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Assistant District Governor John Bathurst and Assistant District Governor Elect Mary Anne Velayo joined our virtual meeting to install the new board of directors for the 2021-2022 Rotary year. We also thank you President Jane LePorte for her leadership in the past 2 years and we welcome Karen McDiarmid for her new President term in July.
A message from Club President Karen McDiarmid:
"In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown will temporarily host all upcoming meetings as virtual meetings until the B.C. Ministry of Health advises it is safe to gather together again. We hope to restore in-person meetings in the near future. 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.
The Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown awards our annual Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver campus scholarship to Peetra Cartwright. Peetra is currently a secretary of the Rotaract Club of Vancouver Yaletown and student in FDU Master program. She is from the Bahamas and has an extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry. She hopes to set up her own business in Human Relations after graduation. Congratulations!
Mike McEwan, President of the Kindness Foundation of Canada did a presentation of the subject matter. Mike stresses that schools are the most important part of the community where learning takes place. "Everyone deserves kindness; it is essential for us to thrive. Try Some."
Amidst social distancing rules, Hoop-a-thon is back again this year via live Zoom! Our Club continues to support the Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise on their amazing Hoop-a-thon Youth Leadership Project by making pledges to our Champion this year, Chensayi Kagandi, who scored 13 baskets in 1 minute!
The actual amount raised by the Hoop-a-thon event was more than $40,000, surpassing the initial goal of $35,000. A great success. Members of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown pledged over $1,600 in addition to our Club donation of $1,100.
Last year three members of our Club contributed funds to the Rotary Club of Sarandi, District 4700 in Brazil, for a Global Grant to purchase badly needed hospital equipment for the Sarandi Community Hospital. Sarandi members have acknowledged the assistance of other Rotary partners in their project on this plaque.
Nilva Chini, president of Rotary Club of Sarandi and Governor Gilmar Leonhardt of District 4700, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, would like to thank all the partners who collaborated, which allocated an ultrasound machine, four beds for the operating recovery room and an internal gurney for the Sarandi Community Hospital. The total value of the project was USD$35,042. The official delivery to the hospital took place on March 18, 2021, on a virtual solemnity. Without the collaboration of each of the partners, the club would not have achieved this feat.
Fantastic first joint-meeting with the Rotary Club of Calcutta Kankurgachi, India. President Dr. Dibyendu Banerjee led us to a very informative meeting, presented by 2 speakers with topics on Maternal and Child Health in India and Environmental Changes in Antarctica. We look forward to more joint-meetings with Rotarians worldwide!
Speaker Matthew and Emerson from Low Entropy Foundation shares their success with the Youth Empowering Youth (YEY) program, a nine-week curriculum led by teens for teens to nurture, support, and strengthen young leaders.
President Jane LePorte shares her vacation experience across the Mongolian plateaus
Thank you to everybody that supported our first ever Music Bingo Zoom! We had 70+ attendees on the session, many of which had multiple family members or friends under the same "window", dancin' and rockin' to disco classics like YMCA!
Together, we were able to raise $1148.00 to support the good work of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown - WAHOO!!
A big thank you to @CoryCasselProductions/Events for being such great hosts. Hope to see you at Music Bingo Zoom again soon!
We were Santa's busy little elves volunteering at the annual Aunt Leah's Christmas Tree Sale! On a 4 hour shift we sold, trimmed, and packaged 130 trees!
