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Craig Clarke (If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)
Club Information
Join us for dinner!
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:10 PM
Frith-Radcliffe Auditorium, Kiwanis Village
1233 Kiwanis Crescent (off Nelson Street)
Nanaimo, BC  V9S5Y1
Canada
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Speakers
Jun 23, 2015
NO MEETING
taking a break directly following District Conference in Nanaimo
 
Jun 30, 2015
President Greg's last meeting
Pizza & Beer: going out as he came in, at "New York Pizza!" 299 Wallace St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B4
 
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Upcoming Events
District 5020 Conference
Vancouver Island Conference Centre
Jun 19, 2015 – Jun 21, 2015
 
Dragon Boat Festival 2015
Maffeo Sutton Park
Jul 10, 2015 – Jul 12, 2015
 
June 16, 2015  Installation Ceremony
 
Venue:  Frankie's Modern Diner
 
Visiting Rotarians: Assistant Governor Barry Sparkes; Trina Brubaker, President, Nanaimo Oceanside; Len Olson, President, Lantzville; Eileen Tatton, President, Nanaimo Daybreak.
Guests:  Numerous spouses & friends.
 
Announcements
  • Reminder of Dragon Boat coming up July 10-12.  Please mark your calendar so you can be available to participate. It’s a lot of fun.
  • ROSTER UPDATE – We are revising our membership roster, so, if you have any changes that you would to make (email, phone number, photo, etc) please contact Gill ASAP if you have not already done so.
  • District 5020 Conference at Nanaimo Conference Centre, June 19 - 21.
Paul Harris Awards
 
          Gill made President Lee a Paul Harris Fellow by donation of points.
 
      Gill awarded Alan his fifth Paul Harris pin.
 
Rotarian of the Year Award
 
 
            President Greg awards the iconic trophy to Audrey who was voted Rotarian of the Year by her fellow members.       
 
The trophy was constructed by Jim McKee, a founding member of the club who worked for BC Telephone.
 
Japanese Print
The print is a gift from the Rotary Club of Akita East in 1993.  The tradition in our club is for it to be presented to the past president by his/her predecessor at the installation ceremony.
The print is a portrait of a Japanese poet Ono no Komachi from the 9th Century.  She was born in Akita prefecture and today Komachi is a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.
                Rob presented the print to outgoing President Greg.
 
Presentation of the Japanese Clock to the Incoming President.
 
 The clock was awarded to our club from our Sister club the Akita East club in Japan in 1990.
 The clock was made by a member of their club from Cherry bark from the Akita region of Japan.
 
 
 
Installation of the Executive
Past President Frank Allen conducted the installation.
 
   Frank with executive: Rod (director, world community service);  Past President Greg; President Lee; Rob, President-elect; Larry (director, membership); Audrey (secretary).
    Missing from the photo: Jim (Treasurer); Suzy (director, foundation); Ed (director, community service).
 
 
    Frank performing installation of Lee.
 
 
 
 
Next Week:  No meeting June 23rd because we are taking a break after District Conference.
 
 
NORTHWIND EDITOR – We are looking for a new Northwind editor.  It’s a fairly straightforward process that, if a Luddite like me can manage, anyone can.  So, please give the matter some thought and let me or Craig know if you are interested.  Doing the bulletin really keeps you in the loop!    Lee Mason
 
 
 
Stories
Member Benefits Program Introduced at RI Convention in São Paulo
Posted on Jun 19, 2015
  
RI President-elect K.R. Ravindran and his wife, Vanathy, are introduced to the audience at the 2015 Rotary Convention closing plenary session on 9 June in São Paulo, Brazil. The four-day convention attracted more than 14,500 attendees from more than 150 countries.   Photo Credit: Rotary International/Monika
 
 
RI President-elect K.R. Ravindran introduced a member benefits program at the 9 June closing session of the 2015 Rotary International Convention, saying that many more hands are needed to continue Rotary’s work around the world.
The program, Rotary Global Rewards, aims to boost membership and enhance member satisfaction. It will debut on 1 July.
“This innovative new program will allow Rotary members to connect with hundreds of businesses and service providers from around the world -- and that number is growing,” said Ravindran. “These establishments will offer Rotarians discounts and concessions on the everyday business that you do. And, in many cases, not only will you benefit, but our Foundation will as well, by receiving a contribution with each transaction.”
The program will include discounts on car rentals, hotels, dining, and entertainment. Discounts on more products and services from companies worldwide are expected to be added throughout the year.
“It will be another way to benefit from being a Rotarian and being part of the Rotary network,” said Ravindran, whose presidential theme for 2015-16 is Be a Gift to the World. “I urge all of you to become a part of that scheme.”
News
Report calls for expanded investment in renewable energy for Africa
Posted on Jun 11, 2015
 
The main message of a new report from Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress Panel, Power, People, Planet: Seizing Africa’s Energy and Climate Opportunities is for expanded investments in renewable energy. The report calls for a ten-fold increase in power generation to provide all Africans with access to electricity by 2030. This would reduce poverty and inequality, boost growth, and provide the climate leadership that is sorely missing at the international level.
 
 
"We categorically reject the idea that Africa has to choose between growth and low-carbon development," said Kofi Annan, Chair of the Africa Progress Panel. "Africa needs to utilize all of its energy assets in the short term, while building the foundations for a competitive, low-carbon energy infrastructure."
 
In Sub-Saharan Africa, 621 million people lack access to electricity – and this number is rising. Excluding South Africa, which generates half the region’s electricity, Sub-Saharan Africa uses less electricity than Spain. It would take the average Tanzanian eight years to use as much electricity as an average American consumes in a single month. And over the course of one year someone boiling a kettle twice a day in the United Kingdom uses five times more electricity than an Ethiopian consumes over the same year.
 
 
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