Vancouver Club Meeting Schedule

The Rotary Club of Vancouver meets every Tuesday

12:00pm - 1:30pm at the TERMINAL CITY CLUB

837 West Hastings.
Visitors Are Welcome. Lunch $35.

Important Venue Changes during the Olympics

Feb 9th - Vancouver Alpen Club - 4875 Victoria Drive (at 33rd)

Feb 16, 23, Mar 2, 9, 16 - Le Gavroche Restaurant - 1616 Alberni St. at Cardero

Members: Bring your own badges to the meetings.

For information on Parking, please call Pam at the office - 604-685-0481

Olympics 2010

Here is a Vancouver 2010 Free Events Guide for those looking for things to do during the Olympics.

Welcome Centre for Rotary

We will have visitors from around the world. A great opportunity exists to meet and connect with this international group as a visitor centre will be established at 475 Howe St. We need volunteers to come down for a couple of hours to meet and direct these Rotarians.

Homestay

If you are interested in sharing their accommodations with visiting Rotarians, please contact the office or John Hayto at 604-644-5255 or

Strategic Plan

The Rotary Club of Vancouver Strategic Plan has been updated. Click here to view the update.

Club Operations Manual

The Rotary Club of Vancouver Operations Manual is now available on-line. Click here.

Upcoming Speakers

February 2nd - MIchael Robinson - Ex. Dir and CEO of the Bill Reid Gallery

February 9th - Peter Chrzanowski, Adventurer and Filmmaker - "Follow Your Dreams"

February 16th - Alex Tsakumis, Columnist, Political Analyst - "Rebel With a Cause"

Upcoming Events

RWA Bridge Luncheon - Wed March 3rd

Ski Weekend - March

RWA Annual General Meeting - March

Dinner Auction - April

Strawberry Sales begin - May

District Conference - Prince George - May 22-25

President's Ball - May

RI Convention - Montreal - June 20th - 23rd, 2010

Regular Events

Rotary Curling - Monday Night - 4:45 pm -  For information on the Curling League, contact Myron Kuzych at 604-291-6341 or Bill Dauphinee at 604-985-9693.

Member's Bridge - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month - For Information on Member's Bridge, contact Jack Zaleski at 604-328-4288

Rotarian's Investment Club - 6:00pm - Last Thursday of every month - RVYC

West Coast Railway Association

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, click here for a preview of what is destined to be a world class conference facility at the West Coast Railway Assn park in Squamish.

Community Service 

Our Community Service Committee has been involved in some exciting local projects in the recent past including support for construction of Emery Barnes Park. The Park provides a focal point to the surrounding community and much needed green space in the urban setting.

The Committee has also teamed up with the Vancouver Police Department and their Police Athletic League to stage a free annual youth soccer camp.

In 2005, the Committee launched its much-anticipated Stay in School Scholarship Program. Each year, this program will award scholarships of $7,000 to two deserving students entering Grade 10 at Gladstone Secondary School.

Click here for information on the Rotary Club of Vancouver's Community Service work.

World Community Service

Our World Community Service Committee has been involved in numerous International projects in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, Uganda, Polva, Nakuru and a major clean water project in the Congo.

Click here for information on the Rotary Club of Vancouver's World Community Service work.

Clean Water Project in the Congo 

$10 can bring clean water to 40 people for life.  Help the Rotary Club of Vancouver provide clean water for 125,000 villagers in the remote Bokoro District of the DR of the Congo.

Over 90% of the Congo's 62 million people survive on $1 a day.  With no access to clean water, water-borne diseases  bring misery and kill tens of thousands every year. In Bokoro District women and children must walk 4 km on treacherous steep slopes to fetch water.

Early in 2009, the first four of fourteen wells were completed with support from the Vancouver Rotary Club and partners in the Congo, France, Japan and the Rotary Foundation.  With your help we plan to raise US$210,000 to drill 10 more wells. These wells will change the lives of Bokoro villagers, especially those of women and children.

Click here for information on the Rotary Club of Vancouver's clean water project in the Congo.

View our Photo Gallery from the Congo.

Youth Committee 

Click here for information on the Rotary Club of Vancouver's Youth Programs including Interact, Rotaract, Youth Exchange and RYLA.

What in the World is Rotary? 

The Rotary Club of Lane Cove, in District 9680 on Sydney's North Shore, New South Wales Australia, recently completed production of a wonderful new eight-minute community service announcement, narrated by award winning newsreader Roger Climpson, on what it means to be a Rotarian. You can view the video here.

Polio Plus Press Release

On January 22nd, 2009, at the Rotary International Assembly, Bill Gates Jr. addressed the District Governors for the term 2009-2010.  In a stirring speech he announced the additional gift to the Polio Plus program of $US 255,000,000.

Rotary has been asked to match $100 Million of this amount, and to date has already reached and matched 72 Million of the first $100 Million that was given last year.

This is a historic day for Rotary International, the Rotary Foundation and their Partners:  the UK Government has now announced a donation of 100 Million pounds and Germany announced a donation of 100 Million Euros.

Rotary went to the World Health Organization and asked them to partner on their Polio Plus Program in 1985.  Today, 24 years and $700 million later, the incidence of Polio diagnosis has been reduced 98%.  It is hoped that these additional funds will allow this disease to finally be vanquished, within twenty five years.

Rotary Strawberry Sales

 Thanks to everyone who participated in this great fundraiser for our Club

Rotary Bike-A-Thon 2010

Bike-A-Thon 2009 was a roaring success with 141 riders raising over $140,000! Thanks to all who made this happen.  Your participation, contributions and support for the RHF Hearing Foundation and its work with the deaf and hard of hearing is very much appreciated.

Now come join us for Bike-A-Thon 2010.

For more information click here.

See you on the 11th of July, 2010!

The Bike-A-Thon Committee

The Wunday Ranch

UPDATED for 2009! Another unforgettable weekend at Paul McCrea's Wunday Ranch! See the photos

Rotary Bonspiel

A great weekend of curling and fun for all in Squamish! See the photos

Rotary Curling and Bridge

Rotary Curling League and Member's Bridge Current Standings - click here