To find out more about Rotary join us at one of our Upcoming Events.  Visit our calendar to view all open sessions to the public and details for any changes to our weekly meeting.      
 
With growing global concerns around the evolving COVID-19 (“coronavirus”), we wanted to let you know that the health, safety and well-being of our club members and guests is our club's top priority. We are following the lead of Canadian public health authorities at this time by taking all appropriate measures to ensure our members safe. It's been decided that we will cancel physical meetings until a further time. This announcement is effective immediately. We've moved our meetings online - so please click on our schedule to log online to attend!
 
Stay safe and well everyone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Club Stories
2021 Rotary Burnaby Hybrid Strategic Session
burnaby rotary
On the morning of Saturday, October 30, President Ryan McBride led a hybrid session of our 2021 Club Strategic Plan at South Neighbourhood House with 6 people attending in person and another people login on Zoom.  The Strategic Planning Session was facilitated by a husband and wife team of Ed Kwan and Diana Theman.  They have recently moved to Burnaby Brentwood area.  They would be good potential recruits for our club, if not for one of them is serviing as Club President of Vancouver Sunrise Rotary!
 
.May be an image of 2 people, screen, indoor and office
  
President Ryan McBride was performing his regular Yeoman duties of hosting a life meeting and managing a Zoom meeting simultaneously.  In addition to Ryan, 3 other club members were in attendend in person: Chu, Sammy and Danison.  Others who participate online through Zoom include Vikki, Peter, Doug, Teresa, Gus and Sara.  Val joined the meeting online later on in the morning.
Read more...
Rotarian Satwant Ginder Honoured at Canada  Senior Day Event
friends networking promotion rotary
Our long-time member Satwant Ginder was honoured at a celebration with 9 other community leaders at BC Cultural Society's 2021 Canada Senior Day at Vancouver's  on October 30, 2021.   Satwant was among 10 senior honorees being recognized from diverse communities in BC, including a representative fromn Musqueom Nation and Burnaby's Scadanavian Centre.
 
May be an image of 10 people, including Satwant Ginder, people standing and text that says '2021 CANADA SENIORS DAY BC ER YA CIATION 1ONY'
May be an image of 4 people, people standing, people sitting and text that says '021 CANADA SENIORS DAY BC CULTURAL DIVERSITY ASSOCIATION EC NITION EN RT RD CEREY ML'
 
On the program, there was a brief bio of Satwant listing some of her achievements.
Read more...
Revive & Thrive Shredathon 2021


We are happy to announce the Revive & Thrive Shredathon in collaboration with other Burnaby Rotary Clubs!

Where and When: Come to 5821 Marine Way, the Staples Parking Lot on September 11th from 10 AM until 2 PM.


What Do I do?: With an optional donation per box, you can securely dispose of old documents, papers, and other debris while supporting a great cause: installing life-saving defibrillators at high traffic locations in Burnaby. Businesses are welcome to deal with old paper work in the same way, though note that the event is first come, first serve!

For more information, contact president Ryan McBride (go to https://rotaryburnaby.org/clubexecutives and click "send email" is the best way to contact me).
2020-2021 Opened Opportunities
This Rotary year's theme is Serve to Change Lives.

Our club thought it would be valuable to highlight how us and our partners worked together to serve our community in different areas in the past Rotary Year:

Education Support: Gave each Burnaby High School a $1000 bursary to support incoming BC university students;
Youth and Wildlife Support: ``Ran'' a Walkathon for youth that raised over $3500 with Low Entropy, Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, and a Simon Fraser University Scholarship for Education (bit.ly/StepUpBurnaby2020);
Disease Prevention Support: Funded over $6000 for COVID-19 PPE in Bali Indonesia and donated thousands to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation;
Water and Sanitation Support: Collaborated with Royal City Rotary and Monarch Place Transition Home - Operated by WINGS for the Heart of the Matter Online Auction & Raffle that raised over $70000 to Local and International Projects (such as water systems in Laos and funding for the South Burnaby Neighbourhood House BNH South House);
Environment Support: Installed $21000 of Solar Panels in Grenada for the Dorothy Hopkins Home for the Disabled with the Rotary Club of Grenada;
Economic Development Support: Furnished a School for the Deaf in Bali to help provide employment and validation to vulnerable youth that are often overlooked in society.
An image of the furnished schools in Bali that some Rotary Club of Burnaby funds went to.
And not listed is many smaller project whether school lunch programs, donations to Burnaby MoreSports, or support for Covenant House Vancouver. We are grateful to be part of the Burnaby community and hope to serve the vulnerable all the more during the upcoming Rotary year!

To join us, whether for a more casual zoom meeting or for membership, email us at rotaryburnaby@gmail.com
Heart Of The Matter 2021 Online Auction & Raffle
We are happy to announce that the To The Heart of the Matter Online Auction and Raffle is officially launched! Thanks to our partners at
Royal City Rotary
and
Monarch Place Transition Home for all their love and dedication to this collaboration!
Until March 6th, you can show your
💕
for local and international causes through our raffle and online auction.
Bids from the just released Silent Auction https://cbo.io/bidapp/index.php?slug=heartofthematter support international Rotary Burnaby projects, such as the Sound of Hope project's School for the Deaf in Bali or critical water filtration system in Laos. Bid on a snazzy signed Quinn Hughes jerseys (note: Calder nomination not included), designer jewelry, handcrafted flower bouquets, and more donations from generous British Columbian businesses and individuals!
The 50/50 raffle at https://heartofthematter.rafflenexus.com/ gives you a chance to win 50% of the already over $10,000 pot! Proceeds support community causes, such as
and the South Burnaby Neighbourhood House's dedication to community support that all the more essential during COVID. It is easy to underestimate the effect of COVID on vulnerable populations that are made all the more vulnerable and donations are all the more important now.
Let's show warmth and love for our community without even braving the cold! You can read more on the event sponsors here: http://totheheartofthematter.ca/index.php/sponsors/
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bali!
Season greetings from the Catur School of the Deaf in Bali! We are happy to share the video in the following facebook link:

 
We also received the following message: "For All Friends and Care Takers of Sushrusa Deaf School Denpasar and House of Deaf Training Center Catur Village Bali,
We would like to send you the warmest Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming year.
God Bless You
Sincerely yours,
Maria - Board of Corti Foundation."
This project, the Sound of Hope, is one spearheaded by our Rotary Club and supported by others in the district. The school has trained deaf students in valuable skills such as farming and sewing when deaf kids too frequently do not receive the support and care they deserve.
Our Rotary club donated over $6000 to the school to support the production of Personal Protective Equipment for vulnerable medical clinics. At Rotary, we support good will whether in the international fight against COVID, supporting organizations such as the
Burnaby Hospital Foundation, or our Step Up Virtual Walkathon raising $3600 to support education, youth, and wildlife for Low Entropy, the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, and Simon Fraser University.
Happy Holidays from Rotary Burnaby and the lovable children of Bali!
Lev And Matt (Low Entropy) Presentation
We were happy to have Matthew and Lev present their work at
’s Youth Empowering Youth (YEY) program! This organization is one of the recipients of our Step Up Virtual Walkathon 2020 at bit.ly/StepUpBurnaby2020 where every 40 dollars raised to their organization gives one BC youth an opportunity to learn and grow with peers!
During their presentation, Matthew and Lev discussed their personal story and motivation for Youth Empowering Youth to build accountability, stewardship, and recognize the unique gifts and intrinsic value of every youth through shared experiences. Topics include taking actions with small steps, the importance of attitude, and the value of failure in guiding a person to success.
Read more...
Club Meeting Details:
We meet In Person & Online
Fridays at 12:00 PM
Rotary Burnaby Zoom ROOM
Burnaby
Burnaby, BC
Canada
Friday at 12:00 PM. See the club calendar for more precise details on the online meeting location.
Join Us Online [Login to view details]
District Site
Venue Map
December 2021
S M T W T F S
28
29
30
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
01
Upcoming Events
Club Executives & Directors
President
Ryan McBride
President Elect
Ryan McBride
Immediate Past President
Samantha Kwong
Secretary
Peter Beynon
Treasurer
Vikki MacKay
Director Club Administration
Doug Rennie
Director Membership & Vocational Service
Val Liddle
Director Public Image
Ryan McBride
Director Service Projects
Teresa Lung
Director Youth Services
Samantha Kwong
Director The Rotary Foundation
Peter Beynon
Director at Large
Danison Buan
Club Links
Site Pages