At tonight’s meeting Wayne, Rudy, John, Bob, Leon, Brendan, Yvonne, Nav, Nora, Merle, Micheal and Anthony were joined by guests Cecilia Reekie, Janice Nikkel, Daniella Murphy and Dr. Corinne Brown.
Promptly at 7:01 the meeting was called to order with the familiar opening. We sang well (Oh, that’s good singing) and were reminded that this year our RI president encourages us to create hope in the world.
Rudy announced that we had received a thank you card from the recipient of the Kwantlen scholarship and reminded us that our AGM will be held on Dec. 7th. Rudy attended a TWU reception and fundraiser where Rotarians gave out funds to student groups which had helped out with volunteer services at Ribfest. We may be able to assist with a food drive for the Langley Food Bank to be held outside WalMart on Dec. 16 from noon to five. The Langley Central club will be holding their Christmas dinner at Moxies on Dec. 5th, and the LRCCF AGM will be on Dec. 12th. Nora added that we now have 21 people signed up for our Christmas social on Dec. 21st at RIC. It was suggested that we could bring our own cutlery to save rental costs.
Our first speakers came to receive a cheque for $5400 that the club contributed for autism testing at Nicomekl School. Daniella Murphy is a psychologist at the school (and at others in Langley) who told us about parents who cannot afford to get their children tested and possibly diagnosed so the children are not eligible to receive the help they need and deserve to become more successful. She mentioned that with the population increasing so are incidents of autism increasing. She and Corinne also mentioned that the ratio of autism in Langley is higher than in other school districts.
Guest Speaker - Janice Nikkel
Our main speaker was Janice Nikkel who told us about Signal Hill Life Education Society. She serves as ED of this organization and has a long personal history of connections with Rotary. Both of her parents were Rotarians, with her mother moving from Rotary Ann to Rotarian once women were allowed to join. Back in 1986 Janice was a Rotary exchange student to Finland and two of her children received Rotary scholarships while a third received a SASSY Award. She told how teachers globally need teaching resources which her organization provides and showed how they are appreciated all around the world. Currently she needs funding for translating the resources into French and Spanish. The curriculum was developed by teachers and I think she said they offer it free to other teachers. For a more complete set of photos of her powerpoint presentation, call Wayne.
Call for Nominations #2
Rudy conducted the second call for elections with no additional names being added to the current list. We still need to find a President-Elect!
Past President: Rudy Storteboom (no election needed)
President: Wayne Wiebe (no election needed)
President-Elect: We’re awaiting a keen individual to fill this position
Vice President: Allan Richmond
Secretary: Bob Lukie
Treasurer: Anthony Ball
Director: Merle Booij, Micheal Bolu, Nora Truman, John Brynjolfson, Gertrude Munyi, Victoria Biggs (six to be elected)
The third and final call for nominations will be held next week, followed by the election of our executive for the 2024-2025 Rotary year.
Rotary moment with Wayne
HOW DOES THE ROTARY FOUNDATION RECOGNIZE ROTARY CLUBS?
Donations to the Foundation are essential to securing and expanding our programs throughout the world. We recognize with gratitude clubs that make extraordinary contributions.
100% Paul Harris Fellow Club: These are clubs in which all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows. The club receives a banner. This is a one-time recognition, but the intent is that the club will maintain its status.
100% Foundation Giving Club: This banner is given to clubs that have an average of US$100 in per capita giving and in which every dues-paying member donates at least $25 during the year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, the Endowment, or approved global grants.
Every Rotarian, Every Year Club: This banner is awarded to clubs that have a minimum Annual Fund contribution of $100 per capita during the year and in which every dues-paying member personally contributes at least $25 to the Annual Fund in that time period.
Top Three Per Capita in Annual Fund Giving: These banners are presented each year to the three clubs in each district with the highest per capita Annual Fund giving.
100% Paul Harris Society Club: This banner is awarded to clubs in which every dues-paying member contributes at least $1,000 during the year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved global grant.
100% Rotary’s Promise Club: These are clubs in which every dues-paying member supports the Endowment with an outright gift of $1,000 or more or a commitment of at least that amount in an estate plan. These clubs receive a certificate upon request.
Will you help our club be recognized by the Foundation this year?
The Light Touch
Once you lick the icing off a cupcake it becomes a muffin, and muffins are healthy. You’re welcome.
A college student asks her 21 year-old roommate, “How was your blind date?” “Terrible,” she answers. “He showed up in his 1932 Rolls Royce. “Wow, that’s an impressive car! What’s so bad about that?” She replied, “He was the original owner.”
Other updates
Happy and Sad Dollars were donated for: thank you to our guests; a good parent-teacher conference; a successful auction; our speakers; having his wife back from the hospital; sad final day at work at Brookswood Family Practice; our happy speakers; and sad about the situation in Gaza.
We shared a toast to Canada and then we packed up. See you next week when we’ll have our AGM.
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