Kamloops Food Bank Executive Director Bernadette Siracky wishes you all:
Thank-you all for the continued support – you collected 52 000 pounds of food – amazing!
GOOD JOB FOLKS
Four Paul Harris Awards presented to Members
At our April 7th, lunch meeting Foundation Chair Linda Soles presented three of four members with Awards from The Rotary Foundation.
Adam Popein received his first Paul Harris Fellow. Iris Davies received her Paul Harris +7. While Anthony Muzzillo received his Paul Harris Society award. Natalie Garbay received her Paul Harris +3. (Although she was not able to attend Linda presented it to her in person)A Paul Harris Fellow is given for $1000 USD or more in your lifetime, while becoming a member of the Paul Harris Society requires you elect to give $1000 or more annually.
You may wonder why it’s so commendable to receive a Paul Harris Award. This represents your gift to the Foundation. 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. The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
You can become a Paul Harris Fellow over an extended time by contributing around $10 a month, or $100 US a year (This initiative is called Every Rotarian Every Year), or if you’re keen on joining the Paul Harris Fellows, why not 100 a month? Contact our Foundation Chair for more information. We have at least 37 members who have received Paul Harris Awards.
On behalf of The Rotary Foundation we congratulate you all on your awards and on your generosity and commitment to making this world a better place to live.
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Don't miss this event for the Rotary Foundation. The TRF GALA February 23rd 5pm PT on Zoom.
Entertainment, Speakers, Auction
Entertainment, Speakers, Auction
Raise money for TRF - Your $120 registration will help those in need. $100 will be credited to your Paul Harris account with Rotary.
https://tinyurl.com/TRF-2022
https://tinyurl.com/TRF-2022
Bring a Friend and Grow Membership
As a club we are looking to take up the Challenge that RI President Shekhar Mehta's has given all Rotary Clubs and that is to increase membership this Rotary year. We can accomplish this by; “Each One Bring One”. We want all members to do their best to keep their eyes on people you believe would be a great addition to our club.
Creating a Path Home
Gary, Sherry, Brice and Stan worked to remove sod and dirt along a pathway at Hospice Home. Brice's Bobcat Service donated company labour and base materials. Once the Rotarians tidied up the path, Brice and his crew installed pavers to make a new pathway.
Learn how to use ClubRunner
Just in case you missed these training webinars provided by the good folks at ClubRunner, here is a link that takes you to every one of them.
The webinars cover many topic areas that surface when using ClubRunner - whether a new club member, club executive, ClubRunner administrator at the club level, or District leader.
ClubRunner is used extensively in District 5060 and links directly to the Rotary International database. Having current and synchronized databases is essential for District communications and membership data management. These webinars provide useful training to address some of the existing challenges.
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|  Michele Wedd-Santos (Jose). Michele transferred to our club from the Rotary Club of Sun Peaks. Michele is a wealth advisor for CIBC Private Wealth - Wood Gundy. Michele and Jose like to golf and now that their children are grown up, they have two dogs Queenie and Mya at home. They still maintain their place in Sun Peaks while their main home is in Kamloops. Please reach out to Michele and get to know her. Michele.Santos@cibc.com | |
Congratulations to our newest Senators; Iris Davies, Ronald Newson and Ed Ungrin. Thank you for your service above self, leadership and dedication to Rotary.
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Did you know Rotary membership has advanced
Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professional men with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. The concept was that one businessmen from each type of business, career or "classifications" would be granted membership. The members would have their meetings "rotate" (the origin of the name Rotary) from office to office. This would allow professionals to promote their particular profession and/or business while building friendships.
A lot has changed since then. As early as the 1950s there was discussion about women being involved in Rotary. Women were encourage to be a part of the organization through their husbands, but in 1972 more clubs started lobbying for women to be members. Finally, in 1989 after a Supreme Court ruling, women were welcomed into clubs all across the world.
As time goes on the concept of having one person from each profession has also changed. Although we are encouraged to have members from diverse backgrounds so that we may have richer, more meaningful interactions; build peace and develop stronger, more vibrant clubs there is no hard and fast rule we follow.
We welcome members from all walks of life, all ages and professions; business owners, employees, home makers, retired individuals. More important is that our members want to be leaders who take action for community. If you know someone who has a bit of time, the desire to meet new friends and do good in the world why not invite them to one of our (currently online) meetings?
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