Meeting Update - February 10, 2016

Julianne's Update: Julianne went to Powder King and had a great day of skiing. When her companion was done, she decided to have one last run so that she could go as fast as she wanted! Unfortunately she crashed - dislocating her shoulder and breaking one ski completely in half. Thankfully, she was wearing a helmet. Dolly learned about the incident from her children, who were the ski patrol members who evacuated Julianne from the mountain. Unfortunately the crash meant she missed the ski competition in Jasper. Darrell cheered her up by engaging her in a jewellery making session.

 

Congratulations to Neil, Tom & Gord! They were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows; Tom with a plus 1 and Gord with a plus 3! Rotary members are recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow when they give $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. Learn more about the Paul Harris Fellowship HERE.

 

Our club donated $300 to the "Adopt a Timberwolf" fund for UNBC Athletics. The funds came from Operation Rednose, and Loralyn Murdoch wrote us a letter thanking us for the donation.

 

Ken announced that he has booked a 30 passenger bus for everyone travelling to Whistler for the conference. Thank you Ken for getting that organized!

 

Neil Godbout presented a project that the Citizen has in the works. In partnership with the Prince George & District Community Arts Council, the Citizen is launching the Alphabet Project. Each week for 26 weeks, a local artist will take over the front page with an artistic rendering of a letter of the alphabet. Neil gave us a "sneak peek" at some of the pieces of artwork, and they were impressive! The goal for the Citizen is to engage readers and the community in a different way, and broaden the voices in the paper. He and Lisa have been working on this for a while, and the artists have already been selected. Some of them are familiar names - Phil Morrison, known for his metal sculpture behind Books & Co as well as his spirit bear in front of Northland Dodge. Phil is a retired Citizen employee, one of several who will be participating in the project. Other names include Corey Hardeman, Jennifer Pighin (who developed the 2015 Winter Games logo and medals), and Christalynn Tarr, the current Artist in Residence at the Community Arts Council. Christalyn makes her own paint, using soils she has collected from north central BC. At the end of the project, the collection will be put on display, so stay tuned for more information on that!

 

In 1933, founder Paul Harris gave an address over the radio, stating, "If you have love for fellow man in your heart, you are a potential Rotarian!"  You can listen to the original radio broadcast HERE.