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'We provide service to all, and promote integrity, inclusivity, goodwill and peace through our fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.'

We were chartered on October 15, 1972 and since that time we have contributed well over $1,000,000 to the community in support of a broad range of services and organizations

We are a club that likes our service to go beyond financial donations and we work together to provide hands on service in a number of ways inc

luding:

We cook, serve, and provide the food for a community breakfast on the second Saturday of each month at the Salvation Army New Hope Centre,
We sort food at the Loaves and Fishes Warehouse on the 4th Tuesday of each month
We provide and serve barbecued food and popcorn at community events such as the Parks and Rec Family Fishing Day and the summers-end Family Fun Day
We tend and manage the bar for the annual Dragon Boat Festival beer garden and dinners

We are strong supporters of youth through:

Service projects at local schools
Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Youth Leadership Assemblies, and the local Rotaract and Interact Clubs
Annual Scholarships to secondary school graduates and VIU students*

We support various International Service projects as well as polio eradication worldwid

*We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

Installation - June 2021

With Island Health's continued recommendation for no group meetings our club's installation meeting took place via zoom - with a tropical theme. No masks needed, Mai Tai's were abundant, but not mandatory!

The new executive and new president, Cara Klein, were installed by incoming Assistant Governor Ken Hammer.

Outgoing president Glynis Hayes presented the President's Citation to Don Dempson, and the Bruce Coleman Rotarian of the Year award was presented to Ian Thompson.

Best wishes to our rookie Pres!

How many Rotarians does it take to number 4,000 golf balls?

On March 9th several club members, appropriately physically distanced and masked, held a work party to number all 4,000 balls needed for the Great Golf Ball Drop. A job well done!

Community Breakfast suspended

Regrettably we've deemed it necessary to suspend the breakfast until such time as in-door dining is possible again.

Back in November and December the Nanaimo North’s Rotary team of volunteers (although fewer because of the pandemic’s and personal restrictions) went in early on the 2nd Saturday of each month and prepared breakfast for the scores of homeless and working poor in our city’s downtown. Instead of serving in the Salvation Army’s dining area, w

e prepared “to go” boxes which were handed out via their mobile Emergency Services truck.

Food Bank service project continues

Once protocols had been established for volunteers at the Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank we re-commenced our monthly shifts. We are only allowed up to 8 volunteers, socially distanced and masked, so it's a different experience, but non-the-less rewarding. On Sep 29th, just 5 of us (Bill McK, Barney, Rob, Sheila, and Bill G) worked the shift and managed to sort three pallets of dry goods!

New President installed

On June 17th we were pleased to install our new president for Rotary year 2020-21: Glynis Hayes

On-line meetings

As on-line meetings become the new, albeit temporary, normal, we're beginning to get the hang of it!

Click on "read more" to hear about our last two meetings.

Craft Beer Crawl Fundraising Project

If you enjoy craft beer and you missed the launch of our latest fundraising project, here’s the scoop:

Purchase our Craft Beer Crawl pass (app or gift card) for only $25 and save money with over $200 worth in offers when you visit one of the 22 participating breweries on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and the Sea to Sky corridor.

For full details go to www.circlealetrail.com