Installation of 2015/2016 Board for the Rotary Club of Oak Bay - 24 June 2015

Reporter: Anne Sims

Oak Bay Beach Hotel- June 24^th 2015

Rotary Theme of the Year: Be a Gift to the World

Starting at 6:00 pm in the hallway to meet and mingle and have a beverage. At 6:45 we had a great performance from the jazz club from the Rockheights School. Jen Kelly is their teacher and is the Performing Arts and Music Program Director. They played 3 songs:

Route 66;Sway from Buble and Hawaii Five-O. The performance was very entertaining.

David Maxwell was our Master of Ceremonies. Tav MacPherson delivered the invocation. And Perry Bamji won the 50/50.

Jim Force, our President gave us the year in review.

Our events and fundraisers:

Paul Harris Award Dinner

Polio Light Up

Selling Poinsettas

Merrython

Flag Project

Mardi Gras Dinner

Car Raffle

Jim also thanked the International Committee. We have grants for the Mexico, East Timor projects.

Also the Community Committee has a $45K grant for the Youth Centre at the Oak Bay High School. Our trailer was donated to Oak Bay High School and it will be refurbished and it will then be a library.

We have had many partnerships this year. Some of them are: Victoria Foundation, Victoria Hospitals, Thrifty Foods, Foodshare, Oak Bay Recreation and the Oak Bay High School.

Jim was very excited to be our Past President in this club and is looking forward to Heather Aked being our next President!

The honour of being Rotarian of the Year went to Joan Peggs. She has been a President for 2 years and has been tireless in her dedication to service.

Brian Lamb has installed our new Board:

President-Heather Aked

President-Elect &Co-President-Lori Mcleod

Past President & Youth Services-Jim Force

Secretary-Wendy Townsend

Public Image-Perry Bamji

International Service-Pete Lawrie

Treasurer-Vicky Pitt

Administration-Bob Schelle

Membership-Bill Burns

Foundation-Neil Rawnsley

Community Service-Sandy Currie

Brian  L. talked about our new Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran. Ravi’s quote was:

“All of you have been given so many gifts. And you now have been given this great gift: one year to take all your talents, all your gifts, everything that you are and can become—and be a gift to the world. You have one year to take that potential and turn it into reality. One year to lead the clubs in your district and transform the lives of others. The time is so short, yet there is so much to be done.”

President’s Comments - Heather Aked.

Heather has been re-gifted! As our President. Heather was our President in 2005(?). Heather  thanked our group. She also thanked Jim Force as our President  for his heartfelt contribution and how he has led by example. Heather and the new Board will be successful and lots of fun!!