December 12th - we will be inducting a new Rotary member (Yay!), Mark Dunston is our guest speaker and will be updating us on the work of the Sally Ann, and our Raffle Draw will take place for the Playhouse involving some special guests. ***PLEASE bring your raffle books in with all the tickets you have sold and give to Leslie at the beginning of the meeting *** If you are not going to be at the meeting, please make arrangements for someone else to deliver your tickets for you. Anyone that bought a raffle ticket must be in the draw before 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Thank you.
December 19th - Christmas Social at noon at the Phoenix. There is no formal meeting. This is our chance as Rotarians to mix/mingle and celebrate the Rotary year thus far. You are welcome to bring a guest. RSVP by Dec. 12th or please email Milt Walker at mwalker@kinghaven.ca to ensure you are added to the list. The Phoenix would like to prepare food accordingly.
December 26th - no Rotary meeting - Happy Boxing Day!
Board nominations are being accepted for the 2018-2019 Rotary year (beginning July 1, 2018) for the positions of:
President
President-elect
President-nominee
Past-president
Secretary
Treasurer
Also, for the positions of director of:
International Service
Club Administration
Public Relations and Communication
Community Service
Fundraising
Membership
If you have any interest (even slightly) about getting more engaged in our club, learning way more about Rotary and having an impact in any of these areas, please contact past-president Sara Lawson by December 20 at:
The Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford sponsored the Under 40 Business Entrepreneur of the year awards at the 22nd Annual Abbotsford Business Excellence Awards.
The recipient was Josh Vanderheide of Field House Brewing. Congrats Josh!
We have kicked off our Rotary Play House Raffle. Tickets are $20 with an amazing opportunity to win one of the best looking "Play Houses" in town. All proceeds will go to Abbotsford Starfish.
The Play House has been proudly donated by Woodtone and is being displayed at Blackwood Building Supplies on South Fraser Way. Our BC Gaming Event Licence # is 98375.
We are asking every Rotarian to take at least one raffle book and do your best to sell tickets. Attached is a poster you can use to aid in selling tickets. Please remember that this is for Abbotsford Starfish!
The draw date will be at our Rotary meeting on December 12, 2017.
Thank you to our Raffle Co-Chairs, Leslie McConnell and Bev Hasenpflug for making this all happen.
Join Rotary President Ian Riseley and his wife, Juliet, at the 2018 Rotary Convention in Toronto. The cosmopolitan city of Toronto offers something for everyone and is the perfect setting for the biggest event of the Rotary year.
As a past convention attendee, you understand that every convention is an opportunity to learn. We hope you'll come to Toronto to connect with old friends, make new ones, and be a part of the best Rotary has to offer.
As you may know RI President Ian Riseley is holding six peacebuilding conferences around the world. The first of these international conferences is close to and easy for your members to attend. On February 9-11, 2018 in Vancouver, BC the presidential peacebuilding conference will examine sustainable global and local environmental practices, and their contributions to peacebuilding and peacemaking.
Participants will discuss the impact of environmental issues on health, fresh air, clean water, vegetation, and food production – and how improved environmental conditions are a fundamental condition of building peace within communities. The conference will bring together community leaders, youth, and representatives from the public, private, and government sectors. Attendees also can participate in a hands-on service project the morning after the conference.
There will be a focus on how Rotary clubs can involve their local community in sustainable projects and peacebuilding.
The conference website has a list of keynote speakers, link to book a hotel room, draft program and a link to the registration. Please visit: www.EnvironmentandPeace.com.
The registration is currently $250 Canadian.
Rotarians from the US, Canada and around the world will come together at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver for this conference. Will your club be represented?
Thank you for all you do for Rotary and your community,
Chris Offer, PDG for Rotary Peacebuilding Conference Vancouver
The April edition of the Peace Arch Journal is available here.
The Rotaract Club of Surrey Newton is holding a Social Media 101 event on April 21st. Click for more details. The club is raising funds to send members to the Toronto RI Convention.
Are you going to the RI Convention in Toronto? DGE Linda Murray has planned a District 5050 Dinner at the Hot House Restaurant and Bar on June 27, 2018. Dinner is $46 Canadian and you can register here.
Not attending the convention - DG Lindagene has offered to collect your proxies at District Assembly and take them with her to the Convention.
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.
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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