Samantha Palmer is the Philanthropy and Donor Engagement Manager at Communitas Supportive Care Society and a recent UFV graduate. Dedicated to community leadership, she serves as a Director on the boards of the Mission Folk Music Festival and the Abbotsford Police Foundation. Samantha is driven by a passion for sustainability, social impact, and building meaningful relationships.
Communitas Supportive Care Society is dedicated to providing specialized support and services to people living with developmental disabilities, mental health challenges, and acquired brain injuries. Serving communities across British Columbia, Communitas offers a wide range of person-centered care, including community support, home living services, employment support, social enterprise, and respite care.
If you have any suggestions for a speaker, please send them to Laura Midan (Laura.midan@archway.ca)
Venue for the meeting for Jan 6th, 2026, is in person or on Zoom.
Ricky's Country Restaurant
32080 Marshall Rd Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1 Canada
Or by Zoom
Below is the link to the Zoom meeting that can be used to login. The meeting will open up at 11:45.
Abbotsford Rotary is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Thank you for investing in our local high school graduates through the Abbotsford Community Foundation’s Student Awards program. Your award garnered 140 applications. Our Student Awards Committee reviewed all the applications carefully against the criteria of your award and you now have the top 33 applications from which to make your award recommendation(s). You may access these applications specific to your award, through the following Dropbox Link:
Please review the applications and mark your choices and the alternate candidates on the attached Donor Award Recommendation Template (DART) form, and then submit the completed form by return email to info@abbotsfordcf.org.
We request that the completed DART form be submitted by Wednesday, April 1st.
The hosts for the remainder of this Rotary year are:
February: Laura Midan
Front Desk Duties:
Thank you to Basma Elgreatly for greeting members and guests at the front desk. If anyone would like to take a shift, please coordinate with Basma directly.
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.
Spread the message and good works of Rotary with your network by connecting with the Club and posting your contributions and sharing our posts. Your efforts could reach a potential new member, a new sponsor or partner. Don't keep Rotary a secret - talk it up!
You are also encouraged to download the ClubRunner app. There you can search the clubs in our district, find meetings, events, and members - all from your phone!
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