Meeting: October 15th, 2019
Rotary Minute:
No minute - Colin was away.
Guests:
Ann Northwood
Visiting Rotarians:
Wayne Anderson
Announcements:
- Loaves and Fishes next week and we received some nice publicity from them.
- Breakfast last Saturday went well - a bit lower number of breakfasts served than last month
- Beer and Burger on the 29th. Please let Barney if you need tickets. Don’t forget a bottle of wine and something to auction.
- Wine Tour! Lynn reported that we made some money with 31 attending. $673.14 (or so!)
- Report from Wayne Anderson. He urged us all to become a member of the PolioPlus Society with a pledge of $100 US. You will receive a membership pin and your contribution qualifies for Paul Harris credit. You can donate at https://www.rotary.org/en/donate. Don’t forget that your contribution is tax deductible too!
- Wayne also reminded us about the youth protection awareness test. It would be great if everyone in the club were to take this course and test. Please go to the link below to get started.
Or there is another page that treats the information a little differently:
Please direct any questions to Bob Moss (Youth Protection Officer) or Paul Geneau (Youth Service Committee Chair).
- Lynn spoke of the reconciliation conference Nov 7 with Chris Beatons organization. There will be about 150 indigenous youth attending. Rotary has helped out with some funds towards this and our club has contributed $1000.
- Ed mentioned that we will be meeting with the city tomorrow to talk about the Loudon park project with the cities Finance and Audit department. They will review and make recommendations to council.
- The latest Rotary info cards are available. Let Derek know and he will set you up with some.
Upcoming Events:
- Rotaract ‘Pumpkin Toss’ November 2nd at 2600 Elk Trails (3-7 pm). In support of Hospice Society.
- Book Sale Nanaimo Town Center Oct 18-27
- Polio Days Nanaimo Town Center Mall Oct 24th. There will be a table for Rotary information
- Youth Leading Reconciliation Conference Nov 7. Volunteers needed
- Nanaimo Oktoberfest Oct 19th (7:30). Tickets $30
Thoughts:
Did you ever notice: The Roman numerals for forty (40) are 'XL'.
Birthdays
Ian Thorpe
Anniversaries:
Craig Clark, Rotary(16)
Barney introduced Glen Reed, Nanaimo BMX President.It’s very much a community for their members and it doesn’t matter if you are 2 or 62, everyone rides. They have a saying - no one rides the bench.
The BMX Club operates under the umbrella of the BMX Canada sanctioning body. The Nanaimo BMX Association is a bicycle motocross facility located at Beban Park. It was developed to be accessible by all bike riders in the Nanaimo area. Their local membership is comprised of approximately 350 riders who live in the mid-island area between Coombs and Duncan. The facility attracts a variety of different age groups
Nanaimo BMX has produced a number of very successful riders and they compete across Canada and the US. The facility has a great reputation but it is 30 years old and is in need up upgrading to bring it up to new standards. In particular the starting gate and the hill it is on needs to be redone. In fact, it is in need of about $320,000. The city has indicated that it might match the funds raised but there is still a ways to go.
Jim thanked Glen.
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