Rotary Meeting March 28, 2013

It will always be a good meeting when we get to welcome a new member and this was the case today when President Dennis inducted Chris Lown. Linda is Chris's sponsor but as she had to miss the meeting, Brian represented her well ....we now have 21 members! Chris has already been very active in the club and will be a tremendous addition. Welcome Chris!

There was no formal speaker but unaccustomed as he is in public presentations (!), Ron stepped up and gave an interactive and informative update on how a snowbird keeps a perfect attendance record. Ron has been 100% in the six years with this club while spending a portion of the winters in either Mexico or California. Most of the make-ups are done with clubs local to where he was, often spreading the attendance around to various Rotary Clubs but this past year in Hemmit, he favoured one club, San Jacinto, and then when necessary Ron would access the online option for make-ups preferring E-Club 1100. Either way, Ron maintains the effort is totally worth it, enhancing his overall Rotary experience. 

The balance of the meeting centered around notes from the Board Meeting minutes distributed earlier. Harold clarified the scholarship issue reminding us that the $1000 scholarship that our club gives each year goes directly to the receiving student on proof of attending post secondary school and while it can go through the Osoyoos Secondary Scholarship Foundation, it does not need to. Other donations to the foundation such as those given from individuals and the 50/50, go to the Rotary Club of Osoyoos account within the Foundation and is held there until we decide how to distribute it, and tax receipts are given for those donations.  The next club social will be May 30 with an evening of BBQ and pool at Jim and Cheryle's complex. June 27th is the Club's new executive installation at Walnut Beach so mark your calendars. 2013 is the 10th anniversary year of our club and Ron is planning huge WOW celebrations for that night. Other reminders included the District Conference in May, a lobster dinner organizing meeting next Wednesday at 1:30 at Wildfire Grill and the Osoyoos and Oliver combined Mayors Breakfast April 19 at 0730 at Valley Congregational Church.

Very appropriately, Chris won the 50/50 ..... and donated it to the splash park fund. 

Next week's meeting speaker is Lee Sapach from the Osoyoos Golf Club.