Volume 93, Number 37 4,582nd Meeting Friday, April 26, 2013

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 405, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5L3 — web: www.rotarynanaimo.org

Serving Our Community Since

May 1, 1920 - Charter Number 43

DIRECTORS Doug Cowling Brent Stetar Susie Walker

John Shillabeer Chris Pogson Susan Gerrand

President Rotary International Sakuji Tanaka, Rotary Club of Yashio, Japan

District Governor Assistant Governor Judy Byron, Sidney, BC Barry Sparkes, Lantzville, BC

Club Meeting Friday at 12:00 p.m.

at the Coast Bastion Inn

CLUB OFFICERS 2012-2013

President ....................................................... Joan Ryan

Vice President ............................................... Wahid Ali

Secretary ......................................................... Bob Janes

Treasurer .............................................. Gordon Hubley

President Elect .................................. Douglas Anderson

Immediate Past President ..................... Dave Hammond

The newest addition on our waterfront is this great clock donated to the city by Black Diamond Lodge and the IOOF

Lodge—a wonderful centerpiece on a spring day with the ornamental cherry trees and our harbour in the background.

Meeting Notes from April 19

By Charles Ramos

President Joan began today’s

meeting by leading us in a rousing

anthem, followed by a thoughtful

invocation from Chris Pogson. Bob

McDougall asked for visiting Ro-

tarians and guests. There were three

visiting Rotarians from the Cour-

tenay Rotary Club introduced by

Bruce Gordon: these were president

Rod Hunter, past president Bob

Thiesburger, and president-elect

Dave White.

Three guests also joined us today:

Mike Thomas, a global sailor and

businessman, introduced by John

Heisterman; Kevin Cantelon, local

lawyer, introduced by Basil Hobbs;

and Dr. Lynn McFadden, intro-

duced by Joan Ryan

President Joan asked her weekly

Newfoundland trivia question about

the archaeological significance of

ancient ruins on the northern tip of

Newfoundland. Yvan Gosselin an-

swered correctly that this is the first

evidence of Norse Vikings in North

America.

Announcements: Ian Williams

announced that we are doing really

well for book sale volunteers, and

only need 33 shifts filled. Sign up

now!

PE Douglas Anderson announced

that the District 5020 Conference

will be held in Sidney on May 31,

and this is a celebration of our Dis-

trict. Contact Douglas if interested in

attending.

Bob Fenty thanked Herold

Engineering for

donating book

sale signs, and

also thanked Dave

Connolly and Ro-

taract member,

Erin Lee, for their efforts in distrib-

uting the signs around town. Bob

also noted the following three items

from the Community Services Com-

mittee meeting:

Our club will donate $500 to the

BC Boys’ Choir, and $400 to the

Vancouver Island Therapeutic group,

and there was a Committee decision

to make a Notice of Motion to do-

nate $1,000 toward Park Avenue

School playground equipment. Bob

then made the notice of motion, with

a request for it to be a one week

notice before club voting rather than

two, as we will be in the midst of the

book sale in two weeks.

A Rotary Minute was presented by

our Courtenay Rotarian visitors.

President Rod Hunter related a

story, presented a banner to our club,

and presented a plaque to Bruce

Gordon for

sharing with

the Courtenay

club valuable

insider infor-

mation on run-

ning a book

sale. In the

two years since Bruce’s consultation,

the Courtenay club has raised over

$35,000. Rod also mentioned that

one of their club’s very successful

fundraisers is a playoff hockey draw,

and he would be happy to share de-

tails if we’re interested.

Sgt-at-Arms Wahid Ali was in

fine fining-form today. He first fined

Bob Fenty for ignoring the Sergeant,

then Brenda Grice’s table for eating

the Girl Guide cookies she gener-

ously provided them. After this were

two advertising fines to Bob Janes

and Joyce Smith. Chris Pogson’s

table was charged for Chris’s great

invocation. The Sergeant’s comeup-

pance came when he singled Art

Vanidour out by asking if he’d like

to share his private conversation.

Mr. Vanidour’s response: “I doubt

you’d understand.”

Happy bucks and sad bucks were

many, beginning with Brent Stetar

relating how his daughter has sold

440 boxes of Girl Guide cookies so

far, and is aiming for 480. Brenda

Grice gave sad bucks that her table

was penalized by the Sgt. for her

generosity. John Salem gave happy

bucks that the Nanaimo Golf Course

clubhouse construction is on sched-

ule. Joan Ryan gave happy bucks

that that she and husband Bruce

played poker at Wahid and Nancy’s

house recently, and sad bucks that

they both lost. Is it coincidence that

Mr. Ali and empty pockets have

come up twice during this meeting?

Lila Tanner gave happy bucks

that although her car was recently

backed into, it was done by the most

wonderful 85 year old man, and she

requested ICBC make the accident a

50/50 fault. Guenter Raedler

thanked Lila for impacting his pen-

sion by making a claim with ICBC.

Yvan Gosselin said we should cre-

ate a book sale franchise with the

Courtenay club. Douglas Anderson

donated a buck to say that recent

rainy, windy, and cold weather has

made him and Brenda nostalgic for

Scotland.

John Heisterman gave 25¢. [Note -

no record has been kept, as minimal

donation appears to be a common

tactic of Mr. Heisterman, and even-

tually a message must be sent. A

couple of recent Happy/Sad buck

transgressions published in COGS

are shown below:]

Courtenay President Rod Hunter presents their club banner to President Joan.

March 15, 2013: John Heister-

man gave no donation to com-

ment about bagpipes…

March 8, 2013: John Heister-

man responded to Jane at length

without making a donation…

Guenter Raedler gave happy

bucks to acknowledge Bill Horman

joining us today. Wahid Ali gave a

donation to suggest to the Courtenay

club that next time a check be pre-

sented instead of a plaque.

Table stakes were won by Bruce

Gordon. The 50-

50 card draw was

won by Keith

McFarlane, who

picked the ten of

spades. The prize

continues to grow.

Seniors Housing Options By Lucie Gosselin

Brent Stetar introduced guest

speaker Gord Bibby. Gord has been

at the forefront of seniors housing in

Nanaimo since 1992. As chairman of

the Nanaimo

District Sen-

iors Citizens

Housing De-

velopment So-

ciety, he spear-

headed the

development

and expansion

of what is now

Kiwanis Vil-

lage, a six-acre community of care

adjacent to the hospital. During his

tenure as residential administrator,

he opened the first subsidized hous-

ing complex in Nanaimo (Kiwanis

Manor) and the first non-profit as-

sisted living conversion project in

the province (Kiwanis House). Gord

is currently the general manager of

Oak Tree Manor.

Gord spoke of the four different

levels of senior housing. Basically

the main difference is the level of

independence or “at risk” living as

they call it in the industry.

Independent Living: This is where

seniors are still living in their own

home or maybe in a housing com-

plex where they have their own full

residence and they come and go as

they please. They continue to make

their own decisions and direct their

own activities. The problems which

sometimes arise for seniors who con-

tinue to live in their homes are nutri-

tion issues where they may not take

the time or have the energy to make

themselves good meals; handling of

stairs and narrow doorways if they

need walking aids; spouses who

need care which turns you into a care

giver; and social isolation. To assist

seniors in staying in their own homes

as long as possible, there are services

such as Meals on Wheels and Life-

line.

Independent Supportive Living:

This is a step up from independent

living. It is usually in a congregate

setting. To qualify these buildings

are constructed under a special

building code. Meals and housekeep-

ing are usually provided and there is

24 hour emergency response on site.

These places usually have an activity

schedule, home support available on

request and there are elevators to

make mobility easier. Residents con-

tinue to come and go as they please

and make their own decisions.

Assisted living: This is for those

no longer able to live independently.

These residences must be registered

with the province and are regulated.

It is for seniors who need a maxi-

mum of two prescribed services.

Prescribed services include help with

bathing; help with medications; and

help with management of finances.

If health worsens, it is mandatory

that the individual be moved to a

Complex Care residence.

Complex Care: This type of hous-

ing has 24 hour nursing care. There

is no privacy, the bedroom door is

never locked and the nursing staff

can walk in and out at will. Decision

making and directing one’s own ac-

tivities become restricted. This is

often the final housing option for

people.

Gord talked about subsidized and

privately funded housing. The wait

list for subsidized housing in BC is 3

to 5 years.

Often seniors have to change their

living options several times. He fin-

ished by quoting Bruce Barton:

“When you are finished changing,

you are finished.”

Gord Bibby was thanked for his

presentation by Dave Hammond,

who presented him our Rotary pen.

ATTENDANCE Report by Bob Janes

Attendance for April 19th was 70%

We missed these Rotarians

Blackmore, Brand, Buchanan

Corriveau, Coutu, Cowling, Currie,

Gerrand, Hais, Henderson, Herold,

Narver, Patrick, Valsangkar,

Walker, Welch

Visiting Rotarians:

Rod Hunter, President of Cour-

tenay Rotary Club

Dave White, PE of Courtenay

Bob Thiesburger, PP of Courtenay

Rotary Club

Guests:

Gord Bibby, Mike Thomas, Lynne

McFadden, and Kevin Cantelon

Make ups:

Mikel Knutsson, Brenda Grice,

and Dave Hammond

Birthdays:

Brent Stetar, April 29

Spouse Birthdays:

Evelyn Cicconi (Harry) April 28

Speaker Gord Bibby

PROGRAM

THANK SPEAKER

INTRODUCE SPEAKER

WEEKLY CLUB PROGRAMS

GREETERS

CASHIERS

SGT-AT-ARMS

INVOCATION

HEAD TABLE

INTRODUCE GUESTS

“COGS” is the official bulletin of the Rotary Club of Nanaimo, published each

Friday by the Bulletin Committee

Winner of District 5020 Best Bulletin

Awards

Bulletin Committee Chair — Lila Tanner Meeting Reporter: Charles Ramos / Program Reporter: Lucie Gosselin / Photos: Ian Williams

Editing & Production: Bruce Gordon / Web Posting: Ian Williams

PRINTING COURTESY OF ISLAND OFFICE EQUIPMENT NANAIMO - BOB JANES

GREETERS

CASHIERS

SGT-AT-ARMS

INVOCATION

HEAD TABLE

INTRODUCE GUESTS

INTRODUCE SPEAKER

THANK SPEAKER

PROGRAM

Friday, April 26

Barbara Blinston,

Bob Wilson, Brent Stetar

Jane Currie

Bob Fenty

Guenter Raedler

Pres. Joan, Nussara Tieaklin, Kathy Smith, Wahid Ali, Brent

Stetar, Bob Wilson, Barbara Blinston

Keith McFarlane

Kathy Smith

ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENT

Nussara Tieaklin

Wahid Ali

INTRODUCE SPEAKER

GREETERS

CASHIERS

SGT-AT-ARMS

INVOCATION

HEAD TABLE

INTRODUCE GUESTS

THANK SPEAKER

PROGRAM

Friday, May 10th

Ed Borisenko,

Wahid Ali, Norm Myden

Bill King

Wayne Anderson

Charles Ramos

Pres. Joan, Gail Boulanger, Jane Currie, Lila Tanner, John

Marlow, Bruce Samson, Norm Myden

Carey McIver

Jane Currie

ADVENTURES OVER 60

Gail Boulanger

Lila Tanner

May 3—No Meeting

BOOK SALE

DATES TO REMEMBER May 3-12—Rotary Spring Book Sale, Nanaimo North Town Centre. Sign up for

your shift—see list on our website.

May 24—Rotary Golf Tournament at Winchelsea. More details forthcoming.

May 31– June 2—Rotary District Conference, Sidney-by-the-Sea, BC

May 31 - Food & Fellowship Bowling at Brechin Lanes. Food at 5:45, bowling at

6:15. Adult $15 / under 16 $5 / pizza $10

July 5—Installation Night at the Coast Bastion Inn. No charge to members.

August 11—Rotary Picnic, Huddlestone Park in Lantzville

Rotarians honored as Champions of Change at White House

Twelve U.S. Rotarians were honored at the White House on 5 April as Cham-

pions of Change for their efforts to improve communities locally and around

the world.

As part of the daylong event, more than 160 Rotarians attended a morning

round of briefings by government officials on topics including polio eradica-

tion, health, violence prevention, and the environment.

“It is a great honor to see these dedicated Rotary members recognized by the

U.S. White House as Champions of Change for their work to improve the lives

of people around the world,” said RI President Sakuji Tanaka.

Tanaka said the honorees exemplify how Rotary brings people together to

solve problems that are too large for one person to tackle.

“Alone, we look at the problems of our community and our world and we feel

helpless,” he said. “But together, we are powerful. And through Rotary, we

have the power to change our communities and communities throughout the

world -- now and into the future. We have the ability to build the world we

dream of: one that is healthier, happier, and with hope for better things to

come.”

RI General Secretary John Hewko said the 12 Rotarians represent what Rotary

is all about: “committed volunteers working together to improve communities

not just in the United States but throughout the world.”

He noted how Rotary’s partnership with other organizations has nearly eradi-

cated polio worldwide. “When we defeat polio -- and, yes, we will defeat this

disease -- we will prove that there is nothing we cannot accomplish for the

good of humanity by working together,” he said.

See the full article at www.rotary.org