4 Way Test:
Alfredo led the group in the Four-Way Test. Today we had 15 members present.
Rotary Moment:
This month Larry Belsito will be doing the Rotary Moment. Today he told about famous Rotarians, here is a list with a fe of them:
- King Albert I of Belgium – Honorary (RC Brussels; RC San Francisco)
- Dr. Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, college basketball coach and Basketball Hall of Fame member
- Clinton P. Anderson, US Congressman; US secretary of agriculture; US Senator
- Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, astronaut and second man to walk on the moon, USA
- Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first man to walk on the moon, USA
- Ásgeir Ásgeirson, president, Iceland, RC Reykjavik; past RI district governor
- Eusebio Ayala, president, Paraguay
- King Baudouin I of Belgium
- Eduard Benes, president, Czechoslovakia
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Clarence Birdseye, developer of a process for quick freezing food, USA
- Harry A. Blackmun, associate justice of the Supreme Court, USA
- Frank Borman, astronaut, USA
- Sir Donald Bradman, cricketer, Australia
- Sir Norman Brearley, aviation pioneer, Australia
- Frank Brennan past president Eureka Rotary and past district governor 1942 – 1943
- William Jennings Bryan, statesman, and orator
- George W. Bush, president, USA.
Announcements:
* Ron has been successful in having an Aviva Grant approved for voting. Congratulations Ron!. On October 10 the voting starts, so we need to vote and get the word out to vote. The voting concludes on October 19.
https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/voting/project/view/17-123
https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/voting/project/view/17-123
*The Project Amigo Dia de Los Muertos dinner fundraiser will be on October 21st at the Hellenic Centre. Tickets will be $50 and the event page can be found here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/day-of-the-dead-party-for-project-amigo-tickets-36905247589
*The Rotary Club of Vancouver Downtown invited us to the Rotary Foundation Dinner on November 18. More details in this link: http://richmondrotary.com/event/rotary-foundation-dinner/
Guest Speaker:
Our guest speaker today was Raymond Greenwood, also known as Mr. Fireworks. Mr. Fireworks has been making events "light up" for over 30 years. Alongside his son Matthew "Boom Boom" Greenwood they sell and organize fireworks displays, both indoor and outdoor.
Leading up to Halloween they run a family fireworks store which includes all my Flashing Light Products, proudly brought to you by The King Of Bling
He helped bring the fireworks to the city in 1990 and ran it for the next 11 years when it was sponsored by tobacco company Benson & Hedges and known as the "Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire."
When the federal government clamped down on tobacco sponsorship in 2000, Benson & Hedges canceled its backing.
HSBC Bank Canada, BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver chipped in to save the event. Each year since organizers have struggled to come up with the roughly $4-million in cash and donations required to produce the show.
Thought of the day:
Life is like a firework. You gotta ignite the fuse and make it beautiful.
Next Speakers:
Oct 11 - Business Meeting
Oct 18 - Chris Loat, ShelterBox
