Meeting: May 21, 2024
Glynis led us in O Canada and Sheila recited the Selkirk Grace and handed out bookmarks from the Selkirk Arms Hotel in Kirkcudbright, where Robert Burns wrote the Grace in 1794.
Guests: Jairaj (Jay) Savant
Announcements:
Jim reminded us of the Garage Sale on June 15 and thanked Don for the poster ( a Work of Art)! Everyone needs to promote the sale and if you have items to donate take them to Jim if you cannot bring them to the Cavalotti Lodge on Friday 14. Ed will be scheduling volunteers for Friday ( setting up and pricing) and Saturday ( the sale and clean up).
Larry is looking for volunteers for next Tuesday's sorting at Loaves and Fishes.
Glynis (representing Ian) advised that the Installion will be at the Dingy Dock Pub on Tuesday June 18. We have our own ferry which will leave at 5.10 pm. $14 cash return fare. Please RSVP to Ian. It will be a casual event. We will re-install Bill . Cara has agreed to be Pres-Elect.
Don advised tht Business after Business is holding a special event also on June 18 . Daybreak Rotary is holding its shredding event on Saturday May 25. The Silly Boat Regatta is on July 21 - volunteers?
Rob reported on the Bayview family dinner. Still a disappointng turnout with 42 meals served. Thoughts about continuing this in the fall include trying to alternate with another school.
Derek said that the Rotaract club is very active meeting twice a month and volunteering at Loaves and Fishes.
Paul reported that our inbound exchange students are soon going home and our outbound will be back in a month or so. We have 6 exchange students going out this year and 4 coming in plus some summer exchanges. Paul reminded us that the Exchange committee is looking for more members.
Sheila's Rotary Minute ( in Colin's absence)
The Rotary Foundation
At the 1917 convention, Arch Klumph proposed setting up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” An initial contribution of $26.50, set in motion a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives around the globe. Since it was founded, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
In 2022-2023 grants were provided as follows:
473 District grants totalling $26 M
324 Disaster Response Grants totalling $15M
1092 Global Grants totalling $55M and
1 Program of Scale Grant of $2M.
The Rotary Foundation is a public charity operated exclusively for charitable purposes When you contribute to the Rotary Foundation you contribute to the Canadian Associate and receive a charitable receipt for Income Tax purposes.
All Rotarians are encouraged to donate to The Rotary Foundation and the simplest way is by becoming a Sustaining Member when you give $100 US or more per year to the Annual Fund.
You become a Benefactor when you include the Endowment Fund as a beneficiary of $1,000 or more in your will. A Paul Harris Fellow is when you have donated $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.
A Multiple Paul Harris Fellow is when you give additional gifts of $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.
The Foundation receives your donations each year and invests those funds for 3 years. The income earned helps support administration. At the end of the 3 years the funds are available to Rotary Clubs for the various grants including Global Matching Grants and District Grants, which fund smaller-scale, short-term projects that address immediate needs in your community or abroad.
Birthdays: Sheila was serenaded in the usual way.
Anniversaries: Rob and Barb - 40 years
Program:
Derek introduced Jeff Campbell, a Regisered Hearing Instrument Practitioner who founded "Ears to You" a mobile hearing clinic in 2020. Starting with one van in Nanaimo the company now serves Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Calgary and Southern Ontario. Jeff explained in layman's terms the various reasons for, and the types of, hearing loss and the advances which have been made in hearing aid technology. He encouraged everyone to have their hearing tested. Studies have shown that hearing loss leads to reduced quality of life. The latest hearing devices can connect to personal devices and differentiate up to 64 frequency bands, boosting only the sounds needed.
It was a very interesting and informative talk which produced a lot of questions from the members. Thank you Jeff.
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