At our August 8 in-person meeting we heard from Wally Kerchum of North Shore Rescue, one of the teams’ senior members. Our guests on this occasion were Ségolène Michallet and Donna Killgallin Webb. Welcome!
We loaded the container of medical supplies for the benefit of Ukraine on August 12th. It was a super-fast loading, with lots of volunteers assisting. The container included several skids of medical supplies and mattresses and portable ventilators, with an estimated value of $600,000 to $700,000.00!
Connie Cheung of Salvation Army's Harbour Light spoke at our zoom meeting on August 15th. Harbour Light provides treatment and other services for those released from correctional institutions. Nine of our hardworking members served lunch there on August 22nd.
On August 29th we met at Carlos & Brian’s Pub for an evening event. We were joined by newcomers Dr. Sriram Ananthan, Ségolène Michallet and Donna Killgallin Webb and her partner.
In other news:
- Our scholar Erica McFarlane has arrived, Hans and Elena picked her up at the airport on August 15th. Erica's topic is Maternal & Children’s Health and she's studying at UBC. Erica will be living with Elena at 49th and Cambie area.
- This month we remembered Teddie Pasut and Lana Wong and reflected on the loss of these valuable members.
- We received our Rotary Citation for last year.
- Our Treasurer, Gaming Committee and Projects heads are hard at work. More to come.
- John Moldon has agreed to stand as an assistant chair on the Foundation Committee and is already working with Sam Wong in this position. Thank you John.