Dean’s Digest
Looking out at all the snow while sitting in front of
a warm fire, having had a good meal with my family, I cannot help but think of
all the folks that have none of these comforts.
How bitter it is that in this world there are those that have, and those
that have not; that there are millions of people who have to suffer through
their daily existence – and I speak of our local communities as well as those
far away countries that cry to us so passionately through our television
sets.
For me there is consolation as I see the efforts and
commitments of the Rotarians of D5040 who work so passionately to make this a
better world.
Thank you - the
Rotary Club of Vancouver Quadra - for providing the Vancouver downtown homeless
with shoes, for your Bid for Books event to sponsor literacy in the Vancouver
Eastside schools and to facilitate a hearing program in Uganda.
Thank you Jan Gisborne and Vivica Watson of the Rotary Club of Powell River for
joining a national immunization day in Nigeria and being responsible for
administering Polio vaccine to hundreds of children in the remote countryside.
Just a small slice of what Rotary does in District
5040 – working for the community and the world.
Because of you – I sleep better at night.
This month we had an amazing Regional Rotary
Foundation seminar in
The Rotary Leadership Institute training
sessions in both Levels 1 and 2 were a blast – both for the participants and
the facilitators. We are having so much
fun and the benefits speak for themselves.
The next Part 1, 2 and 3 sessions will take place on the 15th
May, 2008 at the River Rock Resort the day before the District Conference.
Speaking of the conference – HAVE YOU REGISTERED
YET?
Please join us at this amazing event. You will be hearing from me personally as I
update you on the schedule and events.
I trust that all of you have weathered the cold of
these past few weeks and that you will think of those that are not as fortunate
as you are.
Yours in Rotary Service
Dean
News from the Sea-to-Sky Corridor
It has been a pleasure as Assistant Governor to serve
the clubs of the Sea to Sky corridor.
The Rotary Club of Pemberton Centennial, the Rotary Club of Whistler,
The Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium and the Rotary Club of Squamish are all
outstanding active clubs serving their communities.
The Pemberton Club has over 20
members and must be the most active club of its size anywhere. Lead for the
past 2 years by President Paul Edgington this
club serves its community all year long.
It is extremely skilled at fundraising and in the past two years
alone has raised thousands of dollars.
One of the reasons this club is so successful is that it partners with
other organizations in Pemberton. They
partnered on a golf tournament and barn dance that were both hugely unbeaten
for money raised and community participation.
In this small community sharing the load is the only way to go.
The Club is gearing up to be full participants in the Pemberton
Winterfest where they will be hosting a Culinary Arts & Wine Pairing Dinner and
selling T-shirts and pins.
The club does not only raise funds but it really puts
its back into community
projects. The pictures below reflect Rotary
at work in Pemberton. The club has been actively perusing an international
project and has invited many individuals to speak over the last while so they
can find just the right project.
The Rotary Club of Whistler has
approximately 50 members and is a very active club. According to Club President Ken Roggeman the highlights so far this year include: The completion of the Scouts Cabin which
was the Club’s Centennial project, continued contributions to the Adaptive
Sports program on Whistler/Blackcomb and the First Annual Family Fun Day. The Club has also been extremely successful in
supporting the Bikes for Humanity project and recently had a speaker who was in
Along with the Millennium Club, they hosted the
ISFR – 2008 International Ski Fellowship of Rotarians from Jan 26 to Feb 2 . The registered members topped 192 all skiers, all
exemplary Rotarians and partners from 13 different countries. The week long
event was jam packed with activities that showcase Whistler, the hospitality of
our amazing Rotarians throughout the corridor and great skiing. The group capped off their week with a gala
dinner and fundraiser that will go to support the Adaptive Sports program. Last year they raised over $14,000.00. The bar is set pretty high but the
expectation is to raise even more.
The Millennium Club has had a very good
year so far under the leadership of President Lyn Stroshin. Lyn comes to the club with a deep understanding of Rotary
through her years as the District Youth Exchange Chair. The club now has a beautiful meeting location, is
enjoying resurgence in energy and focus and has attracted 6 new members (Pic shown below President Lyn welcoming 3 new members at
their induction). Lyn credits the efforts of the core group of Rotarians
that have put their heart and soul into revitalizing the club and the great
speakers the program chair has been able to attract .
Highlights of club events this year include: the pancake
breakfast during Welcome Week, assisting during Welcome Week, the picnic
dinner for the Burn Camp and of course the wonderful time had by all at the
joint Christmas dinner.
The Millennium Club has also received approval for a
District Matching Grant to build Adirondack Chairs which will be put
throughout the Village and will feature the Rotary Wheel.
The Family Fun Day held in September was
actually a joint effort between the Whistler, Millennium and Pemberton
Club’s. This amazing day attracted young
families to a day of good old fashioned family fun. The goal was not to raise money but to raise
the profile of Rotary and the importance of family in the community. Potato sack races, baseball, face painting,
burgers and dogs, local musicians and of course the newest addition to the
Pemberton Club – the bouncy Castle all contributed to the sun, fun and
laughter.
The Rotary Club
of Squamish hit a home run this past November with the Squamish
Hospital Foundation Dinner and Tribute to Dr. Kindree. President Liz and the Club took charge
of this fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Hospital Foundation. They raised over $200,000.00 in one night!
It was all hands on deck for the planning, organizing and delivery of such
a beautiful evening. If the 300 members
of the community in attendance didn’t know about the wonderful work of Rotary going
in, they sure knew about it by the time they left.
Dr. Kindree was a Charter member of the Squamish Rotary Club
and the tribute to him that night reflected all of the fine works the good
Doctor has done in the corridor over the past 60 years. He was the first doctor in Squamish. Dr. Kindree exemplifies the 4 Way Test in his personal
and professional life. It was truly an
honour and privilege to be considered a fellow Rotarian of this humble
man.
The two Interact Clubs have about 25 students in each club. They
have been raising money for Emmanuel Boyz Rescue
Centre, and there are five Interactors set to go
to
The Squamish Club is also extremely proud of Julia Smith who was not
only selected to be our District 5040 nominee as a Rotary Peace Scholar
but was one of 60 students chosen worldwide.
Julia will be studying at the
The Squamish Club is never one to let a big
fundraising event get in the way of all of their other endeavours like the
community garden, supporting two Interact Clubs, chartering a Rotaract Club, running the BBQ at Loggers Sports Days, and
contributing to the Emmanuel Boyz Rescue Centre,
their international project in
Rotarians Ian and Sheri Davis returned to
Happy Anniversary Rotary!
In
1905..... 37 year old attorney Paul P Harris
changed the world.
On February 23, 1905, Paul
Harris had dinner with his closest friend,
Celebrate Rotary Day on Feb 23 “Rotary Birthday”
Rotary’s Public Image Resource Group recommends Rotary clubs
and districts to highlight Rotary’s involvement in the local - and global -
community on the same day - Feb 23, Rotary’s “birthday”, this will help
to make a greater and positive impact on Rotary’s public image. Yet, any day can be identified as “Rotary
day” in your community. The key is to plan a high visibility community
service project or event for Rotary Day that helps to communicate what Rotary
is and does with your community.
Here is the 100 ways to celebrate Rotary Day. Share
your celebration efforts with the community through the media.
Who else shares the same Anniversary Day?
First Mass Polio Vaccination
Feb 23 also marks the anniversary of the first mass polio vaccination
effort for children, which started in
Polio Pioneers
In 1954, almost 75 percent of reported poliomyelitis cases occurred in
people under twenty years of age, and 50 percent in children under ten. The
trial’s study population, then, targeted some 1.8 million children in the first
three grades of elementary school at 215 test sites. In the double-blind
experiment, 650,000 children received vaccine, 750,000 received a placebo (a
solution made to look like vaccine, but containing no virus), and 430,000
served as controls and had neither. All were “Polio Pioneers.”
The study called for all children receiving vaccine or placebo to have
three intramuscular injections over a five-week period. About 2 percent of the
children also gave blood samples to verify their immune response. Data from all
1,829,916 clinical
trial participants were entered on IBM punch cards and tabulated. The study
evaluated every scrap of evidence, from the registration methods of the
participants to laboratory procedures to statistical analysis.
Note: The Whatever Happened
to Polio? exhibit is now permanently on display at the
Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for
Rehabilitation in
District Leadership Team Training Seminar
District
Trainer DGND Penny Offer invites all Assistant Governors and District committee
members 2008-2009 to join her on Saturday, February 16 at
The district team training seminar is designed to:
·
Prepare incoming AGs and district committee members
for their year in office.
·
Give the district governor-elect the opportunity to
motivate and build their district leadership team to support club.
·
Define the role and responsibilities of AG and
district committee members.
·
Identify important relationships at the club and
district levels.
·
To develop the skills to build effective club in
District 5040.
·
Support the Club Leadership Plan
as the district link to each club committee and director.
RYLA South 2008 is coming so
The 2008 RYLA South
will be held in
Rotary Clubs are
invited to sponsor youths with leadership potential to participate. By
nurturing youth, Rotarians can provide the skills young people need to succeed
as future community leaders. (The RI Board encourages clubs and districts to
consider inviting socially and economically disadvantaged youth with leadership
potential to participate).
Cost is $395 per applicant and 50% off for
Youth Exchange Students .
Please download application
form from the district website, complete and submit to Robert Rickey
Registrars, 1149 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B5; Phone: 604-732-1370; Fax: 604-683-7981;
email: rickey@telus.net . Contact Angi De Stefanis, District 5040 RYLA Chair for any
enquiries by phone: 604-568-8558 or by email: thebeans@shaw.ca.
HOW IT ALL STARTED?
In 1959, the state government of
The gundoo, an aboriginal word meaning "festival" or
"fun together," was a rousing success. More than 300 men and women
between the ages of 17 and 23 attended. Encouraged by the event's popularity
with the young attendees, Rotarians saw potential to create a similar annual
youth program. With little hesitation, Art Brand, governor of what was then
District 260, approved the project, and on 2 May 1960, RYLA was born.
RYLA was officially adopted by Rotary International in 1971, and it is
one of the most significant and fastest-growing Rotary service programs.
(Picture of Princess Alexandra during the visit - archive from
Join the fun at the Mystery Dine Around Night
This is one of
the 2008
District Conference programs. If you have not signed up for the
conference, register
as soon as you can and sign up for the May 16th Mystery
Dine Around dinner. You can
choose to register for the $30 or $50 dinner. Here is the mystery … you
will not find out where you will be having dinner, or with whom until the last
minute. Some attendees will be assigned
to try out some of our exotic restaurants and others will be assigned to “home
hosts”. After dinner, return to the River Rock for a big
dessert spread.
Attention:
Rotarians in
Rotary World Peace Scholar
Applications
As of to date, NO suitable applicants has been submitted. Julia Smith
proposed by the Squamish Club last year was successful as our D5040 nominee and
she was approved by the world selection committee to attend the
Is there a young committed person in your community
who should receive a two-year fully funded scholarship to a leading University
to study peace and conflict resolution? Would your Rotary club like to nominate
someone from your community for this scholarship at no
cost to your Rotary club?
Rotary Centers
provide Rotary World Peace Fellows with the opportunity
to pursue a master’s degree in conflict resolution, peace
studies, international relations, and related areas.
Each year, up to 60
Rotary World Peace Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis at six
Rotary Centers in
Coursework at the Rotary
Centers focuses on preventing and resolving conflict by addressing its root
causes ― for example, responding to hunger with food security, disease
with health care, illiteracy with education, poverty with sustainable
development, and environmental degradation with conservation. Fellows put
classroom lessons into practice through an applied field experience, when they
work with a variety of governmental and nongovernmental organizations
worldwide.
Eligibility criteria -Applicants must:
Hold an earned undergraduate degree from an accredited
college or university or its international equivalent (based on a four-year
curriculum).
Be proficient in a second language (including the
language of the proposed host university).
Possess excellent leadership skills.
Demonstrate a commitment to peace and international
understanding through service, academic, or professional achievements.
Be a citizen of a country where there is a Rotary club.
For information on how to nominate a candidate contact
PDG Dave Ker at 604-261-4461 or dker@telus.net
. For program detail, visit RI website, Rotary
Centers under Students & Youth, Educational Programs.
Rotary Center
There are 189 peace fellows in class I-IV that have reported their
current position to The Rotary Foundation. As of January 3, 2008:
·
58 work for NGOs or perform other peace-related work
(31%)
·
42 work for a government agency (22%)
·
22 are pursuing PhDs in peace-related fields (12%)
·
18 work in research or academic support positions
(10%)
·
17 work for United Nations agencies or the World Bank
(9%)
·
15 are teachers/professors (8%)
·
7 are pursuing additional masters’ degrees in
peace-related fields (4%)
·
4 are journalists (2%)
·
6 defy easy categorization; these include: lawyers and
those doing nonpeace- related work (3%)
Alumni find work around the world:
·
10 reside in
·
44 reside in Asia and the
·
14 reside in
·
4 reside Central America and the
·
37 reside in
·
59 reside in
·
21 reside in
Jennifer Jones, Host Chair of the Peace Summit
answered some questions directed by Rotarian Eleanor Kendell of Kitimat Club
What
can they expect?
Will
they have youth sessions?
They have many
speakers and events organized including:
A “Peoples Choice”
art exhibit including traditional art, fashion, music, film and much more. The call
for submissions will be forwarded to your delegates for their participation.
We will be featuring acclaimed
international filmmaker Martin Doblmeier’s film “The
Art of Forgiveness” and then will host a dynamic Q and A with the director
(adult delegates that have arrived are also invited to attend).
A caucus session with Mock UN
proceedings
Featured speaker –
Plus much more!
From a marketing standpoint
What's in it for each of
them?
Why should they come?
The most important factor that exists within any of
our youth programs is the notion that we are developing future leaders. This
provides a wonderful opportunity to open their eyes to concepts, world class
speakers and the power of Rotary in a way that they have likely never
experienced (the same applies to many of our own club members too!)
Then from our club's
perspective:
How challenging/difficult
will this be?
Should they be older rather
than keen teenagers?
Our hope is to make this very easy for everyone to
participate! We are focusing on teens 17/18 and up to Rotaractors.
I would imagine that you would identify a lead person(s) who is their contact
and chaperone. They will be treated as fully participating delegates by the
host committee. Also, because of the size of the conference we are not hosting
traditional sit-down meals. Instead we have introduced an exciting World Food
Pavilion to service our dining needs! This will feature a “festival of
flavours” and will be very affordable (nothing over $10) and it will be a great
place to interact!
Visit rotarypeacesummit.org
for more details!
Simple PR formula - Budget, Plan & Promote
!
Bob Aitken, RI Public Image Resource Group Chair shares his
perspective on Effective Public relations Within Rotary...
Adequate budgeting at grass roots level is the key to the effective future public
relations for Rotary International.
Appointment of people with appropriate public relations skills to all committees down to grass
roots level is also a primary need.
Public relations will only
achieve results if clubs and districts follow the leadership and training
resources now available via the RI PR Department and the RI Public Image
Resource Group.
The most important change required for Rotary’s
public relations to become effective is for clubs and districts is to come to terms with the vital need for
reasonable club and district public relations BUDGETS. Some 270 Rotary Districts applied for RI media grants this Rotary
year, and these grants are designed to subsidise promotional spending by such
Districts.
Successful people want to be involved with successful
organizations and a focused public relations campaign will create such an image
for Rotary. Membership must grow if we following a simple public
relations formula - budget, plan and PROMOTE!
Such promotion must be aimed at our own membership, as
well as the general public. Our own enthusiastic members are always the
best salesmen within their communities and they must be well informed. A
strong public image within communities will also attract the interest of
corporate organizations, which in turn have the ability to provide financial
support.
Simple Arithmetic
D5470 is determined
to help eradicate Polio once and for all, here is the formula
...
Divide the $100 million Gates Challenge
Grant by 530 Districts = almost $190,000 and then
Divided that number by the 2600 Rotarians
in D5470 = almost $75.00 per capita (or an average contribution of $25.00
per year for three years).
Interestingly, the $190,000 goal is just slightly
more then the recommended—$1,000 per club. With minimum goals established by
this formula, fundraising ideas flowed in quickly from Rotarian membership.
Some additional
ideas:
·
Ask your club leadership to utilize an existing
fundraiser or create a new fundraiser, and publicize our efforts to your
individual communities to participate in ending polio and designate a portion
of the proceeds to your club goal of $75.00 per capita.
·
Individually contribute through your club
contributions structure either the entirety of the fair share sum now, or
designate an option to have the sum contributed over the course of three years
beginning in this 2007-08 Rotary year.
·
Utilize a portion of your “club Happy Bucks”, or place
“PolioPlus table jars” at meetings for contributions
of spare change to the cause.
·
At a local fundraiser with a silent auction component,
solicit their organizing committee for educating and soliciting the involvement
of your non Rotary community to end polio and ask that the proceeds or a
portion of the proceeds go to support our fund raising efforts with the Gates
Foundation.
·
Educate new members inducted after 2003 about what our
twenty year effort has been about, and ask if they could contribute one time an
extra $25 as others in previous calls to action have done to ensure that we
meet not only our per capita goal, but help another Rotarian in an area
devastated by recent natural disasters to meet their goal as well.
- Foundation newsletter Feb 15
What inspires “ Make Dreams
Real” ?
“Part of why Rotary is so exciting for me is that we are able to do more
through Rotary than we could do alone. We can do more as a club than we could
as an individual, we can do more as a district than we could do as a club, and
when you look at all of global Rotary, you can really dream big dreams. No one
individual or even one government, no matter how powerful, could have done what
we have done in polio eradication.
In this year, my dream is that together we will be able to save the lives
of children. That is my own dream. Part of that dream is
knowing that children will be able to survive, to grow up healthy, to
have better chances, to be able to see their own dreams become real in their
lives.” - RI President-Elect Dong Kurn
Lee
One New Member at a Time
A summary message from RI President Wilf to all fellow Rotarians in Zone 22 . . .
One of the most important ways we share our love for
Rotary is through focusing on membership.
“Rotary’s influence
on the heart of the world will be in direct proportion to the number of
communities that are exposed to the Rotary ideal. So let us help to found new
clubs wherever the soil is at all fertile.” Past
President Arthur Lagueux.
It is our responsibility to invite new members. Do not
get discouraged when we receive the no’s, just know when to ask again and when
to move on to find a yes somewhere else. That yes that you get, on the
second or third or fourth try, is what Rotary needs from you most of all. It is the single most important thing you can
do to ensure Rotary’s second century.
If Rotary is to continue to make a difference in the
world, each of us needs to continue to share Rotary with others in our
community. Each of us is responsible for
the continued growth and health of Rotary in
Coming up Roses
For almost 30 years,
Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors,
and their families have built floats to raise awareness of Rotary during
the Rose Parade on 1 January in
The 2008 Rotary Rose Parade eye-catching float was themed “Sharing
Rotary Literacy Day” and celebrated Rotarians in service worldwide. Eight
International Exchange students representing different parts of the world rode
on the float. The float is 16'6 tall, 18' wide and 35' long. A large wizard is
the focal point, he is sharing his wisdom with the
viewers and is surrounded by books and the importance of education.
You can View a video of the
parade, especially the Rotary float, featured about 10 minutes into part 8. To
learn more about the convention literacy project referenced during the
broadcast, see the 2008 RI Convention Host Organization Committee Web site.
Rotary Vocational Fellowship
of Lawyers
Key Objectives:
·
To provide
a means whereby a member may identify and contact Rotarians in his/her business
or profession from other countries in furtherance of the Object of Rotary.
·
To foster fellowship and service through vocational
contact meetings at international Rotary meetings, such as the Rotary
International Convention, and to encourage person-to-person vocational visits
and exchanges.
·
To further the exchange of business/professional
training and technological information through the exchange of periodicals,
journals and audiovisual materials.
·
To expand the potential for Rotary service by providing
a network of Rotarian specialists in a particular field and to expand
opportunities for Rotarians to serve through their occupation at the
international level, through such programs as Rotary Volunteers.
·
To further promote the ideal of service at an
international level through business and professions.
·
To further provide vocational internships for law
students and attorneys.
Website: http://www.rotarylawyers.org/index.html
Email Contacts:Chairperson Peter C.
Lagarias at pcl@lb-attorneys.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Angelo Loumbas at aloumbas@eckhart.com
Already a member? Let’s hear about your experiences and
adventures with Rotary Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups.
Please
submit articles for publication to: PDG Dave Kirk at dbkirk@telus.net
District
5040 Fellowships Chair and Member, International Travel and Hosting Fellowship
Strategic Planning
Has your club begun the
process of strategic planning? Think about starting it in the new year! Strategic planning is a tool to help Rotarians provide
long-term direction for their clubs and create a framework to establish goals
and objectives. Strategic goals should be reviewed annually and revised every
three to five years.
To get started, begin
thinking about what your club does well. As a group, brainstorm the key
characteristics of your club. Where do you want your club to be in five years?
According to a district governor from
Zone 22 online training
Zone 22 launches a new website for
online training
of leaders
in Zone 22.
This website is a
resource for training and education. It is a virtual campus providing
quality and targeted online training to meet the leadership training needs of
Rotary leaders in Zone 22 and beyond the Zone.
This site is still
under development. Your ideas, suggestions and comments are appreciated. What type
of training, resources and material would you like to see on this site? Please
send us your ideas and comments.
Monty Audenart
RI Director
Chris Offer, PDG
Chair Zone 22 OnLine Training
Committee
Great Opportunity to
show case your projects!
Here is a chance to
show off your club projects at the May District Conference. We invite ALL
Rotary, Interact and Rotaract Clubs in our
district to participate.
Please submit up
to 3 of your club's 2007-2008 signature projects by April
15, 2008 to editor5040@hotmail.com
Submission
Requirements:
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Club or clubs name
·
Project Name
·
Project Date
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One or two good resolution pictures
·
One line description
·
One line accomplishment
Since the slide show
will be set as auto-run, the message has to be short and precise. See previous
year presentations
for reference.
I would appreciate
receiving advance notification whether you club will participate.
- Editor Becky,
D5040
New Member Reporting
At its
October/November meeting, the RI Board agreed to establish a timeline for clubs
to report their new members. The Board made this change to facilitate the 2007
Council on Legislation’s action to change to a monthly collection cycle for
prorated RI membership dues.
Under the new system, every Rotarian pays for each
full month of club membership. For example, a new member who joins the club on
the 1st of the month pays dues beginning with that month, but a member joins on
the 3rd pays dues beginning with the next month. New members must be reported
within six months of joining their Rotary club.
- Rotary World Jan 2008
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Fire trucks on their way to el salvador
Rotarians from
across Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service personnel, Consul
General of El Salvador and civic officials gathered at
Fire Chief Ray Holdgate thanked all the firefighters and supporters for
their work. The Consul General of El Salvador thanked and named each Rotary
club for their support. Acting Mayor Kim Capri said the motion to support
this project passed unanimously in Council.
Coordination of the
shipping of the fire trucks was by the Rotary World Help Network. Rotary
Sponsors:
1st Alarm Partners
·
RC of
·
RC of
·
RC of North Delta
·
RC of White Rock Peace Arch
·
RC of Tsawwassen
2nd Alarm Partners
- RC of Whistler
- RC of
- RC of
- RC of
3rd Alarm Partners
· RC of
· RC of Steveston
Over the past eight
years, a relationship has developed through a donation program, whereby a wide
variety of retired apparatus and equipment were delivered to the use of this
small developing nation's firefighters.
-
PDG Chris Offer
Nigeria
Rotarians Jan Gisborne and Vivica Watson from Rotary Club of
The 2 day event was attended by 90 visiting Rotarians,
Our local Interact club gave $1,050 raised last February during
a 24 hour famine marathon. With their money, we hired a teacher for 10
months at the
Immunization
Plus Days - Nov 17 & 18
Viv and I were
sent about 2 hours outside of
We both encountered parents who would not permit their children to be
immunized but we also found that in several cases the presence of "a
Canadian" was enough to convince them to allow us to give the children
the drops.
We were most impressed by the dedication of the local health care
workers. The Nigerian Rotarians are very committed to
ending Polio and work tirelessly on these campaigns as well other health issues
in their country.
The Nigerian Government is putting a lot of resources into Polio
eradication and have committed to having the last case of Polio before May
2008.
-
Jan Gisborne,
-
y
The purpose of the annual West
Africa Project Fair and
Keeping kids warm
Coats for Kids provided 850
winter coats to keep the
The project was made
possible with the generous help of the community. In addition, the local newspaper “NewsLeader” and the local radio station “The Crave
95.3” helped to promote the campaign. Coats for Kids also received extra
attention as it participated in the first parade on November 25 with the
help of 35 devoted volunteers.
Coats for
Kids is a joint project organized by Burnaby Metrotown Rotary, Burnaby Rotaract
and local organizations. They collect new or ‘gently' used coats and cash
donations from individuals and businesses in local community and distribute
these coats to
The program has received RI Significant Achievement
Award and attracted attention from Metropolis Mall. There are plans of expanding Coats for Kids'
partnerships to include Metropolis at Metrotown and
the Burnaby Public Libraries. With the support of the community and devotion of
the volunteers, Coats for Kids will continue to strive as an essential program
which helps provide families with a warm winter coat.
Gibsons Rotarian
Ron Wilson visited Jakarta Metropolitan Rotary Club to review the
International Project undertaken by the four Rotary clubs on the
With a matching
grant, the funds donated by the clubs will be used in continuing support
of the Jakarta Metropolitan Rotary Club's activities in Nutritional
Support, Education Support and Community Development in several areas of
The programs are working extremely well in several
areas and the club will now be able to expand into more of the poorest areas of
the city. Also, part of the money will also be used in helping the
Fundraising can be Fun
They did it! And
it was FUN! 219 attendees enjoyed a fabulous African fashion show and great
food.
Hit of the evening was the
fabulous African couture collection by Lilly O’Brien that wowed the audience. Featured
entertainment included Ugandan drummer, African storyteller and young rap
dancers. The $20 million remodelled Segal Centre provided the
extravagant setting. As one attendee said: “This has
sizzle.” The club wish to
thank all Rotarians, friends from NW, sponsors and supporters to make this possible. They are looking forward to fill the Segal
Centre to capacity next year (Jan 31, 2009) and sending lots of sizzle
(and money) to their Rotary projects.
The Rotary Hearing
Healthcare Project in
The
Proud to serve our local
communities
Steveston Rotary Senior's Christmas Social
On Dec 15, Steveston
Rotarians turned out in force to serve a full Christmas dinner to over 160
local seniors, including 7 in their 90's. Everyone sang carols, and
received a tin of cookies in a new cloth shopping bag, and all enjoyed a visit
from Santa Claus.
Steveston Rotary Santa Claus Parade
On Dec 23, Steveston Rotary
organized a parade through Steveston. Floats included
a cadet flag party, a marching band, carollers, a reindeer bus, and we
also collected non perishable food donations to distribute as food baskets.
Parade participants celebrated afterwards.
On Jan 5, Vancouver Centennial Rotarians entertained
100 seniors at the Dogwood Care Home. Entertainment included The Rotary Yonvyama Memorial Foundation talk, videos, Chinese music
performance and the art of tea. Tea and cake were served and all seniors were
presented with scarf as a gift.
Professional Development
Conference - Feb 1, 2008
The Rotaract Club of Vancouver staged their 2nd Professional Development Conference at
UBC. The target groups were Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and students. Over 75 registered and the
event was a resounding success.
Organization of this endeavour involved partnering
with its sponsor club the Rotary Club of
The event was chaired by Erica Tsang, a first year science student, and
her committee included Ricardo Le (Rotaract
President), Michael Jacobson (Rotary and advisor), Kelly Ma and Xiao Yuan
(marketing), Lisa Brownlow and Brandon MacKay (sponsorship), Julie Hewitt
(logistics), Chris Borchert (pamphlet design), Laura Faryna (poster design), Edwin Hui
(webmaster).
more Rotarians being recognized
as PHF
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Prince George Nechako - Isabel Fleck
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