D5040 NEWSLETTER Aug 2007 ISSUE
Dean’s
Digest
This past month has
been a quiet and reflective time for me . . . at least it felt like that after
the rush and focus of the past 6 months.
I have had time to dot many i’s and cross many t’s that have been calling
for attention.
The Presidential Membership Conference in
The last two events in our District have SOLD OUT some time prior
to the event. This is a new direction
for the District – and hopefully one that shows a renewed energy and commitment
from you Rotarians. Historically the
Rotarians in District 5040 wait to the last moment to book an event, but with
this new trend it is obvious that you need to commit well in advance. I give you all fair warning that The Rotary
Foundation lunch to be held during the May 2008 District Conference has
limited seating. This is going to be
an amazing event – with RI dignitaries, a Peace Scholar, awards and
recognitions. It is included for the
first 300 registrations but will not be available after that. We already have over 50 registrations so I
would encourage you to register for ‘Rotary Rocks” at the River Rock
Casino in
August is focused on Membership. How many new members will you be inviting
into Rotary this month? Let me know and
I will have a special sponsor pin for you.
Wilf Wilkinson has asked us – each and every one of us – to introduce at
least one new member this year. I hope
that you have accepted his challenge.
My official club visits start on the 14th August. I am really looking forward to visiting you
all.
Happy recruiting, Dean
Visit
www.rotary5040.org EVENT PAGE to register for
“ROTARY ROCKS” 2008 District Conference in
August is Membership and Retention Month
“When we ask
someone to join Rotary, we are not imposing a burden. We are giving a gift. We are sharing with
another person the wonderful, amazing force that is Rotary, just as Rotary
share with us.”
Wilfrid
Wilkinson RI President, 2007-2008
Get New Members Involved
Getting new
members actively involved in club activities can help them develop a sense of
commitment and dedication to your club. Consider the following ideas for
involving new members.
·
Direct new members to club
activities that match their interests.
·
Assign new members to highly
visible tasks.
·
Encourage new members to bring
their spouses or partners to club events.
Ask new members for their ideas.
- excerpt from Membership minute Vol
2 Edition 5 Nov 05, visit RI website for details and archives: http://www.rotary.org/membership/resources/membminute_archives.html
Lets us share
your joy of inducting new members, please send name of new members and
induction pictures to editor5040@hotmail.com to be featured in the district
newsletter.
At the
mouth of the fraser ...
a mighty river with
some mighty Rotary Clubs!
By Gordon Dalglish. Assistant Governor
The
six clubs that make up Richmond/Delta are very active in almost all the Avenues
of Service. To try and summarise everything they do in a couple of pages is
impossible - so I thought I would focus on one area and showcase how each club
approaches it. As it's Youth Exchange time, ROSE time, RYLA North time, and
Interact and Rotaract are gearing up for a new year, let's concentrate on Youth
Programs - they are not only Rotary's future, they are our community's future.
Last year, the Rotary
Club of Richmond, under Past President Keith Tsukishima, made Youth one of
his major focuses - and that will continue this year under President Peter
Raju. For many years, this club has sponsored the Interact and Rotaract
clubs in
Through the
Tunnel, the Tsawwassen club is embarking on sponsoring an Interact club.
Earlier this year, at RYLA South, Chair Sue Smith announced a scholarship for
any RYLA attendees that started up an Interact Club. Looks like Tsawwassen may
well be in the running for that award!
And they have just
awarded what must be one of the youngest PHF's in the District. Huge supporters
of Youth Exchange for many years, they have awarded their current
student, Pote Jiamjarernkul a Paul Harris Fellowship. What a honour! But
then Pote is simply one of these very exceptional young men that has just been
a pleasure to host - and to watch maturing as he spent his year with us. Much
praise to Tsawwassen's Youth Program committee for their enthusiastic support
of these programs. We look forward to having President Orv Nickel
inaugurate his new Interact club very soon.
On the same South
Side of the river, the “almost” 50 year-old club of Ladner continues
under President Chu Wu to support the youth in the area. They are
looking to raise the profile of Rotary with the local Secondary school and
become more involved with the students there. They will also support RYLA again
this year – something that every single club in our District should make a
priority!
The Rotary Club of
Richmond Sunset under President John Crocock has supported our youth in many ways - not
least in the enthusiastic support they give to young Rotarians. As part of the
"New Models" initiative, they focused on bringing in our younger
Rotarians - from Rotaract for example - by offering attractive financial
incentives to move up into Rotary from Rotaract. This is something that many
clubs are now adopting, in line with recommendations discussed at the recent
Council on Legislation (COL). Let's hope these types of initiatives will
resound through our District and encourage tomorrow's young leaders to also be
Rotarians!
The Rotary Club of
Richmond Sunrise has been a long time supporter of Youth Exchange and
RYLA. In fact, one of their more recent (and youngest) members, Lawrence Chew
(affectionately known as Chewey) has just completed his second attendance at a
Rotary/RYLA International Conference as a counsellor. His experiences at these
events brought him back to
Sleepy Steveston village is
not so sleepy when it comes to getting the Rotary Club of Steveston
involved with Youth! Though one of our younger clubs, they have engaged in
Youth Exchange (sharing with the more experienced Richmond Sunrise Club – and
excellent way to get started and be mentored); they have supported 4 students
annually for the last 3 years at RYLA; they have hosted and entertained our
international students on many occasions – and currently have their first ROSE
student visiting from France. Next year, we are hoping that all the Exchange
students will be able to join them in their Canada Day Parade – their float won
1st prize this year. What better way to end a year’s exchange that
celebrating July 1st in front of 50,000 Canadians!
Let’s all support
these enterprising young men and women in our communities who are already on
their way being tomorrow’s leaders – with our help, their way will also be The
Rotary Way!
-AG Gordon
Dalglish
Adventure Programs
A last
reminder. Apart from the programs mentioned above, we have a series of
“Adventure” programs run both in the Province and elsewhere in
Many of you will
be aware of “Adventures in Citizenship” run in Ottawa, but did you know
there is also Adventures in Technology (Saskatoon), Adventures in
Forestry (Prince George Yellowhead), Adventures in Industry (a new
program run by our Kitimat club members); Adventures in Mountains (Canmore).
You’ll find information on all these Youth Programs on the District Website at www.rotary5040.org
“Adventures in Industry” coming this
fall….
The Rotary Club of
Kitimat will be offering the program from October 24 to 26, 2007.
For details, visit www.kitmatrotary.org or contact Chair Eleanor Kendell
250-632-2550 or ekendell@telus.net
Adventures
in Industry is a unique opportunity for students in Grades 11 and 12 to explore
Alcan Primary Metal -
District Governor
Nominee - Nominations and Elections
It is that time in the Rotary year when we look to the
future leadership in District 5040, by calling for nominations from clubs in
our District for the position of District Governor for the 2010 – 2011 Rotary
year.
The qualifications
for a Rotarian to be nominated are straightforward, are set out in the Sections
15.070 and 15.080 of the Manual of Procedure, and include:
1.
The candidate must be a Rotarian in good standing of a
functioning club in the District which has no outstanding indebtedness to
Rotary International or to the District, and must have served as president of a
club for a full term.
2.
The candidate must demonstrate willingness,
commitment, and ability, physical and otherwise to fulfill the duties and
responsibilities of the office of governor.
3.
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the
qualifications, duties and responsibilities of governor as prescribed in the
bylaws of Rotary International.
4.
At the time of taking office, the candidate must have
been a Rotarian of one or more clubs for at least seven years
Section C of the
District Policy provides that:
“The Manual of
Procedure of Rotary International provides that a District Governor is
nominated by the clubs in a district and elected by the Rotary International
convention.
·
On or before October 1 of the second year prior to the
year in which it is anticipated a District Governor, a District representative
to the Council on Legislation, or a District representative to the Zone 22
Nominating Committee shall assume office, the President of a club wishing to
place the name of one of its members in nomination shall file with the chair of
the nominating committee and the District Governor a resolution of the club,
adopted at a regular meeting of the club naming such candidate and certifying
that the candidate meets the qualifications for District Governor, District
representative to the Council on Legislation, or District representative to the
Zone 22 Nominating Committee.
·
The club resolution shall be accompanied by a current
photograph of the candidate and a resume setting out both Rotary service and
their personal background.”
As chair of the
District nominating committee, I am calling for nominations from District 5040
Rotary clubs for the position of Governor, 2010 – 2011.
Assistant
Governors are available to provide assistance in the nomination process.
- PDG Kevin
Conway, Chair, Nominating Committee
Hooray
! Record Breaking Achievement
|
Our total Annual Giving
Donations for 2006-2007 |
$ 221,254 |
|
Our EREY target from PETS
in 2006 |
$179,500 |
|
Our achievement |
+$ 41,754 (+23%) |
|
Average (EREU) per member |
$123 (+23%) |
|
Number of clubs achieving
over $100 EREY |
25 (50%) |
|
Number of clubs
contributing 0 (zero, nada, zilch) |
6 (9%) |
|
Available in 2009-2010 for
our District Foundation programs |
$110,812 |
|
|
|
Do you know what
this money can do? It will enable us to offer an exciting range of
programs – GSE, Grants, and Scholarships etc. So lets do our best to achieve
the US$100 or more per member. - AG Gordon Dalglish, Annual Programs Fund
Chair
Could
your Rotary Club use a $1,000.00 ???
Clubs
can apply for up to $1,000.00 of Matching Grant money. District 5040 has
approximately $13,000.00 that can be used by clubs for projects in our
communities.
New
this year is that Grants will be accepted up to October 31, 2007
and at that time a preference will be given to the 24 clubs
in our District that have not received a District Simplified Grant
(Visit District website www.rotary5040.org to download application and see
historical report to find out whether or not your club has received a Grant
since the 2003-2004 Rotary year). Grant applications are only accepted by Royal
Mail and will be date stamped upon arrival.
Only
one Grant per project, if your club received money for a project in
previous years you can not receive additional monies, put on your thinking hats
as there are many great projects in your community that could benefit with
the help of Rotary.
In
principle, a club will get no District Designated Funds (District
Simplified Grant, Matching Grant or Volunteer Grant) if they have not
contributed to our Charity The Rotary Foundation.
If you have any questions
please do not hesitate to contact me by phone 250-563-4296 or by e-mail at Neukomm@mag-net.com
Yours
in Rotary Service Above Self
PDG
Ron Neukomm
District
Simplified Grants Chair
about District Simplfied Grants
In
2004-2005, $127,800 was donated by Rotarians in our District to the Annual
fund. Three years later, July 2007 50% comes back to the District in what
is called District Designated Funds $63,900, this is monies that clubs
can tap into to do international projects. Subject to availability clubs can
also request a matching grant from Rotary International, these monies are some
what hard to get as there are many clubs looking for extra funds.
For
many years Rotarians complained that monies donated to the Rotary Foundation
appeared only to be helping projects in foreign countries rather than
helping in the communities where the donors lived.
Five
years ago RI came up with what is called District Simplified Grants. Clubs
could apply to use 20% of their 50% District Designate Funds, which in our
District represents $12,728 for District Simplified Grants. It is
up to the District Governor to put what ever restrictions he or she wants on
the monies. Fortunately for our district all of the District Governors have
listened to the Rotarians and have gone along with specifying that the DSG
monies be used for local projects and that the maximum amount per club be
capped at CAN$1,000.00. Last year the stipulation was added that for a club to
receive a DSG of $1,000.00 the club must match dollar for dollar.
Thank
you PDG Ron for providing this excellent example
Sun-powered Hearing
Aid - another grant project
PDG Irwin Stewart, a retired ear, nose and throat physician
was
at the 2007 RI Convention to spread the word about this solar-powered device,
first developed by Canadian entrepreneurs. As the charger sits in the sun during
the day, it collects and stores enough juice to power the rechargeable
hearing aid batteries when they are inserted into it overnight. This
seemingly simple technology could make all the difference in countries where
untreated infections can lead to deafness and young children who can't hear
often don't learn how to speak, shutting them out from educational
opportunities.
About 2,500 of the hearing
aids have been distributed to hearing impaired people in
ShelterBox sends Immediate Relief
ShelterBox has
responded to the floods in
The first
ShelterBox was sent to
The project was
begun by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in
The remarkable
growth of the ShelterBox project, which is arguably, the largest Rotary Club
project in the history of Rotary, demonstrates the power of Rotary; individual
Rotarians, and the Clubs to which they belong, working together to achieve
great things.
In July ShelterBox
sent 920 ShelterBoxes (including 56 Canadian boxes) to
Visit
ShelterBox www.shelterbox.org
ShelterBox
-
PDG 5020 Alan J. Lomax
Executive
Director ShelterBox
(Pic 1: Displaced persons use blankets to provide
shelter, Pic 2: Contrast the ShelterBox tent with the blankets. Pic 3: Using the
wood-burning stove)
D3330 Thailand
Rotary Club of Parapatho Chedi,
D3330
International Rotary clubs to
participate in their Matching Grant Projects.
Please contact President Jutathip Thamsiripong by email juta1605@hotmail.com
School Lavatory Project
·
·
Require 5 more lavatories, also need to improve current
condition to meet standards set by the Department of Health, Ministry of Public
Health.
·
The proposed budget for building 5 lavatories is
280,500 Thai Baht.
(US $1.00=33.00 Baht)
School Library Project
·
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To provide needed books and other equipments for the
libraries.
·
The proposed budget to equip the libraries is 620,000
Thai Baht. So far Rotary Club of Dontoom in D3330 has committed to this project.
(More information on District
website under World Community Service)
The Trip of a
Lifetime - 2008 GSE East Africa
The
2008 Group Study Exchange (GSE) is with District 9200 in
Date
: Will
visit
Team
leader : Must be an experienced and well informed Rotarian committed to
selecting, training and leading the team.
Four
Team members : Must be non-Rotarian Canadian citizens who have been in full time
employment in a recognized business or profession for the last two years
and members must be between the ages of 25 and 40.
Expenses
: All
basic travel and accommodation expenses are paid for by the Rotary Foundation
and the hosting District.
Applications
: Should
be sent electronically, using the forms available at: www.gse5040.org,
to Neil McDonald, the District 5040 GSE Chair at nimcdonald@shaw.ca.
Application
Deadline : Team leader submitted no later than August 31st, 2007 and Team member
submitted by September 15th, 2007.
About District
9200
·
District 9200 covers more than 112 Rotary clubs
with almost 3180 members in the African countries of
·
The region ranges from beautiful coastal
beaches, to the highest mountain in Africa and the largest fresh water
lake in
·
The Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and
buffalo - still roam their vast savannahs and bush land.
·
·
For details, visit their website www.rotary9200.org/
Rotary
Youth Exchange Students having fun
Richmond Sunrise Rotary had the pleasure of hosting the BC Tour
Rotary Youth Exchange Students Saturday, July 14 in the healthiest city in
Lunch was dim sum, then the new Harry Potter movie. A BBQ hosted by Jack (Richmond
Sunrise) and Aliza Hutchinson (Steveston Rotary) for participating Rotarians
and the students. Sleepovers for girls at Aliza’s and boys at Bill &
Shelley Jaffe’s ended the amazing day. Kudos to Barbara Hurst for
organizing the day! Everyone agreed that
these students reinforce our Club’s continuing commitment to the Rotary
Youth Exchange program. President
Georgina Patko reaffirmed that “It was as entertaining for the adults as the
students!” The next morning, the
students headed off to Steveston and a cruise of the Fraser in a Coast Guard
boat arranged by Steveston Rotary before heading off to
The most powerful force in
the promotion of international understanding and peace is exposure to different
cultures. Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the
opportunity to meet people from other countries and to experience their
cultures. This plants the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding.
Visit www.d5040youthexchange.ca for program details.
Does Rotary Peaces
and Conflict Studies work? YES!!!
When the package arrived at Thevananth
Thevanayagam's office in
But the real miracle was that
the parcel was arranged by Pathiranage, the man he had spent hours,
days, and weeks fiercely arguing about the longstanding conflict in their
native
The two were reunited at the
June Rotary World Peace Symposium. Just one year before, they found
themselves unlikely classmates at the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies
Program at
He explained how both sides
had "bad opinions" about each other. "But, we talked about
our problems and gradually understood each other," said Thevanayagam,
adding that the informal discussions especially provided a forum for healing.
“We erased the hard
feelings and went on to ‘What can we do to solve the problem? What can
we contribute?” said Pathiranage. He was especially affected by the stories
of innocent children who had been orphaned or couldn't go to school because of
the longstanding conflict.
So in November, when the
conflict forced the main road into the
Thevanayagam explained how
the region was barely surviving on twice-monthly dry rations, and many,
including his entire family, were suffering from the high fever disease.
Pathiranage used some of his personal connections to get the package to his new
friend.
The two men now correspond
weekly via e-mail and even traveled together to the symposium to see their
former classmates from the summer program that Pathiranage described as more
useful than a year's worth of graduate study.
"More than what we
learned from the professors in the classroom lectures, the knowledge we
gathered from the interactions and discussions amongst the participants, who
came from various parts of the world with various professional backgrounds, was
very important," Thevanayagam said.
- Excerpt from RI News
One World one Dream -
to unite the world in peace
When Vancouver
Centennial Rotarian Quentin Li saw the Fuwa. the official Mascots of the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games bears the theme “One world one dream”. It
reminded him of DG Dean’s speech at the Kelowna Conference. The mission of
Olympic and Rotary are so similar, is to seek to unite the world in peace
and friendship through the Olympic and Rotary spirit. He brought the Fuwa
back from
The
Ambassador of Peace - Korean War Memorial
The
Korean War memorial was officially unveiled on
July 14 in Central Park,
Five Frogs sat on a
log, One decided to jump
How
many frogs were left? Five!....
There’s
a big difference between deciding to jump and jumping. For Rotary to be
successful leaders must obtain total commitment in their clubs and
districts. All five frogs must commit to jumping and jump!
The problem with Rotary clubs that are not growing is not the lack of qualified
Rotarians in the community. It is the lack of commitment. Rotary will
continue to grow if Rotarians are passionate about Rotary and share their
passion with new members….
The why of the non–commitment is more complicated. Many Rotarians do not
see the need for growth in their club, they have become comfortable at their
favourite seat. They are not told about the wealth of resources that RI has
produced to assist them. They have bought into the urban myth that young people
do not have time for Rotary or they feel that work on membership growth will be
time-consuming.
...Leadership and communication are inseparable. You can't have one
without the other. Rotary leaders at the club, district and zone level must
communicate the importance of membership growth with passion and personal
commitment. Leadership by example is essential.
….Expect resistance when you promote membership recruitment. Be prepared
for the standard arguments against membership growth, people no longer have
time for Rotary, Rotary is too expensive and there are no qualified people in
our community. The answers to these nay Sayers are well argued by PRIP Frank
Devlyn in his successful book, “Frank Talk”.
Commitment is more likely to be obtained when Rotarians are asked one on one
to pledge to membership growth. Asking for commitment as part of a presentation
to a Rotary club is helpful but will not have the same results as a club
president or club membership committee chair asking each member personally to
bring a new member into the club. Individual commitment to the objective of
Rotary, that is what makes a Rotary club work, a district work, makes Rotary
work.
Once
you obtain commitment from Rotarians, it is important to recognize their
contribution. Ask yourself what type of recognition would you want? Step
into their shoes and give the recognition you would want. A letter from the
Governor, a pin, a thank you at a Rotary meeting or special seating at the
district conference. …
Always remember the distinction between contribution and commitment. Take the
matter of bacon and eggs. The chicken makes the contribution. The pig makes the
commitment.
- excerpt from PDG Chris Offer’s blog
http://revolutionaryrotary.blogspot.com/
PR Tips - Promote your meeting
through Meet Up
Getting people to attend your
club’s meeting is one of the first steps to bring in new Rotarians. The
difficulty is finding the best way to inform community members about your
club meeting and why they should attend.
Consider using some of these integrated social networking approaches for
promoting your Rotary club through local media.
http://orc.meetup.com/archives/Meetup%20Group%20PR%20Tips.pdf
PROMOTING
YOUR MEETUP GROUP IN THE MEDIA
There
are people in your area who want to learn about your group – and the local
media is eager to learn of community goings-on. Getting covered in the media is
a great way to raise public awareness of your group and can help recruit new
members. Any time you can get your Meetup Group into the news, hundreds and
possibly thousands of people will learn about you and your group.
The main purpose of Public Relations (PR) is to get your message out to the
people who are interested in what you’re doing. The basic steps to
communicating efficiently are fairly simple.
Identify
Your target audience
·
Do your research.
·
Take advantage of
opportunities.
Write a message to reach your target
·
Make the Journalist’s Job
easier.
·
Break through the clutter.
·
Speak their language.
Send your message and follow up
·
Journalists are people too.
·
Be available.
·
Stay on message.
The Financial Times has ranked Rotary International one of the top five nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) for corporate partnerships. 20,000 companies worldwide
were surveyed and 85 were profiled. Visit RI newsroom to read complete article.
Rotary Fellowships
& Rotary Action Groups
Need general
information on Rotary Fellowships? Here’s the procedure:
1.
www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/729en.pdf
2.
Here it is: the ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS HANDBOOK
3.
Contents:
a.
Introduction to Rotary Fellowships
b.
Organizing a Rotary Fellowship
c.
Key Elements of a Successful Rotary Fellowship
d.
District Rotary Fellowships Chairs
e.
Rotary Fellowships Support
f.
Rotary Fellowships Resource List
4.
Read the handbook.
5.
Visit the fellowships website at www.rotaryfellowships.org
6.
Ask around your club - there may members who already
belong to one of the many Rotary Fellowships or Rotary Action Groups. Have them
speak to your club.
7.
Phone or email the District 5040 Fellowships Chair.
See box below.
8.
Select a Rotary Fellowship or Rotary Action Group that
looks like it would interest you.
9.
Join.
1.
Enjoy.
For information about other Rotary Fellowships and
Rotary Action Groups, visit: www.rotaryfellowships.org
Already a member? Let’s hear about your
experiences and adventures with Rotary Fellowships and Rotary Action Groups.
Please
submit articles for publication to:
PDG Dave Kirk at dbkirk@telus.net
District
5040 Fellowships Chair, Member, International Travel and Hosting Fellowship
Information
Resources for Club Presidents & Secretaries
Are you aware that Club and District
Support (CDS) staff serve as your primary contact at Rotary?
Staff can answer any question about Rotary as well as provide advice on
club elections, constitutional matters, club traditions and customs, club
operations, and RI Board policy
Here are some critical web resources to
assist in leading and supporting your club in the year ahead (Also posted on District websites under Forms & Resources):
·
Discover the names and contact information for your CDS team
members by using this web link: http://www.rotary.org/support/CDAreps/index.html
·
List of helpful resources for club presidents and
secretaries on the web:
·
http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/club_pres_sec_resources.pdf
·
Make changes to your club’s membership records,
reference various Rotary Foundation reports, pay your club's dues, and report
next year's club officers using Member Access. Full instructions and helpful suggestions are
found: https://riweb.rotaryintl.org/faq.asp
·
Find club publications, audiovisuals, software, forms
and supplies:
·
http://shop.rotary.org/catalog/default.php?cPath=37
·
Use the Club President's Checklist, a monthly calendar
for both presidents and presidents-elect, with reminders of club and district
functions, as well as RI and The Rotary Foundation deadlines:
·
http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/pres_checklist.pdf
·
The Club Leadership Plan is a strategic planning tool
based on the best practices of actual Rotary clubs: http://www.rotary.org/support/club/clubplan.html
Rotary
staff looks forward to working with you and supporting your club’s service
efforts.
Be
sure to contact your CDS representative whenever you need assistance.
Starting Sept, District Attendance Report will be posted on District
Newsletter.
How to input figures in
District website:
·
Login to www.rotary5040.org Admin page.
·
Under “For Club Executives” to define Club Attendance
Manager, usually club secretary or designated member.
·
Under “For Club Executives” to enter figures in Club
Attendance Report section.
·
ClubRunner is using June 2007 “number of members”
figure as the opening figure of this Rotary Year, make sure June figures
have been entered. To enter June figures, click on “Enter Previous Year
Attendance” on the right top corner.
·
Current ClubRunner subscribers, there is an option in
your club website to send figures to district.
Returning
Sockeye dedication at Rotary Square
Over 300 local
residents joined the Tsawwassen Rotarians and First Nations people to
witness history on Saturday, August 4, 2007. Tsawwassen First Nation
members participated in the dedication of
The ceremony
marked the climax of over two years of cooperative effort to create
First Nations
artist Karl Morgan give his work to the community saying, “We are the Salmon
People. ‘Returning Sockeye’ represents a continuum of traditions that honor the
salmon, their environment and the people who rely on their return each year for
sustenance.”
See more event pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/thisKellyguy/DedicatingRotarySquareAug407
The Rotary Club of
Burnaby recently celebrated it's 60th year in style at the
The club is hosting a “
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call for free:
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making use of the free calling feature to communicate with fellow Rotarians and
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allows video callings, conference calls and instant messenger, check it out at
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An
International RYLA Experience
Last year as a participant at
International RYLA I got to play a Swede’s ukulele while singing with him, an
Aussie beat boxed behind us, and the Brit (who was studying Opera) sang
bass. In that moment, I knew just how
special an experience I was having. And
I knew I had to make the most of it.
Even now, I realize that the lessons I learned about internationality,
culture, and RYLA are continually helping me to grow as a person.
The Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards is a program designed with the goal of developing strong leaders and
honest citizens, and this year I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to
the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for the 2007 International RYLA as a
Rotarian counselor. It was one most
fascinating experiences of my life and a highlight of my Rotary career thus
far.
Organizing 120 young leaders
from over 20 nations is no easy task.
Luckily our international team of counselors meshed quickly; our
personalities complemented and our goals were similar: to bring out the best in
those attending and to facilitate the RYLA experience. Over four days the program held an assortment
of speakers, activities and discussions on topics ranging from ethics to the
process of crisis management. And,
interestingly enough, the challenges of language and culture are also the
program’s greatest assets. Giving
participants the platform to challenge each other intellectually and laugh
together in fellowship gives them an understanding of how much more we have in
common than not.
Opportunities like this are
rare, which is why we must continue to support Rotary youth programs such as
RYLA, especially on an international level. As Rotarians we should demonstrate the same
initiative and citizenship we proclaim, and inspire youth to greater
achievement through the programs our organization offers.
- Lawrence Chew, Richmond Sunrise
Lawrence will be glad to
speak to clubs about his experience as both a participant and counsellor at the
2007 International RYLA. Email:
imchew@hotmail.com Phone: Bus:
604-739-6450 or Cel: 604-763-7695
Interactors received
Canada Day Youth Awards
Congratulation to the
Executive team of the Rockridge School Interact Club in receiving the Canada
Youth Awards from the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. Recipients were:
Allesia Yaworsky, Katrina Yaworsky, Emily Matthias, MacKenzie Coombs,
Sean Meyer, Cole Finnbogason, Haley Spurr, Zoe Keefer
The
team steered the 70 member club through some great projects:
·
Raised over $1,500 for the St James Society to help
address Homelessness in the Downtown Lower East side.
·
Created a project called Teens for Teens where they
learned from the Christmas Bureau that teens are often forgotten by donors and
donated gifts that included items from jewelry to MP3 players.
·
Organized a massive clothing and food drive that was
donated to the Union Gospel Mission soup kitchen.
·
Contributed pens and calculators for schools in Kenya
in co-operation with the local Rotary Clubs.
·
Organized the 24 hour famine to help raise students
awareness of poverty and hunger.
·
Over $10,000 was donated to the
Red Cross due to their fundraising efforts.