This year the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and it is the organization's largest fundraising drive of the year.
If you would like to volunteer please contact Beth Drury Christmas Kettle Coordinator at 604-309-0660
Pleaseclick here to view the December Peace Arch Journal. Please send news, articles and photographs to:editor.paj@gmail.com by the25thday of the month for possible inclusion in the next issue.
Membership Seminars, held in each District Area, will be held beginning in January 2016 – CLICK HEREto see many other upcoming district events…including:
Rotary Leadership Institute
January 30th in Mount Vernon and March 19th in Surrey.
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of fast-paced, interactive, one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their base of knowledge in Rotary. Courses are fun, topical, interactive, and geared toward busy business, professional and community leaders who want to be more effective leaders in their vocation and Rotary club and more knowledgeable Rotarians. RLI is offered over 3 different sessions and at times a graduate course is offered. Rotarians must take the sessions in order beginning with Session 1.
January 22-24, 2016
Youth Adventures In Leadership (YAIL) is open to youth between that ages of 15-17 and all costs are paid by a sponsoring Rotary Club. This three day leadership camp takes place at a facility near White Rock, BC. Participants learn how to become well rounded individuals with increased perspective and enthusiasm for growth who will be able to make informed decisions in their lives. Long lasting friendships are also made at the camp. Registration is open now at www.yail.org Contact Ray Green at rlg61@whidbey.com with questions.
2016 District Grant Seminars
(February 6 OR February 20)
Every club in District 5050 wishing to apply for matching grants for service projects (both local and international) is required by Rotary International to qualify by having members attend a Grants Seminar every year.
Topics included will be Purpose, Grant Management, Successful Grant Projects, Stewardship, Qualification, Designing a Project, Applying for and Implementing a Grant, Oversight and Reporting, and Memorandum of Understanding. Attendees will learn about District Designated Funds, District Grants, Global Grants and Packaged Grants.
A minimum of two people from each club must attend a Grants Management Seminar, and one of these must be the President-Elect.
There will be two seminars and both seminars will cover the same format, and club members may choose either one to attend. Each club shall have the option of sending a third person.
If a club wishes to send more than three, please contact District Foundation Chair Larry Jubie at lwjubie31@hotmail.com
Doors will be open at 8:00 a.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. and the seminar is scheduled to run no later than 3:00 p.m. Lunch is included.
Information and Registration for February 6 in Mount Vernon- Here
Information and Registration for February 20 in Surrey- Here
Save the Date…. District Training Assembly Saturday, April 9, 2016 for current and future club leaders and current and new members who want and need to learn more about Rotary! Club leaders will have more information early 2016!
2016 “Power Up Rotary” District Conference
April 28-May 1, 2016
Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine WA
Watch for more details soon!
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award
May 12-15, 2016
For more information visit the District 5050 RYLA webpage at http://ryla5050.org
And don’t forget, our District Website is just a click away and is filled with helpful information and connections!
Our calendar fundraiser is well underway. A letter and sample of the calendar is available on your club website at www.abbotsfordrotary.com. Login and view under "club documents" in the "Rotaract" folder.
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.
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
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.
