Peace Arch Rotary Club

Wheelchairs

2011-03-14T08:49:00.001-07:00

For everyone who wanted to contribute to buying Wheelchairs, please bring your money or cheque today. If you bring a cheque please make it out to

the CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION. We have almost enough for 3 wheelchairs. Thanks everybody.

John

Upcoming Guest Speakers

2011-03-07T11:14:00.000-08:00

Hello Rotarian's
sorry i have not been keeping up with the blog
here are our upcoming guest speakers courtesy of John Makepeace

MARCH		LITERACY MONTH
7		Musicians or Magicians - World Renowned Bassoonist Presentation
14		Tamanawis Presentation on their Christmas Dinner
21		Assembly Mtg - Tentative
28		London Drugs - Apple Ipad and Computers Presentation

Upcoming Guest Speakers

2011-01-26T09:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

Anybody who missed last Monday's meeting missed a great presentation by the Honourable Gordon Hogg. Gordie has always been a great supporter of our club and it was great to have him talk to us again.

This Monday will be about Rotary Youth Programs (RYLA, Youth Leadership Awards, Interact, Rotaract, etc). This is a good meeting to ask any questions you have on youth programs to Ray Paquet.

JAN

31	Yes	Ray Paquet - Rotary Youth Programs, Interact, RYLA, Youth	Ray Paquet	John M

FEB		WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH
7	Yes	Luekemia and Lymphoma Society	Rick O'Brian	Cathie Hayes
14	Yes	Valentines Day - Half Marathon Run with New Race Director	Dan Cummings/Pat La Roue	Pat La Roue
21		Multiclub Meeting this week - No Monday Mtg
28		Assembly Mtg - tentative

MARCH		LITERACY MONTH
7	Yes	Musicians or Magicians - World Famous Basoonist Presentation	George Zukerman	John Makepeace
14	Yes	Tamanawis Presentation on their Christmas Dinner		Deanne Turner
21		Assembly Mtg - Tentative
28		Open
29		Open

John Makepeace

Peace Arch Rotary Club

Speaker Chair

6 Club Dinner

2011-01-18T13:07:00.001-08:00

We are cancelling our Monday lunch meeting of Feb.21^st and asking for club members and spouses to support the 6 club dinner on Wednesday Feb.23 at Hazelmere.

The evening will cost $55 per person which covers the full buffet meal, a great guest speaker(sports theme) and many VIP’s like the Mayor of Surrey and White Rock along with our MLA.

Your support of this event is appreciated and I would like members to commit via email or phone their attendance by the end of January if possible.

So far we have confirmed;

Gord and Cristal

Ken and Charlotte

Dave and Donna

Ryan and Sunny

Paul and Marilynn

Karol and Judith

Thank you all.

Gord Querin

Monday Jan 10 2011

2011-01-10T09:54:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone,

A reminder of a special presentation today by the Mayor of the Township of Langley (and his task force) on Rail Service South of the Fraser. Come early to get your lunch (it's special lunch day today) before the meeting and be prepared to stay longer at the meeting than normal as they have a long presentation to do for us.

This should be a good day to bring a guest.

See you at lunch.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-03T13:25:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year everyone
here is the 1st event of 2011

Event:	Rotary Leadership Institute (Can.)
Date:	Saturday, January 15, 2011
Fee:	$85.00 per person
Location:	Langley B.C.
Details:	Happy New Year Rotarians!. A special greeting to those of you who have completed Pts. 1 and 2 of the program. Participants have been telling us that they have enjoyed the second and third parts of the curriculum even more than Pt. 1. Some of you Pt. 1 grads have not been back for awhile and this upcoming session in Langley will be a great chance to get back into the swing of things. Rotary Leadership Institute workshops are an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge about Rotary and to interact with members of other clubs. Leadership strategies are also shared and experienced. It is necessary to take the segments of the program in order and one is taken at a time in a full day workshop. Part One features sessions entitled: Leadership Characteristics; Rotary Beyond the Club; Membership Retention; Intro to the Rotary Foundation; Leadership - Team Building; and Service Projects. Part Two features the following sessions: Leadership - Goals; Vocational Service/Ethics; Membership Recruitment; The Rotary Foundation - SHARE; Leadership - How to Run Meetings; and Analyzing a Rotary Club. Part Three sessions include International Service; Effective Leadership Strategies (two sessions); Rotary Opportunities; Public Relations and a review of ways RLI can help clubs grow. Pre-registration and payment are required. The deadline is Friday January 7. Simply go to the District 5050 website (www.district5050.org) and click on the RLI event listed on Jan. 15.The preregistration link will be in upper left corner. (For more info contact Denis Boyd at denboco@shaw.ca.)

Upcoming Guest Speakers

2010-12-20T08:51:00.000-08:00

DEC		FAMILY MONTH
6	-	Rotary Evening Christmas Dinner - No lunch mtg
13	Yes	Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
20	YES	Ryan Carrier (former exchange student and ambassadorial scholar)
27		No Mtg - Boxing Day Holiday


2011

JAN		ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH
3		New Years Day Holiday - no mtg
10		Rail Transportation Task Force - South of the Fraser (Mayor of TOL)
17		Ray Paquet
24		Honourable Gordon Hogg
31		Assembly Mtg

Monday Dec 20 2010

2010-12-20T08:50:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

HO HO HO, it's me again. We have lots of good upcoming speakers coming up. This Monday is a great guest speaker who spoke to our club years ago. Ryan was a Rotary Exchange Student (White Rock Club) and an Ambassadorial Scholar (Semiahmoo Club). He's had an interesting life and says he owes a huge debt to Rotary, especially the local Rotary Clubs.

He's back in White Rock for Christmas and will be talking to our club on Monday. Bring a guest or two, it will be very interesting presentation.

Also, don't forget your food bank items!!!!!

Next month, we have two especially good presentations to bring guests to. January 3rd and January 24.

GORD - Please remember to invite tell the other Local Rotary presidents about the talk on January 10. There is a group of people coming to do this presentation and they would like people from all the Rotary Clubs to be there.

Christmas Present Wrapping Party

2010-12-09T09:21:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

HO HO HO

To anyone who wants to help wrap the children's Christmas presents.

Place: John and Dee's, 638 - 176th Street, Surrey

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Date: Thursday, Dec. 9

All are welcome, wrapping children's gifts is always fun.

We'll have some wine and beer and snacks and Christmas music. Feel free to bring other drinks and munchies (or not, we'll have enough either way).

Monday Nov 29

2010-11-29T10:07:00.000-08:00

Good morning Rotarian's
It was Grey Cup weekend in Canada and I hope you all had fun at the various football parties around town
including the one hosted at our Rotary field house at the South Surrey Athletic Park. Proceeds went to support the local food bank, President Gord should have the winners for our football pool and congratulations to those who won some money!
Today's guest speaker is the RCMP's presentation on crime trends, so its sure to be a very exciting meeting

Feel free to post your replies, it feels like I'm the only one using our blog

SEMIAHMOO ROTARY CLUB’S ANNUAL GREY CUP PARTY

2010-11-25T09:13:00.000-08:00

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEMIAHMOO ROTARY CLUB’S

ANNUAL GREY CUP PARTY

IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK FOOD BANK

When: Sunday, November 28^th

Time: Doors Open at 2:30 PM

Kick Off at 3:00 PM

Where: Rotary Field House (South Surrey Athletic Park)

Admission: By non-perishable food donations or $10/person

BIG SCREEN TV.......SNACKS.......PRIZES...........NO HOST BAR

Cliff Annable

Semiahmoo Rotary Club

Phone: 604-880-4584

cliffannable@shaw.ca

Rotary Club of Vancouver Chinatown Christmas lunch

2010-11-23T09:13:00.000-08:00

On behalf of President Rick Gilbert you and the members of your Rotary club are invited to join us to celebrate Christmas and support people in Vancouver's downtown eastside.

The annual Rotary Club of Vancouver Chinatown Christmas lunch is one of the most popular Rotary celebrations of Christmas in Vancouver. Please join us this year on December 15^th at the Floata Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown at 400-180 Keefer Street.

Last year more than 300 Rotarians and friends of Rotary joined us to celebrate Christmas and support our neighbours in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. This year we are again partnering with the Salvation Army Harbour Light to support those that are living on the streets in our community.

We will be entertained by the Salvation Army Brass Ensemble who will play the sounds of Christmas.

The cost of the lunch is only $20.00. You are asked to bring pairs of new socks or a cash (credit card or cheque) gift for the Salvation Army. The socks will be distributed as part of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Quadra’s shoe clinic project in the downtown eastside.

Lunch is from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm, there is free parking. Walk from P4 of the parking garage directly into the restaurant. Children and families are welcome and encouraged. Due to the large group that attends this event please arrive early.

What can you do?

Please distribute the attached flyer to your club members
Announce the event at your meeting
Post the event on your website and in your club newsletter

We have sent this to club presidents outside of the lower mainland as we know many of your members will be in Vancouver during December and may want to join us.

For tickets contact:

Linda Wong linwwong@gmail.com or (604) 649-2880

Henry Fetigan hfetigan@shaw.ca or (604) 551-2272

Monday Nov 22 2010

2010-11-22T10:03:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone

In preparation for our annual Christmas Dinner please don't forget to complete your invitation and return it to Sharon Jacobson as soon as you can. If you can't attend would you please reply indicating that. Our lunch meeting that day will be cancelled. check you emails from Ken for you invitation form to fill out

Today's guest speakers are from New Generations - Sean Hogan and Frank Jarvis

don't forget you non perishables for the food bank, money is also accepted!

Monday Nov 15

2010-11-15T10:21:00.000-08:00

Today's lunch meeting we have a very special guest speaker
Sue Sanderson from the Peace Arch Food Bank, so don't forget your non perishable food items
lets fill up those bins!

Welcome to the Peace Arch Rotary Club blog!

2010-11-10T09:31:00.000-08:00

Good morning everybody and welcome to our new blog page. Set up so members and the general public can read all about our weekly meetings and community events.
I encourage all of you to post your comments every week on what you thought of our Monday meetings. who our guest speaker was, who got fined, birthdays and anniversary's. please follow the simple instructions to set up your own account and start blogging!
Thanks everyone
Ryan E

PS
If you have any comments or concerns feel free to contact me