05-02-25 Rotary District Convention Day 1
Got myself together and headed to Nelson. What a gorgeous drive over the pass. Creston was beautiful and wow, Nelson is in full bloom, so much ahead of Cranbrook.
I met with Leanne, got registered and brought my stuff up from the car before heading to lunch. It was lovely to sit with Al and Nancy Dyck, and meet other new people as we enjoyed a delicious lunch.
The speaker for the afternoon session was… questionable… a white man talking about indigenous culture…. He even smudged… I have no words.
I was horrified to find that the black pegs were not fitting in the crib board I made for the auction so I brought it up to my room intending to make it right only to discover that it was actually only one of the pegs that was over sized. Phew! also, as of last check it was already bid up to $112!
I was able to secure a spot on the brewery tour and tacos trip to Torchlight Brewing Co. Imagine my great delight to see Sam Hurrie playing on the loading dock (yes we had a good laugh about that)
I love that Sam told me he was thinking about me recently and wondering how I was handling no MusicFest this year. I am still mourning as this would be the month I would ramp up work on it.
Penny and I decided we’d had enough beer and needed a nightcap so we stopped at the hotel. We’d just sat down when a bunch of our American members cruised in and we all hung out visiting and shut the place down. It turns out we were sitting with the next three District Governors and their spouses: David and Marlisa, Steve and Denise, Debi and Scott. What a fun time we had! No really, I had to tiptoe into my room, lol.
I also learned today that the Paul Harris Fellowship is a big deal and I am proud to wear my pin.
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