Luncheon September 18
Posted by John Robertson
Pres Judy opened today's meeting introducing Rotarian guests Bill and Barb from Calgary and reviewing the hugely successful Lobster event on Saturday - the revenue from that could approach $10,000! Judy reminded us to note October 31 on our calendars as that is the District Rotary Development event to be held at Spirit Ridge which is Friday afternoon and Saturday. At a minimum, please think about attending the Friday evening dinner session as there is an incredible speaker/entertainer that is really worthwhile - you can register online on the 5060 website and if you need help in doing that, let me know.
The luncheon speakers were 2 Rotarians new to our club giving their bios/vocational talks, Karen Somerset and Gordon MacIvor. In the short time with Osoyoos Rotary, both have committed significant volunteer time (with their partners!) and added huge capacity and fellowship and are very welcome additions. Highlights from Karen included her marriage to Blake for 28 years, 2 sons, and a successful 35 year career with Exxon in the Alberta petroleum industry, most recently developing apps for the heavy oil component that are in use worldwide today. Karen is broadly active in the community with one volunteer function in support of FAS (Foreign Accent Syndrome) which is a rare medical condition resulting from strokes, affecting speech...she shared that she has FAS herself.
Gordon's bio was also fascinating to hear. He has been married to Roberta for 45 years, 3 sons, a banking career (RBC and HSBC) that spanned the world (21 different homes?), a past Club President (Ft McLeod), and retired last year from as Economic Development Officer for Ft McLeod. Whew! He is a history buff and like Karen, has a long history in leadership in Scouting. Gordon is our club Sergeant at Arms - potentially a very annoying finemaster!
Matt gave a summary of his wedding at the consummate on Saturday - well done! - and is off to consummate it in Hawaii tomorrow.
Roger won the 50/50 and off it went to the Honduras project.
Good meeting...next week is the Distillery guy!
The luncheon speakers were 2 Rotarians new to our club giving their bios/vocational talks, Karen Somerset and Gordon MacIvor. In the short time with Osoyoos Rotary, both have committed significant volunteer time (with their partners!) and added huge capacity and fellowship and are very welcome additions. Highlights from Karen included her marriage to Blake for 28 years, 2 sons, and a successful 35 year career with Exxon in the Alberta petroleum industry, most recently developing apps for the heavy oil component that are in use worldwide today. Karen is broadly active in the community with one volunteer function in support of FAS (Foreign Accent Syndrome) which is a rare medical condition resulting from strokes, affecting speech...she shared that she has FAS herself.
Gordon's bio was also fascinating to hear. He has been married to Roberta for 45 years, 3 sons, a banking career (RBC and HSBC) that spanned the world (21 different homes?), a past Club President (Ft McLeod), and retired last year from as Economic Development Officer for Ft McLeod. Whew! He is a history buff and like Karen, has a long history in leadership in Scouting. Gordon is our club Sergeant at Arms - potentially a very annoying finemaster!
Matt gave a summary of his wedding at the consummate on Saturday - well done! - and is off to consummate it in Hawaii tomorrow.
Roger won the 50/50 and off it went to the Honduras project.
Good meeting...next week is the Distillery guy!