February 23, 2016 meeting at Lucky’s Liquor Store.
The evening consisted of a reception and wine tasting to celebrate Paul Harris day.
Thank you to Don for taking the pictures.
Audrey at the registration table.
President Lee welcomed the gathering & introduced president-elect Rob Waine who was asked to comment on the significance of the date. He noted that February 23rd is the anniversary of the first Rotary meeting held by Paul Harris & his colleagues in Chicago 111 years ago. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.
Some notable Rotarians include Warren G. Harding, US President; Dr Charles Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic; Guglielmo Marconi, Nobel laureate who invented radio; Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel laureate; Sam Walton, founder of Walmart; Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the UN and governor of Illinois.
Visiting Rotarians: Barry Sparks, Joy Cameron, Shawn Kilner & Robert Grose from Lantzville Rotary club, Joan Ryan from Rotary Club of Nanaimo.
Guests: many spouses & friends. Glynis had the guest from farthest away - her daughter-in-law Cookie A from California. A knitting designer, Cookie teaches knitting workshops internationally.
Reminder - 50:50 ticket selling at Walmart on Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM; let Ed know which shift you prefer.
Next week: Chris Barron will be speaking at Longwood on adopt a clinic with Canadian Blood Services.
Craig produced this edition in Sue's absence.
