1987 - 1989, by Bill Harris

1987-88. President Bryon Wilfert, Vice-President Jeff Wakefield, Secretary Paul Hood, Treasurer Glenn Taylor and Directors Paul Thomas, Bob Correll, Mohamed Abdulla and Rick Sulker. The big event of the year was the fourth international night, British Night. held at the Sheraton-Parkway on October 23rd., 1987. All of the 400 tickets available were sold, with the British Consul-General Bryan Sparrow as guest of honour. The programme for the evening included a Pearly King and Queen, a Scottish Piper, British comedian Billy Meeks and music for dancing by the Front Page Dance Band. The room was beautifully decorated with flags and the whole evening was a great success and reflected a lot of hard work by the organizing committee. This was the year of the start of the first ever Rotary International fund raising campaign, Polio Plus and the British Night saw $6,299 in profits paid into the Polio Plus Account. The accounts for March, 1988 show a total of $12,835 paid into this account, including a $3,500 club donation. Other fund raising activities included $3,867 from a Barn Sale and $1,262 from Christmas Tree Sales. The 1987 TV Auction raised over $25,000 of which $7,000 was donated to the hospital, Yellowbrick House made over $4,000 and the CNIB, Helpmate and Meals on Wheels were supported.

1988-89. President Jeff Wakefield, Vice-President Paul Thomas who was also Club Service Director, Treasurer Glenn Taylor, Secretary Neil Mann and Directors Ron Evans, Mohamed Abdulla and Ray Laxton. Another year of excellent coverage of Rotary events in the Liberal, arranged by President Jeff. The Richmond Hill Terry Fox R was again organized by the club with 60 to 70 participants raising $3,000. Christmas Trees were again sold, despite a rather poor result in the previous year and the TV Auction was held on December 4th..We also had our second Exchange Student, Gabrielle Kannegieter from Groningen, Holland. Caribbean Night was held at Richmond Green on April 21st., 1989 but no account statements are on file for the year so I can't give you figures. The annual fishing weekend at Don Plaxton's cottage was also held in September and carols were sung at York Central on Christmas Eve by Rotarians and members of the St.Mary's Church Choir.

1989-90. President Paul Thomas, Vice-President Rick Sulker, Treasurer Pat Morrell, Secretary Neil Mann Directors Dinker Joshi, Dick Northorp, Cam Smith and Larry Mirkopoulus. An Active year with the departure of Exchange Student Gabrielle and the arrival of inbound student Mari Tuunainen from Finland. We also sent a student, Nicole Zinn to Finland. Some of the events during the year were a Boat Cruise on Lake Ontario, a Golf Challenge with the Aurora Club, a Corn Roast at Southbrook Farms, the Terry Fox Run, the TV Auction and an Irish Night on April 20th., 1990. The President Paul was also coach for the club sponsored Soccer Team who were all invited, with parents to the Sept. 11th. meeting with a soccer expert as speaker. Internationally the club was involved in a wheelchair project with the Rotary Club of Jalingo, Nigeria.