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Guatemala Gala

May 1, 2019 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Join us for an amazing night of fundraising as we raise funds alongside the Semiahmoo Peninsula Rotaract club and the Fraser Valley Rotaract club for the Rotaract District 5050 international service trip to Guatemala in August 2019!

There will be a silent auction, toonie tosses, lottery board and so much more fun to be had. We hope to see a lot of local representation out to the event for such a great cause!

If you are interested in going please rsvp to jaymeetricitiesrotaraact@gmail.com. We will be accepting payment at the door by cash or card.

UPDATE:

What a magical night! The turnout for our gala was absolutely amazing and it was such a successful night! Congratulations to our winners of the toonie toss, lottery board, The $400 Calvin Klein watch won during our heads or tails game & all the bidders for our silent auction that got to go home with amazing prizes such as 2 club seats for a Canucks game, 4 BC Lions tickets, Cobs Bread for a year & so much more!

Here are some pictures from a picture perfect night!

Thank you to all that came out to support this event! It would not have been able to be such a success without you all!

Club News, Events, International, Projects

Benefit Concert 2016

March 4, 2016 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

On March 3, 2016 our club held our largest and most successful event to date! Our “West Coast Story” benefit concert, held at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, was a fundraiser for Jaaja Barb’s Home of Angels Orphanage in Mpumudde, Uganda. The orphanage, started by Abbotsford native Barb Giraud, gives a home to orphans living with HIV/AIDS in acute poverty.

The night featured plenty of local talent including acoustic singers, Taiko drumming, and dance crews, and featured plenty of free food and prizes as well! In the end, we were able to raise $5188 for Barb and her Angels! Thank you to all of the performers, sponsors, and guests, you all helped make the night truly extraordinary!

Our performers:

Chibi Taiko
Hudson Station
Chase Powersmith & Olivia D’amici – Encore Dance Academy
The Echos
Elizabeth Boey
OTW (Ones to Watch) Crew
Jesse Kazemir
Where They From – choreographed by Katie Chartrand and Marcel Tremel
Dance Express

Our sponsors, donors, and photographer:

View more photos from the event on our Facebook Page

Club News, International

Christmas Gifts for Barb’s Home of Angels

January 11, 2016 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

This Christmas, we wanted to spread some Christmas joy to Barb’s Home of Angels, an orphanage of twenty children (and growing!) in Jinja, Uganda. We provided them with money for a Christmas dinner, which allowed them to purchase meat, chicken, matokee, irish potatoes, rice, bananas, watermelon, pineapple, and pop.

A photo of some of the children at Barb's Home of Angels getting ready for their Christmas dinner! In the middle of the table is a tree they found, which they placed in a pot, and decorated with balloons — A photo of some of the children at Barb’s Home of Angels getting ready for their Christmas dinner! In the middle of the table is a tree they found, which they placed in a pot, and decorated with balloons

There was some money leftover which they used to buy underwear for the children. We also purchased twenty backpacks (one for each child) and filled them with art supplies for the girls, and toys for the boys, along with pencils and a Christmas card. The backpacks will be sent to Jinja in a container in March, which the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen has provided for Barb.

Barb’s Home of Angels is the same orphanage who received the proceeds from our benefit concert in the spring of 2014, and it was wonderful that we were able to help them out again!

International, Projects

Secret Garden High Tea

June 14, 2015 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Our International Service Committee organized a high tea event on Sunday, June 14 complete with live entertainment and tasty treats. In total, we raised $2,000 for a medical clinic in Ndola, Zambia! Thank you to everyone who supported us – especially the Rotary Clubs of Port Coquitlam Centennial, Central City, Port Moody, and our friends from the District 5050 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

Pictures from our photobooth are available on our Facebook page.

International, Projects

A Night with the Stars Benefit Concert

March 20, 2014 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

pigeonpark — Vancouver-based band Pigeon Park were among the performers at our benefit concert to raise money for an orphanage in Uganda.

March 20, 2014 marked one of the largest events our club has held thus far! Our “A Night with the Stars” benefit concert, held at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, was a fundraiser for Jaaja Barb’s Home of Angels Orphanage in Mpumudde, Uganda. The orphanage, started by B.C. native Barb Giraud, protects orphans living with HIV/AIDS in acute poverty.

The night featured plenty of local talent including acoustic singers, bands, and dance crews, and featured plenty of free food and prizes. In the end, we were able to raise $4,025.41 for Jaaja Barb’s Home of Angels! Thank you to all of our guests and sponsors who made the event our most successful one yet.

Click here to view our night program.

View more photos from the event on our Facebook page.

Our performers:

Suite 301
Etienne Siew
Dkay Castillo
Acrobat Duo
Ones to Watch
W.I.T. (Whatever It Takes)
Benephit
Kellan Barnes
Prevailing Westerlies
Pigeon Park

Thank you to our sponsors:

The Rotary Clubs of Port Moody, Coquitlam Sunrise, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam Centennial
Cobs Bread
Calabria Bakery
Minoo Bakery
Joey Coquitlam
Pegasus Pizza
Soko Tea House
Cake Ya
Renaissance Coffee
Creekside Coffee Factory
2nd Look Day Spa
Casa del Pane

International, Projects

Great Gatsby Fundraiser

January 11, 2014 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Our first major event of 2014 was a Great Gatsby themed fundraiser held at Old Mill Boathouse in Port Moody on January 11. Featuring a live DJ, cash bar, tons of food, and a photobooth, our guests enjoyed a fantastic night in a beautiful venue (and looked great themselves in their 1920’s-inspired costumes). In total, we raised over $750 to be donated to our current international service project: a bus for St. Dymphna’s Special Needs School in Tanzania.

Thank you to all of our friends and supporters who made our first fundraiser of 2014 a night to remember!

Check out pictures from our photobooth on our Facebook page.

You may also be interested in learning about our previous fundraiser for St. Dymphna’s: a Hawaiian-inspired luau in 2013.

International, Projects

Luau Fundraiser for Tanzanian School

September 7, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club 1 Comment

Led by Chantal from the International Service Committee, we organized a Hawaiian luau-themed fundraiser for St. Dymphna’s Special Needs School in Arusha, Tanzania on September 7, 2013. Currently, the school does not have a bus to transport many of their students to school. As a result, many children who are most in need of an education are missing out on a chance to learn, socialize and receive meals from St. Dymphna’s. We were able to raise over $700 through the luau and all proceeds will be donated directly to the school. Thanks to everyone who came out for the night; we hope you all had a great time!

Members of the Tri-Cities Rotaract at the luau-themed fundraiser.

International, Projects, Recurring, Rotary

Days for Girls (August)

August 1, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Kim, Ellie, Amber, Emi, and Nicole with a poster promoting the Days for Girls project.

Once again, a group of girls from the Tri-Cities Rotaract helped out one of our sponsoring Rotarians, Vida, with “Days for Girls” this month on August 1. We’re excited to have the opportunity to participate in this cause on a regular basis!

Read more about Days for Girls on our original post or on their official website.

See more pictures on our Facebook page.

International, Local, Projects, Promotional

Burger & Beverage Pub Night [Ad]

June 15, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

The Tri-Cities Rotaract Club is pleased to be hosting our first pub night fundraiser on Friday, July 5. For $15, enjoy your choice of a delicious beef, chicken or veggie burger, and a sleeve of beer, highball or wine at the Cat & Fiddle Pub in Port Coquitlam (1979 Brown St). All proceeds support our club’s local and international service projects!

We will also be hosting a 50/50 raffle as well as a toonie toss!

For tickets, ask any member of the Rotaract club or email us at tri.rotaract@gmail.com. We look forward to having a great time with you on July 5! Doors open at 6:30pm.

Click here for the Facebook event.

International, Projects, Recurring, Rotary

Days for Girls

June 11, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club 1 Comment

Port Moody Rotarian Vida Peterson graciously invited the girls of the Tri-Cities Rotaract to her home on June 11 to pack supplies for “Days for Girls”, an initiative to send feminine hygiene products to girls in developing countries so that they are able to attend school and live normal lives. It was a wonderful experience and we hope to stay involved with this project in the future!

View the full set of photos on our Facebook page.