7:13 Larry rang the bell, unfortunately no one heard.
7:15 Larry RANG the bell and Mary commenced
Special guest exchange student Nicholas introduced by Cliff R
Ray P did Why Rotary – has been involved with Rotary and Ryla for 30 years – one of his takeaways is that as one person can do good but as a group we can do amazing things – went on to congratulate the club and just how great they are and what a job they are doing.
50/50 draw Janine won
Queen of hearts – Larry won – fix was called – he lost his heart
Happy dollars – Oct 13 – we are presenting a $20000 cheque to the food bank
Cliff introduced Cliff – he likes soccer, has an older brother, younger sister and is from a town south of Bolivia. He spent 32 hours on the plane coming here.
Sept theme is basic education and literacy month.
Barry M gave us an update – we donate a book for every speaker to bus library in Guatemala. Also we have mini libraries in the community. Kudos to Scott E to helping him secure a truck full of building materials from Langara College.
Mary introduced the concept of adding a business moment on the agenda. Janine and Charlotte will be organizing. Starts next week. 
Scott D DG is visiting next week.
There is a movie crew here next week – so parking will be down the lane. 
Richard was our guest speaker – Where did the Towers Go? By Judy Woods
Richard gave a fascinating talk on the facts around 9/11 and the concept of “Directed Energy” and the “dustifying” of the seven towers (not two as per popular belief). The videos he showed, the facts he reported, and the reports he named were just some of the perspectives that challenges us to question our beliefs and in fact ask better questions. A great report that left us with more questions than answers and reminds us of how little we know about the world we live in and how vast it really is. 
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