Friday, June 26, 2015
Meeting Responsibilities
HIGHLIGHTS: Front Desk - July 3 HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES to Maro and Fennell, Brian Martha Kennedy, celebrating 6 years on June 27, Vivian and Ed Kolybaba, celebrating 46 years on Front Desk - July 3 June 28, Cindy and Ron Cannan, celebrating 31 Friesen, Maribeth years on June 30, and Elaine Borden and Lorne
Ettinger, celebrating 15 years on Canada Day, July 1!
HAPPY CLUB ANNIVERSARIES to Linda Frandsen Upcoming Speakers (7 years) and Don Martin (17 years) on July 2! Jul 03, 2015
DID YOU KNOW? British Columbia Magazine's Bill Reynolds Summer 2015 issue, Pages 14-15, has a great article RI President Elect's 2015- about the Rotary Club of Campbell River and their 2016 Message project - building a 61 metre suspension bridge and 2 viewing platforms: one wheelchair accessible, and one Jul 10, 2015 in spray range of Elk Falls. This project opened in May of this year. Mayor Colin Basran Greetings from the new JULY 2015 is going to be a very busy month for Mayor of Kelowna Kelowna Sunrise Rotarians - finishing off June 2015 hosting a District Conference and attending the Jul 17, 2015
annual Installation Night, kayessaurians will be Jeff Keen providing boats, manpower/volunteers, and pancakes Okanagan Centre for to 1,200 swimmers and spectators on Sat, July 18. Innovation
Jul 24, 2015
Heidi Miller Classification Talk
THEN, the following weekend, they Jul 31, 2015 will be manning the beer gardens
No Speaker and supporting the 7th Annual Business Meeting Bats for a Cause for the BC Children's Hospital Foundation on Sat, July 25 and Sun, July 26 Aug 07, 2015 at the Kelowna Mission Sports District Governor Greg
Fields. Luring - Yakima USA Annual Club Visit
View entire list Upcoming Events
Chiara's End of Year presentation
Crowe MacKay LLP boardroom Jul 02, 2015 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Ribfest Lake Okanagan Park Jul 03, 2015 – Jul 05, 2015
Lady of the Lake Pageant Night Kelowna Community Theatre Jul 17, 2015 7:00 PM
Across the Lake Swim/Pancake Breakfast City Park Jul 18, 2015 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM
7th Annual Bats for a Cause 2015 Kinsmen Baseball diamonds Jul 25, 2015 9:00 AM – Jul 26, 2015 3:00 PM
Okanagan Sun Football Apple Bowl Jul 25, 2015 7:00 PM
Such a hot day in Kelowna (+21 already at 6am), yet 40 Kelowna Sunrise Rotary members and 2 guests showed up for a 7am breakfast meeting at the Kelowna Golf & Country Club to attend our final meeting or the Rotary 2014-15 year with President Greig McPhee presiding and District Governor Bruce Falkins - both are starting to relax already!
You were greeted by Gary Bowker, paid at the front desk to Tom Paterson and Carole Farley, led in singing by Dr Bob Wageman, and prayed for by Greig McPhee.
Our Club's award winners from the District Conference will be presented tomorrow night at the Installation Dinner. They are listed at the end of this newsletter.
After breakfast, President Greig welcomed the two visitors, who happen to be members-in-waiting Joanne Reynolds (guest of Bill Reynolds) and Brian Wrightson (guest of Sarah and Max Mosley). Both will be inducted Fri, July 3rd.
Paul Mulvihill gave thanks to all our wonderful club members for contributing their time and efforts into helping make the 2015 District 5060 Conference such a good event. Speaking of the Family of Rotary, his daughter Kelsey was the Kelowna- Mission Club's outbound exchange student in Denmark 1999- 2000 to a small town called Haderslev, Denmark. The RI speaker delegate Dan Espinoza from Philippines knew Haderslev as he led a GSE team there from his country and, it turned out, it was the same year Kelsey was there and she remembered him!
Were you a first timer to a district conference last weekend? If so, please get your name to Ken Spence ASAP so he can credit you back your portion of the $1200 that was allotted to paying for first time conference attendees.
Jim Hunter has contacted the care facility that Garry Ford lives at and they have agreed to provide a FREE breakfast for 10 people on Thu, July 9. An email has been sent out with details and you must let Jim know if you plan on attending so the numbers don't exceed our maximum.
Bill Reynolds received an email from past member Maria Reyes that he read aloud. She has been living in Regina for 10 months now, has joined a dragon boating team, and is off to Halifax for holidays. She is enjoying her job.
No Kerry Armit today so no Classification Talk.
BUSINESS MEETING:
Secretary, Bob Fortier: 70 active members + 6 Honorary + 3 on LOA. May attendance was 87.44% (clapping ensued). Received an email from ISEE Solutions thanking us for allowing them to give an update on their progress. Also thanks for sponsoring their 2015 project and vaccinating 10 children against polio as they have seen firsthand the results of healthy children in 3rd world countries. Bob thanked the club for allowing him to be our Secretary.
No Treasurer (Ken Spence), Fundraising (Doreen Welsh), Youth (Bob Sibson) or International/Foundation (Linda Frandsen) in attendance today.
Vocational, Chris Murphy: thanks to Ron Cannan for presenting the COBSS bursaries to KSS and Immaculata. The Brian Furlot Memorial Bursary recipient at Immaculata was Gavin Day.
Membership, Max Mosley: we have members!
Giving Away Club Monies, Pat McAllister: we donated $20,000 this past Rotary year and passed on 7 requests to the next year to deal with when we have more money.
Programmes, Maribeth Friesen: speakers are booked to end of 2015 and Santa is even booked for Fri, Dec 18. The new Draw format (aka Wine Draw) will start in Bill Reynolds year.
Fellowship, Sarah Mosley: Chiara's farewell night is Thu, July 2 (signup by emailing Martha Kennedy), and dates are being chosen for the next Thirstday and a Fireside.
Vice President, Bill Reynolds: thanks to Greig McPhee for this past year
Immediate Past President, Barb Penner: it's been a great ride, and tomorrow at 5pm is Installation Night here at the Golf Club. Dress cool.
District Governor, Bruce Falkins - will say 'short' comments tomorrow night
Jane Fletcher added the Barefoot on the Boardwalk has been moved so she would happily take on more volunteers for the Across the Lake Swim on Sat, July 18!
Okanagan Sun Football starts on Sat, July 25 - Brian Fennell will be looking for volunteers with their Serving It Right certifications to work the beer gardens that evening.
Wine Draw Winner = Mike Crowley
Sheriff Gary Bowker with Carole Farley working the frypan - fined Angela Burnell & Robin Durrant for being late. Anyone who did not attend the conference or volunteer at it was fined. That was it, and that wasn't a lot of people!
HAPPY & SAD DOLLARS:
Bruce Falkins - thanks for the club's support during his year as District Governor Wayne Evans - sad to learn that Bruce Brown is NOT the oldest member; Wayne has him by 2 days! Ken Davidson - lost a 55 year old friend this week, was away for a few weeks, will miss tomorrow night as his dad is moving to the east coast to be with a younger woman Brian Fennell - wife Jeni had a milestone birthday on June 16 Chris Murphy - it's been 3 years since his brother died, happy the conference went so well and he enjoyed hosting 2 teen girls Klara Burlacu - happy $2 they home hosted for the conference, and her son won a Governor General's award at UBC Craig Garries - thanks to Jim Belshaw for his Shoe Bank Canada work at the conference, thanks to Jery Urquhart for his home hosting coordination, and thanks to Andy Griffin for helping Craig home host - he is great at cleanup Maribeth Friesen - happy $5 for our Club helping out with BrainTrust's Sun, Aug 9 bbq at Rotary Beach Park; Jane Fletcher will be coordinating volunteers Bob Wageman - happy his son and his family are visiting from Ontario, met his 2nd grandson for the first time, his daughter is celebrating a 10th wedding anniversary, and his wife's aunt is 95 Jim Belshaw - thanks to Paul Mulvihill, Greig McPhee and Bruce Falkins for their Rotary work, Barefoot on the Boardwalk has been moved to Sat, Sept 12 in City Park - now more of our members should be available to help (and Interactors!) Don Martin - happy $5 for the youth programs at the conference and thanks to Chris Murphy, there were no lost kids (that we know of), thanks also to Martha Kennedy, Tom Paterson, Gary Bowker and Jery Urquhart for helping out! Paul Mulvihill - $2 congratulations to Greig McPhee for surviving his presidential year Andy Griffin - table stakes; the conference was fun Helmut Hubert - happy $10 - thanks to Bruce Falkins and Paul Mulvihill + the conference committee, the German exchange student was very eloquent on Sunday, sad that 8 signed up for the motorbike ride and only 3 showed up, since Martha Kennedy wasn't here today, he can admit they completed the 6 hours ride in 4! Pat McAllister - thanks to Bruce Falkins & Paul Mulvihill for their work, home hosting was fun, had 2 students, will miss Bill Reynolds' first meeting next week Robin Durrant - table stakes, missed the conference due to his school reunion in England but happy he was probably the youngest one there, congrats to Greig McPhee on a good year Someone added a big thanks to Capri Insurance for being a major sponsor of the conference Barb Penner - thanks to Greig McPhee for a good year and getting along with her 7 month absence, the breakout sessions had good attendance at the conference, thanks to Bruce Falkins and Paul Mulvihill for their conference work Angela Burnell - good job Greig McPhee, Bill Reynolds will be good too, and has a new Bats for a Cause poster for anyone to take (includes sponsors) Leslie Munro - table stakes, has a happy duck ad, looking for a person to volunteer that knows bikes Jery Urquhart - there were a lot of last minute changes with home hosting and Andy Griffin was really good 24/7 doing computer work for the conference Bill Reynolds - thanks to Jery Urquhart for coordinating the home hosting eventing, thanks to Paul Mulvihill for his year of promoting the conference, 38 members registered and 9 volunteered Jane Fletcher - celebrating mom's 80th at Whistler next week and then starts a new job at a helicopter company on July 6 Craig Garries - if you ever get a chance to attend a home hosting event, it is worthwhile. Reminder the District Conference will be back in Kelowna in May 2017 Barb Penner - Andy Griffin handled last minute changes with aplomb and grace Paul Mulvihill - be home hosted if you attend the District Conference in Yakima May 6, 2016; will be coordinating a bus from Kelowna to that conference Greig McPhee - joining the Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club was his best decision since moving to Kelowna, he considers himself Number 1 Servant not President, and we have a fantastic membership
THE LAST WORDS:
Greig will be remembered for his Year of the Faulty Microphone (and many other good things like the phrase `the Eradication of Rotary` Bruce Falkins told Greig at the beginning of his year `Remember, one person can`t destroy a club` Don`t forget - if you have an old cell phone and/or charger, Jim Belshaw will take for Shoe Bank Canada (can get money for recycling)
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2015 - KSR INSTALLATION NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS:
Greig McPhee was introduced as `the Existing President `DISTRICT 5060 AWARDS` from the Conference last weekend in Kelowna: o Highest Attendance at the District Conference for a Medium Sized Club (40-79) o Best Club Project for a Medium Sized Club - Water, Health & Hunger (Pat McAllister) for Uganda o Presidential Citation (for the Club meeting specified goals)
International/Foundation:
Paul Harris - Ed Kolybaba (+4), Linda Frandsen(+7&8), Bob Sibson, Michelle Sibson, Bill Reynolds(+2), Brad Klassen, Ken Ottoson, Wendy Paterson (+2) and Helmut Hubert (+6&7)
o Greig McPhee Benefactor & Bequest member o Bruce & Donna Falkins = Major Donor Distinguished Service Citations: o Bob Fortier - taking on the very large job of Secretary and cleaning up our records online o Jane Fletcher - newsletter o Ed Kolybaba - ClubRunner website creativity o Max Mosley - vision and goals o Doreen Welsh - enthusiasm in fundraising o Laurel D`Andrea - developing future fundraising o Martha Kennedy - work with exchange students o Maribeth Friesen - weekly program and front desk management o Jim Belshaw - creation of Shoe Bank Canada o Steve Goddard - operation of Shoe Bank Canada Special Club Recognition: o Ken Spence for serving 8 years as Treasurer o Bill Reynolds for covering the president, membership, fellowship roles while doing Vice President duties also Julie McTaggart was awarded a Paul Harris for her excellent work with our club and Rotaract and the Conference Dale Frandsen Award = Maribeth Friesen Rotarian of the Year = Linda Frandsen (standing ovation even though she wasn`t present
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS A GREAT ROTARY YEAR (all members!)