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32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
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Speaker of the week is Paw k' Boh- Education (lack thereof) in Myanmar

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.

If you have any suggestions for a speaker, please send them to Bruce Beck at bbb1771@shawbiz.ca

Venue for the Meeting for June 07, 2022 is Hybrid; it can be attended in person at 
 
Ricky's Country Restaurant
32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
Canada
 
OR 
 
Below is the link to the Zoom meeting that can be used to login to the meeting. As per usual, over the last year and a half, the meeting will open up at 11:45.
 
Thanks everyone and stay safe.
 
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 841 3927 2366
Password: 852360
 
Dial In: 778 907 2071 (same meeting ID and Password as above)
 
Sunshine Report

 

June 2022 Sunshine Report

 

Happy Birthday!

Ern Thiessen - Jun 12
 

Happy Anniversary!

 
Barry & Gail Champion - June 11
Ron & Barbara Kelly - June 13
George & Roxana Ho - June 24
 
Happy Rotary Anniversary
 
Bill Bramwell - June 01
John Friesen -
June 12
Barry Champion - June 30

 
     
 
 

Berry Fundraiser

Berry Blitz - Feb 26, 2022

Presidential Message Jan 2022

Presidential Message - Shekhar Gupta 
 
 
Shekhar Mehta, President 2021-22
 
 
January 2022
One of Rotary’s founding principles was to use your vocation — whether as a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or another profession — to do good in the world.  As we attempt to overcome and recover from the pandemic, this principle is vital in retraining people who have lost their jobs. In response, the Rotary E-Club of Tamar Hong Kong organized seminars for young people, with the aim of preparing them for the changing world of work.
 
This type of training must happen on a large scale. According to the United Nations, global unemployment is expected to exceed 200 million people in 2022. Women and youths are likely to be disproportionately affected.
 
This is why I’ve placed such a strong emphasis this year on projects that empower girls, and I’ve been delighted to see some of these projects in action. Of course, access to education and the path to employment can be blocked by a lack of water and sanitation infrastructure.
 
A project in Pune, India, focuses on providing girls and women with an affordable, reusable sanitary pad. The project provides employment for production and distribution of the pads, and it will reduce the pollution caused by the disposal of 12.3 billion sanitary napkins in the country annually, many of which end up in India’s landfills. Others have used vocational service to advance the empowerment of women. The Rotary Club of Poona, India, conducted workshops to teach martial arts to young women, for self-defense against the threat of abuse or human trafficking. 
 
I’ve also been fortunate to use my vocation to do good through Rotary. The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 devastated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which are part of my district. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and many areas lost electricity and running water. On my visit to Little Andaman Island, the builder in me immediately wanted to build homes for the homeless islanders there. We decided to construct 500 homes on Little Andaman.
 
On the last of my seven trips to the island, I could see something glimmering below as my helicopter was about to land. I realized that what I was seeing were the roofs of new homes. I was overjoyed by the sight, and soon a realization dawned upon me. As a builder I had built many beautiful buildings. In comparison, these 500 homes were the most ordinary buildings I had ever built, and they were in a place I likely will never visit again, for people I will never meet again. And yet the satisfaction I had in handing over these houses was greater than from anything I had previously built. Probably because for once I was using my vocation to Serve to Change Lives.
 
You, too, may have had opportunities to use your vocation to Serve to Change Lives. I welcome your stories of performing vocational service through Rotary. Also, I want to close by congratulating every club that has engaged with the Each One, Bring One initiative, which asks every member to introduce one person to Rotary. Increasing our membership gives people from all walks of life the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills in transformational service.
 
 

Return-It-Express

An easy way to help our club raise funds during challenging times.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Check out this video; Chris makes giving sound easy!
 
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For more details, visit the following site:
 
 
 
 

Join Us on Social Media!

Rotary International continues to work on branding and communication of our organization throughout the world. They are pushing for greater exposure within the press, radio, television and social media.


To this end, we would like to encourage all members to participate, with contribution, on our social media sites. 

 

The link for the NEW District 5050 Facebook is: www.facebook.com/rotary5050/

 

The link for our Club's Facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/RotaryClub.Abbotsford 

 

The link for our Club's Twitter is: https://twitter.com/AbbyRotaryClub  

 

Look for our Club on Instagram at “AbbyRotary”

 

Spread the message and good works of Rotary with your network by connecting with the Club and posting your contributions and sharing our posts. Your efforts could reach a potential new member, a new sponsor or partner. Don't keep Rotary a secret - talk it up!