Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise

QB SUNRISE

SCUTTLEBUTT

The QB Sunrise Scuttlebutt is a weekly publication that highlights the activities of the Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise.



Last Week in Rotary




RI President-elect Ray Klinginsmith announces the 2010-11 RI theme,Building Communities -- Bridging Continents,
Klinginsmith said he arrived at the theme after reviewing RI themes of years past. He noticed that only a few spoke to non-Rotarians.
"As a result, I decided to search for a briefly stated theme that would fulfill two objectives: the first to explain Rotary to non-Rotarians, and the second to validate our work for Rotarians," he said. "The words I have selected to describe Rotary's current mission and to highlight our achievements are what we do best: Building Communities -- Bridging Continents.”




Mid Island World Community Service (WCS) Doug attended his last WCS Meeting last Saturday in Nanaimo; Doug and Dorothy will be moving to the Capital Region (Brentwood) at the end of February and as a result Doug will be leaving our Club.


Doug, during his term as International Director, has consolidated our Clubs position as one of the prime movers and shakers in the Mid Island group. As a result of Doug’s efforts we are seen as a Club that “gets International Projects done”.


Doug’s plea to the club this morning was that someone else now has to step up to carry on what he and this years International Committee has started.




This Week in Rotary




Diana and Pat ask, “why aren’t there more women in our club, we feel outnumbered”


January 26th Activity Roster

1. Greeter – Ed Fougner
2. 50-50 – Pat Fougner
3. Rotary Moment – David Lavalley
4. Invocation – Allan Gannon

January 19th Meeting

Birthdays and Anniversaries


What’s happened, do we have no birthday’s or anniversary’s to celebrate in 2010?


Guests




Blake seen here just before his induction was a guest for half of this mornings meeting




The Four Way Test


Allen got it right!


Of the things we think, say, or do

1. Is it the TRUTH…..
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned…..
3. Will it buildGOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP…..
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
   
   
   Announcements
   
   
   When making your donation for Haitian Relief, choose an agency for which the Canadian Government is contributing matching dollars
   
   
   Shelter Boxes now $1000 CAN
   
   
   Sign up for the Feb 4th Visioning Session
   
   
   President Ken reports that David, while still ailing, is improving.
   
   
   Contact Gerry if you want to advertise in the next PQ News Rotary Page
   
   
   We need someone to take Doug’s place at the next WCS Meeting; Who’ll step up?
   
   
   Program
   
   
   At today’s Club Assembly our Director’s gave us a “State of the Club Address” at this the half way point in our Rotary year
   
   
   
   
   PR Director Gerry:
   
   1. Wants to re-connect with local Media;
   2. Hopes to connect with Ida Prefontaine of the Evening Club to plan a joint effort in celebration of Rotary’s 105 Anniversary in February;
   3. PQ News will be featuring a one page focus on Rotary in Oceanside each month;
   4. Will feature Rotary House contributions to the Community during upcoming renovations;
   5. Will feature 100 years of Rotary in Canada next November.
   
   
   
   
   
   Vocational Director George:
   
   1. Will be again awarding KSS Trades and Tech achievers with prizes at the end of year ceremonies in June;
   2. In cooperation with Parksville AM Rotary Club George and Bob are planning a very ambitious Trades Fair to be held at Ballenas Secondary in Parksville. The Fair is tentatively set for Oct 27th. It targets grade 8 and 9 students and their parents who are choosing an academic stream. The fair will feature “hands on” opportunities for students.
   
   
   
   
   
   Club Administration Director Ron:
   
   1. Valentines Fundraiser has been canceled; Ron will attempt to organize an event with the Evening club, a joint fundraiser that would feature dinner, dancing and a Silent Auction to be scheduled sometime in August. Ron suggested that the Qualicum Golf club would be an ideal venue.
   2. April 7 is the date of our Echo Players Fundraiser; Waiting For The Parade. Tickets will be $20 and will include a wine and cheese gathering preceding the play. All profits will go to District 69 Hospice.
   
   
   
   
   
   Community Service Director Allan:
   
   1. The Community Service Goal was to organize more interactive events/happenings in the community and Allan feels they have had considerable success achieving that goal although there have been a few disappointments.
   2. The Bright Lights Tour which was to have occurred prior to Christmas didn’t happen because, Allan said, they found that Qualicum Seniors preferred to do their own thing so it was “thanks but no thanks”.
   3. Coats for Kids was partially successful in that the collection of coats and clothing was overwhelming, however we were disappointed with the distribution. However, Allan says we have learned from this first attempt and will make changes next winter.
   4. The Rotary Stroll is not something that the Village Council was prepared to support so the concept is on hold.
   5. RYLA is going to happen. We spoke to students at KSS in early January and Allan will be reviewing the Applications and will ultimately select one student to attend the RYLA Conference in Seattle.
   6. Hospice has received a cheque for $1000 and we hope to increase that substantially following our Echo Players Fundraiser in April.
   7. Distribution of Soccer Balls through the Salvation Army and the Sally Ann Kettles went well.
   8. Ian Lindsay arranged for the donation of a Scooter and the Scooter will be presented to Brady.
   9. We will be sponsoring a child to attend Moorcroft
   10. We applied for and received a District Simplified Grant which was part of the funding to Arrowsmith Search and Rescue for the equipping of their new Bus.
   
   
   
   International Service Director Doug:
   
   
   The International Committee has raised $12,250 and is just $650 short of achieving their goal of $12,900 to build the 18 Latrines at the Bukati School in Kenya. Construction will begin very soon and will be completed by May 1.
   
   
   
   
   Membership Director Pat:
   
   1. We have two new members so far this year
   2. However we will be losing two members when Doug leaves in late February and Allison transfers to Courtenay sometime in March
   3. We need to focus our efforts on recruiting more new members during the next 5 months of this Rotary year.
   4. The gender imbalance remains a problem for us, and especially for the 3 women in the Club. We need to recruit more women into our club.
      
      
      
      
      Ways and Means Chair Allen
      
      1. We have fallen short of achieving our Fundraising goals for 2009-10;
      2. We need to focus our efforts on organizing another major fundraiser that will generate the kind of revenue that we realize from Roses.
      
      
      
      
      
      President Ken pinch hitting for Foundation Chair David
      
      1. Almost 100% contribution to the APF in 2009-10
      2. We are half way toward achieving our Annual Program contribution goal
      3. Also half way toward our Polio Plus Goal

         
         Spotlight on Rotary and Rotarians
         
         The Rotary Spotlight focused on Blake Whaley this morning
         
         
         
         
         Question; Who’s sponsored more new members than anyone else in our club?
         
         
         The Answer; Ron of course and this morning Ron introduced Blake as our newest Rotarian. Pat presented Blake with his Badge, Rotary Pin and Certificate and Ken reviewed the obligations of membership in Rotary. Ron will serve as Blake’s Mentor and we all look forward to getting to know Blake and wife Janice. Welcome to Rotary Blake.