Vol. 102 No. 30
Bill Davidson, President
Parisa Adrangi, Secretary
Next meeting: Tuesday February 11, 2020 Annual Joint Rotary/Rotaract Meeting This meeting will replace our lunchtime meeting -
registration is a must. Deadline to register noon Feb. 7th.
Location:
Creekside Community Centre, Multipurpose Room 4
1 Athletes Way Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B1
at Olympic Village
Time:
Arriving between 6:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Register to attend:
CLICK HERE to register your and your guests attendance.
Note: pay-as-you-go members and guests meal fee will be $35.00 payable at the door.
REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7th.
More Info:
There is plenty of parking and a conveniently located elevator.
Next meeting: Tuesday February 18, 2020
Sarah Reppchen, Cluster Leader Financial Services Western Canada -- Risk Advisory at Deloitte, Canada The Future of Risk for Canadian Credit Unions
Sarah has a strong background in various regulatory requirements according to Basel Committee in Banking Supervision and the respective CRD II, III and IV as well as CRR in various areas such as credit risk, market risk and operational risk, derivatives regulation, liquidity rules and large loan regime. She is a recent M.Sc. grad in Accounting and Taxation, in addition to the M.A. in Int. Business Administration and the Examination as Chartered Accountant appointed by German Chamber of Certified Public Accountants.
Next meeting: Tuesday February 25, 2020
Dr. Klaus-Otto Schmidt, Consul General of Germany
Welcome to our new members! They will all be inducted very soon.
Due notice having been given; the following individual members has been declared elected as a members of the Club.
William Brunke
Classification:
“Consulting – Child Development”
Proposer: Peter Clarke
Seconder: Franz Gehriger
Mentor: Peter Clarke
Gabby Dickert
Classification: “Technology – Marketing & Sales”.
Proposer: Stephanie Lawton
Seconder: Brian Street
Mentor: Stephanie Lawton
Rose Wang
Classification:
“Real Estate - Commercial Appraisal”.
Proposer: Alvin Zhao
Seconder: Franz Gehriger
Mentor: Alvin Zhao
Marcus Xu
Classification:
“Investment Management”.
Proposer: Alvin Zhao
Seconder: Franz Gehriger
Mentor: Alvin Zhao
If no written objection is filed with the Secretary within 7 days of February 7, 2020 (by February 14, 2020), Ivona Zegrean, will upon payment of the dues and assessments determined by the Board, be declared elected as a member of the Rotary Club of Vancouver recognized by Rotary International.
The classification that Ivona will hold is
“Law Practice - Securities”.
Proposer: Franz Gehriger
Seconder: Joan Posivy
Last Meeting February 4, 2020
Bill Davidson, President, chaired the meeting and gave the invocation.
Miya Otake & Kaz Kadono accompanied us with a duet on the harp & piano for the singing of O'Canada.
Peter Clarke, Sergeant-at-Arms, introduced visitors and guests.
President's announcements:
RYLA level 3 special day session scheduled with limited registration. The date is Saturday FEb. 15th, cost is $85.00. Level 3 is for those who have completed levels 1 & 2 it completes the RYLA training. Note that in future this session format is going to be changed and will be a weekend course.
Note that in future this session format is going to changed and will be a weekend course (vs 1 day).
Our 2020 joint meeting with our Rotaract clubs is next week, February 11th. Everyone in our club has received a personal email invitation as well as a general invitation as well as a general invitation through the weekly Rotor newsletter. So far, (as of Tuesday Feb 4th) we have 15 Rotarians registered. We need numbers for the caterer so please register by Friday (today noon). If you have trouble registering contact Carolyn.
Secretary's announcements provided by acting Secretary, Brian Street:
reminders of upcoming events/meetings (see above)
birthdays:Charles Flavelle Feb 8th
member anniversaries:no membership anniversaries this week
wedding anniversaries:no wedding anniversaries this week
Special announcements and members' moments:
John Hayto, ski weekend happening this week! All is set and ready to go to have a wonderful time.
Program:
Kaz Kadono gave a great review of where the Club's finance come from and where they go out to. See the links below to view his presentation. Note you will be required to sign in to access the files (contact Kaz directly if you have trouble accessing the files).
1st presentation, 18/19 Financial Quick Overview, CLICK HERE
2nd presentation, Feb.4/20 Club Financials Review, CLICK HERE
Peter Clarke led a group discussion about club fundraisers to support our youth programs. Below is his summary:
Dear Rotarians,
Thank you for your participation in Tuesday’s discussion on whether we can support another event. There was no clear answer to the question asked, " Can our club support another fundraising event?", but there were some good ideas, thoughts, history and directions discussed. I think there is some more work to be done here.
Jack question: if Don Kavanagh's estate donation was to be used for youth programs, why was it put in the RCV Foundation with all of the restrictions that puts on using the funds?
The estate specified that the funds were to be put in the RCV Foundation so that they would receive a receipt (tax reasons).
Gabby question: can Interact & Rotaract clubs be more involved in the process? Perhaps even taking a lead?
Rotaract clubs are always and have always been invited to be active participants in the planning and execution; though perhaps we can investigate if they have ideas to pursue that we haven't thought about.
Verona comment: Our club has a signature event -- the Hearing Foundations Bike-a-thon. We members, request of our family, friends and colleagues that they support this event through pledges & donations. It is not reasonable for us to ask these same contacts for more support of other events. There is definite burnout in this regard.
Suggestion: can some of the proceeds from the Bike-a-thon be shared? a percentage going to support our youth programs?
Tom comment: In 1922 Rotary hosted a successful casino event but were criticized because it was felt that gambling did not reflect family values that Rotary holds dear. In 1924 an ice show was put on as a fundraiser, "Ice Carnival". It was very successful and played through WW2. In the 1950s the VRC Foundation was formed to invest a large portion of the funds raised.
Suggestion: approach Disney who owns Ice Capades now with the request to put on an extra show that Rotary can receive the net proceeds from.
Paul suggestion: think outside the box, do not be limited by thoughts & ideas of traditional type fundraising events. Strike a committee of creative open-minded individuals who will come together to brainstorm, much like they do in developing advertising campaigns. Have a safe space to come up with crazy ideas, one will lead to another, until something workable is identified.
Michael question/suggestion: Can we partner with another club or clubs to help host a successful event? Perhaps one that's already established but for which more help and support would be appreciated?
Observation: Our club has a unique makeup in that our members come from all over the lower mainland. Most clubs are neighbourhood based with members and related activities based in the communities they live in. Our demographic makes any event requiring a lot of volunteer support, e.g., the rib-fest put on in Port Moody, a challenge.
Keith suggestion: Use on-line resources, e.g., the Daily Hive (a digital publication with a local focus), to link brands for mutual benefit, for the purposes of philanthropy. Traditional methods of fundraising are certainly not the only way...
Conclusion: The formal part of the discussion appeared to stimulate many informal conversations after the meeting. This leads me to conclude that open discussion is a good thing and that there is more to discuss. From my perspective, whether we move forward with a new fundraising event or not members having opportunities to participate in our clubs direction is a positive step. I am proposing to the board to allow time for this type of conversation as we continue to openly question the status quo while adapting to a changing membership and world.
Peter Clarke
Past President (2013-14)
Meeting adjourned with a toast to at least coming up with a plan to do something.
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