On June 17th we were pleased to install our new president for Rotary year 2020-21: Glynis Hayes
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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.
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.
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!
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
On Sunday September 23rd, 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.
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!
Joint Statement from Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International
Joint Statement from Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary
Rotary clubs help fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Members use ingenuity, flexibility to help people affected by coronavirus and to stay connected
Sarah Parcak and the secrets of the satellites
Inspired in part by Indiana Jones, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses futuristic airborne technology to unearth the treasures of the past.
