Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown
842 Cambie Street V6B 2P6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

JOIN US on February 20 @ 7 pm PST. The Rotary Club of Calcutta Kankurgachi is inviting us to a joint meeting this Saturday 20th February, 2021, 7 pm. Time: Feb 21, 2021 08:30 AM Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88250487940 Meeting ID: 882 5048 7940 Passcode: RCCK A little bit about the Calcutta Kankurgachi Club and the 2 speakers: Our club has 47 members and is under RI District 3291. Incidentally our club was awarded the best club award in our category in 2019-20 in District 3291. We intend to have 2 Speakers from our club to speak on 1) Maternal and Child Health - The current scenario in India 2) A talk on Environment and the future ahead Each talk would be around 15 minutes each. This meeting would help us bond with each other encouraging the theme of ‘ROTARY CONNECTS’

Join us Friday February 26 at 8 pm for a 80's Rotary FACEBOOK live party!

A little something special our Club did on Valentine's Day for seniors in our communities!

Thank you to everybody that supported our first ever Music Bingo Zoom! We had 70+ attendees on the session, many of which had multiple family members or friends under the same "window", dancin' and rockin' to disco classics like YMCA! Together, we were able to raise $1148.00 to support the good work of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown - WAHOO!! A big thank you to @CoryCasselProductions/Events for being such great hosts. Hope to see you at Music Bingo Zoom again soon!

Join us tomorrow night (Saturday Jan. 30 @6:30 pm) for a fun night of DISCO zoom music bingo! Bingo cards for sale here, only $10 per card: https://online.musicbingo.com//zoom-music-bingo-fundraise/ Lots of great gift card prizes! Bring on your Saturday Night Fever!

Join us the evening of Saturday January 30th for a fun filled zoom bingo party in the comfort of your own home! Lots of great prizes. Only $10 per bingo card. Buy tickets here: https://online.musicbingo.com/shop/

Lots of fun at our first ever online Halloween themed Scavenger Hunt! Great to see members, Rotaracters, friends, and guests having fun in costumes and staying safe. With combined team effort, we were all able to find the spooky items hidden around our house! More social game meetings to come in the future!

2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee congratulates 2020 #WomenBuidlingPeaceAward recipient Rita Lopidia. Learn more about Rita’s work to end violent conflict in South Sudan: https://www.usip.org/2020-women-building-peace-award-recipi

We've hit 500 likes! Thanks for all the support over the years. More to come as we enter into the fall season!We've hit 500 likes! Thanks for all the support over the years. More to come as we enter into the fall season!

September 21st is International Peace Day...

Join us for this fun fundraiser! July 23 from 5 pm - 6:30 pm

We're saddened that our club cannot participate in the Canada Day celebrations at North Vancouver's Waterfront Park alongside RC Lions Gate, but thankfully North Shore Canada Day 2020 can be enjoyed at home as a virtual event this year! Join us for a fun family-friendly event with spectacular online performances by local musicians and personalities, all in support of the local community.

Congratulations Neil, recipient of the Don Evans People of Action Award On May 24, 2020, the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown’s member and Past President Neil Mort received the Don Evans People of Action Award at the District 5040 Roskars awards presentation online. Neil was recognized for his efforts in the Water Harvesting Project (https://portal.clubrunner.ca//sit/water-harvesting-project) by facilitating the construction of a sustainable water supply system that was ...desperately needed at community schools in the Suswa region of Kenya, to enable more students to stay in school and to benefit the entire community. Neil kept the Vancouver Yaletown Club interested and engaged after first hearing about this efficient water system in 2012 from Chip Morgan, CEO of Africa Water Bank. In 2015, Chip visited again with more details and began the preliminary work with Neil. The project was completed in 2019. Neil guided the project by communicating with Rotary Club partner, Hurlingham Nairobi (https://www.facebook.com/rotaryhurlingham/), who assessed the need and feasibility with the Osupuko Oleng’ Community Based Organization (CBO). With Neil’s leadership, RC Vancouver Yaletown raised funds and proceeded with writing the Global Grant. Neil made two personal trips to Kenya; one prior to work commencing and one after completion. About the Water Harvesting Project The rainwater harvesting system consists of a large metal roof, gutter system, and water tank holding 300,000 litres. Constructed with local labor and supplies, with no working parts to break down, it was completed at the Nakurto Lukuny School in Suswa, Kenya. Latrines were also built with health and sanitation education provided by non-profit Dig Deep, which will monitor the project for five years. After the project was completed in September 2019, the school and community expressed deep appreciation for Rotary’s help. School enrollment has greatly increased, especially for girls, and the last rainy season filled the tank for a fresh, clean supply of water for the whole community. About the Don Evans People of Action Awards The Don Evans People of Action Awards are presented to Rotarians in District 5040 who take action to create lasting change in their communities and the world. The awards typically will be presented annually by the District Governor at their District Conference, in the form of a certificate and at the discretion of the District Governor may include a token of their appreciation. It is anticipated that approximately 10 Don Evans People of Action Awards will be awarded annually. The awards are given to Rotarians who have demonstrated an extra ordinary level of service, with an emphasis on personal leadership and active involvement, that resulted in specific action being taken that helped others through Rotary. This award may reflect an ongoing service or it may relate to a one time set of exceptional circumstances.

In response to the COVID-19 situation, our club is supporting the lunch food program at Admiral Seymour School, an elementary school located in the Downtown Eastside. Andrea Pieters from the school joined our web-based club meeting and thanked us for our donation and explained the school's food pantry.

Our very own Hallie Dau has been featured on the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology website: https://womeninengtech.ca/meet-our-sector-professionals/ Congrats Hallie!

Thanks to our club members, friends, and supporting businesses, our club raised a total of 360 pairs of glasses for Third World Eye Care Society Canada (T.W.E.C.S). Our Rotary District 5040 raised over 3400 pairs of glasses in total. Dr. Marina Roma-March gave an online presentation to our District to recap her efforts over the last 25 years and her vision for the future. Thank you for restoring not only vision, but the quality of life for those desperately in need around the world.

This meeting we found out about the activities at RC Downtown Victoria from Linda Murray, former member of RC Vancouver Yaletown. We also congratulated Paramith Rudrappa for winning this year's Rotary FDU Scholarship!

https://vimeo.com/291306406 "selfless" - Official Trailer "selfless" is the documentary that opens conversation to the ever growing epidemic with selfies, social media and technology. "Life is precious, don't miss it."... Join the Rotary Club of Vancouver Yaletown's fundraiser by watching "selfless" from the comfort of your home/device full day on May 10, 12, or 16! Live Zoom Q&A with film director on May 19, 7-8pm PDT. Tickets $10 at: TinyURL.com/Rotary-Selfless selflessmovie.com Rotary District 5040 EventChain

This week we had multiple meetings virtually in preparation of our featured fundraiser event in May. This was our biggest turnout online so far!