Last weeks meeting
Chris M introduced our speaker Gem Munro (and Dr Tanyss Munro) the founders of Amarok Society. There are over 70,000,000 children in the world who are too poor to go to school. Conventional approaches are not working for these ‘bottom hundred million children’ – new approaches are needed. Amarok Society harnesses the power of mothers to effect lasting improvement in some of the poorest slums in the world, in two of the most troubled, violent and dangerous countries in the world: Bangladesh and Pakistan. Amarok Society teaches uneducated mothers how to read and write, and then teaches the mothers to be neighborhood teachers – educating their own and their neighbors’ children every day in their homes, with astonishing result. Amarok Society and Rotary work together. Marg thanked our speaker.
24 members in attendance
Visitors
- Gem Munro (speaker)
- Dr Tanyss Munro
- Ralph May
Sergeant At Arms Tidbits
(Dalbir SAA)
- Micheal told a grocery story incident that involved "a lot of spilled milk"!!
- Debbie T. recounted a serious fire that involved her son's home apartment. He suffered serious injury as well as having lost belongings. Debbie invited anyone with spare furniture to let her know.
- Debbie M had a fairly serious car accident giving her a concussion and vertigo. No fun...
- Lots of stories about Palm Springs - hiking, celebrating a 70th birthday, drinking, eating, etc....
Meanderings
Did you know? Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
Rotary Club Focus - December is Family Month
Upcoming Events
(new items in bold)
- Dec 5 - Club meeting Victor Ghirra toy drive (bring toys/money)
- Dec 8 - Christmas party at Riverside Banquet 4 PM
- Dec 26 - Regular meeting cancelled
- Jan 8 - Auction meeting 6:30 at Joyce's home
- Apr 2 - Basket contents to Amanda
- Apr 21 - Basket weaving at Larry's Life Center
- Apr 24 to 26 - District Conference at Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, Vancouver
- May 1, 2020 - Annual Auction
- Jun 14- 28 - Friendship exchange to Russia
Committee (and other) Updates
Today's Chuckle
EXERCISES FOR SENIORS
You know how important exercise is, as we grow older. Here are a few suggestions. I start by standing outside behind the house and, with a five-pound potato sack in each hand, extend my arms straight out to my sides and hold them there as long as I can.
After a few weeks, I moved up to 10-pound potato sacks, then 50-pound potato sacks and finally I got to where I could lift a 100-pound potato sack in each hand and hold my arms straight out for more than a full minute!
Next, I started putting a few potatoes IN the sacks, but I would caution you not to overdo it at this level.
