Thought of the day
16 October 2026
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one
Abraham Lincoln
If you are going to do something tonight that you are going to be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.
Henny Youngman
The meeting was held on Teams at 7.15 am with 5 members present.
Music:
- Business
- Trail Rotary Club is sponsoring a kids’ craft table at the Bailey Theatre on October 24th. Do we want to have a table too?
- Sheila Adcock will talk to us about homelessness in the area on November 20th.
- Erika has resigned from Rotary as she has taken on a new role at work. Juris will be treasurer again.
- We need to find a fundraiser. We have not raised significant money in a few years.
- We need a speaker for December 18th and January 15th.
- No information on Thanksgiving Roses fundraiser yet. Joan will contact Lorraine Hartson to find someone from the Castegar club to talk to us about it.
- DG Steve Roberge will visit on November 6th. We will meet at 8am at Bridgeview.
- Salvation Army meal: We can sponsor a lunch at their kitchen. It will cost about $400. We need to provide 2-3 volunteers. Time to decide yet.
- Our Christmas lunch will be Friday, December 4th. Tentatively set for Kootenay Kebab at 1pm. To be confirmed.
- Monthly meeting format: Week one: in-person social; week two: YouTube video; week three: speakers; week four: more detailed business meeting; week five: an item from the Rotary magazine.
- Happy and sad bucks (not collected)
- Upcoming meetings
- October 23rd – business meeting.
- October 30th – Rotary magazine article.
- November 4th – DG visit.
- November 20th – Sheila Adcock on homelessness in Trail.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 am