Lulu Islander (Jul 20, 2020)

Wed July 22 Zoom Meeting - "Canadian Immigration in the Post National Security Law Era" by Gary Yang

Gary is the commercial director in Hoffental Investment Management Ltd, his role is to help customers invest and immigrate to Canada.

He obtained bachelor degree in chemical engineering in National Taiwan University and pursued the master degree in Toxicology in The University of Hong Kong. He is now studying immigration policies and laws in UBC and is expected to become a licensed immigration consultant in 2021.

Gary was born in Hong Kong, moved to Taiwan and immigrated to Canada in 2016 with his family. He served as director in Taiwan Chamber of Commerce B.C. from 2018 to 2019 and this was one of his precious experiences.

Zoom online Meeting 12 noon to 1:15pm (Members and friends, looking forward to see you)

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Angie Vanderkooi Classification Talk

One never knows what happens at a classification talk. Angie surprised us today as she reached back to roots in Ireland and South Africa before nursing school in England. Then her story comes to Prince George, off to Newfoundland before recently returning back to Vancouver.

Her Rotary story is equally colourful with her start as a "Rotary Ann", then joining as a Rotarian in Vancouver before joining this club. She then moved to Newfoundland to join Rotary on the rock. While here, she was one of the early members of the Rotary Fellowship of Gourmets. For those of you unfamiliar with Rotary Fellowships, there are many from which to choose. More information is available on Rotary.org. Angie has many fond memories of our Club as it "used to be" when she was a former member. We can all learn a lot about Rotary Club of Richmond by having a coffee with Angie.

Angie then provided a dissertation on hip replacement. Her career started as do all nurses, on regular and routine ward work. Over time and due to circumstance and opportunities provided, she became more involved with hip replacement and worked closely with a specialist. Her role was to screen and schedule hip replacement candidates and work with the patients on preparation and recovery. Of course Angie dazzled us with a plethora of technical terms. If you want to know anything about hip replacement, then Angie is the one you want to meet.

Our Zoom call today was graced with 20 attendees in total, featuring our 3 newest members Gary, Joseph and aforementioned Angie. Also joining in today, 3 guests, Albert Tseng, Madeline Hermary and Patty Chen. 2 visiting Rotarians Grant Yao and Bill Bourlet from Vancouver Arbutus. Our Sgt. At Arms Dave gave no relief today as he raided all our pockets for our happy and sad dollars. Fear not, those happy and sad dollars will be going towards our Christmas Fund later this year.

Next week, up next, Gary and his classification talk. Learn a bit about his early years, career path, family life, rotary ambitions and what he is doing in his field of immigration.

Rotary Anns

It wasn’t until 1987 that women were admitted to Rotary. Before that, the all-male clubs referred to their spouses as Rotary Anns, and today women are the fastest growing segment of Rotary's membership.

The Rotary Club of Richmond "Rotary Anns" back in 1965 at a club social

"Rotary Ann" was named after two wives of Rotarians:

In June 1914, 1,288 Rotarians make the long journey to Houston to attend the Rotary Convention. Rotarian Henry Brunier of San Francisco and his wife "Ann" boarded a special train for the convention. Since Ann was the only woman on the train, the other Rotarians began calling her "Rotary Ann". In Houston the Bruniers met Guy and Ann Gundaker of Philadelphia and soon the name "Rotary Ann" belonged to Guy's wife as well. The term "Rotary Ann" lasted until the late 1980's.

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Rotary Fellowships

Rotary Club of Richmond Gourmands

On Jan, 1990, four members and their spouses from Richmond and Ladner Club discuss the merits of creating a Fellowship through Fine Dining, a year later, 22 members from seven clubs in our district received approval from RI and formed the World Fellowship of Rotarian Gourmets. Chapter One founding members were Otto Rieve and Wilbur Walrond from the Rotary Club of Richmond.

Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience. You should be able to find a fellowship with your passion (here)

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