President Lydia thanked Mary Stark and Grant Yao for chairing the meetings while she was away travelling in Turkey.
She also thanked Mary for keeping up the Bulletin while Yoonhi Green is away in Korea
Sam Wong, Foundation chair, spoke about the Foundation dinner in November and noted that he has reserved a table for 10 members. He has 2 seats left if anyone is interested in joining our Arbutus Club group. There was discussion about what we would contribute to the fundraising auction and 3 items were pledged: a tea and treats basket: Donna will speak to Joy about coordinating that. A bottle of fine scotch will be donated by Sam and a handmade quilt will be contributed. Membership Chair Hans has volunteered to take the photos and send them to the auction committee as Sam will be travelling to Hong Kong.
Sam also spoke about Rotary Foundation month coming up and Hans noted the level of contribution made by individual Canadian Rotarians – which is higher than other countries according to the RI magazine.
There was discussion about having a fellowship dinner in support of Polio Eradication again this year and will see if it can be arranged.
Donna spoke about the Fellowship Trivia Night and mini-fundraiser that her organisation is supporting for us on November 01. The time is 6:30 – 9:00 and Past President Dianna is the quiz master. This is a great chance to visit our newest member’s place of business. The address is 1550 W. 49th Avenue in the Verve Senior Living “Great Room”. Make up a table of competitors and compete for prizes!
On November 01 at lunch, at Amica, Darcy Long and John Bathurst will come to our meeting to make a special presentation. Past President Dianna and the Club will get a citation with gold distinction!
There is a Rotary Leadership Institute session scheduled for November 02 and Donna indicated that she would attend. In future the 3 RLI sessions will be held all together over the course of one weekend according to Penny Offer.
Plans are underway for our Christmas dinner social. Stay tuned for final decisions on the menu.
On November 22, District Governor Bala will visit our club. He will make an hour-long presentation right after lunch. He is an engaging speaker and it will be a good occasion to get to know him better.
Quarterly Reports are due at the end of October so be sure to send Joy your volunteer hours.