FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW ROTARY YEAR (JUNE 6 MEETING)
Monday, June 6 was our club's first meeting of the Rotary year, and our first meeting with the new board, including David Weir as Club President.
David has circulated the slideshow from this meeting, which details much of what we can expect from this Rotary year.
NO GUEST SPEAKER (JUNE 13 MEETING)
Unfortunately, due to timing conflicts and technical difficulties on zoom, our scheduled speakers were unable to present to us as planned.
We look forward to inviting them to another meeting in the near future and will keep you posted!
This meeting's recording can be downloaded in full here.
event: Club day hike (Sunday, JUNE 19)
On Sunday, June 19, many of our club members got together for a beautiful day hike at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. Thank you to everyone that came out, and a special thank you to Annie for putting this event together for us!
guest speaker, Olechka Kosovych (JUNE 20 MEETING)
On Monday, June 20 at noon, Olechka Kosovych of the Rotary Club of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine joined us to share her experience in Rotary during this global pandemic and her Club's response to the needs other medical professionals through their COVID-19 Relief Project.
She also shared with us an update on her club's use of the PPE our club assisted in procuring to aid in their COVID-19 relief efforts.
This meeting's recording can be downloaded in full here.
guest speaker, Richard dickinson (JUNE 27 MEETING)
On Monday, June 27 at noon, new club member Richard Dickinson shared with us some of his incredible nature and wildlife photography for his classification talk, as well as a glimpse into the skill and patience it takes to get such great results.
This meeting's recording can be downloaded in full here.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
This is a very difficult time for so many people around the world, but there are still many ways we can help from the safety of our homes. This is one of them:
Believe in Belize is a non-profit run completely by volunteers locally in Belize. They have recently put out a request for individual donations to aid in the COVID-19 medical efforts in Belize and they have committed to 100% of the donations received from April - August 2020 going to support Belizeans dealing with the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic.
For more information on this organization, their COVID-19 aid efforts, or if you would like to make a donation, please visit this link.
coming attractions
Food bank shift
Our club is booked for a Food Bank shift on Tuesday, September 8. The Food Bank is currently only allowing five volunteers at one time. If you would like to volunteer, please check the events calendar on our club's website to see if any spots are still available.
highway cleanup
Our club is scheduled for a highway cleanup on Saturday, September 19. Our motto is 'the more the merrier' so feel free to sign up and bring some friends.
Check the events calendar on our club's website for more details and to sign up!