Despite having its normal in-person Fall November 2020 event canceled due to the on-going pandemic, the Fall Trivia Night Committee of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore held its first new “Virtual Trivia Night” on Saturday, January 9. Still, a fun night of 100 questions designed by the club's own in-house team of quizmasters, the full complement of 20 teams (comprising roughly 160 players) signed up - with a waiting list. The event had a maximum of 100 email address locations available on Zoom, with 98 being used, showing the diversity of locations for the players.
Cash prizes were not awarded for this online event. Instead, all players had an equal chance at a variety of door prizes determined by spinning a prize wheel with each player’s name on it.
AND THE WINNER OF THE DIGITAL TROPHY WAS “Trivia This!!”, a team playing from 7 different locations. See photo right.
While most of our players were from our regular trivia lists, the event attracted players from Vancouver, North Bay, Tillsonburg, and Grand Bend — a tribute to the far-reaching impact of the on-line version. As a sampling of comments illustrates, everyone had a great time: “What a super job you all did! A very enjoyable evening", "We had fun, great questions", “Depending on how long it will take to get back to ‘normal’, we hope you will do it again".
It’s easy to donate blood and in turn, save lives! Twelve club members and friends participated in the latest Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore’s quarterly Group Blood Donation Event at The Canadian Blood Services Clinic in St. Catharines. With the on-going pandemic, St. Catharines Lakeshore members continue to look for innovative ways to help out both locally and abroad. Several members of the group were giving for the first time and positive comments from all were heard regarding the screening procedures and overall processes. They were able to remain socially distanced and were all “smiling” behind those protective masks.