GHANA ROTARY MISSION TO CANADA 2016
PROPOSED GOALS AND ITINERARY
JUNE 12, 2016 (latest edition)
 
Mission Goals
  • Build capacity within District 5020 and the Sunyani and Techiman Rotary Clubs
  • Build relationships among Rotarians to be better able to serve their communities and the world
  • Continue to build on the partnerships established with Vancouver Island University, City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo
 
Mission Objectives
  • Visit the 5 Nanaimo/Lantzville Rotary Clubs to experience their meetings, thank them for their support and present on our partnership and joint projects
  • Attend a Rotary District 5020 Mid-Island World Community Service Group in Nanaimo and present on our partnerships and joint projects
  • Learn about Canadian culture through home-stay with Rotarians, meeting Rotarians and other community members, and visiting tourism sites
  • Learn from CVI Rotary Clubs and take at least 5 ideas back to the Sunyani and Techiman Rotary Clubs
  • Learn more about waste management, health care, education, government,  tourism and specific trade/business interests on CVI
  • Meet with officials at Vancouver Island University, City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo to build on past and current projects
  • Get commitment from District 5020 Rotary Clubs on at least 2 priority projects in Ghana
 
Organizing Team (with help from many other Rotarians)
 
Name
Rotary Club
Email
Phone Number
Ken Hammer
Daybreak
250 758-3438 (H)
Bev Hilton
Oceanside
250 667-2497 (C)
Randy Manikel
Lantzville
250 327-8133 (C)
Nelson Allen
Daybreak
nallen@shaw.ca
250 756-6453 (C)
Doug Pearson
N. North
dougmail@telus.net
250 713-5080 (C)
Norman Myden
Nanaimo
norman@myden.ca
250 756-0804
William Litchfield    
Lantzville
William.Litchfield@viu.ca
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 blue items possible activities and events  
      free/open time highlighted in red
 
      DATE             ACTIVITY                                    LOCATION      RESPONSIBLE
 
Friday
June 10
 
Travel to Vancouver to pick Joseph
 
Visit the Ghanaian community in Vancouver
 
 
Bev/ Senyo
 
Saturday June 11, 2016
 
6:30pm
"Foam Fest- Run"
Joseph & Senyo to help
 
Rotary Appreciation  Dinner
Dr’s Cameron, Smith & Seltenrich
 
Arbutus Meadows. 
 
 
Rewsters Restaurant
Joy
 
 
Bev/Ken
Sunday,
June 12,
Church   --   Free day
Fundraising event - Shawnigan Lake school for the ultrasound
 
Dinner @ Ken's house
 
Bev/Gifty
 
 
 
Ken
Monday,
June 13
Rose Meda leaves Accra
 
Meeting @ school with students from video/skype project   NOON
 
Youth Exchange BBQ 6pm
Bev working all day
 
 
 
 
 
3730 Polaris Drive‏‎
 
 
 
Ken
 
 
Joy/Ken/Bev
Tuesday
June 14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6:00pm
Rose arrives in Vancouver @ 3:25pm-- someone has to pick up
 
Allows time for Senyo & Joseph to develop presentations
 
Installation of incoming President Nanaimo North
 
* Bev works 1:15 - 5:15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nanaimo Golf club
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doug
Wednesday
June 15
Parksville am Rotary meeting--- 7am Beach club resort
Senyo & Joseph
 
Tour of Nanaimo Rotary projects -- Dave Hammond to provide list,
 
Review of objectives meeting between 1-2   
 
Welcome reception @ Nanaimo Oceanside club after regular meeting  6pm.  Speaker Omar fr VIU
**Bev works 8:30 - 12:45
 
Parksville
 
 
 
 
 
 
Square One
 
 
Longwood Brew pub mting room
Ken
 
 
 
Ken / Bev
 
 
Group effort
 
 
Group effort
Thursday
June 16
Trip to Victoria -- possible stop in Denise Larson's home in Ladysmith
 
*Bev not working this day
 
Stop at Denise Larson’s Ladysmith
 
Bev
Friday
June 17
 
 
 
 
Tour of VIU & meeting with Chancellor  Ralph Nilson
9:30 SHARP
William giving tour of VIU after
 
meeting with VIU nursing & others  2pm @ VIU
 
Installation of Downtown 6pm
Coast Bastion
 
*Bev not working this day
 VIU
 
 
 
 
VIU
 
 
Coast Bastion
 
 
 
 Ken/ Bev/ William
 
 
 
 
Ken/Bev
 
 
Bev/ Debbie
 
 
 
 
Saturday June 18
MIG meeting  8:30am - 1pm
 
Afternoon free
Dinner and putting with Wayne
VIU  room 308 in Building 250
Ken/ Bev
Sunday
June 19
Church
 
Cedar Farmers market
Milners Gardens/Deep Bay
Dinner with Chistine
 
Randy
 
Bev
William has passes
Monday
 June 20
City Council meeting  also meet with the Mayor
 
Tour of Chemainus - to confirm
Bev working all day
City hall
Ken
 
 
Len Lavander
Tuesday June 21
Possible job shadow day
Joseph - GIS
Rose Meda - ???
Senyo with Doug Pearson
Afternoon open
 
*Bev working 1:15 - 5:15
 
Christine Blouin or
Jeff Tomlinson
Carey making inquiry
Doug
Wednesday
June 22
Presentation @ Daybreak
Joseph / Rose Meda & Senyo
 
Oceanside Installation, possible presentation
 
*Bev working 8:45 - 3:00
Origins
 
 
Longwood
Ken
 
 
Bev
Thursday
June 23
 
 
***
Presentation @ Lantzville
 
Summertime music series-- noon
 
 
Other possible date for Chemainus tour
 
* Bev  leaving for District Conference
Dinner with Ross White
ABC
 
Albert Str Plaza/Victoria Str Cres
 
 
 
Olympia Wash
Randy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Friday
June 24
Presentation @ Downtown
Joseph & Rose Meda
Joe heads to Vancouver and spends night
Afternoon free
*Bev at Conference
Coast Bastion
Lila/Norman
Saturday
June 25
Joseph leaving for Calgary
 
Entrepreneur Expo  11am
 
* Bev at Conference
 
 
Cnfre  Cntr
 
 
 
 
Sunday
June 26
Rose Meda leaves for Vancouver
 
 
 
Bev
     
 
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