This Week's MeetingJune 19 Gail Wensley During June's evening meeting, Gail Wensley will talk about her recent trip to Africa and to the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Compound. It's also the installation of our new 2018/19 Rotary Club of Whistler Board. Upcoming Rotary Club of Whistler -- Meetings and EventsJune 26 Barbara Osburg Let's have a big Rotary Club of Whistler welcome for our newest member Barbara. This week Barbara will do her classification talk. It's always interesting to know more about our members. July 3 Steve McCullough. Steve will explain more about the Homestay Program for Ironman. July 10 Darcy Long Be there to meet District 5040 Governor Darcy Long. This will be Darcy's first official club visit of her year. She is very much looking forward to meeting you. July 31 No Meeting. A heads up that there will be no morning or evening meeting on July 31. We have lots of other events on our plate so the Board decided to have a summer break on the evening meetings. Other EventsRotary International ConferenceRotary Club of Whistler Millennium Installation Ceremony - June 30Join our colleagues at the Millennium as they install their President Shannon Kirkwood and the 2018/19 Board. The ceremony will be held at Lyn and Alex Stroshin's home. Canada Day ParadeRotary is again celebrating Canada Day by participating in the Annual Canada Day Parade. Both Whistler Rotary Clubs are combining our efforts with a float that celebrates our community and country. Not to be missed! District Governor VisitOn July 10 our new District Governor, Darcy Long, will make her annual visit to our club. Since July 10 is very close the start of the Rotary Year it will be Darcy's first official visit to a club. It will also be a first official visit for our new Area Governor (AG or ADG) me. It will be fun to see experienced President, Ken guide us through the process. Darcy is a wonderful person and I know you will enjoy meeting her as she shares her vision for District 5040. Subaru Ironman CanadaAgain the Rotary Club of Whistler has been asked to head up the Athlete Check in function. Subaru Ironman Canada is a major event for Whistler and it's a major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Whistler. Please mark your calendars, wake the neighbours and bring your friends. This year Athlete Check in occurs over three days. (Jul 26,27 and 28). Check in is where athletes pick up all the necessary paperwork and race articles necessary to compete. It is a great opportunity to meet the people who will be competing in the event. Those who have worked the event in previous years will note that, in general, these athletes are a pretty friendly bunch and Athlete Check in is a good experience. To register you must go to the Subaru Ironman Canada Volunteer Registration Site and select one or more of the Athlete Check In shifts. Volunteer registration is not correctly set up on the Ironman site quite yet so please use the link. |