February is World Understanding Month, the month of LOVE and the 102nd ROTARY ANNIVERSARY
“Fear and Hate Must Go! And they will go when nations
have goodwill based on understanding” - the world’s first Rotarian, Paul P.
Harris, Founder and President Emeritus of Rotary International.
WHEN a
certain distinguished
scientist was asked what coming invention would mean most to mankind, he
answered, "I don't think that any invention will mean so much to mankind
as the discovery of a better way to get along together."
He was
gravely disturbed by a world gone war‑mad.
He had asked himself - as we all should-this question: What profiteth
it that industry produce great wealth if all must be dissipated in a few
hysterical months?
How can we
find a better way to get along together?
There's the
Golden Rule, but every nation believes its way is the Golden Rule way. Sir
Norman Angell has wisely observed that no nation, however aggressive and inhuman
its course may be, is conscious of guilt; its people are taught that they are
superior to all others and that destiny calls them to lead. Most nations are
overeducated in their virtues and undereducated in their vices.
Travel is a
good corrective for this type of mental near-sightedness - if the traveller
will cast aside his prejudices. People will see what they look for, the
ugly or the beautiful. If they seek things to condemn, they will find them in
plenty and return home more prejudiced and arrogant than ever.
Open‑mindedness and tolerance are earmarks
of the Rotary approach to the problem. Clubs exist
in some 60 nations and opportunities for discord abound. But though membership
includes representatives of all religious and political parties, discord is
rare in Rotary.
“The
Rotary way works! But Rotary has no patent on it, for it is but
the Golden Rule in action. Any person, any nation, can apply it by displacing
negative hatred and fear with goodwill based upon understanding. Peace among
nations is not impossible of attainment; they can find peace if they will.” –
Paul P Harris, January 1946.
- www.peacehistory.org
RI President-elect Wilfrid J. Wilkinson unveiled the
2007-2008 theme “Rotary Shares”. "What makes
Rotary great is our expressing the love in our hearts through the work of our
hands and our minds," said Wilkinson. "As Rotarians, we don't just
sit back and talk about loving other human beings. As Rotarians, we demonstrate
that love, and we share that love, through helping each other."
Kevin’s Kaleidscope
The members of the District 5040 GSE team that is going to
In early January, Don Evans from
the Rotary Club of Vancouver facilitated an all day meeting of experienced
Rotarians to review the District strategic plan,
to assess progress so far in the current Rotary year, and to set the direction
and goals for the 2007-2008 Rotary year. I extend a sincere “thank you” to the Rotary
leaders in our District who devote so much time and skill to
formulating plans for the future, and I encourage all Rotarians in District
5040 to become familiar with the strategic plan, and to help Rotary achieve its
goals.
District Governor-Elect Dean Rohrs and District Governor-Nominee Bob Blacker and their
spouses attended the informal training session,
known as Blue Denim, with
other incoming Rotary leaders from the
The January meeting of the District 5040 World Community Service
committee reviewed all
the matching grant applications received from clubs thus far. I am delighted to
see so many clubs taking on international service projects, teaming up with
other clubs to do bigger projects, and applying for matching grants. The
outcome is that all available District matching
grants funds for the 2006-2007 Rotary year have now been committed to projects. Similarly, all the available
District Simplified Grants have been awarded for local community projects.
On January 19 – 20,
District 5040 Rotarians were privileged to welcome Past RI Vice President and
current Rotary Foundation Trustee Dr. Robert Scott
to a dinner in support of PolioPlus,
and a regional Rotary Foundation seminar. In his keynote address at the
dinner Bob Scott, who leads Rotary’s campaign to eradicate polio, gave us an inspiring and up to date report on the polio campaign,
and confirmed once again that Rotary will continue its work until polio is no
more. Rotarians from across Zone 22, from
During the dinner, Trustee Bob Scott introduced and thanked 26 of the 46 Charter Members of the newly formed District 5040 Paul
Harris Society, who were presented with a certificate and
insignia of the Society. Congratulations and thank you to all these generous
Rotarians for their tangible support of The Rotary Foundation. Please visit the
District website at www.rotary5040.org
to see a full report on these events, and a list of our Paul Harris Society
charter members.
At
the end of January, we had the opportunity to visit my old club, the Rotary
Club of West Vancouver, where President Oscar and his team are really making a
difference in the community, especially among youth. We were given the honor of presenting “Student of the Month” awards to three
fine students from
As we continue into the second half of the Rotary year, it is timely to
remember the various District awards that are available for clubs and
individual Rotarians. PDG Leo Nimsick has posted
information about these awards on the District website, and I encourage all Rotarians to nominate worthy
recipients.
In addition, starting this year, we have introduced a new club award.
The “District 5040 Outstanding Rotary Club
of the Year” consists of a large banner to
be presented to the winning club at the District Conference, to be on display
in the winning club for the year until the next District Conference. The
Assistant Governors will nominate candidate clubs for the award, and the
selection committee is PDG Sonia Wolowidnyk, District Foundation chair PDG Mary
Watson, and District Membership chair Henry Fetigan.
Another reminder: Your club’s application and certification for the Presidential Citation is due by April 1.
Please mail the application to me at my address on page 3 in the
District directory.
Speaking of the District Conference, our conference committee is hard at
work preparing what will be an outstanding event at a stunning venue in
Please mark your calendars and join Jen and I along with your
2007 District Conference team as we "Lead the Way" for
a spectacular weekend of fun, fellowship, outstanding speakers and
great entertainment, at our 2007 Conference, "Vintage Rotary"
in Kelowna, May 17 to 20.
One of the highlights of the conference will be a
presentation by Craig Kielburger. Mr. Kielburger, a Canadian, is an accomplished child
rights advocate and award winning author who has been nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize three times. At the tender age of 12 he founded an
organization called Free The Children
which is the world's largest network of children helping children through
education.
If you are in business, you won’t want to miss an
outstanding presentation by Rob Whittle. Mr. Whittle is the National
President of DDB Canada, one of the largest advertising, design, and
media agencies in
On the lighter side, come and hear a presentation by a
Wine master on The History of Winemaking in the Okanagan.
On Friday afternoon of the
conference there will be an opportunity to show your support for Rotary’s
campaign to eradicate polio, by joining the Walk For Polio
Because You Can. Pledge forms are available on the website, so please
support this very worthwhile cause, and encourage others to join in a fun and
healthy exercise. We are almost at the finish line!
We are deeply honored to have, as RI President Bill Boyd’s personal
representative at the conference, past Rotary International President Carlo
and Rossana Ravizza. Carlo
served as RI President in 1999 – 2000, and subsequently as chair of The Rotary
Foundation Trustees. He is an eloquent and entertaining speaker whom you won’t
want to miss, and Rossana is one of the most charming
and elegant people you could ever meet.
The District website, www.rotary5040.org, will provide
you with details of the conference in addition to some information of optional
activities you may wish to arrange for yourself while in
You can register for the conference by going to
www.rotary5040.org, clicking on the
conference logo which will take you to the conference site, and follow the link
to Registration. You can also follow the link to Accommodation to get
information to enable you to make a reservation at the conference venue, The
Grand Okanagan in
This site will be updated as additional information
becomes available, so please check it often. See you in
Jen joins me in extending warm regards to all District
5040 Rotarians, and wishing you great success and
enjoyment in Rotary during the second half of the year.
Steveston
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February is World
Understanding Month for Rotary International. The two municipalities of
Our
Rotary Clubs reflect this, not only in their membership of almost 250
Rotarians, but also in the work they do to further World Understanding. One of
the major programs that promotes this is the Group
Study Exchange. All clubs have been enthusiastic hosts of GSE, but
currently, we have a particular focus on our Outgoing Team for 2007. GSE
Chair Gary Shearer (Tsawwassen) has chosen his team to visit
As the home club of our District
Governor, Kevin Conway, Tsawwassen walks the talk in more ways than one.
How do you go about “Understanding our World”? Tsawwassen not only has
involvement in International Projects, but has been one of the most loyal
supporters of International Youth Exchange for many years. What better
way to understand our world – and what better way to enable the world to
understand us? Their current student, Pote Jiamjarernkul from
The Ladner
Club continues to partner with the Rotary Club of Mount Mauganui
in
Just a stone’s throw
from Ladner, though often a lengthy and frustrating tunnel journey, lies the Heritage Fishing Village of Steveston – home
of the newest Rotary club in this area. How does a small, new, community-minded
club embrace World Understanding, you might ask? Well, please visit them some
Tuesday morning and you’ll find out. How
do they support free dentistry projects in the
Moving
north from Steveston to the “big” city of Richmond, we meet up on Wednesday
lunchtime with the Richmond club – the first club to be established in
the city, in 1962.
It’s not often you meet a club where
every member is a Paul Harris Fellow. Richmond Sunset is, however, one
of only 3 clubs in
With their help, and that of all our
other clubs in the District, we are set to achieve – even exceed – our Annual
Foundation Giving target for 2006 – 2007. Funds which, in 3
years time, come back to us at 50c on the dollar to invest in all of these
essential programs.
Last, my home club, Richmond Sunrise, and a fitting way to
summarise World Understanding in this area of District 5040. One of this club’s
community projects over the last 8 years, has been “Kaleidoscope”.
Aptly subtitled “A World in our City”, this day long event brings
together a cross section of every culture in the Richmond Area. With song,
dance, orchestras, bands, cultural exhibits as well as stunning displays of
succulent national foods, Canadians mingle with East Indians, Chinese, Koreans,
Turks, Mexicans, Islanders from the
Richmond/Delta
may be a small part of the world, but it’s an example of what we can achieve as
Rotarians to bring different countries together in the spirit of friendship and
humanity. What better way to show our commitment to World Understanding than
that? These 6 clubs do that - both here on our doorstep,
and in far flung corners of the world - every day. And isn’t that one of the
reasons we all joined Rotary in the first place?
As you give
your Club invocations this month, I encourage you to think about our many
contributions to World Understanding. — Gordon Dalglish, Assistant
Governor - Richmond/Delta, DGND - 2009/2010
Nominations
can be submitted from the clubs, the Assistant Governors and the Governor.
Please email written submission to District Awards Chair, PDG Leo Nimsick nimsick@telus.net , Ph: 604-542-0989. Please send
all nominations by April 15, 2007.
Membership Award - Presented to
the club with the highest percentage membership gain.
Best Bulletin Award - Based on the
award committee’s evaluation of the following:
Appearance: Does it communicate in a
pleasing way?
Readability: Is the bulletin exciting
and fun to read?
Club News: Does it inform about
meetings, member activities, fellowship, projects, youth, finance, committee
reports, plans and future events?
District and International News: Does
it report on District, Rotary International and Rotary Foundation plans and
programs and other important Rotary communications?
General Interest: Does it appeal to
casual readers and others?
There will be a runner-up award given in addition to the winner award.
Individual Recognition - Recognition
at the District Conference of individual Rotarians or friends of Rotary for
exemplary service during the Rotary year.
Club Recognition - Recognition
at the District Conference of individual Rotary clubs for exemplary service
projects during the Rotary year.
Recognitions for Individual Rotarians—Governor’s Award
Summary: Recognizing
that the strength of the Rotary movement is founded on the service carried out
by club members, the purpose of this award is to provide a means for Rotary
Clubs in District 5040 to personally recognize a member or members of the club
for his/her outstanding efforts in service to the club and/or the community.
Eligible
Nominees: Candidates for nomination should be Rotarians in good
standing in their clubs who have consistently demonstrated their support of the
Object of Rotary through participation in a variety of service activities.
Selection
Process: The nomination of a candidate to receive this award
will be made by the club. The method of selection will be determined by the
club. The club president must endorse the nomination and submit it to the
District Governor.
Requirement: A
fee of $300.00 Canadian is to accompany the nomination. This fee will be
accumulated in a special fund to be used for a District project at the
discretion of the District Governor. This award is to allow clubs to honour
members for exemplary service and is separate and apart from The Paul Harris
Fellowship which is a recognition for a contribution to the Rotary Foundation.
June
17-20, 2007 RI Convention in
Visit Rotary International
website at www.rotary.org for details
Registration
Deadlines:
3 ways to Register:
Five reasons
you should attend:
Travelling
Document:
Have your
valid passport ready when travelling to and from
Hotel
Accommodation:
Book
Hotel through the Salt Lake
City Convention and Visitors Bureau .
Be a Proud Sponsor of the District Conference in
Conference Sponsorship Chair Magdalen Leung is asking for your generous
support to make our annual district conference as affordable as possible for
all Rotarians. Sponsorships are available in different levels:
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Name and company logo in program
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Corporate literature in registration
package
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Corporate literature on tables at one
lunch
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Corporate name on poster
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Display booth with corporate products
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Name and company logo in program
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Corporate literature in registration
package
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Corporate name on poster
Friday
Lunch Sponsor - $4,000
Sponsorship Form and letter can be downloaded
from District website Event page www.rotary5040.org
For further information, please contact
Magdalen at 604-214-8833 or
Rotary
World Peace Fellows are graduates of the Rotary Centers for
International Studies in peace and conflict resolution program. They will be a
part of tomorrow's solution in promoting greater tolerance and cooperation
among people worldwide. Rotary World Peace Fellows, who are chosen from a wide
variety of countries, can help future leaders advance knowledge and
understanding.
Ideal Candidates
Candidates may have diverse life experiences and a
wide range of professional backgrounds. What unites them is a common dedication
to promoting world peace and personal experience dealing with conflict
situations.
Would your Club like to nominate someone
at no cost to your club? Info at District
5040 website.
2008-2010 Rotary World Peace scholar
nomination deadline
march 31, 2007 Contact PDG
David Ker at dker@telus.net
or phone 604-261-8561
Answer from Bill Boyd:
Traveling to projects can be expensive. For this reason, The Rotary
Foundation created Volunteer Service
Grants, which replaced Individual Grants.
Volunteer Service Grants provide a flat grant of up to US$3,000 for an
individual or up to $6,000 for a team of no more than five members. Only active
Rotarians are eligible to travel. Spouses who aren’t Rotary club members but
who are qualified to serve may accompany a team, but they may not serve as team
leaders or travel without a team.
Note: Not all Rotarians are eligible for Volunteer Service Grants. To
qualify for these grants, a Rotarian must demonstrate that:
A
community has a defined need for the project.
The need
can be met by the experience and skills of the Rotarian or team.
The
experience and skills are not available in the community.
Read the terms
and conditions (PDF) and download an
application to find out more about these grants.
President Boyd would like to hear
your questions. Please e-mail him, and he
will try to respond in an upcoming edition of Interactive
companion of the Queen's Service Order Award. Read
complete article in RI Website
The Fellowship of Literacy Providers is a group of Rotarians from around the world who are interested in
sharing ideas, information and techniques for improving literacy throughout the
Rotary world. Members must be a Rotarian or a member of the Rotarian’s
immediate family and must have an interest in, and a desire to improve, the
literacy skills of others.
As of September 2006, this Fellowship included 139 members in 93 Rotary
Districts in 34 Countries, and represented 137 Rotary Clubs. The Fellowship is
working to increase its membership and to get its members actively involved. It
is identifying Literacy Projects that are currently in progress and is
spreading the word to the other members so that they can take advantage of work
previously done elsewhere.
The Fellowship webpage is www.literacyproviders.org.
If you know of other literacy web sites of Rotary Clubs that could be included
as links on this web site, let them know and they will provide links to these
sites on their web page.
Rotary District 5180 would like to share some of their programs. Visit www.rotary5180literacy.org to
review.
D5040 has several clubs with strong literacy projects. Why not get on
board, go international and take a leading role in Rotary’s fight to improve
literacy throughout the Rotary world?
For more
information contact Chairman-Nominee: PDG Werner Schwarz, Rotary
District 5160
For information about Rotary
Fellowships and Rotary Action Groups: www.rotaryfellowship.org
Are you 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 Hosting Fellowship
Editor
Becky’s Corner - send submissions to editor5040@hotmail.com
CLUB
SIGNATURE PROJECTS WANTED BY March 31, 07
We love to feature your club projects
in the District Conference.
Please send name of projects, time
period, high resolution pictures, accomplishment and work involved.
List information in point form and be
brief and precise. For joint projects, designate one club to submit.
Check out last year’s PowerPoint
Presentation for reference.
Club Presidents please advise ASAP
whether your club will be participating and approx. date of submission.
As of Wed.
Feb 21, the club will meet at the Holiday Inn Express, 2nd Floor,
IS YOUR CLUB
WEBSITE WORKING FOR YOU?
ClubRunner
Subscribers: the HELP section offers step by step
instructions from basic to standard editing.
An overview of all features is available at the ClubRunner website.
Visit other
Rotary club websites for ideas:
I find many
good ideas from visiting other Rotary club and district websites, not limited
to ClubRunner.
Formatting
can be frustrating at times if you just starting out. Email the webmaster of
other website and ask for help. Most of them are more than willing to share
their knowledge with fellow Rotarians. For ClubRunner websites, email support
department and they are always stand by.
Some Features
to consider:
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Club History - see Kitimat Club.
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Members Journal - see Ladner
Club .
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President Message - see Lionsgate Club.
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How to Join Rotary - New West Royal City.
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Meet our members, Web Sponsorship - Richmond Club
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Community Events Calendar - Steveston Club.
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Newsroom (Press Release) - see Vancouver Club.
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Rotary Quiz - Vancouver
Chinatown
Club in a Club – Simple and Effective, Unbelievable but true!
In the past three months, W. Van
Basic Program:
Process:
WEEKLY
The Membership Development Initiative is a team effort
of Gloria Tom Wing Staudt, Club President and
PP Bala Naidoo,
Membership Director of the Metrotown Club.
Inspiration came to
Gloria at a hockey game, “To take a coach approach – place positive attention
on celebrating members efforts along the way to
attracting new members”.
Bala simplified
the idea into 5 categories of celebrations: Number approached; invited to
lunch; attended Lunch; initiated and joined. Each week, he asks each member for their update on how many
prospects they approached. The
totals are posted on a notice board at each meeting.
Rewards:
Each club president should receive the
“Humanity in Motion” the best of collection from RI. This four-disc set
containing TV, radio, print, billboard, and Internet public service
announcements from Humanity in Motion I and II, focusing on Rotary’s work with
polio eradication, literacy, water, youth, hunger, international education, and
peace. Part of Rotary’s public image campaign,
If
Your Club was featured in the Media, We want to Hear about it!
Tom
Crean, President Elect of Vancouver
Club suggested a “Media Mentions” area where clubs can notify the
district when their work has been highlighted in the media. The
objective of this initiative is to encourage our members to promote Rotary
through media, he sees this as a vital component of
gradually helping our membership to become more media-savvy in this ever more
competitive field.
As suggested,
a “Media
Mentions” section has now been added to the Public Relations Page in the
District website. If your club was featured in the media, please request the
article in PDF file from the news editor, forward file to District PR Chair Gus
and copy to Editor Becky at editor5040@hotmail.com for posting
In January, Gibsons, Gibsons
Interact,
Lionsgate
rotary membership growing
Celebrate your accomplishment through media,
one of the most effective tools to promote Rotary.
The club was featured on Jan 24 North Shore News. Read complete article on District website. Here is the
excerpt….
“With a
growing female membership stepping into many of the club’s leadership roles, this clearly isn’t the Rotary Club of 20 years ago”
said PP Shirley...
Many service clubs have faced challenges in
recent years, with fears of dwindling membership and questions about whether
the organizations have a place in the digital world.
But for Sue Godey, the chapter’s current
president, Rotary is as relevant
today as it ever was, still serving as a
way for people to help out in the community in a collective way.
“I think there’s always going to be people who
want to make a difference in the world,” Sue said. “The issues and the people who need us never go away.”
According to Robertson, the ranks of worldwide
Rotary members continue to grow. Yet
one of the persistent challenges is attracting new recruits. In an attempt to rise to this challenge, the
organization is experimenting with Internet
based meetings that could, again, change the
face of organization.
The local club’s current focus is
on issues affecting youth at risk, and current
projects include working to restore the North Shore Youth Safe House,
rejuvenating a playground at Sage Transition House and maintaining ongoing
programs like graduation scholarships. Yet the chapter is also linked to Rotary
International, which works on a variety of projects, from helping out in
developing countries to the ongoing race to eradicate polio….
“It gives us as individuals a
chance to be part of something that on our own we would never be part of,” said Godey.
The organization also promotes a strong ethical
framework, with their 4-Way
Test for decisions acting as its
benchmark for ethical action….
This focus, said Robertson, also gives the
Rotary Club credence in today’s world.
“Rotary puts a huge emphasis on
ethics, and I think that makes Rotary relevant, incredibly relevant,” she said. But whether it’s because of the ethics, the
projects, or simply the companionship, Robertson said “It’s right for the
time.”
DATA BASE OF FUNDRAISING
PROJECTS
In October, Smithers-Alpine Pres. Craig Lester started
collecting fundraising projects from clubs in our District. So far, 17 such
projects have been added to the database. Information is ready for download
from the District
website under “Service Projects”. Database collecting is on-going, please send submissions to Carl Eddy,
secretary of Smithers-Alpine Club.
Craig has now moved to
Celebration
of Spring -
Erhu has two
notes, Gu Zheng has more. However they share one thing in common - a
note of success.
A Celebration of Spring - Qin and Zheng in Harmony was held at The Norman Ruthstein
Centre on January 27, 2007, attended by DG Kevin and Jen Conway and an audience
of over 300.
Organized by the Vancouver Centennial Club and Ying Cai Musical
Centre, the event was one of the most important fundraising activities of the
Club for the year. PP Harrison Lin and club members worked tirelessly for months to make
this a successful event. The club is looking into making this an annual
event. 50% of the net proceeds will go towards community service projects.
Club
News from
Hair for Polio raised over $17,000 to support PolioPlus
On Jan 16th, it was our great honour
to present the cheque to RIPVP Bob Scoot at the Regional PolioPlus
Dinner. The funds were raised by the members of the Rotary Club of Richmond
Sunrise in the great haircut challenge.
Annual
Progressive Dinner raised over $3,000 for The Rotary
Foundation.
On
Jan 27th, a bus of 46 Rotarians and friends started at the Richmond Life Centre
and ventured to 3 separate homes for appetizers and drinks before arriving back
at the Life Centre for dinner and dessert.
On January 25th the club
had a presentation given to us by Betty Macleod, Senior Manager, Olympic
Business Development RBC Royal Bank. She brought with her Jacqui
Cook, form the 2006 Canadian Olympic Rowing Eights.
4 -
Way test
1. Is it the Truth ?
2. Is it Fair to all concerned ?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships ?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned ?
Rotary Club of
BC’s 5th
Ombudsman Kim Carter was guest speaker at the club. Kim said 38 years
ago she attended the Rotary youth program Adventures in Citizenship in
Speakers Bureau
looking for speakers for your
club meeting? check speaker bureau listing in district website
Alzheimer
Society of BC
The New Westminster Club recently
had an excellent and very informative presentation on Alzheimer's disease and
related dementia. Topics included recognizing the conditions, risk factors,
risk reduction and related family issues. Speaker-Yolanda Bouwman, Major and Planned Gifts Officer of Alzheimer
Society B.C. can
be contacted at 604-681-6530 or email at ybouwman@alzheimerbc.org
Ward Clapham
- Rich. RCMP
The Richmond
Sunrise Club invites all Rotarians to join their March 1st meeting.
Guest speaker is their very own Ward Clapham, Superintendent of Richmond
RCMP. Topic includes coaching, mentoring, asset building, and policing
and positive tickets. Ward recently completed his 22nd year of service
with the RCMP. He is presently the Team Leader (Officer in Charge) at Richmond
Detachment. This 210 member Detachment consists of 300 staff (including
civilians) and serves a population of approximately 165,000. Ward holds an
Associate Degree in Criminology and is just completing his Bachelor of Arts
through correspondence.
Junior Achievement - Connect
with kids in your Community: Volunteer with Junior Achievement
Step into the classroom and help
students take steps in the right direction!
Junior Achievement of B.C. (JABC) educates and inspires kids to
understand business and economics, develop
entrepreneurial and leadership skills, and become successful in their career
and life choices.
JABC is looking for volunteers to
present our programs at schools. Using
the Junior Achievement curriculum, the volunteers engage students in hands-on
activities and class discussions. Our volunteer roles are challenging,
rewarding and enjoyable – it’s an opportunity to connect with youth by sharing
your work experiences and knowledge.
Rotary is a proud supporter of
Junior Achievement – many B.C. clubs have provided funds or volunteers for our
programs. We are truly grateful for your
contributions! Your involvement also
helps create awareness about Rotary in your community.
For further information, visit JA
website at www.jabc.org
Let their success
be your inspiration!
To volunteer, or to invite a JA
speaker at your meeting, contact Anne Sashikata,
Community Relations Manager at 604.688.3887 ext 4 or
anne.sashikata@jabc.org.
Want a Rotarian's perspective of
being a JA volunteer? Contact
CELEBRATING YEAR OF THE BOAR
Gibsons Rotary Club thursday
February 22,
2007
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Location: The Club (CTK),
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Tickets: $20/adult, $10 for children under 12. Contact any
Gibsons Club member for tickets or call 604-886-4060
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Program: 5:30pm Reception, 6:30pm Gourmet Chinese Dinner, Lion
Dace, Entertainment-Reflection, Coast Fiddlers, Variety Dance and Silent
Auction
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Proceeds: Community Rotary Projects and joint International
project with Sunshine Coast Rotary Clubs
Tsawwassen Rotary Club
Thursday February 22, 2007
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Location: The Coast Tsawwassen Inn,
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Tickets: $20/person.
Contact Gail
McEwan or any Tsawwassen Social Community member
for tickets
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Program: 5:00pm Reception and dinner to follow, Asian theme
night, there will be prizes so be prepared to take part, you will need to show
up to find out the rest of the details.
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Location: Float Chinese Seafood Restaurant,
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Tickets: $75/person or Tables of 10 for $750. Contact any
Chinatown Club member for tickets
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Program: 6pm Cash Bar; 7pm Gourmet Chinese Dinner, Lion Dace,
Entertainment, Silent Auction, Dancing and Raffle Draws
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Proceeds: Community Rotary Projects
The
Rotary Club of West Vancouver is hosting a
"Chinese Musical Evening" this February 24th, at the Capilan College Theate, in
Most
traditional Chinese New Year dishes have symbolic meaning. Some names of foods
sound similar to characters with lucky connotations, while the shape or colour
of other foods symbolizes happiness, prosperity and good fortune. Eg. Dumplings-wealth, lettuce-prosperity, noodes-longevity,
oysters-receptivity to good fortune, seaweed-good luck and whole fish-abundance
and togetherness.
RYLA
in district 5040 is alive and well!
RYLA SOUTH - MARCH 22-25, 2007
RYLA South is only
weeks away. Here is a message from District Chair Susan
Smith . . .
Seven Rotary Clubs have already reserved space for 25
participants at RYLA South and I have two applications for RYLA North. Last
year we had 65 participants at RYLA South and we can hold 80 maximum. As this
is the first week of February.....I expect to have many more spots requested.
We encourage as many Interactors as possible to represent their Interact Clubs
and to give presentations at RYLA. Jim Ling has indicated that Gibsons is
celebrating 15 years of Interact this year and we want to publicize this at
RYLA South. The RYLA team is working hard and has another awesome program
organized for both RYLAs. Following RYLA South the
team will assist RYLA North (www.rylanorth.org) at the Kelowna Conference to publicize
RYLA North (August and includes Rotaract). RYLA in District 5040 is alive and well !
Our district
pioneer interact club turns 15!
On Jan 18, 2007, Gibsons Elphinstone
Secondary School Interact Club celebrated their 15th anniversary
with Gibsons Rotarians and District Interact Chair Chris Loat. The happy
occasion was featured on the Gibsons News. Gibsons Interact was the first in
the province and now there are more than 15 Interact clubs in BC Province.
Ever since the first Interact Club officially
chartered at
Interact Multicultural show
The Burnaby South Secondary
School Interact students are presenting a Multicultural New Year show including
songs, dances and bands.
Date: Wednesday,
February 21, 2007. Time: 6:30 pm
- 9:00 pm.
Location: Michael
J. Fox Theatre, 5455 Rumble,
Share your
family recipes, Rotaractors are
collecting
for a multicultural cookbook
New
Westminster Rotaract Club and Rotaract in our District are working together to
produce a multicultural cookbook. The goal of the cookbook is to represent all
cultures and also to showcase a selection of favourite and easily prepared
recipes from the Rotary family. They will be visiting Rotary clubs in our
district to request at least one family recipe per club.
10%
of the proceed will support The Rotary Foundation. 90%
will go toward providing a pure and sustainable water source for a nursery
school in
.