The Rotary club of Burnaby held their 25th Pancake Breakfast with Santa at Maywood Community School on Dec 10th. This year we served a record number of students and their families, three sittings of 200 per sitting for a total of 600. Previous years we had served 450 guests.
Rotarian Neil Mackay coordinated the efforts with help from his family, 9 Rotarians, and 5 Interactors from Burnaby South Secondary School. Neil’s friend Brian Daniel brought his electric key board and played seasonal music.
Kathryn Yamamoto (Maywood Community School Principal) and Emma Park (School Community Coordinator) did an amazing job of organizing the school staff, parent help and volunteers from Burnaby Neighbourhood House.
Santa visited at each sitting and gave out candy canes. Everyone had a great time!
Our club celebrated its 75th Anniversary with style! This evening of recognition included a performance by a Ukranian's Children Choir, delicious Italian Cultural Centre Food, and speeches by past and present members on the club's accomplishments woven into Burnaby's history.
A message from Teresa, our club's Director of Service: Our club is celebrating our 75th Anniversary, such an exciting year! The planning committee for this event has planned a wonderful gala dinner with delicious food, performers and live band for this special occasion to celebrate our achievements, contributions to the community and years of fellowships!!
75th Anniversary Celebration
Event: Special Gala Dinner with Entertainments!
Date: May 28th/2022
Venue: Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St, Van BC Time: 6:00pm to 11:00pm or Midnight
Ticket Price: $80 per person
Benefactor from surplus funds raised: Refugees of Ukraine
In order for the event to succeed, the committee needs your assistance for the following items:
-Please connect with any ex-club members to attend the dinner and join in with the celebrations.
-Donation of Door Prizes, suggested item-Bottle of wine or any item with the value of $15 to $30
-Solicitation of sponsorship to cover some cost for the event. Logo of Sponsors will be posted on the Event Program Booklet. Suggested sponsorship program- Bronze $100/ Silver $200/ Gold $500
In order to have successful evening, the committee need your assistance in the following:
-Please contact any ex-club members to attend the event and join us to celebrate this wonderful event
-Donation of door prizes, suggested item - bottle of wine or any items with the value of $15 to $30
-Solicitation of sponsorship to assist in covering some of the cost of the event. The logos of the sponsors will be posted in the event Program booklet.
Thanks and looking forward to a wonderful and enjoyable evening!!
A message from our district's interactors below on a initiative for kindness that is all the more valuable in these times. Let's work together to remember Paul Harris and the value of kindness!
District 5040 Interactors invite/challenge you to participate in our Acts of Kindness initiative from April 17th - April 23rd 2022!
Rotary has 1.4 million members & Interact 342,000. Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could achieve 1 million Acts of Kindness worldwide.
For the 2022 year, we have designed a COVID-19 friendly campaign for your clubs and/or individual members to take part in. After all, kindness is free.
Rotary International was founded by Paul Harris, who was born April 19th, 1868. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on February 23, 1905. Professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships and give back to their communities.
Rotary Acts Of Kindness 2022 hopes to serve as a unique and fun initiative to better our communities and bring kindness to the world in these times of hardship. In recognition of Rotary’s founder, our Acts Of Kindness week will take place over Paul Harris’ birthday week (April 17th - April 23rd, 2022). We are expanding this project to a global scale and involve as many Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Interactors as possible! - friends also welcome
This year, our Acts of Kindness Committee has designed a Bingo card for clubs, groups, and/or individuals to use throughout the week and complete as many kind acts as they wish. Those who complete 5 in a row, share a picture of their kind acts on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @rotaryactofkindness will be entered in a prize draw. Rotary will donate $100 Canadian funds to a charity of the winner’s choice.
Please see the attached files for the Bingo card and promotional poster. Your club is more than welcome to create their own Bingo card for members to use. For Interact Clubs, the promotional poster can be put up around schools to promote the event and the Bingo cards can be made available to club members to distribute among classes and peers. These can also be posted on your club’s social platforms, websites, and more. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Attached is a poster for you to use - or create your own.
#rotary5040#rotary#ServeToChangeLives#RotaryBurnaby#actsofkindness#burnaby#britishcolumbiaRotary Act of Kindness
It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world.
At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there. Continued military action against Ukraine will not only devastate the region, but also risk spreading tragic consequences across Europe and the world.
As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, we have made peace the cornerstone of our global mission. We join the international community in calling for an immediate cease fire, withdrawal of Russian forces, and a restoration of diplomatic efforts to resolve this conflict through dialogue.
In the past decade, Rotary clubs in Ukraine, Russia and nearby countries have transcended national differences and have actively engaged in peace-building projects to promote goodwill and to marshal assistance for the victims of war and violence. Today, our thoughts are with our fellow Rotary members and others in Ukraine coping with these tragic events. Rotary International will do everything in its power to bring aid, support and peace to the region.
Enjoy $10000s of products from gift certificates of local Burnaby businesses, to teleconferencing equipment for Zoom Meetings, to vacation packages at the Whistler Fairmont.
Proceeds support local and international projects, from Shelterbox's humanitarian efforts in often forgotten earthquakes and disasters to the Bali Project's dedication to vocational training to marginalized deaf kids!
Supported organizations include Monarch Place's Women Shelter, Burnaby MoreSports, PAC Hot Lunches for New Westminster Schools, and counselling services for vulnerable populations. All proceeds go to local projects in Burnaby and New Westminster.
Also thanks to Mott Electric for sponsoring the raffle! Sponsorship helps cover the fees required for online services such as this and allow our organizations to focus more on promotion.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby was happy to do the Breakfast with Santa in December, our annual event to make pancakes for students at Maywood Community School in Burnaby, an inner-city school near Metrotown mall.
Note that this picture was taken in December before stricter COVID regulation.
After five bags of pancake mix and roughly 800 pancakes, we were exhausted but hearing the yells of "I love pancakes" was worth it, especially for inner-city kids that are often refugees.
It is truly great to serve to change lives... Whether by pancakes or other endeavours!
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.
On the program, there was a brief bio of Satwant listing some of her achievements.
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!
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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.
The Walk of Hope Walkathon with the high school interact club at Moscrop Secondary is coming up. See the poster below and send an email if you are interested in supporting youth raise funds for the Vancouver Food Bank and the Binner's Project! Follow the link to bit.ly/WalkOfHope2021
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!
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;
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.
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
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.
Update: The 50/50 pot is already at over $8000! Remember that raffle tickets can be used as a gift for friends, family, and/or customers!
We are happy to announce that our To the Heart of the Matter event, in collaboration with the Royal City Rotary Club and Monarch Place, has launched! While COVID has complicated the usual dinner, auction, and raffle event we decided to adapt the raffle and auction to the internet.
These proceeds go to community projects with the Burnaby Neighbourhood House and Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby as well as other initiatives by our collaborators, such as providing funds for lunches for inner-city schools. Join the raffle and give to a good cause and maybe you'll win half of the pot, already at thousands of dollars. Note the requirements that you must live in British Columbia.
We will also have Silent Auction, dedicated to international projects such as the Bali Project, that will launch on February 14th. You can see the Christmas greetings from Bali Project entry below to see some of the joy and necessity of a School for the Deaf in Bali.
Be sure to heart these opportunities to support our local and global community!
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!
Today is the last day of the Rotary Burnaby and Moscrop Interact Club Step Up Virtual Walkathon 2020 supporting youth empowerment programs with
Low Entropy, Education Scholarships at the Simon Fraser University Faculty of Education, and Wildlife with the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC!
If you haven't already then you are welcome to donate or pledge at bit.ly/StepUpBurnaby2020 to support lower mainland youth, education, and wildlife!
So far we have raised over $2750 with our club's 50% matching of all funds raised! Thanks to all our participants and recipients for their dedication to British Columbia's youth, from empowering future leaders to caring for young birds that bring joy to all British Columbians!
Though we understand that many organizations are asking for donations on Giving Tuesday, we will emphasize the importance of fundraising and charity this holiday season. COVID's disastrous effect on local non-profits was one main motivator for our Step Up Virtual Walkathon 2020 at bit.ly/StepUpBurnaby2020
If eight people donate $100 to the walkathon then we will match 50% then we would give:
$420 to Low Entropy, allowing 10 youth to join the Youth Empowerment Program to build connection, community, and empowerment during the stress of COVID. Previous participants included a young girl from Nigeria learning and sharing lessons of humility, self-esteem, and support with Canadian high school students!
$420 to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC to support infrastructure to field tens of thousands of calls and to rehabilitate vulnerable wildlife. Due to specialized care, it can cost hundreds of dollars to protect injured owls, chickadees, and other animals that we love to see in beautiful British Columbia’s parks and trails.
$360 to a Rotary Burnaby scholarship dedicated to innovative educational techniques at Simon Fraser University, that is all the more important to guide youth in this more complicated and stressful world. Many of our club members are SFU Alumni and/or teachers that appreciate the importance of education to guide future leaders to greater heights.
’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.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby and Moscrop Interact Club are proud to announce the Step Up Virtual Walkathon bit.ly/StepUpBurnaby2020 from October 26th to December 6th!
Let's step up together to raise funds to support three important community needs: environment, education, and youth support. Our club will also match 50 cents for every dollar raised!
At Rotary Burnaby, we are aware of the detrimental effect of COVID on our youth, our community, and charities that support the most vulnerable. For this reason, this walkathon supports three causes: the protection of the environment and cute birds via the
We are proud to continue to support the Burnaby Hospital Foundation with a $6000 donation!
On October 8th, Rotary Club of Burnaby President Samantha Kwong presented a cheque for over $5000, while adapting to social distance restrictions. These funds will go towards financing life saving equipment for a planned hospital extension, allowing for additional support for the needs of BC's growing population and dealing with events such as COVID.
While many of us only see glimpses of a hospital's war against COVID and other maladies, we are grateful to BC's nurses, doctor, and other hospital staff for their dedication and stewardship towards the sickest and most vulnerable!
At Rotary Burnaby, we were grateful for the presentation by Nigel Bennett: a CEO, environmentalist, adventurer, father, and book writer! Nigel’s talk not only covered his business, dedicated to cleaning devastating oil spills, but also the importance of balancing family, work, and passion to make the world better, such as Nigel’s motivation after witnessing the devastation of oil spills at the start of his career.
Our thanks to District Governor Dave Hamilton and Assistant Governor Frank Peabody, leaders in the 5040 Rotary District covering most of British Columbia! Dave is part of the
In our August 7th Club Meeting, Val Liddle presented her classification talk summarizing some of her life efforts in guiding others to better destinations, whether her lovable grandchildren, her clients at her Singles’ Travel Club (https://lloydstravel.com/personnel/val_liddle/), or the homeless and other marginalized populations through numerous lower mainland charities. Val shared her diverse experience, including travel tips from her first visit to Canada from Liverpool and visits to international rotary clubs in their efforts to address poverty and disasters.
Val is known for her kindness and dedication to Rotary’s principles of service above self. She is accommodating to all, whether young interactors in high school starting their journey in rotary in her role as District Interact Chair, guiding members to join Rotary as Rotary Club of Burnaby Director of Membership, or leading young-at-heart seniors to vacations and connection that are all the more important due to issues of social isolation.
We at Rotary Burnaby are grateful that Canada and Rotary Burnaby are her home even with her frequent journeys, travels, and adventuring spirit!
The Burnaby Rotary Club was happy to host a social distance gathering at Burnaby's Fraser Foreshore Park on Friday! It was great to see members, without the risk of zoom fatigue!
Like many Rotary Clubs in BC, we have been adapting to COVID through ongoing efforts such as planning virtual walks, stay-at-home galas, and virtual auctions to raise funds and good will while maintaining provincial health guidelines. For example, theRotary Club of Lions Gate North Vancouverran a virtual Canada Day celebration!
Thanks to Dr. Thiha Maung from the Karen Return and Reestablishment Committee (KRRC) who presented to Burnaby Rotary his organizations’ work to return, house, and employ Karen refugees displaced from Myanmar to Thailand.
Dr. Maung, a graduate of Burnaby’s Simon Fraser University, summarized his and the KRRC organization’s history in housing and development as well as a proposal to produce eco-friendly areca leaf plate factories to employ returning Karen population. We were happy to see these efforts to sustainably support vulnerable refugee populations, especially during COVID.
To open the new Rotary year, Teresa Lung presented her classification talk on her geographical journey from China to Canada and her vocational journey from Nursing to a ``temporary’’ job in financial services at CIBC that continued for 33 years!
Teresa works diligently, whether through supporting her bank's small business clients, designing lovely wedding decorations, guiding Rotary Club of Burnaby Fundraisers such as the Heart of the Matter in her role of Director of Community and International Services, or fundraising for her Church at St Mary’s Parish in Vancouver.
For more upcoming talks covering varied vocations and valiant volunteering see the Rotary Burnaby Calendar!To learn more about Teresa and the other Rotary Club of Burnaby Board of Directors click here.
Welcome to the 2020-2021 Rotary Club of Burnaby team! Hover your cursor over an image for more info on this year's directors dedicated to opening opportunities in and out of Burnaby:
Samantha Kwong, Club President.
As a realtor and person, Sam is dedicated to opening the doors of homes and hearts and continuing the club's local and international projects, such as raising $6000 for COVID-19 PPE for Bali medical staff.
Peter Beynon, Stalwart Secretary.
Engineer of oil platform tech, minutes, bulletins, and club accountability. Beyond managing club business, Peter was our club's champion for the $150,000 Foreshore Park Fitness Circuit project.
Doug Rennie, Admirable Administrator.
A deliverer of good news, good will, and good service, administrative or otherwise. Doug is known for his tireless support for Burnaby Rotary projects and initiatives.
Our thanks to Dr. Eugene Choi for his June 19th presentation to Rotary Burnaby members and guests on leveraging neuroscience to overcome fear, create positive lasting change in the world, and activate the part of your brain that permits these changes. A summary of the talk is below, adapted from notes of our Club's stalwart secretary Peter Beynon:
"There are two main states in the functioning of the brain: the survival state and the executive state.The Survival State is associated with stress, anxiety, anger, impatience, jealous, and selfishness. This state is associated with the amygdala and the ``fight, flight, or freeze'' response that is also impairs your body's ability to fight infection. The Executive state relates to Hope, Joy, Gratitude, compassion, a growth mindset, selflessness, taking ownership, and is associated with activity in the prefrontal cortex. Dr Choi discussed how to transfer your state from survival to executive via exercises, meditations, and deep breathing that activates the parasympathetic nervous system and gets you back to the executive state. He also discussed the benefits of tracking brain state with devices and being mindful of what state you and others are in."
Thanks to all attendees, especially visitors from other clubs in the district, including incoming District Governor Dave Hamilton. We appreciate your interest and support!
We ask Rotary members to continue the fight to end polio and support PolioPlus. Please help by donating at www.endpolio.org/donate. #endpolio
We recognize the COVID-19 emergency will affect some aspects of polio eradication program. While addressing the new challenges of today, we ask Rotary members to continue the fight to end polio and sustain our commitment. Learn why: endpol.io/rtyc19
Akhilesh Jalakanta was inducted as a new member, classification is Pilot. He was a member of a Rotary Club in Mumbai, India. Akhilesh is a mechanical engineer and is currently taking a pilot instructors course at Abbotsford. A very warm welcome to Akhilesh!
Peter, substitute, substitute chair introduced Peter the speaker. Peter the scribe does not have to write much since Doug (thank you Doug and all the other tech people that helped at the meeting) sent out a pdf of my talk.
I would like to add that my introduction to omega oils was at a Rotary meeting back in the mid 1990's when Udo Erasmus gave a talk at one of our meeting. There is a video that I highly recommend you watch "www.naturopathy-uk.com which explains many of the research projects Udo and others have done that illustrate the benefits of omega oils. Please be clear that he is talking about plane based omega oils, not fish oil. |Also Udo's book, "Fats that Heal Fats that Kill is very worth reading. It has a lot of technicl stuff in it but also is a great reference.
Vanessa Wideski Executive Director of Low Entropy had a unsettled childhood, poverty, abuse, drugs, homelessness. To find herself she travelled the world, stayed a monestaries, walked pilgramage trails, 40 day fast (water only) in Panama.
Vanessa returned to Vancouver area, met her husband and they started a business, and had 2 children. Five years ago they split and she started group conscious connections where people coould provide help/support/compassion for each other. This has grown into 8 groups and became a registered charity 3 years ago - Low Entropy.There are womens groups, a mens group and relationships group - conscious coupling.
Low Entropy works on the basis that you can not change people, they must want to change themselves. Provides a safe space for personal growth. Sessions are run by volunteers.
Low Entropy has also started corporate training - compassional conversations.
Recently youth groups have been formed YEY, Youth Empowering Youth. The demand for this group is growing rapidly.
Low Entropy is having their second fundraiser May 2nd at 6 PM at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam. There will be a 60 minute Polynesian Lu'au and dinner for $85, ($100 after March 31) visit:http://lowentropy.ca
To the Heart of the Matter’s 22nd Annual Fund Raiser and Valentines Community Event will be held Friday, February 7th, 2020 at the Inn At the Quay. The event includes a champagne reception, buffet dinner provided by the Boathouse, silent and live auctions, as well as a raffle. Last year the evening netted $45,000, which benefits the Royal City Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Burnaby and Monarch Place – a safe house in the New Westminster/Burnaby area for women and children fleeing violence. Both Rotary Clubs sponsor local and international projects while the money raised for Monarch Place remains here in our New Westminster/Burnaby communities.
The anticipated revenue from the raffle ticket sales will be shared among the three beneficiaries. The Royal City Rotary Club plans to use their funds to sponsor a hot lunch program for students in need at New Westminster Secondary School. The Rotary Club of Burnaby will use their funds to support the Progressive Housing Society, a non-profit organization in Burnaby who provides support and services to adults living with mental illness and other issues relating to homelessness as well as the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. Monarch Place receives a portion of their funding from BC Housing, with the balance of their budget to be raised through sponsorship of events such as To the Heart of the Matter.
Past District Governor Darcy Long presented Past President Sammy Li with a Gold Citation award. Well done to Sammy and his team of the Rotary Club of Burnaby Rotarians!
Rotary Club of Burnaby presents a cheque to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation for $ 12,000.00. Kristy James and Selina Lai accept on behalf of the foundation.
Mayor of Burnaby Mike Hurley speaking at Fair Haven Seniors' Housing in Burnaby. Rotary Club of Burnaby raised $30,000.00 for a fitness and garden complex.
Seniors in need of affordable rental housing in Burnaby now have access to 145 new homes to live in."Too many seniors, especially those on fixed incomes, are being squeezed out of a tight rental market," said Raj Chouhan, MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds, in a news release. "I am thrilled for the seniors who have a new place they can afford. Our government is working hard to create the partnerships needed to build even more projects like this to help people find a place to call home in their community."
Rotarians in Action! Once a month members from the Rotary Club of Burnaby prepare eighty lunches for clients of The Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby. This is half of the amount prepared with another eighty lunches prepared by volunteers at Southside Community Church. The lunches are then distributed at Southside Community Church the following day.
Be A Gift To The World was the Rotary International Theme for the 2015-16 Rotary Year. The Rotary Club of Burnaby has proven to be just that by making a difference in our local as well as international community. The club achieved a number of accomplishments during this year, which include:
Rotary International Presidential Citation - Gold Standard
District Governor Citation
Public Image & Communications Award
Nominated Outstanding Club of the Year
Chartering of the 1st Rotary Community Corps in our District, BC and Western Canada
100% Foundation Giving Club
Nominated as Non-Profit of the Year by the Burnaby Board of Trade
Rotaract brings together young people ages 18-30 in universities and communities worldwide to organize service activities, develop their leadership and professional skills, and have fun. Rotary clubs sponsor them, but Rotaract club members manage and fund their clubs independently.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby is a proud sponsor of the Rotaract Club of Burnaby.
Thinking of setting up shop in a region with projected investments of more than $100 billion to 2024? British Columbia’s New North, author Ramona Materi, introduces you to doing business in the North, filled with insights and practical advice. Ramona is a Rotary Foundation Scholar from Geneva Switzerland in 1985.
The Obakki Foundation drills and monitors wells in Africa. Since 2009, the've provided over 700 wells and brought water to more than 750,000 people. Their model is simple: they drill wells, monitor their adoption, and then expand development in villages that show a capacity for maximizing their newfound resource. Their wells reduce conflict over food and water. Communities are able to settle in one place and no longer need to move around in search of clean water. By working together to develop long-term solutions for growth, communities are able to build homes, engage in trade and send their children to school.
Rotary World Help is a non profit organization aimed at collecting and distributing medical equipment & supplies, dental, optical, education & sports equipment and disaster relief supplies to international recipients in need.
They are a non-religious, non-political charity run by Rotary Clubs from British Columbia, Canada. It all started in 1992 when District 5040 sent a delegation of Rotarians to the former Soviet Union to assist with establishing the first Rotary Club in Kiev ... The rest as they say is history.
MOSAIC is a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues that affect immigrants and refugees in the course of their settlement and integration into Canadian society. MOSAIC's mandate is to support and to empower immigrant and refugee communities, helping them to address critical issues in their neighborhoods and workplace. Since its inception in 1976, MOSAIC has assisted new immigrants and refugees through its numerous multilingual services. MOSAIC's programs and services are constantly evolving and developing in response to the needs of the community.
PDG Garry Shearer presented the club 3 cheques from The Rotary Foundation - District Grant program in support of our club projects. Over $5,000 was received to be used in projects to assist those with hearing, feeding the homeless and helping those with mental health issues. Funds Raised by The Rotary Foundation is making a difference in our community.
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank was set up as temporary relief to the hunger crisis in 1982 and has grown significantly in the three decades since then. Today the GVFB provides assistance to over 26,500 people weekly, 20% of their members are children, 19% are seniors.
The Afghan's Women's Society is broken up into two groups. The Sewing & Craft's Cooperative and the Support Society. The purpose of the group is to promote equality and economic security for Afghan immigrant and refugee women. Co-operative members govern and manage the enterprise which provides opportunities for them to work and learn together. The majority of the members and beneficiaries of this project are either refugees and/or financially disadvantaged families.
The Citizen's Foundation (TCF) Canada is incorporated with the objective of providing funds for educational opportunities of children in Pakistan.
TCF is a professionally managed, non-profit organization set up in 1995 by a group of citizens concerned with the dismal state of education in Pakistan. It is now one of Pakistan’s leading organizations in the field of formal education. As of Academic 2015-2016, TCF has established 1060 purpose-built school units nationwide with an enrollment of 165,000 students. TCF encourages female enrollment and strives to maintain a 50% female ratio in most of its campuses. TCF has a majority female faculty of 8,900 members.
The vision of TCF is to remove barriers of class and privilege and to make the citizens of Pakistan Agents of Positive Change. They believe that access to basic education is the right of each individual and not a privilege.
The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too! annual events are part of an outreach initiative founded by BC pilot Kirsten Brazier in 2012. Brazier, a fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, is on a mission to share her passion for aviation and energize more females to discover the amazing opportunities available to them in aviation, aerospace and space. “From shop floor to top floor, we’re inspiring future leaders!” Brazier proudly exclaims.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
October 24 marks World Polio Day. Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
One way Rotarians are working towards the elimination of Polio is by having National Immunization Days in countries in which Polio has not yet been eliminated.
Rotary Club of Burnaby is proud to help in this fight and has made a contribution of $1,000 towards this cause in the 2015-16 Rotary year.
Each Rotary Year the District Governor visits all the various Rotary clubs in their area. A report is presented to the DG which shares the club's accomplishments, goals as well as challenges.
Worldwide, 67 million children have no access to education, and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our members support educational projects that provide technology, teacher training, vocational training teams, student meal programs, and low-cost textbooks to communities. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
Rotary House is a project initiated by the Rotary Club of Burnaby. The idea was originated in 1990 when Pat McNeil, Cliff White and Cal Bergan worked with the City of Burnaby to get the land, and architect to design the place, and raised an initial $20,000 too get construction started. The doors were opened in 1993 to 5 disabled individuals.
Teresa Morton, a ‘Local Hero’ for Burnaby in 2014, is one of the founding members for My Artist's Corner (MAC), an art program for artists living with mental health issues. MAC is transitioning from a semi-independent program of Canadian Mental Health Association to its own non-profit society.
A Presidential Social was held at the President's family home. At the social 3 new members were inducted to the club by the District Governor John Anderson. Numerous other guests were in attendance. The event was also an opportunity to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation. In lieu of the regular lunch cost the members were asked to make a contribution to The Rotary Foundation. Over $800 was raised ...
Shanti Uganda is a Canadian Non-Profit that improves infant and maternal health, provides safe women-centered care and supports the well-being of birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The club supported the group at its annual Heart of the Matter Fundraiser in February 2015. The total amount raised was $6821.56. Sadie St. Denis presented to the club the work that Shanti will be doing with the funds raised. In attendance was ...
The Theme for the 2015-16 Rotary Year is Be a Gift to the World. The Rotary Club of Burnaby has been and will continue to be a gift to Burnaby. Since its inception on May 23, 1947 the club has contributed to both local and international projects. During this year we look at continuing this tradition.
Congratulations to our new 2015-16 RI President Ravi Ravindran. To find out more about President Ravi click on the following link: RI President 2015-16
The Rotary Club of Burnaby is having an information meeting about Rotary. Since it's inception in 1947, The Rotary Club of Burnaby has donated more than $2 million. It gives bursaries to schools in Burnaby and supports literacy programs, camps for young leaders, Rotary House for handicapped residents, senior and mental health programs, a school for the deaf in Bali and a birthing clinic in Uganda. It also ships containers of hospital equipment to Rotary clubs worldwide to distribute, thus ensuring donations go where they are intended. to find out more please join us Thursday May 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Amica Rideau Manor, 1850 Rosser ave. Burnaby.To RSVP, email RotaryBurnaby@gmail.com. Visit our website rotaryburnaby.org for more information about our club.
Today, over 7,000 people from all over the world are annually accessing some form of service provided by AIDS Vancouver. AIDS Vancouver continues to respond to the ongoing changing and challenging health care environment of HIV/AIDS and is fully dedicated to grow and respond to meet the needs of the community they serve. AIDS Vancouver strives to keep their programming innovative and relevant.
MISSION: The Shanti Uganda Society improves infant and maternal health, provides safe women-centered care and supports the well-being of birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
VISION: They imagine a world where birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS are supported, empowered and able to develop to their full potential.
Val spoke about Pace,a program to help the poor mainly in India. Education, health, nutrition, social and cultural conditions of children are the goals.
Gordon White, director of operations and development of Wildlife Rescue Association gave a great presentation on rehabilitating captured and injured wildlife. WRA has been in existence for 35 years.
Public Image Coordinator Penny Offer spoke at "Rotary Club of Burnaby" about" Bring our Story to Life." Tell a compelling story with a consistent message. Focus on "Why?"
The Progressive Housing Society held a BBQ at the Southside Community Church on Thursday, August 7. Members of the Rotary Club of Burnaby and the Rotaract Club of Burnaby volunteered at the event.
Progressive Housing Society is a registered non-profit charity in Burnaby which has been delivering support services to adults living with mental illness and with issues relating to homelessness since 1981. We promote wellness and provide direct support to these individuals so that they may live independently in the community.
Everyone is invited to a Club Social at Vikki's house in Ladner on June 8th. For those who enjoy an afternoon of activity there are many great things to see in Ladner. It is the first day of the Farmer's Market - a great event with over 150 stalls and venders, entertainment and fun http://ladnervillagemarket.com/. Another worthwhile neighborhood trip is a tour of Westham Island to see the local farms and winery. http://www.westhamislandherb.ca/http://www.westhamislandwinery.com/ You can plan to spend about 1 hour at each location. Vikki's place is right between the two, and for those who just want to sit and enjoy you are invited to relax at her home and sip a glass of wine that our club wine expert, Bob, will be selling at the event. You are welcome to arrive any time after noon to enjoy the fellowship and fine food that our pot-luck will provide and the succulent barbeque that Neil and his helpers will prepare. Directions: http://mapq.st/1fscPJ0
Dawn McKenna spoke to our club about Down Syndome. There are 40,000 people wth it in Canada. In 1900 life expectancy was 9 years, now it is 55 years! There is a walk run to support Ds on June 1. www.dsrf.org/runup or www.dsrf.org
Bassim Nahhas and Reena Lazar spoke to our club on the Peace it Together workshops that educate students on the issues between Palestinians and Israelis.
Mike Peabody visited our club and spoke about some of the social events that Rotaract has.Wyse Is.,the District Roundup and some have visited the Ukraine.
Jack Gin, P.Eng, mentor, advisor, and director visited The Rotary Club of Burnaby and spoke of his 4G mantra; to Give, do Good, thank God and play Golf.
Magdalene Leung, Richard Sunset, Liam Gillanders, Spenser Lee and ass. Fiona Lim showed the Rotary Club of Burnaby their work in Refilwe building day care centers.
Mary Laing and Stuart Bird visited The Rotary Club of Burnaby and did a presentation of their immunization work in Togo. In one day Rotary immunized 1100 children. This will continue for 3 more years. Gus Cruickshank in centre.
Kenton Low, Chief Marketing Officer of Ritchie Bros., answered questions posed from Burnaby Rotaracts on career development. A great evening hosted by Chu Wu.Thanks Chu!
Heather Allen of Saint John's Ambulance demonstrates how to use a Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on President Neil Mac Kay and Brian Cox of the Rotary Club of Burnaby.
Rotarian Larry Klier of The Burnaby Rotary Club gave an excellent talk on the history and the beginnings of The Rotary Foundation to his club.Thanks Larry!
Rajeeta Samala, Program Director for the Burnaby Adult Literacy Program spoke to The Rotary Club of Burnaby."Once you learn to read you will be forever free."
District Governor, Garry Shearer and wife Colleen visited The Rotary Club of Burnaby and reviewed some of our district goals; Membership,sign into Rotary Club Central and the Foundation EREY.
Gayle Beavil, community coordinator for Maywood Elementary School, visited The Rotary Club of Burnaby and showed the many programs that are provided for refugee students. One is that 90% of students get a hot lunch in 15 minutes that is prepared by one woman. Help is needed for the running and reading program.
James Grunau, director of Journey Home Community, an organization that helps refugees adjust to their new life in Canada. His focus is on families with children.You can donate items to the Thrift Store at 7337 Edmonds St. in Bby.
Brian Daniel and Irene Mc Cutcheon ( on right ) of The Burnaby Arts Council visit The Rotary Club of Burnaby to promote the building of a new Art Gallery at the Metrotown site.
Brock Tully, Bachelor of Education, cyclist, author, speaker and co-founder of The" Kindness Foundation of Canada" enlightens The Rotary Club of Burnaby with his travels and kindness. President Neil MacKay,on left, Brock and Sal Lalani on right. Visit www.worldkindnessconcert.com
The RCMP Musical Ride was fantastic and a great success! The 50/50 draw for the Adult Literacy Program was won by Marion Culham of North Vancouver and she donated it back to Rotary. Thank you so much Marion! Also check out casey-and-the-rcmp-musical ride at globalnews.ca
Individual Rotary clubs belong to Rotary International. Individual members, or Rotarians, belong to a club. The club is where most of Rotarians' meaningful service work is carried out. Clubs can be engaged not only in their communities, but also internationally. What Rotarians get out of Rotary depends largely on what they put into it.
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On July 1 of each year Rotary International and each respective club has a New President. Get to know our 2013-14 RI President Ron Burton from USA. The Rotary Club of Burnaby is also proud to announce its New President Neil MacKay. Congratulations to all New Presidents of the 2013-14 Rotary Year in which the theme is Engage Rotary Change Lives.
Canadian Eyesight Global is a Canadian Non-Profit organization that the Rotary Club of Burnaby supports. They perform eye surgeries in India but also perform local eye exams for those that live locally. On March 10, they held an eye clinic in Surrey, where Rotarian Satwant Ginder represented our club.
Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris convenes the first Rotary meeting on 23 February, 1905 in Room 711 of the Unity Building in Chicago. Harris envisions a professional club that brings together men from a variety of vocations. Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey, and Silvester Schiele attend. The meeting sets the groundwork for the world's first service club: the Rotary Club of Chicago.
On February 18, the Burnaby City Council declared February 23 as Rotary Day in Burnaby ...
On July 1 of each year Rotary International and each respective club has a New President. Get to know our 2012-13 RI President Sakuji Tanaka from Japan. The Rotary Club of Burnaby is also proud to announce its New President Roger Silva. Congratulations to all New Presidents of the 2012-13 Rotary Year in which the theme is Peace Through Service.
Rotary Club of Burnaby achieved the "Outstanding Club of the Year" for District 5040 during the 2011-12 Rotary Year. The club was also recognized with a Presidential Citation from RI President Kalyan Banerjee.
Fellowship plays an important role in Rotary. Whether its at the clubs weekly meeting or through social media, staying connected with other Rotarians builds appreciation and understanding of the diversity of cultures and faiths that span our globe.
The month of June marks the end of the Rotary Year and the beginning of a New Year with the Installation of the New Board ...
On May 23, 1947 the Rotary Club of Burnaby was established. Today it is the largest service club in Burnaby, having impacted countless lives locally as well as abroad. It has a diverse make up of men and women all striving to improve the quality of lives of individuals. The club is a great way to network with other business professionals and also give back to the community.
In recognition of the work of the Club over this past Rotary year the club was just recently awarded the Presidential Citation Award by RI President Kalyan Banerjee, as well as being awarded the Club of the Year, in Rotary District 5040. These are 2 great honors bestowed upon the club and the members are looking forward to doing much more in the years ahead.
To find out more about the club come join us for a lunch or email us at RotaryBurnaby@gmail.com
The Rotary Club of Burnaby is proud to announce that we are the recipients of the District 5040, Club of the Year and Rotary International Presidential Citation Award achievers. This is a Great Honor for our Club ...
To find out more about the Club come visit us for a lunch sometime ...
The Rotary Club of Burnaby had the honor of hosting Past RI President Wilf Wilkinson at its club on Friday, January 6, 2012. There were over 150 participants and we were all able to raise $3,248.44 for The Rotary Foundation. Thank You to all who help make the event a success.
January 2012 is a month that the Rotary Club of Burnaby will remember.
From hosting Past RI President Wilf Wilkinson, learning of Mel Shelley's life experience, learning about the work of Evergreen, to filling a container to Yerevan, Armenia and remembering Rotarian Milt Wylie, January was a month full of emotion for the club ...
Richard Pass, CEO of Ronald MacDonald House (RMH) expained that each RMH is an independent small charitable organization - not part of the MacDonald's food chain. However, MacDonalds does contribute $ 0.10 for every meal to MacDonald Charity to support RMH in Canada. The RMH in Vancouver serves BC and the Yukon, mostly for families of onconolgy kids. The present RMH can accomodate 13 families but the need according to the childrens Hospital for BC and Yukon is 90. Negotiations ladned a deal so that a new RMH, large enoough for 75 families would be built on a current parking lot at the Childrens Hospital.
Andi Webster presented a talk on the Kunavelela Community Project (a registered charity in Sount Africa) The project has provide kids with soccer equipment, developed a community farm amd drilled a water well. They now a raising funds to build a windmill, pump and water storage to provide year round water to the community farm
Rotary Club of Burnaby sponsors $5,000 towards Confederation Park Elementary School Playgroung. The Grand Opening took place on Saturday, October 15. In attendance was the mayor of Burnaby and various other dignitaries of the community.
Linda Milani and Karen Chernoff gave a very informative presentation that provided an overview of what the BC Securities Commission can and can not do to help investors.
The Club had the honor of hearing Dan Gallant about the work of the Rotary World Help Network. The RWHN collects and fills containers with various supplies being decommissioned from offices, schools, hospitals, etc and is sent overseas to those who will benefit from it. The Rotary Club of Burnaby is a member of the RWHN and many of our members regularly participate in the filling of containers. The club is looking forward to sending 2 containers overseas this year.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby met at its new home the Riverway Golfcourse. The presentation of the day was given by the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC whose mission is to provide leadership in rehabilitating wildlife and in promoting the welfare of wild animals in the urban environment.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby enjoyed a club picnic at the Eagle Estate by Deer Lake. The club was honored to host local as well as International Rotaractors.
After a number of years at the Delta Hotel and Conference Center, the club had its last weekly session and was honored by the appearance of the many staff and management who have made our weekly sessions a success. Thank you for the special cake made for us as well as the lovely flowers.
During the session we also had the honor of inducting Karilee Orchard as the newest member of our club.
The Rotary Club of Burnaby was proud to provide a scholarship to Trevor de Zeeuw on his expedition to the Arctic from July 23 to August 8.
The Students on Ice Arctic Youth Expedition 2011 is one of the most exciting and important contributions to the International Year of Youth. Building on the legacy of the International Polar Year, it is one of the most comprehensive youth expeditions ever undertaken to the Arctic!
We had the honor of having Derek Matthews come and present to our club about the work of the Vancouver Avian Society. More particularly the work that is taking place in Burnaby. It was interesting to hear the process of the banding the birds and the seeing the diversity of birds that exist in our environment.
As President of the Club, I would like to say Thank You to all the Rotarians and Guests who attended this Presidential Social. It was an honor and a pleasure to have everyone over. I would also, like to thank Choices Markets for lending us their tents to ensure we had the necessary cover.
The Social was successful as it allowed fellowship amongst all the members, their spouses and our guests. Furthermore, we were able to raise $960 towards the Rotary International Foundation Annual Givings Program. Good Job My Fellow Rotarians.
The Rotary Club of Pemberton, sponsored a container to be sent to Lesotho, Africa. The container was filled with hospital beds, dentist chair, and many other items to help the local community there. Members of the Rotary Club of Burnaby, along with others, helped the Pemberton Club fill the container on Saturday, July 10. Good Job Rotary Club of Pemberton ...
The club had the opportunity to hear Panteha (Pany) Aghili, Executive Director of Dixon Transition Society. Our club is proud to be able to sponsor Dixon Transition Society upto $5,000 for a washer, dryer and shelving for its laundry facility. Rotary by way of the Rotary Anns, has sponsored Dixon Society in the past by way of collecting, small toiletries (soap, shampoo, etc), towels, etc. and it gives us great happiness to continue to this support.
Please read more to find out about Dixon Transition Society ...
Each year the Rotary Club of Burnaby, supports approx 35 kids to attend camp at Camp Jubilee. The objective of the camp is to help the kids develop skills to help them in life and to develop leadership skills. Some of the kids return back to become camp councilors.
We had the honor of having Marie-Claire Concannon (Annual & Community Giving, BCIT Foundation), Susan Waltes (Awards Coordinator, BCIT Foundation) and Lilian Luo (2010 Recipient of the Rotary Club of Burnaby, BCIT Foundation Scholarship) join us on February 4, 2010.
Susan provided us an update on our Scholarship with the Foundation. Since the inception of the Rotary Scholarship in 1991, 16 students have benefited from our sholarship for a total of $ 9,000 funds making its way to support students at BCIT.
(Photo: Robin Hemmingsen, Dean of the BCIT School of Business (left), Lilian Luo, 2010 Rotary Club of Burnaby Scholarship recipient (right))
On January 30, it was Hockey Day in Canada. The Rotary Club of Burnaby, hosted a game at the Bill Copeland Arena, where the Burnaby Express played the Surrey Eagles. Bob, our president dropped the puck and Gus sang the National Anthem. The event was a lot of fun. Please view photos of the event.
Rotary Club of Burnaby hosted a Christmas dinner at Burnaby United Church on Monday Dec 14. Santa was there to give the children gifts. Check out some pictures for the evening ...
The Rotary Club of Burnaby provided a pancake breakfast for the families at Maywood Community School. Santa was there to talk to all the kids. Check out some pictures ...
Burnaby Rotarian Reginald Millway has been an avid member of our club since 1962. Reg played a significant role in the development of Burnaby Village where we meet each Friday at Noon, as well as many other places in our great city. Please read his autobiography below.
( Thanks to Past President Augustus Cruickshank for bringing this story to our attention.)
We had the honour of listening to the top 3 finalist of the Burnaby School District Speaking Contest Winner. Click to listen to one of the presentations ...
Thank You to Metropolis at Metrotown and all the Volunteers to help make the Rocking Horse fundraiser a success. Proceeds raised will be used to support the Rotary Club of Burnaby and its projects.
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.
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Some of our club members helped load a container of medical supplies to Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday Aug. 30th. Well done everyone!
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present Jaye Treit of Progressive Housing with a check for $1000.00.
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Mary Laing and Stuart Bird visited The Rotary Club of Burnaby and did a presentation of their immunization work in Togo. In one day Rotary immunized 1100 children. This will continue for 3 more years. Gus Cruickshank in centre.
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James Grunau, director of Journey Home Community, an organization that helps refugees adjust to their new life in Canada. His focus is on families with children.You can donate items to the Thrift Store at 7337 Edmonds St. in Bby.
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