DEAN’S DIGEST

Rhino and I would like to wish everyone in the Rotary Family of D5040 a blessed, happy and prosperous 2008. May this be the year that each of us gives to Rotary the commitment and energy that will fulfill those ideals that made us join Rotary.

Looking back on this first part of the “Rotary Shares” year I can see that for Rhino and myself - it was exactly that. We had Rotary shared with us in every way possible and hopefully, we were able to share our Rotary knowledge and passion with all of those we met.

This next half year will continue to be an exciting journey. Not only for Rhino and myself, but for all the Rotary Family in D5040. Here are just a few of the highlights in store for everyone:

As always, I started this year off with making “New Years Resolutions”. Some I will keep and some I will not…. And this got me thinking - have any of us made Rotary New Years Resolutions? If we had – would they look like this?

Hopefully I will be seeing all of you soon as I continue my travels around our amazing District.

Regional Foundation Seminar

Sat. Jan 19, 2008

Register at www.RotaryEvents.ca

Rotary Leadership Institute

Sat. Jan 26, 2008

Register at www.rotary5040.org

District Leadership Team Training Seminar

Calling on all Assistant Governors and District committee members 2008-2009, the next training seminar will be held on Saturday, February 16 at Douglas College, New Westminster Campus, see detail and registration form on D5040 website event page.

Pacific Northwest PETS - March 6 to 9, 2008

Required Attendance

The purpose of the district presidents-elect training seminar is to prepare incoming presidents for their year as president. All President Elects shall attend the seminar and the district assembly unless excused by the governor-elect. If so excused, the president-elect shall send a designated club representative who shall report back to the president-elect.

This is an Opportunity

· To learn in Workshops

· To meet new friends and network

· To meet Rotary leaders

· To hear great speakers

· To do a little Rotary shopping

To register online and find out further details, please visit PETS website .

Attending the RI 2008 Convention? Consider arriving 3 days earlier and join Rotarians around the world at the Los Angeles Convention Centre to discuss how we can collectively tackle the water and sanitation challenge laid out in the Millennium Development Goals.

The program will include: Keynote addresses by leaders from the United Nations, NGOs, major corporations and/or foundations, reports from task forces on sustainability and on best practices, “Success Stories” and breakout discussions.

Visit their website for latest update. Questions or comments can be directed to Anna Shepherd at 416-596-3624 or info@wasrag.org

Congratulation to the new District Leaders

Riet Carter of North Vancouver will be taking over from AG Esio Marzotto on 1 July, 2008 and will be responsible for the 4 clubs on the North Shore.

Hans Doge of Vancouver Quadra will be taking on half of the clubs in Vancouver that have been under the care of AG Penny Offer. Vancouver Chinatown, Vancouver Quadra, Vancouver South, Vancouver Fraserview and the provisional club, Vancouver Yaletown. Hans will assume his responsibilities by the end of February 2008.

Penny Offer of Vancouver Chinatown will be taking on the duties of 2008/2009 District Trainer beginning of 2008.

Don Kavanagh of Vancouver will be responsible for the Rotary Clubs of Vancouver, Vancouver Arbutus, Vancouver Sunrise, Vancouver Centennial and Vancouver Cambie and will start his official duties on 1^st January, 2008.

PDG Del Paterson of New Westminster will be taking on the Chair for Membership Development for D5040 early in 2008

Make someone else a Paul Harris Fellow

A wonderful way to show appreciation to your friends, family, spouses, and colleagues, honor them with a Paul Harris Fellow by donating $1,000 to the Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund in their name.

At the Richmond joint Christmas dinner, PP Chuck Albert from Richmond Club named his longtime friend Vivian Baar as Paul Harris Fellow and PP Magdalen Leung from Richmond Sunset hononred his son Alexanda Leung with Paul Harris Fellow.

During the past 50 years, over a million people have contributed US$1,000.00 or more to The Rotary Foundation, earning the designation of Paul Harris Fellow. This milestone represents a total of US$1 billion that has been at work making a profound difference in peoples' lives around the world since the first Paul Harris Fellow was named in 1957. Every amount contributed to The Rotary Foundation is spent in support of humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and their operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out worthy projects worldwide.

Paul Harris Society in D5040 is growing strong

Our district has now 60 Paul Harris Society members from the original 46 charter members a year ago. DGND Penny Offer of Vancouver Chinatown recently became the newest member. The purpose of the society is to encourage Rotarians to pledge a minimum of US$1000.00 per year to The Rotary Foundation - Annual Program Fund. Fifty percent of the funds donated to the Annual Programs Fund come back to the district to fund District Simplified Grants, Matching Grants and other programs funded by District Designated Funds.

Rotary Foundation from 1928 into the future

In 1917, RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed that an endowment be set up “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, when the endowment fund had grown to more than US$5,000, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.

In anticipation of the Foundation’s 100-year anniversary in 2017, the Trustees set out in 2005 to develop a 10-year vision with a 3 year plan to move the Foundation toward its second century of service.

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The new motto is Doing Good in the World.

Have questions on how the changes to the Foundation’s grant structure will affect your club’s humanitarian and education efforts? All answers won’t be available until after the Trustee meeting in April and the June meeting of the RI Board. But you can find most of the answers on RI Website Future Vision FAQ

January marks Rotary Awareness Month

Because January is Rotary Awareness Month, it's a great time to reflect on that famous question, "What is Rotary?" Rotary's strength lies in the more than 32,000 Rotary clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas of the world, and this is the time to make sure your community knows who you are and what you do. Consider these tips during Rotary Awareness Month:

Spread the work of Rotary in our community

Rotarians are doing Good to the World, both locally and globally, but how do we promote Rotary’s work in the best possible way and share our stories effectively with the public and the media?

- Find tips on how to measure the success of your campaign to better prepare for future efforts.

- Link to resources, including videos, from Rotary’s global public image campaign, Humanity in Motion .

Some of our Rotary Clubs are often featured in the local newspapers about their community and international projects. If your club has an interesting story to tell, send the story and pictures to the local newsletter and keep a steady relationship going. Some recent media coverages were Rotary Club of Tsawwassen on the “Engines to El Salvador” project and Vancouver Chinatown on “Salvation Army Harbour Lights” Fundraiser. See Media Coverages in District website. Send submissions to Editor Becky.

Humanity in motion IV Coming soon

RI will be launching Rotary: Humanity in Motion IV public service announcements (PSAs) focusing on membership in January. The kit will be distributed to all district governors-elect at the 2008 International Assembly and mailed to every club. It includes new PSAs for television, radio, print, and outdoor (billboard), all designed to help you promote Rotary club membership. The PSAs and supplementary materials - poster, postcards, wallet card, and newspaper supplement - will provide an efficient and professional way to share Rotary with your community. In the meantime, all current Rotary PSAs can be downloaded in RI Website Public Relations under members, running a club.

Nominate a Rotary World Peace Scholar 2009-2010

Here is a chance to nominate that young committed person in your community to receive a two-year fully funded scholarship to a leading University to study peace and conflict resolution. This scholarship is no cost to your Rotary club.

- The scholar selected will be advised and his/her application sent to The Rotary Foundation in May 2008

Canadian Rotarians James and Linda Bradley seeking to create a more peaceful world, they have agreed to endow a Rotary World Peace Fellow every year in perpetuity. “We’ve been looking for something to make a difference,” James said. “We see the peace centers program that Rotary has as the best chance of making a difference.”

The Bradleys have recently been inducted into the Arch C. Klumph Society, which honors people who give at least US$250,000 to The Rotary Foundation.

- More than $1.5 million endows a Rotary World Peace Fellow as often as every year (for a two year program of study) in perpetuity.

- More than $750,000 endows a Rotary World Peace Fellow as often as every two years for two years of study in perpetuity.

- More than $500,000 endows a Rotary World Peace Fellow as often as every three years for two years of study in perpetuity.

- A one-time restricted annual gift of $60,000 funds a single Rotary World Peace Fellow for the full two-year program. This outright contribution provides immediate funding for the Rotary Centers; 100 percent of the gift is spent on the program.

With your help, we can Build a Little Peace

Julia Smith is the new Peace Scholar nominated by Rotary Club of Squamish. Julia has been a volunteer in her community and in Kenya. She is a former Rotary Youth Exchange student from District 5040 to South Africa.

“No doubt you have heard the news about the post-election violence in Kenya. For me it is unimaginable that these events are taking place in the peaceful, joyful country I lived in for nearly two years. Let me assure you that the children at Emmanuel Center are safe. Though I'm grateful for their safety. I still felt depressed, useless and hopeless. I called up Daniel in Nairobi and we realized that, with the help of friends, we can build a little peace.

Of course we can hope this violence will end soon. But even after our media stops blaring headlines of bloodshed, the poor in Kenya will still be suffering the consequences of violence. Hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes and all they own. For those with very little, losing a stall to sell vegetables out of means no longer being able to send a child to school. A burnt shack means finding a street corner to beg with your children on, and even minor injuries can mean the loss of a livelihood. No doubt street children have already born much of the brunt of the recent violence.

So what can we do? Simple items can make the world of difference – repairs to a market stall will help a mother restart her business, simple furniture can help a family refurbish their home, and replacement school uniforms will ensure children don't loss out on education. Street children can be comforted with medical treatment and meals. These are the simple tools of peace building we can help with.

Emmanuel Center is currently collecting donations to help children, and their families, who have been affected by the recent violence. If you are able to support these efforts please donate to Emmanuel Center, specifying that you would like to 'build a little peace.' You can donate online through Canada Helps.org by clicking the link at Emmanuel Centre or by check made out to Afretech Aid Society and mailed to 7693 Garfield Dr. Delta, B.C. Canada V4C 4E6. We'll let you know in the next Emmanuel newsletter in March how the donations were used to help children, and their families, affected by the recent violence. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me Julia.emmanuel@gmail.com

And please send prayers, positive thoughts and good karma to Kenya – that peace and democracy may be re-established.”

Turning ideas into action is one of the things Rotarians do best. Now there are four more ways Rotary can help club members support the causes in which they believe.

This past year, the RI Board of Directors recognized four new Rotarian Action Groups, focusing on water and sanitation, microcredit, blood donation, and world health fairs. Rotarians can now choose from 14 Rotarian Action Groups, which allow those who are either experts in a certain field or just passionate about a particular cause to join with each other and cooperate with clubs and districts on projects that target a specific goal. Learn more about Global Networking Groups.

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

Members of the Richmond Sunrise Rotary participated in the recent Rotary World Help Network loading at the Air Canada warehouse in Richmond. The shipment of medical supplies and books went to Kenya. Club member Elena Agala is on the board of RWHN, and the club often helps to load shipment at the Riverview warehouse.

Established in 1997, the RWHN is operated by a board of directors made up of Rotarians from various member clubs in BC. Their mission is to help communities help themselves through a coordinated effort to relocate used equipment and supplies. What's surplus in our country is desperately needed to serve the healing and educational needs of developing countries. This effort is made possible through generous donations of materials, money, time and transportation. Visit their website to find out how your club can help

Building bridge between two Cultures

After signing Friendship Club agreement on August 7, 2007, Rotary Club of Chung Ho Full May in Taiwan and Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial made great progress and became Sister Clubs on December 15, 2007. It was a historic event for Vancouver Centennial as this is their first sister club. The same day, Chung Ho Full May Club also celebrated their 10th Anniversary.

DG Dean awarded a Paul Harris to departing Hiroshi Kume who is retiring and moving to Japan permanently.

Mike Bevan received the crystal recognition piece from DG Dean. Mike has been recognized for attaining Major Donor second Level.

Their annual Christmas lunch was an overwhelming success attended by over 250 Rotarians and friends. The Salvation Army singers from Harbour Lights supplied the Christmas sing a long. Major Rick Gilbert stressed what one person can do and every one of us can make a difference and that everyone that attended the lunch is making a difference. The generosity of those attending raised $6232.50. It is estimated that the final total will reach more than $10,000 when mailed in donations are received.

The club had a full house in their annual Christmas Charity breakfast and raised a record amount $1,553.00 in Over Time bidding. They presented $500 cheques each to Salvation Army and the Christmas Hamper Drive.

Richmond, Richmond Sunrise and Richmond Sunset donated $7,500 towards the Richmond Christmas Fund. Each year, the fund distributes grocery vouchers and toys to low-income Richmond residents, in addition to coordinating food and gift hampers.

President Mary with Rotarian Maureen, Teddie, Jackie and Angie helped serving Christmas dinner to the seniors and their families at Crossreach Centre in Kitsilano.

Rotarian Kathryn and Maureen delivered grocery donated by club members to the Elizabeth Fry Society

$1.000 cheque was presented to Salvation Army for their Youth After School Computer Program, this will provide tutoring for students without computer.

Andreanna Mazereeuw, graduate of Elphinstone Secondary received $1,000 scholarship. She is currently attending Capilano College and will be transferring to University of Simon Fraser.

During the joint annual Rotary Christmas Dinner, the club raised more than $600 from the generous donation of Rotarian Linda Rodney – cooking and dining in her home. Picture shows all the winners.

Club Members and families enjoyed a great Christmas Buffet luncheon and fellowship. Major George Evans arranged for a contingent of the Salvation Army Band to entertain the group with Christmas music. Christmas giving at the luncheon was donated to the Salvation Army.

The club hosted their 18^th annual Christmas luncheon for Seniors on Sat, Dec 8^th. It was a big success with 85 house-bound seniors out for a bit of turkey and fun. Their Mayor and two MLAs joined the local Fire Department Chief and Police Sergent made the annual holiday celebration a special occasion. Thanks to the volunteers from the Ambleside Youth House and Rockeridge Interact Club, also the Grade 4 and 5 youth choir of Mulgrave Elementary School.

Vancouver quadra - Bid for books 2008

Help to raise funds and awareness for the Rotary Hearing Healthcare Project in Uganda and the Rotary Quadra Multicultural Book Program.

Find out about the programs, event details and to order tickets, please visit their wesbite

West Vancouver Sunrise - Spring fling

Richmond sunrise

chor leoni cabaret

An evening of fun, frivolity and fundraising, Chor Leoni Cabaret features Vancouver’s ‘choir of lions’ on stage at the River Rock Show Theatre in a lighthearted program of folksongs and selections from Broadway

Adventures in Citizenship

The annual Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program is hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa. The 4 days event provides a unique opportunity for a selected group of young Canadians to come together in the National Capital, and gain a better understanding of our country. Through meetings with political leaders, senior officials and others, they learn a great deal about the workings of our democratic intitutions. Through meeting one another and having discussions among themselves, they learn to appreciate the diversity of Canada and the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship.

Each student participant is selected and sponsored by a Canadian Rotary Club ($525.00). There are still a few places left for the 2008 program. To sponsor a student and for more details, please visit their website

Adventures in Technology

Adventures in Technology is hosted by the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Meewasin in collaboration with the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Saskatoon. This exciting program will involve up to 37 high school students in an intense four and one-half day exploration of advanced technology, research, development and applications.

The 2008 event will be held from April 27th to May 1st, 2008. Canadian Rotary Clubs are invited to participate by sponsoring a student. Submission deadline is January 31, 2008, registration fee is $300 plus travel expenses to and from Saskatoon. Please visit their website to download form and for further details, or contact John Luross by phone 306-343-0221 (h), Fax (Toll Free) 866-705-0681 E-mail: j.luross@sasktel.net

raised money from selling candy canes at the school and wrapped gifts for the needy children

New West Rotaract Club and the Rotaract District 5040 are working together to produce a multicultural cookbook. All money raised will go towards providing a pure and sustainable water source for a nursery school in South Africa. The goal of the cookbook will be to represent all cultures and also to showcase a selection of favourite recipes from the Rotary family. As of today, they have not collected enough recipes to make this project a reality. Please support this worthy project and send your favourite recipes to the Rotaract Club.

The Rotaract Club of Vancouver will be holding a Professional Development Conference at UBC. Interactors are the target audience.

We urge Rotary Clubs currently sponsoring Interact Club to encourage and provide transport for their interactors to attend.

For all the other Rotary Clubs that are about to sponsor Interact Clubs in the community schools, please encourage potential Interactors to attend and help them with transport. Invitation and application in the next 2 pages.

RE: Professional Development Conference

On behalf of the Rotaract Club of Vancouver, I am pleased to invite you to our second annual Professional Development Conference on Friday, February 1, 2008. This event strives to educate participants about leadership through inspiring speakers with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The theme of the conference is leadership in service – a theme that revolves around taking initiative in giving back to the community and to the world. We believe that leadership is a skill that can be developed and nurtured, particularly by listening to the personal experiences that our enthusiastic speakers will share.

I am thrilled to announce that our speakers, who are all dedicated Rotary members and exceptional role models, consist of Don Evans, Sandra Harper, and Myron Kuzych. Our speakers have many experiences to share, drawing from their careers as well as their service work. Don Evans, a graduate of Harvard Business School, will be speaking about strategic planning. Dr. Sandra Harper, an educator and a writer, will be sharing her volunteer experience in rural Kenya. Myron Kuzych, an architect and a BCIT instructor, will be linking the role of leadership in his career. We sincerely hope you will join us at this exciting conference to be inspired by these outstanding speakers!

To arrive at the Student Union building, drive along Wesbrook Mall and turn left at the Student Union Boulevard. The Student Union Building is located near the end of the Boulevard on your left. Parking is available at the North Parkade, which can be found near the end of the Boulevard on your right. A map can be found on the Wayfinding at UBC site: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index.php.

If you are interested in attending our Professional Development Conference, please fill out the attached registration form and send it to me via email by January 25, 2008 at ertsang@interchange.ubc.ca.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to seeing you at the conference!

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Dean’s Digest

Regional Foundation Seminar

Sat. Jan 19, 2008

Register at www.RotaryEvents.ca

Rotary Leadership Institute

Sat. Jan 26, 2008

Register at www.rotary5040.org

District Leadership Team Training Seminar

Pacific Northwest PETS - March 6 to 9, 2008

Congratulation to the new District Leaders

Make someone else a Paul Harris Fellow

Paul Harris Society in D5040 is growing strong

Rotary Foundation from 1928 into the future

January marks Rotary Awareness Month

Spread the work of Rotary in our community

Humanity in motion IV Coming soon

Nominate a Rotary World Peace Scholar 2009-2010

With your help, we can Build a Little Peace

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

Building bridge between two Cultures

Vancouver quadra - Bid for books 2008

West Vancouver Sunrise - Spring fling

Richmond sunrise

chor leoni cabaret

Adventures in Citizenship

Adventures in Technology

RE: Professional Development Conference

Professional Development Conference: Registration Form

Rotary Fellowships & Rotarian Action Groups