Food on the Corner Testimonial from Rotarian, Jill Pennefather, on how helping those in need has been a wonderful experience. The first group I joined after becoming a Rotarian in 2018 was "Food on the Corner". It was an opportunity for me to provide aid first hand to my fellow Vancouverites who are not as lucky as I. |
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Easter Seals Join us in rappelling down a skyscraper in Easter Seals Drop Zone Event! You can make a difference in the lives of children, youth and adults living with diverse abilities. Easter Seals Drop Zone Event September 10th, 2020 Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Let’s Take the Leap Together! The Rotary Club of Vancouver is forming a team to participate in Easter Seals Drop Zone event on September 10th and we would like YOU to join us! Let’s take the challenge together and rappel down the outside of Guinness Tower in downtown Vancouver - all in support of persons with diverse abilities, one of the most vulnerable groups of COVID-19. If ever there was a time to do it, this is it! 2020 could be the year that we lived through a global pandemic and rappelled down a skyscraper! No-Contact Event This is a great no-contact Easter Seals event you can still participate in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenge yourself in this high energy event by stepping outside your comfort zone, exploring your potential and rappelling down the outside of a skyscraper. Who You Help By participating in Drop Zone 2020, you're helping raise funds to support Easter Seals programs and services that children and adults with disabilities from the Surrey community are able to experience, such as with Easter Seals summer camps. “Caitlin attended Easter Seals camp every summer and the pandemic shut down has been hard on her” explained her mother Anita. “But this virtual version, has reconnected her to camp, renewed friendships and changed her life in a great way again” says Anita. Register as an Individual or a Team For more event information and to register yourself or a team, visit www.dropzonebc.ca Thank you for your support! |
Stay-at-Home Bike-A-ThonROTARY CLUB of VANCOUVER HEARING FOUNDATION |
RCoV Member In-Person Meetings Cancelled |
Rotary World Help - 400th Container Anniversary |
The New BC Rotary Hearing and Balance CentreRotary Club of Vancouver Hearing Foundation and St. Paul’s Foundation to fund $12-million Hearing and Balance Centre at new St. Paul’sJune 18, 2019 – Vancouver, BC – St. Paul’s Foundation announced today that the Rotary Club of Vancouver Hearing Foundation has committed to raise $6 million in support of the hearing and balance centre at the new St. Paul’s. This funding will have a transformative impact on care for British Columbians with hearing loss and balance disorders. By fostering innovation and collaboration, and accelerating the development of permanent solutions for hearing loss, the new centre will offer the very best in care and hearing advancements in Canada. A $12 million project, the new centre will be funded by the Rotary Club of Vancouver Hearing Foundation and St. Paul’s Foundation, with each foundation committing to raise $6 million. |
Don EvansDonald J. Evans Rotarian and Past District 5040 Governor  Don passed away suddenly on May 20, 2019, while in Cuzco, Peru and preparing to hike into Machu Picchu with his wife Deborah Sankey. |
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World Polio Day ProclamationOn October 4th, Mayor Gregor Robertson proclaimed October 24th, 2018 as World Polio Day in Vancouver.   |
Red Carpet Ball The Red Carpet Ball - A Night at Studio 54 was a tremendous success! Dinner was Amazing, the Costumes were Fantastic and the Dancing was Fabulous! Plus our Live Auction was a major success in support of our Youth programs. Thanks to everyone; Volunteers, Sponsors, Donors, Rotarians and Guests who made this an Outstanding Event. Our "Disco Party" is going to be an annual event. Mark your calendars now for October 26th, 2019. Click here to see the photos of this wild, fun-filled night at Studio 54! |
District 5040 Foundation Dinner 2017 - Hosted by RCoV
The Rotary Club of Vancouver, home of District Governor Don Evans, hosted the November 18 annual District 5040 Foundation dinner at the Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver for over 200 Rotarians, family and friends. In keeping with tradition, our Rotarians have shown their outstanding generosity to The Rotary Foundation so gifts to our communities here in BC or somewhere in the world can continue with more than US$20,000 raised at the event. |
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Canadian Military Service in Afghanistan
Sergeant Ken Keene spoke to our Club on the 8th on serving in Canada's reserve army and a tour of duty on Afghanistan |
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Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way. |
India celebrates three years without polio Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free." |
