60th Anniversary celebrated with splash park gift

Posted by Peter Roaf on Sep 25, 2017

Celebrating 60 Years of Community Service, the Rotary Club of Ladner (founded in 1957) held a birthday dinner party on September 23, 2017. To honour the occasion the club made a “gift” to the community, of Ladner and Delta, with the $600,000 Ladner Rotary Splash Park, in partnership with the Corporation of Delta. Construction of the splash park began officially with a sod turning ceremony in Memorial Park on September 21, 2017 with opening scheduled for May 2018. -- photos by Chris Offer

Rotary District 5040 Governor Don Evans, with Deb Sankey, brought congratulations from the District and Rotary International. Past District Governor Garry Shearer brought congratulations and a large birthday card signed by members of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, an “offspring” of Ladner Rotary 25 years ago. Greetings also came from our sister clubs, of Temuco Norte, Chile, and Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

Eighty people participated in the dinner of recognition, nostalgia and fun, organized by Denis Denischuk and committee, MC’d by Lindsay Eldridge, decorated by Sonia Baron and Sandra O’Keeffe, and presented, in 20-year eras, by the club “don” of 53 years, Dr. Arthur Birk, Past District Governor Michael Cruise and Rev. Dr. Graham Witcher. The band, A Perfect Alibi, had many up dancing after dinner.

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District 5040 Governor Don Evans brought greetings from the District and Rotary International	Guillermo Bustos read from Spanish congratulations sent by sister club, Temuco Norte, Chile	Ed Klassen read congratulations from sister club, Mount Maunganui, NZ

PDG Garry Shearer presented Tsawwassen club's gift of 3 bottles of "Mumms" champagne for mother club	Tsawwassen club members signed an anniversary congratulations card	Irene Forcier outlines the club's latest and largest ever community project: Ladner Rotary Splash Park



Longest serving member of this club, "don" Arthur Birk, covered club achievements in first 20 years	Past District Governor Michael Cruise covered the second 20 years of the club	Graham Witcher covered the last 20 years and paid tribute to members passed away in the past 10 years





Lindsay Eldridge (left) was MC, with Elena Murgoci	80 current and former Rotarians, family and friends attended the dinner	Irene Forcier and President Ulf Ottho give the Ladner Rotary Splash Park as a "gift" to Ladner and Delta


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