Today we welcomed 15 members.
Announcements:
* Snowshoeing this Saturday at 12:30pm at Cypress Mountain.
* The Hoopathon webpage is ready, check it out: http://hoopathon.ca/
* On March 12 we will be having a burger & beer get together at Red Truck Brewing. Right after the basketball practice for the hoopathon. Contact Gary Chomyn for more details.
* Reminder about the luminosity event on April 4th at Mari Kato's school.
* Rotarians keep asking for it and now it's back - Rotary Leadership Institute.
It is one of the ways Rotarians can learn leadership skills, more about the world of Rotary and create new fellowships along the way. These facilitated
sessions are very interactive and enjoyable.
We have sessions coming up on April 13 for Parts 1 & 2 at the
Accent Inn, Burnaby.
Part 1 link for registration: https://tinyurl.com/y5jxz36u
Part 2, link to registration: https://tinyurl.com/yxakhz6a
Register now or the sessions may be cancelled.
Rotary Moment
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Guest Speaker
Our guest speaker today was our member Ed Kwan giving his classification talk. Some of the highlights of his presentation were:
- He was born in Victoria, BC.
- He has had a 30-year career in HR.
- He currently works for GCT and has worked at Dairyland, BC Gas, among others.
- GCT manages 40% of Canada's containers cargo.
- Check out the video below to learn more about GCT:
Thought of the day:
Helen Keller — 'Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.'
Why Rotary? Read more here: https://www.rotary.org/en/why-rotary