We had another full house on Friday. However, our Speaker was not able to attend on Friday due to weather conditions. We will reschedule.
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Vancouver is a “rain city”, not a “snow city”, though the skiing on our very nearby mountains is excellent.
We are not used to snow and when it falls it always causes some havoc. Our invocation on Friday was a light hearted reminder of how lucky we are and what joy there can be in such unusual weather.
"Let us be thankful that our biggest challenge this week was a snowfall and to remember how beautiful it was.
Let us be happy that slush was the only difficult thing in our day.
Let those of us who have snow tires and shovels, and salt, give thanks for our good planning and the guy at Home Hardware.
May the neighbour who has a snow blower and uses it on our behalf be ever in our prayers of thanksgiving.
May we take delight in the snowmen that have appeared along our boulevards and in our parks this week.
Allow us to marvel at the joy of children getting a real honest-to-goodness Snow Day!
And let us wish all travellers a safe journey home."
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Congratulations to Past President Dianna who was presented with Paul Harris Fellowship pin with 5 sapphires in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the Rotary Foundation over the years. She is a wonderful asset to our club and an always cheerful voice for Rotary.
Paul Harris is the founder of Rotary. The Chicago attorney formed the first Rotary Club of Chicago on February 23, 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful relationships, lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities.
The Paul Harris Fellow program recognizes individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name of $1,000 dollars to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. The honour was established in 1957 to show appreciation for contributions that support the Annual Fund, Polio Plus, or an approved Foundation grant.
Dianna's +5 recognition means that she is a multi Paul Harris Fellow and has given subsequent $1,000 dollars five more times.
LEVEL RANGE* PIN
+1 $2,000 to $2,999 one sapphire
+2 $3,000 to $3,999 two sapphires
+3 $4,000 to $4,999 three sapphires
+4 $5.000 to $5,999 four sapphires
+5 $6,000 to $6.999 five sapphires
+6 $7,000 to $7,999 one ruby
+7 $8,000 to $8,999 two rubies
+8 $9,000 to $9,999 three rubies
*Range can consist of a combination of cash contributions and Foundation recognition points received.
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Many thanks to Grant and his staff at Osaka Teppanyaki for hosting our Club at the Fire-and-Ice social and dinner for Polio Eradication.
Sadly, Shail reported that a case of Polio in the Philipines has been reported recently so the long struggle by Rotarians and other agencies to eradicate this disease, though close, is far from over.
We look forward to Madhu’s induction on January 24th by District Governor Bala Naildoo. She has been a bright spark visiting our club since the summer and we all know she will be a great asset.