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Raymond Peters (right) of Inverloch Rotary Club in Victoria, Australia
exchanged banners with Jim. Raymond told a bit about his club, which is
located in a seaside town on the Bass Highway, 143 kilometres southeast of
Melbourne.
Announcements
Alan Jones of Saanich introduced fellow club member, Leanne Stokes,
who spoke about the Plant a Seed to Read Gala Dinner and fundraiser, to be
held on Saturday October 23 at the University Club. It is to support
literacy, children and youth and is a joint effort of the READ Society and
the Rotary Club of Saanich. Entertainment will be provided by the Esquimalt
Jazz Band, the Pearson College dancers, and the band Loose Change will be
there to dance to. There will also be a silent auction and a live auction.
For more information visit the new Greater Victoria
Rotary Clubs' blog or phone 250-721-0445.
Peter Lawrie informed that the Community Services Club would meet following the meeting
today.
Jim Force announced
that the Directors had approved the membership of Bill Burns. This
will take effect after a seven-day notification period.
Jim also reminded us of the Club
in a Pub meeting on Thursday at the Penny Farthing Pub on
Oak Bay Avenue.
Happy/Sad
$$$
Joe, who hit a deer last week, had sad dollars again
for hitting a moose when up in Alaska on his honeymoon - it happened
somewhere near Tok. He lost his windshield, so they were five angry
dollars! Jim had $$$$ for his daughter's 40th birthday, and David Philip's
son's putter (he sells them) was used to win 11.25 million, so that was
cause for some happy $$. Tom had 72 cents for a happy time in Europe, and
Neil had the happy thought that if we raffled Heather's car, it could be an
excellent fundraiser.
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Jim
Force (above) was in fine form leading the meeting in the absence
of President John, who is holidaying in Vienna. We were treated to a
rousing O Canada, with Tom Lidkea (back from holidays in Europe) on the
piano. John Jordan gave a beautiful Grace, in which he asked us to give
gratitude, and to ask ourselves how much of what we have is meant for us,
and how much was meant to pass on to others. Lunch consisted of bread,
beans, lettuce and pasta and the usual dessert of cookies with canned
peaches!
Jim did a
little table arranging of all present at the meeting, then the Directors
did musical tables, moving around the room with sets of questions dealing
with membership, how funds should be allocated - locally v.
internationally, and much more, which brought about some lively discussion
for about 25 minutes. As the reports are not yet to hand, the results of
the discussion will be revealed in a future edition of the bulletin.
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 Introduced by Wynn
Taylor
Rotarians:
Jacqueline Mealing; Nelson BC, Lodge owner;
Bill Burns, Royal Oak, BC, Education Administration;
Raymond Peters, Past President, Inverloch, Victoria, Australia;
Leanne Stokes, Saanich, Administration - non-profit;
Alan Jones, Saanich, Taxation;
Vicky Grabb, West
Shore, Pension Consultant;
Bill Morley, Saanich President, Rtd. Architect.
Guests:
Joan Peters, Inverloch, Australia;
John and Margaret
Bosdorf, Australia;
CELEBRATIONS MASTER
Past President Heather did a
repeat performance as Femme Fatale Fines' Fanatic and raked in probably as
much as she did last week. First up she fined herself for utter disorganization
re the $$ last week - who would have known - so she gets top marks for
honesty. She fined Leslie for not having arranged to have collectors
scurrying about. Peter L. was the Phantom Shaker, so those of us who missed
his happy hands paid up. Tom paid for our having to miss his piano playing
for too long, Anne Sims paid up for something about Heather's car being
shamelessly advertised??, and Lynne was fined for speaking out of turn.
Bill Burns was welcomed to the club with a
fine, and Heather paid up yet again for having fellow members be her
servants (she didn't reveal who). Those who had never been to a Pub in the
Club (or is it Club in a Pub) paid - so don't miss today's get-together!
Joe Prentice refused to pay up twice for getting married, and Lynne and
Dallas were fined for inviting Heather to too many parties. You had to be
there!
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