The Rotary Club of Oak Bay
meets at:The Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Drive, V8R 5E6 Victoria, BC, Canada

If you haven't already, please sign up for our fun night of fundraising on January 21st, Thursday, 7pm! Our club is raising money over a live ZOOM auction for the Threshold Housing Society. The Threshold Housing Society offers safe housing, community and support for youth in Greater Victoria. Some confirmed items up for auction:... $200 certificate for the Parkside Hotel $100 Gift Certificate for Thrifty Foods $100 Gift Certificate Finn’s Restaurant Gift Certificate for 2 for Royal Abkhazi High Tea $50 gift certificate from Oasis Nails and Spa REGISTER on our website at www.oakbayrotary.ca Thank you to the local businesses for supporting our fundraiser by donating to the auction. Threshold Housing Society Thrifty Foods OASIS Nails & Spa The Parkside Hotel & Spa The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden Finn's Harbour-Front Restaurant & Oyster Bar #yyj #victoriabc #rotary #rotaryinternational

Come join us for a fun night of fundraising on January 21st, Thursday, 7pm! Our club is raising money for the Threshold Housing Society . The Threshold Housing Society offers safe housing, community and support for youth in Greater Victoria. This will be a fun night for our club to socialize and also safely fundraise while cleaning up the clutter in your home. Jack Petrie will MC and Tav MacPherson will be our Auctioneer, so the night is sure to have lots of laughter.... Guests will showcase their auction item on their webcam during our ZOOM session and the rest of us will bid on the item using the ZOOM chat. Do you have some extra household items taking up space? Or perhaps a Christmas gift you know would be better appreciated elsewhere? There are no restrictions on the items you want to auction off. We will also have a few wrapped mystery items to bid on if you are feeling lucky and adventurous! When you register (for free) please mention whether or not if you will be bringing an item to the Auction. If you know what the item(s) will be you can include that information or let us know at the Auction. REGISTER on our website at www.oakbayrotary.ca Threshold Housing Society #yyj #victoriabc #rotary #rotaryinternational

Frank Wilson will be speaking to our club January 5th at 12:15 over ZOOM. Feel free to join us, visit https://oakbayrotary.ca/ to learn more. "Frank Wilson was ...born in the middle of the Second World War in the Loxley Valley to the west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. The son of a dairy farmer, I worked as an agricultural economist for a number of years in Kenya and Zambia and later in Samoa in the South Pacific. From my academic base in the University of Bradford I also carried out a wide range of research, teaching and consultancy assignments in East, West, Central and Southern Africa, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Albania and Romania. Retiring from academic work when I was sixty, I shifted my attention happily to other kinds of written output; first of all as a feature writer and editor of local magazines and then to poetry and short stories. My first collection of poems Blackberries was privately published in 2008 to raise funds to assist those with Multiple Sclerosis in the UK. I have won awards for poetry and short stories in both the UK and British Columbia. My Nowt To Do With Me Rural Stories From the North of England was published by Peakpublish in the UK in January 2013. A second short-story volume Nowt To Do With My Wife was published in 2015. A third book of short stories Nowt At All Like Home was published in 2020. Three collections of poetry have been published in Canada by Tusitala Victoria; Chasing Crows (2013 reprinted 2015), Apple Man (2016) and Crows in the Apple Tree (2019). Additionally there is always a poem lurking around the corner of my mind. In 1964 I married the girl I had met during my last few months at grammar school. We now live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where I write, garden, write again, sing with the Arbutus Singers, play golf, enjoy the company of our grand-children, then write again." https://www.frankwilson.ca/ #rotary #rotaryinternational #yyj #victoriabc #OakBay

A frequent saying at all the Zoom meetings!

Meet members Lawrence, Jennifer and Rob. Lawrence Lewis is the creator of OneFeather.ca, a leading First Nation technology company redefining the modern Indigenous experience through innovation and tradition. He believes strongly in community Service. Jennifer Sharlow, a Pre-School Educator, is working towards her Masters Degree in Public and Pastoral Leadership. Jennifer follows her Uncle and Grandfather into Rotary.... Rob Reid, co-owner of Frontrunners and New Balance Stores is a board member of the Victoria Marathon and chair of the Terry Fox Centre. Rob volunteers at Existence Project and UVIC Mentorship Program. Helping Others. Come join us today. Membership info, contact Jack Petrie at [email protected] #rotary #rotaryinternational #yyj #victoriabc #OakBay

Oak Bay Rotary Coffee Fundraiser We are taking orders for 1 lb bags of freshly roasted, organic coffee in 4 roasts and either whole beans or drip grind. Royston Roasting Co is our generous partner and will supply us with locally roasted, fresh, organic and delicious roasted coffee. We are selling the coffee for $18 per bag, a price typical of freshly roasted premium coffee. All profits are being directed towards local projects. Our local projects include the Food Rescue Proje...ct, the Cridge Centre for Family, school music programs, Tilly the therapy dog school program, Threshold Housing, Soap for Hope, Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS) and other worthy causes. We are grateful for the generous support of Royston Roasting Co. and encourage you to drop into their Cafe when travelling up island. Royston Roasting is situated in the small hamlet of Royston, just south of Courtenay. When compiling your order remember to think of your friends, family, co-workers and how much they might enjoy a gift of coffee. Each 1 lb bag comes packaged in glossy black with a fun label identifying the coffee and the company as well as our Rotary Club logo. Once your order is submitted, you will be notified of the next delivery date and arrangements can be made for pick up or delivery. Orders can be delivered within the Greater Victoria area. Available Roasts: Dark French, Medium, Expresso, and Swiss Water Decaf in either whole beans or drip grind. Place your order today at: https://www.crsadmin.com//Registrations/PublicFill/EventPu #rotary #rotaryinternational #yyj #victoriabc #OakBay The Cridge Centre for the Family The Mustard Seed Street Church

Darrell Burnham will be speaking to our club about the Coast Foundation December 1st at 12:15 over ZOOM. Feel free to join us, visit https://oakbayrotary.ca/ to... learn more. Darrell Burnham has been involved in developing and managing a variety of community social services for over 40 years. He joined Coast Foundation Society as Executive Director in 1987 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Coast is one of the largest Mental Health Non-profits in Canada which has developed and operates a large array of innovative supported housing and community based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around the Lower Mainland and sponsors the provincial Courage To Come Back Awards. Coast currently provides housing and community supports for well over 4,000 people recovering from mental illness. www.coastmentalhealth.com Over the years, Darrell has been involved in many organizations helping to promote improvements community mental health in Canada. He is active in Rotary International for over 25 years serving in many roles including Club President and Assistant Governor and is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Port Moody. Darrell grew up in Burnaby where he received his MBA and BA degrees (Econ & Psychology) from Simon Fraser University. In 2014 he was honoured by being named an Outstanding Alumnae by Simon Fraser University for his service to the Community. He is married with five adult children. #rotary #rotaryinternational #yyj #victoriabc #OakBay