January 17, 2017 Meeting
Perry awarded Ed Poli his 3rd Paul Harris pin.
Guests: Exchange students Evan & Man, Pat, a guest of Lynne Hannay.
Paul Harris Fellow - Perry presented Ed Poli with his 3rd Paul Harris pin.
Announcements
Community Breakfast - Jim estimated attendance was down slightly. Dave Young came back after his convalescence. The bananas that Gill bought with proceeds from Pay-it-Forward were a big hit with the guests.
District 5020 Centennial Celebration Dinner in honor of the 100th Anniversary of our Rotary Foundation - Craig received details of the dinner from event Chair Joan Firkins & is planning to attend. The event is being held on Saturday, March 18th at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria. The keynote speaker is Rotary International Vice-President Jennifer Jones. See the story below the newsletter for details & a link to the registration page.
Beer n Burger Fundraiser February 21st Jim said Gill will receive donations while he is on holiday; tickets are $20.
DG multi-club visit - Jim told us that AG Bev Hilton has relayed a request from next year's DG for a multi-club visit, possibly on July 21st .
Spousal night February 14th Bring your partner for Valentine's
Local Community Celebration of the Rotary Foundation Centennial Derek said his committee has chosen Saturday April 1st as the date for the event.
Vacancies for 2017_18 Executive - President-Elect; Director, Club Administration; Director, Director, Community Service.
Single bed wanted - Colin is looking for a single bed for a refugee.
Program Callum Matthews, Community & Industry Specialist at Tourism Vancouver Island. He made the point that tourism is a very important to our local economy. Data from a few years ago indicated 3.8 million visitors to Vancouver Island spend $1.4B. Province-wide, tourism provides $1.2B in tax revenue.
Next week - Service Project at Loaves n Fishes Warehouse.