Community breakast is coming up this Saturday.
No visiting Rotarians today.
Guest Our exchange student Boss.
Rotary minute. Colin explained that the three components of the Rotary Foundation are Polio Eradication, humanitarian grants, & educational programs.
Announcements:
President Greg told of the Putting a Face on Polio event on October 29, hosted by the Rotary Club of Ladysmith (see club calendar for details).
Rotary Foundation seminar Saturday October 18 from 8AM – 5PM at Vancouver Island University (see club calendar for details).
Our October 21st Meeting will be offsite at New York Pizza on Dover Rd. The program is Foundation night, recognition for Paul Harris fellows
The Rotary Club of Nanaimo used book sale starts Friday October 17 (see details in club calendar).
Craig announced that the next P.A.R.T.Y. session (Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth) takes place on Wednesday October 22 (see details in story below).
Our next Community breakfast is this coming Saturday, October 11th; please confirm with Jeff if you can take a shift.
Program.
Bob Moss introduced Maeve O'Byrne, president of the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation. Maeve provided an update on the Foundation's programs and thanked our club for its volunteer contribution to the Dragonboat Festival over the years; this campaign has allowed our hospital to purchase state of the art imaging equipment for the detection of breast cancer. She explained the need for two new surgical rooms for which the foundation is raising $1.5M .
Club anniversary – 1 year for Barb & Scott.
Door prize – Melina Snyder O’Donnell won the bottle of wine.
50:50 draw – Paul tossed against President Greg but did not match him.
Next week: Chris Cross, President of Canadian Home Builders Association
