The Prince George Rotary Club is proud to induct Cristina Mihis by Club President, Gary Wilson at our last meeting. Cristina is the owner of Rodica Senior Home Care here in Prince George. She helps provide seniors assisted living with 24/7 supervision and care. Christina is excited about helping give back to our community! (Photo taken March 26, 2024)
Winter sports are an integral part of our Prince George community. We recently donated $5,000 to the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club which will be used to build new ski huts up at Otway.
Our Rotary Club is very supportive of our community’s youth and committed to their future growth and success. We recently funded $6,900 towards youth leadership, tourism training and government immersion programs.
The Prince George Rotary Club would like to welcome our newest member Michelle Fraser, Branch Manager Scotiabank in College Heights. She was inducted by Gary Wilson, Club President. (picture: January 3rd, 2024)
Jacques Fournier of Wilson M. Beck Insurance (right) receiving a Paul Harris Fellow award for his commitment towards Rotary International and it’s causes by Past District Governor Lorne Calder (left). (Picture Jan 2, 2024)
Last week, we sponsored the Santa Breakfast at Westwood Elementary School where we gave some joy and hot meals to some very excited kids! (Photos Dec 14, 2023)
Nolan Nicholson, born and raised in Prince George, was recently inducted into our Club. He works as an Account Executive at WM Beck Insurance and has a passion to give back to the community he and his family lives in. (Picture taken Oct 24, 2023)
Rotary has recently provided $1560 of funding for the Tovertafel Table at Simon Fraser Lodge. The Tovertafel (“magic table”), promotes more joyful, social connections for seniors living with dementia through its wide range of interactive games. Developed with seniors and care professionals, the games are designed to suit different stages of dementia and times of the day. Such as family visits and sundowning. The Tovertafel is proven to be effective at physical, cognitive, social and sensory levels. By stimulating physical, social, and cognitive activity, the Tovertafel promotes moments of happiness in caregiving for seniors with dementia and improves their well-being. Stimulating physical activity in elderly people with dementia is especially important as they often don’t get enough exercise in nursing homes. The Tovertafel is a great tool for making physical activity fun! (Nov 28, 2023)
Drone footage taken of the Rotary & David Douglas Botanical Gardens last week. We are done for the season with only minor things left to do. Now that the limestone has been laid, this provides a better image of the enormity of the projects. Note that this is only the start of the DDBG and will expand much, much further than pictured. Rotary ⚙️
Seven of us from three Clubs put the finishing touches on the Rotary Gardens today. We moved more dirt for the perimeter flower beds, pounded in some more rebar and put up the temporary gazebo that was donated to us. A larger permanent wooden structure will be built in the spring when the planting begins. We are looking to raise $5000 to cover material costs so if you would wish to donate please reach out to our Club at info@pgroraty.ca. Below us, you can see Phase 2a of the botanical gardens with the groundwork complete and the shale pathways in. This will be a multi year project that will eventually stretch to university way. All of this will become a legacy project for the community and visitors alike to enjoy for decades to come. ROTARY 💪⚙️ (Photos taken Sept 23, 2023)
Today we hammered the last spike into the 25th planter at the Rotary Gardens. Items next on the agenda will be the gazebo, completion of the entrance archway and a raised wheelchair access planter, not to mention a lot of limestone to be wheelbarrowed in for the pathways. 💪⚙️ (Photo taken Aug 30, 2023)
Short Term Exchange Students, Olivia (outbound) and Madeleine (inbound) talking about their exchanges in Belgium/Canada. Each take turns visiting the other’s country for a month over the summer break to experience the culture and see the sights. In the top left, Long Term Exchange Student, Lynn, recently arrived from Germany, is presenting her Rotary Club banner to President Gary Wilson. She will be billeted in Canada for 10 months here in PG. In the top middle, Short Term Exchange Student Madeleine (inbound) presenting her Belgian Rotary Club banner to President Gary Wilson. In the top right, Short Term Exchange Student Lea (inbound) presenting her Belgian Rotary Club banner to President Gary Wilson. Group photos of all the inbound and outbound students shown with Toni Stedeford, Exchange Student Coordinator and Gary Wilson, Club President. (Photos taken Aug 22, 2023)
The Rotary and David Douglas Botanical Gardens are coming to life! The pictures show all the progress made since shovels were put into the ground on June 25th, only one month ago. (Pictures taken July 22, 2023)
We want to congratulate Gary Wilson for earning his Paul Harris recognition for exemplary service above self and his commitment to the Rotary Foundation. Gary is our recently elected President (right) being awarded his pin by Lorne Calder, Past District Governor (left). Picture taken on July 18, 2023.
The International Convention is being held in Calgary on June 21-25 2025 where Rotarians from all around the world can connect, learn from what other Clubs are doing and celebrate our achievements just a year away! (Picture: July 7, 2023)
We want to welcome Habibur to our Club. He was a past Rotaractor who wanted to return to Rotary and give back to the community he lives in. Habibur is shown being inducted by our newly-appointed president Gary Wilson on his very first meeting as President. (Picture: July 4, 2023)
Rotary took pride in participating in the National Indigenous Peoples Day in Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park yesterday. One of Rotary’s seven focuses is peace, where we foster greater understanding and deepen relationships. Lorne Calder (Past District Governor), Gary Wilson (President Elect of the Downtown Rotary Club) and Kathy Carlson (President of the Nechako Rotary Club) shown. Photo taken by Steve Henderson, Rotary NIPD Organizer for our Club. These were but a few volunteers from the four Rotary Clubs here in Prince George who participated in the celebration. (Picture from June 21, 2023)
The first tree was planted yesterday marking the groundbreaking for the David Douglas Botanical Gardens up at UNBC. This is a multi-phase joint project between the Rotary clubs of Prince George and the David Douglas Botanical Garden Society. As part of this great endeavour, the Rotary Community Gardens will be built next to the PG Botanical Gardens which will enable local citizens to grow their own vegetables. This will be yet another sustainable project for in our community, providing not only local enjoyment but added tourism dollars to our economy in the not-so-distant future. Picture from June 16, 2023)
Jenny DeReis, MC Psych, RCC from Validity Counselling being inducted by Martin Meyer, Club Secretary. (Picture from June 6, 2023)
Today a cheque for $10,000 was presented to Jay Lazzarin and Patrick Olivier of Yellowhead Rotary for the construction of the new Rotary Community Gardens and David Douglas Botanical Gardens up at UNBC. This is an exciting capital project which will provide those without access to their own gardens an opportunity to grow their own fresh vegetables. (Picture from May 9, 2023)
To everyone who had a hand in The 2023 Kitchen Party. Well Done! Outstanding is what people were saying and will you be holding another next year! You Betcha Boy! (Pictures from April 15, 2023)
We would like to welcome our newest members, Morgan Roney (left) and Sheila Blackstock (2nd from right) who were inducted by Lorne Calder, Past District Governor (2nd from left) and Lanita Horning, Club President (Right).
Congratulations to Gerry Knechtel (right) who earned his Major Donor pin, presented by Lorne Calder, Past District Governor. This recognition is awarded to Club Members upon reaching their 10th Paul Harris level with Rotary International.
We are happy and honoured to welcome Susan Hollister (right) to our Club, inducted by our Club President, Lanita Horning (left). Susan has a background in Human Resources and provides leadership coaching and consulting to middle/upper managers/management.
On January 23rd, our very own Kevin Beatty was presented the Major Donor Award pin by our Past District President, Lorne Calder, for making the milestone of lifetime contributions totalling $10,000 to the Rotary Foundation. The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Congratulations Kevin and thank you for all your support!
The Rotary Club of PG recently donated funds to Harwin School to purchase a new oven and a new conveyor toaster to support their breakfast program. Seen above is Vice Principal T.J. Grisedale, parent and Indiginous Education Worker Larissa Montgomery, and Rotarian Gary Wilson. June 7, 2022
Julie Cote was one of the winners of a Homesteader Meats gift certificate. She is seen here with Lanita Horning, President-Elect of the Rotary Club of Prince George. Proceeds from the raffle are used by the Rotary club to help support numerous community projects. 24 November 2021. 
Juliet Goveia was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Prince George by President Rod Holmes on 23 November 2021. Welcome Juliet!
President Rod Holmes is shown presenting Lanita Horning with a multiple Paul Harris award. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed US$1000 to the Rotary Foundation. The foundation supports many worthwhile endeavors, including a program to eradicate polio from the world. 
Rob Schuetz receiving a multiple Paul Harris award from president Rod Holmes. We would like to acknowledge that we hold our meetings on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Lheidli T'enneh
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