April 12 2017
Posted by Carlos Obregon
At this Wednesday's meeting, we had 21 members present as well as 3 visiting Rotarians: Sophie Gloy, Nic Davies both of them are looking for a club to join (wink, wink) and Carol Brock from Florida. We were also happy to have ADG Davinder Grewal as our guest.
Rotary Moment:
Tina is doing the Rotary Moment this month. She will be talking about Rotarians she has met that have had an impact in her life. She told us about meeting Naz Rayani has been honoured for his philanthropic efforts many times over the years, including receiving the Order of Canada.
Announcements:
- The Interact club of King George secondary has invited us to attend one of their meetings. The date is April 21st at noon. Please coordinate with Abigail for more details.
- We are sponsoring 3 Rotaractors to attend the district conference in Whistler.
- Sophie Gloy invited us to the 54th International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary (IGFR). It will take place August 6-12. More info here: http://www.igfr2017.ca/
Meeting - Today we had our yearly hockey pool. Good luck to everyone with their teams!
Pic from our meeting:
Thought of the day:
'Live long and prosper' is an abbreviated version of a traditional Jewish religious blessing. It came to a wider public in the Star Trek TV series. It was used there by the character Mr. Spock
Next 2 Speakers:
April 19 - Business Meeting.
April 26 - Matthew Pattinson - Composting/Waste Prevention
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