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
Welcome back Kim- Ken and Giovanni compete to shake Kim’s hand on he and Jill’s return from a 5 month sentence in the heat and humidity of Ibiza. Kim still not recovered from Jet Lag was at Rotary House bright and early to help set up for this mornings meeting.
Membership Director Pat spent all day Oct 9th riding the Cable Cars in San Francisco looking for potential QB Sunrise new members.
Doug, pinch hitting for Ron, announces Gala Gala at Giovanni’s on November 7th
The event will coincide with the first anniversary of Giovanni’s Restorante and will feature 2 sittings at 5:00 and 7:30. The event will include a Silent Auction. Stay posted for more details as they unfold.
Roses Chair Ken tells it like it is:The Roses Fundraiser (our most important fundraising event) won’t get underway until someone steps up to take on the Supplies Portfolio. Will someone please step up to the plate and take this on, it’s not an onerous task, just needs someone who is organized and we have a club full of people like that – don’t we?
International Director Doug Sly reports that things are well underway in their efforts to solicit funding from individual Clubs in the Mid Island in support of our efforts to raise funds for the Bukati School Project in Kenya. Doug has spoken to 4 clubs receiving 3 positive responses and one no. Charles will be speaking to the 2 Alberni Clubs as well David and Doug will be speaking with several more clubs in the coming weeks. All of the dollars that can be raised by mid island clubs will be matched by the District – providing that we can get our final request in to the District before the Matching Grant funds are depleted.
Community Service Director Allan Gannon and Coats for Kids.In cooperation with Parksville AM we will be distributing warm coats and winter outer wear to needy children in Qualicum. Collection boxes are set up at local Schools and as well Allan asked club members to bring donations to Rotary House.
Peter, pinch hitting for Mike, talked up the Oct 24th Garage Sale and invited as many members who were able to come by Rotary House on Friday Oct 23 to do so to help with pick-up and with pricing.
This Week in Rotary
October 20 Activity Roster
- Greeter – Doug Arbo
- 50-50 – Allen Ball
- Rotary Moment – Charles Beckingham
- Invocation – Giovanni Belcastro
October 13 Meeting
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Doug and Dorothy celebrated their 54th Anniversary on October 8th (poor Dorothy). Congratulations Doug and Dorothy
Guests
Allan introduces Parksville AM Rotarian John O’Brien – Welcome John This was John’s second visit in as many weeks and it was suggested that John is seeking membership in our Club.
Program
David presents our own Dr. Kevin Martin with a Certificate in support of Polio Plus
Kevin’s presentation featured information on H1N1 – the term H1N1 is a descriptor of the protein that has resulted in the mutation of the virus that allows the disease to be communicated to humans.
Kevin revealed that under normal conditions 800 Canadians die each year from influenza related disease and most of these are people who were already at risk because of pre conditions that make them more susceptible. H1N1 is 30% more aggressive than the normal strains of influenza, however, here again people suffering from pre conditions are more susceptible to die from the disease.
To date in B.C. 64 cases have been reported with one death occurring.
The H1N1 Serum is available Oct 13 in Canada and immunization is free.
Spotlight on Rotary and Rotarians
Rotary Youth Exchange – Are We Missing an Opportunity?
When our Club was formed in 1997 it was the decision of the Board of the day not to sponsor a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Their rational was that the other Clubs in Oceanside did sponsor RYEC students and our Club focus therefore could and should be elsewhere.
Yours truly thinks it’s time to rethink that decision. Rotary is after all an International organization and I believe that by sponsoring a Rotary Exchange Student and having the student attend our meetings each week it would give all of us an added international perspective. These young people bring a dimension to the sponsoring club that is truly rewarding, not just to the student but to all members of the host club. I also believe it would be a viable way to bring younger members into our club – parents who would see the benefit to their own children of participating in the hosting experience.
Perhaps someone could take this on as either a Rotary Moment presentation or as a Program presentation to get the ball rolling. (I’d volunteer)
District 5020 Class of 2009/10 Rotary Youth Exchange Students
- From Norway, Signe-Marie (Bainbrdge Island)
- from Hungary, MarcellPoser (Bremerton)
- fromTaiwan, Sara Chen (Campbell Daybreak)
- from Chile, Francisca Saldana(Courtney)
- from Sweden, Gustov Hugoson (Duncan)
- From France, Colin Roustan (Duncan Daybreak)
- from Taiwan, Anita Lee( E. Jefferson)
- fromGermany, Laura Wayand ( Hawks Prairie)
- from Kyrgyzstan, Ermek Soronbaev (Lacey)
- from Belgium, Melody Lecocq ( Nanaimo)
- from France Anatole Verhaeghe (Lakewood)
- from Thailand, Tharit Ketprapakorn(Nanaimo)
- from Slovakia, Juraj Strananek(Nanaimo)
- from Brazil Johanna Rodrieguez ( Olympia)
- from Mexico, Bolio Castillo( Olympia)
- from Norway, Rolf Ostby( Parksville)
- from Italy, Alice Meir( Parksville AM)
- From Switzerland, Luis Neumeier ( Port Angeles)
- from Austria Christoph Etzlinger( Port Hardy)
- from Finland, Merkku Neimnen (Port Hardy)
- from Czech Republic, Bara Depefova ( Port Orchard)
- from Spain, Ruth Almedarez (Port Townsend)
- from Denmark, Larke Dahl Jorgenson (Port Townsend-Sunrise)
- from India, Juhi Pawar (Poulsbo-NK)
- from Croatia, Mirna Savic( Qualicum Beach)
- from Poland, Krzysztof Bartkowiak (So. Puget Sound)
- from Brazil, Naty De Souza (So. Cowichan),
- from Japan, Azumi Ishikawa (Tacoma 8).