Events

Rhonda shares her story about spending a lifetime on various diets only to end up gaining back the weight she had lost, over and over again…and then some.  In the spring of 2013 Rhonda lost her job and came face to face with the reality of her health and well-being.  She knew she needed to do something to improve the quality of her life and started a journey to take better care of herself.  In the end she lost 45 pounds and reclaimed her health.  She went on to write a book about her journey in the hopes of inspiring other people to stop dieting and start living a healthy active lifestyle.

Showcasing what and how the Abbotsford Canucks can bring value to the City and to the Rotary Club itself, as the club continues to make inroads within the community.

BIO:

Nick serves the local AHL hockey team, Abbotsford Canucks, as Membership Experience/Account Executive. He has an immense amount of passion for people and for the sport of hockey and has been lucky enough to merge the two. He strives every day to ensure every fan has a world-class experience from the moment they walk into the arena, to the final buzzer.

Myanmar (Burma) is among one of the poorest countries in the World. There is an absence of clean water, electricity, and internet. Commuting between villages are impassable and unsafe during all seasons, while most travel by foot. Health care is limited and not easily accessible, while averaging 8240 deaths per year. The government has an annual budget allocated to education of 1.2% per year. Because many villages lack school, children often have limited or no access to education, condemning them to the uncertain fate of survival though subsistence farming or, more alarming, to human trafficking.

About the Speaker

Paw K’ Boh is 23 years old and the youngest of six siblings. She was born and raised in a refugee camp on the border of Myanmar and Thailand. In 2007, at the age of 10, she and her family were sponsored by the Canadian government to move to BC. Today, she is a student at theUniversity of the Fraser Valley, and in her last year of pursuing a Bachelor of Child and Youth Care. Her interests: being out in the outdoors, watching sports games, and spending time with family and friends.

Jimi Meier farms on Sumas Prairie with her husband, Tony, and four children. They live in the flood zone and consequently, were affected by the November flood event. Jimi writes, “We were fortunate that we did not have any flood damage to any buildings, just crops.” 

Hallie Jacobs farms on Sumas Prairie with her husband, Joe, and two children. They live in the flood zone, but were fortunate not to suffer any flood damage.

Jimi and Hallie started the Facebook page Helping Sumas Prairie Farmers, just days after returning home from their own evacuation. The purpose of the site was to start a fundraiser for the purpose of collecting gift cards for those affected by the floods.

The idea caught the attention of many, as they managed to distribute $87,000.00 in cash and gift cards, and well over $55,000.00 in donated items.