Last weeks meeting
PE Debbie S conducted the FINAL Wine Survivor draw!!! What a fabulous fundraiser. Well done Debbie!! See her report under committee updates.....
Chris P introduced our speakers - Sylvia, Linda and Liz. They provided a complete picture of District 5040 Rotary Youth programs. "Interact" for ages 12 to 18 - with 29 clubs. "Rotoract" for ages 19 - 30 - with 9 clubs. Then there is "RYLA", Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, "YEX" Youth EXchange long term, "STEP" Short Term Exchange Program, "NGSE" New Generations Service Exchange, and finally the "Adventures in ........ (Citizenship, Tourism, Technology, etc) Programs. In closing they thanked our club for past support and acknowledged that our current "youthful" President is an avid supporter of youth programs. Mary Lou thanked them for this excellent Rotary information. For more information rotary5040.org/sitepage/youth
29 members in attendance
Visitors
- Lynda Rocha (speaker) Squamish Rotary, District RYLA Chair
- Liz Scott (speaker) Squamish Rotary, District STEP Chair
- Sylvia Barton (speaker) New West Rotary, Outbound Exchange Student 2017
- Ralph May
Sergeant At Arms Tidbits
(Judy SAA)
- Gord has volunteered to chair the District Finance Committee
- John is going back to school (at least he is taking a class at KPU). Says he is the oldest student in the class by a wide margin!
- Lots of rotarians either have been away or are going away: Elena - Seattle, Larry - Palm Springs, Belinda - North Carolina, Debbie S - Europe, Dalbir and BIG Kal - Kootenays, Debbie T - cruise to LA, Dick - cruise to Iceland and Norway....
- Ron attended his grade school 75th re-union along with 4 others. Apparently a 5th was asked but couldn't make it for some reason. Ron said that he helped every one leave the room to go home after the event!
Meanderings
Thanks Mary Lou for doing the bulletin in my absence. I cannot imagine preparing the weekly bulletin without notes! Only thing I might get right is the date!
Mary Lou in last bulletin - "My apologies if there is any fake news in this week's bulletin. The notes I made on Thursday managed to fly out of my purse when we were driving in the Kootenays and is on the road somewhere between Kaslo and Nelson. I had to rely on my memory."
September is Basic Education and Literacy month (formerly New Generations)
Upcoming Events
(new items in bold)
- Sept 28 - Rotary BC Lions Day $10 per ticket to Interact
- October 3 - District Governor visit
- November 5 - Pathway's dinner
- Nov 16 - Foundation Dinner at Burnaby Firefighters Hall
- Apr 24 to 26 - District Conference at Vancouver's Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront
- May 1, 2020 - Annual Auction
Committee Updates
From Debbie S
Well, it was an exciting morning at the Richmond Sunrise Rotary Club.
President Sam drew the names that sent 9 people home empty-handed, and 3 people home with an abundance of vino!
The winners are …..
- 3rd Place - Brian Cole (Rotarian Extraordinaire)
- 2nd Place - Christy Hermans (Friend of Rotary)
- 1st Place - Nick Samsom (My dad - big supporter of Rotary)
Thank you, everyone, for participating! Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Together, we raised $2,000 for the Rotary Foundation.
You are all winners in my books (sorry I can't give everyone wine :)
'Til next year,
Debbie
Today's Chuckle(s)
- A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says ''Sorry we don't serve food in here''
- The other day I sent my girlfriend a huge pile of snow. I rang her up, I said ''Did you get my drift?''.
