President Paul opened the meeting with Daisy watching
Guests this week:
Rick Fisher 
Peter Muir
May was also in attendance.
 
 
Thank you's again to Atharva, Saam, Brian, Danne, Alan, Bill, Peter & Lee for the BBQ at Innervisions.  Everyone had a good time and they cooked 36 hamburgers & smokies on 2 very small BBQ's.  Great job everyone.
 
Remembering Jeannie will be on October 22nd, 2022 - Details to follow
 
Youth Exchange !!!  Will we or won't we???
Would you and your family like to be a 'host family' for a Youth Exchange Student.  I can tell you that it is a wonderful experience.  We are still in contact with lots of our Exchange students.....here is one of our exchange sons after 30 years.  
Darrell gave us the 'history' of the Downtown East Side and all the problems.......When will it ever be better.
 
Downtown East side is the poorest postal code in Canada
There are over 260 agencies working in the east side and well over a million dollars a day goes there......AND look at the mess it is.
 
1900 Main and Hastings was the centre of the business world.  Rooms for rent for the local business men and workers.  Those buildings are still there and you can just imagine what they look like inside a 10 x 8 room.
 
40% of the people on the streets are Indigenous.
5 people die each day from overdose
 
The story goes on and on but the 'fix' doesn't seem to be there.  The housing projects that have been built seem to be working well.
 
Thank you Darrell for a very matter of fact report on what is going on.
Belize container arrived ......Our Rotary Club should be so very proud of all we have sent to Belize and what has been done in the Prison there.  Looks like a trip to Belize will be in March.....eveeryone is welcome.
 
Rotary World Help - Dan Gallant......Look who is unloading the container.  Thank you so much from Belize