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Promoting respect, celebrating diversity, demanding ethical leadership, and working tirelessly to advance peace are central tenets of our club.
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Meeting schedule for Rotary Year 2023-24
Andrew Sheret Building: Tuesdays at 12 noon
Visiting Rotarians are
particularly welcome.
Meeting Day change begins September 4.
The meeting schedule will be:
- 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: 12 noon - Normal Club Assembly
Next dates: Tuesday, December 5 (AGM). January 9 (not Jan 2), 16 in Boardroom, at Andrew Sheret.
Visitors - Contact us or go to the Calendar menu and click on the event to register if you wish to attend
- 2nd and 4th Tuesdays: 12 noon - Informal Club meetings at the Strathcona Hotel.
Next dates: TBA at the Sticky Wicket - Strath
Look for possible changes of location and day from time-to-time. Check Calendar for Upcoming Events
- 3rd Tuesday prior to regular meeting: Board and Committee meetings.
- 5th Week: Social Event - check calendar for time & details.
- Our weekly meeting includes fellowship, fun, a speaker and necessary club business
- ZOOM link for Board and some club meetings.
Contact us for the Zoom link if the above link does not work
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'MIX AND MINGLE' DATES: SOCIAL EVENTS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
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Coming up: Check the calendar tab for final details
Event: RCV Christmas Party
Date: Monday, December 11
Time: 11:00 am for 11:30 luncheon
Location: University Club
Cost: $70 / pp
Friends and family are welcome BUT reserve soon as we are limited to 64 people. Contact the Fellowship Committee for more information and to reserve places at fellowship@rotaryvictoria.ca
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CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign
Thriftys at Broadmead Mall - Fridays and Saturdays in December
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ROTEX Student Presentations
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
TREKFest Rotary Raffle & 50/50
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FUNDS RAISED FOR CHARITY
$9702
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TREKFest Raffle
& 50/50 Winner
50/50 - Prize $2670
Winner: P. Norman, Victoria, BC
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TREKFest Raffle Prizes
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Grand Prize Two TREX Fx+2 ebikes
A. Grey, Victoria, BC
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2nd Prize $500 Credit at TREK Bikes Victoria
L. Curtis, Victoria, BC
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3rd Prize Passage on the Coho to Port Angeles
K. Nixon, Lantzville, BC
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Congratulations and thanks to all who participated
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Recent Activities
In June members from the Victoria and Saanich Rotary clubs helped manage events at the final Operation Trackshoes.
Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair
In April members from the Victoria and Saanich Rotary clubs judged Environment-related projects at the Science Fair.
The following students won prizes.
- Alexis Kuo – An environmentally friendly approach to extracting heavy metals from solutions utilizing melanin found in hair
- Phoebe Dendes – Photo Volts
Liam DeGoey – The Effect of Compostable Plastic in Soil on Plant Growth
- Quinn Davies – No More Nitrates !
- Liam Pope-Lau – Evaporation Electricity: Nanoengineering Wood for Sustainable Energy
Rotary Club of Victoria $2000 Scholarship
Evan Warburton – The Dual Dipole Radio Telescope
Evan received the Rotary Club of Victoria Scholarship as the top Senior project in the Science Fair
COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR 2023
Fundraiser for Our Place - Walk on Feb 25
We raised $4620 !!!
Thanks to all who contributed and participated.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Rotary Club of Victoria has recently awarded $9,000 in scholarships to graduating secondary students.
A $2000 scholarship was awarded to Eunjo An, the student with the top senior project in the 2022 Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair.
Eunjo competed at the Canada-Wide Science Fair and won several prizes with her project.
COMMUNITY GRANTS
We have recently awarded the following grants:
July 2022 – June 2023
- Threshold Housing Society: (Rotary Education Program) - $10,000 in December 2022 + $10,000 in May 2023
- Esquimalt High School: (Science and Arts equipment) - $15,000
- Human Nature Counselling Society: (Program expenses) - $2100
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July 2021 – June 2022
- Mustard Seed Food Distribution Centre: (forklift) - $15,000
- Cridge Transition House for Women: (furniture) - $4290
- Duke of Edinburgh Award: (fees & boarding) - $2100
- Anawim Companion Soc. (furniture) - $7000
- Intercultural Assoc. (Employment Computer Lab) - $5000
September is Rotary
Basic Education and Literacy Month
Basic education and literacy is one of The Rotary Foundation’s six areas of focus. We know that basic education and literacy are essential for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. ......
With the Esquimalt High School INTERACT Club we initiated a collection of books for pre-school children to support the 1000 x 5 Literary Society. This collection will continue until the end of November.
We also initiated monthly Bottle Drives to support student club activities in the school. These will continue until the end of the school year. The RCV also makes years grants to the school to support extra-curricular Science and Arts activities.

November is Rotary
Rotary Foundation Month
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact......

This year’s theme is “Create Hope in the World”
Rotary International's vision statement:
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities and in ourselves.
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