D5040
NEWSLETTER Nov 2007 ISSUE
Dean’s Digest
Once again a month has passed in the blink of an eye. This amazing journey around our District
continues. It really is a magic carpet
ride – visiting the clubs in our great province, meeting all these incredible
Rotarians and seeing the wonderful projects they do in their communities. I guess I only had an inkling of the vast
array and depth of community involvement that Rotarians and their clubs have in
their communities and I continue to be astounded at their dedication and
commitment. Rotary literally moves
mountains when Rotarians have a vision.
I started off this month heading North, and what an adventure. Assistant Governor Bill Sauer took me in hand
and drove me where I needed to be.
Unfortunately my husband Rhino has had to be in Mexico on business for
most of the month and had to miss these trips to the North. I started off in Kitimat where for the
first time in my life I played golf!
Only the Kitimat club could have persuaded me to be out there on this
soaked course in my suede shoes attempting to hit this little white ball which
would not stay in the air! I was easily
distracted by all the amazing mushrooms growing on the course and when the
“bear” incident happened was a willing participant! It was a really fun filled day.
Terrace embraced me with exciting meetings and the two trips up
the valley to Prince Rupert were stunning.
We had one glorious day of sun – and nowhere in the world is it as
beautiful as that valley with the river and the snow capped peaks. I continue to be awed by the diversity of the
towns up there. Prince Rupert,
Smithers, Terrace and Kitimat. I
returned home for Thanksgiving leaving the home of PDG Art and Lesley
Erasmus where I was thoroughly spoiled.
Art does an unbelievable job with a block of home smoked salmon and some
cream cheese.
While in Terrace I was part of the first Rotary Leadership Institute
training session. 20 Rotarians came
from Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Smithers to attend this Part 1 session. It really was an amazing event – and was
repeated in Vancouver 2 weeks later when 35 lower mainland Rotarians were
trained. I am really pleased to see this
RLI training come to fruition. Hopefully
this will soon become what every Rotarians does – gets trained in the business
of Rotary.
The Vancouver
club visits again highlighted the diversity we have and I spent a fun filled
The Vancouver club visits again highlighted the diversity we have and I spent a
fun filled afternoon in Richmond with the folks from the RC of Richmond
Sunrise as we visited projects and the vast flocks of snow geese. The day culminated n a dinner at the Richmond
Funeral Home – again a 1st time experience for me!
Somewhere on
my travels I knew that I would experience the vagrancies of our BC weather and
it surely hit me this past week in Prince George. It snowed for two days and my little rental
car had all weather tires. I have a new
respect for PDG Ron Neukomm as he only lost it once when, as a passenger
in my car, driving to Prince George airport on Sunday morning, he not so
calmly advised me that I should not lock the brakes on icy roads!
As you can see from the pictures Halloween was a total hoot in Prince
George and Mackenzie. It even
included fingers and worms in the breakfast!
I will never look at those folks up in Prince George in the same way
again! The 3 clubs in the area came
together on Saturday evening for a combined Foundation Dinner. It was a great event despite the
weather, and the food – which was a pot-luck
dinner – was absolutely delicious. I
wish to congratulate the 3 clubs for an outstanding event.
Hopefully the weather will hold for my last trip to Quesnel, Williams Lake
and 100 Mile House as my adventures continue.
Wishing you all an exciting Rotary month and see you at the Foundation
Dinner in Vancouver on the 23rd November.
Yours in Rotary
Service, Dean
AG Penny Offer - District Governor Nominee 2010-2011
On November 4, the District
nominating committee met with and interviewed candidates for District Governor
2010-2011.
On behalf of the nominating
committee, it is my pleasant duty to announce that the committee has selected
AG Penny Offer.
Pursuant to the Rotary
International Manual of Procedure, the nominee may be challenged, provided such
challenge is received by me on behalf of the committee no later that December
15, 2007.
The committee extends thanks to
the candidates for allowing their names to be proposed, and offers
congratulations to Penny on her selection.
PDG Kevin Conway
Chair, District 5040 Nominating
Committee
604 940 2296
Rotary Clubs of Sunshine Coast
A Rotary
welcome from all of us here on the Sunshine Coast, home to five exciting,
vibrant, and very active Rotary Clubs. Like all of Rotary, summer has come and
gone, the kids are back in school, fall is upon us, and we are in the
middle of the most active time of our Rotary year. Following is a taste of what
our Clubs are up to. - AG Phil Claxton
The
Pender Harbour Rotary Club just finished a very successful
art auction, a most enjoyable evening at the Garden Bay Pub.
Our exchange student -
Aldi from Argentina - has settled in very well with her first host family, and
enjoyed her first Halloween experience of carving pumpkins.
Pender Harbour Rotary Club is
continuing with the lake trails project and spring will see additions to
the trail in terms of signage, more benches and trail maintenance.
The Rotary Club of Sechelt has
been very busy with several projects this Fall. The 2008 Cash Calendar
went to print early September and is on sale earlier than ever. The
Club has been working very hard on the Hackett Park Washroom project, with
the welcome assistance of fellow Rotarians from the Sunshine Coast and Gibsons.
Currently, our club is preparing for the November 17 TV Auction with the
Gibsons Club. Community donations have be outstanding this year and we
look forward to an awesome evening. Our Foundation Dinner is
November 13 with guest speaker, Ambassadorial Scholar Hannah
Bernardino from the Philippines We will be raising monies
for another Shelter Box and mosquito nets for African countries. Following
up on the successful wheelchair-accessible viewing platform in Cliff Gilker
Park, we are finalizing the plans for our next project, building a
wheel-chair accessible fishing ramp at Trout Lake. This will be done in
conjunction with the Salmon Enhancement program and the Sunshine Coast
Regional District.
The
Rotary Club of Gibsons President Wayne Roy and Past
President Don Stuart made a special donation of $2000 for the Farnham Family
Place benefiting the citizens of Gibsons, and $1000 for School Students
of The Festival for Written Arts to Jane Davidson, Producer of the
Festival.
We welcome new Rotarians Terry
Murphy - Real Estate and Danial Tardif - Reliability Engineering, and Sam
Simpson - Notary Public.
The Charity Golf for
Scholarship Tournament was a great success with $2,400 raised for scholarships
for youth going to Trade school.
Rotary Clubs of Sunshine Coast
So far it's been a great year for the Rotary
Club of the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt. We're growing by leaps and
bounds. In the past two years we've more than doubled our membership. And the
amazing part is the calibre of the new members, they're not just Rotary
members, they're Rotarians.
We're very happy to say that phase one of our centennial project opened this
September. Built to give the children of Sechelt (and their parents) a place to
play on the beautiful waterfront, we're very proud of this new park on the
Sunshine Coast. It would never have been possible with the able guidance of our
brilliant project director, Rotarian Clark Hamilton. Clark managed to get an
extraordinary amount of materials and labour donated by local businesses. The
largest donation came from Construction Aggregates. Through their help we were
able to divert the local road to go around the park, the company also provided
pea gravel ground cover for the park itself. And Clark also managed to get the
land donated by the District of Sechelt and have them as a full partner in the
building costs and maintenance of the park. And full credit must be given to
our many members who volunteered regularly on this project. We did everything
from excavating to raking. And the nicest part of the park aside from the
stunning driftwood is the smiles on the faces of the kids who use it regularly.
If you're ever on the glorious Sunshine Coast drop in for lunch. We meet
Thursdays at noon at Magellans Restaurant in Sechelt. Come see the club that
enthusiasm built.
Rotary Club of Powell River is in the final stages
of completing our Willingdon Beach Band Shell, launching a new Adventures in
Film Feb 7-9, 2008, organizing our 2nd Annual Community Christmas Dinner - Dec
5, 2007 and organizing the 64th Annual Powell River Festival of Performing
Arts which runs from Feb 29 through March 12, 2008.
We are hosting an exchange student from Sweden
while having 2 outgoing exchanges students - one in Thailand and one in the
Czech Republic.
Fundraising
efforts are Cash Calendar sales, ATV raffle, 2 golf tournaments and Brick sales
at the Viewpoint.
Two of our members, Jan Gisborne & Vivica
Watson will be in Nigeria in November to participate in 2 days of Polio
Immunizations and to attend a 2 day West Africa Project Fair.
Once
again, our Rotarians are hosting a Job Shadowing day where 25 students will
have an opportunity to choose or not, a potential career path.
Gibsons
and Powell River Interect Clubs are off to yet another exciting
year with both new and veteran members, and all the enthusiasm that youth
brings to Rotary. Gibsons is celebrating the 16th year of Interact Club of
Elphinstone Secondary, and Powell River is busy fundraising to improve literacy
and health standards. (Pic: 8 Interactors including new members, Christian,
Kyle and Natalie, Rotary Advisor Glynden Cross and Teacher Advisor Ian Thomson)
New Assistant Govenors to take office July 1, 2008
Welcome to the new Assistant Governors that will be
taking office on the 1st July 2008. They will be working with
the Assistant Governors that they are taking over from so please welcome them
into your clubs and start involving them as much as you can.
·
Sunshine Coast - Wayne Roy of
Gibsons Rotary Club, taking over from AG Phil Claxton
·
Sea to Sky - Sheri Davis
of Squamish Rotary Club, taking over from AG Bernie Lalor-Morton
·
Northwest - Nancy Wilson
of Prince Rupert Rotary Club, taking over from AG Bill Sauer
·
Lower Mainland - Don
Kavanagh of Vancouver Rotary, taking over from AG Penny Offer on 1st
January, 2007. Don will be sharing the Lower Mainland clubs with a 2nd
Lower Mainland AG that is still to be appointed).
- Executive Assistant Governor - Sue Godey of
North Vancouver Lions Gate Rotary Club, filling the position that was
vacated by the loss of AG Sue Smith.
Celebrate the Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Clubs in District
5040 support and participate in Rotary Foundation programs. November is Foundation month. It is the time in the Rotary year to focus on our
Foundation that supports Rotary clubs with matching grants for International
Projects, District Simplified Grants for local community projects and
educational and humanitarian programs around the world.
Matching Grants – Provide matching
funds for the international service projects of Rotary clubs and
districts. This year Rotary and Rotaract
clubs from the Williams Lake area are supporting a Malaria Prevention project
in Tanzania. The money they have raised
has been matched by the Rotary Foundation to buy mosquito nets to cover the
beds of children. The Richmond Club is
applying for a matching grant to refurbish a school in Granada which was
damaged by a hurricane. They are also
fund raising to buy an ambulance which will be used in Calcutta, India.
District 5040 still has over
$40,000 to spend on international projects this Rotary year. This is your chance to make a difference in
a developing country.
District
Simplified Grants – Support the service activities of districts locally and
abroad. This program has been so successful
that we have already allocated the $14,000 available to our Rotary clubs. The community projects are very worthwhile
and we want to thank all of the clubs that submitted applications.
Volunteer Service
Grants – Support the international travel of qualified Rotarians
and their spouses to provide a needed service or plan a necessary project in a
community. To date, we have received two
VSG applications for our Hearing Project in Uganda. If you have an opportunity to serve abroad,
consider applying for a VSG.
Group Study
Exchange (GSE) – Annual awards are made to paired Rotary districts to
cover travel expenses for a team of non-Rotarians from a variety of
professions. Rotarian hosts organize a
four week itinerary of vocational, educational and cultural points of
interest. Our GSE this year is with
District 9200 in Africa. Our team will
fly to Tanzania and tour the area. The
team of 4 will be led by Rotarian Nancy Nikolai with Sandra Harper as the
alternate team leader. In their spare
time, if they have any, they hope to take a safari, visit Mount Kilimanjaro and
the Serengeti.
World Peace Fellowships – Each year, up to 60
scholars are sponsored to study at one of the six Rotary Centers for
International Studies in peace and conflict resolution for a master’s-level
degree. We are thrilled to inform you
that our candidate, Julia Smith, was selected. Julia was nominated by the Rotary Club of
Squamish. She will study as a graduate
student for two years at the University of Bradford in England. Julia has been a volunteer in her community
and in Kenya. former Rotary Youth Exchange student from District 5040 to South
Africa.
Lower Mainland
Foundation Dinner - Nov 23, 2007
Dinner
Tickets: $70 per person
with each club requested to sell at least 10 tickets. Help to fill a table for your club or
encourage them to fill 2 tables. We have
sold 120 tickets to date and need to sell another 180 to meet our target. Remember the theme is James Bond – 007 and
the dress is casual black and white.
Silent Auction
Items: Club
Presidents and Foundation Chairs, please provide us with silent auction
items. Thank you to the clubs that have
already agreed to donate to our silent auction.
The items include: wine baskets,
golf shirts, crystal, B&B in Whistler and the Sunshine Coast.
Live Auction
Items: We are
introducing a live auction for some very exclusive items which have been
donated. They include:
·
Tour and gourmet dinner for SIX in an
1890 restored executive railroad car at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in
Squamish.
·
Private limo and a gift certificate for
$400 towards a dinner for up to 6 people at the award winning
William Tell Restaurant.
·
One week at a luxury beach home in
Melborne, Florida (20 miles south of Cape Kennedy).
·
Ski in and ski out for one week
at a luxury condo for 6 in Whistler.
Please donate generously to our annual
Foundation Dinner. We are counting on
your support.
- Don Kavanagh – Chair – don_kavanagh@hotmail.com
- Peter Beynon – Tickets – peterbeynon@shaw.ca
- Mary
Watson – Auction Items – marywatson7@gmail.com
2008 RI Convention
Register Early and
Save !!!
First deadline:
Dec. 15, 2007 $265
Second deadline:
Mar. 31, 2008 $305
Do you know .
. .
Within a 45-mile radius of L.A., there are 182 Rotary
Clubs and 8,600 Rotarians.
You can complete all convention forms online by login to RI Member Access. Confirmation materials will
be e-mailed to you.
Find out everything you need to know about the convention
from www.rotary2008.com
By participating in an
RI Convention, you’ll gain a broader appreciation of Rotary’s global impact and
strengthen your commitment to service. And seeing how Rotary Shares may move
your invited guests to become Rotarians too.
Attending the convention and proudly showing off you are
Canadian Rotarians . . .
Wear the
special “Zone 22 WILF Apparel” at the convention. Rotarian Nick Jordan of the Rotary Club of
New Westminster Royal City has created this special line. The distinctive
red golf shirts ($50.00) and red vests ($55.00) have the Zone 22 logo on the
back and a maple leaf Rotary wheel design on the front. Additional
embroidery can be added to include the District number. This clothing is
designed and sold by Creative Embroidery from Vancouver, a licensed RI
vendor. Visit their website at www.Creative-Embroidery.com
Zone 22 will be
hosting the RI Convention in Montreal at
the Palais de Congress June 20-24, 2010
D5040 to host Regional Rotary Foundation Seminar
Register Early for the
The same seminar was sold out last
year
District 5040
will welcome Rotarians from the nine districts in western Canada, Alaska and
the US Pacific Northwest to a Rotary Foundation Regional Seminar. The seminar
will be held at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond.
All Rotarians in
D5040 are invited to attend this seminar. It is particularly important for
Rotarians involved in the programs of the Rotary Foundation to attend. The
Regional Rotary Foundation seminar aims to give Rotary leaders the tools,
knowledge and skills to support and participate in Foundation programs. This
seminar will provide the latest information on Foundation programs and
policies.
Seminar topics include:
- The Annual Program
Fund
- The Permanent Fund
- Education programs
- Grants, matching,
volunteer, 3-H & district simplified
- donor recognition
Foundation Alumni
- Updates on
Foundation programs
Who participates?
- District Rotary
Foundation committee chairs
- The eight district
Foundation sub-committee chairs and members
- DG, DGE & DGN
- AG and district
leadership team
- Club Rotary
Foundation Committee Chair
- Club leaders
- All interested
Rotarians
www.RotaryEvents.ca
Rotary International Peace Summit
April 25-27, 2008
Global Peace Initiative - This article is
intended to stimulate the interested and the inquisitive mind to the importance
of the need for peace around the world.
Rotary International through Rotary Clubs around the world raise money
each year on projects addressing homelessness, clean water, food for the
hungry, shelter boxes, education and so on.
When we seriously look at the root causes of these fundamental
deficiencies to human existence it appears that some sort of political conflict
or inter-country conflict is behind the disruption of local economic
development initiatives, hindering the independent development of technology
and expertise to grow food for local markets or to dig clean water wells for
local consumption. It is sad that people
are not able to get along without forceful mediation methods to bring about
peaceful solutions to disagreements.
Peace is one of humanity’s most
precious needs. The United Nations
defines its Mission on the concept of peace.
In part, peace is about promoting human rights and development. In 1981 the International Day of Peace was
established by the United Nations as an annual observance of global
non-violence and cease fire.
Around the world, many teachers
are already practicing peace education without calling it by name. Historically, in various parts of the world,
peace education has been referred to as Education for Conflict Resolution,
International Understanding and Human Rights, Global Education, Critical
Pedagogy, Education for Liberation and Empowerment, Social Justice Education,
Disarmament and Development Education and more.
A culture of peace will be
achieved when citizens of the world understand global problems, have the skills
to resolve conflict and struggle for justice non-violently, live by
international standards of human rights and equity, appreciate cultural
diversity, and respect the Earth and each other. Such learning can only be achieved with
systematic education for peace.
A better world starts right
here, in our back yards, our homes, our schools and communities. It starts with you the parent, the business
professional, the Rotarian. We must all
work together to achieve a worldwide movement for peace, everywhere. Please be part of the solution. Join Rotary International for a celebration
of Peace at the Rotary International Peace
Summit in April 2008. In preparation of
that celebration think about what the Clubs in District 5040 can do to promote
peace in your communities, in your schools and in your homes. Won’t you join us, please help!
Orville A. Nicke
D5040
Rotary Peace
Challenge
Co-ordinator
President , Rotary Club of
Tsawwassen & Point Roberts
Rotary Fellowships
& Rotary Action Groups
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
email:
dbkirk@telus.net
District
5040 Fellowships Chair
Member, International Travel and
Resources
Rotary Fellowships and Rotary
Action Groups should not be the best kept secret in Rotary, but they are!
In spite of their low profile, these Fellowships and Action Groups continue to
increase in number and in their effectiveness.
Each Rotary Fellowship and Action Group will
focus on a specific interest or objective. Their common objective is to provide
Rotarians with the opportunity to network with other Rotarians with whom they
share like interests.
Rotary was organized to provide fellowship and
grew on the concepts of fellowship and service to others. These continue to be
the source of Rotary's strength. To learn more about
Rotary Fellowships and Rotary Action Groups and how they benefit you, your
club and Rotary's global mission go to:
Materials for a
Rotary Fellowships Club Program
How did
your club observe June: Rotary Fellowships month?
Click here to
suggest a new Rotary Fellowship
Here are some
suggestions for new Rotary Fellowships
2007-2008 Ambassadorial / Cultural Scholars
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Attending UBC - North |
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Kayoni Arao, Japan |
Studying Counselling/Psychology |
Counsellor Kathi Travers, Prince George |
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Attending UBC - Vancouver |
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Haruka Tanabe, Japan |
Studying International Relations |
Counsellors Pamela & Robert Rickey, Vancouver Quadra |
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Kayo Shibata, Japan |
Studying Language & Literacy - Education |
Counsellor Fay Mirminachi, West Vancouver |
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Marcus Holzmair, Germany |
Studying Environmental Design |
Counsellor Earle Newton, Vancouver
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Attending SFU - Burnaby |
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Hanna Bernadino, Philippines |
Studying Art and Education |
Counsellor Richard Molstead, New West-Royal City |
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Attending BCIT - Burnaby |
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Tatyana Zhivaykina, E. Russia |
Studying Foreign Language |
Counsellor Jane Leporte, Burnaby Deer Lake |
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Attending King George International College Vancouver |
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Soo Jung Byoun, S. Korea |
Studying Sociology |
Counsellor PDG Sonia Wolowidnyk, North Vancouver |
The
Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake sponsored an orientation event September 8th
at the summer home of Karen & Glenn Harrison on Bowyer Island. see pictures as well as some of the other
students that could not attend this event.
I would
encourage every club to invite a scholar
to one of your meetings. the students in
the lower mainland will be in attendance at our Foundation Dinner November 23rd -
Get to know them.
Jacci
Mctavish,
Ambassadorial/cultural
coordinator,
District
5040
D5040 latest “Adventures in” Program
In conjunction with the Powell River Film Festival Society and School
District 47, the ‘Adventures in Film’ program for students aged 15 to 19
promises to be an exciting educational experience combining many facets of the
filmmaking process. The adventure camp will include workshops with professional
filmmakers, screening of films, and hands on production experience utilizing
For a $400 registration fee, participants will be receiving
practical experience from industry professionals, accommodation and meals plus
access to all film festival events (travel costs are separate). The program will run from
Registration
form www.rotary5040.org.
More
information visit www.prfilmfestival.ca
or contact Michelle Hignell
at 1-877-330-8118 or email michelle@prfilmfestival.ca.
Once in a Life Time - Rotary unique African Safari
The Rotary Club of Polokwane D9250,
The Safaris, scheduled for May
and September 2008, include stays in the Letaba
Camp of the world famous
To date the Rotary Club has
organised ten highly successful safaris with participants from all
around the world. These Unique African Safaris are limited to “EIGHT PEOPLE”
at the incredible price of only US$2880* per person all inclusive,
so do not hesitate to be part of this exciting event.
“I'm still on Cloud 9! I can't thank you
enough for the trip of a lifetime. I was very excited about the trip
as visiting
Add on trips to other
destinations in
For more details and a full
itinerary contact Rotarian Charles Hardy at”
phone +27 15 299
8520(W)
+27 15 295 4154 (H).
* Excludes
international and domestic flights to and from
Friendship Exchange with D2650 in Japan
Friendship
Exchange is an International Exchange Program for Rotarians and their families
to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians in other
countries. We have received a request
for a Friendship exchange with District 2650 in Japan. This district includes the ancient cities of
Kyoto and Nara. The scenery is beautiful
and they have a very interesting culture to experience first-hand.
If you are interested, please contact Mary Watson at
North Vancouver Lions Gate Rotrarian received Rotary Shares Award
Elko Kroon was very surprised when DG Dean
announced he is the award recipient.
Elko was recognized for his many years of service to the club, his
status as the only Charter member left in the Club, and his quiet way of
"sharing Rotary".
District Directory Email
Correction
Angiola Stefanis, RYLA Chair
7880 Goodlad Street
Burnaby, BC, V6E 2H6
Tel: 604.522.2251
“Email: thebeans@shaw.ca
Lionsgate Rotary plays host to New Canadians
AS a businessman and father of
five, Mohammad Tavangar is busy enough, but he wanted to do more. So,
the West Vancouver resident recently joined the Rotary Club of Lions Gate in
what has become a unique partnership between the club and the North Shore
Multicultural Society.
Through the society’s Host
program, the Rotary club has taken in three newcomers as members. The Host
program invites community volunteers to provide friendship and support to
newcomers through weekly visits and activities.
So far, the matchups have been
one-on-one, and the Rotary Club of Lions Gate is only the second community
group to host more than one newcomer at once. (Since January 2006, Hollyburn
Rotaract, in West Vancouver has hosted six newcomers.)
Tavangar, who came to Canada in
2001, said he wanted to join Rotary to meet new people and to help others
through the club’s various service projects. In his home country of Iran, he
used his contracting skills to help build schools and a hospital, among other
volunteer work.
“Through the Host program,
newcomers feel more welcome in the community and settle more quickly and
easily. Connecting with a community group like Rotary through the Host program
provides newcomers from a professional background with a chance to socialize
and network with their peers,” explained Rosy Janze, Host program co-ordinator.
“We wanted to welcome diversity
to our club. And it’s great for our club to see the cultural differences and
the similarities that we have, and what they’ve gone through and the obstacles
they’ve faced with their new language and the culture and all of that,” said
Club President Terry Lehouillier, adding
that the members have learned as much from Tavangar as he has from them. And
they’ve especially enjoyed a number of traditional Persian dishes Tavangar and
his wife Sedigheh Ghamari have brought to the meetings.
“It’s been great and we’d certainly like to continue it and start again with
even a new group I’m sure in the future,” she added.
Excerpt from North Shore News, see complete article
and program contact info from Lionsgate website
Are you ready
for Christmas Holiday?
Operation Red Nose is getting ready for another season.
This unique program is
dedicated against drinking and driving. Essentially, it is a volunteer
driving service provided during the Christmas Holiday Season to all drivers
who have been drinking or who do not feel fit to drive their own vehicle back
home.
Northshore Rotary Clubs,
Tsawwassen and Prince George Nechako Rotary Club have been actively volunteering
to provide safe rides for the past years. In 2006, 208 North Shore volunteers
provided 295 safe rides. They drove a
total of 7,535 kilometers, and raised over $20,000 to support youth programs on
the North Shore. In BC overall, the
service provided over 4,000 safe rides and raised over $75,000 to support youth
programs in BC.
To kick off Operation Red Nose,
PG Nechako Rotary Club President Larry Parker and Mardeanne Pirhonen
from Norgate Autobody dropped the puck during the Nov 4th game, Prince George
Cougars against Red Deer Rebel. The club also gave out red noses at the
game. Prince
George Citizen featured
their program on the Nov 4 issue. See article in the district website under
Media Mention.
This year, with the support of
the BC Crime Prevention Association and provincial
sponsors ICBC, Autoplan Broker
Road Safety Program and CTV, Operation Red Nose
will be providing safe rides to 9 BC communities on Nov 30, Dec 1, 7, 8, 14,
15, 21, 22 and 31. Visit ORN to become a volunteer,
need a ride Home or reserve ride for a party.
Quesnel Rotary Auction 50 Years in the making
This year marks the 50th
Anniversary of The Rotary Club of Quesnel Auction. From a one night event
in 1957 that was broadcast on radio only, their auction has grown to a 3 night
event. Money raised at the first auction went to support the 1957 Centennial
project, the Quesnel Civic Arena.
The 2007 auction will be held
at the North Cariboo Community Campus on Nov 26, 27 & 28, from 7pm to 11pm.
It will be broadcast on the Wolf Radio and Shaw Cable TV.
This year, the club will
designate the funds raised at the auction to a much needed upgrade of the
sound system at the Quesnel Seniors Centre, a project that will greatly
enhance the experience of community events held at the centre.
The club is asking for your
support, if you wish to pledge an item for the Auction, please download the
pledge form from the their website or browse through their auction items online and
place your bid by phone.
So far, they have raised:
$20,000 for the Quesnel Search and Rescue command centre
$20,000 for disabled accessibility equipment for the
Quesnel and District Recreation Centre pool
$100,000 for the HOSPICE
$23,250 for the BAKER LODGE BUS, and
$20,000 for YOUTH SOCCER FIELDS
Burnaby DeerLake’s Spooky Metropolis Mystery Manor
Beside the ramshackle picket
fence lies a corpse who had an unfortunate encounter with a torture rack. Just
inside the fence stand the ghoulish gatekeepers of a decrepit house of horrors.
This is the site of Metropolis
Mystery Manor, a haunted house in the Grand Court that spooks any passersby who
venture inside until Halloween. It is a fundraiser for the Burnaby-Deer Lake
Rotary.
Designed by professional set
decorators with Brock Lumsden Design, the manor has offered scary sights
to children for a few years at its current location, and a few years before in
another, said Rotary member and sometimes manor gatekeeper Janice Froese.
A professional design ensures
safety for the children and teenagers who enter, and scary sights like
chained-up demons, corpse brides, and the remains of other grisly events.
“Some of the teenage girls who
come through are real screamers,” said Froese.
“People appear at the railings
above to see what’s going on.”
The money raised every year by
the Burnaby-Deer Lake Rotary Club at Mystery Manor funds everything from
scholarships for high school students, to lunch and snack programs and outings
for children at needy Burnaby schools, said Froese.
Rotary members like Froese help
out, acting as gatekeepers, with about a dozen needed to run the house daily.
“It’s a way to get away from
your career and have fun,” said Froese, a chartered accountant, before slinking
back to her post by the door.
-Excerpt
from Burnaby Newsleader, visit Deer Lake website for complete article.
Terrace Rotaract hosted Global Youth Forum
On October 26th
the Rotaract Club of
Students heard presentations
from Nathan Cullen-MP Skeena Riding, Joe Knockaert-Director of the Pacific Regional Office of CIDA,
Kristin Patten-Outreach Coordinator from One Sky, Sarah Zimmerman from the
Rotary Club of Terrace and Hali Downs a past
participant of the Youth Challenge International program and former high school
graduate from Terrace.
Students learned about
the power they have as youth in
The event was an overall
success with students leaving inspired and informed. The club hopes to
host a similar event in the future and is looking into hosting a Model UN for
high school students in the next school year.
The Rotaract
Club would like to thank the Terrace community for their outpouring support to
make this event successful.
Rotaract District Meet
On Sunday, Nov 18, 2007,
you are invited to attend the Rotaract District Meet from 2:30 to 5:30pm
with potluck. Location to be announced. This is a great opportunity to meet
and share experiences. In addition, to meet sponsoring Rotarians and their clubs,
they are hoping the President and at least one other club member of each club
can join them. Please RSVP to District Rotarct Rep, Melina Tai at
If your club has not sponsored a Rotaract club yet, why not attend a
meeting and it might inspire you.
Rotaract Cook Book
The New
West Rotaract Club is trying to collect 80 recipes from Rotary members in
District 5040 in order to publish a Multicultural Cookbook. So far they have
only collected 15 recipes and are in need of many, many more! The money raised
will be used to fund a PlayPump for a nursery school in South Africa.
If you
would like to submit a recipe please visit www.nwrotaract.org/cookbook and fill out the web
form. Deadline is midnight December 31,
2007. For more information please contact Kirtida Lad, New
Westminster Rotaract Secretary at kirtida.lad@gmail.com.
Celebrate World Interact week Nov 5-11, 2007
During World Interact Week, Interactors and Rotarians
worldwide commemorate the charter of the first Interact club in 1962. By completing
four designated projects, Interact clubs
and their Rotary club sponsors can receive special recognition from RI.
World
Interact Week projects:
Give a presentation, or write an inspiring letter about Interact, to a
Rotary club that doesn’t sponsor an Interact club.
Invite Rotarians to an Interact club meeting.
Invite Interactors to a weekly Rotary club meeting.
Conduct a joint Rotary/Interact project to increase awareness of Interact
in the community.
Celebrate World Interact Week
with your club and submit the World Interact Week Celebration Recognition Form (Word), or download the PDF, to Rotary
International by 15 December 2007 in order to Receive Recognition from RI.
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