Wayne called the meeting, #19 this year, to order and Les led us through O Canada. In his welcome President Wayne stated, “Our Rotary theme this year is Rotary Connects the World. We are working to help the world by fighting polio, and by helping fund projects around the world through our personal and club giving to the Annual Fund.”
Announcements included the following topics: Arboretum and RIC, Social Committee, Groups of Five, Ribfest, Foundation Dinner, Gateway of Hope invitation, and a message from Allan Richmond.
Our guest speakers were Alison Nicol and Kirstie Strange, speaking about the Langley Youth Hub. It is located not far from the Township Civic Building and is providing a much-needed service to homeless youth. Alison and Kirstie told about the programs offered and why they are needed in Langley. We were invited to tour the building sometime in the future if we wished.
Happy and sad dollars (and extra, if you missed giving on World Polio Day) were collected. As is our custom, now that we don’t sing God Save the Queen to end our meetings, we had a toast to Canada. For more photos please visit November 14, 2019.