Waneta Sunshine Rotary

I drink to make other people more interesting.
Ernest Hemingway

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.
F Scott Fitzgerald

link to the Golden Rotary community bingo

The meeting was held on zoom with 5 members present

Music: Bo Didley: Can’t judge a book by its cover

• Business:
• Lynn’s visit will very likely be on zoom. She is cancelling most in person meetings until further notice due to the delta variant.
• Bingo; Juris and Maddy attended a meeting with Trail and Rossland Rotary. Rossland suggested some joint donations. They wanted us to do 1/3 of each request. the consensus was that we could not afford to do 1/3 but a lesser amount.
• Motion by Graham seconded by Maddy that we donate $1000 of bingo money to KBRH for respiratory equipment needed for covid cases. Passed. (the total asked for was $7800)
• Motion by Maddy seconded by Graham that we donate $1000 to Kootenay Rowbusters. passed. (they asked for $5000).
• There is a fundraiser for KBRH ambulatory care unit in memory of Dr Todd Owatz. It runs from September 6 to October 15th. Rossland asked if we would donate our Bingo money for that period to it.
• Motion by Graham seconded by Maddy that we donate the bingo proceeds Sep 6 to Oct 15th to the Ambulatory care unit fundraiser. passed.
• Pat suggested we recruit local nurses, doctors and dentists to go on international projects. First we need to find out what opportunities there are available.
• Peace conference – Oct 16th on zoom. details to come soon.
• Fall assembly Oct 23rd hybrid, zoom only. It will focus on the Foundation.
• No meeting next week Friday September 3rd
• September 10th Sheila hart will speak to us about Rotary Fellowships.
• Next year’s district Conference will be in Colville, May 12 to 15th 2022.
• Happy and sad bucks (not) collected. Meeting adjourned at 8.15am