Wood re-do the lighting in her kitchen
 
Rick Lewall for being a speaker at a Vancouver Rotary club meeting that was a combination Zoom and live event
 
Leslie Abramson for having two fellow Rotarians visit with her in the Shuswap and for hosting another visitor, former club member Norm Brown from Salmon Arm 
 
Greg Muirhead to thank Linda for playing the birthday song to him
 
Leslie (again) for the completion of the first part of the Christmas project; the design and cutting out of the 25 sheets of plywood for the park characters 
 
Wayne Connorton for having his daughter and two grandkids over the last week
 
Cindy Phillip for a two week trip that took her to the Kootenays and six golf courses
 
Linda Ding for her son securing his first job at Madhouse Pizza
 
Benno Bucher for taking his motorcycle out for a month and ......and paying extra for the short-circuited invocation
 
Past President Gail for vacation time in the Shuswap
 
John Anderson for a trip to Vancouver Island ....but having his adult children in Penticton with their car packed and hoping that the wildfires don't reach them
 
Henk Veldhuis for another BC trip, this one to Kamloops and Sun Peaks 
 
District Governor Dave for a great visit to the up-coming Mountain View club view that is experiencing a surge in membership growth
 
Past President Keith a sad $ for reminding that there are other problems to consider at this time;  the father to a young family recently succumbed to a massive heart attack 
 
 
Programme
Things are Happening Here
 
 
 
Scholarships             Yvonne Anderson
The three scholarships that our club gives out annually are usually presented in person with the families joining us for breakfast. This time the awarding is being done virtually but the scholarships are real. Congratulations to these exceptional young people:
.Nicola Bancroft recipient of the Wm.Kushnir Award recognizing her achievement in sports and academics. She is off to UBC to study sciences on her way eventually to medical school
.Janeva Shahi recipient of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen scholarship for her academic and service achievements. Her next stop is McGill where will be studying health services and humanities with her goal of finding a place in humanitarian work at the UN
.Jade Ridgewell also received a Rotary club of Tsawwassen scholarship for her success as a scholar and an athlete. She also received a scholarship from Trinity Western where she will be playing for the varsity hockey team
 
ClubRunner Update               Past President  Keith 
ClubRunner is our website and data base that stores all manner of information about individual members and groups. It includes various records  such as club goals and board meeting minutes. The site is undergoing some changes that at this point are mainly cosmetic ones. Although the look is different much of the presentation from the administrative section has not changed.
 
The District and International web sites are also undergoing changes. By familiarizing ourselves with these sites we can learn much about Rotary and interact with them such as registering for the upcoming conference. 
Keith indicated that at a future time he intends to present a full review of the benefits that can accrue form being thoroughly versed in the websites making ourselves more informed Rotarians.
 
Peace Day Planning        Jill Moore
As with many of our activities the Peace Day commemoration will be a virtual event. The committee is in the process of creating a dynamic video with messages from a number of locals and celebrities including the co-presidents of the Interact club and various dignitaries including Carla Qualtrough MP, Ian Paton MLA, a First Nations member and President Laureen. 
 
Jill announced that the event will also announce our club's selection of the Peacebuilder Award. John A is writing up an description of the award for the local newspaper and John C. is doing the same for Facebook. Thank you to the rest of the members of the planning committee for their work; Liz Ellis, Peter Edwards, Graham Mallett and Greg Muirhead   
 
Project Amigo             Murray Lott
Our club has given board approval to support two students about to move into junior high school in a rural area of Mexico. Murray introduced Camillo and Rosa the twelve year olds who are being supported and gave a bit information about their family backgrounds. Both of them were selected for good academic grades and their participation in the tutoring and homework clubs. The $750 per year deals with fees, uniforms and a food package supplement for their family. For these two young people this is indeed a life-changing opportunity for them as well as their families. We can expect to receive letters from them throughout the year . When the travel ban is lifted Murray looks forward to a return visit to the area. 
 
 
 
Sergeant at Arms Report
Sergeant Joan manged to assign fines to:
 
Past president Gail and John C for sponging off of Leslie in the Shuswap
 
Yvonne Anderson and Murray Lott for inadvertently sharing their E mails during their presentations
 
And..for unusual Zoom practices: Ian Bourhill for covering his ears and Benno Bucher for covering his eyes
 
Quote of the day from Mark Twain
"I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them is to travel with them"
 
 
ATTENDANCE                  38
 
 
GREETERS
 
 
 
Sept 3 Brian Coe
 
Sept 10 Wayne Connorton
 
Sept 17 Bob Cooke
 
Sept 24 Blake Cowan
 
Oct 1 Linda Ding