Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:
Bobby: An invoice will be coming shortly for our dues, so keep an eye out and pay as soon as you can. (Kal please pay by January 1, 2025)
Debby M.: Reminder that we will soon be setting up for the auction, so hopefully you have begun sourcing your auction items. We will have tax receipts available for sponsorship.
Amanda: You can bring items for the auction baskets to the morning meetings. She is ready to pick them up and begin organizing.
Marg: Next breakfast is Tuesday February 6th let Marg know if you can make it.
Zoom Meeting Rules
THE LINK TO OUR THURSDAY MEETINGS WILL NO LONGER BE EMAILED BUT ACCESSED THROUGH THE LINK BELOW.
Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
1) Mute your microphone if you aren't already muted. Background noise is distracting.
2) If you are not engaged in the presentation, turn off your camera.
3) Chat function should only be used to address the speaker, not for Club member remarks during the presentation
4) Unmute when harassing the Sergeant at Arms or taking your turn during Sergeant at Arms.
5) Shovel the Rain.
Please direct any questions to the President or a board member of yourchoosing and we will discuss any and all questions or concerns during our board meeting. Also please refer anyone who may be interested in attending a meeting or joining the club.
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Jeannette: “When you get what you want, that Gods direction when you don’t get what you want, that’s Dad’s protection.”
VISITORS
Aaron Guillen from the Better Business Bureau
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
CLUB BUSINESS
Bob: next week golf shirts are coming for trying on for size.
Amanda: you can bring Auction basket items to morning meetings.
SERGEANT At Arms Tidbits
Was cancelled today because too many members were in Palm Springs. Plus it was raining. Plus it makes it easier for the two bulletin editors.
Stories included deliveries accepted from Canada Post asking for a fee for address change, giving out bank codes over the phone, sharing credit card information for adding members to Netflix, contacting 1-800 numbers for fixing computer issues, changing credit card lenders, and having money disappear.
Questions:
Is it safe to do your banking om your phone? Yes, for the most part. Best to go in person if have wonders.
For e-transfers – make sure you know who sent it, and whether you’re expecting it. If no name, or don’t recognize, if not, don’t touch it. Call your bank to ask if it’s a trusted contact. You could set up automatic transfer.
Should you use your Debit Card online or in general? No, it is more difficult to get your money back if there’s a weird charge. With Debit there is no ‘pending’ status.
What about PayPal? It goes directly from your account, and is more difficult to get money back.
Top 10 Riskiest Scams (2022) are ordered by risk index:
(exposure (how often reported)
money loss
susceptibility (how often people fall for the scam once they are exposed to it).
Top Three Scams
What?
What it entails
What to do
Home Improvement
Paying deposit, work not done, payment before job finished
Say no to cash only or handshake deals, research the company first at BBB.org, ask for references, always have a contract.
Cryptocurrency
Virtual currency, not backed by government, not confirmed to physical form (Bitcoin, etc.). Hype can hurt, might hear about doubling or tripling your money, but need to know how to trade.
Avoid celebrity endorsements, be wary of friends who reach out to you, don’t believe promises of guaranteed returns.
Advance Fee Loans
Can’t get a loan from a bank, so turn to other sources
Illegal for someone to ask for advance fees, investigate the company, seek loans from traditional lenders.
upcoming events
Next years Gala is Friday May 3rd, 2024.
TODAY'S CHUCKLEs
It's called the stairway to heaven and the highway to hell because of the expected volume of traffic.
.png)
