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This is the weekly bulletin for
The Richmond 
Sunrise Rotary Club 
for May 16, 2024

Miscellaneous

 
 
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:  
 
Kal will be 65 in 5 days, reaching maturity? ðŸ¤£
 
 
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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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)Hope for Rain. 
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
 
 
I missed it but remember "you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd!"
 
 
VISITORS     
 
Not again! No one?
 
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 
CLUB BUSINESS
 
 
Happy Birthday Dear Kal Happy Birthday to you. Have a great Birthday Cruise!
 
Gala Summary From Bobby's Summary
 
Total Inflow          $135,713
Total Outflow       $  51,544
Rotary Club Net   $ 84,569
Kidsplay                $  36,000
Total Impact        $120,569
 
 
 
 
 SERGEANT At Arms Tidbits
 
 
Blair had to correct your editor as he has only been married twice (Blair that is) and is therefore highly qualified to provide advice for married couples on what not to do. 
Third time lucky Blair? Bride And Groom Free To Use Clipart - Bride Groom Clipart Emoji,Bride Emoji - free transparent ...Garth said to wait at least a year.
 
Joyce was your editor's dream. She said "I was sick last week." and then sat down. Thankyou Joyce.
 
Mary Lou expressed her shock that all of her Air Canada flights were on time. She travelled to Toronto on the red eye, is going on the Mahal cruise and then back here for the presidents dinner. Somewhere in there was her daughter Lindsay's birthday a presentation at a conference.  PHEW!
 
Dalbir had a birthday for his 39 year old son. He has been in the Okanagan, will be on the Mahal cruise and presenting at the same conference as Mary Lou.
 
Chris P. gave what she claims is her last son Mitch story until he gets his first job. Anyway he aced his last pilots exam with a 96% after arriving slightly late for what was to be a 3 hour exam and finishing it in 40 minutes. This was after being verbally harassed by the lady who was registering the students. Emoji - Smiley,Pilot Emoji - free transparent emoji - emojipng.com "What me worry"
 
Marg donated $20 to the club for her new Lexus SUV. Enjoyed the play Sexy Laundry but did not enjoy Cambodian Rock Band as it had been cancelled and her friend did not get the email or did perhaps did - who knows. Marg's friend was also unknown to her, reimbursed on her credit card (not Marg's her friend's). At least Marg got a dinner out of it. 
 
Kal went on his Mahal Birthday cruise five years ago after getting out of jail for 20 years for murder and wearing a t-shirt that said that. There seemed to be a discussion about Sandra and Louise making a scene so this years t-shirt will have two crazy white ladies - Thelma and Louise. 
 
Bill sent Shelly to visit a friend in Denver and then gave Sam's report of their 5th wedding anniversary and 10th together anniversary. Sam wore bad pants on the anniversaries and Shelly made flowers from all the pairs to sew onto this years pants. In sports news their hockey team is undefeated. 
 
Bobby is either just back or on his way to Palm Springs. Then to Whistler for a while and busy at work. He drove to a wedding event that had been cancelled and the board meeting was cancelled. He had to go ask Micheal what to do - NOT!
 
Jeanette was in Victoria for mothers day. Went to Gibsons after waiting three hours for the ferry but not so long for the Victoria Ferry. Watched the Northern Lights. Tried to adopt a French Bulldog from Europe but the cost to transport was around $2.500. Sounds like she got lots of advice from other members where to get one.
 
Peachy is working every night and on her business every day.
 
Micheal is back from India with his daughter and happy she is home. Described two events of water failure at the palace that created an emergency need for porta potties. The Ghirras may permanently use them as they are of studio quality. The problem seems to be fixed now. 
 
Pat needed some retail therapy as she is required to register the well they have been using for years. She also was changing the address but according to the envelope she couldn't use that form for a change of address. Also reported that six cars at the country club were electronically broken into.
 
Melinda saw the play Sexy Laundry and really enjoyed it. Got great art work from the granddaughters for mothers day and is now keeping a folder of the art work. It is also Heath's Birthday today 41. 
 
Susan celebrated her mother's 84 birthday with some Rotarians and on mothers day went to see son Ryan singing in a youth choir at the Orpheum. Is advising the Rotoract club.
 
I am in the Okanagan and had no trouble charging the EV on this trip. There has been a boil water advisory on Skaha Lake for a year so we are installing a UV treatment and filter system. The sound on Zoom is sporadic when those in attendance are laughing or more than one person is talking. Anyway that's my excuse this week.
 
Sandra reported that Miller is doing well and weighs 16 lbs. Had a great trip with her daughter and sister to Portugal and London. 
 
Debbie S. enjoyed her marathon in London with her sister after taking one tube the wrong way by following runners with a different coloured bib, then missing her stop and retracing the route, and being told by one of the attendants she needed to take a different tube. Daughter Nicole was taking a bus to our Gala but the bus broke down. The driver told her she couldn't get off with no explanation. But she eventually got off anyway. Weird huh.
 
Garth has been busier at work then he wants to be. When he owned property where every body had their own septic tank the Government wanted a communal septic covering a large piece of land and would have been very costly. Fortunately, the idea faded away.
 
Peter had his first fishing trip but had to wait for rain and thunder and lighting before the fish were biting. Granddaughter going on a sanitized camping trip.
 
Bob enjoyed his week in Scottsdale hiking and learning about Sedona. All millionaires, no malls all shops owned by people who don't live there. no teenagers and no tourists. People watch movies in the summer because of the air conditioning. Their land developments are hundreds of acres. Building costs here have increased eight fold since he first built a house. 
 
 
 
 

                                    Meanderings 

 
 

Mother's Day origins - where did it come from?

 

 
Mother's Day origins date back to the Ancient Greeks. In their spring festival, they celebrated the goddess Rhea, considered the Mother of the Gods. Rhea was closely associated with another mother goddess, Cybele, whom the Romans honoured.
In Christianity, Mothering Sunday has been featured in the calendar since at least the 16th century. Originally it wasn’t a celebration of motherhood, but a time during Lent when people returned to their mother church – the main church – for a special service. This is why Mother's Day falls annually on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
The tradition of gifting came from families reuniting at this Mothering Sunday service too. Children would pick flowers on their way to church and gift bouquets to their mothers - hence why an online flower delivery is still considered the go-to gift for Mother's Day today. 
In Medieval times, apprentices and servants would be given Mothering Sunday off to return home to their mothers too. They would take a special Mother's Day cake known as a Simnel cake. This was a rich fruit mixture with layers of almond paste in the middle and on top, and decorated with 11 marzipan balls to represent the apostles of Jesus – minus Judas Iscariot.
Mother's Day celebrations declined in popularity in the 1900s but was rejuvenated by the efforts of an American woman named Anna Jarvis in the 20th Century. Jarvis’s lobbying of President Woodrow Wilson resulted in Mother's Day becoming an official American holiday in 1914. 
And a 2012 study into Mother's Day celebrations reveals it now takes place in over 152 countries worldwide. 
 
 

                                          SPEAKER

 

The Speaker tried to make a speech about decorum — did anyone hear it? Because this is the speaker section I typed in what the speaker said today and here is what follows from this web site. The Speaker tried to make a speech about decorum — did anyone hear it? | CBC News

 

In his seventh day in the chair, the new Speaker of the House of Commons sought to address MPs on the topic of decorum in the chamber. Much disorder followed.
Greg Fergus, who was elected Speaker earlier this month, advised MPs on October 4 that he would be coming forward with "reflective guidelines" to foster civility in the House. He chose Wednesday afternoon, immediately before question period, to do so.
But before Fergus could begin his remarks, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was on his feet, apparently expecting to ask the first question of question period.
After a few awkward seconds, Poilievre attempted to ask his question, prompting Fergus to stop him and state that the Conservative leader would be able to ask his question once the Speaker was done speaking. But Poilievre stayed on his feet, prompting Fergus to seek advice from one of the House of Commons procedural clerks.
(The conservative caucus continued to disrupt the speakers efforts to make his point about decorum. follow the link above if you want to read the whole article.)
"I decided to stand for Speaker because in the eight years that I have been a member, and prior to that as a keen follower of parliamentary proceedings, I have noticed a deterioration in the collective decorum in this place," Fergus said, shortly before Warkentin's interruption.
"It is important to note that this deterioration was not inevitable. It is not a natural outgrowth of the advent of social media. We can choose to conduct ourselves differently."
That MPs have the power to change the way the business of the House is conducted is both a statement of the obvious and a revolutionary idea. Despite much evidence to the contrary, it suggests that politics is not fated to be practised at the level of the schoolyard — that adults are capable of behaving in a way that doesn't embarrass themselves or the the central institution of Canadian democracy.
For his part, Fergus proposed only to better enforce the rules and standards that already exist and outlined a series of specific concerns that he would be attempting to address in the days ahead.
"Excessive, disruptive and loud heckling must be toned down," he said.
Unnecessarily provocative and personal attacks will no longer be tolerated, he added, citing the example of one member comparing another to the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Attacks on the integrity of other members will not be allowed, the Speaker said, citing the use of "fake titles for members in order to mock them or comments that question their courage, their honesty or their commitment to their country."
Members will no longer be permitted to make direct or thinly veiled comments about the presence or absence of a member, in keeping with a longstanding rule that is now regularly challenged.
Fergus said he would use the tools at his disposal to pursue these issues, but also vowed to work with MPs and parties privately to "see how we can join forces in our collective objective to improve the decorum in our proceedings."
Depending on how hard Fergus pushes, he may face claims that he's unnecessarily restricting MPs' freedom of speech or ability to hold the government to account.
It has been argued that what really ails the House is a lack of power, independence and responsibility for individual members. Giving MPs more to do probably wouldn't hurt.

 

 

upcoming events

 
 
 
May 30, 2024 President's Dinner 6 PM at the Curling Club
 
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