We socialized before our social meeting, with conversations covering painting, flooring, removing baseboards, liberal arts, and more. “Okay, Veronica, it’s time,” intoned clock-watching Clay, and our meeting officially began. O Canada was played by the ceremonial guard performing at Parliament Hill with no vocal accompaniment. Only some was provided at a few Rotarians’ houses.
Announcements: Rotary Opens Opportunities; the 50/50 Mega Draw has now reached $90 160 in sales; November is Foundation Month and there are online zoom meetings on Foundation topics; tonight’s program was organized by the social committee; next week we’ll hear about Rotary Youth Exchange and have an executive meeting; the ABSL is looking forward to unveiling a new website.
Leon provided stories and images along the Remembrance Day theme, showing gun positions around Vancouver from years past. We had conversations about war, the role of Canadian forces, women’s rights, education, and promoting Canadian values. Canadians provide humanitarian assistance around the world. Click November 19, 2020 to see photos taken and shared during the meeting.
Happy and sad dollars were pledged, and we raised our glasses in a toast to Canada to end our meeting.
Note: Treasurer Anthony will be collecting the happy and sad dollars pledged for Polio Plus from September 3 to November 19, 2020. Cheers!