Thank you to Peter M for the meeting notes and Neil for the photos.
President Elect Susan started off the meeting with us dancing to James Brown. So much fun and a great way to start off the meeting.
Our Guests this week were our Guest Speakers Maureen & Chris Boyd from the Coquitlam Rotary Club
'Happy Birthday Trish'
RIPS- March 18 at Murray Street between east & west Klahanie drive
Looking for 40 volunteers with more details to come.
Please sign up with Cleone. todgham@gmail.com
Book & Wine club met at Cuthbert's and always a good time at their home !!
Heritage Mountain Clean-up was cancelled and will be this coming Saturday, March 18th.
Chris & Maureen Boyd from the Coquitlam Club and from Cool Hoods presented an Environment & Community Engagement. Is a Climate Action Training developed by UBC Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP). Our household generate 40% of greenhouse gases. Inviting anyone to be trained in the Cool Hoods program in April 29 & May 13 from 9 am to 2 pm. You will become a Cool Hoods Facilitator. Organize community a workshop in the Fall.
International Women's Day March 8 & Susan & Megan attended the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce International Women's Day Brunch
Alan K brought fabulous posters for SFPP. Please get one and put them up in your building, office or the coffee shops you go to and the grocery stores you use. We want to Paint the Town SFPP.
Sgt. at Arms Darrell always does a great job with Happy Dollars
Belize
You have heard us all talk about Cisco in Belize, well here he is: Great Humanitarian !!!!!
Al, Brian and Glen were very fortunate to have some time with the CEO (Deputy Minister) of the Belize Education System, Dian Maheia, along with Namrita Balani, Director of Science and Technology for the department. We were accompanied by our masterful Belizian Host Rotarian, Cisco Woods.
Our discussion focused on literacy and the "reading recovery" following extended school closures over Covid. The ministry has been following our deployment of RACHEL servers and literacy training at Belize Central Prison and St. Martins School. Our discussion turned to the needs of a small number of rural schools in Belize (about 15) still without electricity and internet. Perhaps another Global Grant....?
