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The third Rotary Zoom meeting began with the bell being rung by John C , O Canada sung most ably by Kathleen Beaton and the invocation delivered by Laureen McL. Visiting Rotarians: District Governor 5040 Bala Naidoo District Governor New York Tony Marno Norm Brown Salmon Arm (and former member of our club) Guest: Steven Potter (Murray Lott) Special Occasions; Birthdays: John Anderson April 18 Howard Han April 19 Anniversary: Blair Ledingham April 17 President Gail indicated that we are probably going to meet this way until the end of the Rotary year with many of our usual activities cancelled including the President's Ball. On the bright side these virtual meetings are an excellent way to invite other people to join in with us- all you have to do is share with them the link that you are provided. Next week's programme will feature Heather Edwards as our Guest speaker. Heather, a community and economic development officer, is a director of the Rotary club of Eugene Ore. with an active involvement in Project Amigo. (A temporary glitch occurred when President Gail became suddenly invisible and voiceless. John C jumped into the breech and calmly took over until Gail magically reappeared) District Governor Welcome DG Bala spoke about being in the middle of the annual district AGM that was being held virtually over two days. He reminded all that the district's Rosters Awards are still going ahead May 24 and commended our club for keeping things going during these strange times. Events Committee Leslie Sadly, but not surprisingly, the year's Rotary Parade has been cancelled as have our usual summer movies. But not all is lost as some plans are under way for holding a drive-in movie(s) at Ladner's Patterson Park Drive-By Diaries A video taken by John Anderson's daughter of Saturday evening's cavalcade of 22 cars driving past the Anderson home was shown. John indicated that this was most uplifting for his wife Claire. Thank you to all who participated especially Leslie who provided the balloons and Brian Coe who led the parade in his vintage fire truck. Sunshine Report Benno Bucher reported on Gerry vanGaalen who has been moved into hospice care in Ladner. While visiting is problematic he is reachable by phone, emails or texts. He indicated his appreciation of what the club has done for him. Also other news reported by Sara Kirby; an addition to her family expected in the fall Visual Updates Mitch Romano Mitch has been busy updating our website including the banner for the Sunriser. This is not a one-time fix but a process as he plans to continue to improve our on-line presence. He encouraged members to make use of Facebook which is a good way to get the word out about our projects. The power of social media can have a compounding effect when shared with others. The effectiveness of Facebook can be monitored by the number of "likes" that can be tabulated. If you have something that you would like posted but unable to do so Mitch has kindly offered to do it for you. Coming Up: Fri Apr 17 5:30 PM Wheelers Mon Apr 20 10:00 AM Zoom in for Coffee Thur Apr 23 7:30 AM Regular meeting with presenter Heather Edwards
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