Waneta Sunshine Rotary

Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that is why life is hard.
Jeremy Goldberg

I wish I was dumber so I could be more certain about my opinions. It looks fun.

Scott Adams.

The meeting was held on Zoom at 7.15am with 5 members

Music: Working through the week. Loverboy

• Business
• Mary Martin attended our in-person meeting last week May 5th. She gave an interesting presentation about the memory garden at Columbia View Lodge. We can give money to the project through the hospital foundation from bingo money.
• Motion Maddy seconded by Gordon that we give $2000 to the Memory Garden from bingo money. passed. We would like to have signage on a bench or somewhere else appropriate.
• Pat and Juris will cook at Trail YAN next week 17th, all are welcome to come and help. Theresa and Monse will cook on May 31st.
• District Assembly was attended by four of us. Maddy won a door prize. Interesting presentations. worth attending.
• Juris, Graham, and Weibing helped with the Trail Road Clean up on the 30th of April.
• Joint changeover meeting on July 4th at the old guest house in Tadanac, (Mike Patterson’s house). Pat needs to confirm the details.
• Maddy and Juris will be here next week and then away 5 weeks – back for the meeting on June 30th. The current meeting link is good until the end of June. Maddy will send out a new link in July.
• Program – Joan and her trip to Ghana.
• They spent time in Kumasi (2nd city) 250km north of Akra, then in the Eastern part near Akosombo dam a big hydroelectric project. They explored Cape Coast where the big slave ports were. Roads are quite bad (250km took 5 1/2 hrs to drive). In Kumasi they attended two sets of funeral rites. The number of functions for funerals is extensive. A remembrance service, then the seven-day anniversary of the death (6am to 6pm). Donations are collected to offset expenses with recognition of the amount. Four acceptable colors to wear for funerals; black, white, red, and brown. The home of the deceased is decorated in black and white with a large picture of them on the gate. Funerals are a big part of the culture and social life in Ghana.
• They did not see as much wildlife as in Tanzania. The literacy level is pretty good. It is common to have big high schools with 8-900 children boarding. The language of Ashantis is Twi. In Akra it is Ga.
• Upcoming meetings and events
• May 13th Wine, cheese, and chocolate fundraiser in Colville from 5 to 9pm.
• May 19th meeting Joan will talk more about Ghana
• 2nd June in-person meeting
• July 4th joint changeover meeting hosted by Trail Club-more details to follow. Pat will confirm this.
• 7th July in-person meeting.
• Happy and sad bucks (not) collected. The meeting adjourned at 8.15am