Week of August 7th 2019

Today we welcomed 10 members. We had two visiting Rotarians, Ligia Corridor from the Miramar Pines club in Florida and Carol Brock from Coral Gables .

Announcements:


 

* RI President meet and greet August 17 in Surrey. Meet and Greet our new 2019-20 Rotary International President Mark Maloney at a reception on Saturday, August 17, 2019, 4 to 6 pm, at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's  Spruce building, 12666 72 Avenue in Surrey, BC. Rotarians and their families are encouraged to come and meet Mark.  Tickets are CDN$25 and children under 12 are free. Register here. 
 
Mark is in town to speak the following day at the 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner of Canadian Eyesight Global 

 

* Our club made the top three clubs in the district with the highest attendance in July, with 68% attendance.

* The Rotary club of Fraserview has invited us to the following event:

Rotarian luncheon with our speaker:  Amie Peacock from "Beyond The conversation Society."   
 
Date:          Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Speaker     Amie Peacock from "Beyond The conversation Society."  
Cost           $25
Venue        Seasons in the Park
Parking      Meter parking or $7 Valet (Both same price)
Register Today!
 
 
 

Rotary Moment:

Ron brought us the Rotary moment this week. He told us about The Rotary International float in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade which is undoubtedly the largest public relations project of the Rotary clubs of the United States and Canada. Since 1924 a Rotary float has been entered 18 times including every year since 1981. The famous Pasadena, California, parade is seen by an estimated 125 million people via worldwide television.


Funds for the construction of the Rotary parade entry are voluntarily given by Rotarians and clubs in the U.S. and Canada. The cost of designing, constructing and flower covering a Rose 

 

Learn more about the float by visiting the official website: https://rotaryfloat.org/

 

Guest Speaker

 

Today our guest speaker was Const. Jason Deucette from the Vancouver Police Department. 

The Vancouver Police Department celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011. For over a century-and-a-quarter the VPD has been keeping residents of Vancouver safe with a combination of innovative crime prevention techniques and old-fashioned police work.
 
The men and women of the VPD believe in a level of service that routinely goes "Beyond the Call." They embrace standards of performance that include Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (ICARE).
 
Check out this Geo Dash Crime Map, updated daily: link
 
Jason also told us about a very successful program to prevent theft and improve recovery of stolen bikes, you can register for free here: https://project529.com/garage

 

Thought of the day:

Zig Ziglar Quote: “Live in such a way that if someone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it.”