The board of director nominations for 2018-2019 are posted below to begin the term on July 1, 2018. The vote will be held at our Annual General Meeting on January 30, 2018 during our regular club meeting.
President: Bill Bramwell
President-Elect: Bruce Beck
President-Nominee: Milt Walker
Past-President: Stacey Irwin
Co-Treasurer: Blaine Bailey
Co-Treasurer: Doris Woodman-McMillan
Secretary: Kolby Hughes
Director of Fundraising: Dan Denis
Director of Club Administration: Milt Walker
Director of Membership: Yvonne Douma
Director of Public Relations and Communication: Stephanie Johnson
Do you know a grade 10 or 11 student who could benefit from YAIL
YAIL 2018 is almost here !!
YAIL 2018 is Friday, Feb 2nd - Sunday, Feb 4th.... only 4 weeks away. The official deadline for registration is December 31st, but this has been extended to FRIDAY, January 12th to fill our few available spaces.
There is no cost to participants because the registration fee ( $295 USD / $310 CAN ) is paid by the sponsoring Rotary Club.
Online registration is available at “YAIL.org”. Applicants will need a Rotary Club sponsor, a head/shoulders photo, a brief bio, and they can download PDF permission forms as needed.
If you need any additional information, please contact Hank Adolfi at “IslanderHank@outlook.com”
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.