ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER

The Rotary Club of Vancouver will be selling Strawberries in May 2009 as a fund raiser for our Community Services projects. For more information click here to see our Flyer. Register now and we will contact you in early May with pricing information and how you can place your order.

The Rotary Club of Vancouver's annual Bike-A-Thon to raise money for hearing took place on July 13th, 2008. It was a WONDERFUL day and we raised a record $137,800 for the RHF Foundation and the Hearing Impaired in British Columbia!

We want to thank the over 1,000 donors who supported the 136 riders who took part in the ride! And of course, all the volunteers who helped make this a special day.

A special thanks to all our Sponsors - and there are 94 - for your prize donations, services, and help along the way.

The Rotary Club of Vancouver meets every Tuesday at 12:10pm - 1:30pm at the TERMINAL CITY CLUB - 837 West Hastings.

Visitors Are Welcome. Lunch $30.

Rotary Curling - Monday Night - 4:45 pm - For information on the Curling League, contact Myron Kuzych at 604-291-6341 or Bill Dauphinee at 604-985-9693.

Member's Bridge - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month - For Information on Member's Bridge, contact Jack Zaleski at 604-328-4288

The Rotary Club of Vancouver Community Service Committee teams up with the Vancouver Police Dept in support of their Youth Soccer Camp and launches its much-anticipated Stay in School Scholarship Program. more>>

Three fire trucks with the support of Metro Vancouver Rotary clubs are on their way to El Salvador. more>>

Our World Community Service Commitee supports several projects in Honduras, the Dominican republic, Haiti, Uganda, Polva and Nakuru. more>>

The Rotary World Help Network sends Medical & Educational Equipment to the People of Laikipia. more>>

Our Bike-A-Thon Fund Raiser, in support of the Hearing Impaired in British Columbia, has raised over $1.2 million over the past 23 years. more>>

2007-2008 Ambassadorial & Cultural Student Program

At this time District 5040 is looking to build a roster of Rotarians that would be interested in being Counselors for the above noted program.

This would especially suit younger Rotarians and is not a very labour intensive undertaking.

The main focus would be to meet the students at the airport and get them settled in their lodgings - (which will be pre arranged). Help them set up a bank account and in the case of Ambassadorial Scholars - the $$ from RI actually comes directly to the councilor.

During the course of the year - keep in touch with your student - try to encourage their speaking at your club and others (I will handle most of these arrangements).

The only responsibility of the councilor's club is to sponsor the student to attend the District Foundation Dinner.

As we have no idea, as yet, of the numbers we are looking at - I am just building a roster of interested Rotarians at this time.

A History of the Rotary Club of Vancouver on its 75th Anniversary. Prepared by Ted McRae.

In 1988, Ted McRae, Past-President and Paul Harris Fellow, was asked to write a History of the Vancouver Club commemorating its 75th Anniversary. In honour of Ted, his dedication and commitment to the Vancouver Club, the Complete Text of his research is attached.

The Charter and the official recognition of the Rotary Club of Vancouver, was presented at a luncheon on April 22, 1913. The Roster of the day listed 94 members, a recruiting accomplishment unequalled in our history. There was little doubt that "Vancouver was ready for Rotary".