Meet at 10:00 AM and should be finished around noon.
Remember family and friends are welcome. This trail is a friendly stroll, but there is a bit of a hill upon return. This is Community Clean-Up Week in Abbotsford and its time for us to look after our section of Discovery Trail. Pick-up tongs, gloves, and bags will be made available for everyone. If you participate this will count as a make-up and you will receive a presidential pardon from future Sergeant’s fines. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other while improving the world we live in.
Please RSVP to fellow Rotarian Lyn Dirom at lyn.execfire@gmail.com if you will be pitching in. See you on the 21st
Where do we meet?
Parking Lot at the top of the trail on Gladwin Road, under the power lines east side of Gladwin and just south of Chief Dan George Middle School.
THANKYOUROTARIANS – you made a difference in the life of a young person!
Many thanks to the Rotarians who volunteered to adjudicate all of the applications for our Rotary Club of Abbotsford awards for the 9 high school graduations. We appreciate you representing our club.
Deanna McIntyre, Clare Oranugo, Mark Dana, Chris Oliver, Cors De Lint, Ken Funk, Lyn Dirom, George Ho, David Gamble, Roxanne Denis (Dan’s wife), and Pat Tonn.
Thank you also to the team of Joanne Field, Doris Woodman MacMillan and Pat Tonn who reviewed our Rotary Award criteria for selections. The student considered for our awards were: 1. All students in Abbotsford high schools, 2. Must have clear academic ability but not necessarily straight A’s, 3. Show positive character and volunteer in the school or community. The criteria for marking the applications was: 10 points – Service Above Self, 10 points – Has shown Leadership or outstanding character as an example to others, 10 points – Overcome difficulty or hardship, 5 points – Academic standing, 5 points – Financial need
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards are being held May 24 – 27, 2018
This is a four day intensive workshop that is an opportunity for 18-30 year olds to learn valuable leadership skills, develop confidence, and network with like-minded people. Held in a beautiful retreat setting just across the border, you will be fed both literally and intellectually, and will form lasting friendships.
This session is limited to 60 attendees. We have approved sponsoring two people this year, so we are looking for people who would be interested in attending. Do you know someone who would be interested in this opportunity? If so please let Dave Loewen or Doris Woodman-McMillan know asap.
On March 5th, our board voted unanimously in favour of partnering with our other Abbotsford Rotary clubs, the Chilliwack club, and potentially, several other clubs in a wheelchair project to Guatemala for 2019 and 2020. The proposed project is intended to resource a local manufacturer in Antigua, Guatemala to not only manufacture chairs, but also provide ongoing maintenance for chairs already distributed. The project’s ultimate goal is to build sustainability into the manufacturing of wheelchairs for a local Guatemala company. An integral part of this two-year project will be active participation by members of our club in 2020, as a way of marking our club’s 70th anniversary.
Start planning your vacation time now for early 2020. More details to come.
Join Rotary President Ian Riseley and his wife, Juliet, at the 2018 Rotary Convention in Toronto. The cosmopolitan city of Toronto offers something for everyone and is the perfect setting for the biggest event of the Rotary year.
As a past convention attendee, you understand that every convention is an opportunity to learn. We hope you'll come to Toronto to connect with old friends, make new ones, and be a part of the best Rotary has to offer.
The April edition of the Peace Arch Journal is available here.
The Rotaract Club of Surrey Newton is holding a Social Media 101 event on April 21st. Click for more details. The club is raising funds to send members to the Toronto RI Convention.
Are you going to the RI Convention in Toronto? DGE Linda Murray has planned a District 5050 Dinner at the Hot House Restaurant and Bar on June 27, 2018. Dinner is $46 Canadian and you can register here.
Not attending the convention - DG Lindagene has offered to collect your proxies at District Assembly and take them with her to the Convention.
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.