From the Arctic to Taiwan, Our Weekly Meeting of April 29. 2013

Posted by Ray Saitz

Our weekly meeting had two very interesting parts. Rick McFee told us how in 2000 he participated in The Arctic Millennium Expedition in which he and four others travelled 7200 km from Inuvik to Iqaluit by snowmobile in 3 months. One of the highlights of the trip was The Trans Canada Trail Water Drawing Ceremony in which water was carried from Tutoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea to share with all the communities visited on the way. Rick outlined the goals the expedition hoped to achieve and showed us many photos which he took during the expedition. We also welcomed the members of the Group Study Exchange from Taiwan District 3490 who gave us a very informative presentation on the beauty and wonder of Taiwan. The team's leader, Rotarian Polish Chiu, introduced the other members of the team and presented several gifts from Taiwan to President Atul (pictured).