QB SUNRISE
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The Winner is…..Hospice
This Week in Rotary
April 20th Activity Roster
- Greeter – Giovanni Belcastro
- 50-50 – Kim Brown
- Rotary Moment – Diana Dundas
- Invocation – Ed Fougner
April 13th Meeting
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Bob didn’t disclose his age, his birthday was today,Happy Birthday Bob
Jim was MIA this morning so we didn’t sing to him, Happy Birthday Jim
Guests
Pat welcomes sisters Amy and Pamelal Hadikin. Pamela’s membership Proposal is in the works and Amy is looking us over Welcome Amy and Pamela
Announcements
Visioning Sessions at Rotary House Wednesday April 21 and Tuesday April 27 at 7 pm
Echo Players nets $2200 for Hospice – well done Jim
Pat says “keep those guest names coming….. or else!”
The guests that you identify will receive a letter inviting them to attend on April 27th, and/or May 4th and/or May 11th so we need good, interesting speakers for those three dates….contact Ed with names….pdq.
Garage Sale
Peter would like volunteers at Rotary House by 10 Friday morning, April 23 to help with pick up, set up and pricing and at Saturday morning before 7:30 to help arrange the outside show room.Sale officialy starts at 9 on Saturday April 24th.
Bits and Bites
Birds of a Feather
Doug to The Stud……”Is It The Truth”
Program
”CAREER FAIR DAY” A ROTARY VOCATIONAL PROJECT
Bob and George introduced a joint Parksville AM/QB Sunrise Rotary Vocational Project…. A day of Trades & Technology hands on demonstrations for 600-800 Oceanside grades 8 & 9 students with follow up information for Parents. The Fair is scheduled for Tuesday October 27th from 10 until 3 pm and in the evening from 6 to 9 pm. Set up and take down will occur the day before and the day after respectively.
Our club has been a long time supporter of Trades and Technology Programs and Students at KSS. This next Rotary year we are taking the next step:
- George and Bob have forged a partnership with The Rotary club of Parksville AM and their Vocational Committee representatives Don Tardiff and Ray Walker.
- The Fair will be expanded to include all of School District 69 (Oceanside) Students and Parents
- Rotarians from both clubs will serve on the planning committees
- Funding will come from the Industry and Training Authority of B.C.
- School District #69 will provide the “up-front” funding that will later be reimbursed by ITA of BC.
- The Fair will move to a day long event at Ballenas Secondary in Parksville
- Students will be bussed in to take part
- Local employers will participate and provide a hands-on opportunity for the 600 grade 8 and 9 Oceanside students
- In the evening a speaker from the Industry and Training Authority will speak to parents about career opportunities in the Trades and Technologies
Five Planning Groups have been structured and they include:
- Exhibitor Recruitment – Chair by Parksville AM
- Event Site/Setup/Take down - Chair by Parksville AM
- Promotion & Publicity – Chaired by George Venner- QB Sunrise
- Parents Event – Chaired by Bob Brown- QB Sunrise
- Schools Liaison & Transport - Steve Stahley-KSS
- Each of the first four Planning Groups needs two members per club
- Contact George or Bob to volunteer – estimate of your time commitment is 1 meeting per month plus assignments coming out of those meetings
- George and Bob stress that interest in an area and personal contacts in an area would be helpful
In the next two weeks Our Club Needs:
- Eight Committee Members To Step Forward
- Member inputs re possible exhibitors - a list was distributed this morning
This is the biggest thing we have ever tried. The outcome has significant implications for the students and for the Trades and Technology employers in Oceanside. It also provides us with a great opportunity to showcase Rotary and promote membership in our two clubs. Lets get behind George, Bob, Don Tardiff , Ray Walker and Steve Stahley and make this event memorable.