There are a lot of exciting things going on. To find out more about the Hockey Pool fundraiser, Rotary Foundation 100th Year, Heart of the Matter 2017 and more.
Parking: Please note effective immediately, there will be fewer surface parking spots so any NON over height vehicles should try to park underground. Reminder that parking is free until 8:30am.
Minutes at the Mic:
7:00am: singing of, "O Canada"
7:10am: breakfast served.
7:15am: introduction of guests: Kari Gilmore potential new member, Juan, Lavinia, and our guest speaker Jamie McDonald.
7:20am: minutes at the mic:
Alana - Circulated a printed agenda from a Rotary meeting 1993.
Rick Molstad - Has a supply of cards from our guest speaker last week.
Dave - To the Heart of the Matter tickets going fast please reserve your tickets.
Wendy - To the Heart of the Matter committee meeting after today's meeting
Quinn - A reminder to sell the Heart of the Matter raffle tickets and return to him
Sandy -New App available through Club runner - makes available current contact list
Sandy-Let Sandy know if you are not receiving emails ie weekly Bulleton
7:30am: Toonie Bucket:
Harvey will be writing his test for Canadian Citizenship this week. Good luck Harvey!
Harvey is the 50/50 winne
7:40am: guest speaker Jamie McDonald.
Jamie is the Executive Director for New Hope Community Services Society.
New Hope welcomes and supports refugee claimants and immigrants through Housing, Employment and Community.
The facility is a 13 suite apartment complex where applicants are provided with housing and given support in employment until they are able to settle into their new environment.
You can find more information at www.newhopecs.org.
A message from Carlos Galvez regarding the 2016 Christmas Kettle Campaign...
I just didn't want you all to wait until the new year, maybe you can send this information at least to all those who graciously gave their time to make this kettle campaign more exciting.
The Liquor Store’s kettle proceeds were $694.76
Save-On Foods’ kettle produced $494.95
So as you can see this year the Club broke last year’s record with total donations of $1,189.71. We are very pleased and thankful for all the volunteers that made this happened and it was worth all of your time. Please express once again our gratitude to all the participants and thank you once again, may the Lord our God continue to strengthen you as you continue serving HIM as His hands, arms, feet and heart, our Rotary Club is an inspiration for me and a real encouragement.
An update on the Royal City Rotary donations to Stevenson House
On December 21 Dave & Rick dropped off 14 hefty & generous gift bags for the clients at Stevenson House. Thanks so much to all of you & Merry Christmas!
Yrs., Phil Mackenzie, House Support Worker, Stevenson House Shelter for Men
The January 25th meeting has been cancelled to be replaced by a joint meeting with the noon club on January 26th.
The Lunch club has invited our club to a joint meeting to be held January 26 at Boston Pizza beginning at 5:30. Their guest speaker is Dr. Arlene King, renowned speaker with the "W.H.O." looking after the polio folio. She has spoken at other clubs and comes highly recommended. Following discussions with several board members the morning club has accepted the invitation. Consequently there will be no meeting on January 25.
The format of the meeting is:
5:30 fellowship, order meals/drinks
6:00 dinner
6:30 speaker
7:00 adjourn
Rotarians pay $5.00 toward a 50/50 (half the pot goes to the draw winner the remainder helps pay for the meal of the speaker). each rotarian is responsible to pay for any meals or beverages ordered as well as for any guests they bring.
This is a unique opportunity to hear about one of our other partners in the battle to defeat polio.
Royal City Rotary celebrates The Rotary Foundation's (TRF) 100 years of doing good in the world with an aim of each member doing 100 random kind actions between December 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
Royal City Rotary celebrates The Rotary Foundation's (TRF) 100 years of doing good in the world with an aim of each member doing 100 random kind actions between December 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
Recipients:
A kind action can be towards yourself, a family member, a Rotary family member, someone from work, someone in the community or any stranger(s).
Some examples of Kind Actions (have fun with anything that comes to mind):
Give a co-worker standing at the bus-stop in the snow, a ride to work.
Give a homeless person a cup of chili and a bagel, when you stop by Tim Horton's for your coffee meeting.
Write online to Amnesty International to support International Human Rights Day, Saturday December 10, 2016, at http://www.amnesty.ca.
Support girls in developing countries realize their potential through "Because I am a Girl" program.
Support Doctors Without Borders with lifesaving care through https://msfwarehouse.ca/ and have an ecard sent to the person you are honoring with a gift on their behalf.
Shovel the snow on your neighbor's, or a senior's sidewalk.
Spend a few extra minutes getting to know a member in our club.
Say hello to someone when they least expect it.
Call or send a card to family member or friend you have been too busy do before.
Be patient with someone you don't usually have patience with.
Recording of Kind Actions:
These actions are to be recorded and sent to gloria@peaksuccesscoaching.com or summarised on index cards and hand in to her at Rotary meetings.
Interactors and Rotaractors:
Interactors and Rotaractors are invited to participate.
Sharing at Rotary and on facebook:
To respect wishes for anonymity, name will not be attached when shared, only the kind acts.
Please let Gloria know how you plan on submitting your kind actions and she will track, record and report to our club to celebrate TRF's centennial.
Thanks to everyone in advance for participating in this fun activity.
Read more about our Beneficiaries for our To The Heart of the Matter 2017 Fundraiser...
Most of us will never have to worry about what will happen when our loved one comes home at the end of the day or if we will get a peaceful sleep that night. We don't understand what it feels like to be consumed by fear about our physical and emotional safety and yet afraid to reach out for help. Whether the bruises are visible on their faces or reflected in their eyes, women and children who come to Monarch Place Transition House in New Westminster need refuge and support at a crisis point in their lives. Your support helps them to re-establish their lives and find a future of hope, peach and safety.
A resident commented, "Monarch Place has changed my life and I am looking forward to a new beginning."
The Citizens Foundation Pakistan/Canada
The Citizens Foundation Canada (TCF) was established in 2005 with the objective to provide quality education to less privileged children in Pakistan. Their aim is to work towards building a network of well wishers and volunteers for TCF all over Pakistan. TCF is a registered charity. TCF's unique model, comprising of several key elements, has proved crucial to its success. These elements include purpose built campuses, careful location of schools within walking distance of the target population, all female faculty, transport for teachers, emphasis on constant teachers' training, strong supervision of performance and accountability, low overheads, financial transparency and a single-minded focus on core mission to educate the less privileged children of Pakistan. TCF Canada has raised donations for 53 schools with a student population of 4,900.
Tulbagh Community Project, South Africa
Tulbagh is a beautiful farming village about a 90 minute drive from Cape Town. It is located in a pristine valley, yet due to high unemployment and the seasonal nature of farm work, poverty affects the community dramatically. The community is faced with issues such as poverty, drug and alcohol addition, HIV/AIDS, high dropout rates at schools and early pregnancy. There is, unfortunately, a serious lack of resources to address these problems. Even in the face of the difficult reality of life in Tulbagh, the people are committed to improving their situations and ensuring their children have the opportunities to realize their goals and dreams. Tulbagh Community Projects focuses on providing resources and support to assist community members in addressing the issues around them. The core projects include soup kitchens run by single-parent families, sport equipment centres' and educational support for youth. Not only have these projects been able to support the community with the difficulties they face, but they have become a trusted part of the community's identity. Hope is now shining brightly in this valley, as community members can work together for the future of their children.
Orphans in the Ukraine
Orphans in the Ukraine is reaching epidemic proportions. Communities such as Lviv, Nadvirna and Ivano Frankivsk are overwhelmed with displaced families from the Eastern Ukraine due to war. In one region alone, over 600 children have been placed in orphanages through loss of parents or economics. Parents cannot look after their children and either abandon them entirely or leave them in the orphanage while they attempt to gain employment and housing. Others whose parents have been victims of the fighting in Eastern Ukraine are left without any other support and must be institutionalized. These children include those with special needs. Providing the basics such as clothing, nutritional foods, bedding, furniture and medical supplies is essential to the lives of these children. A mobile service provides assistance to street children. This services drives through these communities looking for gathering places of children living in the streets without care. The service provides hot food, first aid, consultation, encouragement, understanding and advice.
Amarok Society, Bangladesh
One in three children today are illiterate. Despite significant efforts, this number is growing - a serious and dangerous situation. Building new schools is clearly not working; we must find new ways to reach the poorest children in the world. These children, like their parents, are growing up trapped in poverty in mega-city slums, where virtually all population growth is forecast for the next 30 years, although overlooked by international development. These slums are certainly not overlooked by extremists who use them as prime recruitment grounds. Uneducated people have no developed capacity to analyze the promises or judge the actions of extremists, and desperation and despair are easily manipulated into intolerance.
Amarok Society teaches illiterate mothers, renting next-door slum dwellings as schools. Each mother then teaches five neighbourhood girls and boys what she has learned every day. By placing the mother at the centre of change, Amarok Soiety teaches thousands of children whose future is now full of promise and hope. Women who were once confined to house-slavery are now viewed as the leaders of change that they are. With each school costing $10,000 to operate for a year, every child is receiving education for only $74/year with families at the heart of their education.
The Good Host program is how YOU can get involved - you are invited to help out by meeting, greeting and sharing cultural experiences with our Youth Exchange students. Juan Herrera (Mexico) and Lavinia Cappriccioli (Italy) are here and deserve to see and experience Canada to the fullest.
Any one of us can be Good Hosts by simply sharing some time with Juan and Lavinia. A phone call, lunch, dinner with family, sporting event, cultural outing, almost anything goes. However - all who host our youth exchange student unsupervised - even for a day event - must have submitted the YE police check paperwork to Paige Freeman prior to hosting.
Please remember to include our youth exchange students in any activities you and your family participate in. Juan and Lavinia can be contacted as follows:
Juan Edgar Herrera is currently staying with the Bartons. Simply call him on his cell phone at 778-829-2532 or email him at juan-edgar99@hotmail.com.
Lavinia Cappriccioli is currently staying with Hansi Natzke (and Tom). Simply call her on her cell phone at 778-893-2532 or email her at laviniacapriccioli@gmail.com
Greeters are the first point of contact for guests, potential new members, and our members. Making all who attend our meeting feel welcome is the responsibility of all of us as we all take turns being greeters.
1. All greeters should arrive no later than 6:40 am and be prepared to assist in setting up and preparing for the meeting. If a greeter cannot be present for their day of duties, please contact another member to fill in for you.
2. Greeter # 1 will ensure that the sandwich board at the entrance
3. Greeter # 2 will ensure that flags and banners are in place.
4. Greeters should welcome all members and guests and make them comfortable with the proceedings and surroundings, i.e., seating, coffee, schedule of meeting etc.
5. Greeter # 1 greets and sits with the speaker to gather information useful in providing a respectful and meaningful introduction of the speaker and the program.
6. Greeter # 2 thanks the speaker and presents the certificate of appreciation for their presentation. NOTE: The certificate is NOT a contribution of $20.00 in the speakers’ name. We donate $20.00 to the Rotary Foundation in recognition of their presentation at the meeting.
7. Greeter # 3 assists in taking down the flags, banners and places the sandwich board back in Kathy's office.
· Greeters may change duties amongst themselves if desired.
