Miscellaneous
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant:
The Youth Committee will be looking for students grades 8 - 12, to attend adventures in Health Care On Line from March 13th to April 30th 2021. For more information go to https://adventuresinhealthcare.com/
Hanging Basket Fundraiser is live so please send the letters emailed to you to at least 10 family and friends. The hanging baskets are a great price and there is no tax as we are a charity. Also we will need a good turn out on May 1 to help unload and disburse the baskets.
Ralph May 1949 – 2021 We mourn the passing of Ralph. He was a respected lawyer and a dedicated and beloved family man. He was a recipient of an external Paul Harris award and always supported our club and Judy’s immense contribution to it. We will miss you Ralph. Rest in Peace.
Zoom Meeting Rules
THE LINK TO OUR THURSDAY MEETINGS WILL NO LONGER BE EMAILED BUT ACCESSED THROUGH THE LINK BELOW.
Meeting ID: 868 5522 9058
Passcode: 473892
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.
Presidents Report
All meetings will be by zoom until further notice.
Please direct any questions to me 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.
Be kind and be calm and safe...
Send in your volunteer hours to Sandra
Announcements
An all woman choir sang Oh Canada in honour of International Women's Day March 8th.
The goal of the hanging basket committee is to sell $20,000 worth of flowers of which we will net $10,000. We are currently at $4,790 sales and three more purchases came in during the meeting. Sales close March 15th. So please send a reminder to your contacts thanking them if they have already purchased. If they haven't but intend to do so, advise them there is only a week left. Still looking for volunteers for May 1. The Ghirra's are providing a box lunch for all volunteers - thanks guys. Debbie M. and Chris P. are providing a Rotary Mask for all volunteers for which we are also grateful.
Great things are done by small things put together.
Visitors
Henry Tanaka, Vivian Rygnestad,
And some misidentified loiterers, User, Lavina, and Chria (Chris can't spell).
sergeant At Arms Tidbits
Sandra bought a Peleton spin bike ordered to arrive in January but now will arrive March 9th. Would have completed 100 rides by now and earned a T-Shirt. Looking to back date rides.
Peter bought shoes that were delivered 9 days late. The shoes were made for walking through Viet Nam, Israel, Montreal and Richmond. Peter complained on-line and was asked by supplier to take down the complaint. Poor babies.
Mary Lou had a grandson Oscar kind of birthday with lunch, art gallery, and sushi. Has also been vaccinated so she can visit Dad.
Kal learned at the PR meeting that Rotary has been for white old people. Whattt!!! Who are you calling white???
Debbie M. is enjoying Abreast in a Boat zooming with teams from from different countries. Also highly recommends acupuncture - AAAHHHH. Can now move.
Ron who was a neighbour of Moses, says that in 1938 the telephone book in Steveston had about 90% Japanese ethnic names. Later the names were all gone. Busy helping board members renew mortgages and is now getting in 9,000 steps.
Marg is hooked on Peleton, Curling and Tennis. On top of that she is doing Yoga by Zoom and it is going well.
Bobby had a good steady week. His traffic ticket had the wrong violation stated on it so the ticket was invalid. Whoppee! Went early morning grocery shopping and bought the wrong PB. Oops! toot toot peanut butter!
Dick is getting his vaccine soon. Okay don't know what this means but note says: "eliminate wait times supported across the country."
Melinda is reporting Deja Pooh! Same old Same old.
Larry has spent quality time with Judy and family and is also organizing Ralph's last journey.
Kathy is hoping for Rachel to deliver an "Oscar" to help celebrate a birthday. Last week they acquired a new water heater, stove, and new golf clubs for Don. You know what is good for the gander is good for the goose. New clubs Kathy?
Joyce visited a dream home in Sechelt and has already picked out her bedroom.
My Family home on Dayton is being torn down this week. 😢
Gordon is zooming through meeting after meeting after meeting.
Chris M. after discussing mutual acquaintances determined she had gone through school with our speaker Henry Tanaka. She now gets to school early so she can attend our meetings. We are all grateful.
Chris P. Thanks
Carolyn is out of lock down and back up and running. Granddaughter is back in pre school.
Pat has finished PETS and enjoyed the chat room and the members from all over the district.
Danny as a dentist is volunteering to be a vaccinator and we are grateful. He will be assisting with mass vaccinations in April at a site to be determined.
Garth is golfing now at about 95% efficiency and is enjoying the Discover Italy cooking show with Stanley Tucci. Will be meeting his contractor in Whistler.
Dalbir spent three hours at a Peace Conference session that was drowned out by a leaf blower. Enjoying the Rotary Peace Conversations and we need more of it.
Elena has learned a lot about books as she has volunteered to sort and label the 90 boxes of books. A friend has arrived from the Philippines and is stressed with the quarantine requirement.
Debbie T. is still rearranging her driveway and garage. Now has the trailer in the garage but still no room on the driveway. Also has done nothing for Drew's kidney stones. Ouch!
Debbie S. has been spending time cleaning and decluttering. Some stuff shipped to Greenland? Also found about 1000 pairs of glasses that were delivered to Iris' donation program.
speaKER
The first Japanese settler in BC was Manzo Nagano who started fishing in New Westminster with his partner. In 1888 they wrote home and told the villagers about the good fishing. 250 Japanese men came to Steveston as they had lost their off shore fishing rights in Japan. The Japanese fishermen were so successful that the Native and white fishermen staged a strike to limit the number of licenses granted to the Japanese. In 1919 legislation was passed limiting the licenses to the Japanese and only 43% kept their licenses and 50% kept their salmon licenses. In 1897 built a chapel at One Road and Chatham that was turned into the Japanese Fishermen's Hospital mostly to treat those with typhoid fever. The Hospital was open to all and was the first example of medicare in the country. One of the individuals that organized the hospital was an advisor to Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan and likely had significant input into the introduction of medicare in that province. In 1911 in reaction to the restriction on fishing licenses a system was created to allocate licenses to fishermen with families as the single fishermen could more easily take the time to find other work. In 1895 Tomekichi Homma went to court to get the vote for the Japanese and although winning in the Supreme Court of Canada the decision was overturned by the Privy Council in England. Japanese Canadians did get the right to vote Federally in 1948 and provincially in 1949. Sadly Tomekichi did not get to see this as he had passed away in an internment camp. In 1928 the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the right of Japanese Canadians to be treated equally with regard to fishing licenses. In 1924 a provincial court upheld the right of Japanese Canadians to use power boats in the Skeena River in same way as whites and natives. In 1949 all restrictions were lifted and the Japanese could return to the coast. The United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union helped to recruit the Japanese fishermen to return to the coast and about 600 returned. The regulations were the same for the Japanese and the Caucasians. Henry recommended four books for further reading:
1. Stebuston : A Japanese Village on the British Columbia Coast by Mitsuo Yesaki
2. Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet by Masako Fukawa and other authors
3. Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and their Families
by Henry Tanaka and other authors
4. Steveston Cannery Row by Harold Steves and Mitsuo Yesaki
Meanderings
Although we think of viruses a carrying disease, human life would not be possible without viruses. About 8% of our DNA comes from viruses that infected our long ago ancestors and patched viral genes into their genomes. Some of these genes now play a crucial role in the early stages of the development of the embryo and the placenta. The earth's oceans also teem with viruses. In the Aquarium of the Pacific's Tropical Reef Habitat that contains 367,000 galleons of water there are estimated to be 5.32 quadrillion viruses that would circle the earth 8 times if lined up side by side. Mammals may carry 320,000 different species of virus. Viral DNA helps package and store memory, contribute to the growth of embryos, regulate immune systems and resist cancer. According to National Geographic 150 million years ago viruses infected mammal and left genes that led to a dramatic evolutionary advance - the placenta. It allows nutrients and oxygen to reach the fetus and waste and carbon dioxide to pass out. Two genes inherited from viruses help form the placental membrane that attaches to the uterus. This membrane may also help prevent the mother's immune system from attacking the fetus as a foreign object. So as the article states: "They are the dark angels of evolution, terrific and terrible."
The SARS - CoV - 2 virus may have originally been hosted by the horseshoe bat or the pangolin. Viruses found in the two species are related to the pandemic virus and an international team has traced the virus back about a hundred years when the virus in the pangolin diverged from the bat virus. The SARS-CoV-2 may have evolved from a bat virus 40 - 70 years ago.
International Women’s Day (IWD), day (March 8) honouring the achievements of women and promoting women’s rights. A national holiday in numerous countries, it has been sponsored by the United Nations since 1975. International Women’s Day (IWD) grew out of efforts in the early 20th century to promote women’s rights, especially suffrage. In its campaign for female enfranchisement, the Socialist Party of America in 1909 held the first National Woman’s Day, which was highlighted by mass meetings across the United States. Encouraged by German activist Clara Zetkin, the International Socialist Congress agreed in 1910 to create an international version of the U.S. day, and on March 19, 1911, the first IWD was held in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. More than one million people attended rallies marking the day. In the ensuing years the IWD was celebrated in additional countries and on varying dates. In February 1917, women in St. Petersburg, Russia, marked the day by staging a strike to protest food shortages, poor living conditions, and World War I. This strike for “bread and peace” helped give rise to the Russian Revolution, which led to the abdication of Nicholas II on March 15. In 1921 the date of the IWD was officially made March 8. In the following decades, the success of the suffrage movement contributed to a decline in the popularity of the IWD. However, aided by the growth of feminism in the 1960s and UN sponsorship (1975), the IWD experienced a revitalization in the late 20th century. Today, it is an important occasion for promoting women’s issues and rights, especially in developing countries.
Upcoming Events
All meetings by Zoom until further notice.
Please note the new date for the Auction
Friday September 24, 2021 Auction Fundraiser with final details to be determined but anticipating live and in person.
Hanging Basket Fundraiser ending in a week. Here is the link to our shopify site: https://rotary-club-of-richmond-sunrise.myshopify.com/
Committee (and other) Updates
From the Youth Committee
- We have 4 students from our Interact Club attending the Adventure in Healthcare all from our Rotaract Club!
- Adventures in film cancelled the virtual part of their adventure because there was a lack of applicants
- Youth Exchange program, District and Clubs are working hard to hopefully prepare for the 2021/2022 YEX – Bill Jaffe is attending a District meeting on the 24th on our behalf regarding this.
- Adventures in Citizenship from May 1 - 5 2021. Applications have to be in by March 15th 2021. If you know someone between 16 and 18 who is interested have them contact Chris Pughe at cpughe@shaw.ca and send her a short essay (250 words) on "What does a Canadian Citizen mean to you." Also they must have excellent academic standing, volunteer service to their community and leadership skills.
TODAYS CHUCKLEs
In honour of Peter Levelton and his contribution to our latest fundraising project and that he was born at the Japanese Fishermen's Hospital here are some botanist jokes.
I saw a stand-up comic doing jokes about botany. Nobody in the audience laughed except one guy.
I looked at him and thought "you're a plant".
A man decides to open his own Plant Nursery. After a few months his business starts going under so he goes to apply for a loan
The loan officer goes to the place of business and asks a couple questions
"sir do you have a background in the study of plants?"
"No, I just got this company on a whim. I wanted to own my own business and this seemed like the easiest route" replies the man
"Well I'd like to take a look at your stock room to see how much you've invested in the company."
"Okay" the man says.
The loan officer goes to the stock room and sees it's completely barren with no plants.
"Well, here's your problem! How can you expect to sell plants when you've never Botany??"
🤪
Okay so maybe that didn't make you laugh or even chuckle just mehhh!!!
Well try this:
If you boil a funny bone it becomes a laughing stock. That’s humerus.
mehhh!!!! Okay maybe next week.
