Gem Munro has devoted his life and career to improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged people across Canada and abroad. Pursuit of this objective
carried him into residence in unfortunate communities across most of Canada, before carrying him overseas.
He co-founded Amarok Society: Start With Mothers, providing education programmes to the very poor in Bangladesh and India.
Gem is a bestselling author and artist whose new book, And Where the Wind Spun Them, follows the epic adventures of a resourceful girl and her courageous little
brother who struggle, by wit and grit, to overcome the perils and extreme disadvantages of very poor children in the world today.
For their work, Gem and his wife, Dr Tanyss Munro, were recipients of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals
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.
The hosts for the remainder of this Rotary year are:
June: Blaine Bailey
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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