Major Donor
John Moldon, member of our Rotary Foundation Committee presented a personalized engraved crystal Rotary Foundation paper weight and major donor lapel pin to our Foundation Director, Sam Wong to recognize his cumulative donations to the Rotary Foundation reaching $10,000 USD. Thank you Sam for your generous support of the Rotary Foundation!
John reminded members of the impact the Rotary Foundation has and how our personal contributions can further support Rotary's work across the globe, as well as the work of our club and clubs within our district. Funding for District Grants comes from contributions to The Rotary Foundation by Rotary clubs and individual Rotarians in our district. Last year we received a district grant to support the shipment of our second container of medical equipment and supplies to Ukraine. President Hans shared that we have applied for another district grant for the upcoming Rotary year to send our third container to Ukraine. This grant will again offer us the opportunity, and the responsibility, to carry out the mission of The Rotary Foundation of “Doing Good in the World”.
Our grant application is being reviewed and we will hear soon, so stay tuned!
New Member
Past District Governor, Leigh Higinbotham, welcomed and inducted our newest member, Joe Shrestha. Joe was previously a Rotarian in Honolulu, HI and not only made the move to Vancouver but started a new career in graphic design and opened a Minuteman Press franchise on Broadway. Welcome back to Rotary Joe, and to our club!
Guest Speaker
Our guest speaker on June 11, Erica McFarland, is a Rotary Global Grant Scholar. As a Global Grant Scholar Erica is receiving financial support for one year of graduate school to pursue a master's degree outside of the US in an area that is aligned with one of Rotary's areas of focus, maternal and child health.
Erica received a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Women+ and Children's Health Sciences at UBC. The Rotary club in Texas that sponsored her grant application reached out to President Hans and Youth Committee Chair, Elena, to support Erica while in Vancouver. Elena really answered the call and is enjoying having Erica live with her.
Erica has been very busy during her first year completing required course work, participating in professional development events, recruiting an advisory group of teens to help with engagement of participants for her study, and earning more accolades and funding! Erica is bright, articulate and has the energy and passion needed to not only complete her research project and M.Sc. but to contribute to the field and go on to achieve her goal of a PhD.!
Thank you for joining us today Erica! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Service Above Self
Vancouver, BC
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