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Oct. 30, 2018 4:30 p.m.
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Oct. 31, 2018 3:45 p.m.
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Opportunities for Supportive Housing in the Comox Valley
Nov. 06, 2018
Dawn to Dawn is a non-profit, residential housing program that makes transitional housing possible in the Comox Valley. We provide homeless individuals and families with access to housing that gets them (or keeps them) off the streets. Since the start of the Residential Program in April 2009, we have housed 60+ individuals and families who are homeless and ensured they have the shelter they need to create stability in their lives. Many of our clients have gone on to gain their independence, and find long-term housing of their own. This is the definition of transitional housing. Homelessness happens in many ways. Job loss, mental health problems, and substance abuse are just a few of the reasons people and families find themselves without a home to call their own. We follow a Housing First Model to ending homelessness that says it doesn’t matter how people became homeless; everyone is better able to move forward in their lives if they are housed. That means providing shelter, and then combining that housing with services in the areas of mental and physical health, substance abuse, education, and employment. Housing is a basic human necessity, and the foundation of good health, personal security, and stable communities. Imagine what your life would be like without a place to sleep, eat meals, shower, or relax. Our goal is a community where everyone has a place to call home, and access to the services that allow them to be a fully participating member of our community. |
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Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North /Fire Truck to El Tuito
Nov. 20, 2018
What We DoHabitat for Humanity brings communities together to help families build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership. Habitat homeowners build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, those homeowners achieve the independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. Our MissionHabitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North’s mission is to empower hard-working families and make homeownership affordable by mobilizing community spirit and generosity. Our VisionA world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Our ValuesHousing for All: Access to safe, decent and affordable housing is a basic human right that should be available to everyone. Human Dignity: We believe in the worth and dignity of every human being. We respect the people we serve and those who help us in this effort. People are our greatest resource. Partnership: We can best achieve our mission through meaningful and mutually beneficial partnerships with others. Faith in Action: Building on our Christian foundation, we serve and work with people of all faiths and beliefs in a spirit of justice and compassion. Faith is lived through action. Diversity and Inclusiveness: There is a role for everyone committed to our vision, mission and values. We seek to enrich our organization through diversity. |
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Nov. 21, 2018 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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Nov. 26, 2018 5:00 p.m.
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Dec. 19, 2018 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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Jan. 04, 2019 6:00 p.m.
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Comox Valley Child Development Association
Jan. 08, 2019
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Courtenay Little Theatre
Jan. 15, 2019
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Jan. 16, 2019 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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Paul Harris Society
Jan. 22, 2019
Bashir El-Khalafawi, Bio
Bashir joined Rotary in 1986, he is the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Parksville AM and past President Rotary Club of Parksville.
Bashir has served as District Vocational Service Chair, District Foundation Annual Fund Chair and, as Assistant Governor he is currently the District Paul Harris Society Chair, Vancouver Island. Bashir’s career was in Hotel Management as well as several Hotel management positions in Canada and the US over 40 years. He and wife Judie have been married for 47 years and have two grown children and one grandson who lives in Czech Republic.
Bashir is here today to tell us why the Paul Harris Society is important to the Rotary and how you can support support the Rotary Foundation |
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Jan. 28, 2019
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Club Assembly & Cheque Presentation
Jan. 29, 2019
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AFC Construction - school in Nepal project
Feb. 05, 2019
Alan Fletcher, a resident of the Comox Valley, and president of AFC Construction is in the process of constructing a school in Nepal. Hello Donna,
The Presentation is called Classrooms for a Cause.
I am a Trip Leader with Her International, a British Columbia based charity whose mission is to empower women + girls through education. Her International has done many projects in the Dang Region of Nepal.
I have lived in the valley for 30 years, retired as the BC Parks Section Head for Northern Vancouver Island/Central Coast, and am actively involved in Cross Country Skiing, Masters Soccer, hiking, climbing, biking and trail running. |
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Great Bear Rainforest IMAX production
Feb. 19, 2019
Upon completing university, Byron Horner and Ian McAllister, long- standing best friends, chose career paths that went off in completely different directions: Byron to become a corporate lawyer and businessman; Ian an environmentalist, photographer and film maker. Many years later fate re-connected them for the making of IMAX film: The Great Bear Rainforest when Byron, as President of Spirit Bear Entertainment Inc., took on his company’s challenge to become Executive Producer of a film about this remote and unique ecosystem north of Vancouver Island. Shot exclusively for the giant screen, the film will offer a remarkable journey into one of the planet’s most spectacular wildernesses – a land of wolves, grizzly bears, humpback whales, sea lions, sea otters and others – as it explores the secret world of the Spirit Bear. Using First Nations people as guides, the film follows the herring run in March through to the salmon run in September. On May 4th, Byron spoke at our PROBUS meeting about the making of this film which, he said, is “not Hollywood” and not expected to become a big money maker; instead he defined it as one of his company’s “passion projects”. With no roads going to any of the areas, which are only accessible by boat or plane, it was not an easy project to tackle. This enormous conservancy/reserve still has one of the lowest populations per square mile on earth. The area itself is in the hands of the First Nations people from whom they had to get permission to make the film. Byron defined First Nations people as “critical to the area” and whom the film company used extensively during its production as guides and advisors. Great Bear Rainforest features one of the rarest animals on Earth – the fabled all-white Spirit Bear. These remarkable creatures, a rare subspecies of the American black bear, are the result of tens of thousands of years of evolution. They live in the lush temperate rainforests of British Columbia, where they hold almost mythic status among the region’s indigenous people. To read more about Spirit Bears, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermode_bear |
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Feb. 19, 2019
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Feb. 20, 2019 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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Feb. 23, 2019 6:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Feb. 25, 2019
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Vancouver Island Spine Trail
Mar. 12, 2019
Hi Donna,
I have my commitment written on my office ‘white board’ – presentation is pretty much ready to go (just did a few edits). It is entitled “The Vancouver Island Trail – Current Status & Future Plans”
Re my bio: I am a retired geoscientist and soil scientist having worked as an independent consultant for over 45 years in the forest industry and in land use planning. Projects include terrain and ecosystem mapping, establishment of ALRs, membership on the Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel, landscape level planning in the Great Bear Rainforest and development of the Knob Hill Wind Farm. I have been volunteering with the VI-Trail Association for 6-7 years, as Director of Operations for the last 4, so I am heavily involved in the planning and development of the Trail and consulting with the many stakeholders, First Nations, land owners and tenure holders.
It would be great if I could use your laptop, projector and screen – I’ll bring my presentation on a memory stick (I’ll have my laptop for backup too).
Looking forward to it!
The Vancouver Island Trail will soon be continuous trail from Victoria in the south to Cape Scott at the northern tip of the Island. The Trail follows an inland route in the south and becomes a coastal route north of Port McNeill. It follows several First Nations and historic routes, and links up many existing trails.
Approximately 770 km long, the Trail is an adventure opportunity that will provide a recreational route for residents and tourists through the beautiful back-country of Vancouver Island. Although primarily a hiking trail, some sections of the Trail are suitable for other non-motorized uses, e.g. mountain bikes, horses, and skis. The route passes through a wide range of forest types, alongside streams, rivers and lakes and across a number of mountain ridges. It is similar to other successful long-distance routes in North America such as the Pacific Crest Trail, the Bruce Trail and the Appalachian Trail. The Trail will support local economies through increased tourism, cultural tourism opportunities, provision of services to trail users and trail building and maintenance. Local First Nations, hiking clubs and other outdoor clubs are encouraged to monitor and report trail conditions. First Nations and businesses will have an expanded opportunity to provide services to travelers in their region. |
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Update on how donated funds to MARS were used
Mar. 19, 2019
Thanks for this Donna. John Robertson, a volunteer bird handler, has confirmed that he will be there with an ambassador (educational) bird. I will bring a brief Powerpoint presentation on a memory stick if you can have available your laptop, project and screen for me to use. The presentation will be a brief tour of MARS’ new visitor centre. As Vice-President of MARS’ volunteer Board of Directors, I have taken the lead in developing displays for this centre.
Hope this is the info you need. If not, please let me know.
See you on March 19th.
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Mar. 20, 2019 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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Days for Girls
Apr. 09, 2019
The title for our presentation would "Days for Girls- Every Girl, Everywhere, Period"
The bio/introduction could say:
Since July 2015 a group of women volunteers from Courtenay and nearby Island communities has been meeting weekly to sew reusable menstrual hygiene kits. In that time we have made over 2600 kits which have been distributed, free of charge, to girls and women in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Peru, Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba, Nepal, India, Cambodia and Thailand. The kits enable girls to attend school every day of the month and thus help girls complete their education. We believe that the way to change the world is to educate women. These kits are our contribution towards the day when every girl everywhere has the chance to stay in school.
Courtenay Team of Days for GirlsRotary Club of Cumberland Centennial Rotarian Deborah Nolan, seen here "holding the bag", surprised the Courtenay Team of Days for Girls. Days for Girls is a global movement that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions to girls who would otherwise miss school during their monthly periods. Deb presented a $500 cheque from Cumberland Rotary held in this picture by Helen Cox. Other members of the team pictured here are Greg Meynert (foreground), seated behind Greg is Karen Milward and Mary Cowan, standing Jean Sibbald & Maria Box, Gail Jones far right. These folks meet every Wednesday from 10-2 to sew kits that are sent around the world. |
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Dawn Ringrose - Merville Community Association
Apr. 16, 2019
Talking about the playground that received a donation from us. Looking forward to the presentation ! I would like to show some pictures of the playground so a computer (with powerpoint capability) and a projector would be appreciated. I'll bring along a thumb drive with the presentation on it for quick set up.
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Apr. 17, 2019 4:30 p.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. A fun activity where Club Members prepare, serve and eat with residents of Cumberland Lodge Extended Care Facility. Sometimes we cook - in summer time we BBQ and most times we purchase "healthy" food like Chinese Take Out, Fish & Chips etc. The residents who attend enjoy interacting with our members one to one. Dave Stevens is the coordinator and if you would like to attend let him know at the next meeting.
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