New Members Welcome!
Contact Louise Perry
lperrynewwestrotary@gmail.com for information about our club.
Stories
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Poppy Volunteers for the Royal Canadian Legion
Thank you to Rotarians, and friends that came out and supported The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign in New Westminster. We were able to provide volunteers for 5 days! Online donations:        |
Oct 29 Special Presentation Gabor Gasztonyi
 An award-winning professional photographer, author, gallery owner and filmmaker, Gabor Gasztonyi lives in New Westminster with his wife, artist Judith Copland. Gabor is a two-time winner of the prestigious Nikon Press Award. He is a regular lecturer at Emily College University and Bernie Legge Cultural Award winner. Recent exhibitions include The Sudanese, at the Surrey Art Gallery, in 2015, as well as two selected and featured exhibits at the Capture Photography Festival in Vancouver. His film No Way Out premiered at the Harlem Film Festival in New York, in May 2019. It won the award for Best Cinematography. A dedicated member of Rotary, Gabor is currently the Polio Chair for District 5040 and is keenly interested in Rehabilitation for Polio Victims particularly in Ethiopia. He is also interested in promoting accessibility for Rotary meeting places. ZOOM in at NOON, October 29 for this presentation, Polio, a personal journey. For login information email lperrynewwestrotary@gmail.com
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We walked TO END POLIO
On a beautiful day - 3 members, Louise, Laurie and Grace and her doggy, set out for a walk around New Westminster dressed brightly in our END POLIO NOW attire- to share some personal stories and discuss future plans for our club. We stopped in at Old Crow coffee shop for a delicious beverage.    |
Walk to END POLIO
#tbt to our Walk to End Polio - a few pics from last May at the New Westminster Quay. Although we can't hold a large gathering to mark World Polio Day on October 24th please consider walking or running next week individually or with a small group. But please maintain your physical distance! Get your sneakers or boots on and check out the beauty of fall. Register for Rotaract of New Westminster's Virtual Polio Walk that starts next week between Oct 19-24th. Just follow these 4 easy steps: Register your name & email with the NW Rotaract Club at https://forms.gle/q3s7u2HTQS88dJea7 Donate a few dollars via an e-transfer if you are able to Rotaract.nw@gmail.com Take pictures of you & a few friends participating in this 5km Polio Walk on or before Oct 24th - “World Polio Day”, Submit your favorite photo to Rotaract.nw@gmail.com     |
Meet our newest member! Grace Wardle
We were delighted to have our District Governor, Dave Hamilton induct our newest member Grace Wardle. Born and raised in New Westminster, Grace has been involved in community from a very young age. While growing up she was volunteered by her family, the “Wardle’s of Westminster”, for various events with Hyack football, Royal City Youth Ballet, and Hyack Festival Association to name a few. What became obvious was the dedication and commitment of the people involved in these programs. This was something that resonated with Grace. In 2011/12 she entered into the Hyack Ambassador Program to combine her passion for community with her love of friendly competition. She was honoured to receive not only the title of Miss New Westminster but also Miss Friendship, as chosen by her peers. After high school Grace went on a softball scholarship to Graceland University in Iowa, USA. With a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies completed in 2017, Grace returned home and began looking for ways to give back to the community. Since 2018 she has been volunteering with the Coquitlam Classics/ Tri-City Titans Softball Associations. But what was missing was The connection to the city she grew up in. Remembering the time she spent with the Hyack Ambassador team she noted Miss Rotary’s declaration of “Service above Self”. This was the opportunity that she had been looking for and she is beyond proud to once again involved in helping to make her community a better place.  |
Dr. Irwin Stewart Memorial Project
DR. IRWIN STEWART HEARING HEALTH CENTRE – UGANDA Special Club meeting October 15 on ZOOM. See details on the Event Tab. Deaf and hard of hearing children in Uganda face a myriad of challenges, and very limited resources. To address those challenges, the Rotary clubs of New Westminster in Canada, and Kololo-Kampala in Uganda are sponsoring the establishment of a Hearing Health Centre in memory of Dr. Irwin Stewart. The Centre will target children under 6 and their families. Intervention at this stage has the greatest potential for lifelong impact. The Centre will address early diagnosis, early intervention services, a pre-primary education program and parental support and outreach. Additionally, it will provide staff and other ENT professionals with mentoring/training in modern prevention techniques and the treatment of hearing and other ear disorders. This will help to sustain the initiative. The Centre will be partly based in a clinical setting at Makere University Hospital in Kampala. University personnel can provide only limited support. Professionals will be hired locally. The Centre will be operated by a registered NGO, Hear His Voice. Dr. Brian Westerberg of Vancouver, a colleague of Dr. Stewart, will coordinate medical and professional support from Canada. Dr. Irwin Stewart, and his wife Lois, spearheaded many overseas humanitarian health projects and dedicated much of their retirement to improving Hearing Health Care in Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Irwin was a hugely committed Rotarian, a member of the Rotary Club of New Westminster who served Rotary in many capacities, including District Governor. As a physician, Irwin was recognized as a pioneer in the medical profession, he was a full Clinical Professor at UBC, Head of Otolaryngology, Professor Emeritus, a member of the Fellowship of Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) who received many honours including the Order of Canada. Both Irwin and Lois exemplified Rotary’s motto “Service Above Self” and they have left a huge legacy of service in hearing treatment, education, and training through their volunteer efforts, at home and abroad, and very significantly in Uganda. They will forever be remembered as humble and kind humanitarians. The Hearing Centre builds on and extends the work begun by Dr. Stewart and continued by Dr. Westerberg and others through a number of Rotary projects. Establishing the Centre, and naming it in honour of Dr. Stewart, are fitting tributes to a remarkable Canadian Rotarian. Funding for the Centre is coming from a Rotary Global Grant project sponsored by the two Rotary Clubs. A good deal of the $133,000 (US) project cost is being provided by Global and District Rotary Foundation grants, along with a $40,000 (US) contribution from the Government of Canada. The Rotary Club of New Westminster is committed to raising $23,000 (US) to complete the project funding. Some donations have been received, and the Club itself will provide part of the funding.
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Thursday Sept 24 meeting 7PM on ZOOM
We have moved our lunch meeting to Thursday September 24 at 7:00pm on ZOOM For login information please contact lperrynewwestrotary@gmail.com. Our presenter will be Allison Perry, an elementary school teacher will be joining us to provide some insight on teaching in the classroom during the COVID 19 pandemic. She currently teaches grades 6/7. Allison graduated from UBC with her Bachelor of Education and has been teaching for 7 years. She has been at her current school, Cedar Hills, in the Surrey District for 5 years. Allison attended RYLA and is a Past President of the Rotaract Club of New Westminster. Can't make it? Check out our club website for upcoming speakers.  |
Rotary Myth Busters
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Queen's Park Healthcare Foundation
Over the years the Rotary Club of New Westminster has contributed new equipment to make life a little nicer for the patients at Queens Park Healthcare Centre. On September 17th they are holding a virtual trivia fundraiser - they need the community's support. So show off your trivia skills and buy a ticket! |
A Celebration!
A small group celebrated outside in person, and with others on ZOOM to wish Gerda Suess, a wonderful Rotarian and community supporter a VERY HAPPY 90th Birthday!             |
A historic announcement
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history. A current Rotary Foundation trustee, Jones has been a member since 1997 and has served Rotary as vice president, director, training leader, committee chair, moderator, and district governor. Read more on the nomination: https://on.rotary.org/2DDj58H  |
Rotary Youth Programs Presentation
Our Youth Services Chair, Laurie Stewart shared an updated presentation on our Rotary Youth Programs. For more details on our Interact and Rotaract Clubs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Adventures Programs and our Scholarships and Bursaries: Or contact us at lperrynewwestrotary@gmail.com  |
Service to Rotary Milestone
We would like to acknowledge Past President 2014/15 Nick Cheng's 15 years of service to our club! Thank you Nick for all of your contributions to our our club and Rotary. Here's a throw back picture to your installation June of 2014.  |
All the way from Denmark!
Our former Rotary Exchange student, Julie Dahl- 2013/2014 joined our Rotary meeting today, all the way from Denmark! It was wonderful catching up. We had a tour of her lovely garden. It was great to have members of the Royal City Club join us as well. And check out Jeremy's awesome t-shirt.     |
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Welcome back Jeremy!
We were delighted to welcome back Jeremy Perry to our club. Our first member induction of the new Rotary year.  |
It's a new Rotary Year!
The members of the Rotary Club, thank our Past President Cindy Tang for her leadership this past year. And welcome our new President Louise Perry, as she takes on the challenge for this upcoming year. The theme is Rotary Opens Opportunities. Due to the pandemic our Installation was held via Zoom, so we have no new photos to share... here are a few from a previous event. .JPG)  |
Rotary Top Ten Reasons to Embrace Online Meetings
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George Gareb passes away
The members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster remember the life of George Gareb who passed away recently. George joined the club in 1984 was loved and respected as our Sgt. of Arms for many years. He had a big smile and a bigger handshake. Our condolences to his wife Rose, his daughters and family. Rest peacefully dear George.    |
Meet our young reader!
It's never too early to enjoy a timeless story. Our member's grandson is spending quality time with his mom, he just received his first monthly book from the New Westminster Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Our club is a proud partner of this wonderful program, promoting literacy which is one of our 5 pillars. For more information:   |
The Royal City Rotary Club presents Dr. Bonnie Henry with a Paul Harris Fellow
Several members of our club were delighted to watch President Elect of the Royal City Rotary Club, Lizz Kelly, virtually present Dr. Bonnie Henry with a Paul Harris Fellow. The video is available for viewing  |
Hyack Princess 2020/21
The two Rotary Clubs in New Westminster are proud, enthusiastic cosponsors of the Original New Westminster Hyack Ambassadors Programme. Congratulations to all the candidates, including this year's Miss New Westminster Moira Young, sponsored by Queens Park Dental. We are delighted to share that our candidate, Tianna Beaudoin was the recipient of the Knowledge Award, The People's Choice Award and was crowned Hyack Princess. Wishing the Hyack Ambassador Team for 2020/21 a wonderful year representing the Royal City. Miss New Westminster, Moira Young  Hyack Princess, Tianna Beaudoin  |
Throw back Thursday
Rotarian Dave Vallee stumbled upon one of the projects we supported in 1983. Check out the video from the City of New Westminster website. https://youtu.be/hCCCD2wvzcI We are sure the kids are anxiously waiting for park facilities to open. But in the meantime, back to the old fashioned spray parks. A sprinkler in the backyard.  Rotary Presidential Year 1983-84 William E. Skelton "Share Rotary - Serve People"  |
Meet our Hyack Ambassador Tianna
In partnership with the Rotary Club New Westminster, Royal City we are proud to sponsor Tianna Beaudoin in this year's Hyack Ambassador Program.   Tianna is the daughter of Yvan and Corinne Beaudoin, and is in grade 11 at New Westminster Secondary. Tianna has a strong interest in nature and wildlife, and has been a member of the Girl Guides of Canada for 7 years. Tianna is also trained in piano, flute and highland dance. In her spare time, she enjoys art, drawing, painting, knitting or "basically anything crafty".
Tianna's most treasured keepsake is a fan that she made at camp during her trip to Japan with Girl Guides. It is signed by all of the Japanese Girl Scouts she became friends with and all the girls in the group she travelled with. "It’s special to me because it reminds me of all the amazing memories I have from that camp and the rest of our group’s adventures in Japan." Her proudest moment of her life so far was her first highland dance competition. "I was extremely nervous about competing/performing in front of others but I’m very glad that I pushed myself way out of my comfort zone and tried something new." Tianna's favourite thing to do in the Royal City, besides the Hyack Festival, is taking walks around Queen’s Park with her family or friends.
Tianna wouldn’t trade places with anyone, even if presented the chance, because she is so happy and grateful for everything in her life. She would like to live her own unique experiences, and hopefully make some positive change in the world during her lifetime.
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Virtual Meetings on ZOOM
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Support during COVID 19
We are still helping our community in different areas. We recognize that our youth, seniors and most vulnerable need additional support throughout the COVID 19 crisis. We have made financial donations to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library operating in New Westminster to send books to children, Seniors Services Society to help with the Meals and Wheels Program, Union Gospel Mission and Salvation Army to continue to provide nourishing meals to the vulnerable.    |
Sharing is caring
A small gesture, but a sweet one. On behalf of our club members, Rotarian Jaimie McEvoy drops off 4 cases of delicious Girl Guide Cookies to thank the heroes working during the COVID 19 Pandemic at Royal Columbian Hospital.   |
Rotary Meetings Cancelled
IMPORTANT NOTICE: As a public health precaution in relation to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), it is prudent and socially responsible that our Club suspend our weekly meetings until further notice. We will continue to monitor the health situation, re-evaluate on a week to week basis and keep you updated.  |
Bevies & Bites 2020 was a success!.png)
So many generous financial sponsors, prize donors, food contributors and the BEVERAGE providers made sure we had a successful inaugural Bevies & Bites fundraiser. Thank you to all! And thank you to the many volunteers and of course the attendees. Most importantly the net proceeds will be shared with KidSport and I's on the Street and Rotary programs. Here are a few pictures from the evening and a link to the album.       |
Join us at Bevies and Bites February 29
 GET YOUR TICKETS! GO TO EVENTS on the RIGHT SIDE OF OUR HOME PAGE! IF ONLINE TICKETS ARE CLOSED PLEASE CONTACT Dave Vallee at dave@teamdavevallee.com or 604-788-5453 to see if there are still tickets available. |
Feb 6 2020 meeting
Photo Credits: Gaby Gasztonyi Hyack Association "Shining Bright in the Royal City, a year in review" Rotarian Lynne Francis thanks Past President Lili De Capite and PresidentPenny McIvor for their presentation. (John Milne photobombing in the back)  Our former club member and Past President 2003/2004 of the Hyack Festival Assn - Terri Rodger visited.  PDG Del Paterson presents one of our Past Presidents Nick Cheng with another Paul Harris Fellow Pin. PHF + 4  |
Join us at Bevies and Bites February 29
 GET YOUR TICKETS! GO TO EVENTS on the RIGHT SIDE OF OUR HOME PAGE! OR CONTACT Dave Vallee at dave@teamdavevallee.com |
Hyack President's Tea
 A lovely photo from the Hyack President's Tea. Miss Rotary Clubs of New Westminster Tianna Beaudoin |
Bevies and Bites February 29
.png) GET YOUR TICKETS! GO TO EVENTS on the RIGHT SIDE OF OUR HOME PAGE! OR CONTACT Dave Vallee at dave@teamdavevallee.com |
A new decade, a new member!
Nancy inducted our newest member. Welcome to Anne Holden, from the Salvation Army. Photo credit Gabor Gasztonyi  |
January 16 meeting cancelledPlease be advised our Thursday January 16th meeting has been cancelled due to weather. Sorry for the inconvenience. |
1st meeting of 2020
A great first meeting of 2020. Wayne presented Heather and Tami from Fraserside Community Services Society with our donation to help with their Horizons Program and we heard how our previous donation to the Union Gospel Missionhas helped them provide nourishing meals to the folks that need assistance in our community. Dave thanked Mike and Jessica for a wonderful presentation.   |
Happy New Year, 2020!
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Merry Christmas 2019
Our members and guests gathered for our final meeting of the year. Merry Christmas! See you in January. Photo credit: Gaby Gasztonyi             |
Ringing the Bells 2019
Thank you to the several members and friends that came out to raise some funds for The Salvation Army! Always a great day - fun and fellowship, while fundraising.     Above photos by Gabor Gasztonyi    |
Miss New Westminster, Natasha Sing
It was a pleasure to hear from Miss New Westminster, Natasha Sing at our meeting this week.  |
In Memory of Jim DoddIn memory of Rotarian Jim Dodd, who joined The Rotary Club of New Westminster in 1976. He will be sadly missed but his many contributions to the community will be forever remembered. Condolences to his family and friends.  |
Club Christmas Social
We had a wonderful Christmas social last night. A special guest dropped by with some special gifts! PDG Darcy Long, presented Past President John Berry with the Gold President's Citation and several awards for our Rotary Foundation contributions. Thank you to all of our club members and friends for their generosity! We also enjoyed spending time with Margot and Russell Barton who have been amazing hosts to many of our Exchange Students, including Ana, who is with us this year from Brazil. And a special thank you to President Cindy Tang and her husband Brent for hosting. And lucky Nick Cheng received a special gift from Santa (2 Canucks Tickets) for his generosity!  .jpg)         |
November is Rotary Foundation Month
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world. Our missionThe mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. What impact can one donation have?
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Fundraising and Fellowship at the District Foundation Dinner
Several members and their guests gathered at the recent District 5040 Rotary Foundation dinner. A great evening of fun and fellowship while raising funds for our Rotary Foundation.       |
Rotarians at Remembrance Day
 Past President Nick Cheng, Rotary Club of New Westminster and Lizz Kelly, President Elect from the Royal City Rotary Club lay the wreaths.  Rotarian/ Captain John Milne, CD, Company Commander, with The Royal Westminster Regiment honours the fallen. Photo Credit: Jennifer Gauthier New Westminster Record. |
Remembrance Day Program
John thanks our guest speakers for our informative Remembrance Day presentation. Robert Mitchell Harley, WW1 Historian and Curator of the Regimental Museum and Terry Leith, President of The Royal Westminster Regiment Association and 1st VP it the Royal Canadian Legion.  |
No Stone Left Alone
Club members, Nick Cheng and Captain John Milne CD, Company Commander with the Royal Westminster Regiment attended the “No Stone Left Alone” ceremony at the Military Section of Fraser Cemetary, New Westminster on Monday November 3. Poppies were placed on military headstones.   |
End Polio Now 2019 Campaign
A few pics to share from our End Polio Now awareness event that was held in the Royal City Centre Mall with the Royal City Club on the weekend. Thanks to the members that volunteered their time on such a sunny weekend! .jpg) |
Oct 24 speaker
Rotarian Jodi thanks our speaker Colin Hawes Assoc. Professor of Law from the University of Technology, Sydney for his presentation.  |
Eye Clinic 2019
Thank you to our community partners, and the volunteers for another successful eye clinic! Many folks will be receiving their new eyewear in a few weeks. (to see more photos please view the article in the New Westminster Record in the downloads section on the left of our home page)    |
Club meeting Oct 17
We welcomed and exchanged banners with Dilip, the Past President of RC Curchorem Sanvordem District 3170 Goa India. His wife ,who is also a Rotarian joined us as well. ROTARY DOES CONNECT THE WORLD  |
Fundraising + Fellowship
Several members and their guests enjoyed a fabulous fundraiser presented by the Seniors Services Society and The Royal City Rotary Club. Age is Just a Number! The Senior Services Society supports the senior members of our community in so many ways. To learn more or volunteer:http://www.seniorsservicessociety.ca/ .jpg)  |
September is Literacy Month
One of Rotary's 6 Pillars is Basic Education and Literacy. Our club is proud to support literacy in our community. We donated books to the Fraser Middle School library and recently provided seed money to start a new chapter of the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Queensborough. https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/affiliate/BCWESTMINSTER/ And in the same theme at our final meeting in September, our members are invited to bring 3 books to swap and discuss.   |
Our newest Paul Harris Fellow
PDG Del Paterson presents President Cindy Tang with her PAUL HARRIS FELLOW. photo credit: Gabor Gasztonyi .jpg) |
Councilor Nadine Nakagawa
Past President John Berry thanks our speaker Councilor Nadine Nakagawa for taking time out of her busy schedule to visit our club.  |
David Neima
Congratulations to our member, David Neima who was recognized for his dedication to Canadian Eyesight Global. Rotary International President Mark Maloney was there to present the award that was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Surrey, District 5050. Thank you David for “Giving Light to the World.”    |
Thank you! Until next year...
) ROTARY DISTRICT 5040: NEW WESTMINSTER ROTARY CLUBS IN ACTION ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL POT OF GOLD CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT! The 24th Annual Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament, jointly organized by the Royal City Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of New Westminster, was another great success. Under ideal golfing conditions at Mayfair Lakes Golf Club in Richmond, 120 golfers teed off in a Texas Scramble format to compete for team and individual prizes, followed by a delicious buffet and live and silent auctions. With the support of sponsors (including our title sponsor Cassady & Company), donors, golfers and volunteers the event raised over $34,000 this year, bringing the 24 year cumulative total to over $565,000! Also sharing in the net proceeds are Salvation Army and Purpose Society, an alternate educational facility. All of the beneficiaries will use their funds to support projects for youth in our community, including RYLA, Adventure programs, Rotaract, Interact, a hot lunch program in New Westminster Secondary School and Youth Exchange. Plan on joining us on July 14, 2020 for our special, 25th Annual Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament. |
Pot of Gold Golf
Still room for more golfers at our golf tournament on July 16. Jul 16, 2019 Pot of Gold Golf Tournament Information Fundraiser with the Royal City Rotary Club see link for full details. |
Lunch on the Linnee
Our new President Captain Cindy, members and guests were treated to a delightful luncheon aboard the Linnee, by Rotarian Lynne and her husband Ron. .JPG) .JPG) .JPG) .JPG) |
2019-2020 Installation Event
Our inspirational outgoing President John Berry thanks the club and presents the board of directors with some delicious chocolates.   The Honourable Bob Crawford installs Cindy Tang as our new President for 2019-2020 .jpg) |
A sunny success!
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End Polio Now
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In our community...
Our club recently made financial contributions to support literacy for children and art therapy for folks living with Parkinson's disease.  To learn more about the new chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in New Westminster: https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/affiliate/BCWESTMINSTER/  To learn more about Impact Parkinson's and what this group does: https://impactparkinsons.com/about/ |
RYLA 2019
Tsomo, Kathy and Danny shared their experience at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) held at Camp Elphinstone. The 4-day camp consists of interactive workshops, teambuilding exercises, presentations from professional speakers, hands on service projects and many other fun activities! For additional information about RYLA: http://ryla5040.org/about/ryla/   |
Rotary Foundation
Congratulations and thank you to our members for this achievement!  |
March Programs
We heard from two of our newer members this month. Jodi and Vasant shared their stories with our members. Rotarians Mike and Nancy thanked them.   We also had a visit from Elsbeth! She helped us sing the national anthem.  |
New Westminster Hyack Ambassador Leadership Program
 President John Berry and Nick Cheng welcomed this year's candidates who shared their speeches about the lives of some magnificent seniors that live in Thornebridge Gardens. |
Former BC Lion, Angus Reid shared his story
Our members were fortunate to hear from Angus Reid, a former player for the BC Lions. We look forward to reading his book "Thank You Coach". Laurie presents him with our Rotary coin to say thank you.     |
Supporting our foundation
PDG Del Paterson, thanks ADG Nancy Eidsvik for her long time support of the Rotary Foundation. She is presented with her pin for Major Donor Level 2.  |
Welcome Lynne!
We are delighted to introduce our newest member. Lynne Francis!  |
Arts Council of New Westminster
We enjoyed an informative presentation about our local arts council, from the Executive Director Stephen O'Shea. Stephen was recently the recipient of the Citizen of the Year, by The Chamber of Commerce. Wayne Corlett thanks him at our lunch meeting held at The Bavaria Haus. More information can be found here:  |
Rotary Theme for 2019-2020 Unveiled
RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney announces the 2019-20 presidential theme - Rotary Connects the World. “Through Rotary, we connect to the incredible diversity of humanity on a truly unique footing, forging deep and lasting ties in pursuit of a common goal,” he added. “In this ever more divided world, Rotary connects us all.” .jpg) |
Leo tries cross country!
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Merry Christmas 2018
Our members and many guests celebrated another upcoming holiday season at the Old Bavaria Haus. We shared a lovely meal, and thanked our chef Michael and server Trevor for their service this year. PDG Del presented some PHF pins and we welcomed back a former member Chris back to our club. Leo, our exchange student from Germany received a Christmas gift from our members. We also had our annual AGM and have elected our President and board members for July 2019-June 2018. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season! (See all the photos under the photo album tab)      |
DG Darcy Long visits our club
We were delighted to have DG Darcy Long join us. It was an award winning week for us! We were honoured to received the Platinum Award from the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce for the best Non Profit and then DG Darcy presented us with a special recognition for our work in the End Polio Now initiative.    |
November is Foundation Month!
PDG Del Paterson provided our club with an overview of our Rotary Foundation and the importance of contributing to it. It really helps us continue our good work both locally and internationally.   ADG Nancy Eidsvik thanks Del for his presentation, and Del awards Gord Mackie with his Paul Harris +4. |
3rd Annual Eye Clinic
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In Remembrance |
New Westminster Rotaract members
Interested in learning more about our local Rotaract Club and meet these enthusiastic members? Here is the link: http://www.rotaract5040.org/newwest/ Just click!  |
This years theme |
Our fieldtrip to check out the Solo electric cars
Our members and their guests had the opportunity to do a “field trip” to the Solo electric car factory in New Westminster. It is a state of the art business and factory and on the cutting edge of technology and the green revolution. We enjoyed a tour of the assembly plant and a history of their company and products. More info on the company and their products can be found at: https://electrameccanica.com/ We didn't actually take a bus, but we did CARPOOL. Thank you to our hosts for a very interesting tour. Check out a some of our pictures....    .png) |
President's Citation
President John Berry and our member and Assistant District Governor Nancy Eidsvik, accept on behalf of Past President Richard Prill, the Rotary International President's Citation for the Rotary Year 2017-2018 from Past District Governor Don Evans.   |
Potluck
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New members!
Meet our newest members! Del Paterson and our members welcome back Laurie Stewart, and are delighted to induct Vasant Jain.  |
Rob Stewart
Club members and guests that attended today's meeting appreciated the wonderful presentation by Rob Stewart. He shared some personal stories about his father, Irwin Stewart. Irwin who past away June 5, 2017 was a special, giving man and member of our club. He is truly missed, but his memory lives on in the good work he did and the legacies he has left behind. Photos courtesy of Gaby Gasztonyi  |
Meet Leo!
Welcome to our newest exchange student, Leo who just arrived from Germany. His host parents, Dave and Pam took him to the new Whistler Suspension Bridge.   |
August 2 meeting Cancelled
Due to the upcoming holiday weekend our August 2nd lunch meeting is cancelled as we expect very low attendance. Please join us next Thursday, August 9th. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
Victor and Kate
Victor, our current visting Youth Exchange Student from Brazil welcomes back Kate, our Youth Exchange Student who has recently returned from her year in Spain.  |
It's a new year for Rotary
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Installation 2018Last night we celebrated our successes with outgoing President Richard Prill and look forward to our new year with incoming President John Berry. Thank you to our District Governor Nominee Bala Naidoo and his spouse Vasi for joining us.  Our Emcee Dave Vallee congratulates and thanks Richard for a great year.  District Governor Nominee, Bala Naidoo shares his insights with our members and guests. |
You Wear it Well-Just for Grads
Rotarian Nick Cheng thanks Margaret Wills for her presentation that showed our members how our donation makes sure local youth can attend their grad.   |
Polio Walk 2018
Thank you to our walkers, donors, sponsors and spectators - The Walk to End Polio 2018 was another success on a beautiful day in New Westminster. .jpg) .jpg) |
Meet Rachel Way.jpg) Rotarian Dave Vallee thanks Rachel Way for her delightful presentation at our club today. Rachel is a grade 11 student at Saint Thomas More Collegiate. She was sponsored by our club to attend the Adventures in Citizenship held in Ottawa. She had many great experiences while making new friends. |
Welcome Violet!
We welcomed a new member, Violet Chan who was sponsored for membership by Carmelita Tapia. Past DG Del Paterson inducted her to our club at our lunch meeting held at the Bavaria Haus.  |
Guest Speaker Senator Martin
Our member, Rotarian George Sandwith thanks The Honourable Yonah Martin for her presentation at our club meeting.  |
Our newest Paul Harris Fellow
Past DG Del Paterson presents President Richard with his Paul Harris Fellow.  |
Four more helping hands!
We welcomed 2 new members in March. Meet Brunella from the Hyack Festival Association and Jessica from the Salvation Army.  .jpg) |
Note: No meeting at Boston Pizza this month.Our regularly scheduled evening meeting at Boston Pizza on Thursday March 29 is cancelled due to a special event. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
90th Anniversary Moment
Our member Assistant District Governor Nancy Eidsvik thanks Rotary International President Ian Riseley with a donation in his name to our upcoming Walk to End Polio.  |
90 Years Celebration
Our club was fortunate and delighted to have Rotary International President Ian H.S. Riseley attend our 90th Anniversary Celebration. More pictures to follow...  |
January Speakers
We enjoyed some excellent guest speakers in January. Judy Darcy MLA New Westminster (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)   Roger Killen, Producer Tedx Stanley Park  |
Happy New Year
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The Bells are ringing! |
Christmas Spirit
President Richard Prill and President Elect John Berry in the Christmas spirit at the City of New Westminster Christmas get together.  |
November is Foundation Month
Our members are generous supporters of our own foundation - The Rotary Foundation. https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation Donations are used towards projects that PROMOTE PEACE, PROVIDE CLEAN WATER, SAVE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, SUPPORT EDUCATION, GROWING LOCAL ECONOMIES and FIGHTING DISEASE.  |
Wheel Chair donation
Inspecting the new wheelchairs our club donated to the Queens Park Health Care Centre to help our seniors get around!  Back row (left to right): Gerda Suess (Sergeant-at-Arms, Rotary Club), Nick Cheng (Director, Rotary Club) and Jason Lesage (Executive Director, Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation)
Front row (left to right): Hamid Mahmoudi (Manager, Clinical Operations, Rehabilitation), Dave Vallee (Past President, Rotary Club) and Richard Prill (President, Rotary Club) |
Our 2nd Eye Clinic
A great project with outstanding results. A total of 39 patients were seen by 2 eye doctors as well as students and teachers from Douglas College. Most of our patients were referred to us from various agencies in New Westminster. Thank you to our partners, volunteers and Tim Hortons for the treats.
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Goodbye Calvin and Zoey
President Richard Prill and Rotarian George Sandwith thank our bio medical students for their presentation and wish them good luck in their future endeavors.  |
Dr. Arlene King
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Meet Calvin!
One of our international projects is sponsoring bio medical students to come to Canada for their training. This is Calvin, one of our students working at Vancouver General Hospital.  |
Join us for Lunch!
We have great fellowship, food and support our community both local and international. Join us for lunch at The Bavaria Haus on the first 3 Thursdays of the month.  |
Helping our Seniors
We are proud to support the Seniors Services Society and the Queens Park Hospital Foundation with donations for their programs. Nick Cheng and Kara-Leigh Bloch from the Senior Services Society  Dave Vallee with Jason Lesage from Queens Park Hospital Foundation  |
It's a new Rotary Year!
On June 21st our members and guests gathered to say Thank you to Dave Vallee for his great year. Bob Crawford installed our new President Richard Prill. Our theme for 2017-2018 is ROTARY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE. We plan to do just that! .jpeg) |
Farewell
We said goodbye to our wonderful exchange students. Lavinia from Italy and Juan from Mexico.  |
Rotarians at Work!
.jpg) Rotarians Richard Prill and Jim Dodd at the loading of the Philippine container on June 3. Basic arrangements for the container were made by Elena Agala who is shown in the picture.
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Rotary Water Fountain in Pier Park
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2017 Walk to End Polio a great success!
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Books, books and more books!Dr. Suess said it best - “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”Our club supports literacy and recently donated 400 books to the library at our newest school. - Fraser River Middle School.  |
Our offsite meeting at Thornebridge Gardens
Our members gathered at Thornebridge Gardens for a delightful lunch and informative presentation. For more information see http://www.verveseniorliving.com/thornebridge-gardens/ .jpg) |
Our Thursday Evening meetings are fun! On the last Thursday of the month we hold an evening meeting at Boston Pizza Columbia Square Plaza at 5:30. These meetings are informative and FUN.....
This weeks topic was a brief history on our Word Community Service by Mike Crean.
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Community Networking event
The Rotary Club of New Westminster is partnering with the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce, G&F Financial Group and Team Dave Vallee to host an evening of refreshments, networking and sharing.
Please join us! February 16 at G&F Financial Group 760 Sixth Street New Westminster 5:30-7:30
For full details and registration http://newwestchamber.com/event/monthly-networking-event-rotary-club-new-westminser/
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Mike Crean presents at Kololo ClubRotarian Mike Crean presents to the members of the Kololo Rotary Club in Kampala, Uganda.
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Thanks from the Boys and Girls Club
Rotary on Ice was held at the Langley Events Centre. Rotarians, friends and family members had a great night supporting the Vancouver Giants.This event creates awareness of our efforts to eradicate Polio.
We also donated tickets to the Lower Mainland Boys and Girls Clubs.
We received this fabulous handmade card of thanks from a few of the young people that enjoyed the game.
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Children's play area opens at RCH
Members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster and the Group of Five officially open the new children's play area at Royal Columbian Hospital.
Another great joint project to help our community!
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DG Lyn Stroshin visits our club
Members and guests gathered to hear inspirational words from our District Governor Lyn Stroshin.
PDG Del Paterson, DG Lyn Stroshin, President Dave Vallee present a freshly baked Black Forest cake celebrating 100 years of The Rotary Foundation.
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Rotary members and guests had a great day at JIBC |
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Presentation to JIBCOn behalf of the members of The Rotary Club of New Westminster Del Paterson presents a cheque to Christopher Duffin and Kathy Harms from the Justice Institute of BC
The funds will be used to purchase Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Trainers.
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Rotary Club of New Westminster Installation Dinner
Members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster gathered to reflect on the past year with President John Berry and welcome our new President Dave Vallee for the new year celebrating Rotary Serving Humanity. We welcomed a new member and some special awards were presented. It was a wonderful evening.
 Outgoing President John Berry says goodbye and thank you.
 Our new President Dave Vallee with his wife Pam and her parents.
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Our Walk to End Polio Thanks for coming! |
Walk to End Polio
Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio, but we need your help.
How ... The Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs of Burnaby & New Westminster and the Vancouver Cambie club will be holding the 3rd Annual Rotary's Walk to End Polio Now. We would like to ask you to join us by:
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District 5040 Foundation Dinner 2016Rotarians and guests enjoying the festive activities at the annual Foundation Dinner.
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Enthusiastic students from Vector International Academy Visit our Club Photo Credit: David Vallee
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Angela Sealy From Active Choices kicks off our New Year! Rotarian Marivic Cregan thanks Angela Sealy from Active Choices for her presentation to our club.
Photo Credit: Dave Vallee
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JIBC hosts a Rotary Meeting at the New West CampusMembers and guests of the Rotary Club of New Westminster visit the Justice Institute of BC to learn more about the programs they offer.
Photo Credit: C Duffin, JIBC.
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District Governor John Anderson visits The Rotary Club of New WestminsterDistrict Governor John Anderson presents hardworking Rotarian Laurie Stewart with a Service about Self Award for her dedication to Rotary Youth Programs. Congratulations Laurie! Photo Credit: Nick Cheng
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Del Paterson welcomes our newest Rotarian!Past District Governor, Del Paterson inducts our newest member Vladimir Fitsko -Mortgage Planning Specialist at Investors Group.
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Rotary Foundation Program
Past District Governor Irwin Stewart thanks another Past District Governor Del Paterson for his informative presentation on Our Rotary Foundation.
Photo credit: Dave Vallee
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Welcome our newest Rotarian! Past District Governor Del Paterson inducts the newest member of our club, Eva Galvez from the Salvation Army. Eva was proposed by our Club President John Berry.
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Rotarian Gaby Gasztonyi helps fight Polio in Ethiopia
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Rotary supports UBC/Douglas College Dentistry community dental program |
2015 Polio Walk -Rotarians and friends had a great time for a great cause
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Congratulations to our new President John Berry Honourary member Bob Crawford installs our newest President John Berry, 2015-2016.
Photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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Thank you President Nick Cheng The members of The Rotary Club of New Westminster thank outgoing President Nick Cheng for his leadership this past year.
Nick Cheng, wife Ying, incoming President John Berry
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White Rock Celebrates 60 yearsNew Westminster President Nick Cheng and and Past President (1994-1995 & 2004-2005) Mike Kaburda attended the Rotary Club of White Rock's 60th Anniversary celebrations. The Rotary Club of New Westminster sponsored this very successful club. See story at http://www.peacearchnews.com/community/306211401.html
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Rotary in New Westminster donates to the Wait for Me Daddy Campaign
The Rotary Club of New Westminster and The Rotary Club of New Westminster-Royal City partner with the City of New Westminster and jointly contribute $25,000 to the Wait for Me Daddy Campaign. see www.waitformedaddy.com for details of the project. Members from both clubs present Mayor Wayne Wright with the cheques.
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Rotary Supports Jr Salmonbellies with a $5000.00 donation
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KidSport New West accepts donation from Rotaract Ultimate Frisbee Fundraiser
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Board of Directors 2014-2015
L-R Back Row: David Neima, John Berry, Tricia Thomas, Kevin Gordon, Louise Perry, Gerda Suess, Jeremy Perry, Trevor Guy, Wayne Corlett L-R Front Row: Laurie Stewart, Doug Ford Not in photo: Nick Cheng, Rick Carswell, Gaby Gasztonyi, Ron Unger |
Meet our new President, Nick Cheng!Bob Crawford installs Nick Cheng as the new president of the Rotary Club of New Westminster. |
Rotary Club of New Westminster says thanks to outgoing President Wayne CorlettNick Cheng thanks Wayne Corlett and his wife Mary for a great year on behalf of the club members.
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Rotaract Club wins an award!The Rotaract Club recieved an award at the District 5040 Conference held in Squamish for their recent Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. The event promoted fellowship and fun while raising funds for KidSport New Westminster. Special thanks to the generous community sponsors, the participants and the Rotary and Interact Clubs of New Westminster for their contributions Congratulations Rotaract! Photo L-R Corrigan, Sylvie, Allison, Justine
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President Elect Nick Cheng meets Gary Huang Rotary International incoming PresidentNick Cheng, President Elect for The Rotary Club of New Westminster recently attended PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) and had the opportunity and honour to meet the incoming President for Rotary International, Gary Huang and his wife Corinna. Gary is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan. |
Rotarians spreading Christmas Cheer! |
Rotary in the New Westminster Santa Claus Parade |
Rotary welcomes CBC!L-R Tony Parsons from CBC, President Elect Nick Cheng, Chief Rhonda Larrabee, President Wayne Corlett
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Rotary World Help NetworkA dedicated, hardworking group of Rotarians volunteered their time to load another container to help those in Uganda.
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Rotary Club of New Westminster Welcomes another new member!Wayne Corlett, Club President welcomes Rick Carswell, our newest Rotarian.
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Gerda Suess receives a PHF +2PDG Del Paterson presents Gerda Suess with a Paul Harris Fellow pin. photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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Louis returns!Louis (past exchange student from Belgium) and his sister Gabrielle pay us a visit Photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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Paul Harris Fellows!President Wayne Corlett and Directors, Jeremy Perry and Doug Ford show off their smiles and Paul Harris Fellow pins. photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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Rotary Supports Queen's Park Healthcare FoundationLouise Perry presents a donation cheque on behalf of Rotary to Lorraine Brett and Garth Evans, representing the Queen's Park Healthcare Foundation. Photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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Jeremy Perry recognized with a Paul Harris FellowPast District Governor Del Paterson and Club President Wayne Corlett present Rotarian Jeremy Perry with a Paul Harris Fellow for his dedication to Rotary
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Rotary Club members welcome their new President Wayne CorlettPast ADG Chu Wu installs President Wayne Corlett and his officers and directors. They look forward to a year that will Engage Rotary, Change Lives. Photo by Gabor Gasztonyi |
Thank you Chu for your support!On behalf of the club members Rotarians Ron Unger and Wayne Corlett present past ADG Chu Wu with a thank you gift. photo by Gabor Gasztonyi |
Sadly, we say goodbye to our exchange student AnaisRotarian Laurie Stewart presents Anais with a parting gift photo by Gabor Gasztonyi |
Club Member George Sandwith honoured with a Paul Harris FellowPDG Del Paterson presents George Sandwith with a Paul Harris Fellow photo by Gabor Gasztonyi
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Thank you to Past President Kevin Gordon for an outstanding year!Past President Kevin Gordon receives his Past President Pin from Secretary Louise Perry photo by Gabor Gasztonyi
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Thank you from RCACC for Rotary's financial support. |
Rotary Club of New Westminster chosen District 5040's Outstanding Club of the Year!
New Westminster Strikes Gold in Quesnel! By Chu Wu – Assistant Governor, Rotary District 5040, May 21, 2013
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Peace Thru Sport Event a Success!
A great big thank-you to everyone that supported our first joint-project with Interact & Rotaract!! In spite of the rain, our event was a success! We raised $1,000 that our 4 Clubs will be donating to KidSport, New West and we collected 4.5 Van loads of Sports Equipment throughout the day!! The participants & volunteers all had a blast and the participants are looking forward to supporting this event again next year.
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Peace Through Sport is this Saturday!!Rain or Shine, You're Invited!!
To join the fun, bring your donation of new or used sports equipment anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm. Everyone is welcome and special thanks to Thrifty Foods, Tim Horton's, G&F Financial & The Record for providing coffee, timbits, BBQ lunch and event prizes. |
A new kitchen for the residents at Cliff Block
The Rotary Club has made a donation to the Outlook Society for the renovation of the community kitchen at Cliff Block. Dave Brown, Manager accepts the cheque from Rotary Secretary, Louise Perry Photo courtesy of Michael McQuillan See full story in The Record: http://www.royalcityrecord.com/health/Dream+kitchen+from+Rotary/8265730/story.html |
Rotary Helps The New Westminster Army Cadets purchase new equipment
Rotarian Bill Payne presents a cheque to Capt. Bob Chessell, Lynnette Deacon and Sonja Hurstmann of the 2316 RCACC, the New Westminster Army Cadets. photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi |
Peace Through SportRotaract, Interact and Rotary have joined forces to raise funds for KidSport through a fun day of Ultimate Frisbee!! Teams, individual players and spectators are all welcome!! Saturday April 27, 2013 at Mercer Stadium, New Westminster Registration is now closed for competitive teams and recreational teams. All youth are welcome to donate their used sports equipment and stay for a drop-in game of frisbee or join us on the skills competition field. To join the fun, bring your donation of new or used sports equipment anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm. Everyone is welcome and special thanks to Thrifty Foods, Tim Horton's G&F Financial & The Record for providing coffee, timbits, BBQ lunch and event prizes. Join our Facebook Group , click HERE
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Rotary Helps Replace Playground at Howay Elementary
The Rotary Club of New Westminster provides a donation of $4000.00 towards the replacement of the playground at Howay Elementary School. The Rotary Club was happy to assist with this project as they were aslo involved with the original playground. Rotarian Jim Dodd presents Ken Millard, Principal of FW Howay with the cheque. Photo courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi
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New Westminster Club Creates 2013 Strategic Plan
On Saturday, February 17, 11 members of our club gathered at Rotary Tower to develop our club's strategic plan facilitated by Don Evans. Members attended included all 3 of our Past District Governors Irwin Stewart, Dave Kirk and Del Paterson, our newest member Doug Ford, our youngest member Jeremy Perry. Others participants included John Berry, Laurie Stewart, Tricia Thomas, Kevin Gordon, Kim Husband and Mike Kaburda.
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Welcome our newest member!PDG Del Paterson and sponsor Gordon Mackie induct our newest member Sharon Tidd from the Salvation Army. Photo by Gabor Gasztonyi |
Meet our newest member!PDG Del Paterson and President Kevin Gordon induct our newest member, Doug Ford, Manager Thrifty Foods. Photo by Gabor Gasztonyi
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DG Rebecca MacPherson inducts our newest member Mike Michelin
On October 25 our District Governor, Rebecca MacPherson visited our club. In addition to an inspirational message about Peace Through Service she inducted our newest member, Mike Michelin. Photo by Gabor Gasztonyi: President Kevin Gordon, DG Rebecca MacPherson, new member Mike Michelin |
Adventures Program Accepting Applications!! (deadline Nov 15, 2012)
New West High School Students Invited to Go on an Adventure in 2013!! Choose from a number of Film - Powell River - Feb 22 - 24, 2013 For more information email Gillian Meyers at: (Application deadlines: Film - Nov 15, 2012 - All others - Dec 31, 2012) |
Club History Moment By PDG Irwin StewartLearning about the history of our club. This week we learned about the Barrel Run. |
How to Win the Stanley Cup of Rotary District 5040?
Chu Wu spoke at our club on August 9 about the process of being nominated for the Most Outstanding Club of the Year Award. Each year Rotary District 5040 select one of the current 51 clubs to receive this honour. For the Rotary year 2012-13 President Kevin Gordon is determined to lead our club to win this Holy Grail! In that light, President Kevin asked Chu to come to our club to share some of his insights. Chris Bradshow thanked our guest speaker AG Chu Wu following his presentation.
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Sarah Jones Receives Club's Pick for Paul Harris Fellow "Sapphire" On August 9, PDG Dave Kirk presented Sarah Jones with her second Paul Harris Fellow for her dedication and great work as our club Treasurer. This award was announced at our Installation Lunch, but because Sarah could not be there, it has been kept secret from Sarah for over a month. AG Chu Wu was present to "pin" Sarah with her Paul Harris Fellow "Sapphire" pin. |
Rotarian Michael Crean featured in The New Westminster Record
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Laurie Stewart, a Club Choice for Paul Harris Fellow in 2011-12
Laurie Stewart was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow by PDG Dave Kirk at our installation luncheon on June 28, 2012. District Governor Hans Doge was present to pin Laurie. While a relatively new member, Laurie has been tireless leading our club in Public Relations and weekly Bulletin. Laurie has been telling our stories in a compelling way to our community and has kept our members and other stakeholders connected through her effort in editing and publishing our weekly Sockeye bulletins.
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Dr. Dave Neima Helps the World to See
Our long-time Rotarian and Past President was recently in the news of New Westminster Leader. Here is the link to the article: http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/159580715.html
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THANK YOU to President 2011-12 Marguerite!President 2011-12 Marguerite finishes her year off as Club President with her speech at the Installation Luncheon on June 28, 2012. She summarized another very successful year at the Rotary Club of New Westminster in serving our community since 1928.
In appreciation of her service to our club, President 2012-13 Kevin on behalf of the club presented President Marguerite 2011-12 with the Rotary Past President Pin. |
Michael Crean Receives Service Above Self Award
On June 28, 2012, during the installation luncheon of 2012-13 President and Club Executives of the Rotary Club of New Westminster, Michael Crean received the Rotary International Service Above Self Award from DG Hans Dodge. Michael Crean became only the 9th Rotarians in District 5040 to receive this distinguished honour in Rotary.
Michael Crean joins Irwin Stewart and George Sandwith as the 3 Rotarians from the Rotary Club of New Westminster to be honoured with the Service Above Self Award. Together, they represent 1/3 of the recipients from District 5040 to have ever been selected for this prestigious award. Congratulations, the Rotary Club of New Westminster!  |
A New Rotary Year, A New President 2012-13 Kevin Gordon
President Kevin Gordon 2012-13 was installed on June 28, 2012 by Judge Bob Crawford. He becomes the 85th President of the Rotary Club of New Westminster. During his inaugural speech President Kevin reminded club members the long history of the club since its chartering in March 1928 and its many accomplishments including sponsoring many other new Rotary Clubs over the years.
Most importantly, President Kevin's hope is for the Rotary Club of New Westminster to be nominated for the Most Outstanding Club in District 5040 in 2012-13. Based on a solid foundation of fellowship and team work, President Kevin is ready to lead our club into a successful year in Peace Through Service.  |
Welcome to the Rotary Club of New Westminster
Welcome! The Rotary Club of New Westminster was organized and chartered in 1928. Since that time, we have been proud to have six of our members serve as District Governors and to have sponsored five new clubs. “There can be no better introduction to the life of a community than one that comes through the local Rotary club” ~ Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary
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The NWSS Interact club wins an award!!Interact Club President Jethray Tecson and his team, Jacob Dabic, Joey Chandler and Phelan Glenn win special mention in a anti-bullying campaign!! "Spread the Glove" - check it out! Congratulations to this hard working group of young leaders in New Westminster!!! |
You're Invited to the Ultimate Tournament - May 10, 2014Registration closes May 2, 2014All ages and all skill levels are welcome - Beginner, Recreational & Competitive divisions!!
Join your community in raising money and collecting used sports equipment for Kid Sport, New West. Fun for all at Mercer Stadium - Sat. May 10, 2014 - 8:30am - 4:30pm
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Rotary and Group of Five help RCH
Wayne Corlett, president, Rotary Club of New Westminster (front row, third from left), Gerda Seuss with the Group of Five and Friends Benevolent Society (front row, far left) and members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster present Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation (RCHF) board director Helen Sparkes (front row, far right) and RCHF Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations Eleanor Ryrie (front row, second from left) with a cheque for $10,180.00. These funds will go toward the purchase of two camera heads for orthopedic surgery at RCH. These funds were raised at their spring fundraiser. |
Rotarians at Work
A group of dedicated Rotarians provided some manpower to help replace the stairs in the outside garden area for our tenants at Rotary Tower.
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