Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:
Blair: Dec. 1st luncheon and distribution for the poinsettias and our Foundation Fundraiser.
Jeannette: Nov. 10 flu clinic, volunteers needed in Aberdeen Centre.
Lawrence Chew is an official member.
Amanda: The first Gala meeting will be on Nov. 12 at Richmond Country Vines. Watch for an email.
Debbie T. - We have one nomination so far for president elect and one for secretary. The deadline for nominations is at the end of the month and Nov. 14 is vote day.
OUR THURSDAY BREAKFAST MEETING IS 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)Boo đź‘»
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
From the 2008 movie Kung Fu Panda via Garth “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That's why they call it the present.”
VISITORS
Bozhena Lastivka
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
CLUB BUSINESS
Chris M. - Please save the date – Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Library Plaza. It is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, remembering the 14 women who were murdered at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. Violence against women unfortunately is not a thing of the past. Representatives of many groups from Richmond, (CHIMO, CFUW, Women’s Resource Centre, MPs, MLAs, SD38, etc.) will attend our vigil. Rotary tents will be there, and it would be wonderful to have representatives from our club. Chris will send out an email.
Speaker
Sam explained both activities: Gingerbread house creating and candy bag filling.
SERGEANT At Arms Tidbits
Team 3Ms and an A won the ginger bread house contest thanks to Captain Pat's bold leadership. But all of the houses were excellent.
We had an assortment of Cowboys, masked Philippina's and 70s rock stars. As well as many 2024 decade dressers. Best of all was the dinosaur care of Mary Lou.
Meanderings
I am sure you are wondering about the question:
Who Invented the gingerbread house?
The actual inventor is largely unknown as gingerbread constructions can be found as far back as ancient Greece and even further in China, but for the Europeans and North America, the practice of making gingerbread houses originates in Germany during the 1800’s. As gingerbread was already used to make different forms of art, German bakers took this to the next step, basing their creation off a very popular fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, “Hansel and Gretel” where two children are abandoned in a forest before discovering an edible house made of bread and sugar. Bakers took descriptions of this house from the story and began approximating their own take on a gingerbread house. This would be most popular during Christmas, as it was common place tradition to consume ginger snap cookies around this time as well.
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