"Zach Parker is a Fraser Valley Rotaractor and the owner of Honey Mustard Media Inc. He has facilitated RYLA and YAIL, and makes videos/documentaries for various Rotary Service Projects including ARES, and RACHEL. "
Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary meets Tuesdays at 7:15am
Kidsport Tri-Cities provides grants to help cover the costs of registration so that all kids aged 18 and under in Tri-Cities can play a season of sport. This year because of helping with the Ribfest 5050 we were able to present a cheque for $2,027.80 to help their cause. Greg Garrison accepts the cheque for Kidsport from Frank Marchand.
Kidsport Tri-Cities accepts applications and administers grants of up to $500 per child/year, for children under 18 who live in the Tri-Cities.
On September 29, 2026 our Club presented a cheque for $4,731.60 to Foodlink Society of Coquitlam. This was made possible by our helping with the 5050 raffle at the Port Moody Ribfest in July. Receiving the cheque are Igor Bjelac and Reihane which is being presented by Frank Marchand.
Food Link Society improves access to healthy food for over 184,000 individuals yearly at more than 27 locations across 11 cities in Metro Vancouver district. Your one-time or monthly donation helps recover and redistribute over 2.5 million lbs of food annually.
September 22, 2026 Speaker
Sam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from Simon Fraser University, where he focused on the experiences and challenges faced by women and
2SLGBTQIA+ communities in sport. Since joining Children of the Street in 2024, Sam has helped deliver hundreds of Stand Up, Speak Out workshops, engaging youth in meaningful
conversations about gender, masculinity, and gender-based violence.
As an avid hockey player, Sam draws on his own experience in sport to tailor workshops for youth in sports and connect with these audiences in a relevant and approachable way. He bringsconfidence, care, and authenticity to his facilitation and is to guide challenging conversations that encourage young people to reflect, ask questions, and build healthier ways of relating to one another. Passionate about this work, Sam is committed to creating spaces where youth feel heard and empowered to speak up.
Tuesday, September 15, Steve Rutledge from Adopt a Village in Laos was our guest presenter. Steve is not a new presenter to us; we are one of his yearly club visits he does so that he can update supporting clubs on his past year activities in Laos. We have always had some funds to donate to his water projects, and spoiler alert we will some for him again this year. -$1,000.
Join us for a taste of the early to mid 60s' music of the Beatles. Net proceeds will go to support of local community projects. For tickets, click on the QR code at the bottom of this poster.
Kathleen Olson
District Governor 2026-2027 Vists our Club on September 08, 2026
From left to right:
Malcolm Kennedy -Cl;ub President
Kathleen Olson - District 5050 Govenor
Greg Garrison
Maureen Boyd - Area “D” AG
"Gogo" means grandmother in Zulu, and the phrase "Grandmothers a gogo" or "Gogos" typically refers to support groups and movements inspired by or supporting African grandmothers raising children affected by HIV/AIDS, or senior assistance services
Welcome
Donald Seitz
Rotary Club of Charlotte, NC
Ending Alzheimer’s One Coin at a Time:
The CART Fund Story
Don was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to Charlotte in 1994 and then retired in 2017. Since Don’s retirement, he has been a very busy man. He has been a Van Assist Drive for Charlotte Motor Speedway, a poll worker in Cabarrus County, and worked hard for the Boys and Girls Club and Speedway Charities. Don has a special place in his heart for Veterans and has been a Guardian on five Queen City Honor Flights to Washington, DC, carrying veterans to see the various memorials and sights in the area. His focus is now on the CART Fund, including attempting to bring the CART Fund to international cities in Canada. He has twice been recognized as a Distinguished Rotarian by different clubs. Together, through awareness, action, and support, we can make a difference for families facing Alzheimer’s every day.
Arvind & Kiran Jain
Kiran and Arvind joined the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise July 3, 2025
They are the owners of Comfort Keepers Tri-Cities
Hugh Mitchell presents them with the Polio Plus Certificate as a token of appreciation for their Classification for their talk.
Norm Cook - (right hand side of picture) is thanked by Member Clive Evans.
Norm is an Honourary Member of the
Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise.
He is Retired - and was formerly City Manager, City of Coquitlam
Left Hand Picture: Rotarian Hazel Burnell - recognized for her Classification presentation by Clive Evans. Right Hand Picture: Stan Wylie (centerish) presents Lois McNary (his right hand side) with PH+1 and Hazel Burnell (his left hand side) with a PH, while club president, Malcolm Kennedy left hand side of phote looks on.
Ron Postma - outgoing 2025 / 2026 president hands off to Malcolm Kennedy - incoming president for 2026 / 2027
Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise Incoming Executive. Starting from the left: Bob Moody, Hamed Najafi, Stan Wylie,
Lois McNary, Malcolm Kennedy, Maureen Boyd (ADG), Ron Postma and Greg Garrison
Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise (Hamed Najafi) presents a $1,000 cheque to the local Youth Leadership Society of British Columbia.
Ariel Taylor, on the right in the photo and Lois McNary on the left
Ariel Taylor has been involved in Special Olympics BC - Coquitlam for 19 years. She has competed in six different sports, enjoying training with her friends, learning new skills, and keeping fit!
Ariel has been fortunate to complete at Regional (Representing Coquitlam), Provincial, National and World Games, where she met new people and learned about different parts of Canada and of course Italy.
Igor Bjelac, , Executive Director of Food Link Society Charity.
Igor leads the organization in creating and implementing
Innovative programs to support immigrant integration and
community development.
He says our journey began in 2015 when a small group of immigrants, during an English as a Second Language (ESL) training at Vanier Centre in Coquitlam, watched adocumentary on food waste. Motivated by what we learned, we initiated a food recovery project called ‘’Win Win’’ gathering unsold food from grocery stores to prevent it from being wasted. What started as a small effort to provide free food for students in the program soon expanded, as we realized how much good, edible food we could rescue and distribute.
Igor is on the right and our Norm Cook is on the left.
May 26, 2026, we presented a cheque for $1000 to Coquitlam Search and Rescue for the purchase of a drone which will be used to aid their search efforts in the mountains and lakes of the Lower Mainland. Coquitlam Search and Rescue is a volunteer organization serving Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore, Belcarra and Port Moody residents and visitors.
Presenting the cheque is Rotary President Ron Postma and Rotarian Emmanuel Regalado. Receiving the cheque are Tom Zajac and Alice (Sorry Alice, I do not have your surname)
At our May 12, 2026 Meeting Zoe Royer, (front row third from right) MP for Port Moody - Coquitlam presented two or our members with their Canadian Citizen Certificates. The two Rotarians are Kiran and Arvind Jain (4th and 2nd. from right respectively).
Our May 05 speaker(s) were Kamakshya Pudasaini and three students from Charles Best Secondary School. ON the right is Rotarian Emmanuel Regalado presenting the youth with their speaker recognition.
The Youth Leadership Society of British Columbia (YLSBC) will host the 4th model United Nations Conference for High School Students and promotes education and the development of youth leadership skills through experiential learning. The youth-driven programs are designed to foster good citizenship and build life skills. It is our endeavor that the youth are laying a good foundation for Canada.
Maura Fitzpatrick
Fundraising Specialist
Plea Children of the Street
Maura works to raise the funds needed to provide Children of the Street’s free programs and services. With almost 30 years of fundraising experience, she enjoys working with individuals, community groups, businesses, and foundations to help them learn more about child/youth sexual exploitation and how they can help keep kids safe from this crime. Children of the Street was founded in 1995, when a group of parents from the Lower Mainland united after their children were sexually exploited.
Sexual exploitation involves children/youth being manipulated into exchanging a sexual act for money, drugs, shelter, food, transportation, love, acceptance, or other needs. Victims can be of any age, gender, sexual orientation, income level, geographic location, or religion. Exploiters prey on the vulnerability of young people.Human trafficking is very commonly confused with human smuggling and is thought to be an issue that happens only in developing countries. The Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise was successful in tapping into BC Gaming funds and presents a $7000 to Plea to further their work with children and youth.
Our guest presenter on Tuesday, April 28 was Past District Governor (2023-2024) Denis Boyd. Our current Area D Assistant Governor Maureen Boyd was unavailable to attend. PDG Denis's role at the district level, among his other district duties, is to promote and recognize Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation. When it comes to Major Donors the Rotary Club Coquitlam Sunrise "lifts way above it's weight".
Major Donors from left to right: Robert (Bob) Moody, Norm Cook, Stan Wylie, Clive Evans, Malcolm Kennedy. Missing is Kike McKone
Steve Kim of the Access Youth Society is recognized as our speaker. He was also presented with a cheque for $7,000 (Gaming Money) to be used in the furtherance of working with disadvantaged youth in the Tri-Cities area.
Our very own Allan Lawrence - Vancouver Jaguar / MG Car Club – More than just cars! A group of like-minded guys got together in 1969 and formed what is now one of the longest continuous running British car clubs in North America. Ultimately spouses and partners got involved and a great social organization developed over the years. Membership now fluctuates between 180 and 200 members. The hobby is as much about memories as it is cars. Comments from strangers like – “my dad had one of these” or “I’ve always wanted one of these” are common. Clubs help preserve these memories provide technical support and driving opportunities. The club is also part of a major yearly fund raiser for the Christmas Bureau together with many other car clubs in the lower mainland.
Allan and daughter Kate have been active club members for over 25 years.
Left Photo: Claire MacLean of SHARE is thanked for the grand tour the new SHARE Foundation Facility in Port Coquitlam.
Centre Photo: Claire receives a cheque for $2,300 from our Club - the result of monthly member donations to SHARE Food Bank.
Right Photo: Claire receives a cheque for $6,000 from our Gaming Grant to be used for the Food Bank.