Our Installation Evening for the upcoming Rotary year 2026-2027, took place Thursday evening at Saint Street Grill.
With a fun nautical theme, it was a truly celebratory and memorable night!
Thank You President Alison Young and Welcome Incoming President Darrell Burnham!
Our new Board Installed!
And a huge shout out to Clayton Anderson who helped with the organizing, supplied all the backdrops, and managed the photo shoot. Clayton is a great photographer and is always fun to work with. Thank you again for all your hard work and support in most of our events.
Another big shoutout and a heartfelt thank you to Juraj, Lynn, Jay, and the entire team at Saint St. Grill for the delicious meal and outstanding service!
A very successful Shred- A- Thon Saturday, June 6th. A beautiful day with a few cloud bursts but all in all, a great fundraising event.
Thank you to all our many wonderful volunteers for coming out to make this event so successful and a big Thank You to Alan for organizing us all.
And also a big Thank You again to Clayton for the set up and take down and again for your supplies.
And Now to your Weekly Meeting:
This week’s meeting's speakers were Sylvie Jensen, Shalon Morrison from the Crossroads Hospice Society.
Crossroads Hospice Society is a non-profit serving the Tri-Cities, supported by dedicated staff and volunteers
- Provides compassionate, person-centred care to individuals with advanced illnesses
- Supports families through grief while ensuring dignity, inclusivity, and respect for all
- Embraces a flexible approach—recognizing there is no “one-size-fits-all” care model
- Since 2004, the Crossroads Hospice Thrift Store has offered an affordable shopping alternative
- Donations and purchases help sustain the Society’s mission and operations
- Provides quality items while reducing landfill waste
- The Crossroads Hospice Society is seeking donations for essential equipment to support patient care.
President Alison presenting the Golden Spike to Sylvie & Shalon. Thank You ladies for your informative and passionate talk on the Crossroads Hospice Society. We truly appreciate all that you do and feel incredibly fortunate to have such an incredible resource in our community.
Our other guest this week was Stewart Brotchie and our club is delighted to award another community grant — this time to the Rocky Point Dragon Boating Association.
Congratulations Stewart!
Gayle, our Book Boss, diligently oversees the management of the little Rotary Library at Old Orchard Park. She keeps the shelves well stocked and, whenever books start to run low, she goes on the hunt for more.
Gayle is currently looking for some great book donations to keep our little Rotary library thriving—please contact her if you can help in any way – Thank you!
SHARE is encouraging our community to help youth and families learn about Foundry Tri‑Cities—a welcoming place where young people can access support for mental health, wellness, and more, all in one location. Foundry Tri-Cities is operated by SHARE and is an inclusive and welcoming space designed for youth, by youth. It serves LGBTQIA2S, newcomers, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities—all young people—with barrier-free mental health, substance use, physical/sexual healthcare and youth/family peer supports and social services. To learn more about Foundry Tri-Cities and how to support local youth, please visit the Foundry Tri-Cities webpage. And next time you’re picking up your favourite spirits, please remember to support our local Port Moody Liquor Store! Every time you make a purchase, simply mention the Rotary Club of Port Moody, and a portion will be donated to our club!  Seeking Ribfest Sponsorship for our great Port Moody Ribfest!  And please sign up to volunteer at our Ribfest – July 17 to 19th ROTARY MINUTE: from our Rotary Magazine, May 2026 Edition: In the article “It’s foundational” (February), Alison Sutherland wrote about the eight pillars that support Positive Peace. I believe, however, that this list is missing a critical ninth pillar: a stable climate. A warming planet is causing increasing heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures, which in turn are causing a rise in conflicts and migration. These things all work against peace and make the eight other pillars must more difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. Without a stable climate, there will be less and less peace. Rotary, working within the environment area of focus, can help prevent still more warming and climate disruption. The children of the world are hoping we have the wisdom to do so. Learn more about how you and your club can help by visiting the Rotary climate action team website at rcatnow.com – Mitch Williams, Midhurst, Ontario Thank you to President Alison for all the time and effort you put into organizing and running our weekly meetings, along with all the important work you do behind the scenes—we truly appreciate it! For those of you who want to subscribe to our Golden Spike weekly newsletter, please email us with your contact information - email and telephone number. Thanks! "In these times, Rotary’s principles become more relevant than ever. As we look beyond our community, we are reminded that despite differences in nationality, language, culture, faith, or who we choose to love, people everywhere share similar hopes—safety, opportunity, dignity, and a better future. These shared aspirations unite us far more than what divides us." Author: Anonymous |