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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.

Back to serving our Community Breakfast

The Nanaimo North’s Rotary team of volunteers (although fewer because of the pandemic’s and personal restrictions) continue to go in early on the 2nd Saturday of each month and prepare breakfast for the scores of homeless and working poor in our city’s downtown. Now, instead of serving in the Salvation Army’s dining area, w

e prepare “to go” boxes which are 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.

RYLA 2020 cancelled !!

The spread of the Coronavirus in the greater Seattle area caused the RYLA-NW organizing committee to pause and consider whether they would be putting students and the dozens of adults and speakers at risk if they held RYLA at this time. They have asked themselves, "as much as we want to put on RYLA as planned, does doing so pass the 4-way Test?" The answer they came up with is "No", it does not.

For 50 years, RYLA NW has had significant and lasting impact on students in Districts 5030 and 5020. We wish to keep that tradition going for 50 more!

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

Earth Day Event April 27 2019

Posted by Craig Clarke on May 13, 2019

Tree Planting Day at Beban Park

Posted by Craig Clarke on Sep 26, 2018

On Sunday September 23^rd, our volunteers along with those from other clubs in area 4 marked the beginning of National Forest Week by planting trees on the bank below Merle Logan Fields (2253 Dorman Road). Planning was started in the previous Rotary year under Jim Turley, but the project was postponed by request of Nanaimo Parks. Thanks to city parks staff for their support; they dug many of the holes, delivered the trees, provided mulch and symbiotic mycorrhizae for the roots.

New Zealand Friendship Exchange

Posted on Sep 17, 2018

by Gill Campbell

Peter Lillico, Gill, Sandra Kyle, Raewyn & David Lusk, David Baker, Bev Lillico, Christine Meredith, Anne Abbott, Robert Kyle, DG Craig Gillis.

When nine New Zealanders (D9940) arrived at Departure Bay on 11 September, it kicked off the 2018/19 Rotary Friendship Exchange that will see Port Hardy, Nanaimo and Victoria Rotarians join our US partners in Wellington on March 15!

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