Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise
February 13th, 2013
Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise
Meeting – February 13, 2013
ATTENDANCE –
Since the unsynchronized reading of the Four Way Test last week, we all went home and practicing, and today we all read it again in a much improved unsynchronized way. It was the readers who had the problem. Ah well….
Sixteen members joined in today as well as our special guest Steve McGrandle.
ROTARY MOMENT- John Hayley
Every November, the Rotary Club of Waterloo, Iowa sends Rotarians and other volunteers to impoverished areas of Nicaragua with two semi trucks full of donated Christmas gifts, collected by churches, school groups and Rotarians of Iowa and seven other states. Since 2001, they have shipped about 2,400 “shoe-boxes”- packages loaded with clothing, school supplies and toiletries for kids- along with 790 layette bags filled with supplies for new mothers, plus 100 bicycles and 12 tons of food.
ANNOUNCEMENTS-
RYLA—We are hoping to send out out-going exchange student, Georgina Hargreaves to RYLA.
STRATCONA YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT- Good meeting last night, Media Kits are just about ready for production. We are working with Strathcona on the Application Program for the event. Names of potential youth for these scholarships will be ready by the end of this month.
ROTARY CLUB OF CHINATOWN- Year of the Serpent event- Floata Restaurant- March 8 at 6 PM, Dinner, Dance, Orchestra, Auctions, Lion Dance at only $75.00 per person
PAUL HARRIS AWARD- Abigail did the honours today in presenting John Haley a Paul Harris Award. John is one of the founding members of our club, spent many years as our Treasurer and has always been there for us.
VALENTINE’S AUCTION- Proceeds were just under $3,000.00
1. VSO Tickets- from Susan- to ?
2. Nitya Blouse 1- from Larry-to Abigail and Blouse Two to ?
3. Golf Package from Abigail- to Lawrence
4. Wine and Chocolates-from Julie –to Lawrence
5. Two athlete shirts-from Abigail -to Lawrence and Diana
6. Presidents Choice $50.00 Cert. from Steve –to Bill
7. Business package and wine- from Abigail to Matthew
8. Six cups and saucers- from Banu- to John
9. Mystery Dinner- from Matthew – to Sheila, Abigail and Diana
10.Scarves- from Sheila one each to Abigail, Lawrence and Sonya
11. El Patron Luncheon from Alfredo to Sheila
12.Wine and Chocolates- from John H to Alfredo
13.House in France for a week from Abigail to John H
14.BC Liquor Store cert.$50.00 from Gary to Sonya
15.Games night and snacks from Sheila to Sonya and Abigail
16.Mexican Lunch- from Carlos to Abigail
17.Mt Baker Cabin from John to Bill
18.1/2 Lagulin Scotch from Bill to Cam
19.Two Giants tickets- from Bill to Sheila
20-Jazz Concert from Bill to Gary
21.Ardbeg Scotch from Lawrence to Sonia
22.Ourdy’s Yard of Choc and passport holder- from Sonia
to Susan
23. Electric Photo Frame from Club to Abigail
24.Point Roberts Cabin from Cam to Sheila
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous’” by Ingrid Bergman