Oak Bay Rotary Bulletin April 17, 2912
Reported by Renate Gibbs
President
Joan welcomed us with a promise of a very full program, and we joined in
singing O Canada with resounding voices followed by Heather Aked saying grace.
Presentations:
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Guests included visiting Rotarians: Andy Anderson from
Brentwood Club and Walter Moore from Berry Australia. Joan Firkins began the introductions of guests of the club:
Cleeve Dhenshaw, Claire Helm, Heather Van Tassel, Emma Thomson and Tom Croft
introduced his guest Gail Price Douglas followed by Leslie introducing her
husband David Warnock.
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Eugen Bannerman introduced Claire Helm, with Jack Petrie
representing Claire’s sponsor, Barry Mutter. Joan P, Ron B, Jim F and Leslie R-W came forward to
each respond to aspects of Rotary in order to induct Claire officially as the
newest (and sorry Corey, our youngest) member.
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Representatives from the Interac Club; Heather and Emma
presented a comprehensive overview of their experience attending RYLA – sharing
highlights of various speakers and inspirational comments, workshops and skits
– and thoroughly thanked the Rotary Club for sending them.
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Tav Macpherson commented on the generous donations to the
Paul Harris Society by bringing Heather Aked and Anne Simms a token of
recognition (wings) for their ongoing annual commitments. They join 6 other club members with the
same intent.
Announcements:
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Andy Anderson described the Brentwood Bay Rotary club
event this Sunday, April 22nd, 10:00 – 4:00PM “Antiques Re-Visitied”
where every type of Antiquities and Collectables except one’s spouse is welcome
to be brought for appraisals by expert appraisers.
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Heather A reminded us to continue to stay with the
practice to notify Lynne Murray with planned absence or the addition of
bringing guests so that we don’t experience difficulty planning for lunch
numbers.
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Joan Firkins and Lorna C brought us up to date on the
progress of the Tuscan Dinner, with only 39 tickets left to sell and finding 3
ready volunteers to complete the roster of needed help, this event is closer to
being a complete success!
Fines Master:
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Dallas Chapple brought attention to Perry, Lorna, Joan F
and Leslie R-W for failing to sign in, with substantial hints to identify the 2
personalities on the Polio Wake Up and those who hadn’t purchased a Tuscan
Dinner ticket were all fined.
Birthdays for Tav and Ted Chambers, Tom’s efforts to collecting shoes,
and various events of the week were appreciated with happy dollars! Joan F was the lucky 50/50 ticket
holder!
Speaker:
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Tav Macpherson introduced Cleeve Dhenshaw as author,
sports writer for the Times Colonist and supporter of Island athletes. Cleeve shared his experiences from his
early start in sports writing 31 years ago which began with a keen interest in
what other people are doing. He
reminded us about the power of the written story and changing priorities that
occur with examples such as when he wrote about Ron Bowker’s vision in 1986 to
have Victoria host the Commonwealth Games, and when covering the Atlanta Summer
Olympic Games he followed competing athletes Derek Porter and Silken Laumen but
this story was soon relegated to 3rd page after he became the first
to relay the news to Canadian sources about the bombing in Centenial Park,
Atlanta.
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Cleeve spoke fondly of covering hockey in BC’s interior in
small venues, and meeting athletes such as Steve Nash, David Calder, Simon
Whitfield and George Pathos in their early years to follow their illustrious
careers and achievements. He
finished by identifying three changes he’s observed over the years: the growth of women’s sports, fringe
sports becoming mainstream (ie; mountain biking & the triathalon) and that
more people are achieving to have ‘sport for life’ – noting those over 85 years
and still active and involved in sports.
Neil Madsen thanked Cleeve for his numerous and interesting anecdotes.
Closing:
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God Save the Queen – led ably by Tom Croft and the closing
bell announced the end of our meeting.
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