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This is the weekly bulletin for
The Richmond 
Sunrise Rotary Club 
for June 1st, 2023

Miscellaneous

 
 
Repeat from last week or until no longer relevant or until I delete it:  
 
 
 
Marg is looking for volunteers for the first Tuesday morning of every month to serve breakfasts at Gilmore starting at 7 AM. So please check your calendars and help in a hands on project. The last one is next June 6th. 
 
All are reminded of the president’s dinner so please register if you haven’t. Max’s sponsor family will be in attendance.
 
If you haven’t signed up to present the Club’s scholarship and are available please let Sam know if you did not sign up last Thursday.
 
Debbie M. thanked everyone for coming through with another successful Gala. Next years Gala is Friday May 3rd, 2024. So put it in your diary now.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
5) Eat your vegetables
 
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.
 
 
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
 
 
Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in. 
 
 
VISITORS     
 
Denison Buan from Refood and our student Max
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 
CLUB BUSINESS
 
 
President's Dinner is on June 21st at the Steveston Seafood House starting at 6 PM. The cost is $58 per person to be collected by the restaurant. 
 
(Imagine John Wayne's voice) I want you to listen and listen tight, your bulletin editors laptop suffered from the black screen of death. The mother board died along with it all the notes from Thursday mornings meeting. 
 
So the Sergeant at Arms is likely to be the most accurate and shortest ever. 
 
 
 

sergeant At Arms Tidbits

 
There was a lot of discussion about the Canadian Citizenship ceremony and how emotional it is for the applicant and their family and friends. We also learned that Sam has been a Canadian Citizen for as many years as Chris B. 
 
Garth announced the mysterious number 291 which may be the number of Republicans and Democrats in the house that actually voted for the same bill.
 
Sam claimed that his hataversary with Justin was actually a pantaversary. But I checked the bulletin and twice it is reported as a hataversary. Clearly Sam is misremembering but to humour him we will call it a pantaversary in todays edition. 
 
Dalbir drove his Rolls Royce to the meeting which made Gordon think we actually had a classy club. 🤣
 
Mary Lou returned from her cabin where they tore up the old deck. Her father has taken a turn for the worst.
 
Amanda has taken IMT treatment and it took a couple of weeks of discomfort but is feeling much better. 
 
Elena announced the loading of a RWHN container to the Ukraine with the help of the local Ukrainian community.
 
Peachy is in a fight with ICBC over what she is entitled to for wage loss.
 
Jeanette figured out that if she loses her purse when she has invited her husband out for dinner he gets to pay. 
 
Peter's granddaughter was asked to play goalie for the next up age group and did very well. 
 
Christine M. says Max has about a month to go before he heads home and that he will be missed. She had a great time off the grid at Rod's cabin where a friend accidentally (and foolishly) suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency cell phone service was somehow arranged and ambulance and hospital managed to save his life. First responders were not impressed.
 
Debbie M. has a big regatta coming up this weekend. So practice practice practice.
 
Yours truly has dreams about returning to the practice of law and never being ready. 
 
Brian Cole was not there.
 
Bobby was not there.
 
Micheal was not there.
 
My notes are not here so have a nice Sunday and do a rain dance - we need it. 
 
 
 
 
 

                                    Meanderings 

 
 
How many of you have heard of an Echidnas? Me neither until the May edition of the National Geographic. It is the only other mammal besides the platypus that lays an egg. (and humans when they "lay an egg.") Anyway the Echidnas looks like an upside down mop sized brush. It can measure 14 to 30 inches and weigh up to 22 pounds. It lives in New Guinea and Australia in deserts and cold mountains. It has a tube snout to eat ants and no teeth. A baby is called a puggle and a group is called a parade. In mating season up to ten males waddle in a line behind the female often with the younger male at the end. This may go on for days until the female stops and stretches out on the ground. The males then dig a rut around her and sumo wrestle style each other to shove them out of the ring. The victor gets to mate with her first. The males penile shaft has four heads only two of which are used in each erection (no there were no pictures). The male alternates between the two penises allowing it to ejaculate 10 times without pause. After about 20 days the female deposits one egg into her pouch and after 10 more days the world has another puggle. There is no indication that a puggle has any more magical power than a Muggle. (it is a Harry Potter reference for those who might not know.)
 
If you are interested in more here is the wikipedia link Echidna - Wikipedia
 

speaker 

Denison spoke to us about Refood and how it grew from just himself and his small sedan to several trucks, many volunteers and grocery store suppliers of surplus food. He started it when as a chef he saw how much food was wasted. He checked with grocery stores and found out they had a lot of surplus food that was just being thrown out. He started to pick it up and delivery to various charities around Vancouver. It has grown to New Westminster and Burnaby and he would like to expand into Richmond. To read more you can follow this link:
https://refood-website.vercel.app/about
 

upcoming events

 
 
June 21st, 2023, President's Dinner. 6 PM at the Steveston Seafood House. Please register on line. 
 
June 29th President's Roast.
 
May 3rd, 2024. Gala Auction 

                  TODAY'S CHUCKLEs            

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I had a happy childhood. My dad used to put me in tires and roll me down hills. Those were Goodyears.
 
What invention allows us to see through walls? Windows.
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Brian Cole
June 10
 
Peachy Magistrado
June 10
 
Dalbir Rai
June 23
 
Spouse Birthdays
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
15 years
 
Debbie Murphy
June 17, 2010
13 years
 
Eleanore Matthew
June 17, 2020
3 years
 
Melinda Newman
June 17, 2010
13 years
 
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