Newsletter Date: July 30, 2008 July 30, 2008 Club Duties Terry Rogers & Peter Koch Cindy Bartlett Darryl Shaw Ken Hammer Wendy Ferrero Bruce Mede August 6, 2008 Brian Kirkhope & Ron Medd Ken Hammer Doug Lum Val Lennox Wendi Ferrero Neil Sorsdahl August 13, 2008 Bill Brendon & Marijke Van Rooyen Caran Carr Christine McAuley Daryl Stech Jo-Ann Harding Moira Steele Shelter Box Weekly Wake-up NOTICES & NEWS We will be displaying the Shelter Box on August 2 (Saturday) at the Nanaimo North Town Centre (formerly Rutherford Mall) in cooperation with the Downtown club s pancake breakfast for the official opening of the farmers market. We will erect the tent display the contents of the box and solicit donations for the purchase of another box. We would appreciate some DayBreak help setting up the tent, manning the display and taking it down. Time from 8 am to 1 pm. Let Chris Everett know if you can come. Lunch with RI President Dong Kurn RI President Dong Kurn Lee will be in Victoria attending the Zone 22 Victoria Rotary Institute, Sept. 11-14, 2008. We are honored to have the President in our District and in our city and I am pleased to announce that you are invited to have lunch with President DK and to hear him speak on Friday, Sept. 12th at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa at 1:00 pm. In addition, we are also honored to have with us, the Founder and Chairman of Shelterbox, Mr. Tom Henderson, who will also speak on the program that day. The event is being sponsored in part by Shelterbox Canada, with tickets for the event on sale shortly. Tickets are $75.00Cdn. per person (includes a tax donation receipt of $40) and we hope to have a full house for this important occasion! So...get out your Daytimer and mark Friday, Sept. 12th for lunch with President D.K. Lee and Shelterbox Founder Tom Henderson - more details to follow. Joan Firkins Rotary International District 5020 Club Birthdays July 28 August 2 August 8 August 19 Volume 13, Issue 4 Dave Thompson Daryl Shaw Ron Medd Denise Larsen Doug Lum Upcoming Programs July 30th - Ross White: TRF Sunyani Ghana August 6th - Bonnie Murrel, GSE Mexico experience August 13th - Lee Mason, Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce August 20th - Ron Blank, Club Assembly (focus on Membership as it is Membership and Extension Month) August 27th - Erin Van Steen, School Board Scholarships and Awards program Club Anniversaries July 29 July 30 August 18 Sheila Forrest Lynda Kazanowski Dave Thompson Daryl Knievel Denise Larson P.O. Box 37051, #38-3200 Island Highway, Nanaimo, BC Canada, V9T 6N4 / Phone 250-741-9333 Rotary District 5020 / Club # 31160
Meeting Notes - July 23rd submitted by Cathy Robson Jeff Boegel introduced his guest Naomi Ciesek from Island Savings Credit Union. This week was a club social. Ken Hammer gave us his Rotary Minute discussing the programs and the how the members share about the community structure, classification and provided an overview of the meeting programming for August and September, including: Next Week Gov. Ross Watt will attend -Aug 2 nd - This upcoming weekend the Shelter box is on display at Rutherford Mall opening of the Farmers Market Need help putting up tents from 8-1 let Chris Everett (ceverett@telus.net) Know ASAP. -August 6 th Bonnie Murrel will be here to speak about Mexico, -August 13th Lee Mason from the Chamber. -August, 27th Ken will invite a scheduled talk this month instead of classification. Cathy Robson and Jeff Boegel will be doing their classification Oct 22 nd and November 26 th. -September 10 Brenda Hammer will talk about Kandahar from a Nursing Perspective -3 rd Week of August and September will be Club Assembly Book your September 13th, Have dinner with Chairman of Shelterbox, Mr. Tom Henderson. Held at Ladysmith Secondary School 6 th Ave. Doors open at 6 pm and Dinner will be served at 7 pm. $40.00 a ticket. Ron and Jeff announced that the Landlubbers Event has been cancelled. They will re-visit it for next year. Francine received a Thank you letter from Eric Race from the Vancouver Island Book Festival for the donation of 439 books. Dave Thompson is back to work and a Happy Birthday Card is being passed around for Bruce Coleman- Mr. Rotary for his 95 th Birthday. 50/50 pot was $1756. However, it was NOT won again... Volume 13, Issue 4 Page 2 Rotary Contacts Club President: Ron Blank Club Secretary: Nicole Gosselin Club Treasurer: Nathan Thornton Club President Elect: Dave Perry Bulletin Editor: Robb Mowbray Foundation Chair: Don Bonner Assistant Governor Area 2B Brian Kirkhope District Governor 2008-09: Brian Beagle RI President 2008-09: Dong Kurn Lee Bingo Volunteers Aug. 3 Doug Lum & Daryl Knievel Oct. 10 Don Bonner & Bev Wilson Dec. 26 Val Lennox &??? Feb. 13 Dave Thompson & Nathan Thornton Feb. 20 Ken Hammer & Denise Davidson Make-ups To ensure that your make-up information is properly recorded, send any info on extra meetings attended, extra committee work, service projects, online work, etc. to Rod Mont (mont@islandlaw.ca). Please send content and photos for the Weekly Wake-up to Robb Mowbray at robb@theatrebc.org. Info and registration form for this workshop on pages 4 & 5... Rotary Club Meetings FOUR WAY TEST 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Monday Parksville, Bayside Inn, Noon Tuesday Nanaimo North, Frith-Radcliffe Auditorium, Kiwanis Village, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Nanaimo Oceanside, ABC Restaurant on Mary Ellen Drive, 5 p.m. Thursday Lantzville ABC Restaurant on Mary Ellen Drive, 7 a.m. Friday Nanaimo Coast Bastion Inn, 12:15 p.m.
Pictures from the Installation... Volume 13, Issue 4 Page 3 My, my...what kind of installation is this, Vinnie...yous is going to be President or else... Hey, is this a war picture or a gangster picture...geesh, who directed this flick anyway... Ron couldn t wait to get home and rip the wife s bloomers off...the elastic was killing his waist Come to me, my darling President... As usual, a good time was had by all... A penny for those kid s thoughts, eh
MICROCREDIT WORKSHOP Help women reclaim their dignity by giving them the opportunity to work their way out of poverty SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6 TH 2008 Victoria Conference Centre Microcredit works because it puts the power to change lives directly into the hands of those who need it most the working poor. A mother s increased income immediately benefits her children and their nutrition. It allows the recipient to acquire goods or resources with which they can make a living. It is a loan and therefore supports the recipient s dignity and self motivation. The Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit (RAGM) is working to end poverty, one small loan at a time. At this workshop, RAGM president Steven Rickard will introduce us to this powerful new way that Rotarians can make a difference that is sustainable, effective and ethical. The only basis for the eradication of poverty and sustained development in an impoverished community is with increased economic activity. Microcredit has done that for millions of people. Rotary can provide the means to use our capital, one small loan at a time, to help the extremely poor climb out of the poverty trap. Microcredit can become the foundation for many other complementary interventions health, literacy, clean water that build sustainable communities. At the September workshop, you will hear how other Rotary clubs here on Vancouver Island and in Alberta have supported microcredit projects throughout the developing world. Workshop presenters will give an overview of microcredit, outline Rotary s involvement and the role of the Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit, and provide practical ways for your club to get involved. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 27, 2008 This workshop is presented by Rotary Project Unity, representing 11 Rotary clubs in Greater Victoria. INFORMATION: Vicky Grabb 250 727 7361 vgrabb@shaw.ca Photo: Pottery made with the help of microcredit loans from Rotary-organized programs. Kolkata, India. RI Photo by Alyce Henson
Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit Ending Poverty Together One Small Loan at a Time REGISTRATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 27, 2008 MICROCREDIT WORKSHOP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 TH 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE 720 Douglas Street (behind the Empress Hotel) Registration desk opens at 8:30 a.m. Location of Victoria Conference Centre & nearby parking REGISTRATION FORM NAME ADDRESS CITY PROVINCE/STATE POSTAL/ZIP CODE PHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS Are you a Rotarian? NO YES Club: Names of additional people registering with you: # of registrants x $45 CDN = Please make cheque payable to: Send your registration & payment to: $ TOTAL PAYABLE Rotary Clubs Project Unity Vicky Grabb 2042 Hannington Road Victoria BC V9B 6R6