Sunrise bulletin for the week of September 11, 2013
On Wednesday, as every week we had a great meeting. No clouds in the sky, sun was shinning, good breakfast and a great speaker. What else can you ask for to start your day?
We had 18 members at the meeting today and two guests Tina Parbhakar and Steve McGrandle.
Rotary Moment:
Eduardo shared his Rotary Moment. Eduardo’s brother who lives in Spain told him that he had a friend that wanted to spend the summer in Vancouver to study English. One day, this person from Spain phoned Eduardo to see if he could assist her or recommend an English school, where to live, what to do, etc. The conversation over the phone was between to strangers. At one point during the conversation, she mentioned that she was Rotarian. Right after they both learned they were Rotarians, the conversation totally changed. It seemed they were not longer two stranger, but two close friends. Being a Rotarian, can bring people together from the other side of the world.
Club announcements:
- Thank you everybody for getting back to Larry with the committees you want to be participate in. That is great that we have everybody on a committee now. Larry will publish the committees and their members once the board looks at it.
- Next Hoopathon meeting will be on Thursday 4.45pm at Strathcona’s Community Centre.
- An email will be sent out either this or next week so we let the club know about our hobbies.
Happy Dollars
Best wishes for Larry on his birthday!
Sonya was happy to be at the horse race track but sad to loose some dollars.
Cleo was happy because she is going back to school.
Sheila shared Luisa’s good luck! She won about 40 dollars at the horse races.
Carlos surprised us today with a sad/happy dollar. Sad dollar because he is leaving this club, but happy because he is going to join another club closer to home.
Diana was excited because she is leaving on Sunday for the World International Field Hockey in Hawaii! Enjoy the sun there!
Speaker
Our speaker this morning was Darcy Marquardt and her talk was entitled “Defining moments in an Olympic Journey”
Darcy grew up in Richmond, and then went on to the University of Victoria where she learned how to row.
Darcy is now a 3-time Olympic rower, a London 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist and 2006 World Champion. She has won over 16 international medals in rowing events around the world, in women’s fours, pairs, and eights. She has worked tirelessly in pursuit of these dreams over the course of her 14 year rowing career. She has learned that no matter what the obstacles, with perseverance and teamwork, you can achieve things you never thought possible. Darcy credits her parents and strong family values of integrity and commitment for creating the foundation from which her rowing career took off.
Darcy’s greatest achievement, is not only the Silver medal performance in London, England at the 2012 Games but developing the ability to share her journey and inspire the next generation of leaders in people of all ages. Darcy was recently elected as a member of the BC Chapter of Olympians Canada, where she will serve in a leadership role to promote the Olympic Spirit nationwide, motivate and encourage youth, and celebrate and honour all those who have represented Canada at the Olympic Games.