June 7 2017
At this Wednesday's meeting, we had 13 members present. We had a visiting Rotarian from Romania, Dr. Cristian Falup-Pecurariu who is in town attending a congress about Parkinson's disease research. We also hosted the Interact Club of King George school.
Rotary Moment:
Larry Belsito told us some very interesting stats about Rotary in Canada:
- There are 2 Canadians on the Rotary International Board.
- Dean Rohrs, a former member of our club, is the incoming Vice President of Rotary International.
- There are 24K Rotarians in Canada, 7,600 of them are women, 31.6% of the total.
- Canada is the 13th country in the world in terms of Rotary members.
- Canada is #6 in donations to the Rotary Foundation.
Announcements:
- Rotary Day at the Races. This year the event will take place on Sunday, August 13. Sheila has tentatively booked the afternoon for us, including reserving the family area so that kids came come and enjoy the event and the buffet. Sheila needs to know who might attend. Please let her know as soon as possible so that we can confirm with the racecourse.
- The Hoopathon was a success, the totals are still being tallied and will be available later this month.
- Our changeover brunch will be June 25th at Patron Tacos Cantina at 11 am. $35 per person.
Meeting - Today our guest speakers were the RYLA attendees that our club sponsored.
These are some highlights of their presentation:
- There were over 100 attendees to RYLA this year
- The activities included workshops on public speaking, a polar bear swim, goal setting workshops and more.
- They all left RYLA with new friends!
Pics from our meeting today:
Thought of the day:
"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." - Stanislaw Jerzy
Next Speakers:
June 14 - Business Meeting
June 21 - Larry Belsito - Canada's 150th Birthday
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