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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 johnhayto@shaw.ca |
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" |
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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 |

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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. |
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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. |
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Rotary Strawberry Sales
Thanks to
everyone who participated in this great fundraiser for our Club |
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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
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The Wunday Ranch
UPDATED for 2009! Another unforgettable weekend at Paul
McCrea's Wunday Ranch! See the photos |
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Rotary Bonspiel
A great
weekend of curling and fun for all in Squamish! See the photos |
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Rotary Curling and Bridge
Rotary Curling
League and Member's Bridge Current Standings - click here |
Welcome to our Newest Members!
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Haruo Kubo |
Sue Dulay |
Tess Lawson |
Joe Lopushinsky |
Massoud Abedi |
Angus Campbell |
Sam Esaw |
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Amardeep Gill |
Barbara Welsh |
Zach Tyler |
Emily Key |
Gavin Buhr |
Michael Jenkins |
Tiffany Munro |
Ingrid Ulheim |
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History of the Rotary Club of Vancouver
A
History of the Rotary Club of Vancouver on its 75th Anniversary. Prepared by Ted
McRae.
In 1988, Ted McRae, Past-President and Paul
Harris Fellow, was asked to write a History of the Vancouver Club commemorating
its 75th Anniversary. In honour of Ted, his dedication and commitment to the
Vancouver Club, the Complete Text of his research is attached. |
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How It All Started!
The
Charter and the official recognition of the Rotary Club of Vancouver, was
presented at a luncheon on April 22, 1913. The Roster of the day listed 94
members, a recruiting accomplishment unequalled in our history. There was little
doubt that "Vancouver was ready for Rotary".
Here is an excerpt from Ted McRae's history of
our club - The Formative Years.
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Rotary Club of Vancouver

John Hayto
President

Peter Clarke
Secretary

Terry Miller
President-Elect

Franz Gehriger
Vice President

Bill Dauphinee
Treasurer
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