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Vol. 103 No. 20
Gerry Glazier, President
Gabby Dickert, Secretary
UPCOMING MEETING NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Captain Mike Armstrong Living the life of a Fraser River Pilot
Capt. Mike Armstrong started working on small tugs out of high school in 1976. He worked his way up to captain on deep sea tugs and coastal freights vessels. After going ashore for 7 years working at the Coast Guard marine traffic centre, he returned to the sea as a mate at Seaspan ferries and then captain. In 2001 Capt. Armstrong became a Fraser River pilot.
Capt. Armstrong is a past director in the Canadian Marine Pilots Association, past president of the Fraser River Pilots Association and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild. At present, he is a Director for the Canadian lifeboat institution and still a working pilot.
UPCOMING MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2020
Michael Lowry, Manager, Communications Western Canada Marine Response Corporation
Mike Lowe is the communications manager for Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC). WCMRC is the only Transport Canada-certified marine response organization on Canada’s West Coast. They, on average, respond to 20 spills each year.
Their mandate is to ensure there is a state of preparedness in place when a marine spill occurs and to mitigate the impacts on B.C.’s coast. This includes the protection of wildlife, economic and environmental sensitivities, and the safety of both responders and the public.
November is National Philanthropy month and within the world of Rotary we celebrate over 100 years of The Rotary Foundation.
District 5040 celebrates Foundation Month by again agreeing to match any $500USD donation (approximately $650 CDN) to the Annual Fund with 500 points.
This will allow individual Rotarians to receive Paul Harris recognition, either your first or moving you up to the next level. Any donations between now and the end of the year will be eligible for the matching points.
To donate just click the button below (or go to www.rotary.org/donate), and make your donation.
Then advise via email, District Foundation Chair Del Paterson at del_paterson@telus.net.
Be sure to include your phone number. He will complete the paper work for the matching points and send it to the Rotary Foundation.
ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of the Members and
Directors of ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER will be held via Zoom, on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at the hour of 12.00 p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business:
To receive the report of the Directors to the members;
To receive and approve the financial statements of the Society for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2020;
To appoint auditors or to waive the appointment of auditors;
To confirm the appointment of or to elect, as required by the By-Laws, the Directors and Officers; and
To transact such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
VANCOUVER ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of the Members and
Directors of VANCOUVER ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION will be held via Zoom, on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at the hour of 1.00 p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business:
To receive the report of the Directors to the members;
To receive and approve the financial statements of the Society for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020;
To appoint auditors or to waive the appointment of auditors;
To appoint or confirm the appointment of the Officers; and
To transact such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Upcoming Events
CONTACT COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR UPCOMING DATES
please click on the titles for more info for specific events
Gabby Dickert, Secretary, hosted the meeting via ZOOM & introduced guests.
Miya Otake played O Canada on her harp via taped video.
President’s Announcements:
Welcome to our guests, new and returning, as well as our own members who have taken the time out of their busy lives to be with us today. Thank you for joining us.
The UBC Rotaract club has joined forces with the UBC Mental Health Awareness Club to host a movie night fundraiser on Sunday November 15th 8-10 p.m. The movie showing is Spider Man: Homecoming via a Netflix Party. Cost is $2 per person, groups of 4 receive 25% off admission. All proceeds go to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
The info was in last week’s Rotor, however, if you missed it contact Carolyn or Gabby for info. Share with your friends, kids, and relatives. A great social distancing way to raise funds.
The Rotary Club of Vancouver’s AGM will be on Tuesday December 8th during our regular member meeting at noon. The Vancouver Rotary Club Foundation AGM will also be on Tuesday December 8th, immediately after our member meeting at 1:00 p.m. See the official notices above.
The District is working on a Christmas holiday event and are looking for some talent. Auditions are on Dec 4th & 5th. Check your email or the District website for details.
Our club will be providing volunteers for Food on the Corner, Saturday November 21st. Thanks to those who have already volunteered. We don't need as many people as in the past so the spots fill up very quickly. If you are interested for future dates contact Jill Pennefather who is organizing the volunteers on behalf of the Community Service Committee.
Secretary's announcements:
reminders of upcoming events/meetings (see above)
birthdays, member club anniversaries, wedding anniversaries (see above)
Member moments and special announcements:
Soudeh Keypour was inducted by her proposer, Parisa Adrangi. Welcome Soudeh!
Gabby has a supply of Rotary masks that are being sold as a small fundraiser for the club. The cost is $10 per mask. If you are interested, let Carolyn know how many you'd like. She will charge your account and Gabby will make arrangements to get the masks to you.
Ron Suzuki from the RC Vancouver Sunrise introduced Ivy Liao. Ivy is a remarkable young woman. She grew up in the Britannia/Strathcona area on the eastside. Table tennis is her specialty. She started playing at 7 years old and at 9 she entered first national championship. She is a 4 times medallist at Jr Panam Championships, 2015 winter games, 2018 Canadian championships, and is the current reigning youth champion. She has an invitation for the world championship in Busan, Korea. Ivy will be helping when we get our permanent table tennis table installed down at Kits in the coming months.
In 2018 Ivy was a recipient of a Rotary hoop-a-thon scholarship which she was awarded for her amazing community service. She was nominated as valedictorian of her graduating class and gave an inspiring speech.
Aside from being champion table tennis player and honour student, she’s an accomplished pianist. Ivy is a women of many talents. She is currently a 2nd year business student at UBC. Ivy expressed her gratitude for the scholarship she received through Rotary that has enabled her to follow her dreams. Community support has been key in forming her into young adulthood. She's looking forward to helping and being part of the inaugural table tennis event.
Joan Posivy invited everyone to participate in a new fellowship initiative. Joan is, once again, the club’s liaison with Young Professional Rotaract club. She is always inspired by their meetings, learning from them, picking up ideas. One such idea is how to create some "in-person time", something we are all missing greatly. While we cannot do it right now, we can plan so that when the current restrictions are lifted we can dive in. She & Wayne Fraser will organize gathering in groups of 3.
The ask is to let Joan know if you want to get together and what outside activity would you want to do. Joan & Wayne will match people up, in groups of three, based on this, connect the group and leave it to those individuals to organize themselves with a request to report back about how it worked out.
Some activity ideas: walks on beaches, trails, dog walking, skiing, running, biking, golfing, fitness classes held outside, and on and on.
Program:
John Bathurst spoke about the the Rotary Foundation (TRF), providing a lot of valuable information. November is Foundation month in Rotary.
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) enables Rotary’s programs and projects. It is funded entirely by donations and investment income. It is big and yet is tailored to serve each club and
individual Rotarians effectively, from Polio to local community projects. It allows us to do more with our fundraised dollars than we could do alone.
The TRF celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2017. It continues to be ranked as one of the top charities by Charity Navigator, ranked number one foundation in the world by AFRP in 2016. This is a result of the superb management of the Foundation, with 92% of funds going directly to programs versus operations. The net assets, as of 2018, were USD 1.1 billion, with goal of USD 2.025 billion by 2025.
The seven areas of focus reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs being addressed by Rotarians worldwide. They align Rotary with other international development efforts and advance the Foundation’s mission. Each of the areas listed has specific goals that are outlined in the corresponding area of focus policy statement.
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
Environment
The projects funded by the Rotary Foundation are all sustainable. The requirement is giving a community the skills and knowledge to maintain project outcomes for the long term, after grant funds have been expended. Further,
A project must meet a community need that is consistent with the values and culture of the project’s beneficiaries.
Equipment and technology for a project should be purchased from local sources whenever possible. Spare parts for equipment should be available within the community. Community members should be involved in selecting the equipment and should be trained to maintain and repair it, and a local funding source should cover long-term operation, maintenance, and repair.
A project should strengthen beneficiaries’ knowledge and skills through education and training.
Project partners should collaborate with local organizations to supply expertise.
Project partners should identify individuals willing to assume leadership roles for sustaining project outcomes.
Clear and measurable project objectives should be developed and a method for collecting data established. Figures will, ideally, demonstrate change for at least three years.
District Grants are single, annual block grants made to districts in amounts up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund (DDF) from Annual Fund Share contributions made by all clubs in the District 3 years prior. District grants are used for club and district projects, for local or international activities. It allows for local decision making with broader guidelines, administered by District Foundation Committee.
Typically the projects and activities funded are smaller than that for Global Grants. Typically, District 5040 matches 50 cents to each dollar. The district grant can fund multiple club and district projects, which may be, as mentioned, local or international.
Global Grant projects have achieved some wonderful successes, including:
About 50,000 villagers and an additional 40,000 school children, especially women and girls, have access to clean water.
Several hundred girls were rescued from the streets and given literacy and tailoring training with a couple of hundred more assisted every year.— late in life blind persons found begging on the streets given IT training and enabled to gain government employment
This just highlights a couple of projects from hundreds supported by the Rotary Foundation globally.
With matching donated funds go so much further. Here is an example of the standard matching formula for Global Grants:
Club(s) puts up $10,000 US
District matches 1/1 = $10,000 (to a maximum on any one grant of $20,000)
TRF matches District 1/1 = $10,000
TRF matches Club .5/1 = $5,000
Total TRF match = $15,000 (this is the minimum amount)
Grant Grand Total = $35,000 US. Poof, $1 becomes $3.50.
Here is an example of the matching formula for Global Grants with Government of Canada funding:
Club(s) put up $10,000 US
District matches 1/1 = $10,000 (to a maximum on any one grant of $20,000)
GOC matches 1/1 Club + District with TRF match $20,000
TRF matches District 1/1 = $10,000
TRF matches Club + GOC .5/1 = $15,000
Grand Total = $65,000 US. Poof, $1 becomes $6.50!
How are we doing in our district? Total giving from district 5040 rotary clubs in 2019-20 was $381,829. Average per capita across the district to annual fund was $169.70. Hoping to engage members at a level of giving they are comfortable at on an ongoing basis.
Within RC of Vancouver the giving was $34,475, the average per capita to annual fund USD 140. Eighteen members donated out of 104. Not necessarily reflective of total giving; there are lots of demands for our members, including hearing and RCoV Foundation.
The area that needs more support every year is the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Share. As highlighted earlier, 50 percent of the contributions of individual Rotary members of District 5040 come back to the District after three years, and allows the district to match Global grants and District Grants.
Various funding options:
PolioPlus
Paul Harris Fellow – recognition for giving points are accumulated, so you can award to others in recognition Nov & Dec district will match $500 donation, to make a total of $1000 donation
Paul Harris Society, $1,000 per year for 10 years
Major donor, $10K and above
Endowment fund – donate stays in fund, only interest is spent on programs, in will
Benefactor – bequest society, provision in estate plan totalling $10K or more
Every Rotarian, Every Year,
How to make a donation: go to www.Rotary.org/give, register for a “MyRotary” account to ensure recognition, donate to your area of choice. The RI website will identify Canadian donors, and provide a receipt from Rotary Foundation (Canada).
Our club is lucky in that we have a lot of knowledge and expertise: we have a few members who are trained to write District and Global grant applications, and Verona Edelstein is the District Global Grant Chair.
In closing, encourage all to consider the Rotary Foundation in making your giving plans for the year. For more information, or to enquire how to donate, contact John Bathurst or Chris Motion.
Meeting adjourned with a toast to the Rotary Foundation and the RCV Foundation.
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