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Last December, District 5060 International Chair Carol Eamer received a request for $3000 USD to purchase books for a school library in La Cuesta, a small village in southern Honduras. Carol passed on the request to District 5060 clubs, five of whom responded. The Rotary Club of Salmon Arm donated $500 USD to this project.
Pete Deisroth and Maurice Weight from SASCU talked to the club about FRaud Awareness on Monday 19 Aug. They outlined the most common scams, including rental scams, mystery shopper, bad romance, identity theft, investment scams and noted ways to protect oneself from fraud stressing ways that It is important to know the resources available for help.
The club welcomed its 2019-2020 Youth exchange Student on Monday, Hugo Samuelson from Malmo, Sweden. Hugo arrived on Wednesday 14 August. He is 17 and is currently staying with the Meikle family. Here he is with his host brother Carson Meikle and Rotarian Heino Lilles.
Lawyer Kathryn Vennard gave an inspired talk on Wills and Estate Planning at Monday's meeting. She emphasized the three areas of importance of Estate Planning for everyone: a Will, a Power of Attorney, and a Health Representation Agreement.
District Governor Peter Schultz visited the club on Monday. He met first with the Board, and then addressed the regular meeting with his message of Rotary's Core Values of Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, and Leadership. Here he is seen with club members Ross and Fiona Harris.
On Monday 15 July, Pat & Coleman Graf presented a program on RI's Convention in Hamburg, Germany, which they attended in early June. They spoke about the huge venue, the convention program, whose theme was Rotary's core values, and the fellowship of meeting and talking to people from all over the world.
