Waneta Sunshine Rotary

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like and do what you’d rather not.
Mark Twain.

When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained

Mark Twain

The meeting was held on zoom at 7.15am with 7 members present.

Music: Weave the sunshine –

• Business
• Cooking at Trail YAN will start on April 5th with Maddy and Theresa. We can put others on the schedule.
• Juris presented a cheque to TACL for $6000 to be used toward a new Van.
• Carol sent a request from the Senior’s games for money. They are eligible for gaming money. To be discussed next week
• Wednesday, April 5th at 11.30 tour of Selkirk Technology Access Centre (STAC) in Glenmerry (formerly known as MIDAS) together with the Trail club. Jan Morton sent details. Let her know what you want to eat from Subway
• Lynn asked us to send a short write up about our club for the North Columbia Monthly newsletter.
• Supplies for Betty and Dan-Joan will organize buying them.
• Nelson International dinner Friday, March 31st. $65 per head. Maddy and Juris are going.
• RYLA – Geoff at Trail YAN will take some brochures and applications. Joan will collect applications, by May 10th. Can be sent to her mailing address.
• Easter Food-drive Saturday 1st April at Liberty foods from 9 to 4pm. Hour-and-a-half shifts with two people. More people are needed at 4 when we pack up. Schedule, Maddy and Juris will set up Gord and Graham from 9.15
• Program – Bill Wenman Haines Park
• When the Village of Fruitvale bought the middle school they came up with a plan. BV Maydays was not represented and were not involved in the masterplan. Now the plan has been revised to include their vision. The new plan will probably be a one to two million dollar project. Phase 1 is Haines park. 45degree parking will be put in. Remove chain link fencing and put post and chain fence. New Deadmarsh Avenue will have access to the new Childcare center. there will be a Movie theatre area for May Days to put a portable screen, this needs power. The slope of the ball field will be reduced and floodlights put in. The ball fields will all be made multi-league. The existing pavilion is to be expanded so functions can be held. Inclusive access all around the park will be put in. A bar area will be added for use in events. A washroom review is underway. Semi-permanent fences will be put in around Lower and Upper Lewis parks. A multi sport area will be available for a kid’s play area. Maydays have food vendors that have asked for 3-phase power and water. It will be 5 to 10 years to get phase 1 complete at a cost of $600,000. CBT will give up to $200,000 if there is community buy in.
• Bill wants us to endorse the plan. Send a letter to The Village of Fruitvale. If we have concerns put them in our letter.
• Pat thanked Bill for his presentation.
• Juris will write the letter. If anyone has specific comments send them to Juris.
• Upcoming meetings and events
• March 31st Betty and Dan on zoom to talk about their outreach in Ghana.
• STAC tour April 5th.
• April 7th No meeting – Good Friday
• April 14th Colville Rotary members will attend our meeting to talk about their project in Tanzania.
• First Road clean-up Saturday 15th April. Juris will let other clubs know.
• April 29th Spring assembly in Spokane. Pat will drive a few of us down. Register on District website
• Happy and sad bucks (not) collected. The meeting adjourned at 8.15am