july 13th 2016 Meeting
Posted by Carlos Obregon on Jul 13, 2016
At Wednesday’s meeting, our newest member, Peter Browne reactivated the position of official Greeter for the month of July. Sheila stood in as acting president for this meeting. The Four Way test carried out by Peter Fox. Sixteen members were present today.
Rotary Moment:
Gary had a quiz prepared about Rotary.
1. Our new International President- Answer- John
Germ
2. Where is he from- Answer Chattanooga, Tennessee
3. The theme for 2016-2017- Answer-Rotary Serving
Humanity
4. Who old is Rotary Foundation- Answer- 100 years
5. What was the first donation to Foundation-
Answer- $26.50 made by the Rotary Club of Kansas
City
6. How cases of polio last year. Answer -74 cases
A second Rotary moment from Bill was the launching of a sail-boat sponsored by our club for handicapped sailors. Sam Sullivan, mayor at that time, accepted to the Jericho Sailing Club.
Announcements:
1. T Shirts- “ Rotary At Work”- If you do not have one, contact Matthew with your size.
2. Odlum– our foundation account now has a market value of $81,004.82.
3. Luminosity- Diana and Gary discussed the events that we will hold this year. A summary will be forwarded to all members.
Guest Speaker-
Cam introduced Ted MacCormac. Ted was one of original founders of our club in 1986, rejoining our club after some years in a North Vancouver club. Ted has been President twice in our club, and twice in other clubs. He has been a Rotarian earlier in the 70’s and 80’s in three other cities. We are so happy to have Ted back in the club. Ted introduced the thought for the day in our club.
Pics:
Thought of the Day:
"We don’t grow when things are easy. We grow when
we face challenges."
we face challenges."
Important Links:
Set up your Rotary foundation donation via credit card: Just click here
We now have a proper website under our own domain name: rotaryvancouversunrise.ca