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14th July Business meeting At the business meeting of the 14th July, Ken ran through the financials of the 2019-2020 Rotary Year and the reports were approved. The financials for this financial were discussed and although there are so many unknowns with the ongoing Pandemic and potential fundraising, the Rotary Club of Whistler is in a strong situation to meet our regular annual contributions to such causes as supporting the Skatin school and our Amarok mums. The members welcomed Grant Loyer and Leslie Piderman from Lillooet to join our club. Their membership has since been completed. Following the presentation the Club by Elly Contrera it was determined to support Project Amigo with a donation of $1000 and to review in 6 months time to see if the Club has the resources to donate further. 21st July. Presentation by Trevor Ferraro of WORCA WORCA - Whistler Off Road Cycling Association has led the stewardship of mountain biking trails in the Whistler valley since 1989. Every year they sanction events that bring the mountain biking community together, foster the evolution of the sport through youth programs, and employ experienced trail builders and staff to construct, maintain, and advocate for Whistler’s mountain bike trails. Trevor explained how all of these activities are sponsored and staffed and the challenges they face to maintain their programmes. | |
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 | Elly Contreras and her husband Ramiros established Project Amigo in 1984 to provide educational scholarships, material support, enrichment activities, and preventive and remedial health care to disadvantaged children and youth in Colima state. At our meeting on Tuesday Elly explained why there is such a great need for the kind of support that Project Amigo provides. | |
  | On the 23rd of July, at Rainbow Park, under the Rotary Club of Whistler covered picnic area, our club had a rainy but pleasant gathering of 25 members, friends and family. Appetizers and cupcakes were enjoyed. COVID 19 protocols observed. The new president Gill Forester was sworn in, followed by the new Board of Directors. On the left are 3 generations of Rotary Club of Whistler president. From the right, Gill Forester - President 2020-2021, Janice Lloyd - President 2019-2020, Ken Martin - President 2018-2019 and 2017-2018. Four of our members who are Grande Dames of Whistler all had birthdays within a week, earlier in June, and we toasted their good health. Shown on the right are the honored Joan Deeks, Gail Wensley, Isobel MacLauren and Erika Durlacher. |
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Dr Fern Vonderporten, shown here in her doctor on the mountain uniform, specialist in emergency medicine and sports Medicine, shown above, spoke to us at our Zoom meeting last Tuesday the 26th about her life in Whistler for the past 16 years.
Dr Fern has been on the Whistler Ski Patrol for the past 30 years, doctored for the National Ski Team, has two kids and went to school with one of our past speakers Dr. Sean Staniforth from the Lions Gate Hospital Emergency room.
Lori Pyne, Interim Director of Whistler Community Services and the Whistler Food Bank spoke to our online meeting. Lori and her team try to plan for monthly income, a larger space to meet the needs of the Whistler Food Bank following a 300% increase in use from locals, funding and equipment needs including refrigeration and transportation of donations and purchases. The Rotary Club of Whistler is looking for ways to help our community.Perhaps this is our opportunity to plan going forward.
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Shown with wife Isabel Poirier, heli-skiing as Doctor/guide at Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing is Dr. Sean Staniforth who spoke to our online meeting on April 28th. Dr. Sean has quite an intriguing string of accomplishments and commitments:
-Volunteer doctor on Whistler Ski Patrol
-Volunteer doctor for North Shore Rescue
-Volunteered to set up and teach doctors in Katmandu after the earthquake.
-Volunteered with Broken Earth in Haiti after the earthquake.
Dr. Sean is head of Emergency Medicine at Lions Gate Hospital, Director of Trauma at LGH and Clinical Instructor Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In addition, he conferences regularly with the Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, Fraser Health, and Coastal Health to share information and collaborate on how we can best steer through the COVID19 Pandemic. He assists in every way possible to keep as many workers and patients safe, and the spread under control. The online audience was riveted for the entire duration of his presentation and came forward with many comments of appreciation as well as questions.
MLA for West Vancouver Sea to Sky, re-elected in 2017, Jordan Sturdy, who is owner, with his wife Trish, of North Arm Farms, has served as president of the Whistler Farmers Market Society and many non-government and government organizations that have benefited many, if not all of the West Vancouver Sea to Sky constituency. Jordan held forth to us for an hour giving us notable COVD19 facts on daily and weekly communications with the Federal government, provincial government, Mayors in the province, Coastal Health, Fraser Health, and our whole region. In addition to our health and safety, we are severely affected economically by the novel COVID virus. Jordan elaborated on this, stressing how we rebound is a constant concern. He also told us of some of the rare upsides to the recent COVID19 pandemic that have pushed along transportation improvements and medical evacuations in our area. A vigorous question period followed.
