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This meeting we found out about the activities at RC Downtown Victoria from Linda Murray, former member of RC Vancouver Yaletown. We also congratulated Paramith Rudrappa for winning this year's Rotary FDU Scholarship!
A message from Club President Jane LePorte:
"As you may all know, the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been quickly evolving, and the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown will change all upcoming in-person meetings to virtual meetings until the B.C. Ministry of Health advises it is safe to gather together again. We send best wishes to all for good health and a positive response to this global crisis. Thank you for your understanding."
You are welcomed to join our virtual club meetings. Please contact us at VancouverYaletownRotary@gmail.com or by Facebook.
Vancouver City Hall, BC Place Stadium and Telus Science World lit up on Sunday, April 26, 2020 to salute Rotary and its fight to rid the world of polio.
This week we had multiple meetings virtually in preparation of our featured fundraiser event in May. This was our biggest turnout online so far!
Our members are staying at home nowadays but we're still working! Today we hosted a virtual Club Meeting with guest speaker Anthony Kupferschmidt from the West End Seniors Network, who updated us about their current programs and services.
Round 2! Our Rotarians were again helping our partnered local non-profit, Help Change My City, to prepare sandwiches and write words of encouragement on the brown bags used to distribute to people in need at the Downtown Eastside. Well done!
Kim Laureen, director of "selfless", inspired us with the introduction of her documentary that opens the conversation to the ever growing epidemic with selfies, social media and technology. However this is not an anti technology film but rather a reflection on our devices and how we can help youth (and adults!) live strong and healthy in this new time. What the film does is it gets people to look up for a moment and start talking; to be more present in the moment is a choice we must make each day. Our club is looking into the opportunity of hosting a local screening.
We were honored to have Dr. Marina Roma-March of T.W.E.C.S. Canada to be our meeting's guest speaker. Since 1995, TWECS teams travel to developing countries and provide basic eye care and distribute recycled eyeglasses to the poor. To date, the Society restored vision to over 80,000 underprivileged people in the Third World. Our Rotary Club has collected over 200 pairs of glasses currently, to be delivered to TWECS together with other Rotary Clubs at the 2020 Vision Rotary District Conference in April.
Our club facilitated an incredible card making day at the West End Seniors Network, Barclay Manor. This event was taken on by the English Bay Starbucks (Michael Christie, Manager), who brought in an entire team of co-workers and his District Manager! Michael is dedicated to making a difference in the community and will again partner with us for another event with our seniors. Bette and Guida helped this event be successful. There were 6 volunteers from Starbucks and 2 from Rotary with a dozen or more seniors participating. These events are often the only opportunity for our seniors to make something special for those around them. The cards made were so creative especially with the help of the volunteers!
Rotarians were busy helping Aunt Leah's Place with their annual Christmas Tree Sale! What a great way to give back in the season of giving! 100% of profits goes to foster youth who are at risk of homelessness and mothers in need.
Ailsa Beischer from the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project spoke to us about her journey with VFTS. Since 1999, the organization harvests fruits from trees that would otherwise go to waste from over surplus and distributes them to people in our community affected by poverty, hunger, mental illness, or other social barriers. To date, the fruit saving project has delivered over 68,000 pounds of fruit to daycares, senior’s homes, assisted living centres, women’s shelters, community centres, and neighbourhood houses.
