Rotarwrites: Week of September 17, 2024 (Sep 17, 2024)

Deanna McIntyre
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Dec 17, 2024 12:00 PM

Christmas Celebration

Jan 07, 2025

Areni Kelleppan

Abbotsford Community Foundation- Vital Signs Report

Jan 14, 2025

Tricia Schmuland

Care for Women Foundation

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Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.

Ricky's Country Restaurant

32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
Canada

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We meet in person as well as via Zoom. Please reach out to us if you are interested in attending in person, or to request a Zoom link.

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Weekly Club Meeting

Posted on Jul. 09, 2024

Topic: Today we are hosting Don Funk Awards with the other Rotary Clubs in Abbotsford.

If you have any suggestions for a speaker, please send them to Laura Midan (Laura.midan@archway.ca)

Venue for the Meeting for December 10, 2024 is in person. It will not be broadcast over Zoom.

Ricky's Country Restaurant

32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
Canada

Monthly Themes

December 2024 is Disease Prevention & Treatment month

The service project for December is Plasma Donation.

Meeting host for December: Blaine Bailey

Volunteer Opportunities

Sergeants needed

Duties will include set up and take down of the flags, the sandwich board, and member name tags, as well as collecting Happy/Sad Bucks and asking the Question of the Week.

Dates are available between now and December 17. Please use the sign up sheet and take your turn to support the club meetings.

Meeting Host

You have the opportunity to host the weekly meetings in March 2025 and April 2025.

If you would like to take one of these slots, please use the sign up sheet at the weekly meeting. The template for the script will then be emailed to you prior to your month.

Front Desk Duties

Thank you for everyone who signed up to take a shift greeting members and guests at the front desk.

The schedule for this month is:

Dec 3 - Basma Elgreatly/Sagir Patel

Dec 10 - Basma Elgreatly/Sagir Patel

Dec 17 - Basma Elgreatly/Sagir Patel

Sunshine Report

December 2024 Sunshine Report

Happy Birthday!

Ken Funk December 4

Rod Thomson December 20

Doris Woodman-McMillan December 24

Happy Anniversary!

None this month

Happy Rotary Anniversary

Deanna McIntyre December 12 - 7 years

Sagir Patel December 13 - 2 years

New Membership Proposal

Posted by Deanna McIntyre

Basma Elgreatly has been proposed for new membership in our Rotary Club.

Should you have questions, please contact President Doris Woodman-McMillan at doris@numbersunlimited.ca

Community Bulletin Board

Posted by Deanna McIntyre

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

District Conference 2025

Early Bird Discounted Registration Fee

The early bird discounted registration for the District Conference at the Tulalip Resort, May 2-4, 2024, ends December 31, 2024. Those registered before that date will be entered into a drawing for a three-day, two-night stay at the beachfront home owned by District Governor Dave and wife, Kay, on Camano Island, and receive the first clue to the murder mystery: “Murder at the Grand Tulalip Hotel.”

To learn more about the conference and to register, here is the link: https://rotarydistrict5050.org/page/district-conference.

Rotary International Convention 2025

Calgary, Alberta

SOLD OUT, BUT WITH A TIME LIMITED OFFER!

Our District 5050 hotel room block for the Rotary International Convention has sold out, but we have another option for you, from a friend in New Zealand! Rotary District 9930 has six rooms remaining from their hotel block at the Sheraton Suites, located at 255 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary. The cost per night is CAD $380.60, including taxes. If interested, email me (shogan@buckleyhogan.com) and Roger Miller (rogerm1945@xtra.co.nz) asap, as the rooms are only available until the end of October, when they must be released back to the hotel.

Join us in Calgary from June 21-25, 2025. For details on the Convention, as well as direct links to the various websites and special events click here: www.rotarydistrict5050.org/page/rotary-international-convention

If you would like a presentation to your club on the Convention, please email Promotion Chair, Sean Hogan at shogan@buckleyhogan.com

2025 Rotary Presidential Peace Conference

Join peacebuilders from around the world for the 2025 Rotary Presidential Peace Conference, 20-22 February, in Istanbul, Türkiye, to explore ways to create environments that foster peace and understanding.

With the theme of Healing in a Divided World, the conference offers a unique opportunity to connect with Rotary members, partners, and thought leaders committed to addressing important peacebuilding issues of our time.

Through dialogue, interactive workshops, and insightful presentations, we’ll cover topics such as:

Peace in a polarized world

Technology, media, and peacebuilding

Environmental issues in peacebuilding

Making peace last

Led by 2024-25 Rotary International President Stephanie A. Urchick and held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center, the conference will also recognize Rotary’s contributions to advancing peace through our peace and conflict resolution area of focus and our Rotary Peace Centers and mark the launch of our newest peace center in partnership with Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul.

Learn more about the conference and presentations at rotary.org/Istanbul25 and register today!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Feb 21-23 - PNW PELS

For the Presidents-Elect and Assistant Governors

Those involved will be contacted by the Organizing Committee of PNW PELS direct

Mar 8 - Grants Seminar/Club Certification

Rotary Fieldhouse, South Surrey

More details to follow soon

Mar 29 - Grants Seminar/Club Certification

Silver Reef Casino Resort

More details to follow soon

May 2-4 2025 Conference Abracadabra:

Behind the Magic of Rotary

Full details on the District website

June 21-25 2025 Rotary International Convention - Calgary, Alberta

Full details on the District website

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Join Us on Social Media!

Posted by Deanna McIntyre

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 the District 5050 Facebook is: www.facebook.com/rotary5050/

The link for our Club's Facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/RotaryClub.Abbotsford

The link for our Club's Twitter is: https://twitter.com/AbbyRotaryClub

Look for our Club on Instagram at “AbbyRotary”

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!