Last weeks meeting
Carolyn introduced our speaker Elena (and Joyce and Kathy and Danny)... She thanked Elena for all the time and effort in organizing the friendship exchange. Elena gave an enthusiastic summary of the trip planning and some of the details of their time in the philippines. Joyce, Kathy and Danny then added trip highlights from their perspective. An amazing Rotary adventure!!
Brian thanked them for their presentations.
30 members in attendance
Visitors
- Ralph
Sergeant At Arms Tidbits
( ??? SAA)
- Debbie S is back from a trip to London, France and "windy Iceland"... Had some difficulty getting on and off the aircraft at Reykjavik airport due to high winds!! Oh, and the winds distracted the ground crew and they forgot to load the luggage - Isn't travelling fun!!
- President Larry suffered an ankle injury "stage 4 ligament tear" while assisting with a work project.... Oh, and he is still "kitchenless"!
- PE Sam requested that rotarians report their "random acts of kindness" to him for adding to a social media platform. (sorry Sam, not very specific directions but they(we) get the message, thanks for doing that).....
Meanderings
- Did you know? The tomato is the world’s most popular fruit. And yes, botanically speaking it is a fruit, not a vegetable. More than 60 million tons of tomatoes are produced per year, 16 million tons more than the second most popular fruit, the banana. Apples are the third most popular (36 million tons), then oranges (34 million tons) and watermelons (22 million tons).
Upcoming Events
(new items in bold)
Apr 23 - Basket making at Larry's Life Center 6 PM
Apr 24/May 01 - Line dancing lessons at Larry's life center 6 PM
Apr 25 (Thurs, regular meeting) - Final Auction Review meeting
May 3-5 - District Conference Sun Peaks
go to www.rotary5040.org/page/2019-district-conference
May 10 - Auction Gala
May 14 - Board meeting
May 18 - Rotary World Help celebrating the shipping of 400 containers during the loading of a container destined for Kiev, Ukraine (see Elena)
June 1 (Saturday) - President's dinner at RCC
Committee Updates
Auction deadlines
- Apr 04 - ALL basket items to Amanda (NOW PAST)
- Apr 04 - ALL gift certificates to Pat or Kathy (NOW PAST)
- Apr 18 - ALL silent auction items entered into Givergy (NOW PAST)
- Apr 26 - Cut off for ticket sales
- From Johnnie Auction:
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Eleanore and Chris M for spending 7 - 8 hours on Good Friday editing and organizing the auction items. And they are still getting along! Thanks you two...
We finished with 220 silent auction items and 11 live items.
Ticket Sales. Could everyone who has not yet brought cheques for their tables bring them this Thursday as it is the last day for payment. Also could you please be ready to advise Paul during the meeting how many people will be at your table. If you are not going to be present this Thursday can you please confirm with Paul by email how many are at your table.
Today's Chuckle(s)
- A little boy visits his farmer grandpa and watches him milk the cows. The next day one of the cows runs away and grandpa is really upset about it.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa,” says the boy helpfully, “she can’t have gone very far with an empty tank.”
- I proposed to my ex-wife. But she said no. She believes I’m just after my money.
