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This is the weekly bulletin for
The Richmond 
Sunrise Rotary Club 
for June 9, 2022 

Miscellaneous

 
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:  
 
The external Paul Harris Dinner is scheduled for June 15th at Quilchena Golf Club and tickets will be $75 each. 
 
June 21 is the new District Governor installation at Inn at the Key in New Westminster starting at 5:30 and a ticket costs $75.
 
The President’s dinner is  Wednesday June 22 at 6 PM at the Steveston Seafood House. The cost will be $50 per person plus drinks. A set menu will be sent around in advance.
 
Max is coming. We need to find three more host families and we have only one  so far through Sandra. We voted as a club to take an exchange student. He is here from August to June and a family usually host for three months. He has a lot of interests and speaks 5 languages. Even if not hosting please try an include the student in activities. See Sam's email for Max's application. 
 
 
 
 
 
Zoom Meeting Rules
 
THE LINK TO OUR THURSDAY MEETINGS WILL NO LONGER BE EMAILED BUT ACCESSED THROUGH THE LINK BELOW.
 
Meeting ID: 868 5522 9058
Passcode: 473892
 
1) Mute your microphone if you aren't already muted. Background noise is distracting. 
2) If you are not engaged in the presentation, turn off your camera. 
3) Chat function should only be used to address the speaker, not for Club member remarks during the presentation
4) Unmute when harassing the Sergeant at Arms or taking your turn during Sergeant at Arms.
 
Presidents Report and Announcements, committee and board news and other stuff.
 

Life’s journey is not to arrive safely at the grave but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting holy shit what a ride.

Judy and Debbie have volunteered for reaching home hampers.
 
Please direct any questions to the President or a board member of your choosing and we will discuss any and all questions or concerns during our board meeting. Also please refer anyone who may be interested in attending a meeting or joining the club.
 
Be kind and be calm and safe...
 
 
 
 

Visitors      

 
 
Susan Terrance from Gateway theatre. 
 
 
 
 

sergeant At Arms Tidbits

 
Okay so this was a really weird zooming morning with the zoomers talking over the in person and Bobby working diligently to connect everyone and thanks to him he did eventually. So we did finally get to Sergeant at Arms. 

Dalbir attended the world’s largest funeral  with 6,000 people for Indira Fisher who was very active raising money for cancer research. Indira Fisher Obituary - Vancouver, BC (dignitymemorial.com)
 
Bob went hiking in the lower Lynn Valley.

Judy had another birthday dinner last night(the celebration continues). Is off to Whistler with Spencer's family and staying at Ghirra's. Sports day tomorrow - unless there is an atmospheric river.☂️

Debbie M. was in another regatta and is paddling four times a week. And in  granddaughter news she is now getting up on her knees and pulling herself up. She will soon be paddling with Grandma.

Kal was also at the funeral yesterday and particularly sad because her father is 88 years old and was beside the coffin of his daughter who was 56.
 
Marg missing the zoomers enjoyed the nice hot breakfast and her sister is still living with them.

Blair has attempted to join our club but they could not find he existed in his old Edmonton club as they may have killed him off. Until he reappears he cannot quit his old club. Sounds like bureaucracy has triumphed once again. 🤯

Gordon said that 30 years ago internet connection was a problem all the time and today was unusual with our connection problem. He has a busy week with rotary inductions and the Interact Clubs.
 
I am travelling and Christine M. will take over. But not for a couple weeks. 

Debbie S. going for a hike with Chris and Heather Harrison.

Chris M. last night presented our scholarship at McNeil and  was in her first school setting since retirement. She looked good in her black dress which led to an epiphany. As a mother of the bride to be she is looking for a seamstress who will make the same dress in a color other than black. Anyone know the email address for Cinderella's fairy godmother?🧙‍♀️

Bobby had nothing new but Mike is still in Mexico and Bobby is super busy with decorations and menus so Whistler has been cancelled.

Chris B joined us from California where there is a huge heat wave. She has gone to three plays including a Come From Away and Georgia McBride a drag show. She has also seen Chicago and is going to see the Beach Boys. Her son now listens to Chicago. Malcolm played Chicago to put himself through University. Chris' bling this morning included two different earrings.

Belinda visited her mom with the launch of twelve seniors Faces of Richmond on Community Arts Council web page. You click on the photo and hear their story. It is a great project and Belinda recommends checking it out with interesting stories from amazing Richmondites. Especially because our own Kalwinder is included - a senior???

Larry is going into St Paul's for his head procedure and then off to Toronto for a family wedding and then to Niagara Falls and then to New York. Then a deep breath.

Dick is in Richmond and alive to keep the record straight. He is off to the Okanagan for first time since Covid. He recommends Netflix the Lincoln lawyer. He is gone for two weeks. Garth thought Dick might possibly be a hologram.

Melinda saw Hamilton and it was fabulous. Says Dick should have qualified for the faces of Richmond. She is taking John to an appointment next week. She is also taking over us next week.

Elena went to the Bee Gees when she was in Vegas. She is planning to go away next week to Alberta.
 
Garth didn't say anything this week but he did win the award for picking the most hated car company in North America - apparently it is Ford. I did not get a vote because I really liked my T-Bird and my hybrid Escape. Dick probably didn't vote either - he had an Escape at one time as well. 

Pat thanked Bobby for persevering until the zoomers were connected. She was in Palm Springs for the week and drove home. The pool was 94 degrees in Indio and there were lots of traffic jams on the drive home. She came to the meeting after only two and a half hours sleep. She got to border and had forgot to fill out arrive Can. Pat needs a lawn mower or gardening service. Belinda offered her mom with her ride on mower.
 
 
 

speaKER

 
Susan told us that Gateway is celebrating it's 40th anniversary and would have put on a gala but for Covid. Two years later the theatre itself was built. Gateway is now open again bringing theatre, dance, and academy back to the stage. Covid was disastrous for the arts. Gateway will be offering performing arts on all three stages. Songs of Summer will be on the lawn on July 10th, August 14th and September 11th. For more information follow this link Songs of Summer Outdoor Concert Series | Gateway Theatre . The acting summer camps are open and there will be family day event. There will be an evening concert and an indigenous concert. The Christmas presentation will be Ann of Green Gables. Summer camps are open with academy classes from September to March. The children will learn theatre and life skills in a safe environment which is also confidence building. They learn to value their own ideas and share experiences. There is a bursary program for those who cannot afford it. Arts builds interpersonal relationships, reduces delinquency and increases inclusion and diversity. The Arts  fosters economic growth and reduces isolation. The theatre makes you feel connected with a broader world. Relate to isolation and now open the doors and bring the arts to society. The arts, our heritage and museums will bring peace to the rest of the world. Susan will be providing a more detailed schedule later but it will include 
Anne of Green Gables
Lunar New Year 
Halloween at the Theatre
Hey Viola about Viola Desmond done in cabaret style.
Culture days in the fall
Volunteer appreciation
The Theatre welcomes sponsorships starting at $1,000 will get your name on a seat. But you do not have to sit in it.  For more information this is Gateway's Web Site
 
 

                                    Meanderings 

So being the curious person I am and not really knowing anything about Viola Desmond here is what Professor Google says. 

Viola Irene Desmond (née Davis), businesswoman, civil rights activist (born 6 July 1914 in Halifax, NS; died 7 February 1965 in New York, NY). Viola Desmond built a career and business as a beautician and was a mentor to young Black women in Nova Scotia through her Desmond School of Beauty Culture. In 1946, Viola Desmond challenged racial discrimination when she refused to leave the segregated Whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Viola Desmond was arrested, jailed overnight and convicted without legal representation for an obscure tax offence as a result. Despite the efforts of the Nova Scotian Black community to assist her appeal, Viola Desmond was unable to remove the charges against her and went unpardoned in her lifetime. Desmond’s courageous refusal to accept an act of racial discrimination provided inspiration to later generations of Black persons in Nova Scotia and in the rest of Canada. In 2010, Lieutenant-GovernorMayann Francis issued Desmond a free pardon. In December 2016, the Bank of Canada announced that Viola Desmond would be the first Canadian woman to be featured by herself on the face of a banknote — the $10 note released on 19 November 2018. Viola Desmond was named a National Historic Person by the Canadian government in 2018.
 
And if you want to learn more follow this link Viola Desmond | The Canadian Encyclopedia

 

 

                              Upcoming Events

 
 
 
Please note the date for the Auction
Friday May 5th 2023 Live and in Person. 
 
External Paul Harris June 15th, 2022. 
 
President's Dinner Wednesday June 22, 2022. 
 
 
 
 

TODAYS CHUCKLEs  

 
                 
🤣    🤓 🤪 🥸 😋😘
'There's two fish in a tank, and one says to the other "How do you drive this thing?" '
 
Today, think positive, drink your coffee, don’t freak out, remember stabbing people in the back is wrong, are you wearing pants?
 

Do you know how weird it is being the same age as old people?

 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Brian Cole
June 10
 
Peachy Magistrado
June 10
 
Dalbir Rai
June 23
 
Spouse Birthdays
Greg Boyd
June 4
 
Lavina
June 29
 
Anniversaries
Eleanore Matthew
Don
June 1
 
Bill Jaffe
Shelley
June 13
 
Debbie Murphy
Miles Timmis
June 26
 
Join Date
Sandra Hass
June 10, 2008
14 years
 
Debbie Murphy
June 17, 2010
12 years
 
Eleanore Matthew
June 17, 2020
2 years
 
Melinda Newman
June 17, 2010
12 years
 
Mark Phillips
June 18, 2014
8 years
 
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