January 17 2017 Meeting (Jan 20, 2017)

Craig Clarke
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Join us for dinner!

Service Above Self

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Tuesdays @6:10 PM; 4th Tuesday is a service project

Nanaimo Golf Club

2800 Highland Blvd
Nanaimo, BC V9S 3N8
Canada

District Site

Venue Map

Feb 07, 2017

Rob Anderson - Salvation Army

New Hope Centre

Feb 14, 2017

TBA

Spousal Night

Feb 21, 2017

Beer, Burger, & Silent Auction

Offsite meeting at Woodgrove White Spot

Feb 28, 2017

Service Project

Sorting food at Loaves and Fishes Warehouse 6 PM sharp

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Pacific Northwest PETS

Double Tree Hotel Seattle Airport

Feb 24, 2017 – Feb 26, 2017

District 5020 Centennial Celebration Dinner

Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Mar 18, 2017

Nanaimo & Lantzville Foundation Centennial Celeb.

Beban Park Social Cenrre

Apr 01, 2017

January 17, 2017 Meeting

Perry awarded Ed Poli his 3rd Paul Harris pin.

Guests: Exchange students Evan & Man, Pat, a guest of Lynne Hannay.

Paul Harris Fellow - Perry presented Ed Poli with his 3rd Paul Harris pin.

Announcements

Community Breakfast - Jim estimated attendance was down slightly. Dave Young came back after his convalescence. The bananas that Gill bought with proceeds from Pay-it-Forward were a big hit with the guests.

District 5020 Centennial Celebration Dinner in honor of the 100^th Anniversary of our Rotary Foundation - Craig received details of the dinner from event Chair Joan Firkins & is planning to attend. The event is being held on Saturday, March 18^th at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria. The keynote speaker is Rotary International Vice-President Jennifer Jones. See the story below the newsletter for details & a link to the registration page.

Beer n Burger Fundraiser February 21st Jim said Gill will receive donations while he is on holiday; tickets are $20.

DG multi-club visit - Jim told us that AG Bev Hilton has relayed a request from next year's DG for a multi-club visit, possibly on July 21st .

Spousal night February 14^th Bring your partner for Valentine's

Local Community Celebration of the Rotary Foundation Centennial Derek said his committee has chosen Saturday April 1^st as the date for the event.

Vacancies for 2017_18 Executive - President-Elect; Director, Club Administration; Director, Director, Community Service.

Single bed wanted - Colin is looking for a single bed for a refugee.

Program Callum Matthews, Community & Industry Specialist at Tourism Vancouver Island. He made the point that tourism is a very important to our local economy. Data from a few years ago indicated 3.8 million visitors to Vancouver Island spend $1.4B. Province-wide, tourism provides $1.2B in tax revenue.

Next week - Service Project at Loaves n Fishes Warehouse.

Rotary International VP Jennifer Jones is keynote speaker at the Centennial Dinner on March 18

Posted by Craig Clarke on Jan 20, 2017

District 5020 will celebrate 100 Years of The Rotary Foundation ‘doing good in the world’ at a special Centennial Celebration Dinner in Victoria B.C. on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The keynote speaker is Rotary International (RI) Vice-President Jennifer Jones.

Jennifer is President and CEO of Media Street Productions Inc. in Windsor Ontario. She actively participates on many boards in her community, including as chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Windsor.

She joined the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland at 27. She has served Rotary as Rotary International (RI) president representative; RI training leader; committee adviser, member, and vice chair; Rotary public image area and zone coordinator; leaders' seminar trainer; moderator, and district governor.

The dinner is both a celebration and recognition of Rotarians and friends of Rotary who have made new contributions or bequests, in this Rotary year, of $10,000 US or more to The Rotary Foundation.

Everyone is invited to attend this optional black-tie event to celebrate the centennial of our Rotary Foundation. Tickets are $95 Cdn. or $75 and there are only 120 tickets available, so get a table of 10 together and register NOW! Our event will be held at the prestigious Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria B.C., and special rates are available at the hotel for those who require overnight accommodation.

This is the year to make an extra special gift to our Foundation – all donors who have contributed or pledged $10,000 USD or more to the Foundation since July 1, 2016, up until March 15, 2017, will be recognized at the dinner as District 5020 Centennial Donors.

Everyone will get a chance to meet and mingle with RI Vice-President Jennifer Jones at the no-host reception, and Centennial Donors will have their picture taken with her individually.There will also be time for a Q and A with Jennifer as we take advantage of having the Vice-President with us - she likes nothing better than to talk to people, answer questions and just generally get to know as many Rotarians as possible.

Our dinner on March 18th will be a joyous occasion with good food, good fellowship, good entertainment and a celebration of the combined efforts of all of us doing good in the world!

Giving an extra gift in this centennial year marks a milestone and important occasion for our Rotary Foundation. As one person put it…….”When I think of how my life has changed since becoming a Rotarian, I can’t help but put The Rotary Foundation on my list of charities of choice each and every year. It’s my way of giving back to the organization that has given me so much”.

by Joan Firkins, Past District Governor (2005-6); Chair Foundation Centennial Committee

Click here to go to registration page on D5020 site.