Our speaker was Vikki MacKay from the Rotary Club of Burnaby. She is the Foundation Chair for her club. Their club has been studying their Club Foundation and have been working to ensure that it follows all CRA protocol. She explained how The Rotary Foundation and her Club Foundation work in relation to her Rotary Club. She also explained how matching grants can increase the impact of a club project. The gravity of keeping the Club and it's own Foundation clearly separated was highlighted in her presentation. As our Club is currently undergoing a review of our own Club Foundation, Vikki's talk was timely and informative. Vikki brought a guest along, Nick Liem from RC Lionsgate. It so happens that President James is very familiar with Nick and their paths crossed many years ago. We enjoyed a very nice chicken lunch at the Marriott.
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