Reporter: Dr. Jim Force, Past-president
Master
of Ceremonies: President, Lori McLeod
Lori had a few last minute tickets to the Meet
the District Governor BBQ in Sooke on Sunday. There are around 14 of our Club
members and their friends planning to attend. Should be good fun.
Lori also mention a concern about low
attendance at the luncheon meetings and invited folks to suggest “great
speakers” that they may like to hear. Send suggestion to her or Bob.
O
Canada: Led a cappella by Lori and Thuli
Invocation: Naida Hyde
Special
Presentation: In acknowledgement of her dedication,
courage and commitment to serving others, Jim Force, on the behalf of the Club,
presented Thuli Kamokelo, with the tools
of her trade, Littman stethoscope with carrying case, aneroid
sphygmanometer (blood pressure cuff), and penlight with pupil gauge all wrapped
in a beautiful hand-made gift bag.
Lunch
Menu: Another great lunch – delicious and
nutritious
Caesar
Salad
Roasted
Butternut Squash
Beef
Stroganoff with Garganelli Noodles
Potato
Bacan Soup
A
selection of delightful sweets
Introduction
of Guests: Given that neither of our scheduled
greeters were able to attend today, Lori introduced our guests: Visiting
Rotarian and guest speaker, Katie Coard, president of the Rotary Club of
Downtown Victoria. Visiting guests: Thuli Kamokelo guest of Naida, Dariusz
Dziewanski, Rotary Scholar and guest of Vicky Pitt. Jean Dickson, soon to be a
member of our Club, guest of Lori McLeod. Maya McIntye guest of Anne McIntyre.
Rotary
Moment 1: Rotary Scholar Dari, a Ph.D. student at
the University of London, England, who has received a Rotary Global Grand, talked
about his doctorial research into the normalization of gang violence in Cape
Town. Normalization means that the violence has become so much a part of
people’s lives that it seems normal to them. Cape Town is one of the most
dangerous cities in the world with a homicide rate of 65 / 100,000 people,
compared to 1.5 / 100,000 in Victoria. He also mentioned the mentoring groups
that are working to reduce the gang violence. He hopes to have the first draft
of his dissertation completed by the end of November.
Rotary
Moment 2: Jack inspired us with a most delightful,
creative and inclusive Rotary Moment using a sport’s analogy in likening our
club to a winning team. Here are a few quotes that highlight his message:
“Our rookies and veterans inspire us all to
do more. . . . No superstars, just supporting team mates. . . . New players
make a difference. . . . Another
important aspect of a Championship Team is Scouting. We are all officially
scouts for our team. So find some rookies and invite them out. . . . And stay
tuned for the ‘MOD Squad’ this year. It’s the ‘Membership Overture Department,’
a special team within a team that is dedicated to making the newcomers fell
recognized and attracted to our club.”
Announcement: Wendy reminded us of the Lawn Bowling Social on Tuesday August 30th
at the Victoria Lawn Bowling Club in Beacon Hill Park. If you haven’t yet
signed up contact Wendy or Bob.
Celebration
Master: Wynn Taylor extracted money from the real
estate folks who weren’t on a modern team such as Tom Croft’s in which he was
pictured with two lovely young women. He then fired out numerous questions
about past Olympics related to places, dates and events, which were
surprisingly well answered – for the most part.
Club Anniversaries: Lynne 16 years and Don 15 years.
Birthdays: Corey and Don.
Wedding Anniversaries: Sanjay (in a
suit and tie) and Bill (in shorts) Both paid fines for anyone else dressed in a
similar fashion.
Happy Dollars: Alyx, Vicky, Lori,
Wendy, and Perry all had something to be happy about, but were just to fast for
me to record. Joan Peggs mentioned that she received a $66 donation from 49
Below: artisan ice cream. Check them out at http://www.49below.ca
50/50 Draw: Maya pulled the ticket that belonged to Jenny, who
unfortunately, drew a white marble, not the winning black marble.
Guest
Speaker: Sanjay introduced Katie Coard, president
of the Rotary Club of Downtown Victoria, Chair of the Area 6/7 Public Image
Committee, and former member of the Vitoria Rotaract Club. Katie is originally
from England and is a free-lance website developer, who is currently in the
process of developing our web page.
The Area 6/7 PI Committee includes
representatives from all 13 local Rotary Clubs and Rotaract Club. Joan Peggs is
our club’s representative. Questions can be directed to her. One of the
difficulties of marketing Rotary is that there is no singular specific client
group. We market to everyone. Also Rotary is very complex in that it is
involved in a wide variety of service activities. Thus, Rotary is not about
selling a product but rather promoting and experience. As such, Katie has
designed the new Greater Victoria web site in which three areas are
highlighted: Join Leaders, Exchange Ideas and Take Action. The best way to get
an appreciation of what the site offers is to visit it at http://rotaryvictoria.org Keep in mind
that it is designed for folks who might be interested in joining Rotary more
than for those already in Rotary. However, there is lots of valuable
information for Rotarians who are introducing others to Rotary. So do check it
out.
Katie noted some of the new promotional
material that the PI Committee has put together. It includes a new rack card,
membership packets, flyers and an upcoming video that should be available this
fall. Of course there is also the Greater Victoria Rotary Newsletter that all
local Rotarians receive. If you have something you’d like included in the
Newsletter contact either Katie or Joan Peggs.
Wynn, thanked Katie and presented her with
one of our Club mugs.
Lori closed the meeting with a bang on the
bell.
PS: After the meeting Thuli used her new stethoscope to listen to the
heart beat of Janna’s yet to be born baby.
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