President Coreen opened the meeting with Gary singing O'Canada and Gayle doing the invocation.
10 Members 'on zoom'
11 Members 'in person'
Greeters: Danne & Peter
Alan collecting money
We sang Happy Birthday to Glen and David W. Steve & Lauralea & Jim and Susan celebrated Anniversaries.
Upcoming events:
September 11th - 9:00 AM Clean up of Heritage Mtn. Blvd.
4:00 PM Picnic at Old Orchard Park - bring something to share, a chair, and something to BBQ....
September 19th - Terry Fox Virtual Run
T-Shirts available from Mike Clay
The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with more than 650 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research. This year, participate from wherever you are on Sunday September 19, One Day. Your Way! Around your neighbourhood, backyard, down the street or around the block.
October 2nd - Shred-A-Thon - please sign up and spread the word to all family and friends. Please put poster up where you live and coffee shops you support.
May 20th, 2022 - Search for the Perfect Pint - more information to follow
President Coreen presented Peter Cuthbert with a certification of appreciation for all the work he does for our Rotary Club. Well done Peter !!!!
The meeting this week was about a new fundraiser. Thank you to President Coreen for the details. There is loads of information here.
WHAT: ROTARY ACTION CHALLENGE 2021
WHEN: October 1 - 31 2021
WHERE: It’s self directed/ virtual. So anywhere you want!
DETAILS: Ready Set Go! - The Rotary Action Challenge is an opportunity to take care of yourself and raise funds to support the local or global community in youth development, environmental protection, senior care, providing clean water, education, fighting disease, growing local economies and promoting peace. To learn more about Rotary priorities click HERE. You can trust Rotary to spend EVERY dollar you give on service projects. See our rating with the Charity Navigator HERE.
So how do you get in on this? The Rotary Action Challenge has 4 activities, walk/hike, run, swim or cycle, you can register for one or more. Within each activity there are 3 levels of challenge, pick the one that will stretch where you are now. You can also collect donations and pledges which increase the impact of your participation. We have prizes for top donation/pledges for individuals and teams.
You will get to enter your progress, compare your results in the challenge and in donations/pledges (if gathering).
We welcome teams too.
$35 REGISTRATION PER ACTIVITY INCLUDES:
1) Access to the Race Roster platform to track progress and collect donations/ pledges (for those who want to make even more of an impact!)
2) Participant package - a value of $50 each
3) Prizes for those who raise the most money by challenges through donations/pledges.
4) The physical and mental health benefits of movement!
5) The satisfaction of knowing you are making a positive difference in the community and the world.
A SPECIAL THANKS FOR OUR SPONSORS:
What we need from club members are:
- Another individual for the Organizing Team
- Sponsorship teams for participant packages (worth $50) and awards for top fundraisers per challenge (12)
- Collection, Assemble and Distribution team for participant packages and Awards
- Marketing – help with marketing materials and marketing channels – Facebook, Tri-Cities News, community billboards, club visits, social media)
Our Free Little Library is full as of Sunday. If you are walking by and see garbage in there or 'signs' on our Free Little Library, please feel free to clean it up and take signs down.