Waneta Sunshine Rotary

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

Jean Rostand.

Haters are just confused admirers because they can’t figure out the reason why everyone loves you.
Jeffree Star

link to the Castlegar Rotary community bingo

The meeting was held on zoom at 7.15am with 5 members present and guest Bill Furey.

Music: John Anderson – I’m just an old chunk of coal

• Business
• Saturday we make Beavertails at Mazzocchi Park in Fruitvale for a family fun snow day put on by Beaver Valley Dynamic Aging society. It runs from 11am to 2pm. Pat will make dough. He will be there at 10.30. Juris and Graham will help.
• No news yet on Webster winter wonderland. Pat will chase them up.
• signage. We can get a decent sized sign for less than $200. As simple as possible. Just our logo is good enough – rotary wheel and name of club.
• Bingo. The Betty White donation to BC SPCA was a success. We will do a large donation to a provincial organization regularly. next progressive in May. Estimated that 40% of players are aboriginal. There is a possibility of a donation to an indigenous group.
• Adirondack chair project. No updates
• No date yet for the food bank at liberty – likely April 9th
• Road clean up changed to 2nd April. Meet at Tim’s at 8.30am
• Community futures has workshops – How to drive sales on facebook and community futures. Fri March 18th. Joan will send the email.
• Program – Bill Furey – Camp Koolaree.
• Jim recently transferred to the district 5080 passport club
• Camp Koolaree is boat access only camp for kids on Kootenay lake. Kids come from across Kootenays. He shared a short aerial video taken by a drone.
• All are welcome to the camp. It helps kids grow. Christian, but this is not emphasized. Land is owned by United church, and the camp is run by a volunteer non-denominational non profit group. They Hire one or two cooks and a groundman. Fees are less than cost of running camp to keep it reasonably priced. Donations are encouraged so that cost is not a barrier to youth wishing to attend. They rely on donations. They run different themed camps eg; lgbtq for youth. In the process of rebuilding the washroom destroyed by trees falling on it. They are putting solar panels on it. The workman donated his time. Local businesses support the camp. About 120 children come each year. A women’s group group uses the camp once a year, the Trail United church uses it too. Schools can use it for the day.
• They need a new boat. The current one is 40 years old and leaks. There is a shortage of boats everywhere. They have done extensive research and picked a landing craft that allows wheelchairs to roll on and is much easier to bring in supplies. It will have removable seats and a canopy. The company making it is in Burlington and it won’t be built until summer of 2023.
• Fundraising through Rotary among other avenues. Rotary clubs in Nelson, Castlegar and Trail have supported the camp for many years. The board have applied for money through CBT, and the LeRoi foundation. They are also applying to BC govt for accessible funding. Pat suggested BC Hydro and Fortis.
• Bill suggested we team up with a group of clubs applying for a district grant led by Rossland. They are eligible for Gaming funds.
• Next week Maria Lotecki will come talk to us about the benefits of yoga.
• Happy and sad bucks (not) collected. Meeting adjourned at 8.15am