Volume 97, Number 24 4,754th Meeting Friday, January 13, 2017

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 405, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 5L3 — Web: http://rotarynanaimo.org

Serving Our Community Since

May 1, 1920 - Charter Number 43

DIRECTORS Henry Jiang Susie Stephens Moe Lessan

Norm Myden Wayne Anderson Charles Ramos

President Rotary International John F. Germ, Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tenn., USA

District Governor Assistant Governor Joanne Croghan Bev Hilton

Bainbridge Island, Washington Nanaimo Oceanside

Club Meeting Friday at 12:00 p.m.

at the Coast Bastion Inn

CLUB OFFICERS 2016-2017

President ------------------------- Debbie Narver

Vice President -------------------- Carey McIver

Secretary ------------------------------- Bob Janes

Treasurer ------------------------ Lynne Pankratz

President Elect ----------------------- Jane Currie

Immediate Past President ---------- Lila Tanner

Back from their Rotary Friendship Exchange in Australia, Ron Willis and Joyce Smith show off their Rotary banners last week with President Debbie Narver. ―Photos by Ian Williams

ROTARY

SERVING

HUMANITY

By Charles Ramos

President Debbie Narver called the meet-

ing to order, and led the singing of the na-

tional anthem. Our Invocation today was de-

livered by Denise Wittkofski who reminded

us to be thankful of all that we have.

Visiting Rotarians and Guests

John Shillabeer called for

visiting Rotarians and guests.

There was one visiting Rotarian, Graham

Calder of Nanaimo Daybreak. There were

numerous guests: Ron Willis, Charlotte

Mougeot, Mike Fernier, Chris Densmoor,

and Mike Nygren

Health of the Club

Yvan Gosselin was sick today and unavailable to report

on the health of the club. John Salem underwent knee sur-

gery and is recovering at home.

President’s Remarks

President Debbie gave a synopsis of the club communi-

cation discussion, engagement, and the upcoming January

17th board meeting. She suggested we sing Happy Birthday

to Bob Janes in recognition of the first New Year birthday.

A rousing rendition followed.

Announcements

John Heisterman thanked all of the

companies that donated goods, time and

money to the Bayview Christmas lunch,

and suggested the club find a way to rec-

ognize the companies formally, possibly

by making donations to charities in their

names. Some of the companies contribut-

ing to a successful lunch were Mr. Lube,

Barsby School, Mrs Riches, Thrifty

Foods and Johnson Wholesale Drugs.

Joan Ryan reported on Interact and Rotaract activities

Lila Tanner announced that the Nanaimo

North Town Centre will supply materials

and equipment to paint the bathroom used

by club members during the book sale, and

all we need to do is supply the labour. Con-

tact Lila to sign up.

Douglas Anderson announced that the

bridge signup sheet is being circulated

Janeane Coutu thanked guest and manager, Mike Ny-

gren, for all the help we receive from the Nanaimo North

Town Centre for every book sale

Sergeant at Arms

John Heisterman was to-

day’s Sergeant at Arms. After

several fines and holiday sto-

ries, he opened up the floor to

happy and sad bucks.

Happy and sad bucks were

plentiful:

Bob Janes paid for the wonderful birthday song received

from the club, and also gave $26.50 to Foundation for his

birthday

Wendy Pratt was happy that Mike

Nygren could join us, and also happy to

have assisted with VIU’s MBA games

Douglas Anderson was happy for

another birthday

Joyce Smith was sad that the

weather is much colder than in Austra-

lia. Luckily, she’ll be off to Mexico on

Tuesday. No sympathy for you, Joyce!

Susie Stephens gave reminiscent bucks about the past

year.

Joan Ryan gave happy bucks that her grandson recently

turned 13, and sad bucks that husband Bruce’s kidneys are

having functional issues

Wayne Anderson gave

happy bucks on behalf of

Honorary Member Dale

Huck, who was instrumen-

tal in the original Bayview

School lunch.

Frank Shoemaker gave

happy bucks to be up

and around after his

recent hospitalization

Dave Hammond

gave happy bucks

that the Rose Bowl

parade was led by the

Rotary float (which

also won ‘best float’)

Egon Holzwarth gave a happy buck that he got free

parking at the Gabriola

ferry terminal

Table stakes were won by

Brent Barootes, and

Wendy Pratt’s draw at-

tempt for the Ace of Spades

was unsuccessful. The 50-

50 pot continues to grow.

Meeting Notes from January 6th, 2017

Graham Calder Of Daybreak

Dave Hammond introduce Mike Nygren, a director with Shape Properties who own

Nanaimo North Town Centre mall where we hold our semi

annual Rotary Book Sale.

Rotary Friendship Exchange

to Australia By Lucie Gosselin

Keith McFarlane introduced our own

Joyce Smith and husband Ron Willis as

today’s speakers. Joyce and Ron were

part of a team of 12 Rotarians and spouses

from our district who participated in a

Rotary Friendship Exchange to Australia

last November. Also from Nanaimo were

Graham and Vicki Calder from the Day-

break club. The exchange is between our

District 5020 and District 9650 in the south west part of

Australia. Members from 9650 will be reciprocating and

visiting our district in May 2017.

The Rotary Friendship Exchange is about fellowship and

sharing. It is Rotary's International exchange program for

Rotarians and their families. Participants experience other

cultures and build friendships by staying in the homes of

Rotary club members in another country. This program ad-

vances international understanding and peace through per-

sonal contact across borders while developing inter-club

relationships that lead to fellowship and service projects.

During their visit to Australia, Ron

& Joyce attended 4 Rotary meetings

in 12 days. The cities/clubs visited

were Coonabaraban, Tamworth,

Dorrigo and Port McQuarrie. They

spent an average of 3 days in each

city. Their host clubs made sure they

saw and participated in many local

attractions.

Some of the places they visited

included a dinosaur museum, a large observatory (the larg-

est in the world) and a performance by aboriginal dancers In

Coonabaraban, country music and exotic birds in Tam-

worth; a train and car museum and beautiful scenery in

Dorrigo which is on the Great Divide, a Koala hospital and

an evening Boat Cruise in Port McQuarrie. In each place,

they were hosted by various Rotarians and had many

chances for fellowship.

In addition to the fun stuff, they also visited a number of

Rotary projects. The one which impressed Joyce the most

was called Sailability which is a program to assist people

with disabilities participate in water sports.

Joyce gave many kudos to Linda Krahn who is with the

District Rotary Fellowship Committee for a well organized

trip.

Joyce finished by telling us about the proposed program

for the visitors next May. Our club and the Daybreak club

are responsible for the visitors. There will be 5 or 6 couples

so we need 5 or 6 host families plus a few back-up families

in case something comes up. The preliminary itinerary is:

May 22, 2017 – Meet the team at the top of the Malahat

and have lunch at Hilltop Café and then tour Cowichan

Bay and Cowichan Valley.

May 23, 2017 – fishing tour and alternative Seawalk

and shopping tour with lunch at the Dinghy Dock.

May 24, 2017 – Tour of VIU, lunch in Discovery Room

and then a joint Rotary party with both clubs at Joyce

and Ron’s house.

May 25, 2017 – Group moves to Comox and Cumber-

land. Meet new hosts in Coombs with lunch at

Cuckoo’s Nest.

Bruce Samson thanked the speakers for a most interesting

program and presented them with coveted Rotary pens.

Membership Proposal

Unless written objection is received by

the Secretary within the mandatory seven

[7] days, the following applicant will be

invited to join the Rotary Club of Nanaimo:

Charlotte Mougeot

Classification: Environmental & Regula-

tory Specialist, SRM Consulting Ltd.

Proposed by: Douglas Anderson

ATTENDANCE By Bob Janes

Attendance for January 6th

was 57%

We missed the following

Rotarians

Ali, Bienert, Brand,

Cowling, Gerrand, Hais,

Henderson, Jiang, Knutsson,

Laing, Parsons, Raedler,

Salem, Stetar, Tessier,

Woodward, Woychuck

Visiting Rotarians:

Graham Calder

Guests:

Ron Willis, Chris

Densmore, Charlotte

Mougeot, Mike Fournier,

Mike Nygren

Makeups: Holzwarth, W.

Anderson, Jane Currie x 2

Birthdays:

Ian Williams, January 13

Spouse Birthdays:

Zorka Horman [Bill] on

January 16th

Bruce Ryan [Joan] on

January 18th

Wedding Anniversary:

Bill & Zorka Horman, 61

years on January 14th

Club Anniversary:

Henry Jiang, 2 years, on

January 16th E.& O.E.

January 13th, 2017

Christine Parsons, Henry Jiang, Wahid Ali

Lila Tanner

Brent Barootes

Janeane Coutu

President Debbie, Greg Brady, Brent Barootes, Ian Williams, Chris Parsons, Henry Jiang, Wahid Ali

Frank Shoemaker

Brent Barootes

God’s Hope School in Haiti Greg Brady

Lila Tanner

GREETERS

CASHIER

SGT-AT-ARMS

INVOCATION

INTRO GUESTS

INTRO SPEAKER

THANK SPEAKER

HEAD TABLE

PROGRAM

WEEKLY CLUB PROGRAMS & MEMBER DUTIES

January 20th, 2017

Douglas Anderson, Bill King, Bob Patrick

Lila Tanner

Bruce Samson

Doug Cowling

Pres Debbie, Douglas Anderson, Lynne Pankratz, Bob Janes,

Bill King, Bob Patrick, Carey McIver

Carey McIver

President Debbie

ATTENDANCE & SPECIAL AWARDS Douglas Anderson

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MEETING DATE

DATES TO REMEMBER

January 20—Robbie Burns Day at Nanaimo Rotary

February 11—Rotary Leadership Training to be held in Nanaimo. More info to come

April 21 to 30—Rotary Used Book Sale, Nanaimo North Town Centre

May 4, 5, 6, 2017—Spirit of Rotary DTA & Conference, Suquamish, WA. More details at www.rotary5020.org

If you have any Rotary event you would like to advertise, please contact a COGS committee member

January 27th, 2017

Laurie Beinert, Mike Knutsson, Wendy Pratt

Lila Tanner

Wayne Anderson

Jane Currie

Pres Debbie, Will Chambers, Susie Stephens, Yvan Gosselin, Laurie Beinert, Mike Knutsson

Joyce Smith

Susie Stephens

Shuguy Project—Shoes for the Homeless … Will Chambers

Wendy Pratt

Schedule of Events Thursday May 4th

6:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies and No Host Reception

Friday May 5th - District Training

7:00 am: Continental Breakfast

8:30 am: Training Sessions Begin

11:45 pm: Lunch

2:00 pm: Training Sessions Continue

4:30 pm: No Host Reception

6:00 pm: Home Hospitality Dinners (sign-up on the registration page)

Saturday May 6th District Conference

7:30 am: Plated Breakfast

7:45 am: Conference Sessions Begin

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Conference Sessions Continue

3:30 pm: Sessions Conclude - Guided Activities or Free Time

6:00 pm: No Host Reception

7:00 pm: Celebration Dinner and District Governor Installation