Program for January 24, 2012    –     Reporter David Sills

President’s Corner                           

President-elect Peter Laurie is on assignment in Vancouver. Past-president Vicki Pitt (right) ‘owned the podium’ for this meeting which proceeded calmly once she overcame the microphone squeal. Vicki introduced a radical inovation – a paper handout. A copy of The District 5020 Stocks Market Report for the month of January, 2012 was placed on each table.

The grace was provided by Neil Madsen.

Our visitors were introduced by Hans Ockermueller

– Rotarians Jane Curry (Nanaimo) and Walter Moore from near Sydney, Australia

– Guest  Patrick Keller, a neighbor of Don O’Coffey

 Why I Joined Rotary

Rotary Awareness Month was rounded out with comments from Don O’Coffey and Ted Chambers. For Don, Rotary represents a huge international club with unlimited resources to tackle the needs of the world while the local club can tend to the needs of the community. For Ted there is the personal satisfaction from the program to eradicate polio. As well, he allowed that the Oak Bay club is a wonderful group of people.

Health Of The Club

Welcome back David Philip. Your sartorial presence has been missed for the past few meetings. Mary Canty advised that John Snively has lost five pounds while practicing dentistry some fourteen hours a day in Guatemala. [Blogger's note: Then why have I put on five pounds?]

On With The Show

Another episode of the ever popular ‘What are these Rotarians Saying’ slide show was presented on the big screen. You had to be there to appreciate the droll wit emanating from Jack Petrie’s fertile imagination. Here are a few samples (1) Pablo – Music has words, (2) Heather – pay up big guy and (3) Jack – Molson eyes are shining.  If you were not at the meeting you will have to imagine the content of the supporting pictures.

No Time For Sergeants                                              

Fines' Master is probably the better title as Heather Aked went “at it” with a vengeance. To ensure everyone was fined she levied a one dollar Club assessment to commemorate Rotary Awareness Month. Jack Petrie contributed 100 pesos (that’s almost CDN $8.00) to acknowledge the good work by the Wexler team in tending to the club’s weekly photography needs. Rod Sim contributed ten dollars to tell us about a meeting he had with Bill Gates at a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Actually he was only standing next to Bill in the line for the buffet.

Announcements

The Oak Bay Bistro is the venue for our January 31 meeting; an opportunity to sample the menu at this new restaurant replacing the Blethering Place on Oak Bay Avenue. Heather Aked has the sign-up sheet.

A Foundation For The Future

Rod Trebek, or was it Alex Sim, introduced our speaker with an answer - what he and Perry have in common. The correct question – who were the presidents of the Oak Bay and Kingston Clubs in 2001 – 2002? 

The most Rod would tell the audience is that Perry was born in Mumbai, India, many moons ago. I gleaned from his resume that he has a B.Sc. in Physics, an M.Sc. and a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering. He spent eleven years as a Professor and Director of the Small Business Consulting program at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and twenty-eight years with Alcan International in England, Japan and Canada. He was very active in the Kingston Rotary Club, was awarded the Four Avenues of Service Award in 2005 and was Rotarian of the year for that club in 2006. He is presently an active member of the Oak Bay Club and Director of all things International.

His topic is a Foundation For The Future (The Rotary Foundation’s Future Vision Plan)

This reporter suggests that the title should be “RI Grants - What A Deal”. To explain, I will start at the end of his presentation. Perry reported that the Oak Bay Rotary Club contributed $25,325 over the past few years for international projects. Through RI matching grants and funds from other contributors a total of $50,150 was utilized for the following good works:

Now that’s what I call a good deal.

RI has introduced the Future Vision Plan to simplify and focus existing programs, to balance our efforts on global and local programs and to focus on significant and sustainable programs. The plan also aims to give local clubs an increased sense of ownership, that is, to shift decision making to the local level. Another purpose is to be recognized as first choice partners for global projects. The significant bequests from the Gates Foundation is an obvious example of the latter.

Perry went on to explain the RI Share Program. Under this program, annual Club contributions to RI are held and invested for three years then distributed, 50% to the Districts for matching grant purposes and 50% to The World Fund. Interest earned during the three year period pays for all of the administrative costs. For example, in 2008-2009 District 5020 had contributed $717,602 to the Rotary Foundation. Four years later. in this Rotary year 2011-2012, $358,801 came back to our District to be divided equally between District Matching Grants and Global Grants. Perry ended his talk by listing several key lessons he learnt when conducting matching grant projects.

Wynn Taylor thanked Perry for his presentation.

Bulletin for January 17, 2012

The meeting was called to order right on time by Peter with the assistance of Heather who whistled loudly to get everyone’s attention. Ron Cooley said Grace and Tom Croft led the singing of the National Anthem. Peter commented that the snow was almost spooky given our Speaker for the day.

Lunch was poached salmon with dill sauce dressed up with lemon and prawns.

Announcements: 1) Heather reminded everyone to sign up for the January 31^st  luncheon which will be at the Oak Bay Bistro. A menu will be forthcoming. 2) Peter reminded everyone of the Spring Concert on March 24 at 2:30 PM and encouraged everyone to buy tickets

Hans introduced the visitors, there were no visiting Rotarians. Visitors were George Stewardson a guest of Don O’Coffey and Anne McCarthy our guest speaker.

Mark Bedford and Jerry McLean spoke on why they were proud to be a Rotarian. Mark dated this to ‘68 or ‘69 when he first attended a District Conference in Peace River as a speaker. He came away thinking that after all he had heard, seen and enjoyed, if a bunch of guys [it was all guys then] could get so much achieved and have fun then he wanted to be a part of it. Many years later he discovered that the District Governor, having heard him at the conference, wanted to get him for his church and that was how he later came to move to Calgary. Jerry said his story was much shorter, that he joined for all the wrong reasons - to get Jack Petrie off his back - and now he is very proud to be a member for all the right reasons. He spoke of the effect of Christie Johnson’s talk about the Malawi girls school and his involvement there.

Peter showed some “outtakes” from the many pictures that have been taken. As it is Rotary Awareness Month these pictures were captioned but “in the kindest spirit”.

Ron Cooley was our fines' master: Wolf for not signing in, Jim for being very late which saved Wyn, David Maxwell for thinking Ron was Jerry, Hans for being late as Greeter, David Sills for taking so much time going through the badges to find his own, one dollar for anyone who had given up on their New Year’s resolution already, and ... one dollar for everyone at Ron’s table who did not get him a drink. There was one happy dollar - Jim whose neighbor has a Rotarian’s approach to selling snow tires.

There were no birthday or wedding anniversaries.  Both David Maxwell and Anne Sims  have anniversaries for joining Rotary today. Perry had the winning ticket but he pulled a black marble.

The speaker was introduced by Lori who  said it was good timing for the topic since everyone is talking about the snow and the weather today.  Anne McCarthy has been with Environment Canada, weather services and has worked in many places in Canada including up north.

The topic of weather is huge. Weather starts at the ground and goes up to 60,000 feet. You can create a forecast model without human intervention but it will not be as accurate, and it is accuracy that counts. 

To make a forecast:

1. Start with data from planes, ships, automated sensors around the world, upper air balloons, radar, and satellites [remote sensing from space].

2. Add the weather equations (weather is math and physics made visible). Number crunching for these is done by a supercomputer in Montréal.

3. Numerically model the atmosphere up to 50 or 60,000 feet. This is done because you cannot understand the surface without understanding all the way up. Anne showed us some charts that were basically slices of the atmosphere showing the airflow developing at various heights which are good indicators of which systems are going to get “fueled up”

4. Take these snapshots over several hours,  put it together with the math, the various graphs, and other data

5. Add human brains and experience

The forecaster will take the best of the models and adjust based on his knowledge and experience to produce the day-1 and day-2 forcasts on the website where all of that information and all of the models are worked down into very few words ... cloudy with sunny breaks in the afternoon.

Chance of precipitation (COP)

Anne then talked about what a "chance of precipitation” means. A 30% chance means there is a 30% chance that measurable precipitation (.2mm of rain - that’s less than a line created by your pen) will fall somewhere in the forecast area during the forecast period.

Forecasters look at patterns and the likelihood of precipitation based on those patterns. Anne equated it to “a 40% chance of snoozing” if she is an after dinner  speaker. This would mean that out of 10 speeches given by her, on four occasions one or more person would have a snooze. It’s not 40% of the people, nor everyone 40% of the time, and it does not deal with how fast asleep these people are. The same applies to chance of precipitation. So a 40% chance of precipitation means that 4 out of ten times given the weather conditions it will rain at least .2 mm; it does not include any indication of how much it will actually rain.

Anne explained that weather in Victoria is special. Weather is affected by topography. Usually we have a southwest flow. This means that the systems come in from the Pacific and slide down the island as it comes acorss the island hitting Port Hardy first. The system comes from the northwest. The surface winds may be south and east but up aloft the system is from the southwest. She used the example of someone with a fire hose which is on,  stepping sideways. The system comes in the same way.

As the systems approach Victoria they hit the Olympic Mountains; the air rises, becomes colder, and can hold less water so it rains; after the air comes over the mountains it falls, warms, and is able to hold more moisture. This creates the rain shadow which Victoria enjoys. The center of the rain shadow is in the Straits of Juan de Fuca just off Oak Bay. As a result it can be raining at the ferry but still be sunny in Oak Bay. When looking at the weather forecast you can reduce the chance of precipitation for Oak Bay by 10 to 20% and increase it for Sooke by 20 to 30%. Brian won a prize for knowing that the Highlands get more rain than Oak Bay. (Gonzales gets about 620 mm annually (thigh high), Victoria International Airport 860 mm (waist high), and Prince Rupert 2600 mm (swimming!)

Environment Canada:

            - observes and preserves - this includes collecting data with various partners

            - forecasts

            - warns

            - disseminates information

            - does research                      

You can have a personal consultation with them for a fee.

If you want to know the weather,  you can go to www.weatheroffice.gc.ca  which apparently gets about 40% of the Government of Canada hits.

Tom and Hans each won a book for their interest in things marine.

Neil Rawnsley thanked the speaker for providing one of the most relevant talks we’ve had and commented that the snooze factor for Anne’s talk was 0%.

There being nothing else for the good of Rotary, the meeting closed with  the singing of God Save the Queen.

Bulletin for January 10, 2012

The meeting was called to order right on time by Peter Lawrie, our interim President replacing an absent President Joan Peggs. 34 members and guests were present.  Tom Lidkea accompanied us on the piano and Peter led the singing of O Canada.  Peter reminded us that January is Rotary Awareness Month in the Rotary calendar and alerted us that he would ask a few members to express their thoughts on the topic.

Jack Petrie introduced guest Laura Atkinson, a lawyer. Jack introduced the Club guest speaker, Sandy Gervais (seen on left with President-elect, Peter Lawrie. Sandy is the Manager of Donor Relations and Planned Giving at Silver Threads.

Announcements:  Giles Bixler reported that Quadra Elementary school has sent their thanks for our Smart Board donation and passed around the  written appreciations of some of the Grade One students. Joan Firkins reminded us of the Tuscan Dinner preparations and to bring along donations. Peter Lawrie reminded us to purchase tickets to the concert of Pablo’s Quartet on March 24 at St Mary’s Church on Elgin Street in Oak Bay.

Peter invited a few members to share their thoughts on why they are proud to be Rotarians. Neil Madsen recalled his first experiences when he joined the Rotary Club  and first noticed Rotarians' efficiency in doing good deeds. Neil remarked on the extensive TV adds many nonprofits are investing in and how Rotary is able to raise funds without advertising. Batya Westler mentioned how the Rotary good deeds touch on many people’s lives conveying our compassion and good will.

Jack Petrie and Peter Lawrie put on a humorous display of selected photos catching our club members in funny situations asking the audience to suggest remarks and presenting their funny quotes getting a roar of applause and laughter.

Jerry McLean was the fines master collecting the fine from us for “wrong/good doings"; dollars kept falling in the basket - either loonies or toonies -  all too fast to keep up with.

Sandy Gervais, our guest speaker, is the Manager of Donor Relations and Planned Giving at Silver Threads Service, a nonprofit organization that for over 55 years, has been providing programs and services for seniors. After listening to Sandy, one can only appreciate this organization's dedication to improving the quality of life for seniors, and their mission to encourage and promote the well-being of Senior Citizens, by strengthening individuals, family, and community.  The organization has two centres: Victoria on Douglas, and Saanich on Hampton; both centers have small thrift stores that provide additional opportunities for seniors to be engaged.  Sandy mentioned that Victoria has seen a “Gray Hair Tsunami” in the last few years.  Serving nearly 10,000 seniors, family, caregivers and inquiries each year, this number is increasing along with the aging baby boomers.

As a small nonprofit, Sandy reminded us that Silver Threads Service relies on the community for support and referrals of seniors.

Barry Mutter thanked Sandy for a very informative talk.

Tom accompanied us in the singing of God Save The Queen to end our meeting. 

Reported by David Westler.

Bulletin January 2, 2012

The meeting was called to order right on time by President Joan Peggs, - and there were 34 members and guests present by the time the late arrivals Wynn Taylor and David Maxwell  arrived.  Tom Croft led the singing of O Canada.  Joan reminded us that January is Rotary Awareness Month in the Rotary calendar.

Jim Force made the introductions of visiting Rotarians:  David Stocks (D.G.) and Hugh Robertson (A.D.G.), (left) both from the Westshore Club; and Hector Minkus, guest of Hans Ockermueller.

 Health of the Club:  Mary Canty reported that Jacqueline Mealing’s son  had been injured in a car accident near Kaslo.  Jacqueline’s plan to work on our project in Guatemala has now been postponed to February so that she can be with her son.  We extend our best wishes to him.

Eugen reported that Ted Harrison has been moved to the Parkwood Court Care Centre, Shelbourne and Hillside.

January Programs: Eugen also gave the program schedule for January:   10^th: -- Silver Threads Service.  17^th:  Ann McCarthy on Weather Forecasting.  24^th:  Perry Bamji, International Service Chair, will be the speaker.  31^st: - will be a social event, - planning is a work in progress.

David Stocks presented a Certificate of Commendation to President Joan.  Our club is the third highest per capita donor to the Foundation.  The 2^nd highest per capita donor club is only $2 ahead of us; but the number one club is $78 per capita ahead.  

Fines Master, Ron Cooley, collected dollars from latecomers and unsigned members; previous cashier for something to do with loonies and toonies; and a whole bunch of “didn’ts`that moved far too quickly for this scribe to keep up with.  Dallas, Perry and Lynn paid Happy $s.

Joan Firkins and Joan Peggs were our speakers: After listening to them, one can only be extremely thankful that we have members in our club who have such enthusiasm, knowledge and experience in Rotary that our whole club, - and Rotary in general, are all enriched by their very generous efforts. 

Joan F. spoke on the topic of Using Member Access.  The opening paragraph of her hand-out explains the outline: Member Access is perfect for busy Rotarians.  By using this password protected area on the RI website, you can register for the RI Convention or make club or district administrative tasks as simple as a few mouse clicks.

Joan used the computer to demonstrate on screen how to use Member Access.

Joan P.  gave us a quiz on Rotary information, - from Polio Plus to Paul Harris;  from RI to Rotary Anns; from  the Foundation to Rotary History.  Joan Firkins gave out prizes for correct answers, - and Lynne Murray garnered enough prizes to require a Brink truck to haul them home!

Jack Petrie presented a slide program of pictures of members that he had taken during meetings throughout 2011.  A succession of great smiles from obviously happy members, - or good actors!  Of all the members featured in the presentation, - the only one that was actually speaking was John  Edgell!.

And thus, - a very informative, happy and worthwhile meeting closed with the singing of The Queen.  

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Our Christmas meeting started with a change. We all took a seat before the start. There were many festive hats, one Santa tie and some bow ties, plus an Elf in attendance.

John Edgell Introduced most of the guests (some people did not sign in their guests).

We had one Visiting Rotarian, Allison Reed of Edmonton Riverview;

Other guests were Jill Croft and Nils Jensen, guests of Tom Croft; Ray Parks, guest of Renate Gibbs; Heather Aked’s son, Alexander, who introduced his grandparents, Ethel and Maurice Aked, as Grandma and Grandpa.                                                  .

Joan Firkins announced that the Italian Night fund raiser will be held on April 28, 2012. We need silent auction items and a bottle of Italian wine from everyone. This is a great time of the year to start thinking about auction items. If you receive any gifts you do not need or want, please consider donating them.

The current Italian night Committee is finished this year; we need New People to take over.

President Joan announced that Tom Croft, John Edgell and Lynne Murray had sponsored a glass of wine each. Thanks to each of them for the Christmas Cheer.

Perry Bamji announced that our club had received 4 matching grants this year and 2 for last year, a new record. Thank you for all of your good work on behalf of the club.

Our Chief Elf (Rod Sim if you did not recognize him) fined us for the following

• $1 if you had no family at the table as it is Rotary Family month
• $1 to Brian Lamb for 36 years of service to Rotary Club of Oak Bay
• $1 to an absent Barry Mutter for 11 years of marriage. Renata had the second ticket drawn and took home the big prize.

There was a group photo for all the people wearing hats. The Santa tie and Bow Tie wearers were discriminated against with no photo.

Corey led us in Grace.

Lunch was ham and all the fixings plus pudding. Excellent!

After lunch, we were treated to word scramble by President Joan.

We ended the meeting with Christmas Carols accompanied by Carolyn Tsao from the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Reported by Ron Cooley

Bulletin - December 13, 2011

The meeting started with the health of the club, with Eugen reporting that Ted Harrison was looking forward to coming back to the club and that when he had last visited him, he looked peaceful. Mary reported that David Phillip was recovering from surgery. 

New member, Bob Schelle (Centre) with from left to right, Peter Lawrie, Don O'Coffey, Eugen Bannerman and President Joan Peggs.

Bob Schelle, who was jointly sponsored by Don O'Coffey and Peter Lawrie, was then inducted. Bob is a consulting engineer and will serve with Peter on the Community Services Committee. In other new member news, Phil Neroutsos had his yellow New Member ribbon taken off by Leslie, and Tom Croft was given a CD of Rotary songs (a tradition started with David and Batya). Dallas reported on our upcoming Christmas luncheon, which will include baked ham and a "seasonal dessert". This reporter hopes it isn't Christmas pudding or something with raisins. In other Christmas news, the poinsettia sales generated more than $1,500, with 315 plants sold. Sale organizer and President, Joan Peggs, thanked Don for the use of his house and for delivery, as well as Mark Bedford, John Edgell, Will Carter, and Ted Chambers for their delivery efforts as well. On the matter of the recent Merrython, Leslie reported that the totals were still coming in; she presented a keychain to Heather for all her work on the event. Our new membership chair, Barry Mutter, said that with regret Joe Prentice has decided to resign his membership, due to personal issues. Recent retiree, Lorna   Curtis, has taken a Leave of Absence to travel the world - although this reporter did see her at retired Mayor Chris Causton's farewell party on Friday. 

Money keeps flowing to the club as recognition of all the great work we do -  this time a letter and a cheque for $2,655 from District 5020 for Mark Bedford's toilet project in India. Mark, who plans to leave for India in the early spring, has already received $2,800 from the Victoria Clubs' Project Unity Committee. On the community side, Peter told of another great opportunity to extract money from us (make that "enjoy a concert") with Pablo and his muscians which is coming up this spring. Proceeds will go to literacy projects locally and abroad. Tickets are only $25. 

A fun moment for Jessica, Jack, Barry and Giles with one of the Rec Centre Staff.

We then voted on a few changes to Rotary Bylaws. The Nanaimo Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Chehalis / Centraliaproposals passed unanimously, the West Olympia proposal had one opposed (Perry, who felt the Rotary board was too big already), and Skookum, with one opposed (your reporter) and four abstainers. Leslie reported that a quorum for voting last week had been achieved. Results: changes to mandatory meetings - failed, Service Above Self - passed, and Rotary scholarships - passed. The full text and discussion of the various changes can be seen at: http://oakbayrotarychat.blogspot.com/

Fines were then apportioned out by Rod, who fined Phil $2 for being "unseemly hasty" in getting rid of his new membership ribbon; Bob $1 for his first fine; and the rest of his table $1 for sitting with Bob. Rod, after fining a few more people, attempted to get away with merely giving $5 for his 13 years of marriage, but was pressured by the crowd into turning that into $20. Don't let Brenda know, Rod. Mark B was very happy that Rod's marriage, of which he had a "small part", was still going strong. Our pot winner was Jack, who drew a black marble. Only a few marbles left. Expect heavy ticket sales at the Christmas luncheon! After all the enjoyment, we had a pair of Annual General Meetings, one for the club and one for the new Foundation, which will reported on separately.

Reporter: Corey Burger

Rotary Bulletin – December 6th, 2011

Reporter: Mark B.; Photographers Jack P. and David W.

On the whole, it was a very good meeting, marred only by the Celebrations Master who had the audacity to fine your scribe for the day.  Furthermore, the lead vocalists for the day started the singing of the Anthem slowly and slightly off key.  By the time we reached the last line, however, the less gifted singers had managed to correct both pitch and pace. 

President Joan (at right displaying her monthly-topic meeting hats) did a lot better with her reminder that December is Family Month.  And she enlarged on this thought by reminding us of the many ways in which in our programs,  projects and outreach work are embracing families and enhancing family life.

David Westler said Grace and Giles Bixler introduced Bob Salmond, guest of Vicky Pitt.  (Quiz: When was the last time that we had only one guest and no visiting Rotarians? Winner of the quiz may have the dubious honour of being fined next week.  After all, Win Taylor was fined today for being the “Senior Runner of the Year”.) 

Brian Lamb presented the nominations for office for 2012/13 that he and Heather Aked had prepared:  President: Joan Peggs; 

Past President: John Edgell; 

President-Elect: Pete Lawrie; 

Secretary: Leslie Rogers-Warnock;  

Treasurer: Anne Sims; 

Public Relations and Membership: Barry Mutter; 

International Committee: David Westler; 

New Generations:  Lori McLeod.  

Public Relations and Community Service chairs are still unoccupied.

Joan announced that the Christmas Party would be at our regular meeting time on December 20^th. She also remembered and thanked all the members who had been involved in the Pointsettia sales - more than 300 plants sold. In the same note of gratitude, Joan remembered to thank Leslie and her helpers for the Merrython - great fun was had by all - including Brian, at right - playing fireman.  

Then, she forgot who is to be the Celebrations Master for December!  Oh well, two out of three is a pretty good memory!  While he was on his feet,  Rod, the C.A., reminded us of the need for volunteers for the Salvation Army Kettle duties.  He promised to have an up-dated schedule on line before the end of the day. We celebrated Wolf Schopper’s birthday in song and also gave a round of applause to Jim Force who has completed 8 years of membership.

There was open discussion on the three proposals for constitutional changes - items 1, 2 and 3.  Copies of these proposals have been e-mailed to members, and items 4, 5, and 6 will be discussed next week.   Leslie counted our votes and a full report of the results will be made known later.  Please note:  if you didn’t attend today, or, if you are not planning to attend the next meeting, your votes will be included if you e-mail your vote on 1, 2, 3, to Leslie by this Friday, or 4, 5, 6 by next Friday,  At least, I think that is what I heard. Proposals are to be found in the November and December Discussion blog.

Our Guest Speaker, Lisa Helps (left), was introduced by Ron Beyer.  Lisa is the Executive Director of COMMUNITY MICRO LENDING IN VICTORIA. 

By her own admission, Lisa is a “machine gun speed speaker.”  By my confession I am a “single shot muzzle loading rifle” writer.  Hence, I missed a lot, but you can check out the full story on their web site:
www.communitymicrolendingvictoria.ca or contact Lisa at:
lisa@communitymicrolending.ca

Lisa emphasized that on the whole, Social Services are doing a good job in their areas of work, but some people could do well for themselves with just a little help to get started.  In essence, C.M.L. is a micro credit organization that is a good example of “neighbours helping neighbours” – an old saying with a new twist. The needy apply for a loan and present a business plan. The loan is made from a fund that has been built up by investments of money loaned by members of the community. All necessary police checks are made; plans are checked out; a mentor is named to work with the applicant, and favourable interest rates are agreed upon and loans are made. Micro Credit was formed originally in 1931 - the Victoria chapter was founded in 2009.  Lisa said that essentially, micro credit is making “character loans” to people who show initiative and drive, but need starter funds.  To date, the recipients have maintained a 97% repayment of their loans.  The minimum loan that they will make is $500, but some loans have been as high as $5,000. There was a lively Question and Answer period, and then Will Carter expressed the thanks of the club and presented the cherished Rotary mug.

Enjoying Tuesday's meeting: Batya, John, Neil, Eugen, Jacqueline, Jessica, Will, David, and Jim.

And so ended another Rotary event. Well, not really, our work, example, and daily upholding of the four way test continue 24/7, and thus we live up to our theme: SERVICE ABOVE SELF.