Feb 14, 2007 ISSUE
Year of the Boar
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If you were born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, this is your year.
Boars (Pigs) are generous and kind. Because they are full of inner strength and courage,
Boars can take on any task. They are driven by their passion and pleasure for life. They are
sincere and trustworthy, enabling them to be very good listeners, as well as friends.
Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on
the full moon 15 days later. Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar
movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar
calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19year cycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to
the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.
Getting ready for the New Year involves house cleaning prior to the New Year; shopping
for new clothes, candies and orange tangarine; decorate the house with spring couplets,
flowers and plum blossoms and getting lucky money ready to be given out to children in the
New Year.
It is important for the family to eat dinner together on New Year's Eve, a time of reunion
and thanksgiving. Most people eat vegetarian meals on New Year Day and a big feast on the
2nd day to mark the beginning of the New Year. Most traditional Chinese New Year
dishes hae symbolic meaning. Some names of foods sound similar to characters with lucky
connotations, while the shape or colour of other foods symbolizes Happiness, prosperity and
good fortune. eg. Dumplings-wealth, lettuce-prosperity,noodles-longevity, oystersreceptivity to good fortune, seaweed-good luck and whole fish-abundance and togetherness.
Wish you all good health and prosperity in the New Year!
BROWSE! BID! BUY! and Support Rotary
Visit an on-line auction for some good deals and help Rotary....go to
www.gobid.ca and click on "Find Charity", then navigate the pop-down menu
for Rotary Club of Richmond. When you find something you like, place a bid
and should your bid be the best one by closing date....it's yours. We will
coordinate your item delivery or pick-up. Proceeds go to charitable
endeavours of the Rotary Club of Richmond. (click on logo to go to the site.)
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Do you have items or certificates that you would like to contribute for the auction and get
free internet advertising and exposure? For more information or item donation, please email
Chris Browne, International Service Director.
Gateway Theatre: Professional Theatre for the Community
Ms. Suzanne Haines - General Manager of the Gateway Theatre graced out club today with
an enthusiastic presentation on our community theatre....the Gateway Theatre.
Suzanne presented Gateway Theatre programs, opportunities for corporate
connections, and many community connections activities.
Gateway offers many avenues of use, not only as a professional main stage theatre, but
also rentals of various elements including the lobby and even the dressing rooms. As a
community theatre, it is available to businesses as well as charitable organizations for
meetings, seminars, graduations, concerts and receptions. For more information check out
their website https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/
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Suzanne Haines moved to Richmond in 2003 for the position of General Manager at the
Gateway Theatre. She has an Honors degree in Business Administration with a Major in
Theatre from Wilfrid Laurier University. Suzanne is the Chair of the Richmond Arts Coalition,
a member of the Business and the Arts Committee of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce,
and volunteers with the Steveston Salmon Festival. She was instrumental in bringing eyeGO
to British Columbia, a program that provides access to the performing arts for youth.
Suzanne also participates with the Gateway Theatres national association, the Professional
Association for Canadian Theatres as the Chair of their Diversity Committee and a member
of the Governance Committee.
Mark your Calendar
Mon. Mar 5, 2007 - Evening at the Arts
"Second Summer" at the Metro Theatre. This is a very charming comedy. Come early to
mingle and enjoy complimentary Hors d'Hoeuvres from 7:00pm-8:00pm, No Host Bar;
there will also be special Door Prizes during Intermission. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100.
For event details, please check our Event Page
Fri. Mar 30 2007 - Reverse Draw Dinner
This is an absolutely fun event and your chance to win $1,000. The person whose ticket
is drawn last, wins. It is going to be held at the Richmond Golf and Country Club. See PP
Chuck Albert for tickets.
Notice Board!
GoBid Online Auction started Feb 16
I already checked it out, it's up and running, so far our club has 18 auction items. We are
still looking for more items, certificates or services that could be used on the auction. Please
let Chris Browne know if you can contribute.
Also if you know of anyone or client or company that could contribute an item/s and get free
internet advertising and exposure, please contact Chris Browne, International Service
Director at [email protected]. Thanks of your contributions and support in
making our charitable online auction a success!
Richmond Sunset Chinese New Year Dinner Menu!.... Yum Yum
For the 17 members and spouses joining Richmond Sunset Club for the dinner, you are in
for a treat. Here is the dinner menu: Roast Peking Duck; Lettuce Wrap with Duck Meat;
Soup with Assorted Seafood; Stir Fried Snow Peas with assorted mushrooms; Pork Chops
and Beef in Gourmet Sauce; Brocolli with Chinese Mushroom; Crispy Chicken; Steamed Fish;
Pineapple Chicken Friend Rice and Red Bean Soup. Price includes tips, tax and pop. If you
haven't signed up, there is still room for a few more. Contact Pres. Keith.
Dinner is at 6pm. Revised Address: Top Gun J & C Restaurant, #2020, Excel Centre,
8766 McKim Way, Richmond. Tel:604-231-8006. That puts McKim 1 block south of Cambie
Road, and the Restaurant is just West of Garden City. It's on the second floor in the
shopping centre on the south side of McKim.
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Enjoy Our Memories
Club Members and Friends, here is a place to share your memories. (on Rotary, life
or just things) We invite you to send your memories to Editor Becky at
[email protected].
Here is another inside look of our Richmond meeting Feb 14, 1968.
Pres. Chuck Wong, Sgt-at-Arms Randy Davidoff, Editor Chuck Wong, Vice Pres. Jim
McCracken, Treasurer Tony Yurkovich and PP Bob Everett.
"Can you imagine Randy, Tony(this is Dr. T) and Alex trying to upstage our fashion
models in the paper? Gad -waht impudence! And the fines were trivial.
Late, late again (doesn't this sound like our Ken?) were Ron and Dave and not so
often Alec and Les.
Wise Words
"Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they
would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing
as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date." -Dale Carnegie
The Lighter Side of Life
Mind Reader
Click on the link to visit the Webmaster in Hong Kong Rotary Club Golden Mile LINK Believe
it or not he is a mind reader.
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