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who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change

– across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Join other people of action, in service above self to community and world,
and learn from business and professional leaders at the Rotary Club of Ladner.
We meet at noon on Tuesdays on zoom, featuring guest speakers listed in the right--

contact Chris Offer to meet some of us. For more on membership.

Youth service above self

Posted on May 03, 2021

Rotary is committed in many ways to not only developing, but learning from, our next generation of leaders. We help younger leaders build leadership skills, expand education and learn the value of service. In serving our youth, Rotarians of all ages learn so much from them.

Rotary Club of Ladner sponsors the Interact Club – stands for “International + Action” -- at Delta Secondary School, in Ladner, for young people ages 12-18. From a small group of members at the start of the school year, the club grew quickly to upwards of 30 or more, despite the pandemic restrictions.

Delta Chamber advocates to relieve traffic congestion

Posted on Apr 27, 2021

Traffic congestion has been an ongoing challenge for businesses and residents in Delta over many years. Businesses are struggling with the realities of unreliable travel times and are reluctant to develop to meet full potential. The best case scenario for replacement of the George Massey Tunnel is 7 to 8 years, but only once the provincial government finally has made a decision. The Delta Chamber of Commerce sees the need to engage with industry, government, and other stakeholders, particularly Translink and BC Transit, to help develop a comprehensive public transit service plan for Industrial Lands and Business Parks. The Chamber has developed a new Transportation Policy, which Chair of the Delta Chamber of Commerce, Rotarian Yvonne Anderson, presented to Ladner Rotary on April 27, 2021.

Waving flags for District conference

Posted on Apr 24, 2021

Rotarians from Ladner and Tsawwassen clubs lined 34b Avenue off Arthur Drive in Ladner by their cars, with flags of nations to wave for a video at the June 4-5 2021 virtual District 5040 Conference, in place of the normal part of the opening ceremony which would include international exchange students as flag bearers from around the world.

Captain Cook Rediscovered

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

Captain Cook Rediscovered is the latest book by David Nicandri. It is the first modern study to frame Captain James Cook’s career from a North American perspective, recognizing that Cook sailed more miles in the high latitudes of all of the world’s oceans than in the tropical zone. The book focuses on Cook's voyages in seas and on lands usually neglected. The most famous protege of this world renowned explorer was Captain George Vancouver.

Rotary International incoming President on priorities for 2021-22

Posted on Apr 15, 2021

Rotary needs to grow more and do more with bigger, better and bolder projects, according to Rotary International President for 2021-22, Shekhar Mehta, of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India. President Elect Shekhar spoke to 61 members of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen on April 15 and Rotarians visiting from nearby clubs and from as far away as India and the Philippines.

Mehta says Rotary needs to become more contemporary and adaptable by focusing on partnerships with governments and corporations, expanding partnerships with organizations that specialize in Rotary’s areas of focus, and investing in technology.

By the end of his term as President, on June 30th, 2022, he hopes Rotary will have grown from its steady position of 1.2 million members to 1.3 million. Each member can aim to bring a new member to Rotary in the next 15 months and that can make the difference.

Plant-based lifestyle business a growing success story

A plant-based lifestyle is far more than just a diet. The goal of West Vancouver-based PlantX is to educate the masses on the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and eliminate the barriers to entry for all. As PlantX co-founder, Sean Dollinger, describes the lifestyle on his company website, "It’s a way to be closer to nature, to each other, and work toward a kinder and cruelty-free future for everyone."

Soccer cleats and books on their way to children in the Philippines

Posted on Apr 10, 2021

A collection of soccer cleats and books for children in the Philippines, which members of the Rotary-sponsored Interact Club at Delta Secondary School collected in recent months, are now on their way by shipping container along with used medical and dental equipment for services in some communities. One Ladner Rotary member and six Interact members joined other Rotarians to load the container at a warehouse in Coquitlam on April 10. 2021. Ladner Rotary has provided $1,500 as one of the clubs sponsoring shipment of the container.

Children’s reading trail, food for high school students in need
supported by shredding

Children can read a story over the course of a trail of reading stations scheduled to open by this summer in Ladner. Some students at Delta Secondary School and their families, who need a hand up, will continue to receive food over weekends from a food pantry program. These two services to the community are being provided by Rotary Club of Ladner thanks to proceeds from a paper shredding fundraiser it organized on April 10th.

The South Delta residents and business people who showed up in 130 vehicles over four hours with boxes and bags of confidential and other documents to the shredding site behind the Delta TV/Eastlink building on Ladner Trunk Road, made the event a success with about $3,000 raised for the two community service projects.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion -- values for us all

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are values which Rotary International Board Director and DEI Taskforce Chair Valarie Wafer has not only spoken about passionately over many years, but has practiced in our own business. In 2021-22 Valarie, who will become Vice President of Rotary's 1.2 million member global network, says DEI aren't just the right values to practice, they are good for business. She will be serving on the RI board with fellow Ontario Rotarian Jennifer James, who in 2022 becomes the first female president in 117 years of Rotary International, considered the world's original service club. Valerie spoke to the Rotary Club of Ladner on April 6, 2021.

Children and families will soon enjoy outdoor reading trail

Posted on Apr 05, 2021

The StoryWalk outdoor reading trail for children and families is in production for Ladner with the aim of opening early this summer. StoryWalk is a collaborative project throughout Delta among the Delta Child and Youth Committee, Delta Literacy Outreach, City of Delta and the three Rotary clubs in Delta.

Millions under age 5, mothers giving birth, die -- Rotary acts

Posted on Apr 01, 2021

Almost six million children under the age of five die every year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation. As people of action, Rotarians have been working with authorities in various countries to prevent those deaths. They have also been working on reducing maternal deaths by 30% through family planning and ultimately empowering women.

Poverty and hunger can be alleviated if mothers are empowered and healthy, and in turn, their families. Thanks to the Rotary Foundation, communities receive the help and training they need to take control of their own maternal and infant health care.

Sad farewell to our District 5040 Director

Posted on Mar 30, 2021

Rest in Peace

Dave Hamilton,

our District 5040 Governor.

Thank you, Dave,

for your legacy

from service above self to

Rotary and our community

over many years.

Leaders in Ladner Rotary featured in national journal

Posted on Mar 31, 2021

Ladner Rotarians Chris and Penny Offer are featured in the April 2021 issue of Rotary Canada magazine. Both are Past District 5040 Governors and have held, and continue to hold, national and international leadership positions in Rotary.

Ladner Rotary hitting targets with their goals

Posted on Mar 30, 2021

Members of the Rotary Club of Ladner are people of action. They engage in service above self to make our community a better place......and our world. Members spoke up in a survey last Spring. The club has acted on those priorities, despite the pandemic. Here are some highlights.

People who make our community and our world a better place

Posted on Mar 23, 2021

Lynn Cameron and Graham Witcher are two members of Rotary Club of Ladner who have seen much of the world and bring their life's experience, sense of humour and commitment as people of action to service above self. They, like our fellow members, make Rotary such a positive experience of friendship in working with other members in fellowship.

Youth get a better chance in Delta Police community program

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

For the past 15 years, Constable Mike Grandia has been a member of Delta police where he is assigned to the Youth Services Team working with "high risk" youth. In recent years Constable Grandia has been a leader in the youth program developed with Tsawwassen First Nation where he was the Delta Police liaison officer and where he continues to work with youth. Now his team is working on implementing a similar program for urban setting in local communities.

April 10th Shred-A-Thon to make outdoor reading fun and provide food for students

Posted on Mar 10, 2021

StoryWalk® is a way for children to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. It is one of the projects to be supported by proceeds from the Ladner Rotary Shred-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, April 10th. Laminated pages from a children's book are attached to wooden platforms on wooden posts, which are installed along an outdoor trail. As children stroll down the trail with their families and friends they are directed to the next pages in the story at the next station. The Delta Child and Youth Committee is working with the Rotary Club of Ladner on a StoryWalk for Ladner, and one each with the two other Rotary clubs in Delta and the City of Delta, for an expected launch possibly this summer.

The Shred-A-Thon will also support a program to feed families of high school students in need on weekends just started at Delta Secondary School in Ladner. Rotary Club of Ladner is sponsoring a School Grocery Pantry to provide students of families in need with nutritious food to take home for wholesome meals to help their learning at school. Save-On-Foods in Ladner is providing the food at “food bank prices”.

The Fraser

Posted on Mar 09, 2021

The Fraser River is the 11th largest river in Canada. In their new coffee-table book, "The Fraser, River of Life and Legend," Carol and Rick Blacklaws raise the profile of its rugged and wild beauty, capturing over 20 years of exploring the river and some of its life and history, from the Cariboo region to the Strait of Georgia. The Blackwells -- whose son became a river guide, and who named his own son Fraser -- wanted to recognize the Fraser as a rich resource for most of us in the province, because, in many places, it is only accessible on backroads or river rafts by those who work on the river.

Clean water and sanitation essential worldwide

Posted on Mar 08, 2021

Residential consumers of water in Canada use over 340 litres per person per day. That’s roughly twice as much per person as in other industrialized countries, other than the United States and Australia. Those of us fortunate to be living in this country of ours, and this province, may take our supply of fresh water for granted, and the sanitation facilities which come with our high standard of living. In other, less fortunate places on Earth, water may be delivered to communities through expensive processes such as desalination or complex recycling. Water is a vital, and can be a scarce, resource.

Saluting women in Rotary and the world

Posted on Mar 05, 2021

Rotary Club of Ladner salutes women who are members in this club and among millions of Rotarians worldwide on International Women’s Day, on March 8 -- a day to join voices with people around the world around the message, “Women’s rights are human rights!” It is time to celebrate all women, in all their diversities. We embrace their facets and intersections of faith, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual identity, or disability. We celebrate those who came before us, those who stand beside us now, and those who will come after. It’s a time to celebrate the achievements of women, whether social, political, economic or cultural.

Bringing basic education and literacy to the world

Posted on Mar 02, 2021

Over 776 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population. In 1985, Rotary declared basic literacy to be a pre-condition for the development of peace. Early literacy training is critical to the success of a child's later education. So Rotarians work worldwide with children, parents, and educators to encourage and build reading skills at an early age for the life and fulfillment of each child and their community, the avoidance of conflict and building of peace.

Wheelchairs given by sister Rotary club in Chile

Presidente Luis Seguel of Ladner Rotary's sister club, Rotary Club of Temuco Norte, in Temuco, Chile sends his greetings to our club along with those of his club. They shared a video clip with a report from TVN, the public national tv channel in Chile. President Seguel and some members of the club are shown donating wheelchairs needed in the community. This event, was done to highlight the 116 years of Rotary international, on February 23. As our honourary member in Santiago, Patricio Ramirez, says this presentation was, "An excellent way to show the citizens of this country the great social and community work done by Rotary International." Congratulations, Presidente Seguel and members of Temuco Norte Rotary.

Celebrating 116 years of Rotary International

Posted on Feb 23, 2021

Rotary Club of Ladner, one of 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and territories of 1.2 million members in Rotary International, celebrated the 116th Anniversary of now the world's oldest and second largest service organization on February 23, 2021. The date is known as World Peace and Understanding Day. Club members enjoyed a virtual tour of the Rotary International headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois.

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Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 12:00 PM

Coast Tsawwassen Inn

1665 – 56th Street
Delta, BC V4L 2B2
Canada

Ladner Rotary continues to meet weekly on ZOOM. To attend as a guest, please contact Chris Offer chrisoffer@outlook.com or club president Peter Roaf proaf@shaw.ca

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The international Rotary Foundation recognizes

Rotary Club of Ladner

as a leader in contributing to the global campaign to End Polio

For the 13th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. The Foundation earned the recognition for adhering to sector best practices and executing its mission in a financially efficient way, demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Only one percent of the organizations Charity Navigator evaluates have received 13 consecutive 4-star evaluations.

Freddie Marsh

May 11, 2021 12:00 PM

BC Transplant

Courtney Hodson and Will Zylmans

May 18, 2021 12:00 PM

Fortis Tilbury Island Expansion Project

TENTATIVE

May 25, 2021 12:00 PM

Rotary - Habitat for Humanity Partnership

DCC Michelle Davey

Jun 01, 2021 12:00 PM

Delta Police Challenges and Opportunities

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Conversation about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Zoom (link to follow when registered)

May 18, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Raise a Flag
Jun 27, 2021 7:00 AM –
Jul 06, 2021 6:46 PM

Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, April 28, 2021

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, March 30, 2021

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, February 24, 2021

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, January 27, 2021

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, January 27, 2021

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, December 21, 2020

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, November 27, 2020

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Rotary Club of Ladner Bulletin, October 30, 2020

Oct 30, 2020

Annual Review 2019-20 Rotary Club of Ladner

Rotary global funding response to COVID-19

Rotary Club of Ladner is a diverse group of men and women of all ages who are business and professional leaders working together in fellowship as people of action to give back to our local community and communities around the world. We are among Rotary's 1.2 million members in 35,000 clubs working together in “service above self”, promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, sanitation & hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies. For information on membership in the Rotary Club of Ladner please contact membership chair: Lynn Cameron or 604-240-7411