IF YOU'RE REALLY LUCKY AND YOU GET TO COME TO KITIMAT - THE THING TO DO IS FISH!! Don and Marianne have some fun.
It’s always a special evening when a District Governor comes to visit. Tuesday was no exception. Don Evans and his wife Deb brought the sunshine with them along with their smiling faces. An added plus was seeing PDG Art Erasmus and our AG Brian Downie joining us from Terrace. Don shared his energy and Rotary understanding as he addressed our club with Good News from R.I. and our District 5040 team. Membership growth worldwide in Rotary is looking a little better particularly in India. Polio statistics for the number of reported cases continue to look promising. Rotary persists in its work toward zero cases, add to this another 3 years – to be able to say ours is a polio free world. Another piece of good news, RLI – our Rotary Leadership Institute. Several hands went up when Don asked about it, those who had taken courses? Come 2018, RLI webinars will be offered! We talked about diversity for club meetings, looking for suggested examples, shared member burnout with Don, talked about the pros and cons with record keeping, attendance, makeups etc. The district’s newly formed Peace Committee, its role in 5040 and the overall RI vision for Promoting Peace, were shared along with the two conferences coming up on 2018, both highlighting peace. Deb took good care of us by handing out this year’s theme pin to everyone and material for the conferences and Rotary itself.
After the meeting, Marianne, Art, Brian, Deb, Don and Eleanor did a mini tour of the different projects completed by our club here in Kitimat. See photos. A big thank you to Don and Deb! We appreciated seeing you!
