Basic Education & Literacy Month

Don T thanks folks for their support of the BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Nanaimo Regional Hospital Foundation’s Golf Barry – another year wiser last Tuesday (19th) Tournament. James was involved in the Terry Fox Run last Sunday. Ralph glad to be “walking and HEALTH of the CLUB talking” without too much pain. Mark (our visitor) We seem to be doing okay. was the worthy winner!

Breakfast at the 7-10 Club ROTARY CLUB OF LANTZVILLE Thanks for your support! MISSION STATEMENT Joining in fellowship to support growth and development in education and health for those less fortunate in our local and international “Rotary: Making a Difference” communities.

st September 21 , 2017 Presidential Observations Basic Education & Literacy Month Lorie admitted she had to turn the heat up this AM. IN THE LANCE THIS WEEK Wayne Anderson, from the Rotary Club of Club Planning/Business Meeting Nanaimo, will be the new Assistant Governor (AG) for Area 4 – as of July 1st, 2018. FUTURE EVENTS The clean-up team hard at work… th Sept 23rd – Monthly breakfast at the 7-10 Club FOUNDATION Next breakfast – Saturday, October 28 . Sept 28th – Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre $85 contributed to the Rotary Foundation this Sept 30th – Rotary Work Party week. THANKS! News, Updates & Reminders th Oct 2nd – Monthly Board Meeting Rotary Work Party. Saturday, September 30 . Oct 5th – Coast to Coast and back again Sergeant-at-Arms At Habitat for Humanity Building Site (2360 Oct 12th – Vulnerable Children in School Bob M was the Sergeant this week – and Randy Extension Rd, Nanaimo). From 8:30AM. See th Oct 19th – t.b.a. missed Ralph’s minute in the Lance last week. Lorie’s e-mail of Sept 5 for more details. And let Barry warned that summer ends at 1PM tomorrow Dale W know that you’ll be participating. VISITING ROTARIANS (Friday). William pleased with the significant http://www.habitatmvi.org/ Michael Ribick – Nanaimo Rotaract support to VIU from the Rideau Hall Foundation. Don C not available to cook pancakes, so passed VISITORS and GUESTS the ‘flipper’ to Don T who will do his best. Harry Mark Taylor – Potential New Member  went to an interesting presentation in Duncan about Nepal. Jamal went hiking with Harry – several ups and downs – and ended up with a cinnamon bun.

DUTY ROSTER Notes from Club Planning/Business Meeting  Treasurer. We have money in the bank. About Sgt-At- Rotary $39,381 in the General Account and about DATE GREETERS CASH Invocation INTRO Foundation Arms Minute $4916 in the Gaming Account.

th  Golf Tournament. Don T challenged us to Sep 28 Litchfield & Sparkes Lemmon McFadden Williams Litchfield Zurbrigg Lobay think about who should be the major Oct 5th Lobay & Stromar McFadden Lobay Youssef Lobay Elgie Manikel th beneficiary of our next Golf Tournament. Oct 12 Manikel &Tamelin Sparkes Slowski Zurbrigg Manikel Rodgers McFadden Conceptually $5,000/year for the next 3 years. If you cannot make your duty, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. Suggestions to Don T.  Secretary. Application for a Community www.clubrunner.ca/portal/Organization/Meetings.aspx? the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain Gaming Grant for $18,000 has been submitted accountid=50092 the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit (on-line): $13,000 for donations, $5,000 for our on the front porch and bark at everyone. Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org Life has now been explained to you. monthly Saturday breakfast. It’s” being Member’s access: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en There is no need to thank me for this valuable processed”. District 5020:  Foundation. Contributions to date: $1,562 information. I'm doing it as a public service. If you are www.rotary5020.org looking for me I will be on the front porch. (including this AM), designated to the Annual Rotary Club of Lantzville: Fund. For November, we will match  “ www.clubrunner.ca/Lantzville contributions with Club Recognition Points (to a Make sure to check out Events and Speakers. max of 250 pts)  “Facebook” -  The District has advised the further funds are www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofLantzville available for a District Community Project – needs Rotarian involvement, needs to be st ------completed by May 1 . If you have a suggestion On the first day, God created the dog and said, sit – see Barry (general queries), Dale (if local) or all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone Tessa (if International). who comes in or walks past.. For this I will give you a  Community Service. The members approved a life span of twenty years. donation of $3,000 to Habitat for Humanity to The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How go towards a playground at their current building about only ten years and I'll give you back the other project (where we will be working next ten?" Saturday, the 30th). And God said that it was good. On the second day, God created the monkey and said,  International Service. Tessa and her committee Men (Part 3): "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For are working in several ideas. Should we Bob and Ray, a couple of Government mechanical this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span." consider contributing to Shelterbox Canada engineers, were standing at the base of a flagpole, The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? given all the recent natural disasters?? looking up. That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give  Membership. James is processing two A woman walked by and asked what they were doing. you back ten like the dog did?" applications from potential new members – one “We’re supposed to find the height of this flagpole”, And God again said that it was good. Rotaract and one ‘regular’. said Bob, “but we don’t have a ladder.” On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You  Rotaract Nanaimo. Dawne attended a recent The woman said, “Hand me that wrench out of your must go into the field with the farmer all day long and Rotaract meeting at VIU. 26 enthusiastic young toolbox.” suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to people from ‘all over’. They are busy She loosened a few bolts, and then laid the pole support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a developing several projects and will be helping down. She then took a tape measure from their life span of sixty years." Daybreak at their Oktoberfest Event on October toolbox, took a measurement, announced “Eighteen The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want 21st. (http://nanaimooktoberfest.com/) feet, six inches”, then walked away. me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll Ray shook his head and laughed. “Ain’t that just a  Administration/Fellowship. Randy gave us a give back the other forty?" ‘Miss-Know-It-All Woman?” he said, “We need the couple of thoughts to think about: And God agreed it was good. height and she gave us the length!”  Should we replace one meeting each month On the fourth day, God created humans and said, Bob and Ray are still working for the Government with a social event?? "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this,  What would you like to do for Christmas I'll give you twenty years." this year? Traditional evening dinner? But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you Something less formal/less expensive? Or possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave something totally different in January? Or?? back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?" ROTARY INFO "Okay," said God, "You asked for it." You can find out where and when all the Clubs in So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, District 5020 meet on the 5020 website: sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For New Canadian Masters (Age Group) Record for the 4 x 400M Relay – set in Vernon at the BC 55-Plus Games. 