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President's Inaugural Speech
President Joyce laid out the 2 sets of goals for the club for  2017-2018.  Firstly, Rotary Central predetermines goals a club should attain or consider and these are clearly stated on the website. The president must state whether the club will meet these goals or not, specifically giving relevant numbers.  She has called for discussion on these goals during a Club Assembly on 15 September.  Briefly, the discussions would be about attaining high standards on topics such as increased membership, Rotarian engagement, club communications and public relations including online presence, updating the web page, outside media presence and social activities. Furthermore, 4 service projects should be undertaken by the community this year. Regarding youth leaders and participants, we will support 2 Interact clubs and strive for 1 Rotaract group as well as 6 RYLA participants. The annual fund, polio and major gifts will also be discussed. 
The second set, her personal goals, is dealing with club issues such as concentrating on member retention and involvement; improving orientation for new members by developing a one page information sheet including club status i.e. as a Registered Charity, an impetus for fundraising;  club organization, including committee structure
and number of members involved in each. All members old or new should be encouraged to use their skills or their interests by joining a committee.
 
A dynamic club uses the talents of all members.
 
The club should consider producing 3 fund raisers this year and joining other groups such as Surfriders for community projects.
 
Flexibility as to club functioning, such as meeting days,
times etc was not discussed but will be in September.  
PICTURE OF CLUB SECRETARY, PRESIDENT and PAST PRESIDENT
 

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Yoonhi's Classification Talk

Yoonhi Green, recently joined our Rotary Club and has now followed on with her classification talk. She was born in South Korea and left with her family for Canada at the age of 10. Her father found a job as a TV repair man and her mother worked as dish washer & janitor.  The family remained poor for most of her childhood. On her first day a group of children attempted to befriend her but got no reaction. They asked her father if she was a deaf mute.  After a year of ESL classes she attended Mt Pleasant Elementary & Eric Hamber High School, as Hamber had a reputation as the best High School in Vancouver, followed by a degree in Food Sciences from UBC. Her parents forbade her to marry her boyfriend, a Geophysical Engineer because he was not Korean. But they married and moved overseas. 

 

They lived in Cairo for 5 years where her husband helped start a company.  Yoonhi coordinated continuing education at Community Services Association and brought the University of Maryland programme to Cairo. They found Egypt a very friendly place.  

 

They moved to Saudi Arabia just before the 1st Gulf war.  Both her children were born in Saudi Arabia. During the 25 years at Aramco, Yoonhi worked in Exploration as Geophysical Technician, Computer Security Liaison & Office Space coordinator.  She volunteered as Girl Scout leader, swim coach, reunion admin & board member of various community organizations. 

 

They are now retired and very happy to be back in Vancouver where air & water are clean, and people are polite & law abiding.

Visitor
Rotarian Wilbur Radnor
Winner of Wine Draw
Lydia Marston-Blaauw

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Insight of the Week

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

Johann von Goethe – 1749-1832, Writer and Statesman