Chronicles & Capers – Issue 102

Chronicles & Capers

Issue 102

In this issue:

 

President’s Update

Featured Article: Coaching for the Invictus Games

Featured Article: Demonstrating a Commitment to Education

Get To Know Our Amazing Members: Heidi Grant & Paul Taylor

Health

Lifelong Learning

Technology Webinar – Learn about ChatGPT & AI

Travel

Featured Article: Travel Sketching Kit

Finance

Scholarship / Bursary Winners 2024

Affinity Benefits

Humor

 

 

Meetings Agenda

UPCOMING GENERAL MEETING:

Thursday October 16th @ BCPVPA Office @ 10 a.m.

Articles are sent to: info@bcrpvpa.ca

 

Sunshine Cards

If you know of a member who has recently passed, is not well or just needs a pick me up, please let us know.   Bonnie Deren is happy to send members or families a thoughtful message.

Email Bonnie at: bonniederen36@gmail.com or info@bcrpvpa.ca

 

PRESIDENT’S UPDATE Issue 102

Work Hard – Celebrate! As an Association we have the work

FEATURED ARTICLE – Travel Sketching Kit

FINANCE

Insurance: Announcement:  All Johnson insurance products will be called now

BCRPVPA 2024 Bursary and Scholarship Recipients 

Brody Raskob from Nakusp, has volunteered extensively for the Rotary

MORE CANADIAN AFFINITY BENEFITS

National Best Friends Day is June 8th!  Or save 10%

HUMOR

How to Maintain a Healthy Level Of Insanity in RETIREMENT…

FEATURED ARTICLE – Coaching for the Invictus Games

Coaching for the Invictus Games February 8 – 16, 2025 

FEATURED ARTICLE – Demonstrating a Commitment to Education

Check Us Out!  The Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES) is

GET TO KNOW OUR AMAZING MEMBERS – Heidi Grant

Meet Heidi Grant Heidi Grant was born in Montreal, grew

GET TO KNOW OUR AMAZING MEMBERS – Paul Taylor

Catching Up with Paul Taylor  Since retiring from Surrey SD,

2025 - 2026

BCRPVPA EXECUTIVE

President: Deborah Luporini
Past President: (Vacant)
Vice-President: Marsha Arnold
Treasurer: Lanny Young
Secretary: (Vacant)
Membership: Jessica Antosz
Scholarships: Jeff Larcombe, Ian Kent,  Jessica Antosz, Yolande Martinello
Pensions/Affinity and Benefits: Marsha Arnold
Speakers: (Vacant)
Communications: Marsha Arnold
Technology: Deborah Luporini, Marsha Arnold
Chronicles & Capers Newsletter Editor: Marsha Arnold
Website Committee: Deborah Luporini, Marsha Arnold
Representatives at BCPVPA Chapter Council: Deborah Luporini, Marsha Arnold
Refreshments at Meetings: Lanny Young
Sunshine:Bonnie Deren
Other Members-at-Large: Sher Baerg, Sandra Kinnon, Heidi Grant, Elaine Thompson

Articles for the next newsletter are due Mon., October 27th, 2025.

Articles are sent to: info@bcrpvpa.ca

Upcoming General Meeting:

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Chronicles & Capers – Issue 102

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