Today we welcomed 12 members. We had a visiting Rotarian from Curaçao, Paul Kok.
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
* Rick Antonson, former President & CEO of Tourism Vancouver will be one of the speakers at the District's 2020 Vision Conference, April 24-26, 2020 in Vancouver. Our focus for the conference is on "vision" and he certainly personifies that.
Here is a link to a short clip about Rick and his topic: https://youtu.be/JJ5AyJraL-g
Rotary Moment:
Guest Speaker
Today our guest speaker was our member Lorri, giving us her classification talk. She spoke about occupational work and safety.
Thought of the day:
"Man has affinity for his fellow man, regardless of race, creed, or politics, and the greater the variety, the more the zest. All friendliness needs is a sporting chance; it will take care of itself in any company." Paul Harris - 1912