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Abby for All
Jul. 13, 2021 12:10 p.m.
Join us for a presentation from Holly Williams about Abby For All. Please check Rotarwrites for the link or contact Chris Oliver at chrisrotarysecretary@gmail.com for the meeting details. |
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Abbotsford City Cultural Plan
Jul. 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Tune in for an update on the City of Abbotsford's Cultural Plan, as presented by Sue Federspiel. Please check Rotarwrites for the link or contact Chris Oliver at chrisrotarysecretary@gmail.com for the meeting details. |
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Proposed Member Introduction
Jul. 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Ernest Thiessen was raised in Abbotsford before pursuing his engineering degree at UBC. During the eighties the Thiessen family were volunteers with MCC in Nepal. In 1991 Ernest received a PhD in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. Ernest has spent the last three decades implementing his dissertation research and has created the world's first multi-party collaboration system. This eNegotiation system is powered by intelligent |
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The PEKA Project
Jul. 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Learn more about The PEKA Project - the plight of older, unadopted children in Lesotho - from this week's speaker, Josh Lockington. Please check Rotarwrites for the link or contact Christine Pauls at abbotsford.rotary.secretary@gmail.com for the meeting details.
Josh has been a contributing resident of Abbotsford for 21 years. He is a middle school teacher in the public school system and holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. Being married to his wife, Tara, for 18 wonderful years is one of his joys in life. They have 3 engaging and energetic children. Josh and Tara have traveled to over 90 countries on 6 continents together and volunteered and given back in many of them. Working with the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in The Gambia, West Africa and caring for children at a malnourished children's clinic in El Salvador are 2 of the ways he has given back. It was his most recent overseas trip that truly impacted him the most though: travelling to receive his newly adopted five year old son from Lesotho, Africa! It is this experience that has ignited a passion within him about the plight of older, unadopted children in Lesotho. His presentation will share about a solution to this problem- The PEKA Project. |
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Aug. 03, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Debbie Erb is a Coordinator of Philanthropy for Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). CNIB Foundation is a non-profit organization driven to change what it is to be blind today. CNIB deliver innovative programs and powerful advocacy that empower people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion. |
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Aug. 09, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Starfish Packs USA Update
Aug. 17, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Please check Rotarwrites for the link or contact Christine Pauls at abbotsford.rotary.secretary@gmail.com for the meeting details. |
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Exchange student experience
Aug. 24, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Join us for a presentation from Tara Lyon who will share her experience as an exchange student. Please check Rotarwrites for the link or contact Christine Pauls at abbotsford.rotary.secretary@gmail.com for the meeting details.
Tara has worked in health care communications for Doctors of BC since 2002. Her roles have included writing, editing, online content management, and media relations support and training for doctors around the province. She currently works as the Editorial and Production Coordinator for the organization's flagship publication, the BC Medical Journal. Tara was attending high school in Port Hardy, BC, when she was accepted into the Rotary Exchange Student program. She spent her Grade 12 year studying in Vienna, Austria through the program, staying with four local host families. During the course of her stay she learned to speak fluent German, visited many other countries in Europe, and developed a life-long interest in European politics, WWII history, and travelling around the globe. |
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Collaboration System between Govt. & Other Groups
Sep. 07, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Ernest Thiessen, PEng, PhD Ernest is Founder and President at Smartsettle. He grew up in Abbotsford, got a Bachelor's at UBC in 1976 and volunteered with MCC in Nepal during the eighties. Building on his PhD dissertation at Cornell, Ernest is inventor of the world's first and only commercial multi-party collaboration system. He sometimes refers to it as a peacemaking machine. Peter Holt, CEng MIET Peter Holt is a UK Chartered Engineer and Chief Product Development Officer at Smartsettle in Vancouver BC. Peter is a Certified Smartsettle Facilitator and has over two decades of experience facilitating a wide array of business disputes. |