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Aug. 31, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Normally you'd have to pay for these educational seminars. But with this Rotary meeting, you get to learn this stuff for free! Mr. Phil Moore., a resident footwear expert, will be giving professional advice on how to get proper footwear! Leg pain, back pain, toe pain - it might all have to do with your improper footwear... While proper shoes may not help you with finishing a marathon, it'll definitely help you walk and run more comfortably! This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary, footwear, and meet good people! Bring business cards :) Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Sep. 07, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Just by reading our speaker's bio more than motivates me to make sure I attend! Come join us for an afternoon of interesting insight from Canada's Mr. Rudy Buttignol! Speaker: Mr. Rudy Buttignol, President and CEO of Knowledge Network, B.C.’s public broadcaster; President of the BBC Kids Channel; Graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University; documentary filmmaker and independent writer; Officer of the Order of Canada Location: Fortius Sport and Health Centre, 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby - Vancouver “B” Meeting Room, Fifth Floor |
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Sep. 11, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
RCoB Sept 2018 board meeting. Vancity Kingsway. 5:00-6:30PM. See you there! August 14, 2018 Minutes - to be accepted if no changes by Aug 21, 2018. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uVlMv3VMcyu0vTKjl2a_DzYVHCSAIGmQuXgLftzVXnA/edit# September 11, 2018 Agenda and Minutes - please add your items as you wish. I'll send a reminder email 10 days before meeting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHTI1x7ho6a9PP9af67HCFWJus4YP6mqsnPaMmCEAYM/edit |
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Sep. 14, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
How about bringing a member of your family to meet a 1992 champion Olympian wrestler today? Past Olympian, Mr. Chris Wilson; City Councillor on the City Council, City of Coquitlam; Wrestler in the 1992 Olympics and two World Cup Championships; Past President of Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise; part time Executive Director of KidSport Tri-Cities; and as a Councillor, he is Vice-Chair of the Environmental Advisory Committee of the City Council |
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Sep. 20, 2018 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
This will be our first official Thursday night meeting. Current as well as potential members should come with ideas on how to make our meetings bigger and better. · Chair by Samantha. Introductions about Rotary. · “Action Plan of Where to From Here Going Forward” · “How Can we Work Together to Make the Club More Meaningful for Younger, Newer Members” · “The Discussion is open and refreshing with Change in the Wind, but We Need Your Involvement and Participation” · September 20, 2018 · Come prepared to meet and discuss |
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Sep. 20, 2018 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
After couple of tries with our night meetings, we've decided to embark on our new journey of having once a month night meetings. These happen every Thursday of each month, so make sure to check our calendar to confirm! Registration go here --> https://rotaryburnaby.org/event/rcob-first-evening-club-meeting/ |
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Sep. 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
There will be no business conducted at this Social - Each person orders individually and pays for what they order from the menu, including wine as requested by individuals. - Invite spouses, friends and potential members for an evening of relaxation and dining in pleasant surroundings, building camaraderie |
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Oct. 05, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
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Oct. 05, 2018 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Its the annual District 5040 Governor visit! Darcy Long will come and tell us more on district updates, and board members will have to prepare updates for her too. This year's theme is "Be the Inspiration" so let's get inspired!
Go to this link for registration (and more details)! https://rotaryburnaby.org/event/district-governer-visit/
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Oct. 12, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Our first new member for 2018-2019 year! Jah Mah will be introducing herself and her vocation to the club. Definitely don't miss this. She has magical powers. Come and see to believe. This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) **I know speaker doesn't talk until around 12:30PM, but please arrive on time at 12PM to meet everyone!
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Oct. 16, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
RCoB Oct 2018 board meeting. Vancity Kingsway. 5:00-6:30PM. See you there! Sept 11, 2018 Minutes - to be accepted if no changes by Sept 25, 2018. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHTI1x7ho6a9PP9af67HCFWJus4YP6mqsnPaMmCEAYM/edit Oct 16, 2018 Agenda and Minutes - please add your items as you wish. I'll send a reminder email 10 days before meeting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhro3CECb459XIlMRhOvdeDfMnBmpKD-o1ExdIXKlfI/edit |
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Oct. 18, 2018 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Another Meet and Talk Program at our Thursday Club Meeting! We'll have a vocational talk by our third new member this year, Ardee Cabales! This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Finger food available. Bring business cards :) **You came to meet people. Come a bit earlier so we can learn more about you! Doors open 5PM.
Agenda Mingle and finger food available Welcome Guests Announcements/Notices by Chair Toast to Rotary. Chair adjourns Meeting |
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Oct. 26, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
So looking forward to this one! All the hype with Big Data and Computers taking over the world! How does it actually work?! Claire Peacock, our second newest member this year, will be talking about her vocation, data science! (and plenty of computer stuff) In additional to technical stuff, we get to learn more about this new member and where she thinks she'll fit in with Rotary as well!
This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) **I know speaker doesn't talk until around 12:30PM, but please arrive on time at 12PM to meet everyone! **We got lots of first timers to Rotary meetings. So if you've never been to our meetings, simply look for people with "Greeter" namebadge and they'll show you around!
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Nov. 02, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
· Mr. Bob Aitken. School of Instructor Education, Vancouver Community College. He travels extensively, working with faculty in schools and colleges, leaders in corporations, government and non-profit organizations to help them realize the value of brain research to teaching, working, leading and living. Has MEd and is a Doctoral Candidate in Adult Education · “Critical Thinking – A Guide to Asking the Right Questions” and “Neuro-Logic” · November 2, 2018 · 12:45 PM to 1:10 PM · Fortius Sport and Health Centre, 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby · London Meeting Room, Main Floor · Find out how your brain is keeping you from changing your mind!!
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Nov. 09, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
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Nov. 15, 2018 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Our Thursday meeting! This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) **You came to meet people. Come a bit earlier so we can learn more about you! Doors open 5PM. TOPIC: “ Climate Change” Speaker: Peter Beynon
Agenda Mingle and lunch available Welcome Guests Announcements/Notices by Chair Toast to Rotary. Chair adjourns Meeting |
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Nov. 20, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reminder board meeting coming up Nov 20, 2018 @5PM-6:00PM. Oct 16, 2018 Minutes (for board members.) to be accepted Oct 31 if no changes. https://docs.google.com/ PLEASE ALSO ENSURE YOUR GAMING FUND CHECKLIST IS COMPLETE. Thank you |
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Nov. 23, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Want to learn about our land? Maybe it'll help you find out where are the best fengshui places :P Our Talk - Geological History of British Columbia: Whence the Mountains Our speaker - Professor Dan Gibson – Professor of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University; B. A. Geology – Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y.; M.Sc. Earth Sciences – Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont,; Ph. D. Earth Sciences – Carlton University; Post-Doctoral Fellowship – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Nov. 30, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
District Governer Visiting Today! · District Governor DARCY LONG (DOUG); Joined the Rotary Club of sunshine Coast-Sechelt in 2005; Husband Doug also joined the Club; Both are confirmed “Coasters”. District 5040 contains 50 Clubs and covers from Prince Rupert south to Vancouver; They both ran a bed and breakfast in Halfmoon Bay; the Theme for Rotary International this year is “BE THE INSPIRATION” · 2018 Annual Visit to Rotary Club of Burnaby Board Members - Please show up by 11AM for short meeting with DG in London Meeting Room Club Members - Come during regular hours! We also will be presenting Honorary Rotarian Certificate to Dr. James Grant.
See you at Fortius London Room! Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Dec. 07, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
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Dec. 11, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Reminder for board meeting! Next board meeting is Dec 11, 18@5PM. Vancity on Kingsway. Finally we complete these in record time! 45mins only; lets keep this up! Again: - Write motions into agenda prior to meeting AND indicate how many minutes you'll need. - Discuss your agenda items with relevant people PRIOR to board meetings. - Any new discussion items will be limited to 5 minutes. Either votes will be taken after that; or the item is to be taken by initiator to be re-tabled later. Check your invitation emails for links to draft minutes. Finalized minutes also uploaded to clubrunner.
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Dec. 14, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
This is the club's annual AGM ! Nominations will take place. Expect fierce debates and battles. Be forewarned. Bring eggs and tomato.
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Jan. 11, 2019 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Welcome to the New Year! Our first meeting of 2019 will be today! Look forward to seeing everyone! · Ms. Gloria Staudt, District 5040 Marketing Director and Chair of the Rotary Peace Fellowship Program, since 2008; Member of recently formed District 5040 Peace Committee has led to being invited by the R. I. Foundation to be a Rotary Peace Centers At-Large District, to accept applications from areas where there are no Rotary Clubs or Districts; and is an Active Member of the Rotary Club of the Royal City. · “Rotary Peace Fellowships” -- Rotary selects some of the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals to receive fully funded fellowships to study at Rotary Peace Centres -- In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centres have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building. · January 11, 2019 · Fortius Sport and Health Centre, 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby · London Meeting Room, Main Floor · Do you know about Rotary International’s role in the formation of the United Nations? https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) **I know speaker doesn't talk until around 12:30PM, but please arrive on time at 12PM to meet everyone! **We got lots of first timers to Rotary meetings. So if you've never been to our meetings, simply look for people with "Greeter" namebadge and they'll show you around!
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Jan. 12, 2019 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Jan. 18, 2019 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Samantha Kwong, President-Elect and Chair of Membership Committee -- 2018 / 2019 RCoB, will act as Presenter and Facilitator for involving the Club in this entertaining and participatory meeting · “Club Games Day Meeting” -- Our second such meeting · January 18, 2019 · 11:45 PM to 1:15 PM · Fortius Sport and Health Centre, 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby · London Meeting Room, Main Floor · Time to put on your Games Day Cap for friendly competition!!! Welcome to our Club!!
This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) **I know speaker doesn't talk until around 12:30PM, but please arrive on time at 12PM to meet everyone! **We got lots of first timers to Rotary meetings. So if you've never been to our meetings, simply look for people with "Greeter" namebadge and they'll show you around!
Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Jan. 24, 2019 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
This will be our club's social event to kick off the year! We will get a tour, and more importantly we'll get beer! Each person attending will be able to order and to pay for what they wish. There will be no charge for this Meeting location. Host: Our very own Claire Peacock! · Jan 24, 2019 · 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM · Dageraad Brewery, Unit #114, 3191 Thunderbird Crescent, Burnaby, V5A 3G1 This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) There is parking in front of the Brewery, and it is a 5 minute walk from the Production Way Skytrain Station on the Lougheed Highway. There will be a tour of the Brewery available. Use this meeting to bring a potential new member/friend to join with us in this relaxed setting! *sorry, no kids due to booze... |
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Feb. 01, 2019 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Our club's very own Past President will be talking to us this week! · Peter Beynon, Secretary and Director on the Board of the Rotary Club of Burnaby (Director of Club Foundation), Past President (2004-05) and Active Member of the Rotary Club of Burnaby, Professional Engineer (Retired) · Presentation will be in two Parts: PART 1 -- Classification Talk (Engineering) ; PART 2 -- New Type of Club Active and Club Associate Memberships in Club Bylaws --- Corporate Membership initiation and information—“How it works – Guidelines?” · February 1, 2019 · 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM · Fortius Sport and Health Centre, 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby · London Meeting Room, Main Floor · Come and enjoy Peter telling us about himself and his Rotary experience with our Club since he joined on October 18, 1991; ALSO Learn about a new type of Membership now permitted in our Club Bylaws and the Guidelines available
This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Feb. 08, 2019 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rotary Club of Burnaby is a partner in organising this annual gala. Come meet many leaders of our community at this event! For details and locations, please check offical website. http://totheheartofthematter.ca/
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Feb. 15, 2019 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
We'll be having club assembly at our London room @ Fortius this Friday. This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary and meet good people! Bring business cards :) Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |
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Feb. 21, 2019 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
· Dan Gallant, a Director of Rotary World Help, joined Rotary in Saskatoon in 1980, past member of Saskatoon, Victoria, Burnaby, Vancouver, and now member of Port Moody Club, retired as Vice President of TD Bank Group in 1999 after 35 years of continuous service, is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, volunteer extraordinaire · “Rotary World Help – What it’s all About and Who it Serves over the Years” · February 21, 2019 · 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM · “La foret, Bakery and Coffee Shop” at 6848 Jubilee Avenue, Burnaby (near Jubilee Avenue and Imperial St. Intersection) · We will gather as a group in a corner of the Shop, no reservations available -- will be part of the large dining area · No entry fee, and order and pay for what you wish from the Bakery and Coffee menu · Come and relax in a new and different public setting, and learn about one of our Club’s favorite volunteer efforts in World Help -- you will be impressed to find out what we do in this great service project for the world to meet the needs of others |
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Feb. 25, 2019 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Our president elect will be presenting "Getting Started"! She just came back from Seattle for her President-Elect Training; so find out what's new for 2019/2020! This is a public event. Bring friends and family! Learn about Rotary, footwear, and meet good people! Bring business cards :) Agenda 12:00 PM – Mingle and lunch available |