The following individual is being proposed for membership from Vybe Realty:

I'm happy to report that we have 2 for YAIL and so far 1 for RYLA  which means we have room for 1 more RYLA candidate. 

If a club member has a nomination for this last position please contact David directly at davidinwood@shaw.ca

Registration is closing soon and is first come, first served.

Our Board has confirmed that we will sponsor 2 candidates for each of the YAIL (Youth Adventures in Leadership) and RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) programs in 2016.

In order to qualify for our club sponsorship the Board must approve the candidates in advance of submission to RYLA or YAIL. Any club member who wishes to nominate someone please do so by no later than November 25^th for YAIL and December 31^st for RYLA by sending me an email with the name, address and birthdate and your relationship to the candidate provided. (Family members welcome)

YAIL

The YAIL program for 15 to 17 year olds will be held January 22 to 24 at Camp Alexandra, 2016 McBride Ave Surrey. YAIL is a program offered by Rotary International.  All costs are paid by the sponsoring Rotary club. There is no cost to participants. Participating Rotary clubs range from Hope, BC to Everett, WA. It is expected that about 70 youth will participate.

YAIL will give participants insight into some of the basics of what it means, and takes, to be a leader: to create a well-rounded individual with increased perspective and enthusiasm for growth, who is able to make informed decisions For more information go to www.yail.org

Registrations for YAIL will close December 31 but we need time to receive and approve candidates which is why our deadline to receive applications is Nov 25^th.

RYLA

The RYLA program for young people aged 18 & 30 will be held May 12^th to the 16^th at Mt Baker Camp, Demming, Washington offering a fully equipped facility with dorms, presentation rooms, spectacular meals, spacious grounds & magnificent views of Mt. Baker. RYLA is a program offered by Rotary International.  Event costs are paid by the sponsoring Rotary club. Transportation costs to and from the event are the responsibility of the candidate. Participating Rotary clubs range from Hope, BC to Everett, WA and there will be a mix of male/female and American/Canadian youth attending.
 

RYLA offers the opportunity to participate in a four day, leadership camp with like-minded individuals where one can form lasting friendships, hear from professional speakers, develop as a leader, grow as a person and have fun! For more information go to http://ryla5050.org/
 
Registrations deadline for RYLA is not yet set but as it is a popular program we want to be sure we have applications in as early as possible so for that reason please make sure you submit your candidate information no later than December 31^st.

Thanks everyone,

David

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.
 

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.