We continue to enjoy great speakers at our meetings. This evening Wayne, Rudy, Merle, Nora, Micheal, Gertrude, Leon and Anthony were present along with guests Yvonne Hopp, Brielle Ball, Noemi Victorino, Taj Grewel and Bikram Sandhu. Regrets were received from John. Following the land acknowledgement, opening remarks and the singing of O Canada (“Good singing”) Rudy officially welcomed our guests. Nora and Rudy have birthdays coming up but advise that we don’t need to sing for them. Next week Leon Jensen will be regaling us with tales of York Island and the work being done there.
Wayne reported on club involvement in the recent 50/50 MegaDraw ticket sales. Our club greatly improved its level of participation this past year. Back in 2022, the four clubs involved shared the person volunteer hours in this way: Langley Central 37.4%, Langley Sunrise 33.5%, Aldergrove 20.2%, and Langley 8.9%. In 2023, the results were Langley Central 36.4%, Langley 22.4%, Langley Sunrise 22%, and Aldergrove 19.26%. Rudy thanked Wayne for his time and efforts this year.
Guest Speaker - Low Entropy
Noemi returned to our club (she was here on October 13, 2022) with Taj Grewel, and he was the main spokesperson tonight, telling about Low Entropy Foundation and what it does to help others. Its goal is to lower chaos in the world, and is working in the Tri-Cities area to help alleviate hunger. The CARE (Compassion, Acceptance, Respect, Empathy) food hamper program is active in Maple Ridge, and has over 200 volunteers assisting. Lo Entropy started a thrift store to help raise needed funds, and has a special fundraiser planned for November 18. Rotarians are invited to attend an evening of food and fun with The Beatles tribute band, The Taxmen, providing the music. We would like to fill a table of eight (and receive a discount of paying for seven people) and five of us in attendance expressed interest in joining others for “A Magical Night with The Beatles.” Merle offered to serve as our coordinator, so contact her if you’d like to attend.
Noemi offered an update on the elder who was receiving their financial support last year. $10 000 was raised for her to get implants and dentures and Noemi is hopeful she will have her smile back by Christmas.
For copies of the slides Taj showed, call Wayne.
Rotary Moment with Wayne
WHAT ARE ROTARY’S AREAS OF FOCUS
We concentrate our efforts in order to maximize our local and global impact. Our most successful and sustainable projects and activities tend to address these causes, and all humanitarian projects, scholars, and vocational training teams funded by The Rotary Foundation’s global grants work toward specific goals in these areas of focus:
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention: Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures. We train adults and young leaders to prevent and mediate conflict and help refugees who have fled dangerous areas.
Disease prevention and treatment equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. We improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in developing areas.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene: We support local solutions to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to more people. We share our expertise and work alongside community leaders and educators to make sure our projects succeed in the long term.
Learn about the other areas of focus next week
The Light Touch
Wayne followed this with The Light Touch, featuring three items.
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency. I think you should write, “An ambulance.”
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. (Ouch)
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Other updates
Donations were made for: attending a BC Lions game, a victory, with his son; the wonderful presentation; Bikram joining us this evening; LEPS providing a map of the watersheds of Langley; the Low Entropy presentation; a family trip to Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford; receiving a letter of completion for his MBA program; grateful that we are alive and able to help others; wife serving as director pf National Affairs for the artillery, but he needs to provide the information.
We closed with a toast to Canada. Next week we’re again at Timms so should be able to offer a hybrid meeting. Hope to see you there!
Note: Wayne will be off on a rail holiday across Canada from October 6-18, so we need someone to take notes and write the RoteNotes for the October 5 and 12 meetings. Thanks.
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