Well, this was an unusual evening. We were to celebrate our first social meeting in the Rotary Interpretaive Centre after months of waiting. We arrived, in the cold, and found the door locked. No one had advised us to pick up a key, and we had expected the caretaker to do so. After waiting outside and considering moving the meeting to other locations, Wayne and Les headed off to the Township maintenance yard in search of a key. One photo shows those left behind, shivering as they waited. The Township building was closed, but Wayne spoke to an RCMP officer who tried calling the after hours phone number on our behalf. Alas, no one was answering it. Mr. Clay and Mr. Wiebe returned to the RIC with the sad news. Just as we were about to travel out to Aldergrove to the Arts Centre, Wayne the custodian showed up. He’d seen the group outside, suspected the problem, and had returned home to pick up the key and let us in.
Once inside we found that the emergency space heaters warmed the building very well, so well that the only way of controlling the temperature was to open windows. We spread out the food (appetizers plus) that we had brought and enjoyed a light meal together.
The meeting was called to order and in his welcome, President Wayne stated, “Our Rotary theme this year is Rotary Connects the World. Let’s make some connections tonight as we learn more about one another.”
Our guests, Wayne and Marion Crossen were welcomed, and official announcements concerned the Arboretum and RIC, Social Committee,
Membership, Club Training Assembly April 4, and Scholarships.
We had at least eleven speakers as we each told a bit about ourselves and our lives. We discovered interesting tidbits of information, and heard about interests and where people had traveled. Anecdotes were shared, as well as laughter, and a good time was had by all.
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