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This is the weekly bulletin for
The Richmond 
Sunrise Rotary Club 
for June 13, 2024

Miscellaneous

 
 
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:  
 
Elena was awarded the Don Evans People of Action Award, given to Rotarians in District 5040 who make lasting change in the world.  Congratulations, Elena!
 
 
Sept. 12 is the Tee Cup golf tournament in support of Touchstone.  Mary Lou will send out details.
 
 
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.

Topic: Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise's Zoom Meeting
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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)Eat your fruit and vegetables. 
Please direct any questions to the President or a board member of your choosing 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
 
From Sandra: A Father is a superhero, a coach, and a friend. 
 
 
VISITORS     
 
Mark Glavina, our Speaker. Nikki again and Moe a potential new member.
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 
CLUB BUSINESS
 
 
Bob's last meeting on June 27th will be a community breakfast rather than a roast. So save your poems for Peter next year. No way he's not getting roasted. Sam is preparing the recipe which apparently needs a little more work.
 
July 8th, 2024 will be the first board meeting of the new year. It will be held at Peter's house starting a 6 PM. 
 
 
 SERGEANT At Arms Tidbits
 
Mary Lou is going on a road trip which includes a stay at the Skagit Motor Inn in Hope. She will then be gone for two weeks with a camping trip through Port Hardy and Bella Coola ending at the cabin. Oscar at 8 this AM.
 
Sandra got to see her grandson without the tube as he pulled it out. Things are getting better as he is throwing up less.
 
Dalbir is finding it hard to get accommodation in Penticton as he is taking Grandson home this weekend.
 
Nikki is on her way back to Mexico this Monday and has been enjoying the cooler weather. Has registered for the Rotary International Conference in Calgary.
 
Chris P. is also registered for Calgary. Will be spending fathers day with her  Dad as he is receiving blood transfusions for leukemia. He feels great after the transfusion.
 
Marg can sleep now as tennis is on pause which gives her more energy to make jam as it tis the season. falalala - lalala.
 
Judy enjoyed two birthday dinners out noisy but fun. Will have 18 for fathers day and will be serving rice crispee squares. Yummy!
 
Kal was looking forward to Presidents Roast although now will be community breakfast. How social democratic of us.
 
Bill's hockey team went 8-O in Div. 2 and played a Div 1 team in the playoffs and lost only 3-1 which included a power play and empty net goals. Promoted to Div 1 next year? Shelly made reservations at a fancy restaurant for their anniversary but went on the wrong day so were the best dressed couple at the Burger Shack. 
 
Sams sickness is gone. He practiced the recipe for the community breakfast for Bob's last day but it did not go well. Only two weeks left for perfection Sam!
 
Moe enjoyed the presentation today and really appreciates seeing the Rotary Scholarships awarded. (potential new member - keep him away from naughty table and near Jeanette.)
 
Larry, we were all very happy to see him at the meeting this morning.
 
Joyce loved Chris P's intro CLAP. Off to LA tomorrow morning.
 
Elena advised there is a container being loaded for the Ukraine this weekend. She participated in the walkathon for seniors and is also registered for the Calgary convention.
 
Jeanette reported that this was Moe's second meeting. She is finally getting her doggy today and it is having trouble getting used to other dogs. She felt like a VIP awarding the Rotary Scholarship.
 
Danny jogged around Stanley Park with his daughter for fathers day. They also went to fly over Canada and the Italian Festival. He is off to the Canadian Photographers Conference where he will take a course in how to judge photos. Very appropriate.
 
Debbie T. said that Drew is slowly recovering from liver sludge. She attended the indigenous graduation ceremony which was very interesting and included the grads making their own cedar graduation hats. Suggested we should have a Rotary Scholarship awarded at this ceremony and we should.
 
Debbie S. daughter is the ringer on her Whistler softball team by far as the only Canadian on the team. Off to the Island to spend fathers day with sisters and at the Dairy Queen. I say get a large blizzard. Speaking of painters John was surprised one day to arrive to an envelope attached to his boat that turned out to be a painting of it. 
 
Blair will be celebrating his first fathers day without his father in a zoom get together with his brothers.
 
Gordon laments that there is always a big thing for mothers day but not so much for fathers. He quickly moved on to say he was enjoying the weather and wished everyone a happy everyday.
 
Garth claims he can't even paint by numbers. He is off to Crown Isle and then to Whistler.
 
Pat's granddaughter now has her learners licence and drove to the restaurant. Pat felt like a real VIP awarding both a Rotary and Women's University Club scholarship.
 
Yours truly had his gall bladder removed after the physicians had first focussed on my heart, not surprisingly. Had the gallbladder out with laparoscopic surgery Friday, they left the heart in, home Saturday and slowly recovering. Total coincidence is the same ER Dr. who saw me the night of my heart attack saw me at RGH for my gall bladder attack
 
Bobby enjoyed presenting the Rotary Scholarship at McNair where his kids went to school. Disappointed that one person received many scholarships including ours. Blames Dalbir for his career as an accountant. Could have been in a boys band. Visiting daughter in Toronto next week.
 
Peter's Grandson and Granddaughter have both made the premier teams in soccer with fusion soccer. Practice almost every day. Grandson is recovering from a ham string injury on a otherwise permanently stationary bike. Peter enjoyed his golfing in the Okanagan with 6 of original 16 golfers. 
 

                                    Meanderings 

 
If you have any skill and interest in painting out doors it truly is as big as our speaker said it was. Just follow this link. What is Plein Air Painting? - OutdoorPainter

What Is Plein Air Painting?

You may have heard others refer to painting en plein air, which is sometimes pronounced “plain” and sometimes pronounced “plen.” The phrase comes from the French word for “outside.” But enough about pronunciations — what is plein air painting?
Simply put: Plein air painting is the same as painting outside. Thousands of artists have begun this practice by taking their supplies into cities and urban areas to reflect the hustle and bustle of people in their daily lives, as well as to the mountains, streams, forests, and deserts to capture the magnificence of nature on canvas. “I’ve been involved in the arts for more than 20 years, and one of the most exciting phenomena to happen in that time has been the explosion of interest painting outdoors,” says Kelly Kane, editor of PleinAir Magazine. Now, you, too, can be a part of this movement.
And if you really want to see the dream this can create follow this link
 

                                          SPEAKER

 
 
Mark Glavina is founder and owner of the Phoenix Art Workshop in Steveston and the organizer of the Annual Grand Prix of Art in Steveston. This year it is scheduled from July 22 to 28th with the race itself taking place on July 27th from 10 - 5:30. Mark worked in the restaurant business but switched to the Art business to teach classes and his kids. He started outdoor painting in 1997. The first tour was to Cuba and they have been to many different countries since. The Grand Prix came out of this. There are 150 artists spots who registered on line and this year has sold out already with a waiting list of artists. The artists are stationed in 40 locations around Steveston. The horn sounds at 10 AM and they have 3 hours to finish their painting. The event is about the community and is privately funded not from the public trough. The city recently has started to get involved and provides the Britannia Shipyard and other structures. So there are 150 artists, 75 volunteers and 4 Bands. The works get adjudicated in different categories such as masters and peoples choice. The web site is Grand Prix of Art – Steveston, BC. They are happy for any support and volunteers. You are also encouraged to come and attend. The samples of art work that were shown on the video were beautiful. Last year of the 135 pieces of art about 48 were sold during the weekend.  
 

 

 

upcoming events

 
July 8th 2024 6 PM Board Meeting at Peter's House. 
 
 
Friday May 2, 2025 Sunrise Rotary Gala Auction
 

 TODAY'S CHUCKLEs     

 
                                                      Censored
 
Daily chuckles hopes to return next week. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Peachy Magistrado
June 10
 
Dalbir Rai
June 23
 
Spouse Birthdays
Lavina
June 29
 
Anniversaries
Eleanore Matthew
Don
June 1
 
Bill Jaffe
Shelley
June 13
 
Debbie Murphy
Miles Timmis
June 26
 
Join Date
Sandra Hass
June 10, 2008
16 years
 
Debbie Murphy
June 17, 2010
14 years
 
Eleanore Matthew
June 17, 2020
4 years
 
Melinda Newman
June 17, 2010
14 years
 
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