Waneta Sunshine Rotary

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.
Robert Benchley

The man whosmiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
Robert Bloch

The meeting was held on zoom at 7.15am with 5 members present.

Music: Choices: George Jones

• Business
• An article on our express grant shopping for the foodbank was published in the Trail times.
• We still have bingo money we could spend.
• Maddy let Geoff at Trail YAN know we are interested in coming in again to cook. They are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 7.30pm. We can meet him earlier any day from 1.30 to discuss what we want to do. Juris, Graham, Pat, volunteered to cook. Maddy and Juris will go talk to him.
• Rotary magazine is available online instead of in print. You have to request it through the RI website.
• Bingo money could be used for scholarships for Crowe. Pat will confirm if they are eligible.
• Beaver Valley Nursery School may be eligible for bingo money too.
• Discussed donating money to a pharmacy to help people who can’t afford drugs needed. We will talk to Jay and Carolyn.
• Program – Gordon’s classification talk
• Gord has not had a conventional history. Born in Trail in 1981 he got a job with Cominco that only lasted 1 year before getting laid off. He worked as a clerk at Vehicle inspection in Nelson doing the data entry from the reports generated by the Vehicle Inspector. Eventually he got hired by Teck Cominco and retired after 25 years of Service.
• He got involved in People First at the Provincial level and eventually at the National level where he is still involved.  One of the features of People First is the use of individuals who are not disabled who are known as advisors. They are there to guide but not take over the group. They can help organize and advise the group, they are not there  run the group but help with activities  and then step back and allow the group to care on.
• He believes that  everyone deserves a chance to work if they do wish, he got involved in an organization based in Nelson that runs a cleaning company called Inland to Island  Social Enterprises, that gives those individuals who might not be looked at by conventional employers, a chance to work. This company has cleaning contracts in Nelson , Castlegar and Trail. 
• He is married to Sherrie. (his second marriage). His hobbies, walking, and travel, likes restaurants. he is interested in contributing through Rotary.
• Pat will give a short talk each week about different aspects of Rotary to help Gord see where he might want to get involved.
• Feb 3rd in person meeting at Pat’s to make Beaver Tails.
• Feb 11th is the Fruitvale winter carnival 11 to 2pm at Mazzocchi park where we will make beaver tails and serve hot chocolate by donation. Maddy will confirm with Ingrid
• First Road clean up Saturday 15th April. Juris will let other clubs know.
• Easter Food drive Saturday 1st April at Liberty foods.
• Happy and sad bucks (not) collected. Meeting adjourned at 8.15am