Our club held meeting # 37 using Zoom and had nine participants. After allowing time for socializing, Wayne called the meeting to order and gave his official welcome. Our Rotary theme this year is Rotary Connects the World. Rotarians continue to do this, but unfortunately, person to in-person contacts are limited. We now need to connect online, and we continue to do our best to serve others.
Both Claudia Trigio and Bob Hillmer celebrated birthdays last Monday, and this week we sang for Bob. It was a slow paced first verse, but we sped things up for our special verse, finishing with beautiful harmony.
Les announced that at the arboretum the daffodils are out in full flower, and the tulips are up but not yet blooming. Forms have been poured in the bird garden, and the benches have been treated and assembled.
Lana reported that she will be able to send copies of all receipts for her district grant, so we should be able to wrap that one up in the next two weeks. We decided to redirect funds that had been approved for events that are now cancelled or postponed, and discussed possible projects for the new special Area district grant. Support for the Gateway of Hope won approval, and Claudia will check the costs of the plexiglass screening for the food area. We also approved a grant of $2500 to SOS Children’s Village B.C. supporting their Transition to Adulthood (TTA) program.
Happy and sad dollars were donated, and members are creating special containers for these funds, looking forward to when we can deliver the money to Anthony.