Meeting Round-up

Sooke Rotary Meeting December 21st 2016  - 20 members attended the meeting

Meeting Presided by Peter Faulkner - President John home with Hip replacement

Roger led O Canada

Trevor led invocation

Peter thanked the 5 Rotarians who attended a short memorial for Klaus Lenz at Royal Roads

 

Speaking/Happy/Sad dollars:

Trevor looking forward to his Pacemaker coming in New Year

 

Tom thanked all the members whom had made a contribution to Every Rotarian Every Year

 

Roger thanked all those who volunteered to be on the Auction Committee and those who submitted themselves and those who were nominated  for Rotary Club of Sooke Board positions.

 

Roger also thanked all the Rotarians that had attended the Sooke Community Choir's Celtic Christmas concert over the previous weekend.

 

Kel reported that the Rotary Club of Sackville wanted to initiate the Bell initiative where clubs would be visited and members would tap the bell with coin etc. and donate all monies to Polio Plus. Kel's initiative,the Bell has now traveled the world making thousands of dollars.

 

Peter referenced two letters of thanks to Sooke Rotary: Camosun College for ongoing financial support: and Disaster Aid (Anne McIntyre) for support when needed.

 

Kel Phair introduced Chris Hyde as classification speaker.

Chris relayed a somber story of his time over Christmas, some years ago, when working for Canadian Coastguard when a ...---... SOS was received by their ship on Christmas Eve. A Liberian vessel (Pacific Victory)was in distress about 400km south of their current position. It took many hours to travel to the disaster site and although the CC ship spotted a lifeboat no sign of survivors was seen and it was assumed that the 45 crew had perished.

Chris had taken the Coast Guard position shortly after arriving from the UK in 1965

On the 50/50 the Queen remains at large.

Meeting adjourned at 12:15pm