While our socializing time is somewhat predictable, the order of faces appearing onscreen changes and we look forward to more people joining in. There is no official order of speaking or greeting during social time, and we enjoy sharing and catching up with each other. This week we were pleased to see Karen McIntyre-Moraes attending her first Zoom meeting with us. Promptly at 7:04, after waiting for some late arrivals, Past President Wayne called the meeting to order on behalf of absent President Veronica.
Leon produced a rather different version of O Canada, one in which the anthem was signed, not sung. This enabled us to follow along in our homes with ease, hitting all the right notes and sounding magnificent. I should have left my mic on for all the others to enjoy as well.
Announcements: Rotary Opens Opportunities; up-coming meeting speakers were named; flowers are up at the arboretum; Lana will chair the meeting on March 18 for our next social evening, and we are asked to send her baby or youth photos of ourselves for that event.
Wayne read the Rotary Moments for the past two weeks, and you can see them here by clicking on What are Some Financial Best Practices with Grant Funds and What is Our Grant Model Designed to Do?
Daniel Collins from Inclusion Langley was our guest speaker, and he had a most interesting presentation for us. Click February 25, 2021 Slides to view the slides he showed. Daniel has served with Inclusion Langley for thirty years, and he spoke about his family and the organization which helps people with disabilities in many ways. Many children would not be able to attend school without the assistance provided by his organization. Inclusion Langley finds employment opportunities for young and older adults as well as providing direct physical assistance for individuals with profound disabilities. They operate with a budget of $25 million, making the organization much larger than any of us had imagined. The question and answer session was finally ended by the meeting chair as our adjournment time was approaching.
Happy and sad dollars were recorded and we closed the meeting with a toast to Canada. Cheers! For more photos please visit February 25, 2021.