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!)
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
This year, the Abbotsford Rotary club will be volunteering for Operation Red Nose on Friday Dec 9. Service for Operation Red Nose is a club approved community service event. It counts as club attendance and also provides all participating club members with the valuable Presidential Pardon Certificate (also known as the Get out of Paying the Sgt. wallet card). If you are unable to volunteer on Dec 9 but choose to volunteer with Operation Red Nose on another night, your volunteer time will be counted.
This is always a fun evening and a great way to give back to our community while getting to know other Rotarians.
Please email Bruce Beck DIRECTLY at bbb1771@shawbiz.ca to confirm your availability and preferred date( s ). Volunteers are required to complete paperwork before they can participate.
We will be upgrading our membership database from 3-5 December 2016. Due to the size and scope of this effort, parts of Rotary.org and My Rotary will not be available during this time. This includes most features requiring login, such as:
Registering for convention
Running reports
Accessing grant information
Using Rotary Club Central
Making contributions
Finding a club via Club Finder
News and content will still be accessible.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. If you have additional questions, please contact rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org.
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.
Clubs must qualify 2 people each year to be eligible to apply for Matching Grants. All Presidents-Elect MUST attend and one other club member.
February 11, 2017 - Bellingham Golf and Country Club - register here
ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
March 4, 2017 - Surrey - registration will open January 23, 2017
DISTRICT MEMBER SEMINAR
January 28, 2017 - Fox Hall, Hampton Inn, Bellingham - register here
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
May 4 - 7, 2017 - Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel -
further details and registration can be found here.Activities have been added on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Cheer on the Mariners with your fellow Rotarians on Thursday evening (additional cost).
Tour the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation facility Friday morning prior to the formal start of the conference. Further details for these events and other news can be found on the District website and in the Peace Arch Journal
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.
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