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May 31, 2011
The QB Sunrise Scuttlebutt is a weekly publication that highlights the activities of the Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise.  Next Weeks Activity Roster
May 31st Meeting Birthdays and Anniversaries Kim and Jill celebrate their Anniversary June 3 and George and Pauline celebrate their Wedding Anniversary June 5; Happy Anniversary Kim and Jill and George and Pauline Guests  PDG Norm Watts visited us this morning and shared impressions of the 2011 RI Conference in New Orleans; Welcome Norm  PAG and Parksville AM Rotarian Bashir El Kalifawi and Robin compete for the best trimmed beard; Welcome Bashir  Glynn Currie Lantzville Rotarian and Team Leader of the VTT team traveling to the Philippines in July; Welcome Glynn Rotary Moment  Derek chose as his Rotary Moment topic Rotoract and Interact; the point that Derek emphasized was how important youth is to an aging Rotary organization. Derek’s suggestion was that our club should be engaging students at KSS and assisting them to form a Rotoract Club. Rotary International has recognized the importance of focusing on youth in Rotary by creating a Fifth Avenue of Service called “Future Generations” which brings all of Rotary’s youth initiatives under one umbrella and gives Rotary youth an equal place at Rotary's table.  Our District recently endorsed a Fifth Avenue of Service and DG Bob Martin has followed up by appointing Mark Hoppen from the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday as our New Generations District Chair. Announcements Echo Players production of “Over the River and Through the Woods” which opened last Wednesday evening was very entertaining, however, David announced that 40 tickets went unsold, that’s $400 that could have gone into our Charities Account. David suggested we need to take a second look at this event as a fundraiser.  Allen thanked the many volunteers who turned out on Sunday for Family Days. The crew cooked up 50 Hamburgers, 80 Smokies, and 144 Hot Dogs and we realized a profit of $700. Well done everyone.  Doug had the sign up sheet for our Installation ceremony on June 28th. The cost will be $35 per person, including gratuity; drinks are extra. We’ll meet at the Thallasa Restaurant, no host bar at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Trivia  Now we know, thanks to Sgt. Kim and keeper of the potty Derek that an oxter is an armpit, however it cost our table a dollar each to find out.  Stephen and Shurli served up another great breakfast. There going to be in Vegas for our meeting June 14 so we’ll have to fend for ourselves. Shurl was heard to suggest that we might want to contribute some Happy Dollars to swell their Las Vegas Pot. Program  This mornings speaker was Glynn Currie a member of the Lantzville Rotary Club and Team Leader of the Districts Vocational Training Team that will travel to the Philippines in July. The Vocational Training Team (VTT) replaces the old Group Study Exchange Program. The change is not only a change in name it’s a change in emphasis that reflects Rotary’s Future Vision Plan. A VTT under the Future Vision Plan must focus on one of the 6 areas of concentration. In the Philippine exchange the focus is literacy and all members of the team are experienced educators. While in the Philippines from July 7 through Aug 5 they have a busy schedule meeting with the members of the Philippine team in District 3770 and other teachers and schools in the District. The 4 team members and Glynn are very experienced teachers and each member brings a unique skill set and focus to the team. The teams’ challenge will be the teaching of elementary school science; providing teachers in the schools they visit with innovative techniques and strategies; no easy task given the limited resources they’ll find in the schools they visit.  Twenty children will be immunized against Polio in Glynn’s name; Thank you Glynn  Spotlight on Family Days  We had a great location; right beside the performers tent.  Mike had a busy day flipping burgers.  Bob was in charge of Smokies and Hot Dogs, this one’s a little over done Bob; must be a Saskatchewan Dog.  Allan and Laurie were in charge of the Rotary balloons   Marjory is a regular at all of our Clubs fundraisers; thanks Marjory!  Pat and Ed arrived in time to help clean up.  Eleanor happened by on her bike and rolled up her sleeves and helped feed the multitude. Allen, well what can you say about Allen, he and Marjory were the first to arrive and the last to leave.  The stuff is loaded onto Peters’ Pick Up for the trip back to storage at Rotary House.  What would we do without Peter and his truck?
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