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This is the weekly bulletin for
The Richmond 
Sunrise Rotary Club 
for February 3, 2022 

Miscellaneous

 
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:  
 
All meetings by Zoom until further notice. 
 
The external Paul Harris Dinner is now scheduled for June 15th and tickets will be $75 each.  
 
The Foundation Dinner is cancelled but any donation will be matched for Paul Harris points. 
 
Coldest night of the Year is February 26th and will now be virtual so sign up or donate at Coldest Night of the Year 2022 - Richmond (cnoy.org)
 
 
 
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.
 
From the Board Meeting:
Coast Capital: Operations Account: $48,147.36 Foundation Account: $28,804.89 o
$13,604.27 GIC o $15,200.62 chequing
Vancity: Operations Account: $2,495.00 Foundation Account: $2,495.00
 
Kal has agreed to take over the International Chair Next Year. Thankyou Kal and thanks for your years of service Gordon. 
 
Congratulations, Pat!!! Rotary Citations: 1 club has achieved the Rotary Citation so far- Richmond Sunrise..........YEE-HAW!!
 
 
 
 
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      

 

None Reported. 

 
 

sergeant  At Arms Tidbits

 
 
Thankyou Gordon for taking the notes of this weeks meetings.
 
 
SAA Peter decided on a random approach to selecting members to speak.  He challenged host Sandra to follow him; whatever – somehow it worked with 23 attending. 
 
Debbie S. was amazingly quiet…maybe she was aligning her bones? See later…….
 
Mary Lou was happy that visitations to Dad could now increase and also enjoyed a Sunday dinner party.
 
Christine M. was continuing her marathon walking – together with Yoga and Dance lessons – ‘Mouvement Perpetual’ seems to be the norm in her retirement life!
 
Garth has been powder (or was it power?) skiing.
 
Larry was feeling just great! Back at work but with a very heavy workload.
 
Dalbir recalled a visit to the Polish church downtown where the service lasted a full half day!
 
Margaret has had lots of dinners with her friends – nice to be back in person! But surprised that virtual walking is more than sitting and watching!
 
Danny has also been skiing and admiring the wonderful views he gets of the lower mainland from up there.
 
Bobby also had a family dinner - so nice to celebrate the Team Canada in person. (Ed. or is this Bobby G.? see note below).
 
Elena is doing her customary 10k steps, enjoyed a Lunar Year lunch with a Chinese friend and attended a virtual concert.
 
Debbie T. was missing the usual batch of Lunar New Year festivities – but did make the Richmond Multicultural one. Getting ready for the Coldest night of the year event – planning to talk about it at next weeks meeting.
 
Sandra had been exploring word puzzles.
 
Kal has been trying to persuade Lavina to allow him to buy a US$39k Superbowl ticket. Good luck with that, buddy!! Ed. Note Kal says Go Bengals (I say bet Rams)
 
Debbie M. Still very busy and challenging at work, but managed a Food Shuffle up Main Street. And upped her game to the 2nd Team in Abreast on a Boat this year!
 
Richard (aka Dick) has duly paid his SAA dues and duly shown his Green Vaccination pass for all to see!
 
Belinda recalled when she was a soccer coach (who knew??) while watching her grand daughter playing goal at soccer.
 
Caroline was ecstatic that the RI dues had now arrived from Evanston. We all will be equally delighted. She also has been reading e-books with glee. Such a happy lot, aren’t we?
 
Bobby is now back to his Wednesday night dinners with family. Do they have Butter Chicken Pizzas, I wonder? (Ed. I wonder too is this Bob or Bobby G?)
 
Michael has a quiet week, allowing time to take his Xmas lights down!
 
Am(n)anda had a great week including a scrumptious meal at the Westin Bayshore – well, it was her birthday week after all!
 
Susan paid a visit to us this week, but tended to crack up on-screen. So what she said was fascinating – but I’ve no idea what it was……
 
Peter reckons that there’s an upsurge in soccer interest, after watching his grandson play – and the Canadian team doing so well.
 
After that excitement, Debbie S. showed us just how our skeletal system was constructed – and it only took a few minutes! Wish all our sore backs etc. could be rectified so quickly and easily.
 
Ed. report. Sandy's cataract surgery went really well and her vision in the right eye is now 20/20 for distance and the film of yellow is now gone. Waiting to schedule left eye. While jogging (aka old man ambling) around Garden City Lands early Sunday morning a skunk crossed my path. It's tail was up with the rear end pointed in my direction, so I high tailed it so to speak. I still smell so sweat?(sp). 
 
 

speaKER

 
Peter spoke about the gala auction with most of the arrangements and details in the agenda he had sent out and need not be repeated.
We had a wide-ranging discussion about the Disco-Themed Auction, but the main issues included|:
  • In-person (Plan A), virtual (Plan B) or Hybrid (Plan C);
  • Numbers planned – largely dependant on Health regulations;
  • Current status of these aspects at the banquet hall;
  • Ticket price; table size/seating;
  • Net revenue implications.
The next announcement from the Provincial Health folk will be 16th February.
Our next Auction review will be March 3rd following the general meeting.
Please give these items some thought and be prepared to voice your opinion at that meeting.
Last, Debbie T. will be taking over the Volunteer duties from Joyce and the Givergy database will be available shortly to start entering your auction items.
 
 
 

                                    Meanderings 

 

This is from Mary Lou - thank you. I know I learned to speak and write English good!

 

If you are looking to allocate blame for this state of affairs this table contains a list of culprits.

                              Upcoming Events

 
 
The grant management course is in April.
 
February 12th is a membership conference.
 
March 8th is the next board meeting.

 

External Paul Harris June 16th, 2022. 

 

 
Please note the date for the Auction
Friday May 6th 2022 Auction Fundraiser with final details to be determined but anticipating live and in person. 
 
 
 
 

TODAYS CHUCKLEs  

 
                                                                               🥸
 
 
So Christine M. has also sent me some quips as well - the next two are from her.
 
Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
 
The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
 
While we're on the topic of seniors here is an LOL joke.

A senior citizen drove his brand new Mercedes to 100 mph, looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a police car behind him

He floored it to 140, then 150, ... then 170, ...

Suddenly he thought, "I'm too old for this nonsense !"
So he pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the police car to catch up with him .

The officer walked up to him, looked at his watch and said,
"Sir, my shift ends in ten minutes.
Today is Friday and I'm taking off for the weekend.
If you can give me a good reason that I've never heard before for why you were speeding.
I'll let you go."

The Man looked very seriously at the police man, and replied :-

"Years ago, my wife ran off with a policeman, I thought you were bringing her back."

The Cop left saying,
" Have a good day, Sir"

 

 

 
 
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Margaret Dixon
February 6
 
Christina Pughe
February 21
 
Bill Jaffe
February 26
 
Spouse Birthdays
Jane Levelton
February 11
 
Anniversaries
Debbie Tablotney
Drew
February 12
 
Melinda Newman
John Newman
February 14
 
Dalbir Rai
Kal Rai
February 17
 
John Marquardt
Sandy
February 25
 
Join Date
Bill Jaffe
February 2, 1994
28 years
 
Gordon Dalglish
February 10, 1987
35 years
 
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