ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER SUNRISE NOVEMBER 14, 2012
ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER SUNRISE
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Attendance
Abigail presented the Four Way test today. As last week, we all presented it, we were all tired out and she did it alone.
We had 13 members present today, as well as our speaker and our two guests, Susan Neal and Steve McGrandle, both whom we hope will become members one day.
Rotary Moments- John Haley
Robert Kirk is a Rotary legend in Pennsylvania. He has 52 years of perfect attendance, has been to over 500 Rotary Club meetings outside of his home town, including meetings in 33 foreign countries and every US State. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and a recipient of the Hamilton Redfield Award for his service to Rotary, Community and Church. Wow!
John also read out the Object of Rotary as a reminder to all of us. Check it out on page 7 of October’s magazine.
Announcements
- Abigail will send out an email this week to confirm the Christmas party at Lawrence and Bev’s house on December 1 and to confirm the time and what to bring. Reply to her email reference attendance etc.
- We hope all will be able to attend the West Senior’s Christmas Lunch. Arrival time at the Bayshore is 10 AM on December 2. By the way , to the east of the Bayshore parking lot, there is public parking under one of the apartments for about half the price. This year is our 25th anniversary of the luncheon
- The annual Foundation Dinner will be held on November 24th at La Perla Restaurant in New Westminster Cost $ 60 per person includes a drink each, sumptuous dinner, music and entertainment.
-VERY IMPORTANT- NEXT WEEK’S MEETING , OUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR REBECCA MACPHERSON WILL BE AT OUR MEETING.
Guest Speaker- Lonely Town;- Increasing Social Connection in Metro Vancouver
Paul Singh is a professional speaker in the area of health and well-being, has delivered over 300 presentations across North America, has 25 years in the area of clinical psychology, a Bachelor degree in Psychology ( Cornell), a masters from U of Chicago and a law degree from NY University of Law.
In Rosetta Pennsylvania in 1960, a town of 1600 people, all Italians who moved from one area in Southern Italy, it was discovered that not one had any heart disease, there were no suicides or murders or even crime and none were on welfare. It was not diet, but it developed that the interaction that townspeople had was the cause. Everyone knew each other, would drop in to visit each other regularly, also help one another, bonds were strong and there was a true sense of community.
A survey done later in other communities, 3 of 4 people would not socialize with neighbours and 1 in 3 found it difficult to make friends.
Vancouver has been dubbed a Lonely City. We need to increase the possibility of interaction.
Paul left us a list of 150 things that we can do to build social capital. Larry will email this list to all members separate from the newsletter.
Matthew thanked our speaker for a great conversation.
Thought for the day
"Eloquence is a painting of thoughts." Blaise Pascal
Special Thanks to Larry Belsito for putting this bulletin together.