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Sep 18, 2018

MLA Mike de Jong

Proportional Representation

Sep 25, 2018

Club Assembly

Oct 02, 2018

Yvonne Douma

Abundance Canada

Oct 09, 2018

District Governor, Linda Murray

District 5050 and New Rotary Year

Oct 16, 2018

President and Vice-Chancellor, Joanne McLean

What's Happening at UFV

Oct 23, 2018

Board Chair, Shirley Wilson

Update on School District 34

Oct 30, 2018

Shelaine Strom

Food for the Hungry Canada

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Rotary: Be the Inspiration

We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM

The Salvation Army - Cascade Community Church

35190 DeLair Road
Abbotsford, BC V3G 2E2
Canada

District Site

Venue Map

Happy Victoria Day!

Rotarwrites will return the week of May 28th.

Volunteers needed to Present Rotary Club of Abbotsford Graduation Awards:

High school Graduation ceremonies are coming up in Abbotsford. I am requesting our club Rotarians to assist with presenting our Rotary Club of Abbotsford Awards.

One Rotarian per high school grad noted below is needed. The dates are listed below. The venue and time details and passes will follow as they become available.

To volunteer please respond to Pat.Tonn@gov.bc.ca

June 6, Wednesday 4:30 – 7:30pm – Abbotsford Senior

June 7^th, Thursday 6pm – W.J.Mouat

Thank you!

Swing into Spring Golf Tournament

A Fun Golf Day at Cultus Lake

It doesn't matter how well you play: The day is all about fun in the sun at the beautiful Cultus Lake Golf Club!
Come to play, come to cheer on your team, or just for dinner - but DO come out to Cultus for a great day, a great evening and lots of laughs!

Sunday 27 May
11am Registration - 1pm Shotgun Start
Dinner Buffet - Lots of Prizes!
$100 to Play $50 Dinner only

We have some AMAZING silent auction items, including a signed Daniel Sedin jersey.
Keep an eye on our facebook page for more Silent Auction items.

All proceeds from Swing Into Spring go towards our club charity projects.

Download and Fill out the registration form and email it to rotarysisgolf@gmail.com

HURRY! Deadline for Registration is May 13th

Discovery Trail Clean-up

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Discovery Trail clean-up!

Director Nominees for the 2018-2019 Board:

Kim Hissink has been nominated for the position of Director of Public Relations and Communication for the 2018-2019 Rotary year

Lyn Dirom has been nominated for the position of Director of Community Service for the 2018-2019 Rotary year

Any questions or concerns, please contact Past-President Sara Lawson: 604-556-9395, sara.lawson@dignitymemorial.com

District News

The August issue of the Peace Arch Journal (PAJ) is available here.

It is also posted on the District website along with other District news.

Golfun

Let's Be The Inspiration - Let's Eradicate Polio

Get your foursomes together and get registered today.

All team members must register and pay $125 US to play.

The committee is making some changes to the day to increase the "fun" level.

There is also a dinner for the non-golfers and spouses - $35 per person -

District Governor Visits for 2018-2019

We are currently working on the schedule for the DG visits for the upcoming year.

If your club has not confirmed your visit, please do so before July 15th so we can get the schedule posted.

District Foundation Dinner

November 3, 2018

McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon

More details to follow soon

Rotary Networking Plus

Rotary Networking Plus - Rotarians doing business with other Rotarians - Get your free listing here. Don’t forget to register yourself in Networking Plus if you have not done so.

Sunshine Report

Happy Birthday!

Mark Dunstan - Sept 5

Karen McLean - Sept 7

Les Squire - Sept 13

Ron Kelly - Sept 17

Happy Anniversary!

Diane & Rick Lucy - Sept 3

Sandra & Hugh Ellis - Sept 5

Penny & Blaine Bailey - Sept 17

Will you be on the bus?

On March 5th, our board voted unanimously in favour of partnering with our other Abbotsford Rotary clubs, the Chilliwack club, and potentially, several other clubs in a wheelchair project to Guatemala for 2019 and 2020. The proposed project is intended to resource a local manufacturer in Antigua, Guatemala to not only manufacture chairs, but also provide ongoing maintenance for chairs already distributed. The project’s ultimate goal is to build sustainability into the manufacturing of wheelchairs for a local Guatemala company. An integral part of this two-year project will be active participation by members of our club in 2020, as a way of marking our club’s 70th anniversary.

Start planning your vacation time now for early 2020. More details to come.

New Rotary Global Rewards App

To learn more about this app, please click here.

Rotary International Convention 2018

INSPIRATION AROUND EVERY CORNER

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.

Share the excitement by downloading the Toronto Convention Promotion Kit from the Convention Promotion page or by showing the promotional video.

A world of opportunity awaits you in Toronto. Register today!

Join Us on Facebook and Twitter!

Posted by Stacey Irwin

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.