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Paul Harris Community Recipient Kal Gill

Every year we award a Paul Harris Award to a member of our community. This year Kal Gill was selected for his on going dedication to our community as a whole and all that he does to support the efforts of the Yellowhead Rotary Club. He is always willing to help and always has a smile to share. Thank you for all that you do Kal. Well deserved.

Trina Lomax

Today we welcomed Trina Lomax as the newest member of the Yellowhead Rotary Club. She was proposed for membership by Janice Bleeker and we can already see that she will be a great Rotarian. We look forward to getting to know her more and working on great Rotary projects together.

Adventures in Health Care Update

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Rotary Citation

It was great to see this amazing group receive the honor of a Rotary Citation. They truly are a benefit to our community.

Rotarian of the Month - Chris Wood

Our Rotarian of the month is Chris Wood. Chris has embraced Rotary from the moment he walked through the doors. He has helped with many projects including city clean up, Family bbq, Taste of India and he was our first Sargent in Arms this new year. We are lucky you have him in our club.

Paul Harris Fellows August 8, 2019

Adventures in Health Care expands

Rotary Adventures in Health Care was created in 2017 to provide an opportunity to introduce Adventurers to post-secondary education, applied training and career opportunities in the health sciences in northern British Columbia. The program has become extremely successful with constant positive feedback from collaboraters, students and parents alike. This past spring the program was recognized with a Healthier You Award for Youth Initiative of the Year.

Unfortunately, success has created a problem. The goal of the program has become watered down...………………..

World Polio Day 2018

October 24th is World Polio day and to recognize this important event the 3 Prince George clubs are holding a joint dinner on that day at The Coast. Guest speaker is Joan Toone. Joan is a Rotarian and Past President of the Rotary Club of Victoria. Both Joan and her husband are multiple Paul Harris Fellows and Foundation Benefactors. They have received the Foundation District Service award twice.

Joan has also received a President's Commendation and a District 5020 Award of Excellence. She is a recipient of the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award and the Sovereign's Medal for volunteers. Joan is also a polio survivor.

Please join us on October 24th 6 pm at The Coast. Please feel free to invite friends and family. Tickets are available at the front desk of The Coast and I also have tickets . I will have these available at our luncheon meetings. Price is $30.00 for Rotarians and $35.00 for non members.

Ken Carnes

New Rotarian Ken Carnes has completed his ‘task’ list and had his New Member ribbon removed today. Thanks for joining our club Ken, we are enjoying getting to know you.

Shown here with Yellowhead Rotarians Janine Janine Fraser and Martina Humphrey.

New Member - Mauricio Plata

Today we inducted our newest member, Mauricio Plate. Mauricio works for the City of Prince George and manages their service division. We are happy to have you with us Mauricio and we look forward to working together in our community.
Shown here with Rotarians Dave Dyer and Bill Hellyer

Friends of Mgutaw

Our annual Taste of India event raises much needed funds for worthwhile organizations both international and local. This week we were pleased to present the Friends of Mgutaw with a cheque for $12,500. With our support they are able to build a library and computer lab at their school. We are proud to be associated with this inspiring group who are making a difference in Mgutwa, Tanzania

Yolanda Bruno, Helen Matson and Sharon Egglestone are shown here with Taste of India Committee Chair Janine Fraser.

Blackburn Community Association

Our annual Taste of India event raises much needed funds for worthwhile organizations both international and local. This week we were pleased to present Kim March and Jamie Kranrod from The Blackburn Community Association with a cheque for $8,500 towards the development of a bike skills park. We are proud to be associated with this project as it impacts the lives of children in our community.

Kim March is shown here with Taste of India Committee Chair Janine Fraser.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters

Our annual Taste of India event raises much needed funds for worthwhile organizations both international and local. This week we were pleased to present Big Brothers and Big Sisters with a cheque for $8,500 for some much-needed playground equipment. We are proud to be associated with this dynamic group of individuals working to better the lives of children in our community. Keep up the great work!

Wendy Bracklow and Erica McLean are shown here with Rotarian Janine Fraser.

Adventures in Health Care - 2018

A four minute summary of four days in Prince George exploring health care options for education and careers in northern British Columbia

New Member Meagan Seizler

Today we inducted our newest member, Meagan Seizler. Meagan is a Notary Public with M Hawke and Associates Notaries Public. We are happy to have you with us Meagan and we look forward to working together in our community.

Bill Hellyer, Meagan Seizler, Dan Dennis

Rotary in Action

We had a fabulous time planting trees Wednesday morning in Rainbow Park alongside Rotarians from the PG Nechako Club, PG Rotary Club Downtown and Rotaract Club - Prince George. Around 200 pine seedlings that Industrial Forestry Service donated to us, replaced trees that were removed in the park due to the mountain pine beetle

outbreak. Thanks to the City of Prince George's Parks and Recreation department for its unwavering support for this project since planning began in December.

We appreciate the collaboration between the City and IFS as we strive to make a difference in our community with environmental sustainability initiatives like this one.

Teamwork in our community

Posted on Mar 09, 2018

The 2018 interview team for the students applying to attend the Adventures in Health Care program in May. The members include representatives from Rotary, School District 57, University of Northern British Columbia, College of New Caldedonia and AiMHi.

Many thanks to Yellowhead Rotarians Martina Humphrey, Brenda Mondor, Lorna Dittmar, Karen Shea, Ignacio Albarracin and Nechako Rotarian Dolly Hilton.

New Yellowhead Rotarians

Please help us welcome Yellowhead Rotary's newest members:

L-R: Janine Fraser, Valorie Radley, Kassi Doherty, Marnie Hamagami

Valorie Radley is joining the Rotary Club of Prince George Yellowhead under the classification of Equestrian Training. Valorie was a member of the Burns Lake Rotary Club before moving to Prince George. Now that she has established her routine, she is interested in getting involved in Rotary life once again. She was introduced to our club by Leslie Gilchrist.

Kassi Doherty is joining the Rotary Club of Prince George Yellowhead under the classification of Customer Service - Airline. She has told us that she is wanting to get more involved in giving back to her community and sees Rotary as a great way to do that. Her brother was a Rotary Youth Exchange student who went to Taiwan, so she already feels like Rotary family.

Smoker BBQ Fund Raiser - 2017

Posted on Aug 26, 2017

Auctioning off our services reaps more rewards than just the money raised to help support Yellowhead Rotary

community projects. The fun and banter in teaming up to deliver the goods was something we never forget.

Taste of India 2017 Recipients

Yellowhead Rotary Taste of India 2017 Recipiants include: AimHi, Girl Guides of Prince George and Friends of Mgutwa.

Our club was able to help AimHi renovate a bathroom to be more user friendly, we also assisted in replacing the floor at the Girl Guides camp, and contributed to a new well in the community of Mgutwa Tanzania.

Spring Arts Bazaar & Great Northern Chili Cook Off

Posted on Aug 08, 2017

AIFES

AIFES 2017 is now history. We had a great group of grade ten to twelves -28 in all. They were all worn out after 4 long days, as were a few Rotarians. We received very positive evaluations from the students who learned a lot about career choices, educational opportunities and the broad spectrum of forestry and environmental pursuits. And they had a lot fun at the dinners, BBQ at the Helleyer, and bowling, all of which contributed to new found friendships. Now works starts on making 2018 even better.