Rotary bulletin for June 4, 2013

Have you seen this woman?

Reported by Will Carter

RI  2012-13 Literary Awareness Award

President Joan opened her final meeting at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre Sports Lounge. She mentioned the members who attended the District Conference, and presented Jim Force (below) with the 2012-2013 RI Award for Literacy Awareness won by the Rotary Club of Oak Bay.

Michelle Longlade

Guests at the meeting included Anna Young, Interact co-president and guest speaker, Mark Mawhinney, guest of Joan Peggs, and the one Rotary Visitor was Michelle Longlade, Burlington North Club, senior educational administrator, who did a banner exchange.

Joan Peggs, in her last capacity as President at a regular meeting, thanked all Club members who served on the board during her terms in office, those who organized and helped with the Tuscan Dinner, the Flag Committee volunteers, and each was awarded a small Rotary gift from Joan. 

There were several bylaw amendments which were reviewed by President Joan and explanations given so that it all made sense. You can read the updated bylaws here. The changes are essential to have our bylaws in line with those of Rotary International. Neil Rawnsley moved and Lori McLeod seconded the adoption of the updated bylaws, which was approved by all present.

Perry Bamji announced that the Rotary Club of Victoria needs help with its car raffle ticket sales. The Club cannot field enough members to fill all of the time slots in the roster. If our club can help, they can maximize their ticket sales. Perry circulated a roster for sign-up and strongly encouraged our members to help out as we will be given a part of the profits, which will be sent to the charity or cause of our choice. There are 10 weeks to go and 53 shifts. Approaching the public is not necessary - volunteers sit at tables in shopping centres and the public approaches them to buy a ticket. Sign up here:
http://www.rotaryraffle.ca/signup2013/

On Tuesday, June 11, our Installation Dinner is at the Gorge Vale Golf Club. Contact Heather to reserve your seats. The no-host bar opens at 6:00 and dinner is at 7:00. There will not be a Club meeting during the lunch hour on June 11.

Anna

This spring, 220 outstanding senior high school students from across Canada spent four days in the National Capital in a program designed to develop their potential as leaders in their communities and in Canadian society. One of the 3 co-chairs of Interact in Oak Bay, Anna Young, presented a live talk with a slide show depicting her time at Adventures in Citizenship. The students had presentations on  citizenship topics, visited Parliament and the University of Ottawa, role-played an election of their own parliament, explored Ottawa, and socialized. Anna described an atmosphere where friendships were instantly formed.

The meeting was suddenly interrupted by the Oak Bay Police who said that they had finally found Joan Peggs who was immediately arrested and placed into handcuffs.

Joan is wanted by the police for being the president of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay for two consecutive years, for running meetings overtime, for getting her photo in the OB News too frequently, for leaving her Club to travel, for not delegating enough authority, for badgering her friends for prizes for the Tuscan dinner, for handing out a wide variety of Rotary pins, and for dressing in funky dresses and shoes. To get her out of jail, friends and members will need to raise $1,000 bail. Her present whereabouts are unknown, but it's hoped she will be released in time to attend the Installation Dinner tomorrow night, in her final Presidential role. There's an all-points bulletin out. Anyone with information is asked to notify the incoming president of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay, Pete Lawrie. [EXTRA EXTRA: Latest rumours are that the bail indeed was raised (thanks to many club members caught in a stranglehold by Anne Sims!) and that Joan was last seen wandering in a dazed state along the water-front being towed by two small white fluffy bewildered dogs.]