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News
The Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford Presents Don Funk Memorial Award
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Presents 5 Community Charities with Funding
Rotary Club of Abbotsford - Presidents Night 2016 is Goin International
 
New President for the Rotary Club of Abbotsford 2016
Prestigious Paul Harris Fellowships Awarded
Rotary Garden Challenge
Rotary Club of Abbotsford - Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Until April 30, 2016
Rotary Million Dollar Hole in One - Starfish Support - One Golf Ball at a Time
Unitex Sales Keep on Supporting Abbotsford's Starfish BackPack Program
The Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford Presents Don Funk Memorial Award
WHEN A CHILD LEADS
Rotary Donates Over $33,000 to the Starfish Packs
Rotary Presents Five Community Charities with Funding
Rotary Club of Abbotsford Presents $29,000 to Abbotsford Hospice
Club Information
Rotary Serving Humanity
Abbotsford
We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Phoenix Lounge
33780 King Road
Abbotsford, BC  V2S 7P2
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Award Presentation
The Presidents from the 3 Abbotsford Rotary clubs presented the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Alexis Warmerdam at the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence awards on November 24, 2016.  A great night, with many Rotarians in attendance.  Also, our club was nominated as the non-profit of the year.  Though we did not win, it was an honour to be considered.   
Rotary Foundation Celebration
100 years of Foundation celebration will take place Tuesday, January 31 from 6-8 pm at the Reach Gallery and Museum.  Join club members from the 3 Rotary clubs in Abbotsford as we celebrate 100 Years of Rotary Foundation!  Refreshments will be served, and the archives will be out, highlighting our contributions to Abbotsford over the years.  $26.50/ticket.
Reminder
A reminder that Don Funk night money is due now, and will be happily received at the front desk. $25 per person. Thank you.
Rotarwrites
Please be reminded that there will be no lunch meeting on Dec. 20 or 27.
 
Rotary Club of Abbotsford celebrates Holiday Cheer Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 6 pm at the Phoenix with our  "Mix and Mingle" cocktail-style Christmas party.  Bring a guest and have some fun.  $10 per person (thanks Sergeant's Fund for covering most of the costs!)
 
 
This is the last issue of Rotarwrites for 2016.
 
See you in 2017!!
 
 
 
 
 
Two Opportunities for Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAIL)
 
Our Club has committed to sponsoring two young people ages 15 to 17 to participate in a three day camp Jan. 20 -22  for developing young leaders taking place in White Rock.  This is a District 5050 program so it will give participants an opportunity to meet other young people from BC and Washington.  YAIL teaches students to network, plan, and set goals. Participants are lead through the program by an experienced youth facilitator.
 
If you know a young person who might be interested please ask them to contact Susan McAlevy at smcalevy@abbotsfordcf.org .  For more information visit
Sunshine Report

 

Happy Birthday!

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Happy Anniversary!

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Rotary Global Rewards
Rotary Global Rewards

Since the launch of Rotary Global Rewards on 1 July 2015, over 100,000 members have visited the site! We would like to thank you for supporting the program by spreading awareness of it among your district and clubs.  

If you have not visited Rotary Global Rewards recently, we now have over 1,500 offers worldwide. We recommend using the member benefits program both locally and when you travel. 

If you’d like to give discounts to other Rotarians, add your own company’s special offers to the growing portfolio of Rotary Global Rewards. To date, over 350 offers have been posted by Rotarians.

We have also added two new and exciting global travel offers, a hotel discount center and an airline discount center, which provide great discounts and give up to 10 percent of your purchase back to Rotary.

See www.rotary.org/globalrewards for details. Spend less, give more.

Best regards,

Rotary Global Rewards program team

District News

While you’re looking at the wintery wonderland and dreaming about summer, here are some other things for you to think about.

Details on all of these are on the District website: www.district5050.org 

Remember that many Rotary clubs cover the cost of members attending seminars - ask about your club’s policy.

Membership Matters Seminars - we ask that at least 3 members from each club attend one of the three remaining seminars: February 11 in Everett, February 18 in Surrey and March 18 in Abbotsford. 

Rotary Learning Institute (RLI) - register for the final RLI of this Rotary year on March 4 in Surrey. Any Rotarian is invited, but RLI is particularly recommended for newer members (less than 5 years) and incoming Board members. Meet Rotarians from across the District and learn more about the dramatic changes to our incredible volunteer organization.

Facebook & Social Media Boot Camp - this will be a joint session with Rotarians from District 5040 on March 11. Learn how to market your fundraisers, projects, events and Rotary more effectively. We ask for at least 2 members from each club to attend. The District website also has material from the prior Boot Camps on Marketing/Strategic Planning and on how to use and improve your ClubRunner website.

Make It Happen! Rotary Train and District Conference - join us aboard the train from Vancouver to Seattle on May 4, take a Duck Tour, watch the Mariners play ball from a box suite, visit the Gates Foundation and hear from powerful speakers. Registration is filling quickly and the rooms are going even faster so act now!

Rotary Passport Club - we are starting a new kind of Rotary club with greater meeting flexibility and lower costs that physically meets only 4 times per year and encourages members to engage in humanitarian service. The club is designed for former Rotary members, youth, alumni and others who find a traditional club doesn’t fit their life. If you know a former Rotarian or someone who should be a Rotarian, refer them to the details on the District website.

Rotary International Convention in Atlanta - there’s still time to register and celebrate 100 years of The Rotary Foundation. Governor-Elect Lindagene Coyle has also arranged a Get Together Dinner for District 5050 Rotarians on Wednesday, June 14. Plus there’s a larger gathering of our Zone Rotarians (from BC to Newfoundland and Washington to New York) at the Beyond Borders Dinner. Details on the District website.

Rotary Foundation Wine - enjoy a red or a white bottle specially labeled for The Rotary Foundation Centennial and now available in both Washington and BC!

All this and much more at www.district5050.org

 

 
Join Us on Facebook and Twitter!
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 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.