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Rotary Million Dollar Hole in One - Starfish Support - One Golf Ball at a Time
Unitex Sales Keep on Supporting Abbotsford's Starfish BackPack Program
The Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford Presents Don Funk Memorial Award
WHEN A CHILD LEADS
Rotary Donates Over $33,000 to the Starfish Packs
Rotary Presents Five Community Charities with Funding
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Presents $29,000 to Abbotsford Hospice
New President for the Rotary Club of Abbotsford
Prestigious Paul Harris Fellowships Awarded
Kiwanis, Rotary & Food Bank Presented New Community Matters Award
Abbotsford Starfish Packs Earns 2nd International Recognition
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Celebrates 65 Years of Service Above Self
Prospera Gives $10,500 to Starfish Pack Program
Unitex Sales Makes Major Donation to Starfish Packs
Two More Community Charities Receive Funding from the Rotary Club of Abbotsford
Emergency Support Services Team and Rotary Club President Visit the Mobile Reception Centre
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Presents Three Community Charities with Funding
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Rotary Club of Abbotsford - Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Until April 30, 2016
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Service Project Fund
Grant applications are now being accepted for consideration by the Rotary Club’s Community Service Grants committee. Each year our club awards grant monies to organizations in our community.  Maximum grant money available to each organization is $5,000 with a total club commitment for grants not to exceed $15,000.00.  As a reminder, last year Cyrus Centre, Abbotsford Youth Commission, The Reach Gallery Museum, and Raven’s Moon Resource Society all benefited from our grants.  In addition, the Salvation Army was awarded the District 5050 Matching Grant for the refurbishing of their Independent Living Units (still underway).
 
Please forward the grant application link along to any organizations that may benefit from a community grant up to a maximum of $5,000.00.  Please keep in mind the following;
 
  1. Service Projects must clearly identify Brand opportunities for the Rotary Club of Abbotsford.
  2. Preference is given to funding requests for specific programs or projects that provide a long lasting positive impact in our community and leave a physical asset in the community.
  3. Service Projects that benefit children, seniors at risk, address poverty and hunger, support efforts on behalf of the environment and literacy will be considered.
  4. The Rotary Club is looking for Service Projects that offer not only the opportunity to support financially, but also provide our membership with the prospect of directly participating in a “hands on” manner to support the project.
  5. Service Project funding is designed for community capital projects and will not be considered for ongoing operational funding.
  6. Priority is given to one-time funding applications, unless Rotary Club of Abbotsford has adopted a project or program for specific reasons.
  7. All other funding sources should be disclosed with each Service Project request.
 
Note:  The application can be found on our club website “in the news” at www.abbotsfordrotary.com or by clicking HERE.  We will be accepting Grant Applications up to April 30th this year.  Please forward all applications to bev@quantumproperties.ca  
 
Discovery Trail Clean Up
Update:
What an amazing morning we had. The weather was perfect. 
A big thanks from Chris Oliver and myself for a job well done. An even bigger thanks to Chris for the hot chocolate and cookies and to Marion Keys for opening up her home to us later for a beautiful spread of sandwiches, coffee and tea.
 
Our team consisted of Chris Oliver, Derek and Samantha Lordon, Peter Roed, Joanne Field, Marion Keys, Sara Larson and her two dynamite kids and finally Phil and myself and Peanut.
 
Our next outing is scheduled for July. Who knows what treats we will have for the team but it will be yummy. I guess you'll just have to come out and join us to find out.
 
District News
Rotary Conference Survey:
 
District 5050 leadership is constantly working to improve the Rotary experience for individual Rotarians.
You are being asked to provide feedback on your experience at District Conference, and your preference for future conferences.
Please click on the link below and take this short survey to help us plan.
 
 
Your district leadership team thanks you for your service through Rotary and for your time to complete this survey.
 
If you have questions or concerns please email: rodthomson@shaw.ca
 
Registration is now open for the District Training Assembly
 
The District Training Assembly is a great opportunity for all Rotarians to enhance their Rotary experience.  The agenda will include 30 different breakout, including those sessions that are designed for someone who has just joined Rotary as well as sessions designed for your clubs incoming executives and everything in between.
Sessions are informative, fun and interactive and will include local initiatives, some of our international efforts and will feature a Key Note Address by Carol Tichelman entitled End Polio Now – The End Game Strategy
This year it is on Saturday April 9th, 2016 from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and will again be held at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8.
The day will include lunch and the opportunity to meet new Rotary friends who also have a desire to learn more about relevant Rotary topics.
 
Kevin Wood,
District Trainer
Million Dollar Hole In One

The Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest is our biggest fundraising event of the year running Saturday May 28th to Sunday June 5th. 

This year, proceeds will be used to support the Starfish Program. Hosted at the Fraserglen Golf Course, the top golfers everyday win great prizes and qualify for a chance to win a shot at $1,000,000 in the finals on Sunday, June 5th

 

To our members we request three things (so far):

Prizes - many hands lighten the load!  Please get your prizes in to the prize committee.  If you don't have a prize to donate, we will happily receive cash! 

 

Duty roster - Start thinking about dates and times you will be available to support our club.

 

Attend the Kick Off Lunch - being held on May 18th at Fraserglen

 

For more details please visit http://abbotsfordrotary.com/stories/rotary-million-dollar-hole-in-one-starfish-support-one-golf-ball-at-a-time/

Contact Shirley with any questions shirleypwilson@gmail.com 

 

Updates to our Rotary Club Directory - Those Listed Please Respond

Dear Rotarians,

We would like to update our club directory with your photo and bio as soon as possible. This is one of the ways our club can get to know you and really assists new and long-time members with who's who in our club.

Could the following Rotarians please send me a headshot photo in jpeg format:
 

Janet Barrie and Greg Buck

Could the following Rotarians please send me a bio about themselves via email (no more than 2000 characters and there are some great examples in our online directory to view):
 

Janet Barrie and Harvey Goodwin
 

Please send your photo and/or bio to Stacey Irwin at sirwin@prospera.ca. I will happily update the directory on your behalf.

Thank you.
 

Rotary Program Ideas and Suggestions

Please forward your ideas and speaker contact details to the Rotary Program Committee. Your assistance would be appreciated to help schedule upcoming programs for this Rotary year.  Also, if there are suggestions to improve our programs, please let us know. Please reach out to Ingrid at iepp@thereach.ca or Marion at mmkeys@shaw.ca 

Sunshine Report

Happy Birthday!

Don Beer - 10th

Happy Anniversary!

Alan Hougen - 6th
 
 

 

Front Desk and Marble Draw Duty Reminder

April 2016:

Team Leader: Dave Lourden

Team Members:  Harvey Goodwin, Bev Hasenpflug, Karen McLean

Join Us on Facebook and Twitter!
Rotary International continues to work on branding and communication of our organization throughout the world. They are pushing for greater exposure within the press, radio, television and social media.


To this end, we would like to encourage all members to participate, with contribution, on our social media sites. 

 

The link for Facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/RotaryClub.Abbotsford 

 

The link for twitter is: https://twitter.com/AbbyRotaryClub  

 

We look forward to those members of Rotary that currently publish a social media page to link to one or both of the sites listed above. Thank you.