Announcements

It is with great sadness that the passing away of Boyce Butler was announced. Boyce was the oldest continuing serving member of the club having been a member since Jan. 1984. Boyce became a Rotarian in 1972 with the Kelowna club and in 1975 he and 5 other Rotarians formed the Rutland Club, which is still meeting today. He was President of all three clubs he was a member of. He was President of our club in 88/89. Services will be held on Thurs. Nov. 15th at the Unitarian Church, 49th and Oak at 10:30 am. Reception to follow at Arbutus Club 12:00 to 2:00pm. Many kind words were said about Boyce at our meeting - he will be missed. Cheaper by the dozen. District Conference donation. We are donating a dozen different wines all valued at under $12 with information on the wine attached for the District foundation dinner on November 23rd. Please remember to bring your bottle (if you are one of our wino's) - we have lots of room to store them. Penny Offer. Two conferences coming this year. District 5040 conference in May 15th to 18th in sunny Richmond at the River Rock Casino. International conference in L.A. June 15th to 18th. Our first Canadian President of R.I. in 53 years. Come and support him. Wear red and wave the Maple Leaf. Rotary Leadership Institute training. Our incoming club President, Boris has attended Part 1. Part two is coming up January 26th at the Sandman Inn Richmond. Penny is stepping up to the District trainer level. Our new A.G. will be Don Cavanaugh and another A.G. was requested for the other 5 Vancouver Clubs. Steve Emerman put his name forward for consideration. Well-done Steve!